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Well said they were Ulster's best ever side both in terms of stats, natural talent and playing ability. ( 3 All Irelands, 6 Ulsters, 10 Ulster finals, 3 NFLs). Galway had a great three in a row side in that era too. REDANDBLACK30 (Down) - Posts: 1617 - 29/07/2016 13:24:35 1891978 Link 1 |
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Do you not think kerry found it harder with the back door in 05?"]I see your point Achara and yes Kerry did find it more difficult. The backdoor made winning the All Ireland more difficult for teams in less competitive provinces ie Kerry and less difficult for teams from more competitive provinces like Ulster - Down got no 2nd chances in an incredibly competive Ulster unlike Tyrone in 05 & 08 (and standard was lower in Ulster in these years compared to 91-94 where 3 different Ulster winners won the All Ireland each year). Two excellent teams but for me its Down team 91-94 as they won in a much stronger football era with no second chances"]But at the same time if derry or donegal had the backdoor down might have won nothing in 91 or 94, i think there's an argument to be made for both sides, impossible to tell of 1 is easier than the other!
achara (Monaghan) - Posts: 562 - 29/07/2016 13:30:41 1891981 Link 0 |
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Do you not think kerry found it harder with the back door in 05?"]I see your point Achara and yes Kerry did find it more difficult. The backdoor made winning the All Ireland more difficult for teams in less competitive provinces ie Kerry and less difficult for teams from more competitive provinces like Ulster - Down got no 2nd chances in an incredibly competive Ulster unlike Tyrone in 05 & 08 (and standard was lower in Ulster in these years compared to 91-94 where 3 different Ulster winners won the All Ireland each year). Two excellent teams but for me its Down team 91-94 as they won in a much stronger football era with no second chances"]But at the same time if derry or donegal had the backdoor down might have won nothing in 91 or 94, i think there's an argument to be made for both sides, impossible to tell of 1 is easier than the other!"]Very true but good fun to discuss all the same. Both excellent teams. What im sure we all can agree on is that the current Dublin team is the greatest of all time!!! ;)
bad.monkey (USA) - Posts: 4624 - 29/07/2016 14:22:50 1891992 Link 1 |
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Do you not think kerry found it harder with the back door in 05?"]I see your point Achara and yes Kerry did find it more difficult. The backdoor made winning the All Ireland more difficult for teams in less competitive provinces ie Kerry and less difficult for teams from more competitive provinces like Ulster - Down got no 2nd chances in an incredibly competive Ulster unlike Tyrone in 05 & 08 (and standard was lower in Ulster in these years compared to 91-94 where 3 different Ulster winners won the All Ireland each year). Two excellent teams but for me its Down team 91-94 as they won in a much stronger football era with no second chances"]But at the same time if derry or donegal had the backdoor down might have won nothing in 91 or 94, i think there's an argument to be made for both sides, impossible to tell of 1 is easier than the other!"]Very true but good fun to discuss all the same. Both excellent teams. What im sure we all can agree on is that the current Dublin team is the greatest of all time!!! ;)"]Ya gave me a good laugh,ya get a like for that!
achara (Monaghan) - Posts: 562 - 29/07/2016 14:52:10 1892002 Link 0 |
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Would you stop, every Tyrone team comes out to attack it's just that in this day and age of the game the difference between attack and defense and what you should be doing in either circumstance is defined and the defensive aspect is more effective. You can only attack with the ball in hand, I don't get why that's such an issue. I mean you can go ahead and attack without the ball but you're going to lose a lot of matches that way Seansy48 (Tyrone) - Posts: 237 - 29/07/2016 15:06:14 1892010 Link 0 |
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Ulster has destroyed Gaelic Football fulstop culmore (None) - Posts: 1398 - 29/07/2016 23:23:09 1892161 Link 0 |
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Slowly destroying hurling too hehehe
achara (Monaghan) - Posts: 562 - 30/07/2016 07:54:52 1892186 Link 0 |
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Good article. When you look back on it it was amazing collective achievement to have a Provence to win 4 all Ireland's in a row with 3 different counties contributing, doubt it will never happen again, and it possibly could have been better, Tryone really should have got a replay in 1995, the call the referee made in disallowing what would have the tieing point was very harsh (although that Dublin team deserved a break at that stage).
bdbuddah (Meath) - Posts: 1354 - 30/07/2016 08:29:17 1892188 Link 0 |
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My father and his brothers often says the similar stuff about that team. They seem to have captured publics imagination more than other Gaelic football teams.
bdbuddah (Meath) - Posts: 1354 - 30/07/2016 08:58:21 1892195 Link 0 |
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Around the time Down won the All Ireland 1960 there would have been an awful lot of people who would have been very pleased to see Down win-- they were the first to bring the Sam across the border In saying that they were a great team and indeed I saw them on a few occasions. If it was a case of who were the best team in the last 55 years in Ulster Down would have to take top ranking. Over 30 years Tyrone with Armagh Derry Donegal and Down just a little behind. The Derry team of 1993 underachieved as indeed did Donegal from 1989/1993 That Donegal team reached five successive Ulster finals winning two plus Sam. Out of curiosity a Donegal forward line from the past 30 years Martin mcHugh. M Murphy Aidrean Sweeney Declan Bonner Tony Boyle Manus Boyle. All the Dubs will remember the full forward line---- the killer B'S SamOnErrigal (Donegal) - Posts: 1427 - 30/07/2016 09:57:27 1892207 Link 0 |