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Nah the Death Star took out. But the Empire could Strike back next year, leading up to the concluding trilogy  ;lol 😂

You only have to look at the Taliban and their comeback.

The Taliban did it on their own. Dublin couldn't despite a tenfold numerical advatage until they were given millions by Bertie and the GAA.

Totally wrong. Taliban did a deal with Trump, Dublin did a deal with Bertie. Taliban fond of beheading and Dublin were trying a bit of beheading at the weekend too. Taliban are sponsored by Toyota Hilux, Dublin also sponsored by Toyota

https://www.toyotasandyford.ie/pages/news/toyota-article/world-of-toyota/articles-news-events/2014/Toyota-Announces-Three-Year-Partnership-with-Dublin-GAA.json#:~:text=Toyota%20Ireland%20is%20delighted%20to,car%20partner%20to%20Dublin%20GAA.

It remains to be seen if the Taliban sweep out dressing rooms but I think the comparison above is perfect.

The taliban after being defeated in Afghanistan have come back and now rule the country. Great comparison Itchy. Like you I hope the dubs can come back and reclaim their throne

It's a good comparison - as regards dirty play and incorrigible cynacism , they are well- matched. 

Whelan threw a few boxes in his time (was it Nigel Nestor he smacked before the throw in one time?) but I'd never have said he'd have been particularly filthy.

Took Mcgarrity out of the game in 06

Another straight red not given

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wvGVM0CUHWs

He wasn't too brave when David Brady came on and tweaked his lugs for him. Stayed out of his way for the rest of the game.

[No they didnt. Went down fighting]

They weren't filthy in the noughties. Tbh they weren't that bad in the 90s either. They weren't good in the 70s and 80s mind you. While in a few cases they didn't cover themselves in glory this year I wouldn't say they were filthy either. They have a few boys in Cooper, McCarthy, Small and McMahon who are no angels but at what point is a team filthy? I would have said you require a lot more than that to be considered filthy.

The 2011-2020 team should in no way be considered filthy because they weren't.

When they were winning they weren't

But they disgraced themselves last Saturday when the writing was in the wall

No they didnt. Went down fighting, didnt surrender to what was maybe inevitable

Best example of unintentional irony I have ever come across.
Not quite as bad as the closing minutes of the '17 final but close.

[Be interesting to see the intensity these Covid players, that play, bring to the game and how long they can keep it up.]

Be interesting to see the intensity these Covid players, that play, bring to the game and how long they can keep it up.

Friend of mine was saying a girl mid thirties she works with, who plays GAA and netball had caught Covid and the only way she can breath is standing up, she says it's like drowning, was anti vaccine.

Hopefully the team doctors/coach  put these lads through a rigorous fitness test to see if they are able to last a game. Player welfare should be top of their agenda

That, I'm afraid, is the problem and I don't think Tyrone have a hope iin hell of winning or even coming close.
Nothing personal here but I did have the virus and I know how much it can take out of anyone unfortunate to be caught by the little bastard.
The actual infection was unpleasant but the recovery period lasted weeks.I spent Easter weekend of last year in hospital. I was there only three days but, even to this day, I wouldnt say I have 100% recovered.
Even if they got a month's postponement I could see a Covid victim being fit enough to play any football never mind an AI semi.

I live in Dublin; in Donnycarney, as true blue as you'll find.
It is a long tradition that Donnycarney fans march together to Croke Park on AI day.
Okay so far...?

My nephew and his young son were waiting at the church bus stop to get down to Fairview. The young lad was wearing the Mayo colours, flag, hat, scarf etc. The Dubs started teasing him but when his father told them he was from Birmingham and really hadn't a clue about Gaelic football, they decided to 'adopt' him.
So the procession started again.... with the lad out in front waving his flag and the crowd, marching behind, singing Dublin songs and teasing him and him dizzy with excitement.
They led the pair up to the stile they needed to enter the stand. One accompanied them and directed them to their seats.
The lad's pockets were a good bit heavier also.
I never had a minute's bother either with my Mayo flag hanging outside and everyone local knows I support my native county. Mind you, the arguments could be fierce-- but only in the local pub after a game! 
Genuine Dub supporters are as good as you'll find anywhere.

As the game went on, I got increasingly thick with the Dublin side's cynical play. It got worse as the game slipped away from them. Lane was fluting about waving black and yellow cards but taking no decisive action.
I honestly thought Dublin were a disgrace to their county.
Then the game ended...
I may be wrong but I think every Dublin players stayed on the field and congratulated their opponents. They were certainly gracious in defeat. They had tried every means possible to win but accepted their defeat like gunuine sportsmen.
A point that should be noted.

[you're actually taking that post seriously]

The home team is entitled to have who ever they want as half time entertainment. You don't have the Dubs complaining about half time entertainment when they play away from home.

