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Post by kerrygold on Nov 19, 2018 16:48:38 GMT
Crokes & Corofin are the only teams left with the experience of winning this championship. That should count for something in the heel of the hunt.
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Post by Ballyfireside on Nov 19, 2018 18:12:04 GMT
Crossmaglen beaten and it is Gweedore v Scotstown in the Ulster final. That will be a cracker. Gweedore are a purist football outfit and everyone of them already have an All Ireland medal at some level. IMO they improved from the county final and that was no bad Cross' team.
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Post by Ard Mhacha on Nov 19, 2018 21:26:30 GMT
Gweedore are a purist football outfit and everyone of them already have an All Ireland medal at some level. IMO they improved from the county final and that was no bad Cross' team. Those Gweedore youngsters remind me of the batch of players that came through at Cross in the mid 90’s. Used to winning at minor/u21, and all came to senior together, winning all before them. I wonder if Gweedore can build something similar.
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Post by Whosinmidfield on Nov 20, 2018 16:31:02 GMT
Gweedore are a purist football outfit and everyone of them already have an All Ireland medal at some level. IMO they improved from the county final and that was no bad Cross' team. Ya I agree. Although Scotstown are also a strong outfit, I slightly fancy Gweedore.
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Post by Ballyfireside on Nov 20, 2018 21:27:18 GMT
Gweedore are a purist football outfit and everyone of them already have an All Ireland medal at some level. IMO they improved from the county final and that was no bad Cross' team. Those Gweedore youngsters remind me of the batch of players that came through at Cross in the mid 90’s. Used to winning at minor/u21, and all came to senior together, winning all before them. I wonder if Gweedore can build something similar. The sporadic nature of vintage crops and funny how some see Seán MacCumhaills as a team for the future when this Gaoth Dobhair wave haven't even (yet?) won an AI Club Final.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2018 12:55:57 GMT
Fantastic again from the Crokes. That’s our 8th Munster title. Easily the most successful Kerry club ever. Roll on to the next game. It’s been a great run.
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Post by taibhse on Nov 26, 2018 14:04:22 GMT
Fantastic again from the Crokes. That’s our 8th Munster title. Easily the most successful Kerry club ever. Roll on to the next game. It’s been a great run. An egotistical lion, the king of beasts and the top of the food chain, was feeling rather full of himself one day. The lion took a notion to eat an entire bull. And so he did, he ate the entire bull! Afterward, feeling even more full of himself, he let loose a bone-chilling, ferocious roar that resonated for what seemed like minutes throughout the jungle. Unbeknownst to the lion, there was a big-game hunger nearby who promptly shot and killed the lion. The moral of the story: if you’re full of bull, you best keep your mouth shut!
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Post by Annascaultilidie on Nov 26, 2018 14:25:32 GMT
Fantastic again from the Crokes. That’s our 8th Munster title. Easily the most successful Kerry club ever. Roll on to the next game. It’s been a great run. An egotistical lion, the king of beasts and the top of the food chain, was feeling rather full of himself one day. The lion took a notion to eat an entire bull. And so he did, he ate the entire bull! Afterward, feeling even more full of himself, he let loose a bone-chilling, ferocious roar that resonated for what seemed like minutes throughout the jungle. Unbeknownst to the lion, there was a big-game hunger nearby who promptly shot and killed the lion. The moral of the story: if you’re full of bull, you best keep your mouth shut! Are Crokes not the most successful Kerry club side?!
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Post by OnTheForty on Nov 26, 2018 15:03:17 GMT
Good win for Kilcummin v Fermoy in the Munster IFC. Kilmacud could have lost if Portlaoise took their chances. Impressed by the Kilmacud full forward Dara Mullin, but Cian O'Sullivan was brutal; looked like a poor club player. They meet the mighty Mullinalaghta in the Leinster final. Corofin did enough against a limited Balintubber side. I would like to see that claim about every Gweedore player having an All Ireland medal backed up. And the Gaeltacht tournament does not count.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2018 19:52:39 GMT
An egotistical lion, the king of beasts and the top of the food chain, was feeling rather full of himself one day. The lion took a notion to eat an entire bull. And so he did, he ate the entire bull! Afterward, feeling even more full of himself, he let loose a bone-chilling, ferocious roar that resonated for what seemed like minutes throughout the jungle. Unbeknownst to the lion, there was a big-game hunger nearby who promptly shot and killed the lion. The moral of the story: if you’re full of bull, you best keep your mouth shut! Are Crokes not the most successful Kerry club side?! Annascaul you're dealing with an idiot.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2018 23:49:40 GMT
Crokes will easily beat what comes out of Leinster
Kilmacud look poor - if they come through Crokes will dismantle them - their defense is awful
Shaping up like a Corofin Crokes final at this stage - that would be a cracker of a match
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Post by Ballyfireside on Nov 27, 2018 10:45:45 GMT
Crokes will easily beat what comes out of Leinster Kilmacud look poor - if they come through Crokes will dismantle them - their defense is awful Shaping up like a Corofin Crokes final at this stage - that would be a cracker of a match Where is the benchmark with Ulster? Gaoth Dobhair are pure football and I believe the entire starting 15 already have AI medals at some level. I suppose you can say the same re Clubs that have already bagged an AI Club Championship so I suppose there it is. It will still take a good team to beat them and they have a lot of strength with a sprinkle of inter-county lads, past and present, and along with an exceptional support act. Their manager is above average for Club level and his tactics was a big part in getting over the county final when they weren't getting their own way. Ah I suppose I have seen a bit of them hence the interest but they are expected to take Ulster.
