The Lillies for the Chelsea flower show , Dublin for sam :) ......


Nah in all seriousness i'm looking forward to it. Will be a tough test for some of the younger lads , by far the toughest so far. With a half decent crowd expected too i hope it will be a really good game. The result people will say doesnt matter , And it probably wont in the long run , But silverware is silverware and i would love Dublin to win on saturday night and would be disappointed if they didnt. The more wins we get under our belts the better. The Wicklow game was a dead rubber but we responded well to that last sunday in Drogheda. Hopefully we can kick on on saturday. The league is very important in gaining momentum going into the summer , Last year we had an inconsistant league and an inconsistant league led to a very inconsistant bordering on poor summer , So Its vital we get ourselves we prepare for the league well and what better way than to win the OB cup.

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13655 - 22/01/2013 13:47:48    1321723

moomoo
County: Kerry
Posts: 2542

Sound a bit like the Dubs last year when they had to go travel when the hurlers had to play Clare, of course there was an excuse as to why it was different then like there always is when it comes to the Dubs

We were only delighted with our trip down to Ennis. There wasn't much complaint from us then although I'm sure you "remember" it differently.

You've some cheek though to try and have a go at the Dubs claiming that it's different when it comes to us. You're from the county that wants to treated specially and allowed to around driving while drunk!!!

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13833 - 22/01/2013 13:48:22    1321725

Going by our performances to date, Dublin would want to be winning this by at least a double figure margin if they're serious about doing anything this year.

If not then Leinster is either Laois or Meath's for the taking.

if_in_doubt (Kildare) - Posts: 3692 - 22/01/2013 13:54:46    1321733

KILDARE (9) 1662, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1976, 1982, 1989, 2003. 2011.
MEATH (8) 1967, 1974, 1977, 1983, 1992, 2001, 2004, 2006.
DUBLIN (7) 1956, 1958, 1960, 1966, 1999, 2007, 2008.


Chance for Dublin to close the gap in the Roll of Honour.

I see Kildare are the real traditonalists here :-)

hurlingdub (Dublin) - Posts: 6978 - 22/01/2013 14:17:03    1321752

I'd be happy enough to lose if exploits a weakness or two that we're not sure about. Last year we had a team that was flying the O'byrne Cup (the junior team lost the final) only for them to be well beat the first two days out in the league. Losing now and then tidying things up for Donegal sounds appealing to me.

doublehop (Kildare) - Posts: 4172 - 22/01/2013 14:20:21    1321757

if_in_doubt
County: Kildare
Posts: 1497

1321733
Going by our performances to date, Dublin would want to be winning this by at least a double figure margin if they're serious about doing anything this year.

If not then Leinster is either Laois or Meath's for the taking.

what a ridiculously stupid statment,your either trying to play your team down(which before the o byrne cup final is a very negative attitude to have) or else seriously are deluded,you not remember last year kildare beat dublin in this very competition did it mean we didnt go on to win leinster ?

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 22/01/2013 14:56:46    1321796

hill16no1man
County: Dublin
Posts: 3476

if_in_doubt
County: Kildare
Posts: 1497

Going by our performances to date, Dublin would want to be winning this by at least a double figure margin if they're serious about doing anything this year.

If not then Leinster is either Laois or Meath's for the taking.

what a ridiculously stupid statment,your either trying to play your team down(which before the o byrne cup final is a very negative attitude to have) or else seriously are deluded,you not remember last year kildare beat dublin in this very competition did it mean we didnt go on to win leinster ?

Massive difference between playing the Dubs in their first game after winning the All Ireland, a time when they mightn't have been fully focused and mightn't have had the same winter training behind them as in previous years, and playing them like we will be now, after they've already won three other games, got lads back to relative match fitness and have a manager eager to prove himself in the senior setup after some great success at underage level.

Again, Dublin by ten or else Leinster is blown wide open.

if_in_doubt (Kildare) - Posts: 3692 - 22/01/2013 15:11:39    1321814

again stupid statement what does the winning margin if we win have to be 10 plus anyway im sure come the start of their leinster championship every team in leinster will look back to saturday nights game and say ah dublin only won 8 points against kildare leinster is ours

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 22/01/2013 15:54:20    1321846

if_in_doubt
County: Kildare
Posts: 1503

Again, Dublin by ten or else Leinster is blown wide open.

