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Dublin along with Mayo playing the best style of football in the country. Imagine if the Dubs were playing Donegal 2011 all ireland semi 'anti football' the level of criticism!! Laois76 (Laois) - Posts: 1270 - 29/08/2017 16:47:01 2040237 Link
Mayo need to win the all ireland for THEMSELVES. They owe nobody else anything. Laois76 (Laois) - Posts: 1270 - 29/08/2017 16:51:25 2040242 Link
Replying To Joxer: "They never had a population of 1.3m citizens to promote games to either, they never had ticket demands of 70,000 plus for championship games, never had a problem with stadia outside of their county incapable of hosting their numbers, could never really be considered a dual county, never had a real threat from rival sports like soccer and they were never great contributors of wealth to the GAA coffers. Chalk and cheese really." in fairness the stadia has been more than adequate for our numbers on our leinster championship trips recently...the level of support we were going to get for predictably one sided affairs was never going to be as big as made out alano12 (Dublin) - Posts: 2208 - 29/08/2017 17:39:19 2040267 Link
I anticipate the build up to the final on here will be as bad as ever. Posters wondering how they can come up with rubbish threads, one trying to outdo the next for pure mince. Repeat threads or slightly differently worded titled threads discussing the same thing being discussed on about 10 other threads. Yawn. TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 7885 - 29/08/2017 17:53:51 2040277 Link
Replying To TheFlaker: "I anticipate the build up to the final on here will be as bad as ever. Posters wondering how they can come up with rubbish threads, one trying to outdo the next for pure mince. Repeat threads or slightly differently worded titled threads discussing the same thing being discussed on about 10 other threads. Yawn." Here's a thought. Don't click on the thread if you don't like the repetitive nature of the titles and you'll be saved the 'yawn'. GaaGaa78 (UK) - Posts: 285 - 29/08/2017 18:09:42 2040291 Link
Replying To TheFlaker: "I anticipate the build up to the final on here will be as bad as ever. Posters wondering how they can come up with rubbish threads, one trying to outdo the next for pure mince. Repeat threads or slightly differently worded titled threads discussing the same thing being discussed on about 10 other threads. Yawn." True enough Flaker but we're all so easily sucked in. As I said on another thread, it's McDonalds for the brain but most of us are guilty of that! MedwayIrish (Wexford) - Posts: 2324 - 29/08/2017 18:14:11 2040295 Link
Replying To as_ky: "When Dublin face Mayo in the final, if the Dubs do to Mayo what they have done to every other team this year it is going to be a hammer blow for football. It has been well documented about how the GAA have invested in Dublin to make the capital competitive but we are at the brink of this backfiring in a major way. Unless Mayo can buck the trend we will be left with an uncompetitive championship where the Dubs are miles ahead of the rest of the pack. This is going to undoubtedly effect interest in the championship." Jesus man have a bit of pride...your own county had plenty of chances to stop Dublin over the last 6 years but failed in every one. We're was all this save the game crap when Kerry won 8 in 11 years and played in 6 finals in a row in the 00's. Your Bitterness show straight through just like the team you follow you can't take your beatings. Grow a pair and move on. jacktheDub (Dublin) - Posts: 944 - 29/08/2017 19:58:05 2040345 Link
Replying To GaaGaa78: "These posts coming from Kerry people are absolutely hilarious! Bet you weren't waiting for someone to STOP when Kerry were dominating." Absolutely hilarious!. Given they won 4 of 6 all-irelands between 2004 and 2009, the same as the Dubs to date between 2011 and 2016. And then their even more total dominance with 8 all-irelands between 1975-1986. One Kerry poster was in terrible bad form on Sunday and lamenting the poor state of affairs after the Mayo beating. I reminded him of the great underage success and that they'd soon be back, no good still feeling terrible sorry for himself. Then i said probably people from over 50% of counties will never see an all-ireland senior win in their lifetime and you've won one 3 years ago! The reply..'But we are Kerry'!! Talk about a superiority complex! Most of us ended up born where we are out of pot luck! Laois76 (Laois) - Posts: 1270 - 29/08/2017 21:34:20 2040400 Link
