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Replying To KY4SAM2015:  "Cork are getting worse and Dublin are still miles better then anyone in Leinster. There is very little sign of the gap closing apart from a few good results from Meath in the league. Hopefully Meath, Kildare and a few others can challenge again, would be great to see but i cant see it in the next 3 to 4 years."
You might see it this year. Certainly next.

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 11/04/2019 13:32:59    2178456

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Replying To KY4SAM2015:  "Cork are getting worse and Dublin are still miles better then anyone in Leinster. There is very little sign of the gap closing apart from a few good results from Meath in the league. Hopefully Meath, Kildare and a few others can challenge again, would be great to see but i cant see it in the next 3 to 4 years."
Bar mayo dublin have been miles better then everyone outside of leinster too, that dominance will come to a end sooner or later it always does to great teams, the leinster championship through the 90s to the mid naughties was a great championship and it will be again. So keep watching and we'll show ye how to beat dublin in a championship game in Croke park.

Royal.Legend (Meath) - Posts: 665 - 11/04/2019 13:51:05    2178458

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Replying To Royal.Legend:  "Bar mayo dublin have been miles better then everyone outside of leinster too, that dominance will come to a end sooner or later it always does to great teams, the leinster championship through the 90s to the mid naughties was a great championship and it will be again. So keep watching and we'll show ye how to beat dublin in a championship game in Croke park."
No offense but ye are miles off this Dublin team.
I saw yer league final against Donegal and ye showed flashes of good football but in fairness when Donegal got tired of playing around with ye they put the boot down and blew ye away.

You say Dublins dominance is coming to an end when it's a fact they're team is actually getting younger !

I can't see Dublin regressing enough where ye'l beat them tbh.

Kildare have the players that could rattle them in time but not this year, and they are the closest to Dublin in Leinster.

I think Dublin will be in no mood for messing around in Leinster this summer so god help ye if ye meet.

KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 11/04/2019 14:35:21    2178463

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Replying To royaldunne:  "You might see it this year. Certainly next."
Have you not been saying that Meath will start to challenge for a number of years now?
They certainly are going in the right direction and hopefully your delusional optimism will finally come true. Start with getting into the super 8s and being competitive. Then think about competing with the likes of Dublin.

KY4SAM2015 (Kerry) - Posts: 898 - 11/04/2019 14:39:35    2178465

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Replying To Royal.Legend:  "Bar mayo dublin have been miles better then everyone outside of leinster too, that dominance will come to a end sooner or later it always does to great teams, the leinster championship through the 90s to the mid naughties was a great championship and it will be again. So keep watching and we'll show ye how to beat dublin in a championship game in Croke park."
We have played Dublin 22 times in croker with 15 wins and one draw in championship football so we dont need to many tips on how to beat them. As you said all dominance comes to an end but im not pinning my hopes on Meath. Ye guys know more about state of football there so hopefully your right.

KY4SAM2015 (Kerry) - Posts: 898 - 11/04/2019 14:54:26    2178466

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Replying To KY4SAM2015:  "Have you not been saying that Meath will start to challenge for a number of years now?
They certainly are going in the right direction and hopefully your delusional optimism will finally come true. Start with getting into the super 8s and being competitive. Then think about competing with the likes of Dublin."
No delusional, I'm not from Kerry. Ie dubs bit#hes for last number of years. We believe we have to earn the right to challenge unlike some in the south who think that cause they talk funny and send gombeens to the dail (yesterday prime example) they are the greatest football county of all time (a non biased system would have ensured Kerry wouldn't have half the all ire they have ). We will return to the top table and sure we might even have another ole ole sing song along the way

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 11/04/2019 14:57:39    2178467

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Meath are still awhile away in their development yet, still behind the likes of Roscommon, Cavan and Kildare despite the fact that Meath will be in a higher league division than those 3 next year. Ros, Cavan and Kildare have all gotten at least a couple of years in Division 1 over the last few years and it is that experience that will help Meath develop.

Meath have completed the easy part in getting promoted.

