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With all the talk of the demise of Leinster football it's great to see that over a third of the teams remaining in the championship are from Leinster. lilywhite1 (Kildare) - Posts: 2990 - 24/06/2019 12:10:06 2199803 Link 4 |
I'm sure you'll be able to provide a few quotes from on here backing up your nonsense.
the_walls (Mayo) - Posts: 495 - 24/06/2019 12:10:11 2199804 Link 2 |
50% of the Leinster teams are already out of the championship!
baire (Galway) - Posts: 1794 - 24/06/2019 12:32:48 2199829 Link 0 |
Obviously this is hard to prove but I don't believe so. I think in 5-10 years time your team will be even better then it is now and jim gavin could well be still in charge. In these 10 years I can see you losing at most 2 all ireland's but not losing in Leinster once.
Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 24/06/2019 12:34:43 2199831 Link 7 |
Spillane thought it was 50% yesterday evening, and I think he was a teacher by profession.
Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3421 - 24/06/2019 12:46:02 2199843 Link 0 |
If you're counting 2001 then its two for Connacht....Galway won it. Fair enough on the rest but I am more looking at best of the rest. Kerry and Dublin have been dominant but not in my lifetime (and i am the wrong side of 35!) and certainly not the extent that I see with Dublin now. I dont think a Leinster team thats not Dublin have challenged in a semi final since 2010. Its not much better for quarter finals either....thinking about it League 1 has rarely seen more than two Leinster teams in the last 10 years if at all. No team has won sam more than twice in a row in nearly 40 years. All due respect to Kerry back then it was win 4 games and job done. Gator (Monaghan) - Posts: 238 - 24/06/2019 13:18:55 2199879 Link 0 |
As much as I don't dispute your clairvoyance abilities there is absolutely nothing to back it up. Dublin are carrying 11 2011 AI winners in this panel around 30yo each with their best years behind them. Should they reach the magic 5 a lot of these lads will forego the punishing Dublin football training regime for normal family life. If they still win an AI then that could only be down to other counties incompetence.
Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4700 - 24/06/2019 13:59:37 2199921 Link 5 |
I'm sick of everyone being jealous of Dublin, get over it they are a great team, it's up to the rest of us to reach that level, so stop complaining PyatPree (Cork) - Posts: 376 - 24/06/2019 14:20:01 2199947 Link 8 |
How many of those 11 are regular starters Joxer ?
Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6031 - 24/06/2019 14:30:49 2199954 Link 2 |
Teacher and publican.Maybe the latter has clouded his judgement
Rockies (Cork) - Posts: 947 - 24/06/2019 14:45:37 2199967 Link 0 |
Of your starting team vs meath 10 of them are relatively young. There are 5 older lads with vital experience but they'll be phased out and easily replaced over the next few years when better talent comes through. Even the 10 younger lads are not safe. There won't be any shortage of key players coming through this unprecedented development system Dublin have. You're fooling nobody pretending you won't be around forever. Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 24/06/2019 14:47:15 2199970 Link 9 |
Or play in the league
Donegalman (None) - Posts: 3830 - 24/06/2019 14:51:51 2199975 Link 0 |
50% of Leinster teams remain and they account for over 1/3 of the 16 remaining teams. Simple maths.
lilywhite1 (Kildare) - Posts: 2990 - 24/06/2019 14:55:28 2199978 Link 3 |
Home town refs? Sure you got an away one in cork on Saturday. Please tell me you played for the KY gel , be the least ye could have done . Cork got some roasted by the ref.
Monkeycatcher (Meath) - Posts: 155 - 24/06/2019 15:22:01 2199994 Link 5 |
As are 50% of the Munster and Connacht teams too, and more than 50% of the Ulster teams. This tends to happen halfway through the championship.
iarmhi_an_mhaith (Westmeath) - Posts: 268 - 24/06/2019 15:30:04 2199999 Link 3 |
Leinster counties account for 1/3 of the teams that start in the championship .
Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6031 - 24/06/2019 15:40:37 2200009 Link 0 |
This next round is Leinsters big test. Laois/Offaly guarantees 1 Leinster team to join Meath in round 4. But if Westmeath and Kildare win it will really shine our province in a different light. Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 24/06/2019 16:16:49 2200023 Link 7 |
Of course Dublin will be around forever. Dublin were always around. 41 All Ireland final appearances winning 28. The real anomaly was the 16 year gap between final appearances in 1995 and 2011. That had never happened in the history of the GAA for Dublin. And over that span they were still one of the top teams in the country most years. What we are seeing today is the same as Kerry in the 80s who won 4 in a row and 7 out of 9. Kilkenny in the 2000s won 4 in a row and 7 out of 10. A group of great players all came along around the same time and formed the greatest teams we have seen. The great players retire, and Kerry and Kilkenny came back to the pack. But same as Dublin they will always be around. The current all conquering Dubs came to prominence and were complimented by a fantastic minor team at the same time that produced Mannion, Kilkenny, McCaffrey, Costello. Underage success has been scarce since then. It is laughable to suggest the current crop of all time great Dubs will be "easily replaced". Already you hear people saying that Dublin are not as strong as they used to be. And that is before the heap of retirements that are coming in the next few years (possibly this year if the 5 in a row gets done) particularly on the defensive side of the ball. Philly, JC, COS, Mick Fitz. Irreplaceable. The squad players like Kev Mc, MDMA, O'Gara, Andrews, Daly all coming to the end of their careers. Suddenly the bench is not looking so fearsome. I'll enjoy every second of the current success while we have it. Here's hoping Cluxton stays on until he's 50. Pantani (Dublin) - Posts: 48 - 24/06/2019 16:39:33 2200044 Link 2 |
Former Kildare player tweeted this. Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 24/06/2019 17:00:17 2200064 Link 7 |
I blame all the money that Dublin get for the fact that Limerick are out. Its all cause of Dublin and their money that Limerick havnt wone more Sam more : )
Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 24/06/2019 17:54:43 2200105 Link 0 |