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Replying To Fionn: "And this is exactly why we have no time for ye lot.... As we say in Dublin - anyone but Kerry...! All your success and you are still not happy. This was a shadow of a Dublin team - the team of a few years ago would have won Sam no matter where they played. That was an exceptional team. Only Mayo were able to put it up to us - what was your excuse.... **** in a row, inc 1 in an empty stadium. Go eat some more sour grapes now like a good boy....!" Sound like some mayo supporters so dubs and mayo fans after a loss not so differnt after all maybe need reflect why lost instead blaming others and hating other successful counties. Of course nobody will be happy when you lose so you think a team can't be disappointed when they lose maybe that's what similar to county like dub successful. Dubs and kerry have great supporters and tradition in different ways but lord playing out as if dubs can't have unlikeable fans is delusional every county successful has some fans that are entitled dubs and kerry included nit always good thing but also not always a bad thing at a high level. Gaaforlife2023 (Longford)** - Posts: 699 - 02/05/2025 10:11:49 2606214 Link
Replying To Gaaforlife2023: "Sound like some mayo supporters so dubs and mayo fans after a loss not so differnt after all maybe need reflect why lost instead blaming others and hating other successful counties. Of course nobody will be happy when you lose so you think a team can't be disappointed when they lose maybe that's what similar to county like dub successful. Dubs and kerry have great supporters and tradition in different ways but lord playing out as if dubs can't have unlikeable fans is delusional every county successful has some fans that are entitled dubs and kerry included nit always good thing but also not always a bad thing at a high level." Jeez lad you are on a roll - fair play to you. Loving your interest in all things Dublin GAA. But someone like your man moaning about yester year needs to let it go as the song goes. What is won is won and what is lost is lost. On last week - Meath fully deserved their win, they played great. Dubs have only themselves to blame - we can reflect on retirees and 5 or 6 injuries, but the players on the pitch were simply not good enough. We move on. Simple. I certainly wont be talking about that defeat next year or the year after.... Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4250 - 02/05/2025 11:12:44 2606229 Link
Replying To legendzxix: "All Dublin supporters know in their heart of hearts that their All Ireland wins with home advantage don't carry the same weight in gold of respect as counties who succeed without that advantage. It is what it is. We all move on with that universal agreement and understanding. It'll be interesting alright to see what sort of crowd this year's Leinster final attracts. I have sympathy for Offaly who have missed out on the All Ireland because Clare had the benefit of a lopsided draw in their favour." kerry had many chances to beat the Dubs 2015-19 but filled their togs as usually do in tight game. Same against Armagh and Tyrone in noughties and start of this decade. CorkLiamMcCarthy24 (Cork) - Posts: 163 - 02/05/2025 20:19:28 2606352 Link
Provincial finals are becoming like league finals. For league finals - promotion is already wrapped up. All about the glory on the day. Provincial finals now seem to be becoming standalone fixtures. All Ireland qualification and home advantage in Round 1 guaranteed. All about the glory on the day. Anyone would think the GAA don't want be offering Kerry and Dublin (prior to being stunned by Meath!) any incentive for winning their province. Fr. Ted and Eurovision comes to mind. "Anyone would think you'd want Ireland to lose the next Eurosong contest."!! legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8798 - 03/05/2025 11:24:58 2606397 Link
Replying To legendzxix: "Provincial finals are becoming like league finals. For league finals - promotion is already wrapped up. All about the glory on the day. Provincial finals now seem to be becoming standalone fixtures. All Ireland qualification and home advantage in Round 1 guaranteed. All about the glory on the day. Anyone would think the GAA don't want be offering Kerry and Dublin (prior to being stunned by Meath!) any incentive for winning their province. Fr. Ted and Eurovision comes to mind. "Anyone would think you'd want Ireland to lose the next Eurosong contest."!!" Kerry will be in one of the easier groups whether they win or lose the Munster final. They've had the fortune of avoiding the tougher groups in all 3 years of this format. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2321 - 03/05/2025 11:34:23 2606403 Link
Replying To WanPintWin: "Kerry will be in one of the easier groups whether they win or lose the Munster final. They've had the fortune of avoiding the tougher groups in all 3 years of this format." I'd have preferred a tough group. Dublin in Killarney. The Connacht or Ulster runners up. Potentially great football. Always good to be tested. Kerry will possibly be undercooked. A worry further down the line. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8798 - 03/05/2025 14:04:14 2606420 Link
Replying To legendzxix: "I'd have preferred a tough group. Dublin in Killarney. The Connacht or Ulster runners up. Potentially great football. Always good to be tested. Kerry will possibly be undercooked. A worry further down the line." Maybe it can still happen.Dublin and Kerry might meet in a prelim quarter. brayballer (Wicklow) - Posts: 84 - 03/05/2025 22:25:34 2606532 Link
