All Ireland Quarter Final Kerry V Down

[ross4life]

Sorry kerry fan's but a great result for football, well done down, sligo fan's will feel a little better tonight

[Capt Pat]

It was never going to be Kerrys day. The sending off finished them off.

[Bord na Mona man]

Not sure tradition has much to do with it to be honest. Kerry have just been very poor today even allowing for the players they are missing.

Out of respect and fear, most teams would have spent the second half sitting back bracing themselves for a Kerry comeback and thus facilitated it.

[Denn Forever]

That was unexpected.  Well done Down.

[Hedley Lamarr]

Any spare tissues for Pat

[stiffler]

What was the story with the sympathy penalty?  What date is the semi final then?

[Jinxy]

The end of an era for a great Kerry team?

[Hardy]

Same for Tyrone in 2 hours' time?

[Carmen Stateside]

Great stuff from Down. Mc Kiernan was brilliant as was Marty Clarke. 

[Cosmo Kramer]

Fair play to Down.

The ref giving Kerry a penalty at the end out of sympathy was the final insult for them. Great Kerry team, but their record against the better Ulster teams down the years has been terrible.

I dont care how many replies have been posted, just fcukin send it!

[ardmhachaabu]

Delighted for Down

There are some posters in this thread whose faces will surely be red now 

[muppet]

I really hate Marty Morrisey constantly talking about Dara O'Se having retired. He might as well have been talking about Paudi's retirement for all it matters. When you are gone you are gone.

Dara wouldn't have made any difference and neither would Tomas. Galvin might have improved things significantly but under pressure he can win you the game or get sent off so no guarantee there either.

Some performance by Down though.

Spillane trying not to have sour grapes sounds exactly like sour grapes.

[Hardy]

Same for Tyrone in 2 hours' time?

Can't see it. Tyrone are a good team, Kerry aren't.

I'm relying on stats and norms. Tyrone have been at the top for longer than any team I can remember. The lifespan of a top team is usually 6-7 seasons at most. I think they may be vulnerable to an ambush from a Dublin team with nothing to lose. If Dubs get an early goal ...

[Kerry1980]

ah well, when you lose 2 all ireland winners to aussie rules , the greatest midfielder in history to retirement and the best current player in the game to a media witch hunt you're always going to be up against it. The fact that Kerry will surely now give serious consideration to going the back door again next year just about sums up the way game is currently run.  The bitters will take delight in the kingdom's demise, the true followers of the game will acknowledge the end of a great side that had circumstances been different, would have been fairly allowed to continue their dominance.

[pintsofguinness]

Sorry kerry fan's but a great result for football, well done down, sligo fan's will feel a little better tonight

Exactly why I was going for down in the second half, good for football, keeps things fresh.