Kildare v Donegal............KILDARE
Down v Tyrone................TYRONE
Dublin v Cork..................DUBLIN
Mayo v Kerry...................KERRY

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 02/02/2013 13:21:37    1327135

would be worried tonight looking at the team we have out afraid i think cork will win by 5-6 points i hope im wrong though

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 02/02/2013 13:30:28    1327139

Great result but in fairness Donegal were rubbish, Murphy aside!

lilypad (Kildare) - Posts: 1363 - 02/02/2013 18:51:05    1327316

Good result for Kildare. I imagine it must have been a dogged contest. However, I wouldn't expect Donegal to be firing on all cylinders this time of year anyway. Nonetheless an important win for Kildare.

RoyalClass (Meath) - Posts: 789 - 02/02/2013 19:31:48    1327323

lilypad
County: Kildare
Posts: 316

1327316 Great result but in fairness Donegal were rubbish, Murphy aside!

Great start to Division 1 football by Kildare. Great opening match overall.

I actually expected Donegal to go down by a 10-12 point margin prior to throw in, as they haven't trained much in 2013. But they gave a spirited 2nd half comeback. John Doyle and Michael Murphy both outstanding tonight.

GaryMc82 (Derry) - Posts: 3017 - 02/02/2013 19:34:56    1327325

Enjoyed 2nd half of game. Kildare were much fitter as we expected. Donegal will improve big time from this game. Impressed by young Niall Kelly of kildare. What a footballer M.Murphy is. Id say he is best forward in the country as he has power and can kick off either foot.

kerry74 (Kerry) - Posts: 1354 - 02/02/2013 19:51:06    1327330

Hi guys

I've posted tactical analysis of Kildare's win over Donegal up here http://action81.com/blog/?p=6637

Emmet

emmetryan (Dublin) - Posts: 154 - 02/02/2013 19:55:36    1327333

Impressive performance from Dublin. Jim Gavans brand of football is pleasing on the eye. A few points. I dont think the boy Quinn will make it based on tonights performance but maybe he had an off night. Dublin seemed to offer up too many goal chances to Cork but overall they looked solid all round. Massive panel of players will make it tough to find your best starting 15.

kerry74 (Kerry) - Posts: 1354 - 02/02/2013 20:41:07    1327345

Exceptional performance from the Dubs. My tip for Division 1.

gaelicgab (USA) - Posts: 878 - 02/02/2013 20:51:28    1327351

kerry74
County: Kerry
Posts: 381

Good observations, most pleasing was the kick passing and speed of the backs especially. But another time would have taken those Cork 45's alone never mind the goalscoring opportunities. But still some lovely points taken. Andrews, McCaffrey and Cooper had some great touches. Cork looked out of sorts - what would you expect this time of year anyway.

arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4907 - 02/02/2013 20:59:26    1327353

Typical league game really, Cork not awake yet, good showing from Dublin but a little loose at the back!

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8610 - 02/02/2013 21:04:32    1327355

OLLIE
County: Louth
Posts: 4429

Well done, so far 3 of 4 with one match still to go!!

arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4907 - 02/02/2013 21:05:52    1327357

very enjoyable games tonight with the dubs looking very impressive, andrews and cooper were awesome. Murphy of Donegal and the new lad for Kildare were excellent as well tonight. Paddy power had a special today 9/1 for dublin, kildare, laois and tyrone, thank you very much ;)

dubes (Kerry) - Posts: 69 - 02/02/2013 21:51:15    1327386

thank god we through a dummy midfield out thaught we competed well with cork there,also have to say mccafrey and andrews wer outstanding and good to see bernard on form

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 02/02/2013 21:57:11    1327391

arock
County: Dublin
Posts: 1276

1327357
OLLIE
County: Louth
Posts: 4429

Well done, so far 3 of 4 with one match still to go!!

Cheers Arock. I wonder what odds i would of getting if i did it in the bookies?

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 03/02/2013 09:21:05    1327402

Good to be finally up & running with two open, enjoyable games to start with. Kildare were well worth their win but I saw enough from Donegal to think that we will have a good year. Dublin were very impressive and I suppose Cork would be the least happy of the four, shipping 19 scores in a game is never good. Tyrone are continuing their good form & I am really looking forward to today's game. Combine all this with Ireland's great performance yesterday & it has been a great weekend, not something you can often say about the first weekend in February!!

MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5028 - 03/02/2013 09:31:42    1327405

Donegal would want to make sure that Murphy doesn't get injured muckross!
Without him yesterday, they would have been well beaten!
The young Dubs looked good.
The Tyrone game was a rambunctious affair, but they did enough to win.
A good opening day to the league, lets hope it continues with a cracker in Mayo
today.

TheGateKeeper (Tyrone) - Posts: 2843 - 03/02/2013 12:57:47    1327449

Hi guys,

Tactical analysis of Dublin's win over Cork now up http://action81.com/blog/?p=6642

Emmet

emmetryan (Dublin) - Posts: 154 - 03/02/2013 12:58:44    1327450

Very good analysis Emmet.

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 03/02/2013 13:01:20    1327453

Donegal looked very rusty to me. Some serious work to be done there if they are to avoid relegation. Murphy was class but without the ref Kildare would've won a lot handier. Hard to know what to read into it from a Kildare perspective. Delighted with the form of the young players and also Brian Flanagan who has being going very well. We definitely played Donegal at the right time though. I would expect a Cork backlash from their poor showing yesterday. I'm afraid we might be in for a bit of a hiding down in Pairc Ui Rinn next week.

doublehop (Kildare) - Posts: 4172 - 03/02/2013 14:07:08    1327486