Originally posted by The Horse McCool:


- Hoganstand

02 September 2010

Tipperary legend John Leahy fears that the sideline altercation between Liam Sheedy and Brian Cody earlier this year could come back to haunt the Premier County.

The rival managers squared up to each other on the Semple Stadium sideline during Tipp`s National League victory in March, and Leahy believes Kilkenny could use the incident as motivation in Sunday`s All-Ireland final.

Cody pointed a finger at Sheedy, who responded by pushing the Kilkenny manager in the chest. But the pair shook hands at the final whistle and dismissed the flashpoint after the game.

"Kilkenny`s performances over the last few years show that they are the best team in the country," 1989 and `91 All-Ireland winner Leahy said.

"On top of that, also, I`m a bit concerned with the Tipp-Kilkenny match that happened in Thurles when Liam Sheedy had a go at Cody. Will that come back to haunt Tipperary hurling for the final? That`ll give Kilkenny a huge incentive to play against Tipperary.

"The ideal situation from a Kilkenny point of view would be that if you did want to do five-in-a-row, you would want to beat Tipp to do it. Living on the border   (Mullinahone  )  , I hear huge rivalry there.

"It`s great, but it`s intense as well and I`m sure every Kilkenny player would think if you`re going to do five-in-a-row, then why not cap it off by beating Tipperary, one of their main rivals?"
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Fantastic hurler in his day! - THMcC

Originally posted by Galway Bay:
I actually agree with Leahy on this one. The first thing that came to my mind when I saw this incident in the league was that Cody would be hell bent on making Sheedy pay for this later in the year

Originally posted by rev it up:
Bollocks, whatever motivation Cody derives from that incident will be double matched by sheedy the very sight of brian Cody is like a red rag to a bull for any tipp man . I saw him in kk a few weeks ago and wanted to pull him out of his car and catch him in a right good head lock until he admitted marty morrissey is ten times the man he is. But I didn`t I practised a bit if restraint .

Originally posted by rev it up:
Bollocks, whatever motivation Cody derives from that incident will be double matched by sheedy the very sight of brian Cody is like a red rag to a bull for any tipp man . I saw him in kk a few weeks ago and wanted to pull him out of his car and catch him in a right good head lock until he admitted marty morrissey is ten times the man he is. But I didn`t I practised a bit if restraint .

Originally posted by rev it up:
Bollocks, whatever motivation Cody derives from that incident will be double matched by sheedy the very sight of brian Cody is like a red rag to a bull for any tipp man . I saw him in kk a few weeks ago and wanted to pull him out of his car and catch him in a right good head lock until he admitted marty morrissey is ten times the man he is. But I didn`t I practised a bit if restraint .

Originally posted by offalygreatin98:
maybe looking for an excuse if they fail to beat kk again on sunday. saying if sheedy didn`t poke brian cody in the chest
thats why they didn`t win this year. what rubbish