Replying To jacktheDub: "Jesus man have a bit of pride...your own county had plenty of chances to stop Dublin over the last 6 years but failed in every one. We're was all this save the game crap when Kerry won 8 in 11 years and played in 6 finals in a row in the 00's. Your Bitterness show straight through just like the team you follow you can't take your beatings. Grow a pair and move on." Exactly. Outright begrudgery thinly veiled behind 'concern for the game reasons'. Especially as they are going for 4 minors in a row. How is it this poster and others have only become so concerned about gaelic football since Sunday? We're you concerned about Wicklow not having an U21 club championship? Concerned about the demise of Offaly football since the 80s? Concerned about Laois dropping from division 1 to division 4 since 2012? Concerned about the decline in standards in Meath and Kildare? How about a traditionally strong county like Down failing so miserably in Croke Park this year? Concern about emmigration in Leitrim? Concerned that Cavan haven't won Ulster since 1997? Or likewise Derry being a bit player in Ulster? No. No one started a thread about any of these things but because Dublin have a great team that your jealous of you open a thread asking Mayo to save football!! Ballsology! Laois76 (Laois) - Posts: 1270 - 29/08/2017 21:51:09 2040413 Link
Replying To TheFlaker: "I anticipate the build up to the final on here will be as bad as ever. Posters wondering how they can come up with rubbish threads, one trying to outdo the next for pure mince. Repeat threads or slightly differently worded titled threads discussing the same thing being discussed on about 10 other threads. Yawn." Agreed The Flaker. We have the best 2 teams in the country in the final. 2 teams that entertain. Going on recent years it should be a good game, or 2! May the best team win and good luck to both. Laois76 (Laois) - Posts: 1270 - 29/08/2017 21:55:23 2040415 Link
Replying To Laois76: "Exactly. Outright begrudgery thinly veiled behind 'concern for the game reasons'. Especially as they are going for 4 minors in a row. How is it this poster and others have only become so concerned about gaelic football since Sunday? We're you concerned about Wicklow not having an U21 club championship? Concerned about the demise of Offaly football since the 80s? Concerned about Laois dropping from division 1 to division 4 since 2012? Concerned about the decline in standards in Meath and Kildare? How about a traditionally strong county like Down failing so miserably in Croke Park this year? Concern about emmigration in Leitrim? Concerned that Cavan haven't won Ulster since 1997? Or likewise Derry being a bit player in Ulster? No. No one started a thread about any of these things but because Dublin have a great team that your jealous of you open a thread asking Mayo to save football!! Ballsology!" Your one of a kind talking total sense , second excellent post take a bow , I don't say it as you are backing Dublin ,as I've been called a bit anti-dub in the past as I don't wear the blue coloured glasses .every point you have made has merit and is worthy of investigation and debate , we have issues all over the kip in the Leitrim Wiclows of the world , the likes of Antrim a once mighty hurling county imploding , the under 21 hurling result that Kilkenny posted this month against Derry , mass emigration, there are huge issues that the association have to address , but a Kerrymans answer is to try and stifle the Dubs anyway they can , it couldn't be any more obvious vested interests in the so called best interests of the game ??? Who's fooling who , hypocrites Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 29/08/2017 22:04:18 2040419 Link
Replying To as_ky: "When Dublin face Mayo in the final, if the Dubs do to Mayo what they have done to every other team this year it is going to be a hammer blow for football. It has been well documented about how the GAA have invested in Dublin to make the capital competitive but we are at the brink of this backfiring in a major way. Unless Mayo can buck the trend we will be left with an uncompetitive championship where the Dubs are miles ahead of the rest of the pack. This is going to undoubtedly effect interest in the championship." yerra BartMcQueen (Cork) - Posts: 196 - 29/08/2017 22:05:12 2040420 Link