Now the hard work begins of staying in the top Division and creating a place for themselves amongst the top 5/6 teams. Something the above teams have not yet succeeded in doing. It'll take time.

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13707 - 11/04/2019 14:59:29    2178468

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Replying To MesAmis:  "Meath are still awhile away in their development yet, still behind the likes of Roscommon, Cavan and Kildare despite the fact that Meath will be in a higher league division than those 3 next year. Ros, Cavan and Kildare have all gotten at least a couple of years in Division 1 over the last few years and it is that experience that will help Meath develop.

Meath have completed the easy part in getting promoted.

Now the hard work begins of staying in the top Division and creating a place for themselves amongst the top 5/6 teams. Something the above teams have not yet succeeded in doing. It'll take time."
I guarantee you we better than Roscommon Kildare or Cavan at the moment. Things can change. But give me any those 3 in last q rd and we'd be happy

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 11/04/2019 16:27:49    2178481

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Replying To royaldunne:  "I guarantee you we better than Roscommon Kildare or Cavan at the moment. Things can change. But give me any those 3 in last q rd and we'd be happy"
Maybe Meath are but until they prove it, it remains to be seen.

Meath going in the right direction but that was always going to be the easy part, as those 3 counties have shown, its staying in Div 1 that is the difficult part.

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13707 - 11/04/2019 17:48:00    2178484

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Replying To KY4SAM2015:  "We have played Dublin 22 times in croker with 15 wins and one draw in championship football so we dont need to many tips on how to beat them. As you said all dominance comes to an end but im not pinning my hopes on Meath. Ye guys know more about state of football there so hopefully your right."
Kerry havnt beaten dublin in championship football this decade but meath have, based on Kerry's championship form last year I would say your not much better then we are.

Royal.Legend (Meath) - Posts: 665 - 11/04/2019 20:33:44    2178498

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Replying To KingdomBoy1:  "No offense but ye are miles off this Dublin team.
I saw yer league final against Donegal and ye showed flashes of good football but in fairness when Donegal got tired of playing around with ye they put the boot down and blew ye away.

You say Dublins dominance is coming to an end when it's a fact they're team is actually getting younger !

I can't see Dublin regressing enough where ye'l beat them tbh.

Kildare have the players that could rattle them in time but not this year, and they are the closest to Dublin in Leinster.

I think Dublin will be in no mood for messing around in Leinster this summer so god help ye if ye meet."
There's a lot of dublin players between starting 15 to impact subs that will go in the next couple of years, players like cluxton, McMahon, Cooper,McCauley, Flynn, brogan, mcmanamon, just to name a few, thats serious strength in dept to lose, so yes there all ireland final starting team 2018 was younger then the one in 2015 but it's dublins bench that makes all the difference and that quality bench will soon not be there. Kerry 2019 are no where near ready for this dublin team so God help ye if they meet.

Royal.Legend (Meath) - Posts: 665 - 11/04/2019 20:52:59    2178500

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Replying To Royal.Legend:  "Kerry havnt beaten dublin in championship football this decade but meath have, based on Kerry's championship form last year I would say your not much better then we are."
Ahh sure some of the Kerry crowd have delusions of grandeur don't you know. They still think their some super power in football.
But I do hope the mother of all welcomes will extend to Meath fans in Killarney next year :)

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 11/04/2019 21:40:07    2178505

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Replying To Royal.Legend:  "There's a lot of dublin players between starting 15 to impact subs that will go in the next couple of years, players like cluxton, McMahon, Cooper,McCauley, Flynn, brogan, mcmanamon, just to name a few, thats serious strength in dept to lose, so yes there all ireland final starting team 2018 was younger then the one in 2015 but it's dublins bench that makes all the difference and that quality bench will soon not be there. Kerry 2019 are no where near ready for this dublin team so God help ye if they meet."
We have no delusions because we know we are nowhere near this Dublin team and I haven't seen any Kerry posters say we are.

Even if you venture over to the Kerry page and check out our championship 2019 thread you'll see that.

