Top 10

[Mayo4Sam14]

Rate your top 10 teams in the country

1 Dublin

2 Tyrone
3 Kerry

4 Mayo

5 Roscommon
6 Monaghan
7 Armagh
8 Cavan
9 Galway
10 Tipp

Kildare gal ros mon don down cavan armagh cork tipp

[omagh_gael]

Dublin

Kerry

Mayo - Tyrone

No point rating the rest based on this year's championship

[J70]

There's not a whole lot to go on when rating anyone in the ten or so below Mayo.

Are Roscommon better than Monaghan, for example?

Would they beat Galway a second time?

Are Armagh better than Donegal? Are Cavan? Are both better than Galway?

Its all over the place this year.

[Orior]

1. Dublin
2. Kerry
3. Mayo
4. Tyrone
5. Galway
6. Kildare
7. Donegal
8. Roscommon
9. Cork
10. Monaghan

[seafoid]

Mayo
Dublin
Kerry
Throne
Galway
Kildare
Monaghan
Roscommon
Armagh
Carlow

[Solo_run]

Dublin
Kerry
Tyrone
Mayo
Galway
Monaghan
Roscommon
Armagh
Kildare
Cork

[From the Bunker]

Dublin
Kerry
Tyrone
Mayo
Cork
Roscommon
Galway
Monaghan
Down
Armagh

[Syferus]

Dublin
Kerry
Tyrone
Mayo
Cork
Roscommon
Galway
Monaghan
Down
Armagh

Cork don't deserve to be near a top ten list.

[Farrandeelin]

Dublin
Kerry
Tyrone
Mayo
Cork
Roscommon
Galway
Monaghan
Down
Armagh

Cork don't deserve to be near a top ten list.

But they took Mayo to extra time, ye lot took Mayo to a replay...

Btw, Bunker if Cork and Ros are in your top 10, what about Derry? They took us to extra time too.

Et cetera... 

[punt kick]

Dublin
Kerry
Tyrone
Mayo
Cork
Roscommon
Galway
Monaghan
Down
Armagh

Cork don't deserve to be near a top ten list.

Nor Armagh.

[rosnarun]

Dublin
Kerry
Tyrone
Mayo
Cork
Roscommon
Galway
Monaghan
Down
Armagh

Cork don't deserve to be near a top ten list.

Nor Armagh.

of the teams ive seen this year Cork look to have the best chance of crossing the Gap to the top 4 then Kildare and i would have said galway but i think they need a few stronger players in the backs and midfield if they can find them.
where as i think the rossies down and Armagh got every bit of value out of the team this year and donegal and monaghan are in reverse 
Wexford could have made a breakthrough but i think Banty outsmarted himself ar rge end of the league

Dublin
Mayo
Kerry
Tyrone
Cork
Monaghan
Galway
Armagh
Down
Clare

[punt kick]

The truth is there is no top ten - there is a top 4 and then a huge gap to a collection of counties who are on a par.

[mrhardyannual]

The truth is there is no top ten - there is a top 4 and then a huge gap to a collection of counties who are on a par.

I'd agree. Outside of the top four and regardless of results, Kildare would have struck me as the team that had improved the most and have found big athletic type players who will continue to improve. Galway have a problem in the full-back line and midfield that could be sorted quickly and as both will operate out of Div 1 next year I would expect improvement. Tipp have players but the lure of hurling might hold them back but they look better able to survive Div 2 than Clare. Cork are sleeping giants who could emerge rapidly just as their hurlers did with proper leadership. Donegal and Monaghan could be in for a quiet period. Down & Armagh might take a while to build. A big winter for the Rossies and Royals.

[Hound]

Funny thing is, if you took the top 4 out, there'd be at least 10 teams who'd think they could win the All Ireland and more than 20 teams who'd think they could win their provincial title.

In such a scenario I think the bookies would make Cork marginal favourites for the All Ireland, just ahead of Galway.

[mrhardyannual]

Funny thing is, if you took the top 4 out, there'd be at least 10 teams who'd think they could win the All Ireland and more than 20 teams who'd think they could win their provincial title.

In such a scenario I think the bookies would make Cork marginal favourites for the All Ireland, just ahead of Galway.

After winning the League six times in a row in the 1930s Mayo withdrew from the league for a year (to give the weaker counties a chance ). Perhaps we could ask Dublin to do something similar when they complete the inevitable six in a row.
Unfortunately Mayo won the league again on their first year back!