Limerick GAA Discussion Part 2

i agree. That was a cemented half back line. I think byrnes and hannon have a role going forward but automatic selection definitely not. Looking back byrnes should have dropped before this game due to bad form.

Limerick will still be there or thereabouts for the next few years , but, not with the same dominance as over the last few years, which it to be expected. They owe nothing to Limerick, won all around them over the last 6 or 7 years.

Btw if Kiely is leaving, can ye please send him down to Galway to sort out our mess; although I think not even Kiely and Cody combined could sort us out 😅! Will have to rely on the footballers.

What a fantastic team, got so much from themselves and enjoyed it as well, as did we, this time will be remembered for a long time in Limerick, shag the 5 in a row it won't make a bit of difference to the memory we have of them.

If he goes, I can't see Limerick been at the top again. Imho.

Ethan Hurley from Newcastlewest, Jimmy Quilty from Blackrock have been/are on the panel, nobody else apart from Coughlan who seems to have fallen down the pecking order, even though he's making the 26...may need some new blood but will need to come from 21-25 age group as we have been poor enough underage last few years and will be behind Tipp, Clare and Cork next few years

Good responses. Half back line is an area that needs work as Cork in particular will be strong their going forward. I forgot about Cian Scully he captained u20s this year.

Replace them with who ?

Like honestly which player do you drop and who would you bring in for championship ?

On the last paragraph.............seriously? Kilkenny will be trying (in vain) to win a first All Ireland in ten years next year. Its a very long time since anyone seriously thought (if they did) that Kilkenny "could never be beaten unless.......".

Dublin footballers (7 All Ireland titles since Kilkenny won their last) might be a better and more modern example.

Lads, I've great admiration for limerick team and was really hoping ye would do the 5.Ye were a bit unlucky with both p.casey and nash missing last Sunday and ye still could have nicked it but for some freakish saves by Collins. One thing that has always puzzled me is why pat Ryan was never brought back into the panel. Was that his own choice or was he not asked. He would have been handy on Sunday coming down the stretch

I'm a Cork supporter through and through but I think it's premature to think of Cork as some kind of dominant side just yet. I'd love an AI first and foremost, but beyond that having a team that's a genuine AI contender over the next decade is a big deal. The elephant in the room is that Harnedy and Horgan are hugely important.

But we haven't truly been at the top tier for a very long time and it's great to see a local buzz behind hurling again so long may that last.

Tipp and Offaly U20's coming through give some hope too that things won't be all Limerick, Clare and Cork.

In terms of Limerick specifically (this is a Limerick thread after all) I see the current side coming back hungry next year. You don't get near 5 in a row without serious hunger and commitment, and I suspect they'll be well fired up already now. If Limerick don't win next year that's a different story, but I expect a big backlash from Limerick in 2025.

Might not have helped him but there was enough players in attack to compensate.

Ryan was a great impact sub but not stronger than what was starting.

English and O Neill became Plan B over time.

Corkman here, don't worry I haven't come to gloat 😊. I actually thought it would be Tipp and not Cork that would be the team to take ye down. Because they won two U-20 All-Ireland's in 2018 and 2019. Cork won it the two years after that and again in 2023 but I thought Tipp's players would get on the senior team before ours did.

But those Tipp teams did not fulfil their potential it seems.

Why do you feel sorry for him? Would you feel sorry for him if he crashed into someone while doing 150kph in a 100kph zone? What about a person taking personal responsibility for their actions?

He should never play for Limerick again because be broke the speed limit

The difference is Hayes doesn't drop his sporting standards. He's an aggressive young man.. these little things have to be taken in context. All minor stuff