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dublings 11th point, rocks free just before the peno looked wide as a gate to me.....how did they not even consult auld hawk eye himself beggars belief.... Gammy_Knee (USA) - Posts: 1482 - 01/10/2016 19:25:17 1921154 Link 0 |
Unlucky to mayo today. great effort but have to say changing goalkeepers. terrible tactics.thought dubs deserved their win and these are great times to be a dublin supporter..now 3 in a row is on for 2017..up dublin. GGdub (Dublin) - Posts: 260 - 01/10/2016 19:36:38 1921157 Link 0 |
There should be no excuses here. Mayo picked Hennelly and that probably ended any chance of winning the match. it was a completely off the wall decision by Mayo mgt. Guys break there arses all year to get to the final and then the guys on the sideline have a brain wave to put a keeper who made a number of blunders in big matches on instead of a keeper that was in contention for an Allstar before today centerfield (Mayo) - Posts: 360 - 01/10/2016 19:36:57 1921158 Link 1 |
Congrats to this great Dublin team, you can't buy what they have. Huge commiserations to Mayo, but don't give me that no 3 cheers bullshit, no one likes it and Cluxton knows it. realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8596 - 01/10/2016 19:38:02 1921159 Link 7 |
Definitely taut that was wide. How john small stayed on the pitch in first half is baffling. What he did was way worse than what keegan did. Is this one of our best referees?
jj72 (Kildare) - Posts: 53 - 01/10/2016 19:39:28 1921160 Link 1 |
No it was a definite point, umpire watched it all the way,no protest from Mayo either.Mayo keeper just rushed to kick the ball out, it was high but clearly a point, DOC cost Mayo that score by blocking down the first free kick,what was he thinking!! between that, COC missing the last free and the keeper having a nightmare, that cost Mayo.
TirChonaillabu2 (Donegal) - Posts: 344 - 01/10/2016 19:43:41 1921161 Link 0 |
Me heart is in bits for Mayo. How much heartache can they take. Tough on all players and management and supporters sport can be so cruel . Safe travels back west lads. fireinthebelly (Galway) - Posts: 89 - 01/10/2016 19:44:43 1921162 Link 0 |
Hard luck to Mayo as annoying as some of their players are you'd still need a heart of stone not to feel for their great following. Delighted for my own county, it was hard work over the two games to get going. The margins were small, but just enough, I have no doubt both these teams will be contesting the final stages of the championhip again next year. arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4898 - 01/10/2016 19:45:11 1921164 Link 0 |
Most people know that Dublin are a great team and I would have said that even if they had been beaten. As well as some great footballers they have great pace all over the pitch. A totally silly dumb call by the manager to leave one of the best keepers on the side line-will they look for a new manager now?. Why did O'Shea not get a penalty when he was fouled twice ( rugby tackled twice two guys on his back- an amazing decision by ref) inside the square. The black card is again be given out like a lottery. browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 01/10/2016 19:47:15 1921166 Link 0 |
Donegal are the only team to have shown that when we beat them in 2014.
TirChonaillabu2 (Donegal) - Posts: 344 - 01/10/2016 19:47:42 1921168 Link 0 |
So two OGs in the first and a calamitous decision to not stick with keeper...mad stuff. bert09 (Meath) - Posts: 1792 - 01/10/2016 19:56:11 1921171 Link 1 |
True, but the more I hear about that game in 2014 the more Im reminded of just how long its been since someone last managed to beat this lot.
joncarter (Galway) - Posts: 2692 - 01/10/2016 19:57:59 1921172 Link 1 |
Exciting game with a lot of talking points. There are three points in particular that puzzle me; 1. Why did Mayo change keepers before the game? Was Clarke carrying an injury? neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 01/10/2016 20:03:47 1921175 Link 0 |
thought the ball was way right of the upright looking at it from the kickers perspective...umpire was poorly positioned imo to make a definite call....hawk eye should have been used...
Gammy_Knee (USA) - Posts: 1482 - 01/10/2016 20:04:19 1921176 Link 0 |
Rubbish, better team won, ref gave Mayo plenty of handy ones let the truth be known, no way did the better team lose. Superdubs, championies!!!
KerryKillers (Dublin) - Posts: 711 - 01/10/2016 20:12:04 1921180 Link 4 |
Mayo got their fair share of calls over the two days rossy15 (Roscommon) - Posts: 619 - 01/10/2016 20:14:05 1921183 Link 0 |
Mayo and all their players have got to stick with it for 2017. uibhfhaili1986 (Offaly) - Posts: 1296 - 01/10/2016 20:15:21 1921186 Link 0 |
2 great games and credit is due to both teams. It would be unfair on Mayo to say that the Dubs were the better team. They were both evenly matched. 2 ogs in the 1st game and the keeper mistake for the penalty have cost Mayo. U just cannot expect to win games doing that. They gave away a lot of tap over frees in the 1st half as well. Seamus o shea did not deserve to be on the losing side today. He was unbelievable for Mayo. Feel sorry for Cillian O Connor missing that free. He is the best free taker in the country. Mayo fans must be sick. U have to hand it to the Dubs tho. They are a serious outfit. aidan64 (Kerry) - Posts: 665 - 01/10/2016 20:19:32 1921189 Link 0 |
Congrats to Dublin, a truly exceptional side who will undoubtedly now be talked of in the exalted company of the great sides of yesteryear. Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 01/10/2016 20:26:56 1921194 Link 1 |
Well done Dublin, as much as it kills me to say that. But character, desire, passion and undoubted skill carried Dublin over the line. David (Meath) - Posts: 567 - 01/10/2016 20:27:42 1921196 Link 0 |