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Post by kerrygold on Jun 20, 2015 16:21:55 GMT
FIXTURES Leinster SHC semi-final
All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers Round 1A RES London 0-11 Cavan 2-22, Ruislip RES Waterford 1-07 Offaly 1-20, Dungarvan RES Laois 1-16 Antrim 2-15, O'Moore Park, 1900 Longford v Carlow, Pearse Park Connacht SFC semi-final 1900 Sligo v Roscommon
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Post by kerrygold on Jun 20, 2015 16:26:48 GMT
Antrim beat Laois, adds a touch of comedy to the notion that Laois are some how a decent side as mooted by some here in the last few weeks!
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Post by Mickmack on Jun 20, 2015 16:28:00 GMT
small surprise that Antrim beat Laois.
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Post by bemane on Jun 20, 2015 19:42:05 GMT
Big surprise sligo beating roscommon;bad blow to John evans team there passing and shot selection were awful
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Post by kerrygold on Jun 20, 2015 20:42:01 GMT
Longford 2-15 1-8 Carlow 19:00 FT
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Post by Ard Mhacha on Jun 20, 2015 21:24:10 GMT
small surprise that Antrim beat Laois. Not really. Antrim have 5 or 6 players missing from last year, and another couple from the Fermanagh match. Laois are overrated but this was a huge shock considering Antrims form.
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Post by MrRasherstoyou on Jun 21, 2015 12:58:16 GMT
Antrim beat Laois, adds a touch of comedy to the notion that Laois are some how a decent side as mooted by some here in the last few weeks! Indeed. We are all made fools of by the foolish, disjointed mystery (mockery?) of form & competition that is the All-I championship. The facts state that Laois played ok last year and are in Div 2 of the Nat League and survived. That Kildare are Div 3 and were in disarray. They were shockingly bad in last year's championship (in the context that they got beaten easily in a terrible game by a team that were destroyed in the next game). That Antrim were/are Div 4 and further weakened. Where's the sense in what has befallen Laois? Even allowing for the major setbacks they had during a short period of the replay against Kildare, before which they were playing really well. These days more than ever though sides seem to disappear once they fail to deal with their first serious championship test. Like they are hotwired to only have one big effort in them in summer. But then how many sides over how many years have flattered to deceive? Far from new........... So take Laois now anyway, who were lucky enough to have a replay added to their allocation of 2 games. County Laois senior footballers now have no competitive game until February 2016. That's over 7 months.
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Post by kerrygold on Jun 21, 2015 19:40:18 GMT
I think any connoisseur of the outback of the Leinster championship will know that there it little between the trilogy of championship games between Laois, Kildare and Offaly.
Closer peeling back will revel that Kildare played in Div.1 of the NFL 12 months ago, something well beyond the realms of Laois potential post Micko.
A Kildare victory was highly likely in this tie between laois and Kildare and was no surprise.
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Post by misteallaigh abú on Jun 22, 2015 14:58:43 GMT
The slide of Laois football continues. Tomás Ó Flatharta will probably fall on his sword but it won't remedy the malady in Laois football. The players need to take responsibility for their defeats to Kildare and Antrim. 9 points up and coasting then they fail to close the game out. Not much a manager can do in that situation but he will take the blame and the players who allowed the situation occur will be back for more of the same next year. Liam Kearns wasn't right for the job, Mc Nulty wasn't the right man,neither, it appears, is TÓF. These lads were great to queue up to sign for Dublin clubs and take whatever was on offer, however,the contribution of some of them to their county has been less than memorable. Ego appears to have taken it's toll since the glory days of the 90s and early 2000's.
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Post by kerrygold on Jun 22, 2015 18:46:45 GMT
The slide of Laois football continues. Tomás Ó Flatharta will probably fall on his sword but it won't remedy the malady in Laois football. The players need to take responsibility for their defeats to Kildare and Antrim. 9 points up and coasting then they fail to close the game out. Not much a manager can do in that situation but he will take the blame and the players who allowed the situation occur will be back for more of the same next year. Liam Kearns wasn't right for the job, Mc Nulty wasn't the right man,neither, it appears, is TÓF. These lads were great to queue up to sign for Dublin clubs and take whatever was on offer, however,the contribution of some of them to their county has been less than memorable. Ego appears to have taken it's toll since the glory days of the 90s and early 2000's. Has it ever been any different in Laois at senior level?
