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Replying To uibhfhaili1986: "I burst out laughing after Kilkenny claimed that great catch in midfield and then proceeded to sprint as fast as he could with the ball back towards his own goals. Dublin were only taking the piss today, the only trouble they had in todays match was the trouble they caused for themselves and they won't be so sloppy again. The continuous keep ball from Dublin is Donegals fault as they decided not to pressure them into having to do something with the ball. Ciaran Kilkeny was pure class over 50 possessions in a game of this magnitude and he was directing things like an basketball point guard. The only team who will beat Dublin this year is Dublin." There has been a lack of a top quality team since '09. It's hard for anyone to look past the 4 Regions on form. Next up for them is a rural county from the southwest of Ireland. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8766 - 06/08/2016 19:51:31 1896815 Link
The only team who will beat Dublin this year is Dublin. uibhfhaili1986 (Offaly) - Posts:935 - 06/08/2016 19:44:21 1896805 ----------------- Whoa that's deep dude! Can Dublin really lose to Dublin at some point? Now I know what the Kerry guy is on about with the 4 regions thing.! seanie_boy (Tyrone) - Posts: 4235 - 06/08/2016 19:52:01 1896818 Link
Replying To uibhfhaili1986: "I burst out laughing after Kilkenny claimed that great catch in midfield and then proceeded to sprint as fast as he could with the ball back towards his own goals. Dublin were only taking the piss today, the only trouble they had in todays match was the trouble they caused for themselves and they won't be so sloppy again. The continuous keep ball from Dublin is Donegals fault as they decided not to pressure them into having to do something with the ball. Ciaran Kilkeny was pure class over 50 possessions in a game of this magnitude and he was directing things like an basketball point guard. The only team who will beat Dublin this year is Dublin." I hate that phrase . Its ridiculous. If kerry or mayo beat dublin THEY beat them . Not Dublin themselves. If a team loses a match for any reason eg over confidence , lack of discipline , etc then the other team beat them for not making those same mistakes. Malonemagic (Laois) - Posts: 817 - 06/08/2016 19:59:53 1896824 Link
Replying To Malonemagic: "I hate that phrase . Its ridiculous. If kerry or mayo beat dublin THEY beat them . Not Dublin themselves. If a team loses a match for any reason eg over confidence , lack of discipline , etc then the other team beat them for not making those same mistakes." I think you understand what I'm saying.Dublin can only lose if they seriously under perform, none of the teams left are close to them uibhfhaili1986 (Offaly) - Posts: 1296 - 06/08/2016 20:06:20 1896831 Link
Replying To legendzxix: "There has been a lack of a top quality team since '09. It's hard for anyone to look past the 4 Regions on form. Next up for them is a rural county from the southwest of Ireland." Well Dublin are a top quality team and Donegal in 2012 were a great team as well. uibhfhaili1986 (Offaly) - Posts: 1296 - 06/08/2016 20:07:08 1896834 Link
O'Garage red but Murphy only yellow? ??? Someone explain that one????? O'Garage gone for the rest of the championship because of that as he will be reported for striking. witnof (Dublin) - Posts: 1604 - 06/08/2016 20:07:38 1896836 Link
Replying To uibhfhaili1986: "Well Dublin are a top quality team and Donegal in 2012 were a great team as well." You're entitled to your opinion. I wouldn't rate in the same bracket as the great champions from '96 to '09. The County Dublin team in the mid 70's were great alright. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8766 - 06/08/2016 20:17:10 1896859 Link
Replying To witnof: "O'Garage red but Murphy only yellow? ??? Someone explain that one????? O'Garage gone for the rest of the championship because of that as he will be reported for striking." Ref only called one of them, the other was the umpire. Plus one was off the ball and the other wasn't. joeteor (Donegal) - Posts: 228 - 06/08/2016 20:28:26 1896870 Link
