Predict Prelim Q/finals: Kildare/Monaghan, Cork/Ros, Donegal/Tyrone, Galway/Mayo

[screenexile]

Rosaries looking comfortable so far although they'd want a goal. Cork have a bit of work to do!

[Silkyskillssunshinee]

The hurling folk won. This is almost impossible to watch. A knockout match to qualify for a quarter-final and this is what's served up.

[full moon]

The hurling folk won. This is almost impossible to watch. A knockout match to qualify for a quarter-final and this is what's served up.

Was about to post similar, the game is lost its awful stuff. No wonder attendances are down so much and the stadium isn't even half full for last 12 knockout match.

Handpass back and sideways most of the time, barely any contact. Most scores from frees. It's so boring

[thewobbler]

It must be truly horrible to play against Roscommon.

I've absolute respect for their discipline and control. I really do.

But f**k me, it's anti football.

[befair]

Terrible stuff to watch

[Blowitupref]

Half time Cork 0-6 Roscommon 0-7. Rossies the better team but have allowed Cork back into the match with the final three scores of the half and the Cork crowd that was fairly muted has found it's voice.

[J70]

Good end to the half by Cork though

[full moon]

I was thinking yesterday has the shoulder all but been eliminated from the game? Only few years back lads would be busting each other with 50-50 shoulders and other contact regularly, it's nearly totally disappeared from the game unlike in hurling.

I do think referees got strict on it for some reason and it's almost totally gone now, you'd barely see a good shoulder to shoulder in any match now. Just another reason there is less contact and it's more boring.

Then again it's hard to shoulder when teams handpass it around and there's barely any contests to win the ball.

[full moon]

It must be truly horrible to play against Roscommon.

I've absolute respect for their discipline and control. I really do.

But f**k me, it's anti football.

They are just a more polished version of the other teams too. Most sides playing the same shite now.

It will be the same crap in the next two matches today too. Donegal were often the worst for it but most others are the same now level now.

[yellowcard]

If anybody can manage to watch 3 games of gaelic football back to back today then fair play to them. My viewing will start for the last 15 minutes of the next game and then I'll watch the Tyrone v Donegal match this evening. I've better things to be doing than watch 3-4 hours of hand passing and possession ball.

[armaghniac]

At least there is one useful Micheál in the Martin family.

[full moon]

Id rather Roscommon win because they are a much smaller county and Cork have very poor football support

[full moon]

Lots of soft frees

[thewobbler]

That was a point.

[Saffron_sam20]

We're they not to put hawk eye in when redeveloping the stadium?