GAA Hurling 2021

Few of us met up by Brendan Behan statue at the canal, across from Red Parrot. Grand there bag of cans with off licence next door although there were a few undesirables too. One laid his can down to light a cigarette and a seagull came and took the can 😂 then the other load his down to help and another seagull knocked his. Some Waterford lads felt sorry and gave him a bag must have been 4/5 cans in it - made his year I’d say 😂

Limerick fully deserving of there win Saturday night. Sadly it never got going for Waterford and the 4 weeks in a row really caught up on us. 

Edited by Healy52003 - 10 Aug 2021 at 12:37am

ShamtheRam wrote: Shedite wrote: Great day out in Croker yesterday. Nervy day. For those going in the next few weeks, pubs are very tough to get into, bag of cans is the way to go. No alcohol served within CP either. Trains also confiscating cans at Heuston. No bother with cans if getting on in Cork  Managed to get into The Living Room off O'Connell Street, nice set up out the back. One thing I did notice and not a positive experience, the casual drug use by young Cork fans was off the wall. Every time me or anyone I was with went into the toilet, we saw countless amounts of clowns snorting god knows what up their noses and not even trying to hide it.  Off their heads then for the day, disgracing themselves and Giving Cork folk a bad name  A great game though. Should have been done in normal time. Even if Tim O'Mahony kicked that ball in added time the ref would have blown up. no excuse for not lashing it. Couldn't believe Hoggy missed that 65 at the end too. Would have put the house on him. Niall O'Leary, Rob Downey, O'Mahony despite the error at the end, Kingston, Jack O'Connor all outstanding. O'Connor in particular had a seriously impressive game. The lads an absolute bullet.

Shedite wrote: Great day out in Croker yesterday. Nervy day. For those going in the next few weeks, pubs are very tough to get into, bag of cans is the way to go. No alcohol served within CP either.

I’m relatively new to this game. Really enjoyed that

Fair play to Cork. Teams have fallen to pieces in extra time after conceding a last minute goal like  that

Cork weathered the early cat onslaught well enough. Game was really getting going and then the water break interrupted it. That needs to go next year. 

Ref didn't hang around throwing the ball in. The Artane Band were still on the pitch 

foggy.nelson wrote: Healy52003 wrote: As a Waterford supporter it was a great feeling been in PUC yesterday (luckily got tickets Friday evening) after finally beating Tipp in the championship for the first time in 13 years. We played very well but as the game went on the 3 weeks in a row was catching up on us and if it wasn't for a great save by Shaun O Brian in goals the game would of been level and i didn't fancy us if it went to Extra Time. Now we move onto to a titanic of a challenge next Saturday against Limerick in Croke Park. Waterford's 4th game in 4 weeks while Limerick had 2 weeks rest. Looking forward to it and hopefully tickets will be a lot easier to get compared to the QFs. Tipp seem to be entering into a transitional period and its hard to know will Liam Sheedy stay in charge. Liam Cahills 2 year commitment with Waterford ends this year although he has the option of doing a 3rd year he might be swayed by his native county if the job becomes available  Cork had a handy enough win over Dublin who seem to have regressed. Cork wont fear Kilkenny in the semi finals and could actually beat them if things go right and they can hold TJ Reid and Eoin Cody Congrats to Mayo, Fermanagh and Offaly who won the lower tier titles this weekend. Offaly winning by 0-41- 2-14 over Derry was an unusual scoreline but great to see them finally start to comeback to the big time  Best of luck to Joe Canning in his retirement. One of the greats and sadly injuries prob played its part in the decision. Suppose Hurling is now a young mans game due to the commitment involved nowadays  The overwhelming feeling in Tipp (well anyone I've been talking to) is that Sheedy is gone and Cahill will just come in, just a matter of time is what people reckon (Waterford getting knocked out). I wouldn't be too sure, I've heard that the County Board don't like Cahill so it would be only an appointment to appease the fans, and wont have their backing and there is a possibility that he is still sour over being over looked in 2019 so might tell them to do one

If I'm Cahill I'd prefer Waterford. Better team at the moment, better youngsters coming through, and the end goal is much bigger (first AI in 60 years V another AI)