Mayo should be awarded the All-Ireland posthumously.
Otherwise I think Cork will win. Kerry seem to be overleveraged.
Otherwise I think Cork will win. Kerry seem to be overleveraged.
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Show posts MenuQuote from: mouview on August 21, 2009, 12:56:26 PMQuote from: seafoid on August 20, 2009, 09:20:22 PM
Very evocative. The hurlers of Waterford did so much over the last few years. It's a real pity they didn't win the big prize but I think they gained everybody's respect.
I think it's going to be the second most emotional future all-Ireland win. Mayo will be the first.
In the spirit of revisionism Seaf, what have they actually done? (When compared to our own county?) Why should they have more respect tham Galway? (Or Mayo footballers for e.g.) League record over the past 10 years is rather similar and Galway's c'ship record is slightly superior - we reached 2 finals and weren't beaten heavily in either. Yes, they won a few Munster finals, but provincial titles count for little in my mind. Sure, they played a lot of exciting matches, but they weren't the only ones. Believe me, this isn't an anti-Waterford sour grapes rant, I was at last year's AI final and was shouting like mad for them, but in my book moral victors = gallant losers = losers.
I repeat, I've nothing whatsoever against Waterford but getting a little tired of the whole sympathy, 'everyone's second favourite team' lark. Plenty of other teams entitled to sympathy also (Dub footballers / hurlers?)
Quote from: Royalranter on August 20, 2009, 04:06:36 PM
I think it has to be losing to Galway in the 01 final. Sickening.It still hurts now. And no matter what anybody says, beating a team that beat your team in a year gone by does nothing to ease the hurt. Beating Galway in 07 made no difference. So mayo fans, if you finally ever beat one of the list of teams you want revenge on, it won't ease any pain or suffering, only Sam Maguire can do that!!!!
Quote from: GaillimhIarthair on August 18, 2009, 11:01:30 AM
'83 - Football - I was a very very sad 10 year old trooping out of Croke Park that day
'89 - Hurling - An absolute disaster of a year with the Keady affair that was topped only by that bollox of a ref, John Denton, in the semi v Tipp. The auld fella hasnt been at a Galway hurling match since .
Quote from: deiseach on July 18, 2009, 09:59:12 PMQuote from: seafoid on July 18, 2009, 09:55:39 PM
The priority has to be beating Kilkenny . I think Galway are better than the Deise. Less fragile. Sorry Deiseach.
Ah, the greater good. I agree Galway would have a better chance of beating Kilkenny than Waterford. But if Waterford winning were to increase the chances of a thousand year Kilkenny Reich, I'd still want Waterford to win. They're my priority.