Don't know if theirs been a thread on here before for this, just wondering for ye over all the losses yer counties or clubs have faced over the years which one hurt the most? Plenty for us Mayo fans to remember sadly will be hard to pick a winner..

danthefan (Mayo) - Posts: 21 - 15/02/2017 23:40:49    1957306

All-Ireland Semi final defeat to Cork in 2013. There was a decent chance of an All-Ireland that year, not saying we would necessarily of beaten Clare in the final but I do remember a feeling of a real missed opportunity leaving Croker that day. It didn't help that I then had to go and meet the Cork in laws afterwards and listen to them! Is there anything worse than Cork people after a big win against your team?! Maybe don't answer that as the answer is probably Dubs after a win ;). I think that defeat has gotten worse over the years as we see the massive slide that we've gone on since.

The footballers have had a number of big defeats in semi-finals/quarter finals over my years of following them. 06 v Mayo, 07 v Kerry, 08 v Tyrone, 09 v Kerry, '10 v Cork (in laws again!), 12 v Mayo and 14 v Donegal.

2006, 2007 weren't that hard to take at all because I never felt we were good enough in anyways at the time. 2008 was tough because the manner was so comprehensive although again I wasn't holding out much hope beforehand. 2012 and 2014 weren't too bad because we were coming off the back of winning the previous year, I never believed the hype coming into the 2014 semi. 2010 wasn't too bad either because there was a sense that year that a team was building.

The worst was probably 2009's hammering by Kerry. The All-Ireland probably never felt as far away as it did that day. We were never in that game. It's hard to believe just two years later we'd be All-Ireland Champions.

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13707 - 16/02/2017 08:21:10    1957337

1994 All Ireland hurling final..
.that one never goes away.

skillet (Limerick) - Posts: 1062 - 16/02/2017 08:33:50    1957339

Oddly enough it's not a final for me although last year hurt alot. Walking up the Ennis road out of the Gaelic Grounds after that reply in 2014 was the worst. Was like a funeral with thousands of Mayo fans walking up the road in silence. No doubt plenty of more to come.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11231 - 16/02/2017 09:02:39    1957341

1975, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1993, 2001, 2005, 2012, 2015. take your pick

onlyhurling (Galway) - Posts: 800 - 16/02/2017 09:27:02    1957347

Yeah it's been done to death and I've always given the same answer;

"Mayo '06 still hurts" was always my answer


But after the last 5 years we've had it doesn't hurt at all anymore it's just a distant memory that I laugh about now.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 16/02/2017 09:41:54    1957350

danthefan (Mayo) - Posts: 21 - 16/02/2017 10:00:28    1957354

2014 final against Kerry was very disappointing, but in fairness, it wasn't the end of the world either.

Donegalman (None) - Posts: 3830 - 16/02/2017 10:00:53    1957355

Meath need I say anymore ,
honorary mentions to Mayo 06 and Paddy being lobbed by Mikey still stings

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 16/02/2017 10:45:07    1957365

2011 I think.
2002 against Armagh we were in total control at half time but Armagh tore us apart in the second half with pure attacking football.
2005 - beaten by the most complete performance of the Noughties by Tyrone.
2008 I thought on paper we were miles the better team but Tyrone and Harte won the tactical battle with Pat O Shea hands down that day.
2011 it was a tit for tat battle and 4 points ahead was MASSIVE coming into the final minutes but 50/50 in Kerry blowing it and Dublin smelling blood they overran us in the last few minutes. Prob the sorest I have been after a final loss.
2015 - Kerry and Fitzmaurice were not at the races at all.

woops (Kerry) - Posts: 2073 - 16/02/2017 11:08:43    1957377

2010 Ulster final, Monaghan had been doing well in the Championship thus far, then forgot to turn up against Tyrone of all teams and were embarrassed, I really felt going into that match that it was ours to win so it hurt for the next couple of years.

Not that it hurts but the league semi-final against Dublin last year when we only lost by a point and put a couple of goal chances wide, would have been a great victory.

