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I don't know.. Mayo have had their chances. If Dublin don't win it I'd like to see Monaghan win an AI title.. fairly bloody impressive what they are doing with such a small pool of players.. boxing well above their supposed level And they have produced some cracking out and out footballers in the last 10 years or so. jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20601 - 27/02/2018 19:56:30 2081073 Link 1 |
Another way of looking at it is that Mayo earned the right to play in those finals. Name one other county who have beaten all of the top rank counties over the years but who has failed to land the biggest prize? Last weekend was shadow-boxing at its best, with an under-strength Mayo facing off against a Dublin team keeping plenty in check. As per most seasons, the championship fare will be a lot different. The priority for Mayo needs to be winning the next two games, as I can't see us winning in Donegal. A Dublin-Galway NFL final would be very interesting, could see Dublin fielding many of their top guns, as they did in McHale Park. Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 27/02/2018 21:37:26 2081100 Link 0 |
Yeh I've been a fan of Monaghan over the last few years in regards achievements against the odds. Thought they were going to test us once or twice in the last couple of years but it didn't turn out like that. Donegal @28/1 & Monaghan @ 50/1 are the best dark horse prices along with Galway @ 20/1 realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8596 - 27/02/2018 21:48:55 2081108 Link 1 |
"as they did in McHale Park" Haha jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20601 - 27/02/2018 22:07:49 2081117 Link 1 |
It's hard to judge with the unknown realm of the Super 8 this summer But Monaghan are capable of beating anyone on their day, they were certainly good enough for a semifinal But the way the backdoor works out sometimes has been unkind to them jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20601 - 27/02/2018 22:13:47 2081120 Link 1 |
Dogenal Monaghan Galway 3 teams together wouldn't beat dublin
Thekid14 (Down) - Posts: 222 - 27/02/2018 22:17:56 2081122 Link 0 |
The Super 8's could turn up a few repeat fixtures, say if Galway beat Mayo, Mayo make it to the quarterfinal they will play Dublin, both qualify for and win their respective semi's they play each other again in the final. So conceivably we could play Mayo twice in the championship this year. Same goes for the winners of Ulster and runners up in Munster.
TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 28/02/2018 11:40:17 2081190 Link 1 |
Only Byrne, Howard, Scully and McAuley of last weekend's Dublin side didn't play in last year's All-Ireland final.
Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 28/02/2018 12:58:30 2081206 Link 0 |
Forgot Daly and Paddy Small, who came on as a sub.
Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 28/02/2018 13:02:55 2081209 Link 0 |
Emmet O Conghaile and Colm Basquel? So apart from Byrne, Howard, MDM, Daly, Paddy Small, Basquel and Big Emmet. So apart from that. :) P.S. i thought Scully came on in the final. TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 28/02/2018 13:27:00 2081218 Link 2 |
Ah come on jimbo have ya no soft spot for us out west? Would love to see Monaghan win an all ireland they have been one of the best teams in the country under orourke and they gave a good account of themselves under Banty against the kingdom going back 10 years ago. Need to keep a bit more discipline though the games against Tyrone when they were knocked out in the last few years they let them get under their skin and lost there discipline given the rugby tackles and hair shuffling of course. Spoddgy (Mayo) - Posts: 660 - 01/03/2018 08:57:07 2081378 Link 0 |
Monaghan big price for a reason..they play their best football around this time of year..as history shows us with monaghan their brutal in croker come championship time.
GGdub (Dublin) - Posts: 260 - 01/03/2018 09:55:45 2081384 Link 0 |
This was Dublin's team last September: Stephen Cluxton; Philly McMahon, Cian O'Sullivan, Michael Fitzsimons; Jonny Cooper, John Small, Jack McCaffrey; Brian Fenton, James McCarthy; Ciaran Kilkenny, Con O'Callaghan, Paul Mannion; Paddy Andrews, Eoghan O'Gara, Dean Rock. Subs: Paul Flynn for Jack McCaffrey (9), Kevin McManamon for Paddy Andrews, Diarmuid Connolly for Eoghan O'Gara (both half-time), Bernard Brogan for Paul Flynn (65), Niall Scully for Con O'Callaghan (67), Cormac Costello for Paul Mannion (74). Most of those players either started or came on last Saturday. Mayo's team for last September's decider: David Clarke; Brendan Harrison, Donal Vaughan, Chris Barrett; Paddy Durcan, Keith Higgins, Colm Boyle; Seamus O'Shea, Tom Parsons; Kevin McLoughlin, Aidan O'Shea, Lee Keegan; Jason Doherty, Cillian O'Connor, Andy Moran. Subs: Diarmuid O'Connor for Seamus O'Shea (50), Stephen Coen for Colm Boyle (55), Conor Loftus for Andy Moran (63), David Drake for Jason Doherty (70), Danny Kirby for Kevin McLoughlin (74), Ger Cafferkey for Keith Higgins (75) Mayo were missing the following players on Saturday: David Clarke, Brendan Harrison, Chris Barrett, Paddy Durcan, Keith Higgins, Tom Parsons, Donal Vaughan, COC. Lee Keegan and SOS played, but were playing their first games since returning from injury. Nice and digestible for ye Dubs to understand ;) Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 01/03/2018 11:27:11 2081396 Link 1 |
Gleebo jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20601 - 01/03/2018 11:57:06 2081407 Link 1 |
Gleebo jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20601 - 01/03/2018 12:06:44 2081409 Link 1 |
No Spoddgy
jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20601 - 01/03/2018 12:09:18 2081410 Link 0 |
Jack McCaffery, Paddy Andrews, Bernard Brogan, Con O' Callaghan, Philly McMahon, Eric Lowndes, Cormac Costello, Paul Flynn, Eoghan O Gara. Thats about 50 all Ireland medals that didn't get a stretch of the legs on Saturday mate. Dublin approach to the league is they rotate games, i.e. every big player gets about two games i.e a Flynn. Connolly Andrews etc. Rotated back out. The young lads are given game time this year we have had: Howard, Basquel, Paddy Small and O Shea, O Conghaile all U21 all Irealand winners. A core group of J McCarthy, Kilkenny and Brian Fenton play every game because they are beasts and are still very young (crazy isnt it). Cluxton is playing because he is cracking the new rule. Have to say i was surprised Clarke wasn't given his kicking is an area of his game that isnt his strongest. Everyone thinks Dublin always play their strongest team, truth is they dont, they dont have one. What is deceptive is that their is hardly a layer in the panel without significant haul of titles and all Irelands. Many of our fringe players have a haul of three and are household names. TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 01/03/2018 12:43:02 2081416 Link 0 |
WhatDublin fringe players are household names?
thelongridge (Offaly) - Posts: 1746 - 01/03/2018 12:53:53 2081420 Link 0 |
The Dublin bench for last years all Ireland final: Paul Flynn Diarmuid Connolly Kevin McManamon Bernard Brogan Niall Scully Cormac Costello Only Connolly i think is a guaranteed starter as the crow flies. TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 01/03/2018 13:04:11 2081424 Link 0 |
Mayo had 7 u21 All Ireland players playing the last night, 4 starting 3 came on so they are trying new lads, whether they are up to senior football we wont know for a year or 2.. tommy132 (Mayo) - Posts: 602 - 01/03/2018 13:31:38 2081429 Link 0 |