I think Galway,Cavan,Cork,Kildare are all ahead of Roscommon if they manage to win the Connacht final it will be fine achievement. I think the All Ireland semi finals will be Cavan v Cork, Kildare v Galway and any one of those four teams could win the All Ireland.

Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3640 - 26/03/2013 18:39:31    1356911

No Tipp will beat Cork end of

stekhli (Dublin) - Posts: 3121 - 26/03/2013 20:50:42    1356985

Tipp are good but i don't think we will see the best of them for another year when the 2011 minors will be all 20-21.

Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3640 - 27/03/2013 15:19:07    1357369

I know Cavan are strong but Donegal have a serious team and most of the starting 15 played to a very competitive level in the McKenna cup with the seniors.
Lads like McBrearty (2 senior Ulster medals, 1 senior All Ireland) and Ryan McHugh have played solidly during the senior league in Div 1 against the best in the country so I expect them to have a great tear up with Cavan. Only team I would be worried about outside of Ulster is Kildare.

SeanieSense (Donegal) - Posts: 328 - 27/03/2013 16:16:21    1357427

Cork leading by 3 and Tipp by 8 at half time.

Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3640 - 27/03/2013 20:08:49    1357635

Cork won by 9 Tipp by 8. Munster final to be played 10th April in Thurles.

Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3640 - 27/03/2013 20:51:33    1357672

You know you have a good team when players who have been on the panel for three years are being left on the bench to allow the younger generation to express themselves in more advanced positions

banterladhi (Donegal) - Posts: 502 - 27/03/2013 21:50:07    1357727

Confirmed provincial finals so far

Connacht

Roscommon v Galway

Munster

Cork v Tipperary

Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2393 - 28/03/2013 16:23:17    1358079

And Kildare v Longford. Connacht final set for Hyde park April 6th at 6pm.

The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 4074 - 28/03/2013 16:31:52    1358086

Down to the last ten teams. Some good value bets i thought Cork would win the All Ireland but they haven't been overly impressive v Kerry,Limerick and Tipp are good enough to beat in Munster final.

Kildare 9/4
Cork 3/1
Galway 7/1
Tipperary 15/2
Roscommon 8/1
Longford 10/1
Cavan 11/1
Donegal 14/1
Down 16/1
Derry 18/1

Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3640 - 28/03/2013 18:04:24    1358146

Kildare favourites. I hope none of those other teams are fit. If they are we have no chance.

doublehop (Kildare) - Posts: 4172 - 28/03/2013 19:04:03    1358180

Is Fionn Dowling injured?

If so Kildare will struggle to get past Longford. Him and Niall Kelly are Kildare's only natural footballers.

beir_bua (Kildare) - Posts: 746 - 28/03/2013 19:47:14    1358199

Longford keeper Paddy Collum is out of the Leinster final. Injured his knee against Wexford and had to be stretchered off.

Oddball (Roscommon) - Posts: 953 - 28/03/2013 20:08:40    1358211

Limped off during the first half against Laois, but didn't look too bad when heading towards the dressing room at half time and when walking out onto the pitch at full time.

No idea how bad it is / was but didn't look to be anything too serious at the time.

if_in_doubt (Kildare) - Posts: 3691 - 28/03/2013 20:08:49    1358212

Him and Niall Kelly are Kildare's only natural footballers.

Flynn, Fogarty and Hurley have had Aussie Rules scouts all over them and Cribben is just back from two years out there. They must be seeing something you're not.

doublehop (Kildare) - Posts: 4172 - 28/03/2013 20:10:19    1358213

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Him and Niall Kelly are Kildare's only natural footballers.

Flynn, Fogarty and Hurley have had Aussie Rules scouts all over them and Cribben is just back from two years out there. They must be seeing something you're not.

Ssssshhhh

Not a natural footballer among them. Gym monkeys is all they are! ;-)

beir_bua (Kildare) - Posts: 746 - 28/03/2013 20:31:18    1358233

Tipp have some great players in Bill Maher , Dylan Fitzelle , Seamus Kennedy , Sean O'Brien , Ian Fahy , pHilip Quirke , Liam McGrath , Michael Quinlivan and Donagh Leahy , cant see how Cork will be able to deal with them , this is Tipp's best chance , next year Dublin will walk it as next year will be the dreamteam

stekhli (Dublin) - Posts: 3121 - 28/03/2013 20:41:52    1358241

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this is Tipp's best chance , next year Dublin will walk it as next year will be the dreamteam

In in theory the best Tipp U21 should be next year remember the one that beat Dublin in minor All Ireland in 2011. As for "dream team" were Dublin caught day dreaming v Longford this year?

Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3640 - 28/03/2013 21:34:02    1358269

Do Galway have a realistic chance.. Had a great team few years ago?

Currencyaffairs (Galway) - Posts: 21 - 28/03/2013 21:37:33    1358272

Galway have a chance but the game with Roscommon is 50/50 and Roscommon also have home advantage. And of course even if they win that they would possibly be up against the favourites in Kildare in the semis. That said Cork were hot favourites to win it all in 2011 when Galway beat them in the semis.

Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2393 - 29/03/2013 15:33:31    1358489