Club- championship final, watching the ball travel the whole way up the pitch from corner forward and realizing its too late to help the defence as they are beaten one by one.....still hurts half a decade later.

Iamlegion666 (Monaghan) - Posts: 285 - 16/02/2017 11:10:35    1957378

Monaghan losing to Kerry by a point in '07. Usually it's not stop "analysis" on the way home after a match but no one spoke a word the whole way home after that one

turkeyplucker (UK) - Posts: 137 - 16/02/2017 11:36:42    1957385

2008 All Ireland Final v Tyrone, I think that was still the toughest one to take overall.

In 2005, I always felt throughout the game that Tyrone were just that bit better than us on the day. However, in 2008 I really thought it was there to be won. We put ourselves in a great position and then at the start of the second half we gave away a really cheap goal which gave the Tyrone lads that bit of belief to mount a charge.
Still with 6-7 minutes to go the momentum had swung back towards us. Declan had a brilliant goal chance and if that rattled the net it was all over - but it just went inches to the left of the Hill 16 goal. In fairness to Tyrone they saw it out strong and our belief just seemed to wilt with that goal spurred.
I actually was looking through my match programme collection over Christmas and was looking at our line up that day, the starting half forward line was bare bones, so that cost us too.

I guess the result hurt most because there was all this lazy, cheap guff about Kerry not being able to beat Ulster teams back then. It was used so much by the 'hurlers on the ditch' brigade to denigrate the amazing achievements of a team that has and will go down as one of the greatest of them all IMO. That defeat of course just added fuel to that fire. In those few years we just always seemed to be on an upward curve when Tyrone were getting knocked out and when they were back in final then, we just seemed to have peaked and been on the way down.
I would have beat my life on Kerry beating them in 04/06/07 or 09 but we just never crossed paths.
Ah well sin e, its history now I suppose.

In fairness as miserable as I was that night, I ended up in Flannerys meeting a girl who would end up being my girlfriend for the next 3 years, so look I have to thank Brian Dooher and co for that at least!

2011 was almost as bad, not so much that it was Dublin just because we were in such control with 7-8 mins left, to an extent that the Dub fans around me where patting me on the shoulder and saying well done ye have us now.
F*ckin Kevin Mcmanamon and his 20 steps!!!! :D

TheHermit (Kerry) - Posts: 6354 - 16/02/2017 11:41:37    1957388

Galway 01. We felt so bad as we expected to just turn up and win. Its gotten worse as it marked the end of Meath as a force. Not that we knew it at the time but would of at least been nice to sign off on the best possible note.
But that was an All Ireland final and we had some cracking wins along the way.

For a total rock bottom feeling it was Limerick 08. Had thrown away a big lead to Wexford before that but still would expect Meath football to dispense of Limerick a hurling county. Absolutely hammered in a Round 1 qualifier. The absolute pits.

RoyalBadger (Meath) - Posts: 571 - 16/02/2017 12:22:36    1957401

TheHermit (Kerry) - Posts: 6354 - 16/02/2017 12:33:29    1957404

For a total rock bottom feeling it was Limerick 08. Had thrown away a big lead to Wexford before that but still would expect Meath football to dispense of Limerick a hurling county. Absolutely hammered in a Round 1 qualifier. The absolute pits.

RoyalBadger (Meath) - Posts:362 - 16/02/2017 12:22:36 1957401

yeah remember that at one stage we lead 4-11 to 0-3 and ye got 4 goals to finish the game at 4-3,

janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 16/02/2017 12:46:33    1957407

TheHermit (Kerry) - Posts: 6354 - 16/02/2017 12:49:26    1957408

Back to back defeats in Croke Park 1995 & 1996 to Dublin & Meath were hard to take but even though it was only the league final losing to Derry in 1992 was the worst. Tyrone in complete control approaching the final 10 minutes when a complete meltdown let Derry in to steal the glory.

Byanthon (Tyrone) - Posts: 1780 - 16/02/2017 12:52:10    1957410

janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 16/02/2017 12:58:29    1957412

janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 16/02/2017 12:59:16    1957413