Originally posted by Hitch:

Nothing underhand in Tipp tactics - Walsh
By Cliona Foley
Tuesday August 28 2012KILKENNY star Tommy Walsh says he doesn't believe there was a deliberate effort by Tipperary to get him sent off in the All-Ireland semi-final.The Premier County came in for heavy criticism for giving star forward Lar Corbett an unprecedented marking job to do on the Tullaroan wing-back, which he persisted with, even though he was himself being marked by JJ Delaney and Walsh had been tasked with marking Pa Bourke.There was speculation that Tipp had done this partly in an attempt to get Walsh to pick up yellow cards, and he did get one in the early minutes.But Corbett has already firmly denied this in his Irish Independent column, and Walsh says he does not believe that Tipperary had deliberately set out to test his discipline."I don't think anyone ever really tries to get anyone sent off in hurling," he said, stressing that the sport's inter-county elite know each other particularly well."We all meet each other so often at functions and different trips and that."While we're on the field, obviously we're trying to beat our man, but everyone gets on very well off the field."If a lad gets a belt he gets straight back up. That's the way it's been, that's the tradition and that's what your supporters like, that you go out and do your best."Walsh said the real litmus test of what is acceptable in the modern game comes from club elders, who will not stand for any play-acting or injury-feigning."All they want is hurling, hurling, hurling and when they see things like that creeping into soccer, they don't like that," Walsh said."I think if you go back over the last 10 to 20 years, when a hurler gets a belt, 99 times out of 100 he just gets straight back up and gets on with it. That's the way it is at the moment and hopefully it continues that way."- Cliona Foley------------------------------------------------------------That's the reality of it, and fair dues to Tommy for calling it like all true hurling folk know it to be!

This message has been edited - 28-aug-2012 @ 13:25

Originally posted by richardrichard:
God that's nauseating... the kk mafia are really going on a charm offensive here for Barry Kelly.. that's cody and now Walsh. What's next shefflin talking about how he likes to chat to the ref during games about the price of weanlings .. I thought Walsh only did one interview a year. Surely he didnt waste it on this drivel.

Originally posted by Hitch:
when they see things like that creeping into soccer

Originally posted by Hitch:

.. the real litmus test of what is acceptable... club elders, who will not stand for any play-acting or injury-feigning."All they want is hurling, hurling, hurling and when they see things like that creeping into soccer, they don't like that," Walsh said.

Originally posted by richardrichard:
God that's nauseating... the kk mafia are really going on a charm offensive here for Barry Kelly.. that's cody and now Walsh. What's next shefflin talking about how he likes to chat to the ref during games about the price of weanlings .. I thought Walsh only did one interview a year. Surely he didnt waste it on this drivel.

This message has been edited - 28-aug-2012 @ 15:14

Originally posted by murraymarmalade:
Between now and the Hurling final the GAA should erect a statue of Tommy Walsh outside Croke Park where we all can gather and pay homage. Then on All Ireland final day the Galway players should form a Guard of Honour and applaud the greatest team in living memory onto the pitch. Would that be enough?

Originally posted by murraymarmalade:
Between now and the Hurling final the GAA should erect a statue of Tommy Walsh outside Croke Park where we all can gather and pay homage. Then on All Ireland final day the Galway players should form a Guard of Honour and applaud the greatest team in living memory onto the pitch. Would that be enough?

This message has been edited - 28-aug-2012 @ 16:30

Originally posted by labane1917:
All Tommy is saying is that in the unlikely event were he to accidently lamp someone on Sept 9th that he expects them to hop up straight away and not be trying to get him sent off. Sure didn't Brian Gavin make nothing of it last year when Tommy's stray hurl made accidental contact with his head. Sure tis hurling and the odd stray hurl to the hand, leg, head is to be expected and sure don't lads get on great off the field anyway.
Kilkenny lads doing a lot of talking before a final, when was the last time we saw that?

Originally posted by labane1917:
All Tommy is saying is that in the unlikely event were he to accidently lamp someone on Sept 9th that he expects them to hop up straight away and not be trying to get him sent off. Sure didn't Brian Gavin make nothing of it last year when Tommy's stray hurl made accidental contact with his head. Sure tis hurling and the odd stray hurl to the hand, leg, head is to be expected and sure don't lads get on great off the field anyway.
Kilkenny lads doing a lot of talking before a final, when was the last time we saw that?

Originally posted by murraymarmalade:
Between now and the Hurling final the GAA should erect a statue of Tommy Walsh outside Croke Park where we all can gather and pay homage. Then on All Ireland final day the Galway players should form a Guard of Honour and applaud the greatest team in living memory onto the pitch. Would that be enough?

Originally posted by murraymarmalade:
Between now and the Hurling final the GAA should erect a statue of Tommy Walsh outside Croke Park where we all can gather and pay homage. Then on All Ireland final day the Galway players should form a Guard of Honour and applaud the greatest team in living memory onto the pitch. Would that be enough?

Originally posted by Legalalien:
To be fair it was press night the other night and so the journalists would have got their few quotes and it is hardly a rake of Kilkenny quotes.

Originally posted by Rush:
Let them off, your wasting your time explaining anything here.....it doesn't fit in with the paronoia on here over the 'Spectre' organisation that's fronted by Cody that's trying to take over the hurling world.

Originally posted by Joe's Toes:
All Hail Tommy Walsh!!!!
All Hail Henry Shefflin!!!!!!!!
All Hail Brian Cody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!All Hail the Greatest Team that ever took to the field.. Kilkenny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!We are not worthy to face them on the pitch - may we genuflect, implore for mercy and willingly take our penance of the spanking we rightfully deserve for deigning to win the Leinster Final!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Forgive us oh Gods of Hurling and of Oirland!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally posted by cerebus:
Jaysus proud hurling men following the goings on of them across the water!!