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 Posted: 18-April-2011 at 11:40 |
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Savage day yesterday for everyone involved in hurling in Dublin. Agree that Cork weren't great but our fellas just refused to lie down, just like when we came from 2 down in the last minute against Waterford,repelled the Tipp comeback and came from three down against KK to snatch the draw. Think 'Snapper has covered it all up but have to repeat what he said about Dotsy. After a poor season in 2010 he has been magnificent this year,six points from play and destroying Cadogan in the process. He was down our club this morning for our Juvenile Hurling Academy and looks no older than a kid himself. Genuinely, if you'd told me that we'd qualify for the league final this year given the number of injuries we have suffered I'd have called for the men in the white coats. Can't wait for the final now and a cut off a full strength KK team. Think they will have too much for us unless we can get Boland and Rushe back.
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joey the lips
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Posted: 18-April-2011 at 10:15 |
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What a great time for hurling in Dublin ,,cant believe we are in the league final ,,delighted for all those involved and for all the hard work that has gone on to get the lads to this stage ,, On another note --Tom Humphries |
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whippersnapper
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Posted: 17-April-2011 at 22:41 |
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Oh Dotsy was magnificent as well. Sorry I forgot him - he made Cadogan look like a chump.
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whippersnapper
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Posted: 17-April-2011 at 22:40 |
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Taped the game on Sky+ and tried to avoid news of udpates (including ignoring a text that came in at final whistle time)
Drove back from inlaws and was flicking around radio stations trying to ignore anything resembling a sports update Thought I was safe with Radio na Gaeltachta but Nuacht an Deisceart had the results. Still watched it just now - scrappy game, but we did the biz. Paul Ryan is starting to win a bit of his own ball. We have options all over the park. We have a nice bit of cynicism in us and we are not going to back down in a scrap. We are missing Joe Boland - he's a quality player, particularly without Hiney as well. We were ropey in the fullback line, but Cork shooting saved us. Oisin got into it towards the end fair play to him after a bit of a nightmare up till then. But, despite those little things, we got over them red fellas and showed them what the real Capital is. People's Republic my brown Irish @rse. Happy happy days. A good bunch of lads who have taken advantage of a lot of hard work from a lot of very good people right throughout Dublin GAA circles - as I've said before there are hurls everywhere round here. |
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Posted: 17-April-2011 at 18:49 |
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That is super. Dublin hurlers in the League Final. Was watching the game, super performance and some decent hurlers in the team. Congrats Dubs  |
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monarch
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Posted: 17-April-2011 at 16:52 |
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Posted: 17-April-2011 at 15:52 |
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Cork 1-14 Dublin 1-15
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Posted: 15-April-2011 at 23:11 |
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come on the Raheny Lads
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Rolo
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Posted: 15-April-2011 at 22:55 |
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Would be savage to make the Hurling League final, need to beat Cork in De Park and hope Waterford do us a favour against Galway. Hard to win down there with the injuries we have, McCrabbe, O'Brien, Treacy, Boland, Hiney and now Rushe.................all of whom were permanent fixtures on our Champo team last year. Speaks volumes for us that we can still be competitive without all these lads. Really hope we can do it. On another note, 3 Raheny lads starting for the Dublin Minors against Westmeath in the Leinster Champo tomorrow,with two more on the bench................ best of luck to them all.
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Posted: 14-April-2011 at 21:53 |
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Have the Sky+ set to record GAA beo this weekend. Big big game for our boys - it would be such a deal to make a league final in the small ball. Results have to go our way, but I will be listening watching in depending on what location the weekend has in store for me.
Following weekend is big ball final - not sure I'll make that - think shannonbridge is calling for an egghunt and just won't make it back up. Such is the way - but a big few weekends for the boys in blue in both codes. Confidence of final appearances and possibly even victories would be hugely important. I've been saying for eyars we should focus on the league - delighted that we are now casting aside an undeserved arrogance about it and playing to our ability and beating the big teams. Early days yet, but let's enjoy the moment..... |
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Posted: 07-April-2011 at 22:24 |
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Ta Rolo - had a look at the other versions today at lunch.