Yer taking this awful personal and ye shouldn't, ye had a great year so far but it's only the first step and there are a good few teams a good few steps ahead of ye , that includes Donegal Kildare Kerry Mayo Galway Tyrone Monaghan Roscommon Cavan and top of the pile by a long way are Dublin.

KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 11/04/2019 22:22:44    2178512

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Replying To Royal.Legend:  "Kerry havnt beaten dublin in championship football this decade but meath have, based on Kerry's championship form last year I would say your not much better then we are."
Kerry are "not much better than we are"?? Jesus wept.. Anytime a team get promoted to div 1 for the 1st time in years you get a few gems from that county who think they have "arrived" at the top table.. the naivety is unreal.
A Meath team who, since the last time they were in a Leinster final (2014, 5 years), have beaten 3 teams in the championship, the mighty Wicklow, louth, and Sligo, and it will be soon be 2 years since their last championship win of any kind.. and now their apparently not far off Kerry and next year will be a match for Dublin?! Embarrassing..
I understand full well there are plenty of knowledgeable Meath posters who have a much tighter grasp of reality.

cuttothebone (Kildare) - Posts: 163 - 11/04/2019 22:27:34    2178514

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Replying To cuttothebone:  "Kerry are "not much better than we are"?? Jesus wept.. Anytime a team get promoted to div 1 for the 1st time in years you get a few gems from that county who think they have "arrived" at the top table.. the naivety is unreal.
A Meath team who, since the last time they were in a Leinster final (2014, 5 years), have beaten 3 teams in the championship, the mighty Wicklow, louth, and Sligo, and it will be soon be 2 years since their last championship win of any kind.. and now their apparently not far off Kerry and next year will be a match for Dublin?! Embarrassing..
I understand full well there are plenty of knowledgeable Meath posters who have a much tighter grasp of reality."
A kildare fan bowing to the so called super powers, whats new

Royal.Legend (Meath) - Posts: 665 - 11/04/2019 22:46:06    2178515

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Replying To KY4SAM2015:  "We have played Dublin 22 times in croker with 15 wins and one draw in championship football so we dont need to many tips on how to beat them. As you said all dominance comes to an end but im not pinning my hopes on Meath. Ye guys know more about state of football there so hopefully your right."
fado fado lol

superbluedub (Dublin) - Posts: 2837 - 11/04/2019 23:31:26    2178520

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Replying To Royal.Legend:  "A kildare fan bowing to the so called super powers, whats new"
Meath fans doing their usual thing of getting giddy with a smidgen of success comes along. It was good work getting to div1 but it's only now that it starts to get difficult, let's see how you fair staying there. As ourselves, Cavan, Roscommon and to a lesser extent, Donegal have found it's hard to crack that shell of 5 or 6 teams who occupy div1 almost permanently. As for Meath being way ahead of Kildare according to some of you, you needed a gifted penalty from us to snatch a last second win and that was you playing at home against a Kildare side playing it's worst league in ages. When Donegal pressed the button in the league final they won pulling up. Meath have plenty of work to do, just like ourselves so I wouldn't be getting ahead myself if I were you.

kildare73 (Kildare) - Posts: 854 - 12/04/2019 02:19:42    2178524

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Replying To Royal.Legend:  "A kildare fan bowing to the so called super powers, whats new"
Meath get promoted to division 1 and all of a sudden they aren't far off Kerry ? hahahahahaha


Oooooooooooooooooooookay then

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 12/04/2019 09:41:17    2178535

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The thing is even if Meath and Dublin do meet in the Leinster final and "If" Meath where to beat Dublin, it would be fantastic for Meath. It would most likely only sever as wake up call and re focus Dublin on winning the All- Ireland. Winning leinster is not going to really matter to Dublin.
So if Meath or anyone else where to beat Dublin in Leinster it most likely help Dublin in the long run for this year.

bobkarlgees (Meath) - Posts: 1263 - 12/04/2019 09:48:54    2178536

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looks like Dublin for the 20 in a row lol. It will be interesting to see who else gets to the final.

maroondiesel (Mayo) - Posts: 1196 - 12/04/2019 10:46:33    2178547

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