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Micheáls tale of the Rabbit chasing the Fox around Croke Parkhas to be in everyones top 3?

If this was the case.....why would the headline for the preview of the game in the regional weekly paper read something like...County Players rally the support?...and then remarks in the interview of...things arent like 03/05/08...seems like supporters have.....?
Seems your Donegal friends are misinformed....never seen it so quiet embarrassing too be honest....

On the game....we are up against it I believe but although a shade of our great teams, the boys have done very well in transition and there could be a game in us and with MH in charge no doubt theres a trick up his sleeve (I hope) cos Mayo do look good and anyone that knows me Ive been complimenting them since James Horan took over and comparing him to Peter Canavan in that your boys would play for him like no other and respect him to take them to another level..hence what we seen so far..also I always finished that statement with....Mayo will win an all ireland within the next 2 yrs...Tyrone on the otherhand have a bench that worries me and therefore if we dont perform to our best which is at least 33% better than anything this yr then we will be over run and could lose by 5-10 pts..

Hope its a great game with Tyrone winning by 2 pts 1-14 to 2-9 lol

All slagging aside, I was delighted for Tyronies everywhere when you finally won Sam. I'd say most GAA fans everywhere felt the same. 'Tis said that God loves a trier  and  he, whoever he is, must have relented a bit to let Peter Canavan finally get his hands on a Celtic Cross.
Tyrone had certainly been trying hard for many years and never lost hope.
I'd say Tyrone followers must have felt every bit as sick after the '95 final as we were after the '96 one. Like us, you shower have had a lot more dinner times than dinners but you did nail Sam in the end.
Tyrone were very popular winners and the fact that they beat Kerry along the way earned them even more respect. Stuff Pat Spillane and his "Puke Football;" it was the moaning of a sore loser.
The fact is that Armagh supporters were starting to give everyone outside their county a bit of a pain in the arse.
Tony Fearons, every last one of them!
Fair enough, it took Tyrone followers a bit longer to start blowing their coal but when they did, they sure did it in style. The controversy over the selection of the team of the decade did them no favours either.
Anyone who thinks I'm piss-taking can use the search function on this board and check out some of the threads around '09/'10 and see if I'm on a windup or not.
Like Armagh after 2002 or Clare hurlers in the mid-90s, neutral support began to wane fast.
If 99.5% of the rest of the country are hoping for Mayo win, it isn't because they all like Aidan O'Shea's haircut.
FFS, lenny says Tyrone is awash with hype and nobody has yet written in to deny this. A couple of Donegal folk who pass through the county regularly tell me the place is awash with hype and arrogance. I've no problem at all with that; why not have a bit of craic whenever we can?
But, you'd think going by the moaning going on here that Mayo have a patent on the art of begrudgery.
I think Mayo will win but if they're beaten fair and square, I'll wish Tyrone good luck for the final. I feel most Mayo heads feel the same way and I haven't come across any remotely serious post here that claims Mayo will annihilate Tyrone.
So what's the caterwauling going on here all about

If ever a player got his comeuppance.

I see you hail from Mr Brollys County.....an seems your also a little jealous of the "rattle" of Conors Celtic Crosses in his pocket!

Love to know what you think your Derry nos 5 or 6 from 1993 would have done in Sean Cavanaghs situation or even Conor Gormleys?

I will reserve judgement on the issue when we see the stats on the CCC's usage of Video evidence and how many have been punished or escaped.

Id say Tyrones "friends" in the RTE just couldnt wait to hand over the video to the CCC, considering theres little communication or co operation from the Tyrone GAA in relation to the media ban.

P.S. No matter what is said or happens Sunday week...its still great to be Flying the flag for Ulster Football in the last 4

If ever a player got his comeuppance.

I see you hail from Mr Brollys County.....an seems your also a little jealous of the "rattle" of Conors Celtic Crosses in his pocket!

Love to know what you think your Derry nos 5 or 6 from 1993 would have done in Sean Cavanaghs situation or even Conor Gormleys?

I will reserve judgement on the issue when we see the stats on the CCC's usage of Video evidence and how many have been punished or escaped.

Id say Tyrones "friends" in the RTE just couldnt wait to hand over the video to the CCC, considering theres little communication or co operation from the Tyrone GAA in relation to the media ban.

Im a Priomh Member since the Davin was finished and you are correct you can sell your seats when your not attending HOWEVER you only get 50% of the sale price and its put on a card that you have to use inside Croke Park or else purchase other ticket with.

If I can be any further help let me know but I have felt sore about a few things concerning the Premium level in recent years...so I may be a little negative on forking out 12K which is always a lot of money but in the current climate its bordering on "value for money".  Lets assume your not from Dublin, this season you would have the opportunity to attend something like 10-12 Major games excluding League Finals and Club Finals.  Hard to know if that is value for money when match tickets can usually be picked up for most games excluding the finals?

Anyway thats my rant over...all things considered cant wait till the 2 double headers at the weekend!

Qualifier Accum: 4/1 all odds on favs and all at home except Tyrone....surely worth a punt!

Tyrone V Offaly TYRONE 1/14
Galway V Tipperary GALWAY 4/11
Westmeath V Fermanagh WESTMEATH 8/15
Louth V Antrim LOUTH 1/6
Armagh V Wicklow ARMAGH 2/9
Derry V Sligo DERRY 1/4
Dublin V Kildare DUBLIN 1/4


Good Luck

Bet down at the first hurdle...sorry....any opinions on wether its worth doing the remaining 4 selections?

5/2

First time on here last Sunday but took the advice of Ardtole (Thanks for the opinion) and done well so hoping to return the favour with an almost 4/1 Five timer on 5 of the major Gaa fixtures at the weekend....here goes!

Dublin Hurlers Straight V Wexford
Kilkenny -5 V Offaly
Monaghan -3 V Antrim
Louth Straight V Wexford
Tipperary Straight V Limerick

€1 Euro returns €4.98

Official Launch 4th June By FAI

I know fixtures are a thankless job and cant please everyone but take div 2 last year......
10 teams from 2nd bottom to 7th Place (missed promotion by 1pt) YET the IMPORTANT games where played in October an play offs in November when weather and pitch conditions hamper quality football that the fixture deserves? Surely theres some way of preventing this for everyones benefit.

Who was the lucky lad and club?

Does anyone know is the announcement today re Tyrone trials at minor level signify those that have made the cut to the 'next stage'? Only 1 North Tyrone club represented in the 100 players?

That can't be right? Can it! Especially considering that Strabane reached the grade 1 U16 final last year, and we reached a grade 2 final.

I also 2 premium level Hurling Final to swap for 2 Football if any interest send PM

Excellent idea and great gesture from the club concerned for their members in the times that are in it.  Also well in with the ethos of the GAA.

Well done all concerned, best wishes for a safe and victorious trip!

Donegal Abu!

Anyone out there have an opinion on the fact that we will be playing league football in October? Ridiculous to consider that its the games in OCTOBER that determine the success or otherwise of a season that begins 9 months earlier for most club players!

A little common sense from the CCC!
Suits on this occasion but this is the 2nd time in 24hrs the fixture has been amended? Is it fair to assume thats its concrete now?

A chara
Please note that the starting times of Saturday's Div 1 and 2  matches
have been put back to 5pm and 6.30pm.