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Fact 1 : Mayo have lost the last 2 All-irelands to Dublin by a single point, and probably should have at least won one of them. Fact 2 : Galway have beaten this same Mayo team in the championship for the last 3 years. I wonder if Mayo were playing Dublin next Sat would the Dublin fans be talking about a 10 or 11 point win. So therefore I am quietly confident that Galway will do that extra bit that Mayo couldnt and get a famous win. SAM1998 (Galway) - Posts: 18 - 09/08/2018 19:58:15 2131325 Link
What is attendance expected to be? Harnan6 (Meath) - Posts: 32 - 09/08/2018 21:38:16 2131345 Link
Replying To Harnan6: "What is attendance expected to be?" Would be doing well to get 65k. Obviously Dublin will have the majority and should be a decent Royal support for the minor. For us hard to know as the hurling has hoovered up most of the choice fans. I.e those choosing one or the other. Most recognise we have made progress even with the no show last Sat in Salthill. kiloughter (Galway) - Posts: 1946 - 09/08/2018 21:56:52 2131353 Link
Massive crowd going from Galway for the ambush. Dubs in for shock of the century. Uimhir.a.3. (Galway) - Posts: 409 - 10/08/2018 01:30:24 2131414 Link
Replying To SAM1998: "Fact 1 : Mayo have lost the last 2 All-irelands to Dublin by a single point, and probably should have at least won one of them. Fact 2 : Galway have beaten this same Mayo team in the championship for the last 3 years. I wonder if Mayo were playing Dublin next Sat would the Dublin fans be talking about a 10 or 11 point win. So therefore I am quietly confident that Galway will do that extra bit that Mayo couldnt and get a famous win." Ah now in fairness, Mayo were hard done by in those All Ireland finals and the world knows that Mayo either under estimated Galway, or else deserved to win or else were looking further ahead in the championship. Mayo still waiting to get a run at us this year in Croke Park sure! The_DOC (Galway) - Posts: 708 - 10/08/2018 09:16:58 2131435 Link
Looking forward to see what Dublin and Galway do at the parade. TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 10/08/2018 09:39:03 2131444 Link
Replying To Uimhir.a.3.: "Massive crowd going from Galway for the ambush. Dubs in for shock of the century." Nope we already had the shock of the century in 2014 , love your confidence though! superbluedub (Dublin) - Posts: 2837 - 10/08/2018 10:14:59 2131462 Link
Replying To superbluedub: "Nope we already had the shock of the century in 2014 , love your confidence though!" Can't see beyond Dublin on Sunday. thelongridge (Offaly) - Posts: 1741 - 10/08/2018 11:11:20 2131489 Link
We travel with hope tomorrow which is more than most teams do when facing the dubs. We would have bitten someone's hand off at the start of the year for an AI semi final and a league final spot so it has been a successful year for us. but I have a feeling in my belly that we can do it tomorrow . That just might be the dodgy chicken I had last night I'd urge all galwegians to make the journey the dubs will be out in force and our boys deserve support galwayfball (Galway) - Posts: 1678 - 10/08/2018 11:42:04 2131495 Link
Replying To SAM1998: "Fact 1 : Mayo have lost the last 2 All-irelands to Dublin by a single point, and probably should have at least won one of them. Fact 2 : Galway have beaten this same Mayo team in the championship for the last 3 years. I wonder if Mayo were playing Dublin next Sat would the Dublin fans be talking about a 10 or 11 point win. So therefore I am quietly confident that Galway will do that extra bit that Mayo couldnt and get a famous win." Fact 2 : Galway have beaten this same Mayo team in the championship for the last 3 years Hardly the "same Mayo team" given that Kerry beat Galway pulling up and Mayo made fairly short work of the same Kerry team in the next round. I know the A beat B and B beat C logic doesn't hold much water but its a fairly commonly held opinion that the Mayo team in September is a much more difficult proposition than the team that plays in early June. I don't understand the logic of your argument. Kurt_Angle (Dublin) - Posts: 567 - 10/08/2018 12:00:11 2131503 Link
Replying To superbluedub: "Nope we already had the shock of the century in 2014 , love your confidence though!" We're all allowed to dream, I suppose ;) Dubsfan28 (Dublin) - Posts: 2509 - 10/08/2018 12:01:58 2131504 Link
Replying To The_DOC: "Ah now in fairness, Mayo were hard done by in those All Ireland finals and the world knows that Mayo either under estimated Galway, or else deserved to win or else were looking further ahead in the championship. Mayo still waiting to get a run at us this year in Croke Park sure!" And everyone knows that if it were Galway in those finals against the Dubs they would have won two or three of them. What with having all those scoring forwards and knowing how to win All Irelands and that. If you manage to beat the Dubs on Saturday I will salute you and acknowledge you as a good team who did what we were unable to do. Until then you are a reasonable team who have won nothing, with a lot to prove, and in no position to laugh at anyone else! Llaw_Gyffes (Mayo) - Posts: 1113 - 10/08/2018 12:42:43 2131513 Link
