Joe Brolly

[sam03/05]

The Derry team of 93 from no 2-9 Were as good as anything there has been about since or before.
10-15 (forward line ) average enough and would not stand the test of time.
You could not compare them with the Armagh or a tyrone forward lines of later years.

Derry won their AI based on players 2-9
6 brilliant defenders and two top class midfielders - with Tohill an all time great.

[whitey]

The Derry team of 93 from no 2-9 Were as good as anything there has been about since or before.
10-15 (forward line ) average enough and would not stand the test of time.
You could not compare them with the Armagh or a tyrone forward lines of later years.

Derry won their AI based on players 2-9
6 brilliant defenders and two top class midfielders - with Tohill an all time great.

They won it because a Cork player got sent off for nothing

[imtommygunn]

They won it because they were better.

[BennyCake]

The Derry team of 93 from no 2-9 Were as good as anything there has been about since or before.
10-15 (forward line ) average enough and would not stand the test of time.
You could not compare them with the Armagh or a tyrone forward lines of later years.

Derry won their AI based on players 2-9
6 brilliant defenders and two top class midfielders - with Tohill an all time great.

They won it because a Cork player got sent off for nothing

Had the umpires done their job right, Cork would have been down to 14 players anyway.

Bar the first 5 minutes, Derry were the better team.

[rrhf]

Yes but that cork team was too old to play in an all Ireland final. Down lifted that era. The other 3 teams including Dublin were scrappy stuff but fair play. The 96 Meath team had forwards and midfield and defence as well

[Estimator]

Yes but that cork team was too old to play in an all Ireland final. Down lifted that era. The other 3 teams including Dublin were scrappy stuff but fair play. The 96 Meath team had forwards and midfield and defence as well

Cork had 7 players under 25 in their starting line up.
Derry had 7 players under 25 in their starting line up.

Cork had 1 outfield player 30+ in their starting line up.
Derry had 2 outfield players 30+ in their starting line up.

[imtommygunn]

Yes but that cork team was too old to play in an all Ireland final. Down lifted that era. The other 3 teams including Dublin were scrappy stuff but fair play. The 96 Meath team had forwards and midfield and defence as well

 

Should the referee have checked their birth certificates before they went on?