Division 1A
Cork v Clare, Pairc Ui Rinn, Cork, Saturday 16th February, 7pm
If nothing else, Cork’s last league outing against Wexford taught us two distinct things. Number 1: The rebels really don’t give two hoots about the league. Number 2: The funding/pitch situation in Pairc Ui Chaoimh just happens to be one of the greatest clusterf**ks in the GAA over the past few years. So because of all that skullduggery, it’s off to Pairc Ui Rinn we go this Saturday.
Paradoxically though, that could actually benefit the side. Pairc ui Rinn has a better playing surface than Pairc Ui Chaoimh and Cork’s record there is at least comparable with their home venue. The only question then really is, how much do the players want it? Well we saw from Clare in their last game against Kilkenny that they are up for this league, and if Peter Duggan, John Conlon and co can continue their vein of form up front another victory looks likely. So expect more Cork misery this evening.
PREDICTION: Clare by 3
Kilkenny v Limerick, Nowlan Park, Kilkenny, Sunday 17th February, 2pm
Ok, this is getting a bit ridiculous now. Sure we knew this Limerick team was good. How else would they have won the All-Ireland? But I don’t think any of us realized they were going to be THIS good. You spend all winter dragging the Liam McCarthy cup around the country, except the pubs obviously, and you’re only back in training a couple of weeks when you face up to Wexford away in the first round of the league. They’re hardly going to win that are they? Well they only went and did it. Ok, that’s all fine and dandy but they’re not going to back it up by beating a new re-energenized Tipperary in the Gaelic Grounds. Oh, they only went and did that too. And not only that, but they did it pulling up.
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