Ulsterman
County: Antrim
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Correct ulsterman and spot on with your post.

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 02/06/2009 23:47:49    300201

Who gives a

tomaoo7 (Dublin) - Posts: 5896 - 02/06/2009 23:55:38    300209

No problem working out team of the decade. Just go back to when you were in school and the teacher was teaching you maths. you take the top two teams in the country ans= Tyrone and Kerry. You then find out who has beaten who the most times in the championship ans =Tyrone. Kerry have not beaten Tyrone in the championship this decade. plain and simple. Tyrone are the top dogs this decade as its now impossible for Kerry to beat them three times in the championship this decade.

border Gael (Monaghan) - Posts: 913 - 03/06/2009 00:05:10    300218

whiterbannnas will u stop lettin us down???no Mayo are not the team of the decade, no Sam so we cant qualify for that so dont b talking foolish......we are one of the better teams yes but there are a few who have had a better decade than us......hopefully in 10 years time we might b able to say it but until then we dont belong in this debate.........

mayoman007 (Mayo) - Posts: 159 - 03/06/2009 00:19:42    300232

Handy the way all players started playing in 2000 and will retire after this year, innit?

Kerry's 1975- 1986 team was far more a cohesive and singular entity than either Kerry or Tyrone 2000-2009, i.e. more of the same started and finished, and that was a twelve year period. So inconvenient of them to fall between two stools!

Lads the turn of the decade is an arbitrary date that's in service thanks to Archbishop Ussher's ham-fisted attempts at calculating Jesus's birthday in the 17th century.

I am afraid events do not turn on their beginnings and endings any more than one is guaranteed to have a great night out, because it is New Year's Eve, and therefore 'significant'.

But it's obviously Tír Eoghain!

an tseabhac (Kerry) - Posts: 441 - 03/06/2009 00:24:49    300236

border Gael, get onto that maths teacher for the most all irelands of the decade while ur at it. If this is the case why only count AI finals? who won the last meeting between the two? Dont be so daft, teams are measured on all irelands. If you look at the same thing in english football, liverpool beat utd twice this year, but utd are not considered second to them. Mayo beat tyrone in 04, does that make us better than them?

TheMaster (Mayo) - Posts: 16187 - 03/06/2009 00:31:11    300241

It is relative.

Clare were the hurling team of the 90s decade, although Kilkenny 92/93 and Offaly 94-99 had better sides. Maybe even Tipp in 91. It was the impact they made.

Down were the football team of the 60s decade, although Galway won a 3 in a row. Wexford hurlers in the 50s, despite a Cork 3 in a row, and most famously Limerick hurlers in the 30s, although Kilkenny beat them in 2 out of three finals.

So although Kerry have won more all Ireland's, Kerry always win all Ireland's, Armagh have won more titles, and all that, as first timers, and for impact, Tyrone are the team of the decade.

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 03/06/2009 00:50:39    300248

kerry are without question the greatest team of this decade and every other decade for that matter.... they are the one county we all aspire to be as good as! we in tyrone should feel very privilaged to have matched and beaten them in three championship meetings this decade, for believe me: i can remember the bad ould days .... ie. the superb footballers of the sixties and seventies, who struggled for that breakthrought that never come for them, .... bejayas we could only look on in total admiration @ that powerhouse ...KERRY!!! A NEW MINDSET WAS REQUIRED...... AND IT CAME IN THE EARLY SEVENTIES, IT REQUIRED BUILDING FROM THE GRASSROOTS AND PUTTING STRUCTURES IN PLACE ..... IT WOULD TAKE TIME! tyrone have fought their way to be @ the top table this decade ...let us not forget where we had to come from!!! SO STOP THIS TRIPE ABOUT TEAM OF THE DECADE ..........

doo_her (Tyrone) - Posts: 60 - 03/06/2009 01:59:43    300279

Kerry has 4 AI this decade Tyrone has 3 end of story how many AI has Monaghan 0

wfkerry (USA) - Posts: 933 - 03/06/2009 03:27:19    300284

Well border you could go back to your teacher and ask to take it from a diff angle THIS DECADE KERRY =4 SAM MAGUIRE TYRONE=3 SAM MAGUIRE TYRONE= VERY ATHLETIC GOOD FOOYBALLERS KERRY = CLASS SKILL FINNESE EXCEPTIONAL NATURAL TALENTED FOOTBALLERS SO I PERSONALLY WOULD PUT KERRY ON TOP

51longago (Mayo) - Posts: 2981 - 03/06/2009 04:17:58    300287

I'm not sure Patrique but i've read your post a few times and you seem to be in favour of Tyrone!!??

