If something happens once it could be considered unfortunate.
Twice, as Oscar Wilde would say - if he was a hurling fan, and maybe he was - could be considered careless.
But for Tipperary fans, it seems as the county's inability to see out tight games is now a firmly fixed pattern.
The Premier County slumped to a 2-13 to 0-18 loss to Clare this afternoon in the Allianz hurling league quarter-final, despite leading with less than 10 mins to go.
https://twitter.com/SportsJOE_GAA/status/716657861653356545
They had fought back after a lacklustre first half to take the initiative in the 43rd minute, and heading for the home straight looked in decent nick to claim a vital win and set up a last-four clash with Kilkenny.
https://twitter.com/SportsJOE_GAA/status/716653644821749760
But once again the old demons of wides, as well as defensive holes bigger than Lough Derg, came back to haunt them, as Clare, through sub-Aaron Shanagher, scored a game-winning goal.
https://twitter.com/SportsJOE_GAA/status/716659205537669120
Even still, with an extra three minutes at the end of the 70, Tipperary spurned a number of chances to level up the game as Jason Forde's efforts dropped wide.
https://twitter.com/SportsJOE_GAA/status/716659662339313664
Tipperary fans raged at another game snatched from the jaws of victory.
https://twitter.com/cahillers/status/716663096702590977
https://twitter.com/steven_miller12/status/716661061106184192
https://twitter.com/kenloughlin/status/716663711155535872
https://twitter.com/ShaneSaint/status/716663535187673088
https://twitter.com/sportsdes/status/716661353063309312
https://twitter.com/Niall_Brophy/status/716666604453568512
https://twitter.com/ncahill1/status/716665743136399360
Clare qualify to play Kilkenny in the last four of the league, as the Cats destroyed Offaly by 6-20 to 0-14.
Waterford survived a scare to beat Wexford by the bare minimum, as Conor McDonald's goal four minutes from time almost caught the league champions in a 0-17 to 1-13 win.
However, Derek McGrath's side held on for a narrow win, to set up a semi-final with Limerick, who got the better of Dublin on Saturday night.
Could the difference have been in the varying warm-up of the respective sides?
https://twitter.com/DeiseHurling/status/716631050580062208
There was, at least, some good news for Cork GAA fans, who managed to avoid the prospect of both county sides being demoted within hours of each other in a 2-22 to 0-25 win over Galway's hurlers.
Late goals did the damage in Salthill as Pa Horgan and Seamus Harnedy raised green flags put the seal on a season when Galway lost two games but were demoted, while Cork, after losing five, stay up.
Joe Canning's haul of 0-13 was no consolation either.
https://twitter.com/Jamwall7/status/716660292206391296
https://twitter.com/rob_mcnicholas/status/716672287865438208
