Fitness alone won this game for Dublin, the Tyrone old guard still shows the classy touches of football at times.

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9817 - 06/08/2011 20:33:48    1005200

tyrone are terrible. making the dub's look good. surely Harte has to go

wishfulthinkin (Cavan) - Posts: 1731 - 06/08/2011 20:34:40    1005202

Great tactical display from Dublin - full credit to Gilroy whatever about tired Tyrone legs he fairly set up his team to expose them. great long ball to the full forward line exposed Tyrone at the back and making the two changes before hand worked spot on. also Dublins control of the ball is unreal given the conditions they must have been training in the rain all year!!!
if they can get b brogan motoring they will be hard to stop - had he been moving well today they would have bagged a few goals.

blacknamber (Kerry) - Posts: 267 - 06/08/2011 20:35:01    1005203

Ulsterman
County: Antrim
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1005200
Fitness alone won this game for Dublin, the Tyrone old guard still shows the classy touches of football at times.

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That's BS Ulsterman, Dublin's passing, their score taking, their support play was of a far higher standard. Tyrone deserve credit for sticking in there, but had the Dubs taken their goal scoring chances it would have been a massacre.

artisan (Down) - Posts: 1794 - 06/08/2011 20:38:23    1005210

tyrone need to start bringing through that young talent now.

BettystownRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 3353 - 06/08/2011 20:39:50    1005212

What a stupid post from wishfulthinking

ochonlir (Cavan) - Posts: 4343 - 06/08/2011 20:43:51    1005217

Fair enough artisan I take what I said back. Dublin were very classy at times.

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9817 - 06/08/2011 20:44:05    1005218

delighted for the dublin team,they played brilliantly tonight,tyrone look like youre in the same league as kildare,overhyped,overblown and well,over now!

tom4 (Dublin) - Posts: 3 - 06/08/2011 20:45:27    1005220

Tom4 ... who was hyping Tyrone up??? One of the best teams in recent times - nobody hyped them up because they were a class outfit. Granted they are a shadow of their former selves now but that happens to all the great teams at some stage. Suit you better to be more gracious in victory.

ayeboy_wan (Donegal) - Posts: 25 - 06/08/2011 21:26:06    1005292

tom slow down lad no cups are handed out in august those boys can go into the sunset with credit and 3 all irelands dublin will have to win harder games if they are to win 1

booboo (Cork) - Posts: 1382 - 06/08/2011 21:27:15    1005296

I don't think tyrone are gone, there is still alot of talent in the county but it is the last time we see some of them in croke park, thanks for the merrories - remember they never won a senior title until 10 years ago,
they gave us the best ever goal scored in Croke park - O. Mulligan v Dublin
best block ever - C. Gormley v armagh 2003 All ireland final

best point ever - dooher against kerry in all-ireland final,

things change, people change and armagh and tyrone change - i'm lucky to see 10 years of great games,
thanks tyrone

cuchulainn35 (Armagh) - Posts: 1688 - 06/08/2011 21:41:18    1005315

great that we can have the punchline in this stupid thread , brilliant to be able to put tyrone to the sword once again and send tyhem back to the north , 2005 and 2008 particularly were such horrible feelings when we lost but the tyrone lads can have a dose of some of the same now , as for the tyrone/kildare comparison .....kildare are undoubtedly a different class , they are just about coming to their peak , while tyrone are WELL past it , the likes of mcginley , mcconnell , mcmenamin , oneill , mulligan , dooher , mcguigan , hughes and jordan will all be considering their future over the next few months , it really should be a KILDARE V DUBLIN SEMI FINAL ON THE 29TH , anyway great to see the red hands packing they are fading badly and despite all this talk of new players coming through pete harte was the only player under 23 on the tyrone team ! the majority of the team and the subs were over 30 for tyrone , also nobody should have convinced mugsy to return , and despite the missed opportunities and shameful refereeing by mcquilan we still beat tyrone so convincingly , connolly , flynn , broganx2 , cahill , bastick , nolan , ocarroll and brenna just awesome and a big shout out to my boi cian osullivan , up the dubs and come on waterford and mayo!!!!!!!!!!!

haz (Dublin) - Posts: 213 - 06/08/2011 21:44:21    1005318

BEST EVER?
BEST EVER
BEST EVER
get a grip armagh and tyrone are well behind at this stage and are showing no signs of improving any time soon

booboo (Cork) - Posts: 1382 - 06/08/2011 21:47:57    1005327

couldn agree more haz

monkstownrebel1 (Cork) - Posts: 353 - 06/08/2011 21:52:22    1005337

i wont gloat that tyrone team were finished last year when dublin beat them by 5 in the quarters , and i dont believe mickey harte is holding back the good young players if they are good enough they be in that team , and well done to son he was tyrones best player when he came on , tyrone will go on to rebuild now and they will be back but it might take a generation to match this tyrone team they were special

hipster (Dublin) - Posts: 2509 - 06/08/2011 21:55:59    1005342

ochonlir
County: Cavan
Posts: 3240

1005217 What a stupid post from wishfulthinking

ochonlir you have had 3240 stupid posts.. if you dont believe me just try reading them lol

sheva7 (Cavan) - Posts: 498 - 06/08/2011 21:59:19    1005347

ochonlir
County: Cavan
Posts: 3240

1005217 What a stupid post from wishfulthinking

ochonlir you have had 3240 stupid posts.. if you dont believe me just try reading them lol

sheva7 (Cavan) - Posts: 498 - 06/08/2011 21:59:34    1005350

Baz is that an end of season match there playing against Kildare after the Donegal match on the 28Th!!!

sub1985 (Donegal) - Posts: 13 - 07/08/2011 08:04:49    1005356

I'd just like to point out that Longford got closer to Tyrone than Armagh and Roscommon, so Longford can be seen as a top 8-12 county in everybody's eyes if they wish. Just saying!!!!

cmondetown (Longford) - Posts: 122 - 07/08/2011 09:58:57    1005388

Outclassed by an excellent Dublin team,no other way of putting it.Every Tyrone man tried his best and they kept fighting til the final whistle.Some of the boys will probably retire now and i would like to thank them for giving Tyrone people their greatest ever days in Croke Park.

orange and blue (Tyrone) - Posts: 1080 - 07/08/2011 10:11:06    1005398