Didn't rate the Azurri much better than the cheapies to be honest, the Marc was ok. Mycro looked the best by far - the guard looks much tighter to the helmet at the sides whereas the others the guard is straighter. Will enquire down the club on Saturday morning about whether they are available in the club. If they don't have them in Barrog, might have to get one of my Raheny playing relatives to go up to your place and pretend their heads have shrunk  |
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Rolo
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Posted: 05-April-2011 at 10:49 |
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Most of ours use the Mycro D,comes in Small, Medium and Large with adjustable straps. As far as I know,the child's version ( small and medium ) retail at € 50 in our club shop ( which I am told is cheaper than the sports shops ). My own fella has had a Mycro since he was Under 9, a small up to U11 and a Medium since.He now 14, but on the small side and we never had any issues. Wouldn't touch the € 30 version if I were you. If you want me to pick you up a couple............in Maroon and White |
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Posted: 04-April-2011 at 21:42 |
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Lads,
Looking at hurling helmets for the two kids. Seems like there's a choice of four brands - Mycra and MArc at about 70 lids plus, Azurri at about 55 and another brand in Smyth's Toys for less than 30. Looked at the cheapies over the weekend - the helmet itself looks ok, but I'd be worried about the durability of the chinstrap thingy Also - can you adjust the helmets these days? From memory, a helmet used do you for a lifetime, but they seem to be size specific now? Anyone got any experience of these? Don't want to save a penny and lose a pound, but don't want to pay over the odds for a brand name either.... Cheers..... |
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Posted: 04-April-2011 at 21:28 |
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Another epic - couldn't make it on Saturday, but amazing comeback and great fighting spirit. Need to cut down on the wides and we can destroy many a team. Big big game in "de park" next week
Long way to go between now and September but a league title would be a big deal for our footballers and the hurlers are already doing everything we could have hoped for. Good times. |
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monarch
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Posted: 02-April-2011 at 18:52 |
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Dublin 1 - 17 Kilkenny 3 - 11
Wow! what a last few minutes. |
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Posted: 01-April-2011 at 21:55 |
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Looking forward to Croaker tomorrow never seen the Kilkenny hurlers so that will be a treat specially if we win. Then Jeward Alan Brogan was in our offices today got his mobile number just in case I need tickets come September |
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Posted: 30-March-2011 at 21:45 |
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Lovely weather in Parnell.Enjoyed the game, and think the kids enjoyed it. I'm telling them they did anyway....
Gas to see Anthony Daly walk out past us as we walked in so he could go in and have a slash. you wouldn't get that in the Premiership Think we take a long time to get ball into hand and have done for a long time. Small things like that make a big difference, particularly come champo Great battling from the boys - Boland and Brady are as solid as. But we always seem to have one in the full back line who has a bad day. Does Joey Boland switch hands to catch a ball when he has time and space? Have to bring him down to Barrog with the five year olds and teach him the basics again. Is he injured? He's a loss. We are there or thereabouts - but on a bad day Antrim beat us, on a good day we are a match for anyone. I see more and more hurls round town - that's the really important bit. The future. Would love to see this bunch gain a medal, but if they inspire a future bunch, then that's as important. |
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joey the lips
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Posted: 30-March-2011 at 10:16 |
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Hopefully thats our bad game out of the way and we skin the cats Agree about Ref ,,wonder if we got the second peno ,,of which there was no doubt,,it was ,,would Keaney have been given the job ??
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Posted: 28-March-2011 at 17:19 |
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An awful pity Joey but the wides definitely killed us.On another day Keaney would have knocked over at least three of those frees. The pressure of the Galway backs certainly contributed to the wides from play and to our failure to score any goals.Always been our main problem against the better teams. Plenty of positives though,matched them physically even though some of their challenges were a little suspect,the return to form of Gough,the performances of Brady, Corcoran and Boland and our ability to overcome the hammer blows of the missed peno and the first goal. Negatives for me,failure to remove the free taking duties from Keaney sooner once it was obvious he was having a bad day,failure to get Dec O'Dwyer or even Conor Clinton on for Carton who was having a poor day,failure to replace Durkin earlier who was clearly struggling and who was the target of all of their puck outs in the last fifteen minutes. Also thought the ref was poor,letting some bad stuff go on both sides. Should have sent Donnellan off after his clothes line on Corcoran and should have given us a second penalty.
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joey the lips
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Posted: 28-March-2011 at 14:23 |
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Well cant fault our effort ,,but 19 wides tells it,s own story ,,,not Keaney,s day missed peno and i think he sent nine wide ,,feel like we blew the chance for a final ,,sitting 3rd in the table now ,and Killkenny and Cork to play ,,,will keep the faith
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