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10 points was about a fair refection in the gulf in class between the sides. Oulart's two goals were evidence of that.

The guys that brought the overage hurlers to the blitzes were the issue in that situation not the chairman. Agreed he hasnt done much to promote hurling in the town. Not a good sign when a town of 7,000 people cant field one adult hurling team.

You're talking about players being picked for 2017 on 2016 form because of the senior club championship structure yet you want Brian Leonard and Dan Currams on the panel?? Which means you want to pick players on 2014 form? Did you actually see Kilcormac/Killoughey hurl this year?

Strong rumours around at the moment that TJ Ryan is the preferred candidate. Jesus wept!

Thats what I would expect. Should draw a decent crowd. We owe them one bigtime after last year.

Offaly v Westmeath in Tullamore in the football will be tasty after the events in Mullingar this year. The Offaly players should be psyched off their heads for this!! And a semi vs the Dubs awaits!!

Found Robin team in quarter final and a win there would see us play Dublin or Galway in semi final. Tough draw to get to
Leinster Final. The Quarter-Final will be away too, providing its not Kerry.

Getting Dublin, Galway or Wexford in the hurling draw (as opposed to a round robin team) would guarantee avoiding the round robin in 2018. I'd be happy with that. The round robin fecks up club fixtures Fair point regarding the 2018 round robin. Regarding the club championship in 2017 I saw an email...

Who would we like in the draw folks? Considering we cant get any of the Leinster Semi-Finalists from 2016 in the football draw Id like a crack at Laois. Anyone but Longford would be nice anyways. As for the hurling, a q-final vs the round robin runner up would be nice and a semi-final vs Wexford wou...

Isnt SBP the perfect venue for a crowd of around 4,500??

LS, Why would a figure of 5k+ be needed at next year's semi-finals in SBP to justify their return to Birr? This years semi-finals drew just over 3,500 people to OCP so surely a figure of 4,000 or above is enough to bring the semi-finals back to Birr. And remember you have 3 of the biggest supporter ...

Excellent thread.

If you are going to pick Brian Coughlan on your team you might aswell pick him at wing back because to the best of my recollection he didn't play one championship minute at corner back for Kinnitty. I would have Oisin Kelly, Emmet Nolan and Colm Coughlan as three of my forwards.

greenairfield wrote:Birr stand up in CB meeting to look for semis and county final...9 clubs give there opinion and back matches to be in SBP....

CB fix the semis for OCP...


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Has any reason been given by the county board for fixing the games in OCP?

7 adult games fixed for OCP before county hurling semi-finals. If a bad turn in the weather comes that pitch will be in some shape for the semi-finals. God only knows what it will be like for the final which will be played on October 23rd!!!

I'm still not of the opinion that OCP should be guaranteed the county hurling final. If the attendance of SBP can be brought to 6,600 then it should be adequate. And as for making it all-ticket, that shouldn't be an issue. Every game in OCP is all ticket in that you have to go to the ticket window a...