Worst team to win the All-Ireland?

[Oraisteach]

But as an eminent thinker recently remarked:

Jimmy's winning matches
Jimmy's winning games,
Every team he meets with,
He nonchalantly tames.

Wonder how some of the free-flowing Ai champ. teams of the past would have fared against that Donegal system.

[Rossfan]

Get over it Rossfan.

That was a serious Galway team. Padraic Joyce,Michael Donnellan,Ja Fallon,Kevin Walsh,Sean og de Paor,Derek Savage,Niall [b]Finnegan,  :oTomas Mannion  etc.
Some unbelievable players there

Don't forget Divilly, Silke, Fahy... unbelievable 

[GalwayBayBoy]

Get over it Rossfan.

That was a serious Galway team. Padraic Joyce,Michael Donnellan,Ja Fallon,Kevin Walsh,Sean og de Paor,Derek Savage,Niall [b]Finnegan,  :oTomas Mannion  etc.
Some unbelievable players there

Don't forget Divilly, Silke, Fahy... unbelievable 

No All-Ireland winning side has a team of 15 superstars. You need a few piano movers to go along with the piano players.

[Cold tea]

Who was it?

Contenders:

Dublin 1963
Armagh 2002
Louth 1957
Kildare 1905

Seriously O'Neill do you fully ejacuate when typing this crap.

[Jinxy]

Down 1991

Catch yourself on. They were back three years later to do it again if you remember.

Colm O'Rourkes pneumonia should have been given a winners medal that year.

[Rossfan]

Get over it Rossfan.

That was a serious Galway team. Padraic Joyce,Michael Donnellan,Ja Fallon,Kevin Walsh,Sean og de Paor,Derek Savage,Niall [b]Finnegan,  :oTomas Mannion  etc.
Some unbelievable players there

Don't forget Divilly, Silke, Fahy... unbelievable 

No All-Ireland winning side has a team of 15 superstars. You need a few piano movers to go along with the piano players.

There's piano movers and there's piano movers ...but some lads just look on at both the players and the movers

[time ticking away]

Down 1991

Catch yourself on. They were back three years later to do it again if you remember.

They were a much better team in 1994.
The 91 team were very average

[maigheo]

wish Mayo were involved in this conversation .For me there is no such thing as poor all ireland winners

[Wildweasel74]

Any input from mayo about the early 40`s is always welcome, anybody still about that would remember that far back, Always wondered about the Louth one myself back round 57 or so!1

[mayogodhelpus@gmail.com]

Any input from mayo about the early 40`s is always welcome, anybody still about that would remember that far back, Always wondered about the Louth one myself back round 57 or so!1

You would have to ask the Rossie lads about the 40's they ruled the roost then.

[Rossfan]

OK - Add Dublin 1942 and Cork 1945 to the list.
Did any good team ever win an All Ireland ?

[Wildweasel74]

kerry 1979 and 1981 were fairly tasty, got lucky against Roscommon in 80, and Dublin had them on the ropes early on 78 before the bomber put the snackdown on them. Always thought the 76/77 dub teams were hyped out more than what they were, Meath team of the late 80`s may have been a better team than them. of recent yrs i may not like them but Tyrone 2005 was likely the best team out of ulster for many a year

[From the Bunker]

kerry 1979 and 1981 were fairly tasty, got lucky against Roscommon in 80, and Dublin had them on the ropes early on 78 before the bomber put the snackdown on them. Always thought the 76/77 dub teams were hyped out more than what they were, Meath team of the late 80`s may have been a better team than them. of recent yrs i may not like them but Tyrone 2005 was likely the best team out of ulster for many a year

Ah, in fairness they won 3 AI's in 4 years! Tyrone won 3 in 6 and are looked on as Gods!

[rrhf]

I be wondered about this too, but I think there's a general realisation of how standards have risen and how competitive things are now compared to then. There's no fat guys winning medals now

[Captain Obvious]

I be wondered about this too, but I think there's a general realisation of how standards have risen and how competitive things are now compared to then. There's no fat guys winning medals now

In fairness Paul Durcan was no thin lad last summer when he won the All Ireland and All-star.