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Replying To Onion_Sack: "Agreed! 1980! The second best team of all time ( At that stage they thought they were best) whatll we do! We'll make them play less games to win the AI. All you've to do is win 3 games!" Stoll time yes dubs 2015 best but kerry overall most successful in football anyway both sides great Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 958 - 23/08/2025 22:53:45 2633288 Link
Replying To Onion_Sack: "Agreed! 1980! The second best team of all time ( At that stage they thought they were best) whatll we do! We'll make them play less games to win the AI. All you've to do is win 3 games!" Here we dubs had easy leinster too you argue or maybe I don't agree rest just fsr behind not Dublin or kerry fault their location. But it is deeply ironic you are that bitter against kerry ironic. You can only neat who is province and they beat ulster teams all this year and some still moan Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 958 - 23/08/2025 22:55:04 2633289 Link
Replying To legendzxix: "Dublin 2025. Warriors! Going up to Newry like that. Winning their prize of home advantage in their home league ground of Croke Park for the preliminary quarter-finals. History makers!" Kerry 2025. Warriors! Playing the Munster football final in Killarney and destroying the 2024 all ireland hurling champions football team, it must be very satisfying. History makers indeed! Onion_Sack (Dublin) - Posts: 380 - 23/08/2025 22:55:55 2633290 Link
Replying To Onion_Sack: "Agreed! 1980! The second best team of all time ( At that stage they thought they were best) whatll we do! We'll make them play less games to win the AI. All you've to do is win 3 games!" Ffs bitterness ironic ye beat cavan and again mayo in 20w0 if you want argue. Ffs they won group at stroll people say kerry don't know where they are at they turned up when needed and wrote off according to loads . If you saying they were easy group dubs may as well have 3 game to win tour all ireland as leinster was no battle but you won't mention that. Hypocrisy here at highest level Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 958 - 23/08/2025 22:56:48 2633291 Link
See more bitter mayo or some of bitter dubs put more joining. Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 958 - 23/08/2025 22:57:14 2633292 Link
Replying To legendzxix: "Dublin 2025. Warriors! Going up to Newry like that. Winning their prize of home advantage in their home league ground of Croke Park for the preliminary quarter-finals. History makers!" Don't mind they hypocrite he fails mention leinster for 14 or 15 years bad no competition nobody even meath kikdsre got within 9 points for main. Deeply ironic he mentions it about kerry Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 958 - 23/08/2025 22:59:48 2633295 Link
Replying To Onion_Sack: "Agreed! 1980! The second best team of all time ( At that stage they thought they were best) whatll we do! We'll make them play less games to win the AI. All you've to do is win 3 games!" Dublin move down munster so now see so. Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 958 - 23/08/2025 23:01:03 2633296 Link
Every game nearly leinster never before finals ye had croke back games as well Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 958 - 23/08/2025 23:03:08 2633298 Link
Replying To Gaaforlife2023: "See more bitter mayo or some of bitter dubs put more joining." Eh! English please! Onion_Sack (Dublin) - Posts: 380 - 23/08/2025 23:06:05 2633300 Link
A decision to be finalised in the next few weeks is whether the preseason tournaments make a return after a one year absence. The GPA are dead set against the competitions being brought back. Challenge games were being arranged however. I wonder could there be common ground where the preseason tournaments could be run like the Railway Cup last year... 15 minute quarters sending a signal that these are more preseason challenge than full on competitive. The GPA say they need to be in official training 6 weeks before a competitive tournament starts. If 15 minute quarters can constitute that the league is still the start of competitive tournament, that might do the trick. The GPA make the point that people are paying to watch preseason tournaments and that makes the competitive. People are paying to watch challenge games as well. That seems to avoid being labelled competitive! Anyways, one for Croke Park to sort out. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 9169 - 26/08/2025 20:11:12 2633709 Link
