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Donegal should be placed 2nd after their All-Ireland final place. I'd always rate teams placed on championship stage first and then league performance.

My rankings are as follows:
1. Kerry

2. Donegal

3. Dublin Region
4. Mayo

5. Cork
6. Monaghan
7. Galway
8. Armagh

9. Kildare
10. Meath
11. Sligo
12. Tipperary

13. Laois
14. Roscommon
15. Limerick
16. Clare

17. Tyrone
18. Down
19. Cavan
20. Wexford
21. Longford
22. Wicklow
23. Antrim

24. Carlow
25. Derry
26. Westmeath
27. Louth
28. Fermanagh
29. Offaly
30. Leitrim
31. Waterford
32. London

33. New York

34. Kilkenny

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7846 - 02/10/2014 20:56:10    1659562

Who gives a flying f..k about positions after no 1
Kerry are the team to beat next year and we are the team that is going to do it .

AthCliath (Dublin) - Posts: 4347 - 02/10/2014 21:03:51    1659565

Ye are starting ye'r 5 in a row bid so again?????? hahaha

ky4sam2014 (Kerry) - Posts: 32 - 05/10/2014 10:15:13    1660266

Firstly I agree with athacliatha. After 1 no one cares
But I'll indulge you legend. You say dubs shouldn't be second as they were beat by Donegal? Then you go and contradict yourself by putting Meath behind Kildare, Meath who beat Kildare with a fair bit to spare in Leinster. And its not as if Kildare reached any further , as both counties lost in- last 12 . Also Kildare were beat by Monaghan who themselves were comprehensive beat by dubs , Meath lost to armagh who in turn ran the said Donegal team close in quarters.
See what im getting at?

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 05/10/2014 10:50:08    1660273

exactly royaldunne
he also to make it worse wants kerry moved up in hurling on their league performance
yet basically disregards the league when it comes to football probably because dublin won it
and it dont suit his arguement

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 05/10/2014 11:55:34    1660290

I wouldn't place any emphasis on the rankings at all. Winter is coming. We'll winter well. Ciarraí abú!

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7846 - 05/10/2014 12:10:04    1660294

Good Man Athclaith I'm yet to meet a Dub who isint confident about beating Kerry.

Sure if 2014 is proof of anything is that the capital shouldn't be so dismissive of there opposition.
Don't worry about Kerry you have June/July/August to get through first. ( As do we )

westkerry (Kerry) - Posts: 1250 - 05/10/2014 13:31:04    1660315

If you were ranking cynical teams the Kerry region would be top of the pile

HandyMoran (Roscommon) - Posts: 327 - 05/10/2014 13:47:47    1660321

Is this ranking for cynical teams?

HandyMoran (Roscommon) - Posts: 327 - 05/10/2014 14:14:24    1660328

Handymoran... Lucky ye have a Kerry man managing you lads now...

Where would you rank the Rossies?

westkerry (Kerry) - Posts: 1250 - 05/10/2014 14:24:54    1660331

I seem to remember the Rossies upping the auld physical stakes last June against Mayo, didn't work though...

TheHermit (Kerry) - Posts: 6354 - 05/10/2014 14:26:14    1660332

Anyone that thinks that Tyrone are the 17th ranked team in the country and Derry 25th (both Div 1) shouldn't be taken seriously and you would have to wonder as to their knowledge of the game. Also being No 1 is not all that counts, rather aspiring to be is. No team ever stays at No 1, every generation of players should be treated the same by their true supporters.

mhunicean_abu (Monaghan) - Posts: 1044 - 05/10/2014 14:49:43    1660338

All this is just harmless winter talk.

Steps of the Hogan Stand in Sept is the only time that matters.

westkerry (Kerry) - Posts: 1250 - 05/10/2014 15:06:43    1660343

He had a kerryman playing a blanket defence which wasn't playing to our strength.it hard to compete with the big fish like yourself who much more resources or players giving up professional sport.Beating ye in 2006 minor final was been highlight in last 10 years

HandyMoran (Roscommon) - Posts: 327 - 05/10/2014 15:09:27    1660344

Sligo 11th and Derry 25th??your knowledge outside the Kerry region is not very good.

HandyMoran (Roscommon) - Posts: 327 - 05/10/2014 15:13:55    1660348

How Mayo can be fourth after coming so close to killing off the eventual All Ireland champions with 14 men is a bit head scratching. Think they'll be back to ruffle a few feathers again next year.

roundball (Tipperary) - Posts: 2514 - 05/10/2014 15:20:14    1660352

02/10/2014 20:56:10
legendzxix
County: Kerry
Posts: 3879

1659562


http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=225359

Donegal should be placed 2nd after their All-Ireland final place. I'd always rate teams placed on championship stage first and then league performance.

My rankings are as follows:
1. Kerry

2. Donegal

3. Dublin Region
4. Mayo

5. Cork
6. Monaghan
7. Galway
8. Armagh

9. Kildare
10. Meath
11. Sligo
12. Tipperary

13. Laois
14. Roscommon
15. Limerick
16. Clare

17. Tyrone
18. Down
19. Cavan
20. Wexford
21. Longford
22. Wicklow
23. Antrim

24. Carlow
25. Derry
26. Westmeath
27. Louth
28. Fermanagh
29. Offaly
30. Leitrim
31. Waterford
32. London

33. New York

34. Kilkenny


What are rankings based on?

Between league and championship games February-September. Rankings should be based on season rather than a couple games. Would Kerry be ranked no 1 had Mayo closed out both semi final games and Paul Durcan handing them the winning goal. Donegal and Dublin were top 2 teams with Donegal shading it as beat Dubs on head to head

Donegal played 14 Won 10 Draw 1 Lost 3 71% winning ratio=22 points
Dublin played 14 Won 10 Draw 1 Lost 3 71% winning ratio=22 points
Kerry played played 13 Won 8 Draw 1 Lost 4 62% winning ratio=17 points
Mayo played 13 Won 7 Draw 2 Lost 4 54% winning ratio=16 points

HandyMoran (Roscommon) - Posts: 327 - 05/10/2014 16:18:36    1660372

Handymoran - A minor final 8 years ago is your highlight?

What have Kerry done to you for such bitterness ?
Those it just boil down pure jealousy?

westkerry (Kerry) - Posts: 1250 - 05/10/2014 16:20:11    1660373

Handymoran, you've several threads started regarding Kerry.
Man you must have little to be doing with yourself.
I noticed you've no post on the Roscommon page.

You've either zero interest in Roscommon or your not a rossie at all.

Just on here to wind lads up...

westkerry (Kerry) - Posts: 1250 - 05/10/2014 16:35:59    1660378

westkerry
County: Kerry
Posts: 434

1660315 Good Man Athclaith I'm yet to meet a Dub who isint confident about beating Kerry.

Sure if 2014 is proof of anything is that the capital shouldn't be so dismissive of there opposition.
Don't worry about Kerry you have June/July/August to get through first. ( As do we )

I agree and if we are lucky enough to get a crack at the Kerry blanket team i think we will be better prepared for your blanket defence than we were for Donegals. .

AthCliath (Dublin) - Posts: 4347 - 05/10/2014 16:43:24    1660381