I don't know about the rest of you but to me the build up to this years All Ireland feels very mute and lethargic. I don't know if it's the fact that in most peoples eyes the result is all but sewn up or if it's the new format with all the games being played sooner than before but it's just not the same. There seems to be no enthusiasm or talk of the match in general. Has anyone else noticed this or is it just me that thinks it doesn't feel like an All Ireland final week?

gotmilk (Fermanagh) - Posts: 4971 - 29/08/2018 14:45:04    2137417

Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 29/08/2018 15:04:09    2137423

I think it's the fact that in "most peoples eyes the result is all but sewn up."

gaelicgab (USA) - Posts: 878 - 29/08/2018 15:04:57    2137425

Ah sure Mayo are keeping the media pages filled for the wrong reasons...some change around from the past two years when we were actually involved in the final.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11232 - 29/08/2018 15:11:03    2137429

The match is a foregone conclusion, sport is supposed to be about unpredictability. The public have turned their backs on football

M Lyster (Antrim) - Posts: 463 - 29/08/2018 15:38:35    2137436

Ah I was waiting on this annual thread. Every year without fail.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 29/08/2018 15:57:40    2137445

Feels pretty right to me.

brendtheredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 10897 - 29/08/2018 16:21:38    2137448

seadog54 (Meath) - Posts: 2142 - 29/08/2018 16:22:46    2137450

To be fair, no team speaks now before an important match cause the media are likely to twist it in someway to create a story which the opposition will twist further to help with motivation.

Ban (Westmeath) - Posts: 1415 - 29/08/2018 17:37:12    2137478

Dublin is a far different place than it was 20 years ago, most people don't care, only the GAA people take note, and despite what some ignorant people think, our 'large' population has very little effect.
I personally can't wait, I'm as excited as ever and I don't care if others aren't, believe me, if their county was playing it would be a far different story.
Don't worry folks, this side won't last forever.

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8592 - 29/08/2018 18:18:59    2137487

well carrickmore, greencastle, the rock, ardboe and derrytresk are buzzing with chat in the build up to the big game...so all's well

mayotyroneman (Tyrone) - Posts: 1821 - 29/08/2018 18:34:12    2137492

All of those who are into GAA in Dublin are in a frenzy this week. Everyone is buzzing and there's a blue army gathering ready to march on Jones' road on Sunday. Bunting and flags are going up everywhere, the footbridge at Fairview is even back in blue. The media is a bit more muted than usual but how many Dubs write in the media anyway? Neither county are media darlings, just ask Kimmage for a view on the Dubs and anyone in RTE for a take on Tyrone. There's two stories here. Dublin's attempt at the 4 in a row and a Tyrone attempt to deflate the wheels on the blue juggernaut. I'm as excited about this game as my first final in 83. It's in the blood. Up the Dubs!!

Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4700 - 29/08/2018 18:34:39    2137494

It certainly wont feel right for Dublin when they go behind and panic sets in. This Dublin outfit will be hit with an intensity level they have never experienced. Tyrone in a final, christ i'd worry for any Dub out on that field of play. They will know what a battle is as Tyrone will go hammers and tongs. Tyrone will be fighting for their very lives, for the memory of loved ones, for the people of their county. The sage mentality creates a ferocious animal in the red and white Jersey. Up Tyrone.

Game2Halves (Tyrone) - Posts: 265 - 29/08/2018 19:00:35    2137502

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 29/08/2018 19:01:10    2137503

Feels amazing to be honest.

Jackeen (Dublin) - Posts: 4097 - 29/08/2018 20:11:37    2137523

Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts: 2312 - 29/08/2018 20:17:24    2137525

poguemahone (Dublin) - Posts: 365 - 29/08/2018 20:40:45    2137531

There's two different questions are Dublin supporters excited in a Frenzy definitely yes , my what's app hasn't stopped, my Mum a big fan has been in hospital for four weeks we have arranged for her to get out for a few weeks and will drop her back , Is the county gone all Gaa crazy No , are the bandwagon supporters in a frenzy No , but who cares

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 29/08/2018 21:28:53    2137539

There are probably many reasons for the low key build up to this final. 1. It is way earlier than we were used to.
2. Tyrone already beaten twice in the championship makes it appear a foregone conclusion, unheard of and impossible previously but a reality if the Super 8s continue.
3. Probably not the most popular teams in the country, Dublin because they claim that 31 counties are against them and Tyrone because of their previous, though not lately, their ultra defensive approach.
4. It is also possible that the GAA have killed the goose that layed the golden egg with their overcharging and the extra Super 8 games may be a bridge too far for people in the counties that are not involved.

MillerX (Meath) - Posts: 1063 - 29/08/2018 21:34:33    2137542

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 29/08/2018 21:36:27    2137543