Hurling Semi Finals 2009

The now seemingly yearly clutching at straws by all hurling teams other than the K boys is in full swing. Who would have thought that at the semi stage we would have Waterford and Limerick joining K and Tipp. Ok, the Premier lads are on a roll again this year but they were on a similar roll in 2008 and ended up with Deise egg on their faces. Will Limerick do the same to them this year, I wonder ? Limerick showed great resolve to get over Dublin when it looked like the game was up and who knows, they could do it. Remember the series of thrillers the two of them played out a couple of years ago? Another scorcher could be on the cards. I go for the Shannonsiders by a few points, Tipp to fade in the last five minutes.

Waterford and Kilkenny. Now this is all over bar the stratospheric scoreline according to the "experts" but I'm not too sure about that. Sure, the thrashing handed out last year was beyond belief but that was then and this is now as the song goes. Waterfords form all year has been erratic to say the least but K have not been tested yet in 2009. All it needs is for the Deise to have the same dogged fight to the end spirit that they have shown recently and a major upset is on the cards. No one is really sure which Waterford is gonna turn up..the one that stuck it to Galway or the one thart wilted and collapsed in the Final last year. If I was realistic and put aside my county loyalties one can only see a win-huge one- for Kilkenny but then buckets, wells, water etc......