Munster final pure muck totalrecall (Leitrim) - Posts: 1064 - 04/05/2025 15:32:22 2606611 Link
Replying To totalrecall: "Munster final pure muck" The footballers of Clare, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford are to blame. They want lopsided draws. Finals like today are the end result. Mature solution: league seeding for balanced provincial draws. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8798 - 04/05/2025 16:33:54 2606615 Link
Replying To brayballer: "Maybe it can still happen.Dublin and Kerry might meet in a prelim quarter." We'll be doin well to survive the group realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8753 - 04/05/2025 22:00:25 2606703 Link
Replying To brayballer: "Maybe it can still happen.Dublin and Kerry might meet in a prelim quarter." Kerry will walk our group and go straight to Qtr Final. Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 2302 - 04/05/2025 23:59:30 2606732 Link
Replying To Seanfanbocht: "Kerry will walk our group and go straight to Qtr Final." Kerry will be the favourites based on league. Your own county are capable of big performances. I think it was drawing in Croke Park two years ago. Kerry's last two trips to PuC have been tough games. Cork beat Donegal in PuC last year. Sure look, game by game and take it from there. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8798 - 05/05/2025 09:02:36 2606773 Link
With all the giving out this week, it should be said that Galway Mayo was a classic of a championship final. The helter skelter football, total commitment by both teams, and overall drama was immense. Supporters played their part too. Joyce was certainly delighted to win it, and McStay looked genuinely sick to lose it. Eddie the Exile (Monaghan) - Posts: 1209 - 05/05/2025 10:16:04 2606790 Link
Replying To legendzxix: "The footballers of Clare, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford are to blame. They want lopsided draws. Finals like today are the end result. Mature solution: league seeding for balanced provincial draws." Or just seed the Munster football championship draw… simple enough ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3875 - 05/05/2025 11:31:46 2606813 Link
It took less than 20 minutes from Jack O'Connors pre-match pronouncement that the Provincial Championships were back and better than ever, for the Munster Final to descend into complete farce. Almost as fast as the object I threw at the television as he was saying it. LongfordgaaAbú (Longford) - Posts: 612 - 05/05/2025 11:47:34 2606815 Link
Replying To realdub: "We'll be doin well to survive the group" I d be faairly confident Dublin will come out of group Realdub tbh as 3 teams come out.It is the toughest group though. CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 3918 - 05/05/2025 13:32:26 2606832 Link
Replying To Fionn: "Jeez lad you are on a roll - fair play to you. Loving your interest in all things Dublin GAA. But someone like your man moaning about yester year needs to let it go as the song goes. What is won is won and what is lost is lost. On last week - Meath fully deserved their win, they played great. Dubs have only themselves to blame - we can reflect on retirees and 5 or 6 injuries, but the players on the pitch were simply not good enough. We move on. Simple. I certainly wont be talking about that defeat next year or the year after...." For me Fiona is rather be able to talk about defeats in finals than to sit at home with the knowledge that my county is only making up numbers with no chance of a big final in the foreseeable future. cluichethar (Mayo) - Posts: 524 - 05/05/2025 14:23:34 2606841 Link
Replying To Eddie the Exile: "With all the giving out this week, it should be said that Galway Mayo was a classic of a championship final. The helter skelter football, total commitment by both teams, and overall drama was immense. Supporters played their part too. Joyce was certainly delighted to win it, and McStay looked genuinely sick to lose it." The way provincial championship finals should be even though many dismiss their importance. This weekend should be more or less of the same with Leinster and Ulster finals and they should be more enjoyable games to watch for neutrals than many and most of the upcoming group games. The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 4044 - 05/05/2025 16:29:12 2606878 Link
Replying To Eddie the Exile: "With all the giving out this week, it should be said that Galway Mayo was a classic of a championship final. The helter skelter football, total commitment by both teams, and overall drama was immense. Supporters played their part too. Joyce was certainly delighted to win it, and McStay looked genuinely sick to lose it." Great to see the Provincials ( 3 anyway) still matter. But it was 2 of the top 8 playing each other. The Munster was 1st vs 18th and it sure showed. Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 2302 - 05/05/2025 16:36:02 2606879 Link
Replying To Seanfanbocht: "Great to see the Provincials ( 3 anyway) still matter. But it was 2 of the top 8 playing each other. The Munster was 1st vs 18th and it sure showed." Did you not see the Cork/Kerry game.A brilliant game and for the third year running very little between them. CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 3918 - 05/05/2025 22:48:21 2606957 Link