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10 replies in 12 minutes!!! that's good going Sideline

David Kelly, Sligo. Only 19 or 20, classy player if a little bit light yet.

I have to say Spillane has talked a lot more sense since he returned to the analysts side of the panel. Most of what he says is fairly bang on - especially his comments earlier in the season about a lot of players with sh*te basic skills..

Pure disaster for the Dubs but I have no doubt that they'll be back next year. I presume Jayo, Whelan and Ryan could call it a day?

They were caught badly today by a Kerry team on fire. No side in the country would have been able to match the form they were in.

Bray will be a huge loss to Meath , but so will B Moran to Mayo - for keeping the pressure off O'Se if nothing else.

On paper you'd say Mayo should win but Meath are on a winning run now and will relish getting back to Croker. I have to say, I don't know that much about meath really. They have been pretty poor the past few years depsite having a few decent enough players - Sheridan, Ward, Bray. I think that we will be more motivated by the sight of the Meath jersey than they will be the sight of the Mayo jersey - if we can manage the favorites tag, we should be able to win by 2/3 points. Another handy passage to the final for Kerry either way!

Dublin's performance yesterday isn't reflective of the strength of Leinster football, they are much better than that but the nerves obviously just got to them. There were 4 Leinster teams in the Q/Fs. On the other hand, Sligo (missed penno) and Galway (only 6 days to recover after losing the Connacht final) can consider themselves unlucky not to be there too.

In reality, Cork, Tyrone and Kerry are well ahead of the rest. In so much as Dublin were very poor yesterday, Kerry were also unreal and would have destroyed either Tyrone or Cork based on their games the day before.

That said, I think Kerry have peaked and IMO, the winners of Cork/Tyrone will be bringing home Sam this year.

The referee, the normally excellent John Bannon, who had a very good game overall, missed the call. On such small matters titles are sometimes decided.

- Kevin McStay

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What match was he watching??? Regardless of how right or wrong the frees he gave were, there were players from both sides blatantly picking the ball off the ground all day!!!

Whatever Ballina player was involved in dishing out retribution should get a ban as well - you can't stand on someones head and expect to get away with it. Maybe not as long as the Cross player but both deserve a good long ban if the case can be proven.

If necessary, serious consideration should be given to throwing both teams out of the championship at all age levels for the next five years.

McG played ok on Sunday, did very well considering he was probably conscious of getting a belt in the face. He'll have had 4 weeks recovery by the time we play the Q/F so he should be grand. Midfield as a whole needs to improve the next day regardless of who we play, Galway wouldn't be regarded as having a top midfield - can't believe Parsons was left on the bench for as long as he was.

I think ronalddon is now our most gifted if not as yet effective player and we should make moves to accommodate him ,

I presume you're taking the piss??

JO'M mustn't have much time for BJP, I would have thought he'd have been the obvious man for a sweeper role.

Why do Galway & Antrim have to play their 4th round qualifiers less than a week after losing their provincial finals?

I thought the GAA had done away with this due to the major disadvantage it is to provincial losers.

If the Limerick V Rossies/Meath match can be left until the following weekend, surely these other two games could be too? Very surprised Galway/Antrim county boards haven't complained about this.

What happened to Macdanger1??

He was frozen out by the management of the forum!!!

Don't think McG will start on Sunday, looks like games from JOM to keep the media focus on McG rather than on AO'S or any of the other players.

As I understand it, McG has a break in his upper jaw?

This happened to me previously - it's more likely in his cheekbone or the bone around his temple. It's not something tht affects you in the way that a lower jaw break would (i.e. wires etc) but if he were to get a belt on it (from an accidentally flailing maroon-clad arm!!), it would be extremely sore unless he can wear a mask.

Looking forward to the match. I would be more worried about our inexperienced FB line and our overly attacking wing backs than I would about Parsons at midfield. Hopefully Kilcoyne can start well and produce another good game.

Was very impressed with the Dubs at the weekend - when their midfielders/half backs got the ball around the middle, they immediately looked up and passed it. Too many Mayo players instinctively solo/hop the ball before they even consider passing, this slows up the game - would like to see Mayo moving the ball faster on Sunday.