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No mentions for the day of the startled earwigs?? :D TheHermit (Kerry) - Posts: 6354 - 20/07/2017 23:33:00 2020323 Link
Both Dublin games from 2005 tremendous atmosphere at both and probably the largest attendance at a quarter final. 2008 versus the Dubs was a real statement from Tyrone. As a neutral Fermanagh v Armagh 2004 was the stand out. Byanthon (Tyrone) - Posts: 1780 - 21/07/2017 09:35:16 2020387 Link
Down v Kerry 2010, Masterclass from Marty Clarke BartMcQueen (Cork) - Posts: 196 - 21/07/2017 10:27:31 2020422 Link
On a personal note for pure excitement it would have to be 2011...Mayo v Cork. Mayo were told to stay at home and went behind early but fought back. It was the benchmark game and the beginning for this particular Mayo group. 2004 was a double header: Armagh v Fermanagh and Tyrone (then All Ireland Champions) v Mayo. Ourselves and Fermanagh were total outsiders, that was some night in Dublin. The Femanagh fans invaded the pitch after their game and then had to scamper back into the stands before the teams for the next game came out...was a surreal day. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11237 - 21/07/2017 10:32:35 2020430 Link
One that hasn't been mentioned yet is Dublin v Donegal drawn match in 2002, Eddie Sweeney celebrating in front of the Hill what an atmosphere that day JoeSoap (Donegal) - Posts: 1432 - 21/07/2017 11:47:22 2020473 Link
The Donegal Kildare game wasn't actually that great until midway through the second half and extra time. I remember Murphy couldn't start because of injury but then went on and made a huge difference. Big Magnus went on as well of course and did his usual trick of hugely impacting games. Cassidy's point at the end was unreal though. Seemed to take an eternity to drop over the bar! Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9155 - 21/07/2017 12:13:11 2020494 Link
Replying To OLLIE: "Here is my top ten favourite quarter-finals matches: 1) Dubs and Kerry draw 2001 2) Kildare beating Meath 2010 3) Fermanagh beating Armagh 2004 4) Meath and Westmeath draw 2001 5) Wexford beating Armagh 2008 6) Down beating Kerry 2010 7) Kerry beating Armagh 2006 8) Tipp beating Galway 2016 9) Kerry beating Monaghan 2007 10) Armagh and Sligo draw 2002" 9) Kerry beating Monaghan 2007 Ah Ollie, it's Friday and pay day, my mood couldn't have been better.... why oh why did ya have to mention that one.... turkeyplucker (UK) - Posts: 137 - 21/07/2017 12:17:22 2020499 Link
For my top 3 best quarterfinals are at number 3 the startled earwigs that was brilliant when gooch scored that early goal and it was like a grenade went off in the hill. At number 2 it's Kerry v Galway 2008 monsoon, the football played by both teams that day was unreal considering the conditions, and the score taking was deadly. At number 1 it has to be Armagh v Kerry in 06 that game had everything, hard hits great score pure tension to the final whistle. KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 21/07/2017 12:33:50 2020511 Link
Down flooring Kerry was great which was followed by Dublin finally getting that win over Tyrone (a big step for the current Dublin team). poguemahone (Dublin) - Posts: 365 - 21/07/2017 12:44:43 2020518 Link
Replying To royaldunne: "For me personally has to be Meath v Westmeath . Who can forget dessie Dolans last kick from little over 20mt line straight in front of goal, and he hits it wide, 120 years of pain was on my shoulders everything went blank I kicked the ball totally wrong, and it just went wide, dessie words. Coming through kinnegad on way home, car bedecked in Meath colours was one of the most adrenaline journeys of my life ,into work next morning and I was spotted by a co worker with my Meath jersey off swinging it over my head after the miss, he wasn't impressed, I didn't give a rats behind :). Then the replay in portlaoise the missed penalty by dessie and within 1 minute the goal by Joe, ahh what fun. My god it was fantastic." That game was a Leinster 2nd round clash JR_Iarmhi (Westmeath) - Posts: 40 - 21/07/2017 13:15:54 2020541 Link
Dublin vs Tyone 2011, in the lashings of rain, finest match ive seen from Dermot Connolly the day the star was born. TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 21/07/2017 13:30:06 2020551 Link
Replying To turkeyplucker: "9) Kerry beating Monaghan 2007 Ah Ollie, it's Friday and pay day, my mood couldn't have been better.... why oh why did ya have to mention that one...." Ah sorry about that. I was actually at that match. The Louth hurlers were on before the Monaghan and Kerry match. OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 21/07/2017 15:20:48 2020605 Link
Just reading through this and there's actually been loads of great one's. Not many recently because Kerry, Dubs, Mayo are a good bit ahead of the rest and have dished out the odd hammering. It's also the place where new era's tend to be launched. Dublin beating Tyrone in 2010, Mayo beating Cork and Donegal beating Kildare in 11. All the real start of teams that have been in the business end since. LeitrimRoyal99 (Meath) - Posts: 1464 - 21/07/2017 16:40:42 2020644 Link
Replying To OLLIE: "Ah sorry about that. I was actually at that match. The Louth hurlers were on before the Monaghan and Kerry match." 2007, that match really was the great escape, still scratching my head about how we managed to get out of it. But Tomas was some man to bomb up and get a point when we needed it most. In fairness that was a great Kerry team at the height of their powers and they just had the cool and composure to get out alive. TheHermit (Kerry) - Posts: 6354 - 21/07/2017 17:03:26 2020651 Link
2011, kerry v Limerick was a great game, Limerick were very unlucky not to beat them pj_mcmanus (Limerick) - Posts: 431 - 21/07/2017 22:36:47 2020735 Link
Replying To gotmilk: "Fermanagh v Armagh in 2004." Mayo bet Tyrone the same day. Two upsets and two good games imonmyway (Mayo) - Posts: 113 - 22/07/2017 00:03:41 2020755 Link
Replying To JoeSoap: "One that hasn't been mentioned yet is Dublin v Donegal drawn match in 2002, Eddie Sweeney celebrating in front of the Hill what an atmosphere that day" The replay wasn't too bad with, mind ;) Dubsfan28 (Dublin) - Posts: 2509 - 22/07/2017 13:30:57 2020888 Link

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