Derry v Kerry AISF Sunday 16th July 4pm

[BrotherMore6592]

Does it really matter, they all ended up with f*ck all at the end of the year. Ulster title doesn't hold the same prowess as it used to.

[Kidder81]

Where do we rate Ulster teams after the last team exited today -

1. Derry
2. Monaghan
3. Armagh
4. Tyrone
5. Donegal
6. Cavan
7. Down
8. Antrim
9. Fermanagh

Tyrone bt Armagh, and Down bt Cavan

Cavan got out of Div 3, Down didn't. Tyrone & Armagh toss of a coin

[yellowcard]

The targeting of McGuigan won't be highlighted on The Sunday Game if one of the Kerry media mafia is in the chair. It'll be danced around again but it was a blatant tactic, Jack O'Vonnor has always been obsessed with northern teams, just read his book.

Its also why he employed Tally. Against both Tyrone and Derry they were the aggressors and it worked.

[seafoid]

Where do we rate Ulster teams after the last team exited today -

1. Derry
2. Monaghan
3. Armagh
4. Tyrone
5. Donegal
6. Cavan
7. Down
8. Antrim
9. Fermanagh

Tyrone bt Armagh, and Down bt Cavan

Cavan got out of Div 3, Down didn't. Tyrone & Armagh toss of a coin

Down ended the season with momentum. The Cavan thread is quite depressed

[Stall the Bailer]

Forgot who it was but young sub caught a pass from thr keeper more or less in front of goal.  Should have taken the mark but didn't

Aye, thought that myself but was the pass inside the 45? I think it would've put Derry 3 up.

Fairly sure the keeper was inside the 45 so a mark was not possible

[twohands!!!]

Stephen O'Brien's impact off the bench a game changer. Does he start the next day or come on at HT again?

Yes, he won them that game.

He was really helped by the fact that Derry almost seemed to let him unmarked for long stretches.

I wouldn't be surprised if he is kept in reserve on the bench the next day though.

Just have a feeling Jack O'Connor will start Spillane again.

[Captain Obvious]

Stephen O'Brien's impact off the bench a game changer. Does he start the next day or come on at HT again?

Yes, he won them that game.

He was really helped by the fact that Derry almost seemed to let him unmarked for long stretches.

I wouldn't be surprised if he is kept in reserve on the bench the next day though.

Just have a feeling Jack O'Connor will start Spillane again.

Will make little sense to start Spillane again when he was anonymous in all of the first half today.

[tyrone08]

Kerry were very lucky today.  Clear goal opportunity missed by derry and a few soft frees won it for them. Same as dublin yesterday.

Very unfortunate for derry. If they stop the booing at opposition frees craic i could support them.

[clarshack]

Kerry the better team in the 2nd half, defended with grit & composure. Forwards were struggling but put the ball over the bar when it mattered most, had a few goal chances as well. Derry are like Armagh they don't have the required football intelligence at the end of games. That last kick by the Derry player was beyond belief,,,,

Cillian O'Connor kind of did the same at the end of the 2013 AI Final.

[Mikhailov]

Bad from McKinless and he's hurt himself in the process.

+1

[tintin25]

Good effort from Derry - they aren't far away.  Need to unearth a couple more forwards though because the likes of Toner and Loughlin aren't up the level required if you're looking to win All-Irelands imo.

[From the Bunker]

Kerry the better team in the 2nd half, defended with grit & composure. Forwards were struggling but put the ball over the bar when it mattered most, had a few goal chances as well. Derry are like Armagh they don't have the required football intelligence at the end of games. That last kick by the Derry player was beyond belief,,,,

Cillian O'Connor kind of did the same at the end of the 2013 AI Final.

Yes, I'd say Cillian looks at that 21 year old version of himself and thinks WTF?

[Rossfan]

Rogers did some acrobatic display after O'Connor caught his knee

[tbrick18]

Nothing about the systematic targeting of Mc Guigan? Also soft yellow for Mc Caigue and Kerry full back gets a tick after fouling all day? Mc Quillan is a firms man. Looked bad for Mc Kinless at the end. Stonewall red for O Shea, not even booked.

Couldn't agree more.
Mcgrogan hit with a late dangerous sliding tackle as he scored early and had to go off injured immediately weakening our bench for the later stages.
Mcguigan was half killed.
How that charge by the keeper wasn't at least a free I do not know.
Mckinless block while trying to hit a quick free at the end was so dangerous and should have been a red.
Mcquillan gave frees against derry which he didn't give against kerry the while game.
All that said, we should still have won. Some poor decision making in last 10.
Better team lost today and I think kerry will account for Dublin easily enough.

Gutted as we definitely left it behind today.

Mckinless, Rogers, mcloskey, mcguigan, mcfaul, mcevoy I thought were immense. Better than anything kerry had with the exception of Clifford who is at another level.

Very proud of achievements this year and hopefully with another minor all Ireland this year the future is bright.

[yellowcard]

Looking at the replay of the Kerry keeper clattering into McGuigan and he knew exactly what he was doing. Another faux pas by McQuillan.

A company man is a good description of him, I'd always label him as the equaliser. Constantly favouring the team that is behind or trying to balance up some of his previous errors in the game. Derry just happened to fall foul of it today.