Yerra the lad's above are only grasping at straws. The rest of ye had 4 whole seasons to prosper when Kerry were relatively quiet. We are back now, ready to dominate like we did in the 2000s. Time to run away and hide from the unstoppable Green and Gold machine ;)
Oh dear the unstoppable green and gold machine....as during the noughties when they come up against a serious challenge they will wilt again...now becoming a seriously over hyped squad...so what happened to the boys in blue of 2014?....I really can,t understand what all this hype is about
Dublin are over-rated. Kerry are the real deal...! Ominous signs for the next few years with them in control again. The rest of us will be playing 2nd fiddle to them in 2015.
Mayotyroneman Did we wilt under serious pressure this year? Are Donegal not a far better team than Tyrone of the noughties? Considering ye beat us a few times in the noughties you come across as being very bitter.
Cooper played VERY well in both the 2005 and 2008 finals. It is one of the great GAA myths that he was nowehere to be seen in those finals.
Michael Murphy was relatively quiet in this year's final. Does that make him a choker or a bad player? Not by a long shot. I think people can see now that no matter how good someone is, they can be marked out of it.
Kerry and Dublin will not be unstoppable next year. Mayo are in the same bracket as them, and I woulnd't write off Donegal just yet! Also, I think Armagh can take a big scalp, althought I do not think they are All-Ireland contenders just yet!
1669597 I agree with everything besidetheditch has said. The potential forward line Kerry could have next year looks amazing. If they click together they will be very difficult to stop particularly with a strong midfield. In saying that I would still have Dublin and Kerry as favourites to win the All Ireland. But I don't think it will be a Kerry V Dublin final despite them being opposite sides of the draw. Plenty of teams capable of upsetting one of them but it will be difficult for any county to beat both.
I think Dublin, Donegal, Kerry and Mayo will all be contenders for the All Ireland in 2015, with the likes of Cork, Tyrone, Roscommon and Derry not far off in Provincial terms.
Dublin will again be the team to beat, they are currently the only team who force you to play for 70+ mins without rest or lapse.
Mayo are a team who had a lot of Injuries in 2014 throughout the league, and this probably Impacted them to a degree. I think they are still a phenomenal outfit, a team who have the players to challenge the best. Question marks will be over their new management team rather than players.
Donegal are a strong outfit, and there appears to be more talent coming. While 2014 was excellent in terms of regaining Ulster and winning promotion, not to mention beating Dublin. Losing to Kerry will be dissapointing end, but still plenty of life left in this team yet, with Colm McFadden and David Walsh the only likely retirements and Mark McHugh returning possibly along with Ryan Bradley.
Kerry will be strong again, but I don't genuinely know whether they will be strong enought to retain the title. They won't be slipping under the radar in 2015 in the same way they did this year. And once they get the Provincial formalities out of the way in late July, they will likely face a much sterner QF test in 2015.
for me the stand out team is still the Dubs,then Kerry, Cork, Mayo,Donegal will not be far away, along with a few more Ulster teams,Roscommon, Galway, Meath will be there also, Dublin will be the team to beat in 2015..........