Replying To as_ky: "When Dublin face Mayo in the final, if the Dubs do to Mayo what they have done to every other team this year it is going to be a hammer blow for football. It has been well documented about how the GAA have invested in Dublin to make the capital competitive but we are at the brink of this backfiring in a major way. Unless Mayo can buck the trend we will be left with an uncompetitive championship where the Dubs are miles ahead of the rest of the pack. This is going to undoubtedly effect interest in the championship." If this post had been posted by a person from any other county; would it have got any slagging? The fact remains he is right. 31 counties will be rooting for Mayo on the 3rd Sunday in the hope that we can buck the trend. And it's not just because people have pitty on Mayo; some do of course but their are those who will use the fight we bring to Dublin as a barometer to gauge their own potential. Kerry will no doubt enter the frey once again in 12-24 months and replace Mayo as the main contender; but until then other counties may be offered the faintest glimmer of hope if we pull off the impossible. theblackcard (Mayo) - Posts: 47 - 29/08/2017 22:08:54 2040426 Link
Dublin are a breath of fresh air, They play attractive open football and embrace the game like we did in the 00s. I'd love the likes of Andy Moran , Keith Higgins and the rest of those boys to win Sam. Not to save football but to allow them the success that there efforts Year after year in the face of crushing defeats deserve. There is an argument over Dublin dominance in a financial sense but that is no fault of Dublin and if it was offered to any other county we'd hardly turn it down. Ironically the Dubs themselves are getting bored of it to a degree, No battles in Leinster anymore no big days against Meath to look forward to in June. I know lots of Dubs that miss those days. Last Sunday was another example the fans looked bored it was that one sided. I for one though salute the Dubs for putting in place a team to rival the best ever team our team of the 70s/80s. westkerry (Kerry) - Posts: 1250 - 29/08/2017 22:14:00 2040435 Link
Replying To Laois76: "Exactly. Outright begrudgery thinly veiled behind 'concern for the game reasons'. Especially as they are going for 4 minors in a row. How is it this poster and others have only become so concerned about gaelic football since Sunday? We're you concerned about Wicklow not having an U21 club championship? Concerned about the demise of Offaly football since the 80s? Concerned about Laois dropping from division 1 to division 4 since 2012? Concerned about the decline in standards in Meath and Kildare? How about a traditionally strong county like Down failing so miserably in Croke Park this year? Concern about emmigration in Leitrim? Concerned that Cavan haven't won Ulster since 1997? Or likewise Derry being a bit player in Ulster? No. No one started a thread about any of these things but because Dublin have a great team that your jealous of you open a thread asking Mayo to save football!! Ballsology!" I've nothing against Kerry or any other county really but that post was quality, I know it wasn't just ranting, you made some excellent points, but the ranting tone of it on top of that means you get a salute for that one! :) MedwayIrish (Wexford) - Posts: 2324 - 29/08/2017 22:28:42 2040445 Link
Replying To as_ky: "When Dublin face Mayo in the final, if the Dubs do to Mayo what they have done to every other team this year it is going to be a hammer blow for football. It has been well documented about how the GAA have invested in Dublin to make the capital competitive but we are at the brink of this backfiring in a major way. Unless Mayo can buck the trend we will be left with an uncompetitive championship where the Dubs are miles ahead of the rest of the pack. This is going to undoubtedly effect interest in the championship." My oh my oh my..... it is a sad day when a Kerry man calls on a different county to beat the Dubs for the sake of and to save GAA football. Talk about being desperate to see the Dubs not win another All Ireland, when Kerry themselves had dominated for so long through those bygone years... When Kerry fans have to resort to this type of stuff it says more about the state of football in Kerry than the level of football in Dublin. Earlier this season Kerry fans after winning the League (and breaking Dublin's unbeaten run in the process) and then winning the Munster Championship, they were looking forward to their own Treble.... Oh how things have changed after being taught a lesson by Mayo not once but twice in a week. No sympathy for Kerry from many people last Sat, and then to start a topic like this... Cringe worthy to say the least this topic being brought up by a Kerry poster of any ilk... Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 3725 - 29/08/2017 22:42:18 2040452 Link