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Post by buck02 on Nov 27, 2018 11:11:50 GMT
Crokes will easily beat what comes out of Leinster Kilmacud look poor - if they come through Crokes will dismantle them - their defense is awful Shaping up like a Corofin Crokes final at this stage - that would be a cracker of a match Crokes could do with blotting out this type of talk. It’s only 10 or so weeks ago that they conceded 3-18 in a championship game so similar comments could have been made about their defense after that game. Where Crokes and Corofin have a big advantage is they know how to manage the big break between now and the semi final.
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Post by Annascaultilidie on Nov 27, 2018 11:26:21 GMT
It is only last year that Crokes lost to Nemo.
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Post by Fado on Nov 27, 2018 11:28:59 GMT
Luckily for Dr Crokes, they now have time to address the lack of consistency in their defence.
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Post by Mickmack on Nov 29, 2018 19:53:27 GMT
Corofin are a joy to watch when in full flow but they will have to play well for the full game to retain it. Pity they dont play semi finals now and the final on new years day.... while the momentum is in the competition
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Post by kerrygold on Nov 29, 2018 20:58:20 GMT
Fully agree and all the players could go back to their county teams. Corofin, if both teams come through will test Crokes to the very limits in a potential final. It will be a different ball to playing defensive Dingle in the county final and a poor Barrs outfit in the Munster final.
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Post by OnTheForty on Nov 30, 2018 16:18:12 GMT
Pity they dont play semi finals now and the final on new years day.... while the momentum is in the competition Yes, it would be great to get it wrapped up before Christmas. Unfortunately not practical unless county boards get their houses in order and get their championships finished by mid-October latest. Should be possible now with All-Irelands in August. Best of luck to Beaufort in the Munster JFC final v Dromtarriffe tomorrow.
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Post by southward on Dec 2, 2018 19:27:59 GMT
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Post by Mickmack on Dec 2, 2018 22:38:32 GMT
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Post by southward on Dec 2, 2018 22:48:41 GMT
If ever there was an advertisement for restricting the handpass, this game was it.
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Post by sullyschoice on Dec 2, 2018 23:17:27 GMT
I turned it off after 15 minutes and went for a bit of a snooze. It was horrible.
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Post by playitfair on Dec 3, 2018 8:11:03 GMT
Watched the second half. Really enjoyed it. Pure hunger seemed to be the difference + of course Odhran mac naoillais. Was so taken by him in Killarney last January. One of the best footballers around presently.
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Post by jackiel on Dec 3, 2018 11:58:24 GMT
I only caught the extra time as I was out and about, sending off had a big impact on Scotstown. Neither team would be a match for either of the Crokes in my opinion.
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Post by OnTheForty on Dec 5, 2018 9:48:47 GMT
Following up on Mickmack's idea of playing the club championships in the calendar year, the 3 ladies club All-Ireland finals are on this weekend. The LGFA All-Ireland was on Sept 16th, 2 weeks after the men's football final. That LGFA final featured Dublin v Cork, and the senior club final is Fox-Cab v Mourneabbey, or Dublin v Cork again. So if the ladies can get their championships played in 3 months, seems like the men should too.
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Post by onlykerry on Dec 5, 2018 9:55:16 GMT
Following up on Mickmack's idea of playing the club championships in the calendar year, the 3 ladies club All-Ireland finals are on this weekend. The LGFA All-Ireland was on Sept 16th, 2 weeks after the men's football final. That LGFA final featured Dublin v Cork, and the senior club final is Fox-Cab v Mourneabbey, or Dublin v Cork again. So if the ladies can get their championships played in 3 months, seems like the men should too. I like your thinking but I suspect there are many more male teams than female teams in both competitions and the extra teams means more rounds.
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Post by kerrygold on Dec 5, 2018 10:18:20 GMT
Following up on Mickmack's idea of playing the club championships in the calendar year, the 3 ladies club All-Ireland finals are on this weekend. The LGFA All-Ireland was on Sept 16th, 2 weeks after the men's football final. That LGFA final featured Dublin v Cork, and the senior club final is Fox-Cab v Mourneabbey, or Dublin v Cork again. So if the ladies can get their championships played in 3 months, seems like the men should too. I like your thinking but I suspect there are many more male teams than female teams in both competitions and the extra teams means more rounds. Holding the finals on Paddys Day is delaying the start time for every county championship around the country!
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Post by Annascaultilidie on Dec 5, 2018 11:45:20 GMT
I like your thinking but I suspect there are many more male teams than female teams in both competitions and the extra teams means more rounds. Holding the finals on Paddys Day is delaying the start time for every county championship around the country! Is it? I am not sure that is accurate. I am not sure if we want the biggest club game in the country played in December either.
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Post by clarinman on Dec 5, 2018 11:53:22 GMT
I like your thinking but I suspect there are many more male teams than female teams in both competitions and the extra teams means more rounds. Holding the finals on Paddys Day is delaying the start time for every county championship around the country! The county championships can't start earlier as there are national league fixtures from late January to late March.
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Post by Mickmack on Dec 5, 2018 13:54:51 GMT
there is no reason why so many county finals around the country are played so late in the year. The Kerry hurling championship was run off in exemplary fashion this year and it included a losers round.
Things can change if the will is there.
Is the J1 exodus the reason for the delay around the country i wonder
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