All Ireland Minor Football Championship 2012

[Rossfan]

Time to get this up and running now that we know the 8 teams who are in it plus we already know two of the Quarter Final Pairings.
( Syferus - please don't come on motivating the other 7 by telling them that we're the best team in it with the best defence , best midfield and best forwards -  )

Date TBC - Saturday August 4th/Monday August 6th, 2012TBCElectric Ireland GAA Football All Ireland Minor Championship

Quarter Final - Roscommonvs.Kerry
Referee: TBC
Extratime playable

Quarter Final - Ulster Winnersvs.Leinster Runners UpTBC
Referee: TBC
Extratime playable
Quarter Final - Leinster Winnersvs.Ulster Runners UpTB
Referee: TBC
Extratime playable
Quarter Final-Tipperaryvs.Mayo

[Syferus]

We're the best team in it with the best defence , best midfield and best forwards.

Oh, and we have the best commentator too.

[Captain Obvious]

We're the best team in it with the best defence , best midfield and best forwards.

Oh, and we have the best commentator too.

And you the best poster 

[Syferus]

We're the best team in it with the best defence , best midfield and best forwards.

Oh, and we have the best commentator too.

And you the best poster 

Thanks.

[Dinny Breen]

Cork haven't won a minor All Ireland for 12 years, Kerry for 17 years, Dublin for 27 years and Donegal have never won it

[Captain Obvious]

Cork haven't won a minor All Ireland for 12 years, Kerry for 17 years, Dublin for 27 years and Donegal have never won it

Cork or Donegal won't win it this year either.

[ross4life]

Minor football isn't all about winning the All Ireland many good team's have tried but failed. Probably one of the most notable minor teams was Galway's, they lost the All Ireland semi final in the mid 90s their team had the likes of Joyce,Savage,Donnellan etc they used the minor experience to produce the goods at senior level.

[Syferus]

Cork haven't won a minor All Ireland for 12 years, Kerry for 17 years, Dublin for 27 years and Donegal have never won it

People fixate on minor as a bell weather. The work that'll make minors good seniors goes on after their tour of duty at this grade is done.

The teams that succeed at u21 have significantly more correlation to good senior teams but it's obviously not an exact science, though I don't think anyone has claimed it to be such.

Minor is one of the most enjoyable grades of the sport to watch and I'd wish more people would focus on it for what it offers as a grade and not just on what it can maybe offer some nebulous idea of a senior team four or five years in the future.

[Farrandeelin]

Cork haven't won a minor All Ireland for 12 years, Kerry for 17 years, Dublin for 27 years and Donegal have never won it

Cork or Donegal won't win it this year either.

Neither will Mayo.

[EC Unique]

Tyrone will beat Monaghan on Sunday but I don't think they will go any further. Not the same quality throughout the team as the 08/10 teams.

[Farrandeelin]

We're the best team in it with the best defence , best midfield and best forwards.

Oh, and we have the best commentator too.

Goalie not great then

[Captain Obvious]

How i see it shaping up.

Semi finals

Tyrone v Tipperary
Dublin v Kerry

Final

Dublin v Tyrone

[Syferus]

We're the best team in it with the best defence , best midfield and best forwards.

Oh, and we have the best commentator too.

Goalie not great then

Sure he's only an u16! Related to the great Karol Mango so you can be sure he'll be fearsome come August.

[GalwayBayBoy]

How i see it shaping up.

Semi finals

Tyrone v Tipperary
Dublin v Kerry

Final

Dublin v Tyrone

Think Roscommon will beat Kerry. People forget that underage is pretty strong in Connacht although I don't think this is a particularly vintage crop this year.

[Seamus]

Meath the dark horses, don't be surprised if they beat Dublin. Should make the semi final at least.