Replying To Laois76: "Exactly. Outright begrudgery thinly veiled behind 'concern for the game reasons'. Especially as they are going for 4 minors in a row. How is it this poster and others have only become so concerned about gaelic football since Sunday? We're you concerned about Wicklow not having an U21 club championship? Concerned about the demise of Offaly football since the 80s? Concerned about Laois dropping from division 1 to division 4 since 2012? Concerned about the decline in standards in Meath and Kildare? How about a traditionally strong county like Down failing so miserably in Croke Park this year? Concern about emmigration in Leitrim? Concerned that Cavan haven't won Ulster since 1997? Or likewise Derry being a bit player in Ulster? No. No one started a thread about any of these things but because Dublin have a great team that your jealous of you open a thread asking Mayo to save football!! Ballsology!" Exactly - spot on.... Very well said. Says it all when a Kerry poster has to resort to this sort of stuff... Oh how the once mighty have fallen to new lows... :o) Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 3725 - 29/08/2017 22:45:31 2040456 Link
Replying To Damothedub: "Your one of a kind talking total sense , second excellent post take a bow , I don't say it as you are backing Dublin ,as I've been called a bit anti-dub in the past as I don't wear the blue coloured glasses .every point you have made has merit and is worthy of investigation and debate , we have issues all over the kip in the Leitrim Wiclows of the world , the likes of Antrim a once mighty hurling county imploding , the under 21 hurling result that Kilkenny posted this month against Derry , mass emigration, there are huge issues that the association have to address , but a Kerrymans answer is to try and stifle the Dubs anyway they can , it couldn't be any more obvious vested interests in the so called best interests of the game ??? Who's fooling who , hypocrites" Thanks Damo and Medway. I'm anti no county. But individual posters who have it good need to cop on. But it's a bit like chief executives of major banks getting annoyed as the rival bank exec got a bonus while the plebs have been struggling for years. Like the OP is used to Kerry being dominant, the Brazil of Gaelic Football, then a new team Dublin (Spain or Germany) arrives in town and it's doom and gloom. Like a spoilt child. I'm going over old ground but being from Laois my 3 big highlights were winning Leinster in 2003, the football league in 1986 when i was 10 and getting to the final of the Centenary Cup in hurling in 1984. And at least Laois have won a provincial in living memory. Carlow, Wicklow in Leinster haven't. Wicklow never, Carlow not since 1944. KK1926 (Kilkenny) - Posts: 175 - 29/08/2017 23:05:46 2040480 Link
Replying To Laois76: "Exactly. Outright begrudgery thinly veiled behind 'concern for the game reasons'. Especially as they are going for 4 minors in a row. How is it this poster and others have only become so concerned about gaelic football since Sunday? We're you concerned about Wicklow not having an U21 club championship? Concerned about the demise of Offaly football since the 80s? Concerned about Laois dropping from division 1 to division 4 since 2012? Concerned about the decline in standards in Meath and Kildare? How about a traditionally strong county like Down failing so miserably in Croke Park this year? Concern about emmigration in Leitrim? Concerned that Cavan haven't won Ulster since 1997? Or likewise Derry being a bit player in Ulster? No. No one started a thread about any of these things but because Dublin have a great team that your jealous of you open a thread asking Mayo to save football!! Ballsology!" Outstanding!! insert standing ovation gif DannyMcA (Dublin)* - Posts: 260 - 29/08/2017 23:06:52 2040482 Link
Replying To DannyMcA: "Outstanding!! insert standing ovation gif" And you know Danny i'm not 'brown nosing' Dubs. We had a healthy debate after the Dublin/Monaghan quarter final whereby i felt McCaffrey and Cooper made a meal of some contact to the head, i thought it came from management. But there was none of that on Sunday and i hoped Dublin wouldn't go down that route. Laois76 (Laois)* - Posts: 1270 - 29/08/2017 23:19:37 2040494 Link