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The 2005 All Ireland Senior football champions! The greatest team to ever take to the pitch.....obviously i'm biased, no need to shout at me Seansy48 (Tyrone) - Posts: 237 - 21/07/2016 14:15:50 1887648 Link
Choose Monaghan. Choose losing Division 4 NFL matches in the rain. Choose to go AWOL for a week after winning Ulster. Choose heartbreak and raw emotion. Choose Sean McCaffrey's commentary. Choose death notices 5 times daily. Choose to remember Fergal O'Hanlon but forget Eoin O'Duffy. Choose a Donaghmoyne lady footballer. Choose to never watch the Kerry 2007 game again. Choose to get lost on the way to B league match in Currin. Choose Nudie there. Chose to lose the plot listening to JP Graham. Choose Harte Peat. Choose Blayney hurlers. Choose the Spinner on a Sunday night. Choose Mona yogurt and Champion Milk. Choose Deccy Mone to keep the score. Choose dinner in Leslie to impress the woman. Choose Gerry's for a real feed on the way home. Choose picking mushrooms and catching turkeys. Choose to write off the Polo Grounds as ancient history. Choose the N2. Choose to park in Iona road. Choose green diesel, washed diesel, choose Derv. Choose to shout for Cross but not Armagh. Choose to give Banty €15 at 2am to get into an empty Fiddler's. Choose Ballybay for weanlings and stripper cows on a Saturday. Choose wrapping bales on a hanging hill with a Ford 7000. Choose an empty Clones over a full Inniskeen any day. Choose a pitchfork on your shoulder, less for use than for devilment. Choose Gerry Murphy's wardrobe. Choose neither Olly Callan nor Mario. Choose to die watching Pip Duffy miss easy frees against Cavan. Choose a spin to the Glen for dancing. Choose a spin to the White Horse for fighting. Choose to go by the back road through Drum and count the flags on match day. Choose Jap's left foot. Choose Ray McCarron's sidestep. Choose to buy Ivomec off Gerry McCarville. Choose Tommy's last point in 2013, the sweetest one. Choose Mark Ward on the goal-line. Choose to make a habit of beating Meath. Choose the isolation of Knockatallon. Choose Packie Willie's for a session. Choose the Latton boys to grind out a win. Choose Vinny at full forward. Choose Vinny at full back. Choose to witness ritual slaughter in Croke Park. Choose to resolve it won't happen again. Choose to come out fighting against hopeless odds. Choose to believe it can happen. Choose to roar them on. Choose Monaghan. seanie08 (Monaghan) - Posts: 1803 - 21/07/2016 19:22:39 1887867 Link
1998 football all-Ireland from a sporting perspective. Otherwise just being a Galwegian. kiloughter (Galway) - Posts: 1947 - 22/07/2016 09:09:41 1888015 Link
Replying To Seansy48: "The 2005 All Ireland Senior football champions! The greatest team to ever take to the pitch.....obviously i'm biased, no need to shout at me" I'd agree they were close to being the best ever . Had they had an easier route , say playing lower division teams which meant they could peak later - I'd say Tyrone would have won back to backs . TheRightStuff (Donegal) - Posts: 1688 - 22/07/2016 09:29:29 1888024 Link
Dennis Taylor redhanddefender (Tyrone) - Posts: 913 - 22/07/2016 09:59:16 1888039 Link
Wexford the first proper Football superpower of the game with a feat only once equalled throughout the history of the GAA. The Hurling team of the 50's that brought a style of hurling never seen before and admired far and wide, widely recognised as the first team to be completely comfortable with ball in hand and at the time whilst other teams adopted more of a pull first time approach. That hurling team of the 50's shone as a beacon for the weaker counties daring to break the stranglehold of the more competitive counties, beating Tipperary, Cork and Kilkenny all in the same year of 56 be it league or championship. Breaking Croke Park hurling final attendance records in 54 and 56. (along with Cork obviously) After winning an All Ireland in 56 deciding to carry the great Christy Ring from the pitch shoulder high before celebrating a famous victory The feeling deep down in your gut that much like 1798 theres always another rising around the corner, we may never dominate but every so often theres a rising where we defy the odds and rise again, be that one game, two or entire seasons, in many ways completely dominating might not suit our spirit down here, it was said that four in a row football team simply grew fed up winning although I wouldn't mind giving the dominance gig a go for a while ;) tearintom (Wexford) - Posts: 1351 - 22/07/2016 10:06:50 1888044 Link