That's interesting but are all games involving Dublin regarded as home games? What about semis and finals? Do Dublin "host" those games?

FFS Lar, you're actually taking that post seriously 

Who said I was?
95% of the time on Mayo Dublin threads I'm pisstaking as the vast majority of posters from both sides doesn't listen to the other side . A case of keep 'er lit.

The home team is entitled to have who ever they want as half time entertainment. You don't have the Dubs complaining about half time entertainment when they play away from home.

That's interesting but are all games involving Dublin regarded as home games? What about semis and finals? Do Dublin "host" those games?

If Dublin don't win Sam, I'd love to see Mayo do it. But my jaysis, their fans are some crowd of whingers (unlike the team)

We are just stating the facts.

Yis whinged a bit yourselves in fairness until Bertie syphoned of a million under the table each year to get yiz over the line.

They sure did!
If whingin' was an Olympic sport back then the bleedin' Dubs would all be in Tokyo right now.

Ah, FFS Maigh Eo go deo! We'll effin' ate 'em.  :No point in playing the poor mouth. Mayo by half a dozen.

Will the 18,000 sell out, 35 euro for tickets with no discount for OAPs and students will likely turn plenty away.

Will sell out surely. How long has it been since we got to watch an inter-county game at this stage?

I wouldn't bet on it. Seems there have been very disappointing attendances at most other games to date

IMO, we have seen the last of Stephen Cluxton in a Dublin jersey. There's no way he'd leave Dublin in the dark about his intentions - the pressure on Evan Comerford would be tremendous and there would be an unsettling effect on the entire squad. Instead there is an insane amount  of speculation about his future plans.
That suits Dublin very well as it takes the media focus off Comerford and lets the panel get on with their preparations with a minimum of  distraction.
Dessie Farrell may well be telling the truth when he said Stephen hasn't said (out loud) that he was  retiring but it was an ambiguous statement. He may have said that he might consider returning but he gave no information one way or the other. He will probably never declare publicly that he has retired but he certainly won't say he intends to come back again.

[It pisses me off that Meath caught them on an off day in 2010]

I cheer Dublin on every year. It pisses me off that Meath caught them on an off day in 2010. They would be now going for 17 in a row instead of a diluted 11.

Nearly two decades of a province left to turn into a wasteland.

Kerry winning an AI this year would put reform back another ten years, Just like Meath's blip did in Leinster in 2010.

You're very angry individual. You and the seafoid are turning every thread into Dublin this, Dublin that. Are you member of GAA club, get your club to put motion at county convention instead of hiding behind the keyboard and telling us you havent gone to a mayo game in xxx years and club will be blacklisted bull dung. At least John Connellan is walking the walk and his motions will see changes to funding.

Btw, how did John Connellan's motion fare out? I presume it was debated as Congress.

Togha fir b' ea é gan amhras ar bith

[dont see how you can say mayo were lucky yesterday .]

Ya know the old saying about somebody snatching victory from the jaws of defeat?
I'm afraid in Mayo we tend to do things arseways and yesterday was a perfect example of this. Over the years, aAttempting to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory has been far more likely to happen and it could well have happened in Ennis.
Countless times over the years, Horan's teams have played scintillating football early on and could/should have been out of sight by half time, only to lose the plot in the second half and be left hangin on in the end if they are lucky.
They were lucky yesterday and make no mistake about it. Like against Westmeath, they were 7 to 8 points a better side yesterday and still just about managed to hang on at the end. I can't see Sligo beating us but, from there on, we could be riding our luck.

dont see how  you can say mayo were lucky yesterday . they were in front all the way and even if they dosed off a bit in the 2nd half they still never looked like losing. nor can i see where being lucky come into it losing the 2 o connors . Cillian esp looks very worrying . any team would miss  the all time best scorer
and some bull shit artist above was saying mayo still relying on old crowd .1 the old crowd  have mainly left the scene and Boyler never gets a look in . a lot of these guy are still learning their way in senior football but 13 different scorers suggest they are taking lessons on board

Mayo were 11 points ahead at the break and looked to be in a different class. I was still nervous because Mayo has a long-standing tradition of failing to close out games they should be able to win by double scores. I'd say if Dublin or Kerry and about a half dozen others had such a lead at the break, they wouldn't let the opposition take the game to them in the second half.
Mayo were still 10 points ahead by their 45th minute and then they were down to one single score with a few minutes left.  Having conceded two soft goals already, there was every chance they would have leaked another one.
Sure, they hung in and the last point was the insurance score but they made very hard work of winning.
Also, I think we'd have made no mistake about it a long before the end if the OConnors hadn't gone off but the damage was done at the other end.Mayo's defence is decidely shaky.