Goodfella, Tir (None) - Posts: 1652 - 03/06/2009 09:41:37    300326

Tyrone arent even the second best team of the Decade, That Accolade would go to Armagh. Obviously Kerry are the best team of the Decade

paddyogall (Mayo) - Posts: 5110 - 03/06/2009 10:10:38    300360

Sorry but every time this "Team Of The Decade" debate comes up; I can't help but think of Tyrone's great loss in Cormac.
I know many people will say there are too may ifs and buts in this argument, but If Cormac was still alive I Firmly believe Tyrone would have won "Three In A Row" All-Irelands in 03, 04 & 05.
Our Inspirational leader's untimely death left the team with a massive void both on a human level and playing level. Our team fought on bravely in the All-Ireland series, but were eventually knocked out at the Quarter Final stage by Mayo (Beaten All-Ireland Finalists).
All True Gaels acknowledge the effect such a devastating loss had on the Tyrone team.

Tyrone may or may not win the All-Ireland this year, but another win would leave them level with Kerry on Four Titles each. Of course its not Kerrys fault that they never played Tyrone in each of their Four title winning years, but when looking back at both teams records in years to come things like "Head To Head Records" will be used to determine the so called "Team Of The Decade"
As it stands its Tyrone 3 - Kerry 0

RiceysBrother (Tyrone) - Posts: 125 - 03/06/2009 10:22:18    300373

No ulsterman ur wrong, do you believe every story you see in the papers? a Team of the Decade headline will sell. Its like the messi vs ronaldo champions league final. It sells papers. Just because roy curtis and the like put a spin on it doesnt mean anything.

Why does beating kerry three times make tyrone the team of the decade? What about when kerry won their all irelands? Tyrone didnt even make the final. Team of the year in 03 05 and 08, but there are 10 years in a decade if im not mistaken. Kerry have won more AIs and have been consistantly contesting finals also. These are indications to a consistantly strong team over a ten year period. Tyrones form indicates inconsistancy over a ten year period as well as having less silverware.
Mayo beat tyrone in 04, tyrone beat mayo in 08, does that mean we are even? Get real lads

TheMaster (Mayo) - Posts: 16187 - 03/06/2009 12:01:02    300501

:)

Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 03/06/2009 12:24:06    300534

The Master "Why does beating kerry three times make tyrone the team of the decade? "

Neither Tyrone or Kerry can be named "Team Of The Decade" till this years All Ireland is over.
If Tyrone Win the All Ireland this year they will be Level with Kerry over the decade with 4 All-Irelands each.
So in the case of a tie on Titles won, Head to Head results of games played between the two counties will come into play.
As it stands at the minute its Tyrone 3 - Kerry 0

For example, If this were reversed Kerry 3 - Tyrone 0, even if Tyrone won a fourth All Ireland this year Kerry would be rightfully Named "Team Of The Decade" as they would have a better head to head record.

But as it stands in head to head games its Tyrone 3 - Kerry 0, and a fourth All Ireland this year would see Tyrone claim the title as "Team Of The Decade"

Simple as that, No Ifs, No Buts , No Maybes

RiceysBrother (Tyrone) - Posts: 125 - 03/06/2009 12:59:51    300591

a lot of ulster posters on this board show no respect to the other provinces which i find sad if it means that much to yous ok then tyrone are the team of the decade even though we all know deep down its kerry but we will pretend its tyrone and ulster show smoe RESPECT

hipster (Dublin) - Posts: 2509 - 03/06/2009 19:21:03    301079

Goodfella, Tir County: All Posts: 229 300326 I'm not sure Patrique but i've read your post a few times and you seem to be in favour of Tyrone!!?? Yes, for impact and novelty value. As I said in my post hurling in the 1930s will always be associated with Limerick, one of the "greatest" sides ever. However Kilkenny beat them in the 1933 and 1935 finals, Limerick beat Kilkenny in 1936. Limerick actually won two titles in the decade, Kilkenny won 4, but Limerick with Mackey dominated the headlines, and the public flocked to watch the new boys on the block. Wexford in the 1950s were similar. So Tyrone are certainly the "team of this decade". Even if Kerry win again this year. Without Tyrone this would have been another "boring" decade dominated by the usual powers, and Tyrone challenged and overcame the traditional powers. Just like those Limerick and Wexford teams did, and Down at football in the 1960s.

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 03/06/2009 21:28:10    301199

history will be the judge. it is generally regarded by most that down were the team of the sixties but yet galway won 3 in a row. the impact of that team changed the face of gaelic football. same with kerry in the late seventies and in my humble opinion tyrone have changed the face of gaelic football with their fitness, support for the man on the ball, swarm tackling and scoring ability from every area of the pitch. it is about legacy and as such it is impossible to judge now. as mickey harte says "you only know how great you've been when you stop playing" the one certainty is that it won't be effing mayo!!

talktothehand (Tyrone) - Posts: 21 - 03/06/2009 21:51:24    301232

bottom line is that all the pr from rte last year was the winner of kerry tyrone would be deemed team of the decade. the debate has ceased to be relevant since tyrone lifted sam last year. end of

ballinderryman (Derry) - Posts: 98 - 04/06/2009 00:36:58    301400