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Reading the rag Star today and the piece about Mayo captain Diarmuid O'Connor being ruled out for the New York game this weekend. It goes on to say... "If Mayo beat the Exiles, they will be out again against Roscommon in the provincial semi final on May 25 in Castlebar. It's a complete insult to Leitrim. Something similar happened with Sligo being written off three years ago and If I remember correctly they came out and beat Roscommon who thought they had won the game already. gaelicgab (USA) - Posts: 878 - 01/05/2019 17:18:31 2181317 Link 1 |
How often does the underdog win? I Bernardo (Monaghan) - Posts: 594 - 01/05/2019 17:24:47 2181319 Link 0 |
It happens...remember joe Brolly declaring "when cork beat mayo next there will be no lightweight teams left"....minutes before the 2011 quarter final..mayo went on to beat cork yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11227 - 01/05/2019 20:04:06 2181331 Link 5 |
You obviously are not able to interpret /answer a simple question- how often is irrelevant to the issue raised. Very little respect is shown and I'm not surprised as most of our pundits/analysts are unable to carry out the task as most of them behave as parrots - go into the local pub and you average punter would do a better job.
browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 02/05/2019 01:44:07 2181364 Link 4 |
We never ever think we have games won against Sligo before we played. A long history of getting bitten on the arse for that to happen. The star piece was copy and paste job from the Mayo news and it seems nobody has told Mike Finnerty that we play Leitrim in the quarter final.
ispeakwisdom (Roscommon) - Posts: 2487 - 02/05/2019 01:44:52 2181365 Link 0 |
Less fancied teams win plenty. Again, as a Monaghan man you should know better. We frequently win when not fancied and frequently lose when fancied (the latter you pointed out yourself to me on another thread) Gator (Monaghan) - Posts: 238 - 02/05/2019 10:01:47 2181391 Link 0 |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMSzRh-PQ8w
gotmilk (Fermanagh) - Posts: 4971 - 02/05/2019 10:37:17 2181399 Link 0 |
I can somewhat understand a lack of respect when it comes to the likes of Dublin v westmeath/laois/ourselves etc as most of those games are in fact foregone conclusions. I suppose it is up to us to catch the massive teams and not whinge. tulachmhór (Offaly) - Posts: 145 - 02/05/2019 10:51:54 2181401 Link 0 |
Your team have a chance against Monaghan in first round of ulster this year....
FarneyLenny (Monaghan) - Posts: 110 - 03/05/2019 13:37:05 2181657 Link 0 |
I doubt very much the meath team and management are looking past offaly, it be foolish if they were.
Royal.Legend (Meath) - Posts: 665 - 03/05/2019 21:17:47 2181746 Link 0 |
Keep it to single digits and Offaly will have had a exceptional game.
royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 03/05/2019 22:41:10 2181756 Link 0 |
Exactly. A one point win will do us. thelongridge (Offaly) - Posts: 1735 - 03/05/2019 23:16:39 2181758 Link 2 |
I havnt heard one person in the whole country, be it general public or media, say meath have a chance of beating Dublin....... chance of a Leinster final appearance alright yes..... but beating Dublin literally hasn't been mentioned
southmeathgael (Meath) - Posts: 885 - 04/05/2019 08:11:19 2181777 Link 4 |
Haven't heard one person either. Not one.
royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 04/05/2019 16:52:14 2181838 Link 0 |
Post of the year so far !
county man (Limerick) - Posts: 1102 - 06/05/2019 23:24:06 2182205 Link 1 |