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Post by Mickmack on Aug 11, 2006 20:40:28 GMT
Dublin have coasted home in all their games so far......... it will be interesting to see how they cope in a tight finish....... although I dont expect that to happen on saturday
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Post by Tadhgeen on Aug 13, 2006 11:30:12 GMT
Dubs looked very strong yesterday, particularly in 1st half. Their hald back line and midfield looked very impressive.
The whole team defended well and they attacked with gusto using the long ball into space to good effect.
However Westmeath were pretty poor, in fact they were hopeless. They were beaten in every position and only for the heroics of Connaughton in goals and Dublin wides they would have lost by a cricket score.
I was disappointed to see Dublin players taunting their opponents after they kicked wides or lost possession. This needs to be stamped out. I know Donaghy did similiarly and am not excusing that either.
It's hard to tell what the Dubs will be like when they face a stronger side but I guess we will have to wait and see. I think that they will face Mayo in semi-final who will be a different proposition to Westmeath.
One last thing regarding yesterday's match, there seemed to be a lot of players slipping again, especially Westmeath players?
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Post by Mickmack on Aug 13, 2006 15:56:16 GMT
Half time in the Clare-Kilkenny game and once again Davy Fitz is Clares biggest problem......he has taken 20 puckouts and Clare only won 7. Some of the time he is pucking it out before the Clare players are ready.
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Post by austinstacksabu on Aug 13, 2006 18:24:27 GMT
And Kilkenny won by 8 points.....without being the worlds most impressive unit. They still have serious problems at full back.
Mayo v Laois. Laois should have wrapped it up and gone home. I still fancy them for the replay, and they should try Garvan at full forward again. It didn't work out for them this time and moving him out towards the wing alot helped but I think they'll stumble past Mayo yet.
Mayo, for all their gloating about having the physical trainer who looked after Tyrone once in charge looked fairly light to be honest. Laois aren't a huge team but they gave them problems all day physically I thought (it was a small screen on the laptop!).
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Post by Owenabue on Aug 14, 2006 9:47:30 GMT
Would you still like to be facing Dublin in an All Ireland final?
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Post by inforthebreaks on Aug 14, 2006 9:55:41 GMT
Would you still like to be facing Dublin in an All Ireland final? yes owenabue. I would say we would. Because that would mean we were in it, therefore that we had beaten Cork. I don't think you'd find too many Kerry folk who didn't want that.... I cant wait now for Sunday. Is the Laois / Mayo replay on Saturday in Croker?
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Post by kerryman on Aug 14, 2006 9:58:51 GMT
Westmeath were abysmal, and if Dublin could shoot straight they would have scored about 10 million points. Dublins defence and midfield is excellent, but their forwards are shocking.
As for Laois and Mayo, did anyone see a single hard shoulder in the whole match? I didn't, and Dublin or Kerry would eat either of those teams for breakfast.
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Post by Owenabue on Aug 14, 2006 10:01:12 GMT
Not exactly the way I meant the question. I just meant they weren’t the nicest team to watch last Saturday. Well if you get passed Cork and Dublin do actually win the other side of the draw, I’d fancy Kerry to beat them. There are still a lot of ifs and buts about it.
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Post by buck02 on Aug 14, 2006 10:07:36 GMT
Dublin must have had 80% of the ball but still only managed to score 1-12. Maybe it was just one of those days but you'd have to wonder how good their forwards will be when under severe pressure from decent backs. You'd have to admire their defending though, a great display of blocking.
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Post by kerrygold on Aug 15, 2006 10:56:37 GMT
dublins true test will come in the semi v laois or mayo,that game will tell us a lot about dublin,if laois come through which i think they will, micko will be wired like a scalded cat for that one.
i dont think dublins forwards are good enough to win an all-ireland,but then, sundays first semi final might have big bearing on that one.
i think its fair to say that amagh would have beaten most of the quarter finalists in this years race for sam.
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Post by noreenos on Aug 15, 2006 14:45:32 GMT
[glow=red,2,300][/glow]Kerrygold 'i dont think dublins forwards are good enough to win an all-ireland,but then, sundays first semi final might have big bearing on that one'. Agree with you there Kerrygold. Westmeath were really bad though and probably Dublin didn't shine as well as they could have. And Mayo's forwards either-huge amount of wides last Sunday-they will have to improve immensely with their scoring if they want to pull it off. Give them credit for a lot of heart though. I still fancy them against Laois for some reason maybe just the experience factor. Hate to see diagonal balls kicked across the goals from twenty five yards out - Laois did too much of that mucking about. Not a great sign of a forward line either!! Looking forward to Sundays drouble-header. Fancy Kerry and Mayo to win!
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Post by kerrygold on Aug 15, 2006 16:50:47 GMT
who have dublin beaten,longford,offally and westmeath.none of these three are genuine leinster condenders,none are all-ireland condenders and none are established anual devision one teams,all 3 are flucuating between div.1 and d2. on an on going bases in recent years.
dublin beat a laois team that were completely out of sorts on the day.
every paper you pick up and every article you read invarible have the 3 words,dublin,sam,maguire.
crazy talk,looks a bit like a lot hype in a bubble,
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Post by Mickmack on Aug 15, 2006 19:28:05 GMT
The more hype the better.............
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Post by kerrygold on Aug 15, 2006 20:46:35 GMT
The more hype the better............. mickmack, for a man that was doubthful untill recently your starting to sound like a man that has seen it all before and is starting to slip into championship mode.
