Quote from: Donnellys Hollow on June 06, 2011, 05:23:30 PMQuote from: Corcaigh Abu on June 06, 2011, 05:11:51 PMQuote from: Donnellys Hollow on June 06, 2011, 05:01:31 PM
Last year was a golden opportunity for both Kildare and Dublin and they both blew it in August.
We had a stronger panel and a wider range of scoring forwards and that's what got us through.Besides it's not pretty when you play a team that put's 14 men behind the ball.Kildare were on top in the first 10 minuted then Down got that goal and Kildare put in a storming last 10 minutes.But bewteen those moments throughout the match as a whole Down looked a better team.The all ireland will be between Cork,Kerry,Tyrone,Dublin and Kildare.Im not writing off Down though and Armagh could emerge as dark horses.
No doubting that Down thoroughly deserved their win that day but Kildare made several tactical errors. Flynn picked up a concussion in the opening minutes and was left on the field too long. Then when he was taken off he was replaced with Ronan Sweeney who is too similar to Hugh Lynch. We were too immoble and slow at midfield and McKernan and Fitzpatrick ran through the centre of Croke Park at will. I'm sure in hindsight, McGeeney will admit that leaving Brian Flanagan on Marty Clarke was a mistake. Gary White and Mick Foley were left on the bench and Rob Kelly probably should have been introduced earlier. Hopefully we'll get a chance to redeem ourselves this season but I think the All-Ireland will take more winning this year.
We might send another present up to ye.After all you gave us Larry Tompkins and Sea Fahy and we gave you Brian Murphy.