The motorway out of it Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 1913 - 22/07/2016 13:12:37 1888159 Link
Turf and power stations! thelongridge (Offaly) - Posts: 1746 - 22/07/2016 13:45:46 1888176 Link
Replying To TheRightStuff: "I'd agree they were close to being the best ever . Had they had an easier route , say playing lower division teams which meant they could peak later - I'd say Tyrone would have won back to backs ." Cheers RightStuff! I'd say our better chances to repeat were 2004 and 2009 oddly enough. 2004 just wasn't right after the loss of Cormac whatever happened, I think at the time it was hard for all of us to take in completely. 2009 they just didn't show up or weren't allowed to show up against Cork for the semi final, that was a really impressive performance from Cork, the pace, strength and size were like nothing i'd seen before in the G.A.A. I really thought they'd push on and change the game in terms of physicality but they couldn't beat their Kerry demons in Croker....one of the biggest shames of the modern era to me. All that's said about Donegal it was yourselves that went and did what Cork should have done i.e. bringing the physicality, the gym work the difference I see there is that relentless ambition to win cups for the county, it was a Hurricane coming to town every time with Donegal....Cork have all the talent and seem to lack that desire for whatever reason 2006 they all got injured I mean I couldn't get an actual list but it was shocking at the time...barely getting past Louth as defending champs to lose to a Laois team who had been on the rise previously but seemed to have peaked and been on a downward trajectory again, the biggest loss I feel was Brian McGuigan and that period of time until he came back to himself a bit in 2008 really underpinned how great he was for Tyrone particularly in 2005 although going into any championship match at the time without Brian Dooher was a bad idea for Tyrone. So there's my in depth analysis....even though you didn't ask for it :P Seansy48 (Tyrone) - Posts: 237 - 22/07/2016 13:47:26 1888179 Link
The County Board. Cornerback1977 (Cork) - Posts: 67 - 22/07/2016 14:37:19 1888216 Link
Great beaches, endless sunny south east weather, a river runs through it, Opera in October, the Rackards and the rebels of '98, what the hell more could anyone want. A win on Sunday would complete this Eden of paradise.... Then again spronging out cow dung every week brings me back to reality....oh, well... murrax (Wexford) - Posts: 90 - 23/07/2016 02:53:39 1888404 Link
A rich history in club football, Baltinglass - All Ireland and Leinster winners, Rathnew Leinster final winners, An Tochar and Tinahely Leinster Finalists. Bray Emmetts winning an All Ireland for Dublin which should be ours!! Other counties fearing coming to Aughrim for some mystical reason. Our hurlers having zero money invested in them and yet are often far more success ful than our footballers. Several promotions, Christy Ring final appearances, U21s winning the B All Ireland - the footballers had one good year 2000 under Micko. Outstanding talent in other sports - Ronnie Delany and Katie Taylor - an Olympic gold medal each. Luke Fitzgerald, Shane Byrne, Leo Cullen, Bernard Jackman, Reggie Corrigan - Darren Randolph, Paul McShane - golfer Paul Dunne, Formula One Eddie Jordan. Best scenery in Leinster bar none. Wicklowman (Wicklow) - Posts: 1139 - 24/07/2016 11:16:43 1889029 Link
Id be typing all day jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 24/07/2016 11:25:14 1889035 Link
Replying To Wicklowman: "A rich history in club football, Baltinglass - All Ireland and Leinster winners, Rathnew Leinster final winners, An Tochar and Tinahely Leinster Finalists. Bray Emmetts winning an All Ireland for Dublin which should be ours!! Other counties fearing coming to Aughrim for some mystical reason. Our hurlers having zero money invested in them and yet are often far more success ful than our footballers. Several promotions, Christy Ring final appearances, U21s winning the B All Ireland - the footballers had one good year 2000 under Micko. Outstanding talent in other sports - Ronnie Delany and Katie Taylor - an Olympic gold medal each. Luke Fitzgerald, Shane Byrne, Leo Cullen, Bernard Jackman, Reggie Corrigan - Darren Randolph, Paul McShane - golfer Paul Dunne, Formula One Eddie Jordan. Best scenery in Leinster bar none." Typo 2009 under Micko Wicklowman (Wicklow) - Posts: 1139 - 24/07/2016 11:31:03 1889037 Link