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Post by RashersTierney on Aug 18, 2006 0:56:53 GMT
All the hype is about Kerry after Armagh. Unbeatable yis are. And a free pass into the final as usual against Cork Most of your lads have 2 All-Is already, some have 3 medals in the bag, so there's no doubting by far and away who is the only proven team left. Dublin seem to be better than last year, but havent been tested. Cosgrove seems to be very unreliable. And sure arent they all just a load of big, beefed up, hard-running robots on a mission that will fall apart as soon as they come up against some real, natural footballers who can vary tactics and play from the heart & soul? I've had a hunch about Mayo doing well this summer, and although Laois seemed to have had the better of the match overall, something tells me Mayo are really on a mission and will find a way. I just hope they put in a big performance and show their full hand
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Post by austinstacksabu on Aug 18, 2006 13:29:22 GMT
I hope all you all go early and take in the minors and what should be a real open cracker between Mayo and Laois.
Not much to say after the analysis on Monday morning so I'll go with Laois by 2.
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Post by kerrygold on Aug 18, 2006 13:32:35 GMT
ya,i think laois will win also.
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Post by RashersTierney on Aug 18, 2006 15:45:13 GMT
Most of the hype on here seems to be complaints about the Dubs. "Whinge whinge, home games, moan moan, stand alone games, whinge moan, tickets, moan whinge referees/dirty play/fast & over physical like those nasty Northern teams, bah humbug! games delayed, cry cry easy draw" Keep it coming!
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Post by austinstacksabu on Aug 20, 2006 14:50:36 GMT
And Dublin v Mayo it is. Decent enough performance in parts by Mayo but Laois looked tired and out of sorts for most of the game.
Dublin v Mayo.....do Mayo have a chance? I think they do, and the two games against Laois will have brought them on a lot. The Mayo backs are playing well and will put the Dublin forwards under pressure, certainly giving them their hardest exam to date.
But we've a week to figure that one one. Big game up next!!
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Post by kerrygold on Aug 20, 2006 19:22:43 GMT
i was dissappointed with laois today,they had nothing to offer or give,it looks like a generation of young good underage players that wont come through.
i think it shows that dublin have beaten no one this year,longford,laois,offaly and westmeath. Mayo will be there first serious test from a team that has being knocking hard on the door for a few years.
bring it on.
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Post by Mickmack on Aug 20, 2006 21:07:16 GMT
Ciaran McDonald is Mayos biggest problem.......... he roams aimlessly and demands every ball............
I expect Dublin to win...............
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Post by RashersTierney on Aug 21, 2006 1:43:47 GMT
Moran has made them consistent, now they need to up it and show the inspiration. Dublin have looked better so far, but Mayo have had the hard games
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Post by Mickmack on Aug 21, 2006 9:39:42 GMT
The more hype the better............. mickmack, for a man that was doubthful untill recently your starting to sound like a man that has seen it all before and is starting to slip into championship mode. Kerrygold What I meant was that the more hype about Dublin the better it is for us. I gave Kerry no chance this year because of the style of play and the absense of a big target man at full forward. I consistenetly argued for putting a big man at 14. Remember Chris Lawn catching high balls uncontested in last years final. Tis painful now to think of it. One Ciaran Donaghy has changed everything. "A terrible beauty has been born"
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Post by watchdahop on Aug 21, 2006 11:11:10 GMT
Looking at the Mayo Laois game I thought that Dublin would beat the pick of the two teams.
What would Mayo do without Mortimer?
Some of McDonalds passing is unreal some times he holds things up too long. It was my first time see Laois playing and I couldn't get over how small their forwards are. Too small to win an AI I think.
Can see the Dubs winning the semi final handy. Good for Kerry if that happens the hype machine will be in full flow in the capital for 3 weeks.
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Post by kerrygold on Aug 24, 2006 10:03:40 GMT
mickmack, for a man that was doubthful untill recently your starting to sound like a man that has seen it all before and is starting to slip into championship mode. Kerrygold What I meant was that the more hype about Dublin the better it is for us. I gave Kerry no chance this year because of the style of play and the absense of a big target man at full forward. I consistenetly argued for putting a big man at 14. Remember Chris Lawn catching high balls uncontested in last years final. Tis painful now to think of it. One Ciaran Donaghy has changed everything. "A terrible beauty has been born" history has repeatably shown we should never lose faith in kerry football.
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Post by kerrygold on Aug 25, 2006 14:01:35 GMT
the weather forcast isn't great for sunday with showers on the way.
it might things fairly even on sunday,i wonder what will the pitch be like with rain over the weekend,proberly fairly slippy on the surface.
its a hard enough one to call,you wouldnt rush out to put the house on either team to win.
i dont think there will be too much in it,a few points either way.
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Post by Joxer on Aug 25, 2006 14:33:20 GMT
I'd like to see the dubs in the final but have a sneaking suspicion it will be Mayo ....by 2 pts. Off to the bookies now that I've had that brainstorm..............
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Post by RashersTierney on Aug 25, 2006 17:22:56 GMT
I'd like to see the dubs in the final but have a sneaking suspicion it will be Mayo ....by 2 pts. Off to the bookies now that I've had that brainstorm.............. If you have the hunch then you should go all the way - if Mayo beat Dublin then they will beat Kerry for sure, it's meant to be their year. Now that's worth a bet, 11-2 in Boyles
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Post by Joxer on Aug 28, 2006 7:53:04 GMT
I'd like to see the dubs in the final but have a sneaking suspicion it will be Mayo ....by 2 pts. Off to the bookies now that I've had that brainstorm.............. ....ah, I don't know Rashers. I'll stick with my own instincts on this one. Sorry, ye didn't make it. Its always sweet to beat the Dubs in an A.I. Final!! Next year maybe???
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