Turkeyplucker so Jim wasn't happy but we won the game? So we won playing terrible isn't that always talk of as a good thing? Mchugh completely dismissed the Donegal v Cork game as nothing more than a friendly yet goes to town on us and how we struggled again and Monaghan will be happy. Was our game not a friendly aswell so ? Surely out of the 4 teams we'd the least to play for Seen as we were in the last 3 finals? Surely Donegal should be a bit worried it's 3 losses in a row at Croker conceding 4 goals yesterday that can't be great either no? Cork conceding 19 for a defensive team is nothing to worried about either? So if Dublin aren't hammering teams out the gate we should be worried and every other team can do whatever theylike and be happy according to Martin. Gotmilk that wasn't my point read my next post I've massive respect for the Tyrone n Kerry teams of the 00's Mannion in China (college thing) back this month.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 13/04/2015 11:20:40    1713617

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I have to say this Dublin team is fantastic. Their forward unit is a class act with great reserves in there too. What ever happened that corner forward mannion that lit up the league a few years ago?

I fancy ye boys to win Sam this year. I can't see anyone beating ye and i do hope you win. The dubs are a good bunch and their fans are top notch.

But clonadalkin i don't think this Dubs team would have beaten the Tyrone or Kerry teams of 10 years ago. They were two special teams with great players. A sign of how good they were is that they managed to restrict the great Armagh team of the same era to just one All Ireland.


Gotmilk.. fair play but just a side not...

Don't agree with the highlighted sentence above

Tyrone never did back to backs and were fairly average at best the year after winning Sam...

This Dubs team could have easily taken them... and given Kerry one hell of a game without question

And TBH I reckon could have easily beaten them

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20605 - 13/04/2015 11:21:28    1713618

Trust me... we all have a giggle at Antrim... as in seeing the "Belfast City men" get thorn to shreds every year

2014
Ulster: Antrim 2-18 Fermanagh 3-13
Donegal (Beaten AI finalists) 3-16 Antrim 0-12
Qualifiers: Limerick 3-11 Antrim 0-15

2013
Ulster: Monaghan 0-11 Antrim 0-6
Qualifiers: Louth 1-17 Antrim 1-11

2012
Ulster: Monaghan 1-12 Antrim 1-09
Qualifiers: Antrim 2-11 London 2-09
Antrim 0-11 Galway 0-10
Tipperary 0-10 Antrim 0-08

2011
Ulster: Donegal 1-10 Antrim 0-07
Qualifiers: Antrim 0-16 Westmeath 1-07
Antrim 1-13 Carlow 2-09
Down 3-13 Antrim 0-10


Not exactly getting torn to shreds when you actually look through the results this last few years. Interestingly the biggest defeats, 13 points and 12 points, came at the hand of Ulster opposition with wins over Leinster (x2) and Connacht counties in there too. I suppose little amuses the simple as they say.... ;-)

Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 13/04/2015 11:38:56    1713632

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Yes.. last few years have seen far closer loses... :)

Listen... well done

Be great to see the Belfast men not embarrassing the city folk and help stem the rural dominance

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20605 - 13/04/2015 11:48:47    1713642

Need more country men in the team jimbodub for a start :-)

Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 13/04/2015 11:55:34    1713650

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Need more country men in the team jimbodub for a start :-)
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Ha-ha... also whats that 1 or 2 more players that couldn't hack it in their own county

Not sure that will turn the tide

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20605 - 13/04/2015 12:05:06    1713662

You do realise that the County of Antrim isn't just made up of Belfast? There's a whole big county full of us country folk beyond the city limits you know - ye ha somebody shot me dog.

Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 13/04/2015 12:14:13    1713666

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You do realise that the County of Antrim isn't just made up of Belfast? There's a whole big county full of us country folk beyond the city limits you know - ye ha somebody shot me dog.

Ah yeah of course... it's like North county Dublin ;)

Dublin boggers ;)

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20605 - 13/04/2015 12:43:29    1713693