Getting eaten alive by midges riverboys (Mayo) - Posts: 1389 - 24/07/2016 15:36:51 1889163 Link
Replying To yew_tree: "In a sporting context it is our ability to come back year after year with the same enthusiasm and hope, players and fans alike. I know other teams have lost finals and some even more but they have also picked up wins. I think our mentality is to keep banging on the door and eventually it will fall down. I am also proud of our hero's of the past and hoping that the hero's of today can become legends. I am beginning to watch too many great Mayo fans go to their eternal rest without having witnessed a Mayo man climb the Hogan steps. Life is more important than football but when the life and heartbeat of your county is football, it is a huge part of life." Agree. It's the never give up attitude of our players. They put their all into it time and time again. And the fans are terrific , always there, no matter what, to support our lads. It's that hope, which we all cling to . Hope, that some day will be our day!l And it will!l GormlaighG (Mayo) - Posts: 77 - 24/07/2016 18:17:45 1889273 Link
Our accent is unique (Cork) :) or our 2016 Championship results are too consistent ;( omahant (USA) - Posts: 2615 - 24/07/2016 18:25:36 1889280 Link
Let's be honest the Dubs are the only county who bring a bit of glamour to the GAA whether we are good/bad/indifferent. Also the pubs and chippers love the dubs. Great place for the culchies to get a bit of shopping done too. gormdubhgorm (Dublin) - Posts: 990 - 24/07/2016 21:49:52 1889408 Link
Let's be honest the Dubs are the only county who bring a bit of glamour to the GAA whether we are good/bad/indifferent. Also the pubs and chippers love the dubs. Great place for the culchies to get a bit of shopping done too. gormdubhgorm (Dublin) - Posts: 990 - 24/07/2016 21:49:53 1889409 Link
Replying To seanie08: "Choose Monaghan. Choose losing Division 4 NFL matches in the rain. Choose to go AWOL for a week after winning Ulster. Choose heartbreak and raw emotion. Choose Sean McCaffrey's commentary. Choose death notices 5 times daily. Choose to remember Fergal O'Hanlon but forget Eoin O'Duffy. Choose a Donaghmoyne lady footballer. Choose to never watch the Kerry 2007 game again. Choose to get lost on the way to B league match in Currin. Choose Nudie there. Chose to lose the plot listening to JP Graham. Choose Harte Peat. Choose Blayney hurlers. Choose the Spinner on a Sunday night. Choose Mona yogurt and Champion Milk. Choose Deccy Mone to keep the score. Choose dinner in Leslie to impress the woman. Choose Gerry's for a real feed on the way home. Choose picking mushrooms and catching turkeys. Choose to write off the Polo Grounds as ancient history. Choose the N2. Choose to park in Iona road. Choose green diesel, washed diesel, choose Derv. Choose to shout for Cross but not Armagh. Choose to give Banty €15 at 2am to get into an empty Fiddler's. Choose Ballybay for weanlings and stripper cows on a Saturday. Choose wrapping bales on a hanging hill with a Ford 7000. Choose an empty Clones over a full Inniskeen any day. Choose a pitchfork on your shoulder, less for use than for devilment. Choose Gerry Murphy's wardrobe. Choose neither Olly Callan nor Mario. Choose to die watching Pip Duffy miss easy frees against Cavan. Choose a spin to the Glen for dancing. Choose a spin to the White Horse for fighting. Choose to go by the back road through Drum and count the flags on match day. Choose Jap's left foot. Choose Ray McCarron's sidestep. Choose to buy Ivomec off Gerry McCarville. Choose Tommy's last point in 2013, the sweetest one. Choose Mark Ward on the goal-line. Choose to make a habit of beating Meath. Choose the isolation of Knockatallon. Choose Packie Willie's for a session. Choose the Latton boys to grind out a win. Choose Vinny at full forward. Choose Vinny at full back. Choose to witness ritual slaughter in Croke Park. Choose to resolve it won't happen again. Choose to come out fighting against hopeless odds. Choose to believe it can happen. Choose to roar them on. Choose Monaghan." Enjoyed that - other half's from An Bhoth so I get most of them ! ruanua (Donegal) - Posts: 4966 - 24/07/2016 23:21:12 1889450 Link