Originally posted by notrealdan:
But what if kilkenny get all jittery and fumbling like they did in the first half against the leinster champions?

Originally posted by bran flake:
I cannot find the post I posted up here the day after the Leinster Hurling Final. I congradulated Galway on their win. Pointed out how they bottle and choke consistently over the past 20 years. Predicted Kilkenny to win the All ireland.I got slated for it. Galway posters main reply was that I was from Waterford and that we were the bottlers. Pathetic reponse...
Thats not the issue here. Waterford had a fine team and may have won an All ireland but didnt. 1998, 2002, 2007, 2008 were fine examples of choking. We all know that. Ud want to be an Idiot not to know it. I was a member of some of those panels.My point was on Galways brilliant Hurlers who all suffered stage fright year after year. The Talent produced in Galway every year is only something we can dream about in Waterford. But sadly talent wont give you guts.Galway will be blown off the field by the Kilkenny in the All ireland Final.Everybody should be priviledged to watch the greatest GAA Team of all time in full flow. Kilkenny and Brian Cody I salute you.

Originally posted by N16:
I cant see it myself. Galway will give KK a much stiffer test than Tipp did in that second half. .

Originally posted by N16:
I cant see it myself. Galway will give KK a much stiffer test than Tipp did in that second half. They have a fairly young side, they have AI medals all over the pitch at minor and U21 and AI Club, they know they can beat KK. Will KK get as easy? No. The question I have is can KK do it again? There's going to be some amount of hype about them now coming into it - bus loads coming down from Antrim to watch them train etc. Before the AI Final 2 years ago, 8000 turned up to watch them train - you could even see that surpassed.

Originally posted by murraymarmalade:
If Im home in the next few week I might go down there and watch them train as well, just to see what all the fuss is about. The hype has started already. On another thread on here they are building a shrine to Tommy Walsh ffs.

Originally posted by N16:
I saw that. He didnt hit much ball Sunday.
The right thing to do would be to get a bus laod of lads to go over watch them training then go on the beer on the way home.

Originally posted by bran flake:

Thats not the issue here. Waterford had a fine team and may have won an All ireland but didnt. 1998, 2002, 2007, 2008 were fine examples of choking. We all know that. Ud want to be an Idiot not to know it. I was a member of some of those panels.
Everybody should be priviledged to watch the greatest GAA Team of all time in full flow. Kilkenny and Brian Cody I salute you.

Originally posted by bluelim:
With this attitude is it any wonder ye choked?

This message has been edited - 21-aug-2012 @ 11:54

Originally posted by bran flake:
I cannot find the post I posted up here the day after the Leinster Hurling Final. I congradulated Galway on their win. Pointed out how they bottle and choke consistently over the past 20 years. Predicted Kilkenny to win the All ireland.I got slated for it. Galway posters main reply was that I was from Waterford and that we were the bottlers. Pathetic reponse...
Thats not the issue here. Waterford had a fine team and may have won an All ireland but didnt. 1998, 2002, 2007, 2008 were fine examples of choking. We all know that. Ud want to be an Idiot not to know it. I was a member of some of those panels.My point was on Galways brilliant Hurlers who all suffered stage fright year after year. The Talent produced in Galway every year is only something we can dream about in Waterford. But sadly talent wont give you guts.Galway will be blown off the field by the Kilkenny in the All ireland Final.Everybody should be priviledged to watch the greatest GAA Team of all time in full flow. Kilkenny and Brian Cody I salute you.

This message has been edited - 21-aug-2012 @ 14:56

Originally posted by no.14:
Why don't we just forget about the hurling and make Galway presented Liam and the medals to the cats on 9 September ?? It would serve them right for their Insolence in the Leinster final.

Originally posted by durkadurka:
Kilkenny will be ready for Galway.No doubt about that I cant see anything other than a kilkenny win.On another note I have to say I think jackie tyrell is probably the best defender i have ever seen. I thought id never see such a more physically imposing defender than him until........Kieran Joyce. WHERE DID THIS LAD COME OUT OF? he absolutely dwarfs over jackie. he is like the incredible hulk back there for kilkenny. I mean i keep an eye on the league to see what new players are breaking through in every county and i never saw his name unless i am mistaking.It just shows how much hurlers there are in kilk unlike any other county.

Originally posted by hurling immortal:
kieran joyce has been knocking around for a while..(would be known more as a wing back or corner back) he played 3 years for the minors and u21s but was always going to find it hard to dislodge tyrell, hickey or kavanagh.. he is a hulk of a man and is very good under the dropping ball and when he has the ball in hand but he looks as if he cant run.. it will be interesting to see him on david burke..

Originally posted by Turenne:
Good post OP, and I agree with you. I'll watch the final of course but I think we all know what to expect.As an aside, Waterford is a fine hurling county, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

Originally posted by doc:
Keep em comin Turenne - all grist to the Cunningham / Galway wheel. It seems that most people on this site WANT KK to win and are KK wannabes!

This message has been edited - 21-aug-2012 @ 16:22