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Did Tyrone put too much store in beating Donegal in the group stages? It wasn't even a knockout game.

Fell into the same trap as Armagh by putting too much in beating Dublin in Croke Park who created as many chances as Kerry today however aren't a good team anymore.

Five wins for Kerry in the last six championship meetings now against Tyrone and today they eased past Tyrone in a similar fashion to the 2023 All Ireland Quarter final and could easily have been 12 point winning margin had Kerry was more ruthless today.

Half the journalists when Kerry meet Tyrone again in the 2027 1/4 final:
"Kerry up against their bogey team again"

No doubt such lazy analysis will be used. 

Five wins for Kerry in the last six championship meetings now against Tyrone and today they eased past Tyrone in a similar fashion to the 2023 All Ireland Quarter final and could easily have been 12 point winning margin had Kerry was more ruthless today.

He tweeted this two years ago and It's gone full circle for Ewan today.

Limerick have probaly the best forward in the Tailtean in James Naughton. Danny Neville is a solid player and the keeper Josh Ryan. Kildare were poor and wasteful against Fermanagh. It will be different conditions today with the heat, but kildare should be winning. They cant afford to lose a Division 3 League final and Tailtean Cup final and expect to compete next year.

I'd say Luke Loughlin of Westmeath was the best forward in the Tailtean Cup this year.

Kildare have Alex Beirne who scored more than James Naughton in this campaign. The weather conditions should suit athletic team like Kildare and Limerick are unlikely to set up defensively like Fermanagh. 

One thing losing a league final to inspired Mickey Harte Offaly team who will play in division two alongside them next year however another thing altogether to somehow mess up today in a final they should be winning by at least 5 or 6 points.

[Tally did a decent job for the most part (some wobbles)]

Eejits with notions. A squad that had fallen apart with a lot of miles on the clock that needs rebuilt while adjusting to new rules and which doesn't have the quality to glide through.

Tally did a decent job for the most part (some wobbles).

Aye, he did everything right except win a match.

Not that I'm blaming him. Nor do I think he should be got rid of. But not winning a match in a year is some "wobble".

2 draws,9 defeats in 11 league and championship games under Tally. The two draws against Galway who were eventually taken out by Meath.

And your point is?

A lot more than some wobbles.

McGeeney took, what 6 years to win a championship game. Never got Armagh promoted out of Div 2 in those years, that's wobble central and look what happened ..kneejerk from the CB, man deserved another year

McGeeney first came on board as Paul Grimley's coach on the team that lost the All Ireland Quarter final narrowly to Donegal in 2014.

Was it the Derry county board or the players responsible for allowing Mickey Harte leave after just one year? he led Derry to their first Divison one league title for 16 years and reached the last eight of the championship which was a decent job.  Nobody would have the opinion Harte did a  "decent job for the most part (some wobbles)" had he the record of Tally this year.

[Tally did a decent job for the most part (some wobbles)]

Eejits with notions. A squad that had fallen apart with a lot of miles on the clock that needs rebuilt while adjusting to new rules and which doesn't have the quality to glide through.

Tally did a decent job for the most part (some wobbles).

Aye, he did everything right except win a match.

Not that I'm blaming him. Nor do I think he should be got rid of. But not winning a match in a year is some "wobble".

2 draws,9 defeats in 11 league and championship games under Tally. The two draws against Galway who were eventually taken out by Meath.

And your point is?

A lot more than some wobbles.

Morgan's kickouts were a disaster against Dublin - but they still managed to win.
I thought Tyrone were poor against Dublin until that last 10-15mins, and I thought Dublin were poor throughout.
Tyrone's main players are still the older guys, Peter Harte, Mattie Donnelly and McGeary - if Kerry get on top of them out the field and break even around the MF area the supply won't be there regardless of what combination of forwards Tyrone play.

However, if the 3 mentioned above get on top and can last the full game, then Tyrone are in with a shout.

Kerry have been inconsistent all year, but can switch it on and have the forwards who are more capable of winning their own battles than Tyrone do - on that point I agree with O'Se. But if in this game Kerry don't play at their best, then can be caught because the same applies to them in that if there is no supply going forward they will struggle for scores.

I think Kerry have the defenders to go man-to-man on DC and McCurry, not sure Tyrone can say the same about Seanie O'Shea or Cliffords.
For me, Tyrone's best chance is to run at the Kerry defence - which takes a lot of energy especially in the hot weather.
I don't think there'll be a huge gap between them, but in general I think Kerry have better players in more positions and so will likely win by 5 or 6.

Tyrone scored 0-10 from their own kickout against Dublin and only conceded 0-02
About as far from a disaster as you can get

How many wides and shots were dropped short after Dublin won a Tyrone kick out? Kerry are less likely to be wasteful when given opportunities.

[Tally did a decent job for the most part (some wobbles)]

Eejits with notions. A squad that had fallen apart with a lot of miles on the clock that needs rebuilt while adjusting to new rules and which doesn't have the quality to glide through.

Tally did a decent job for the most part (some wobbles).

Aye, he did everything right except win a match.

Not that I'm blaming him. Nor do I think he should be got rid of. But not winning a match in a year is some "wobble".

2 draws,9 defeats in 11 league and championship games under Tally. The two draws against Galway who were eventually taken out by Meath.

[sticking their fingers in opponents eyes and asses and making crude remarks about your sister/girlfriend/mother]

The "good (sic) oul days"

They were a great team but was definitely brutal hits.
The game later morphed into players sticking their fingers in opponents eyes and asses and making crude remarks about your sister/girlfriend/mother. I suppose better than getting the top row of teeth taken out!

Tyrone the main culprits for that.

BillyFlynnfromTrim will be along shortly with his essay to tell us all how many games Meath won and lost wearing yellow and how they fared against teams in white?

Four wins for Kerry in the last five championship meetings, a better recent record for Kerry than their underage teams against Tyrone in championship football.


21 July 2012    Kerry    1-16  Tyrone 1-6 - Fitzgerald Stadium    All Ireland qualifier round 3
23 August 2015    Kerry    0-18 Tyrone 1-11 - Croke Park    All Ireland semi-final
11 August 2019    Kerry    1-18  Tyrone 0-18 - Croke Park    All Ireland semi-final
28 August 2021    Tyrone    3-14 Kerry 0-22 - Croke Park    All Ireland semi-final
1 July 2023    Kerry    2-18  Tyrone 0-12 - Croke Park    All Quarter-final

Regardless what happens against Cork next it's been some turnaround in a year by Tipperary. Last year they finished bottom in the Munster championship group without a win to their name. 

The Referees decision making will be a talking point after this match.

The accent on your wan on RTE is awful.