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Sars could easily be down two or three men at this stage.

Was in Celtic Park yesterday watching the Cathair Dhoire game. It was a good competitive game between two evenly matched teams. Its fantastic seeing young men from the City getting exposed to such a high standard of football that they normally wouldn't be exposed to. Most of the boys quite comfortable at this level and what a performance from Brian Ogs player Caoimhin Wray he was excellent throughout covering every blade of grass. Charlie Green very assured in goals making a fantastic save in the first half. Very proud of our own lads putting in a very good display Oran Donnelly, Conor O'Donnell & Somhairle McFadden & the other lads on the panel all very impressive. 100% a worthwhile exercise and hopefully the other City clubs will benefit from this for years to come.

I see they've progressed now after thinking they were out, what happened there?

They put in a complaint to Ulster Colleges regarding the result of one of the earlier group fixtures involving D'more. Ulster Colleges reviewed the footage and changed the score line of one of D'more games. This meant both schools finished on -21 score difference. Cathair Dhoire progress as they scored more than D'more.

Works out brilliantly for Cathair Dhoire as they get another game but they'll be up against a very good Donegal team.

I can recall in the 80s teams playing All Ireland club semi finals at home.

Yeah, was at an ill tempered AI club semi-final in Ballinascreen, between Lavey and Skibbereen, and that was in '92.

Why are CE in black jerseys? Hardly a colour clash with Newbridge

I assume Seargent is available and a right few of St Mary's Magherafelt MacRory team who are heavily fancied. Unlucky not to win it last year. Maybe they're not favourites tho, I dunno.

Sargent Lavey!

Most of the main men on that MacRory team aren't from M'felt. As already said, Sargent is Lavey, McBride and Young are Newbridge, McGuckin is Ballinderry and Grant is Greenlough.

Fair play to EC, but Eunans will be disgusted at themselves with the last 5mins. Bad decision, followed by bad decision. Needlessly lost the ball in the tackle when an easy pass was on.

Declan Browne received two All-Stars, without really getting to the 'business end of the championship'

First one in '98. Tipp played four games that year. Beat Limerick, Waterford and Clare, and lost to Kerry in the final. Obviously pre-qualifiers, so no further games.

He won his second in 2003. Again, He played in four games. Other sides who got to the 'business end' might have played double that amount. In Munster Tipp beat Waterford, then were hammered by Kerry in in the Munster semi-final. In the qualifiers they beat Carlow before being hammered by Donegal.

But, the 2003 All Stars are funny in the sense that Laois, beaten in the QF by Armagh, received more All Stars than the AI Finalists - Armagh.

Tyrone beat Cavan (aet), Clare and Cork and have an all star, lost to any good team they played, laughable decision to give any Tyrone player an all star.

Brolly got one in 96.....

Did Derry not win the league in '96 ?

And? I don't see Mario mentioning any league games.

And nothing  ... just saying that probly contributed to him get an All Star test year

They won it this year too. Did they even get a nomination?

Nope. First time since the introduction of the All Star awards that the league champions didn't receive a nomination.

In 2003 - Kerry made the semi's that year and got nothing. Laois (3) and Galway (1) only made the QFs, Tipp (1) were knocked out in Round 3 of the qualifiers. Dubs also knocked out in Round 3.

A number of strange selections for me.

Hughes was superb and pivotal to Armagh this year. Morgan is a great player but was untested at the business end of the championship.

Strange the criticism of Turbit but not of Finnerty for the same reason.

Mulroy, McKay, Grimley unlucky to miss out.

Also surprised to see Conaty win one. Not because he didn't deserve it but just because they often use the young player of the year as an extra all star and I think he will win young player of the year this year.

Morgan is getting the All Star for his performances, not those around him. Wasn't his fault the rest of the team (bar Darragh) were awful this year.

Can point to Fergal Byron in '03 and Gary Connaughton in '08 in terms of teams bowing out before the semi finals and picking up the keeper award.

I'd agree with Conaty, as you say the YPoTY is normally held out as another/extra All Star.

2 Points.

Where the f**k was that keeper goin at that stage?

Is it a poor reflection of the Derry supporter to be leaving with 5 mins left and there team only down by 3?

Derry weren't playing yesterday.
And there was two matches in Owenbeg on Sunday afternoon. I'd say the majority of those leaving were the Ballinderry or Banagher fans gettin a jump on the traffic.

Derry, the league champions, the only quarter finalists without a nomination.

By my count there are 5 nominees from counties that didn't even make the QFs, plus 9 from beaten QFs.

From a Derry perspective I thought Baker might have been in with a shout. But I'd doubt if any of the 14 (total) from above will be close to getting an All-Star.

Surprised that Campbell wasn't nominated. Think Conaty is an easy winner of YPOTY, and two nominees from Galway might pave the way for McCambridge to pick up POTY.

[One that always stands out to me is that people say there was a better player than donnelan or Joyce on a fantastic Galway team yet he never made it. I think con cannon was his name.]

Coney was fantastic too - just never broke through.

One that always stands out to me is that people say there was a better player than donnelan or Joyce on a fantastic Galway team yet he never made it. I think con cannon was his name.

Best minor performance I ever saw was a boy called gareth (maybe garrett) playing for Derry minors against Monaghan I think. Paddy Bradley playing same day. I've still never seen a display of fielding like it.

John Concannon. Give Sean Marty Lockhart hell in the '94 Hogan Final. He played full-forward. Maybe scored 1-5.
Joyce and Donnellan played in the half forward line that day, but Concannon was the star of the show.

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2003 Kevin Leahy Dublin 0-6 v Lapis
2004 Paul O'Connor Kerry 0-6 v Tyrone
2005 Paul McCumiskey Down 1-3 v Mayo
2006 Paddy Curran Kerry 0-8 v Roscommon
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2010 Dan McEoin Cork 0-5 v Tyrone
2011 Ciaran Kilkenny Dublin 0-7 v Tipp
2012 Cormac Costello Dublin 0-5 v Meath
2012 Fiachra Ward Meath 1-2 v Dublin
2013 Tommy Conroy Mayo 1-3 v Tyrone
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2017 David Clifford Kerry 4-4 v Derry
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