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Post by fitz on Jun 22, 2015 20:11:06 GMT
Only one other topical team comes to mind with loss of 9 points+ leads. O'Flatharta has fallen through his limit on swords. Absolutely appalling managerial record at intercounty level. To lose a 9 point lead against Antrim with only 25 mins to go. Foinavon couldn't sell it.
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Post by Jigz84 on Jun 29, 2015 8:19:01 GMT
Limerick put up a good show for the first half v Tyrone but faded away. Maybe Dermot can shed more light. Great win for Wexford. Down have completely fallen away since 2010.
Draw for Round 2B has thrown up a few interesting ties:
Saturday, July 11 (first team has home advantage) Derry v Wexford Tyrone v Meath Tipperary v Louth Armagh v Galway
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Post by wayupnorth on Jun 29, 2015 8:25:21 GMT
Limerick put up a good show for the first half v Tyrone but faded away. Maybe Dermot can shed more light. Great win for Wexford. Down have completely fallen away since 2010. Draw for Round 2B has thrown up a few interesting ties: Saturday, July 11 (first team has home advantage) Derry v Wexford Tyrone v Meath Tipperary v Louth Armagh v Galway Home advantage for all the Ulster sides should give them the edge with the possible exception of Galway taking Armagh. Tipp will progress against Louth.
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Post by Ard Mhacha on Jun 29, 2015 15:28:40 GMT
Early throw-ins I'd imagine, so we can all get home to feck before the bonfires start!
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Post by Dermot on Jun 29, 2015 17:23:02 GMT
Limerick put up a good show for the first half v Tyrone but faded away. Maybe Dermot can shed more light. Great win for Wexford. Down have completely fallen away since 2010. Draw for Round 2B has thrown up a few interesting ties: Saturday, July 11 (first team has home advantage) Derry v Wexford Tyrone v Meath Tipperary v Louth Armagh v Galway Yeah it was a weird game Jigz .. a bit like being in the doldrums in a sail boat .. Absolutely no intensity at all .. maybe (hopefully) it was the long break since the Donegal game and/or possibly complacency I dont know but it would certainly need to improve and quickly .. I would imagine the sight of a Meath Jersey should lift us though !! Harte brought on another U21 and he did very well so thats promising for the future..
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Post by kerrygold on Jul 11, 2015 15:47:22 GMT
The three Leinster teams beaten today. Longford v Kildare to follow at 7pm from Pearse Park.
All Ireland SFC Qualifiers Round 2B Derry 1-16 0-10 Wexford 14:10 FT Tipperary 3-21 0-7 Louth 14:45 FT Tyrone 1-10 0-11 Meath 15:00 FT
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Post by kerrygold on Jul 11, 2015 16:16:52 GMT
Keane, any eye witness report/account from Tyrone v Meath?
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Post by keane on Jul 11, 2015 16:31:46 GMT
Keane, any eye witness report/account from Tyrone v Meath? Not at the moment KG sorry. Not doing the scores myself earlier on as I was up in the jameson distillery drinking whiskey! Apparently the weather was quite bad in Omagh but I think the result indicates the awesome competitiveness and quality of the Ulster Championship is a little overstated
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Post by kerrygold on Jul 11, 2015 16:50:28 GMT
No worries Keane, thanks. I quietly fancied Meath to cause an upset in Omagh today.
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Post by keane on Jul 11, 2015 17:08:04 GMT
No worries Keane, thanks. I quietly fancied Meath to cause an upset in Omagh today. I had a sneaky fancy as well but possibly it was more in the hopes of being able to go on a big trolling spree on Twitter along the lines of "so the Ulster Championship eh...!"
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Post by keane on Jul 11, 2015 17:11:55 GMT
FYI there's a guy who does good reports on Tyrone games here: t.co/uUVDpuOzuV
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Post by kerrygold on Jul 12, 2015 9:07:08 GMT
FYI there's a guy who does good reports on Tyrone games here: t.co/uUVDpuOzuVThanks for the link keane, the game seems to have been a tight affair.
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Post by kerrygold on Jul 12, 2015 16:28:23 GMT
All Ireland SFC Qualifiers Round 2B Armagh 0-12 1-12 Galway 15:00 FT All Ireland SFC Qualifiers Round 3A Fermanagh 1-14 0-16 Roscommon 15:30 FT
Another bad defeat for John Evans and Roscommon.
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Post by diego on Jul 12, 2015 17:20:48 GMT
Roscommon seemed to be in control of that one for most of the game. Fermanagh got the last 5 points without reply in the last 7 minutes or so.