Very simplistic man!

I don't think this game will have any bearing on the Leinster Championship. If Kildare were to win by ten or Dublin to win by ten it will have no difference on the destination for the Delaney Cup come July.

Don't forget we lost to Wicklow a week and a half ago!

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13833 - 22/01/2013 15:56:41    1321848

hill16no1man
County: Dublin
Posts: 3478

again stupid statement what does the winning margin if we win have to be 10 plus anyway im sure come the start of their leinster championship every team in leinster will look back to saturday nights game and say ah dublin only won 8 points against kildare leinster is ours

Dublin are at a higher level now than they were for the opening match last year.

Kildare are at a lower level than they were for that same match.

Obviously other counties like Meath won't just assume Leinster is theirs. That would be foolish.

They'd have to beat Longford and Laois (more than likely) first, then a Dublin team who can't hammer a poor Kildare team.

Simple really.

if_in_doubt (Kildare) - Posts: 3692 - 22/01/2013 16:06:16    1321859

MesAmis
County: Dublin
Posts: 5235

1321725
moomoo
County: Kerry
Posts: 2542

Sound a bit like the Dubs last year when they had to go travel when the hurlers had to play Clare, of course there was an excuse as to why it was different then like there always is when it comes to the Dubs

We were only delighted with our trip down to Ennis. There wasn't much complaint from us then although I'm sure you "remember" it differently.

You've some cheek though to try and have a go at the Dubs claiming that it's different when it comes to us. You're from the county that wants to treated specially and allowed to around driving while drunk!!!

Strange i recall a whole thread about it was there not? Im sure you happened to miss that just like you miss alot of things when it comes to Dublin

moomoo (Kerry) - Posts: 4023 - 22/01/2013 16:40:37    1321884

i wouldnt read anything into o byrne cup results to be honest

ffgg (Longford) - Posts: 2571 - 22/01/2013 16:53:11    1321895

If_in_doubt, this game means nothing more than a competitive training session, get real!

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8812 - 22/01/2013 17:37:14    1321916

anyone know what the biggest attendance for a obyrne cup final was? i know there were 10,000 at meath v offaly in 2006 at navan and 13,000 in mullingar in 2004 meath v west meath, i rembember that game being like a full chsmp game

dickie10 (UK) - Posts: 860 - 22/01/2013 17:48:18    1321921

The game on Saturday is about trying out new players, gaining confidence, trying news things, getting confidence back, and getting fitness back.

Like the Louth match it will show nothing about the opposition. From our perspective, it doesn't matter what Kildare turn up. We're solely interested in getting things moving! People reading too much into O'Bryne Cup matches in terms of potential meetings later on are clutching and straws.

seany16 (Dublin) - Posts: 1663 - 22/01/2013 18:40:21    1321955

MuckrossHead
County: Donegal
Posts: 404

1321528 The wife was looking forward to the cream of Dublin manhood doing a Newcastle Utd on it & displaying bare torsos in the January air. She will be disappointed!!

i think when your wife said she was looking forward to the cream of a dublin manhood she meant something else. haha no wonder your sent on these long round trips.

AthCliath (Dublin) - Posts: 4347 - 22/01/2013 19:31:58    1321992

Over 10,000 at Meath Dublin final replay in 2010.

ClassApart (Meath) - Posts: 1200 - 22/01/2013 19:37:22    1321997

Lol @ AthCliath

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8812 - 22/01/2013 19:41:36    1322001

I hadn't thought of that Ath Cliath!! I will have to have a word with Mrs MuckrossHead.......

MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5028 - 22/01/2013 21:13:33    1322045

MuckrossHead
County: Donegal
Posts: 406

1322045 I hadn't thought of that Ath Cliath!! I will have to have a word with Mrs MuckrossHead.......

haha, good man.

AthCliath (Dublin) - Posts: 4347 - 22/01/2013 21:35:11    1322058