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Can Mayo exorcise the ghost of '13?

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Replying To border Gael:  "I would say it's near impossible for mayo to beat the Dubs, however cast the mind back to 2008 when Kerry with their twin towers were set to steam roll over a Tyrone team. The whole talk and betting the week before was by how much would Kerry beat them by. Rte even went as far as saying that it was a very poor match up for this final and that the only thing Tyrone had going for them was their cute beards.... Well we all know what happened.. It's 15against 15 for 70 minutes. Anything is possible... Keep the faith."
If anything, Kerry were too respectful of Tyrone in advance of 08. The so-called 'twin towers' strategy was meant to nullify the Tyrone straitjacket defence. When Tyrone hammered the hammer, Kerry had no Plan B.

Can Northern teams get the chip off their shoulder? What many of us don't like is the ultra-defensive play. I very much doubt any Kerry person on meeting M Harte or P Canavan would be anything other than respectful. The latter is to this era what Matt Connor was to a previous one, an inspiration beyond words, rivalry or banality. It is just a game at the end of the day- but when played well by some, it has sublime artistry about it!

plike (Kerry) - Posts: 569 - 29/08/2016 15:02:04    1907644

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Replying To Gleebo:  "No-one can stop this Dublin panzergruppen."
Ja vol Herr Glebo

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8748 - 29/08/2016 21:40:06    1907839

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