Great result for Galway up in Armagh.
McGeeney hasn't got much out of Armagh. They were atrocious against Donegal as well.
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Post by Ard Mhacha on Jul 12, 2015 19:53:05 GMT
I seen that Galway result coming. Galway are no big shakes but I knew they would take us. Next year is a big year for McGeeney. There has to be an improvement otherwise his 5 year contract will look ridiculous.
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Post by wayupnorth on Jul 12, 2015 20:42:48 GMT
Limerick put up a good show for the first half v Tyrone but faded away. Maybe Dermot can shed more light. Great win for Wexford. Down have completely fallen away since 2010. Draw for Round 2B has thrown up a few interesting ties: Saturday, July 11 (first team has home advantage) Derry v Wexford Tyrone v Meath Tipperary v Louth Armagh v Galway Home advantage for all the Ulster sides should give them the edge with the possible exception of Galway taking Armagh. Tipp will progress against Louth. Should have put money on it!
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Post by Jigz84 on Jul 13, 2015 8:13:08 GMT
Round 3B Draw: Tipperary v Tyrone & Galway v Derry, first drawn team has home advantage.
Round 4A Draw: Kildare v Loser of Kerry/Cork & Fermanagh v Westmeath, to be played in neutral venues.
On a side note, why did Longford concede home advantage v Kildare?!
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Post by kerrygold on Jul 13, 2015 8:41:47 GMT
Round 3B Draw: Tipperary v Tyrone & Galway v Derry, first drawn team has home advantage. Round 4A Draw: Kildare v Loser of Kerry/Cork & Fermanagh v Westmeath, to be played in neutral venues. On a side note, why did Longford concede home advantage v Kildare?! Great ties in these rounds. Tipp v Tyrone in Thurles will be very interesting. It would be nice to see Tipp stepping up to the plate in this one at home but I suspect Tipp are still not at the level Meath are at. Galway and Derry will be close while Fermanagh v Westmeath is almost a 50/50 game, it is a huge opportunity for both counties to make the August window in Croke Park. You would expect Kildare to come up short against the beaten finalists from Munster although one would suspect they would rather face Cork coming off the back of a defeat in Killarney.
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Post by animal on Jul 13, 2015 8:52:40 GMT
Round 3B Draw: Tipperary v Tyrone & Galway v Derry, first drawn team has home advantage. Round 4A Draw: Kildare v Loser of Kerry/Cork & Fermanagh v Westmeath, to be played in neutral venues. On a side note, why did Longford concede home advantage v Kildare?! Great ties in these rounds. Tipp v Tyrone in Thurles will be very interesting. It would be nice to see Tipp stepping up to the plate in this one at home but I suspect Tipp are still not at the level Meath are at. Galway and Derry will be close while Fermanagh v Westmeath is almost a 50/50 game, it is a huge opportunity for both counties to make the August window in Croke Park. You would expect Kildare to come up short against the beaten finalists from Munster although one would suspect they would rather face Cork coming off the back of a defeat in Killarney. I think the loser of Kerry v Cork will be happy enough with the draw. An ideal game to get back on track provided the focus is right. It will be a test but one which either team would expect to pass. After seeing Dublin yesterday would it be so bad to meet them in the 1/4 final?
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Post by kerrygold on Jul 13, 2015 9:02:48 GMT
Great ties in these rounds. Tipp v Tyrone in Thurles will be very interesting. It would be nice to see Tipp stepping up to the plate in this one at home but I suspect Tipp are still not at the level Meath are at. Galway and Derry will be close while Fermanagh v Westmeath is almost a 50/50 game, it is a huge opportunity for both counties to make the August window in Croke Park. You would expect Kildare to come up short against the beaten finalists from Munster although one would suspect they would rather face Cork coming off the back of a defeat in Killarney. I think the loser of Kerry v Cork will be happy enough with the draw. An ideal game to get back on track provided the focus is right. It will be a test but one which either team would expect to pass. After seeing Dublin yesterday would it be so bad to meet them in the 1/4 final? No, other than Kerry would probably rather target a peak in a semi final rather than a quarter final. Darragh referenced Kerry's training schedule in his piece last week and its timing. After Dublin's capitulation to Donegal last summer playing a top two-three team in a quarter final will raise questions in the Dublin player's minds. It will be interesting to see the response if the game went to the wire. Dublin were very ropey yesterday and whether by design or not it remains to be seen if they have recovered from last years All-Ireland semi final blow out to Donegal.
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