Replying To galwayfball: "We travel with hope tomorrow which is more than most teams do when facing the dubs. We would have bitten someone's hand off at the start of the year for an AI semi final and a league final spot so it has been a successful year for us. but I have a feeling in my belly that we can do it tomorrow . That just might be the dodgy chicken I had last night I'd urge all galwegians to make the journey the dubs will be out in force and our boys deserve support" We are are County of critics unfortunately. The hurlers enjoy great support now, but I was in Thurles in 2014 with only 500 Galway fans max. Galway CB sent back a number of nice Cusack stand tickets this week. We only seem to travel when we think we've a good chance of winning. I wish on that end we were more like Mayo I.T.O unconditional support. Still, thats their problem, as they'll miss Galway's best victory since 2001. galwaydublin (Galway) - Posts: 226 - 10/08/2018 12:46:52 2131515 Link
Replying To The_DOC: "Ah now in fairness, Mayo were hard done by in those All Ireland finals and the world knows that Mayo either under estimated Galway, or else deserved to win or else were looking further ahead in the championship. Mayo still waiting to get a run at us this year in Croke Park sure!" 'hard done by' good grief Gavvygavgav (Dublin) - Posts: 382 - 10/08/2018 12:58:29 2131517 Link
Replying To galwaydublin: "We are are County of critics unfortunately. The hurlers enjoy great support now, but I was in Thurles in 2014 with only 500 Galway fans max. Galway CB sent back a number of nice Cusack stand tickets this week. We only seem to travel when we think we've a good chance of winning. I wish on that end we were more like Mayo I.T.O unconditional support. Still, thats their problem, as they'll miss Galway's best victory since 2001." Such confidence ! we shall see , not long to wait anyway. superbluedub (Dublin) - Posts: 2837 - 10/08/2018 13:05:39 2131519 Link
Replying To superbluedub: "Nope we already had the shock of the century in 2014 , love your confidence though!" I do think a Galway win tomorrow would be an even bigger shock than that. Donegal in 2014 were All-Ireland champions from only 2 years previously so had the known pedigree. They also played a Dublin team who hadn't gone back-to-back yet. We'll be playing a team that's just completed 3-in-a-row. It's incredible to think that it's our first championship meeting in such a long time. Even taking into account our poor form in the latter stages over the last 15 years, we're still talking about 35 years and that infamous final since we last met. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2042 - 10/08/2018 13:22:30 2131524 Link
Replying To WanPintWin: "I do think a Galway win tomorrow would be an even bigger shock than that. Donegal in 2014 were All-Ireland champions from only 2 years previously so had the known pedigree. They also played a Dublin team who hadn't gone back-to-back yet. We'll be playing a team that's just completed 3-in-a-row. It's incredible to think that it's our first championship meeting in such a long time. Even taking into account our poor form in the latter stages over the last 15 years, we're still talking about 35 years and that infamous final since we last met." that famous final, you mean... Gavvygavgav (Dublin) - Posts: 382 - 10/08/2018 13:47:47 2131529 Link
Replying To Gavvygavgav: "that famous final, you mean..." Of course. ;) I'm sure they'll all be on their best behaviour tomorrow. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2042 - 10/08/2018 14:01:16 2131537 Link
Replying To TheUsername: "Looking forward to see what Dublin and Galway do at the parade." Avoid Templemore en route so. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3422 - 10/08/2018 14:04:10 2131540 Link
Replying To WanPintWin: "I do think a Galway win tomorrow would be an even bigger shock than that. Donegal in 2014 were All-Ireland champions from only 2 years previously so had the known pedigree. They also played a Dublin team who hadn't gone back-to-back yet. We'll be playing a team that's just completed 3-in-a-row. It's incredible to think that it's our first championship meeting in such a long time. Even taking into account our poor form in the latter stages over the last 15 years, we're still talking about 35 years and that infamous final since we last met." Donegal v Dublin 2014 betting odds - 10/1 Galway v Dublin 2018 betting odds - 6/1 Kurt_Angle (Dublin) - Posts: 567 - 10/08/2018 14:28:00 2131547 Link