Replying To Gaaforlife2023: "See more bitter mayo or some of bitter dubs put more joining." Think your the bitter one here towards Dubs and Mayo don't think Dubs are bitter at all with all their celtic crosses ! Coming from a Longford one is well to throw a dig at mayo also is funny. S1234 (Mayo) - Posts: 343 - 26/08/2025 23:31:06 2633735 Link
https://hoganstand.com/Forum/FindPost?MessageID=2633789 7 counties emerged from this year's league as strong All Ireland contenders. Defending champions always have a target on their backs. Just look at Armagh this year. Tyrone will be strong. Plenty has been said about home league ground advantage. Donegal and Armagh will be strong. Galway and Mayo will challenge as well. Up to 10 counties could emerge from next year's league. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 9169 - 27/08/2025 14:38:34 2633801 Link
Replying To legendzxix: "https://hoganstand.com/Forum/FindPost?MessageID=2633789 7 counties emerged from this year's league as strong All Ireland contenders. Defending champions always have a target on their backs. Just look at Armagh this year. Tyrone will be strong. Plenty has been said about home league ground advantage. Donegal and Armagh will be strong. Galway and Mayo will challenge as well. Up to 10 counties could emerge from next year's league." There won't be 10 counties capable of beating Kerry in a Senior Championship knockout game by the end of the League. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16982 - 27/08/2025 14:53:03 2633805 Link
Recent All Ireland winners have emerged from the pack. Donegal, Dublin, Armagh and Galway were the favourites to get to the semi finals at the end of June. Tyrone then will be strong. Division 2 might work in their favour. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 9169 - 27/08/2025 15:42:49 2633811 Link
Replying To legendzxix: "Recent All Ireland winners have emerged from the pack. Donegal, Dublin, Armagh and Galway were the favourites to get to the semi finals at the end of June. Tyrone then will be strong. Division 2 might work in their favour." Kerry are capable of winning an AI in any particular year. You weren't one of 10 teams who only emerged at the end of the League Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16982 - 27/08/2025 17:36:29 2633827 Link
Replying To legendzxix: "Recent All Ireland winners have emerged from the pack. Donegal, Dublin, Armagh and Galway were the favourites to get to the semi finals at the end of June. Tyrone then will be strong. Division 2 might work in their favour." Yerra Yerra !! superbluedub (Dublin) - Posts: 2887 - 27/08/2025 17:53:10 2633829 Link
It seems Donegal's Michael Murphy is likely to return for an All-Ireland tilt next year. At least one of Donegal, Armagh or Tyrone will be travelling away to a provincial finalist in Round 1. Provincial winners could clash as early as Rounds 2A or 2B. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 9169 - 28/08/2025 11:34:33 2633905 Link
Paddy Power odds Kerry - 6/4 Donegal - 7/1 Tyrone - 7/1 Armagh - 12/1 Dublin - 14/1 Galway - 14/1 Derry - 16/1 Mayo - 16/1 Cork, Down, Monaghan and Meath in that order - followed by Kildare, Louth and Roscommon, Assuming those are correct, we are looking at 8 provincial finalists - Dublin, Kerry, Cork (now the draw has been rigged in their favor) with Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Monaghan, Donegal, Armagh and Kildare all qualified already Of the remainder Tyrone, Meath and Derry should qualify Leaving Louth, Cavan and Offaly hoping Kildare and Cork get relegated from Div 2 leaving them all in the SAM Maguire competition. Down, Limerick and Clare will be hoping Kildare and Cork can avoid relegation, giving 2 spots to div 3 finalists. tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1584 - 28/08/2025 12:15:08 2633915 Link
If Murphy is back for another year, last years All Star Gallan is going yo have another poor year team can't carry both of them. jacktheboy (Donegal) - Posts: 498 - 28/08/2025 12:28:13 2633923 Link
Replying To legendzxix: "It seems Donegal's Michael Murphy is likely to return for an All-Ireland tilt next year. At least one of Donegal, Armagh or Tyrone will be travelling away to a provincial finalist in Round 1. Provincial winners could clash as early as Rounds 2A or 2B." Unlike Kerry who will have yet another handy run in a Hurling Province and win another provincial title to add to there ridiculous 86 Munster titles !! Time to move Kerry to Ulster -:) superbluedub (Dublin) - Posts: 2887 - 28/08/2025 13:16:04 2633927 Link