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Superhans75 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 10:03 am Good weekend of hurling
Some great performances but also
Some massive question marks
Birr are a mess no point beating around the bush there decline is alarming
Great win for Coolderry very open game
Shinrone defensive wise are very average
Too many similar type players
Coolderry wore there hearts on there sleeves
A mighty effort
But shinrone had there chances to pull away
I think KK and ballinamere have not lost any
Sleep over the semi final opposition.
Any one know we're the final will be played ?

greenairfield wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 2:49 pm I dont get the point your trying to make

frankthetank wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 3:54 pm

greenairfield wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 2:49 pm I dont get the point your trying to make

The point is this:

According to the article the preferred option of the CB was to split the Semi-Finals to Saturday and Sunday (something they didn't do for football by the way). Therefore if you were intending to go to both semi-finals it would cost you €40. Which is extortionate to go to county semi-finals. In the end they couldn't do it as Coolderry and K/K wouldn't agree to it.

Therefore it's quite clear they were viewing the semi-finals as a money making exercise rather than providing a day's entertainment to people at a reasonable cost. At the end of the day Offaly GAA's remit is to provide a fixture of games for players and supporters. Not price people out of going to games if they would like to. They run enough fundraisers during the year that we all contribute to without trying to charge people €40 to go and see the county semi-finals in hurling.

It just leaves a sour taste for me that as match going supporter I am treated as as someone to be fleeced rather than a valued supporter who is entitled to value for money. I'm not a clubber man. I go to games. A lot of games. But this just really annoyed me.

This county board has got most things right and it's work on hurling on particular has reignited us all and they are to be hugely commended. But sometimes money just can't be the first priority.

As it is they have avoided a lot of negative feedback.

private joker wrote: ↑Sun Sep 01, 2024 10:54 pm Kk to hammer coolderry, shinrone to bet coolderry.
You were been a bit unfair on Coolderry here .

tacmot wrote: ↑Tue Sep 24, 2024 11:18 amYou were been a bit unfair on Coolderry here .

private joker wrote: ↑Tue Sep 24, 2024 1:39 pm Unfair? I was wrong on the shinrone game. I do think kk will beat coolderry by anywhere from 8 to 15 points. Shinrone were in the driving seat on Sunday and hit a lot of wides in the 2nd half. Coolderry have done well to get to where they are now especially when losing two group games.

pigeon house biffo wrote: ↑Sun Oct 06, 2024 8:57 pm Ballinamere eventually got over the line, abetted by some bizzare decision making by the rynaghs line. How sean dolan was left standing on the sideline for most of the second half when rynaghs needed to make ball stick and give their defence some reprieve is beyond me. Lot of durrows big men didn’t especially blow the doors off it, their superior fitness probably told out in the end. KK will beat them out the gates COMFORTABLY when the time comes. Fair play to rynaghs they died with their boots on, felt they did a good bit of hurling but weren’t able to stem the tide once b/d started getting a run on them down the home straight (something that i felt dolan would have helped with)

Stayed for the second game but that was over after 10 minutes. Everything about that KK team screams high performance, mitchell at 14 is the marquee forward in the county at present. KK had players on their bench who would walk onto most teams such is their abundance of riches.

Not sure what way the leinster draw is but a place in a leinster final is surely the bare minimum?