All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2024 (Munster And Leinster Championships,Liam McCarthy Cup)

yea criminally overlooked in every game for a good number of years now, what a warrior and critical to that team

Not sure what his point is. Any ref the aim is to get the big calls right. Murphy didnt. Based on that he had a poor game. Simple really. If the ten percent of calls are non game deciding calls then nobody cares.

Were they 10 frees? And 3 frees? Thats all that matters. The stats are irrelevant.

Had the better of Darragh Fitzgibbon today which was huge for Clare.

Not Corks fault that Clare gave them frees away?

if Clare had lost they’d be the ones howling at the referee now

Black card not given when pulled down in for a goal in extra time

Free count heavily in cork’s favour

Cork got a free in front of the posts for an off the ball jersey pull in the first half ( how many times did that happen in the game, but only cork get a free for it)

It’s easy to pick these out in hindsight.

Cork are obviously going to be bitter after losing a close game, as Clare would have been if they were on the wrong side of it, but the fact is the best team won

Yeah. The GAA need to lay down a marker with pundits and the media so that referees can properly officiate a game without being open to criticism for doing that. Or if their main concern is "letting games flow" then the GAA need to state that and that obvious fouls like jersey pulls, tripping, throwing etc are permitted and will no longer be penalised.

Just thinking it's a pity the all Ireland hurling final isn't played in September these days. If it was there's a fair few posters on here who would be tucked up in bed for school in the morn rather than posting bitter shite on here. Gobshites

Make no mistake lads, the inevitable is coming down the line. We postpone it for one more year, but it's coming;

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Impressive bullshittery all the same. Fair play to you, you'll be right eventually all the same. Cork will probably win an all Ireland again sometime.

They have been saying that since 2006.

As a Clareman, delighted to beat them. The most ungracious fans to ever set foot in Croke Park. Complain away....

Actually I think you'll find that the stats are all that matters. The scoreboard doesn't really do the qualitative stuff.

I think it's the opposite problem. I watched a spectacular match today, but you come on here and it's a bunch of moany arse old fogies whinging about how it isn't like in the good old days for various contradictory reasons (the game is at once more cynical and full of fouls than the old days, and the game is being reffed too strictly these days at the expense of the flow of the game). Whether you or I am right about the reason, the result is the same, amazing how negative this thread is (count the last twenty posts and see how many of them have anything positive to say) when you look at the actual match that was played.

And of course the usual self important condescending nitpicking from the usual source, with nothing insightful to say about the actual match but plenty of patronizing and snide belittlement of others. Clogs up every thread they aren't banned from.

It was a great match, watching the highlights back it was even better than I appreciated at the time. What amazed me was how direct both teams were, they had both been set up to beat the limerick approach, and the result was a much more direct game tactically when they got into it. It also allowed for some moments of fantastic improvisation like with the first Clare goal (which people keep calling o Donnells goal even though he didn't score it, but I see why!) Kelly's goal, etc. Was a joy to watch it and I thought Kelly in particular carried himself very well afterwards in his speech, interviews etc. Sometimes I wish Lohan would cheer up a bit but actually it's very funny that he is so stony even when he wins an all Ireland.

Congrats to Clare, think on balance they deserved it. Cork look to be the coming team but that's been said many times about the losing side, and it doesn't always happen, look at Waterford a few years ago... All Ireland day is for winning, there's no guarantee of a return. You'd have to feel for Horgan.

It's not long ago that there was no extra time on All Ireland Final day. A draw after 70 minutes on the first game was a replay. Everyone complained about it ferociously and moaned that the GAA were all about money (with the common accusation that the ref played for a draw) and asked why can't they just finish it on the day and not put everyone through it again. The comparison to soccer and other major sports was always used. All other major sporting events finish it on the day. It seems that no matter what the GAA do, people are never happy.

My own view on it is a selfish one as a neutral. I'd have loved to have seen that game played again. Would it have been as good the next day? We'll never know. Would the same 30 players start in a week or two weeks time with fresh bodies? Hardly.