DUBLIN BOOKED THEIR place in next Saturday’s Walsh Cup final with victory today over Offaly.
Dublin ran out 2-23 to 1-20 winners in Birr and will now play Wexford next weekend in the final of the Leinster pre-season hurling competition.
Mattie Kenny’s team trailed 1-13 to 1-9 at half-time but took charge in the second half. Donal Burke chipped in with 0-7 while Kilmacud Crokes player Ronan Hayes and St Vincent’s Rian McBride both bagged the goals for Dublin. Fergal Whitely also hit 0-4 for the winners.
Eoghan Cahill shot 0-11 for Offaly with Brian Duignan scoring the only goal of the game for Michael Fennelly’s side.
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— Leinster GAA (@gaaleinster) January 23, 2022
From the 2022 Leinster GAA Walsh Cup Round 3
Offaly 1-20
Dublin 2-23
Dublin secure their place in the decider next Saturday against Wexford.#LeinsterGAA | @Offaly_GAA @DubGAAOfficial | #TheWalshCup pic.twitter.com/DToJkXL1Kx
Meanwhile Tiernan McCann has reportedly become the latest player to opt out of the Tyrone panel for the 2022 season.
BBC Northern Ireland have today reported that the experienced defender will not be involved this year as Tyrone get set to defend their Sam Maguire crown.
The Killyclogher player emerged first in the Red Hands ranks under Mickey Harte at wing-back. He helped Tyrone win two Ulster titles and then tasted Sam Maguire success last year with the final win over Mayo.
Next Sunday sees Tyrone commence their 2022 Division 1 league campaign against Monaghan in Omagh at 3.45pm. Recent weeks have seen Ronan O’Neill, Mark Bradley, Hugh Pat McGeary and Michael Cassidy also decide to depart the Tyrone ranks.
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Klopp should book him a 12 month cruise. “But boss, I’ll miss every game?” “I know! Here, I packed your bags.”.
@Alan J. McKenna: I’m half with you. I think in an ideal world someone of Henderson’s technical ability would not start for us. However, I think the best place for a team captain is in midfield and as limited as a player he is, he is incredibly hard working, selfless and a very good leader. He won me over in this regard against Roma last year when they got off to a flying start at Anfield. He made a crunching tackle after an Andy Robertson miss pass and turned around and ate the head off him before turning to the rest of the team and barking at them to up their game. We crushed them from that minute on. Milner is a better player but not as vocal. So while I’d like someone better, I think he’s often unfairly dismissed out of hand without consideration for his leadership ability.
To be fair he will need to be fresh if he is going to push to keep his place..only 3 midfield positions up for grabs with alot of competition..fabinho, keita, wijnaldum, milner, chamberlain.
Klopp obviously wants to see his other options , is this the beginning of the end of Henderson
So if they get a great start will he come straight back in to mid field …. I think not ?