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Meant to rain all day tomorrow, it will suit Mayo, Dublin being the more skillful team and better kick passers and their attacking game will be affected by the rain.

Could be a tight one.

I've no problem with rooting for Dublin for the final if somehow they manage to beat us.
I have spent my working life working in the capital and I've lots of friends who are true blue GAA folk.
I don't hold the Dubs responsible for the mess the Gah is in and I suppose any other county would do the same and hog everything that they could claim. If other counties have issues about development grants it's up to the counties in question to kick up hell because nobody is in the habit of doling out money unless they have to.
Anyway, I don't think JH and his men are too hung up about any perceived funding bias right now. I'd say they can't wait for the throw in and if they can't stop the Dubs in their tracks, nobody else would be able to do it either.

Sound man Lar (as always). I'm nervous about Saturday because we have always struggled against Mayo and I'm sure that your team will play like demons.

The only sound man in Mayo it seems.

Best of luck to all teams this weekend.

I think Mayo should be given a trophy if they win this.

The prize on offer is stopping the 5 in a row.

That is true, however i think the biggest prize is a place in the final and another shot of ending the famine.

I have great time for Connolly, probably the best footballer I've ever seen. It was great seeing him back and I thought he did quite well. However, I'm not sure if he'll be up to the intensity Mayo will bring next week. That said, I would be shocked if he wasn't on the 26 I would be shocked and I'd certainly be worried to see him appear against Mayo.

Firmly believe Connolly was brought in because Gavin thought we'd a lack of depth at 10/12 after Howard and Scully. But Bugler's return from injury, and man of the match performance, might keep Connolly out of the 26.
Although on balance, I would expect that Connolly's fielding ability in particular should see him get on the bench.

Or, What Jim Gavin was saying for the last couple of years is true, he was always welcome back. Fair play to Jim Gavin, i would say plenty of managers would say no at the tail end of they season.

[Doherty's done his cruciate apparently.]

Rock a defo starter imo.

It's a shame Mayo are f**ked up with injury and the scheduling or this could have got very interesting indeed.

Doherty's done his cruciate apparently. We get one soldier back and we lose another. Doherty was motm until the injury. Darren Coen's drop in form is like losing another.

Dublin has had a 3 week lead up into this with a useful kickabout v Tyrone along the way.
We went to the bottom of the well again to beat Donegal. It's a mission impossible to recover from that both mentally and physically. The gobshites who decided this timetable of events must never have competed in any sport at any level.

Mayo's old guard look in rude good health though which makes the injuries to younger guns so bloody frustrating.
Also frustrating is that some of the Dublin old guard look through to me. Lads that damaged Mayo and others for years. I'm not convinced that some of the Dublin newer players are as good or as tried and tested as the Bernard Brogans etc.
Unfortunately I dont think we are healthy enough to push them enough to crack them.

Thats a real shame about Doherty, quality player.

A few injuries for Mayo, might be a step too far, this year.

According to Sean Moran in the Times, it looks certain that the Croke Park Round will be replaced by the Neutral Round for 2020.

Hopefully someone has the cop on to ensure they also charge the format so two winners from S8 Round 1 play each other in S8 Round 2, to avoid the nonsense we have with Dublin, Tyrone, Cork, Ros

Hopefully, or provincial winners at home the last game, first game away etc.

That would put provincial winners at an immediate disadvantage,  they could be out before they play their home game.

I suppose thats true, i am thinking with my Dublin hat on.

[county chairmans being knocked out at a ladies county finals]

Dont want to get involved in fan for fan tantrums but Tyrone fans are better than Dublin fans in their behaviour is what i am hearing here, Dublin fans have their bad apples all right, especially in the past, however Tyronen are  the most violent county in the country, most likey people sitting in the stands who murdered people, innocent people, and falls over to the football pitch, county chairmans being knocked out at a ladies county finals, a manager who supports rapists in court. Tyrone fans can be a horrible shower in the stands behaving like animals shouting racist and homophopic slurs, violent taunts.

Anyway gents back to the game, i would expect 2 strong teams and im going for a draw, Omagh is a tough place to go and last years game was very tight with a few calls going Dublins way.

It was a Kerry man who threw the punch and knocked the chairman out.

But that is neither here nor there. Scandalous post and nothing to do with anything but muck flinging. GAABoard has gone to pot in recent years, which is why I rarely post anymore, but this is sinking it to new lows.

I was illustrating that mud can sling both ways if that is the game that wants be played on a forum with no moderation and in particular when one county comes in for it more than others, and yes i know Tyrone get their fair share of abuse here too.