Replying To witnof: "O'Garage red but Murphy only yellow? ??? Someone explain that one????? O'Garage gone for the rest of the championship because of that as he will be reported for striking." They just got the Murphy one wrong. Should've been red in my book. I didn't realise it until the 2nd replay. Whammo86 (Antrim) - Posts: 4516 - 06/08/2016 20:42:48 1896881 Link
Congratulations Dublin, still the best team in the championship. Any other team would have folded with the sending off's and dour opposition. eaglehaslanded (Cork) - Posts: 135 - 06/08/2016 20:52:04 1896886 Link
Hard luck to Donegal, thought our lads showed great heart and great 'control' as Jim says. realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8744 - 06/08/2016 20:55:33 1896891 Link
Replying To eaglehaslanded: "Congratulations Dublin, still the best team in the championship. Any other team would have folded with the sending off's and dour opposition." "Folded with the dour opposition" That makes no sense whatsoever! Why would they fold if we were so dour? Donegal_abroad (Donegal) - Posts: 1403 - 06/08/2016 20:55:47 1896892 Link
Replying To witnof: "O'Garage red but Murphy only yellow? ??? Someone explain that one????? O'Garage gone for the rest of the championship because of that as he will be reported for striking." Is that the o'esso or o'shell o'garage ??? Hahaha. Only taking the Micheal. royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 06/08/2016 21:04:31 1896901 Link
Congrats to Dublin. Better team on the day. There was a chink of light for us with 20 to go but we just couldn't get closer than 3. Us needing to push forward and the legs getting tired resulted in the concession of that goal. Proud of our lads. Great effort by all. Good luck to Dublin going forward, that game will bring them on. Tir Conaill Abu (Donegal) - Posts: 1677 - 06/08/2016 21:04:33 1896902 Link
Watching it you couldn't help but feel both teams got what they really came for - dublin a comfortable win, donegal a respectable scoreline. No doubt he is targeted but Connolly must be getting close to being too big a risk to start. Soma (UK) - Posts: 2630 - 06/08/2016 21:21:45 1896915 Link
Replying To Soma: "Watching it you couldn't help but feel both teams got what they really came for - dublin a comfortable win, donegal a respectable scoreline. No doubt he is targeted but Connolly must be getting close to being too big a risk to start." Agree. The lad needs to cop on at this stage. Ya keep falling into the same trap time after time after time after time well then ya can take your medicine. joncarter (Galway) - Posts: 2692 - 06/08/2016 21:31:08 1896923 Link
Replying To uibhfhaili1986: "I think you understand what I'm saying.Dublin can only lose if they seriously under perform, none of the teams left are close to them" Disagree completely. If dublin are better theyll win unless have really bad luck. I dont buy underperforming. Kilkenny hurlers never do it. You play as well as an opposition let you. Malonemagic (Laois) - Posts: 817 - 06/08/2016 21:44:30 1896944 Link
Replying To Soma: "Watching it you couldn't help but feel both teams got what they really came for - dublin a comfortable win, donegal a respectable scoreline. No doubt he is targeted but Connolly must be getting close to being too big a risk to start." Make no mistake Soma Donegal did not want to make the score line respectable, they wanted to WIN. Proud of the lads. A few fresh legs, I.e C. Thompson, S. Mc Brearty, C. Gillespie, Eoin Ban and this team will be raring to go next year. Fair play to Dubs, better on day. Young Kilkenny really stood up when counted. Not easy thing to do. Good luck in semi. DLlegends (Donegal) - Posts: 503 - 06/08/2016 21:50:25 1896951 Link
Replying To DLlegends: "Make no mistake Soma Donegal did not want to make the score line respectable, they wanted to WIN. Proud of the lads. A few fresh legs, I.e C. Thompson, S. Mc Brearty, C. Gillespie, Eoin Ban and this team will be raring to go next year. Fair play to Dubs, better on day. Young Kilkenny really stood up when counted. Not easy thing to do. Good luck in semi." Fair play. Classy post. Hard luck with the result. CroiGorm (Dublin) - Posts: 1547 - 06/08/2016 22:07:50 1896965 Link
What did people make of how David Byrne did on McBrearty? I know there are a few Dubs here who aren't sure about him. Thought be was outstabding today. CroiGorm (Dublin) - Posts: 1547 - 06/08/2016 22:16:08 1896975 Link