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Delusional,my Kerry friend.Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.And ye have had that power for 125 long years.Your so long feasting on Munster's bony carcass that you can't see how stale and predictable it has always been.One game v Cork a year and the Kingdom's appetite is sated.All hail this monstrously brilliant one - game competition!There are none so blind as those who choose not to see.
cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 09/02/2017 18:58:13 1954125 Link 3 |
Il sit back and let Cue and the hermit go at it for two days ;) The_Fridge (Tyrone) - Posts: 2088 - 09/02/2017 20:19:53 1954170 Link 0 |
I'll hazard a guess ; 32,000.Wrap up warm pal because even a fridge is gonna feel this cutting cold snap.
cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 09/02/2017 20:32:35 1954178 Link 0 |
Tyrone v @DubGAAOfficial The_Fridge (Tyrone) - Posts: 2088 - 09/02/2017 20:44:33 1954185 Link 0 |
Cue I understand your philosophy but I'm going to go with the Hermit on this one, in an ideal world, the league would be the man, but tradition has it that its not. The league fixtures are more attractive on paper than a lot of provincial championship games but reality is that they don't live long in the memory because they are less prestigious glory wise. realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8592 - 09/02/2017 21:37:54 1954207 Link 4 |
Equity and good competition trumps tradition for me,but each to their own.
cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 09/02/2017 21:50:27 1954210 Link 0 |
The Munster hurling and Ulster football championships are fair,hard fought,exciting and have a decent spread of different winners down through the years.I have been to numerous Munster hurling finals.I enjoy the unpredictability of it with lots of evenly matched,good teams vying for the big prize.Munster football,bar Cork v Kerry,does not have that same fascination for me.The complete opposite,in fact.
cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 09/02/2017 22:15:40 1954220 Link 0 |
What is our Association and what are our games without the tradition that makes them unique? Looks like we will just have to agree to disagree on this one. TheHermit (Kerry) - Posts: 6354 - 09/02/2017 22:32:11 1954223 Link 2 |
What good is tradition to Waterford,Tipp,Clare and Limericks' footballers in Munster?Bar the extremely rare big win,like Tipp v Cork last year,has tradition been a good thing or a burden to them? Yes,the Munster football final between Cork and Kerry is a great day in the GAA calender and has a lot of history attached.I always watch it and some of the games have been memorable. But is it enough to say the Munster football championship,as a whole,is a healthy competition?Has it ever been?I don't think it is.Far from it.I'm trying to look at the bigger picture.At what might work better for the weaker teams in all provinces. I don't like knocking the other four counties in Munster,i actually feel sympathy for them,stuck in a rut of defeat after defeat.Year after year.Decade after decade.It's not their fault,they are predominantly hurling counties and that won't ever change.And neither will Kerryyand Cork's dominance (and Kerry's dominance over Cork) if nothing is done about it. cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 09/02/2017 23:10:04 1954229 Link 0 |
Hi lads I being reading your comments for the last year, give credit where credit is due , the dubs are the team to beat, when in the 90 and winning nothing , there was nobody talking , they have a great team now and it's up to the rest of Ireland to beat them , what I see you play bad and win , that a sign of a great team , so until the rest catches up with them , please don't talk rubbish , Horsebox42 (Monaghan) - Posts: 2 - 10/02/2017 03:24:07 1954243 Link 2 |
The league has turned into a great competition, fixtures are far better than the provincial phoney war of the championship. Donegalman (None) - Posts: 3830 - 10/02/2017 09:23:42 1954268 Link 2 |
Don't believe the lack of hype, the best fixture in Div1 football by far this weekend is in Castleblaney (or is that Clones...) MadgeKing (Cavan) - Posts: 493 - 10/02/2017 12:01:01 1954321 Link 0 |
The league i think is gaining an increasing prestige, not sure will it ever come with the umph of an All Ireland particularly with the proposed change in structure after the provincials which will hopefully sort out the historical imbalances somewhat in the easy passage through the provinces. TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 10/02/2017 13:42:15 1954375 Link 1 |
It is only goin to get bigger and better,i feel.Many people are bored with the predictability of the provincial championships.There is nothing predictable about the four national leagues.It is fantastic entertainment for two months.
cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 10/02/2017 14:06:28 1954391 Link 3 |
I agree cuederocket, the league is a fantastic competition but not given enough emphasis by the GAA. I actually think the games in the league are much better as a spectacle than the championship. Look at the fixtures this weekend, Dublin v Tyrone and Kerry v Mayo, absolutely mouth watering games.
Green_Gold (Donegal) - Posts: 1874 - 10/02/2017 16:32:32 1954455 Link 1 |
Two excellent games in store alright. Top 4 in the country and all will hope to lay down a marker for the Summer ahead. Think Kerry will beat Mayo. Tyrone could well prevail in Croker tomorrow night. The Dubs have secured 30 unbeaten games in both League and Championship Reaching that milestone of the big Three O is some achievement. If we are to lose then I would much prefer it to be in the League and not in the latter end of the Championship. It would also give us extra incentive to beat that county should we meet in the Summer. Our unbeaten record will be shattered sooner or later, so let it be in the League. Regarding Tyrone - they will be missing 2 star players through injury, but are still a formidable outfit. A great test all round. If we win I will be delighted but if we lose I won't be too despondent. Our very late return to training this year is aimed at one thing an one thing only - SAM.... Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 3733 - 10/02/2017 20:14:08 1954512 Link 0 |
Dubs team Vs Tyrone TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 10/02/2017 23:03:31 1954560 Link 0 |
Dublin by 9 cant see Tyrone even getting into the game without mattie donnelly. i rate him second best midfielder in country behind fenton so a big miss he makes them tick... Dublin just a class team all round and forget about playing a running game against them for 70 mins Cavanlife (Cavan) - Posts: 54 - 10/02/2017 23:15:19 1954565 Link 0 |
Is Cooper named on the team or whats up with him? He really made full back his own last year.
Iamlegion666 (Monaghan) - Posts: 285 - 10/02/2017 23:49:56 1954574 Link 0 |
I don't think Tyrone will end the dubs winning run this weekend for a few reasons. Firstly having watched them Sunday v roscommon they were continually opened up through the centre by good roscommon running. A stronger running team with more clinical forwards like Dublin could knock in a few goals. Secondly Tyrone full back line were second to almost every possession that was played in. They looked like there was a lack of pace in there. Something roscommon did not exploit. Lastly roscommons attempts at sweeping were very poor at times and a team with a more honed defensive plan could snuff out the Tyrone attack. For me Tyrone have a good bit of work to do to get out of 4th place. Jonnycee (Longford) - Posts: 185 - 11/02/2017 03:08:04 1954594 Link 0 |