Mayo v Dublin, LSF, Croker 14th April

[Captain Obvious]

Mayo will win this semi final if the Bernard Brogan doesn't start.

[mayogodhelpus@gmail.com]

Our bogey team awaits. Haven't beaten them iirc in knockout football in nearly 30 years.

1985

Who bloody reffed that?

Even theb it was deadly close and took to games to seperate them. It even had an moment to remember/forget.

[mayogodhelpus@gmail.com]

Read in the Irish Times that it's 20 years since Dublin won the league. Hard to believe.
A good win for Mayo yesterday as not easy to beat Cork down there but I have to fancy Dublin to win this.

Presume this game will be the second game on Sunday.
Is the final only on TG4 does anyone know?

Some other interesting league stats I read today:

11 league finals in a row won by either Ulster or Munster teams
Leinster haven't won the league in 15 years - and the last Leinster winner was Offaly!
Kildare have never won the league
Mayo have lost their last 3 league finals by a cumulative score of 16 points and none of those were even against Kerry!

TG4 are down to cover both league semis on Sunday according to the Irish Times today

Mayo have 11 NFL titles, last won in 2001 beating archrivals Galway.

[From the Bunker]

Ah 2001, the year Mayo were League Champions, Roscommon were Connacht Champions and Galway were AI Champions. A Crazy year!

[squire_in_navy_slacks]

Dublin by 25 pts..........................

[sans pessimism]

Dublin by 25 pts..........................

thank god yer back to bring a bit a reality
to the debate

[Captain Obvious]

Dublin by 25 pts..........................

A drinking contests in Copper face Jacks after the game?

[squire_in_navy_slacks]

Possibly champ...........I hope Jim has them off the gargle, I dont abide by alcohol poisoning the body

[Lar Naparka]

Ah 2001, the year Mayo were League Champions, Roscommon were Connacht Champions and Galway were AI Champions. A Crazy year!

Yeah and Sligo made it to the league semi finals as well if my memory isn't letting me down.
Come to think of it, didn't all four of the above contest the semis that year?

[Tubberman]

Ah 2001, the year Mayo were League Champions, Roscommon were Connacht Champions and Galway were AI Champions. A Crazy year!

Yeah and Sligo made it to the league semi finals as well if my memory isn't letting me down.
Come to think of it, didn't all four of the above contest the semis that year?

They did - all 4 semi-finalists were from Connacht. That was the year of foot and mouth disease, the northern teams couldn't travel down and we couldn't go up as far as I remember.

[macdanger2]

I hope the Dublin lads have their sandwiches before the game this Sunday, no need to be turning up to the game feeling peckish.............

http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2013/0409/380449-donegal-mcbrearty/

[muppet]

Heffo, take a seat:

[heffo]

Heffo, take a seat:

I'm not taking his seat, he'd bate the head off you

[From the Bunker]

Ah 2001, the year Mayo were League Champions, Roscommon were Connacht Champions and Galway were AI Champions. A Crazy year!

Yeah and Sligo made it to the league semi finals as well if my memory isn't letting me down.
Come to think of it, didn't all four of the above contest the semis that year?

They did - all 4 semi-finalists were from Connacht. That was the year of foot and mouth disease, the northern teams couldn't travel down and we couldn't go up as far as I remember.

Mayo beat Roscommon in the League Semi final.
Mayo beat Galway in the League Final.
Roscommon Beat Galway in the Connacht Championship.
Roscommon Beat Mayo in the Connacht Final.
Galway beat Roscommon in the AI Quarter final.

[Farrandeelin]

All pointers seem to be pointing to a Dublin win. They beat us already. Only Tyrone have beaten them at home. Dublin topped the actual league table and the league table never lies. Dublin by 4 again methinks.