Dont want to get involved in fan for fan tantrums .....

Should definitely have stopped there. underthebar and pricereilly are mindless cretins and interacting with them brings you down to their level.

I should have and apologise, but you know it can easily work both ways, the Tyrone folk are alright and we were treated very well in Omagh last year.

Without Moderation of the forum, it will decend and has decended to this nonense.

Do people want Dublin fans on this forum, probably dont.

According to Sean Moran in the Times, it looks certain that the Croke Park Round will be replaced by the Neutral Round for 2020.

Hopefully someone has the cop on to ensure they also charge the format so two winners from S8 Round 1 play each other in S8 Round 2, to avoid the nonsense we have with Dublin, Tyrone, Cork, Ros

Hopefully, or provincial winners at home the last game, first game away etc.

Unlike the past we don't seem to produce defenders any more
We can cope reasonably well with hand passing type teams but quick ball into one on one situations and we're fecked.
I heard McInerney will be coming back next year which wont do any harm.

The best player on the pitch imo was Cox, what does this tell us, or tell Kerry, would he get on the Kerry panel?

The way some of them got on in Omagh last year was disgraceful.

The way some of them got on in Omagh last year was disgraceful.

Would habe been nice to have been allowed buy a cup of tea in the main stand last year, but werent allowed in by the local stewards.

Stands were a long way from the pitch, but to be fair that was Mickey Harte's decision

I don't think it was tea you soccer-like lager louts were after!

Yeah they would also tell you they've not played any home ones either.
I can see the stadium being covered in flags this year and not just Palestine ones.

They have a history of talking complete sh1te, I agree.

And annoyingly singing soccer chants at matches..

Booing and jeering like a troop of monkeys as well. Probably scagging after a long night on the gear in fairness.

The best part of Dublin dominance is the annoyance of other county fans, i know it upsets you all but . . . . . its going ot continue for a few more years.

Dont want to get involved in fan for fan tantrums but Tyrone fans are better that Dublin fans in their behaviour is what i am hearing here, Dublin fans have their bad apples all right, especially in the past, however Tyronen are  the most violent county in the country, most likey people sitting in the stands who murdered people, innocent people, and falls over to the football pitch, county chairmans being knocked out at a ladies county finals, a manager who supports rapists in court. Tyrone fans can be a horrible shower in the stands behaving like animals shouting racist and homophopic slurs, violent taunts.

Anyway gents back to the game, i would expect 2 strong teams and im going for a draw, Omagh is a tough place to go and last years game was very tight with a few calls going Dublins way.

This board is away to f**k lately.

I agree, i dont mind talk of Dublin at all and debating, buts it the poluting of all match thrreads with rubbish posts, match threads should be about the match, players, tactics etc etc, there are numerous threads on Dublin, why not use one of them for spouting crap and insults and slander and leave the match threads to football talk.

Jez lads ye are looking at doing this and that! The reality is that you can have all the systems, Leagues, round robins, back-door, front door, straight knock-out, whatever - the problem is really is a financially doped Dublin football team!

Take Dublin out of the equation and you have good competitive inter-county football. Teams on a slight rise and teams on a slight decline.

Super 8's, All Ireland Championship and Leinster Championships would all be competitive without Financially Doped Dublin!

Thats just an opinion, if it was the truth, Dublin would be winning all completions, in all codes, at all age levels and both genders, not happening, only in Football from U-20.  So thoughtful opinion, but an incorrect one.

If it's a percentage of the gate Cork wont get the price of heating the water.
Billy Keane makes a good point in the Independent --
Cost €25 to stand in the Provincial grounds plus long costly round trips for the visitors.
Meanwhile the cost for Dubs on Hill 16 was €20 plus maybe €2 or €3 travel.
Assuming 4k Dubs went on the Terrace it's a subsidy of €20,000 to Dublin per game.

It is a good point.

On the flip side, there is a load of country folk living in Dublin from all counties, and when your team comes to town its good for them also, if not that often, but the likes of Mayo, Tyrone and Kerry fans get a lot of games in Croker yearly in championship. I never hear this being mentioned.

Dublin too good, next please.

I think Dublin are getting better, the forward movement and passing is on another plain of existence.

A joy to watch it.

Hoping for a test in Omagh, im sure it will be delivered.

How many at Saturdays two games?

36K

Can't believe only 1k supporters showed up from Tyrone, Cork & Roscommon!

I would say 20K Dubs.

About 10 Cork fans there.