New Posts For Thread: An Ciarraihttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31422977/an-ciarraiBreath of fresh air , and currently the only potential challenge to the Dubs . Strength in depth too with the influx of the minor talent which has been flourishing for the last 4 or more years in the deep south . As long as they don't allow Mickeysbest*https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31422977/an-ciarrai?post_id=554853855#554853855best*Mon, 25 Jun 2018 06:21:51 -0500Schools are vital and the talent pool of good coaches MUST be present from an early age.Having structures and plans, objectives, understanding preparation mental awarenessOk i bet not get started.......https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31422977/an-ciarrai?post_id=554853833#554853833Schools are vital and the talent pool of good coaches MUST be present from an early age.Having structures and plans, objectives, understanding preparation mental awarenessOk i bet not get started.......Mon, 25 Jun 2018 06:19:53 -0500It takes a lot longer to coach hurling.Often it has not been flavour of the month.Cork has as stated been a very strong dual player county more so than any other.It's a combination of many factors but one that needs more investment in different formshttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31422977/an-ciarrai?post_id=554853803#554853803It takes a lot longer to coach hurling.Often it has not been flavour of the month.Cork has as stated been a very strong dual player county more so than any other.It's a combination of many factors but one that needs more investment in different formsMon, 25 Jun 2018 06:14:39 -0500Vubiant , not familiar with the set up in Cork , so can only offer generalities based on personal experience . From my own county , Down, any time we managed to get a good potential winning county team it was usually the result of a 5-10 year buildhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31422977/an-ciarrai?post_id=554852951#554852951Vubiant , not familiar with the set up in Cork , so can only offer generalities based on personal experience . From my own county , Down, any time we managed to get a good potential winning county team it was usually the result of a 5-10 year buildSun, 24 Jun 2018 20:13:38 -0500Kelly -I appreciate the point you make about hurling being more dominant in Cork. However as far as I know -hurling is mainly present in the city ,east and north of the county. From the western suburbs all the way to Castletownbeare it's all footballhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31422977/an-ciarrai?post_id=554851655#554851655Kelly -I appreciate the point you make about hurling being more dominant in Cork. However as far as I know -hurling is mainly present in the city ,east and north of the county. From the western suburbs all the way to Castletownbeare it's all footballSun, 24 Jun 2018 15:44:17 -0500Or Meath football .https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31422977/an-ciarrai?post_id=554850035#554850035Or Meath football .Sun, 24 Jun 2018 13:48:48 -0500Vubiant , you could ask what has gone wrong with Down football in the last 20 years , there is no easy answer . The amazing thing about Kerry is where do they get so many good footballers from a county with a population comparable to one small Dublihttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31422977/an-ciarrai?post_id=554850007#554850007Vubiant , you could ask what has gone wrong with Down football in the last 20 years , there is no easy answer . The amazing thing about Kerry is where do they get so many good footballers from a county with a population comparable to one small DubliSun, 24 Jun 2018 13:47:23 -0500Cork people are more interested in hurling than football generally . Given the way football has gone recently I have sympathy with that view , but the effort in being a "dual purpose GAA county" at top level is hard to sustain . And asking players thttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31422977/an-ciarrai?post_id=554849757#554849757Cork people are more interested in hurling than football generally . Given the way football has gone recently I have sympathy with that view , but the effort in being a "dual purpose GAA county" at top level is hard to sustain . And asking players tSun, 24 Jun 2018 13:34:52 -0500What has gone so wrong with Cork football - it seems to have crumbled away to nothing in a relatively short time.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31422977/an-ciarrai?post_id=554844807#554844807What has gone so wrong with Cork football - it seems to have crumbled away to nothing in a relatively short time.Sun, 24 Jun 2018 07:31:52 -0500Dubs vs Kerry would be an ideal final lineup based on what I have seen so far this year . Not sure what way draw works out , but hope it happens .https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31422977/an-ciarrai?post_id=554844363#554844363Dubs vs Kerry would be an ideal final lineup based on what I have seen so far this year . Not sure what way draw works out , but hope it happens .Sun, 24 Jun 2018 06:58:43 -0500