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Not sure what to make of Ulster right now. It's certainly the most equitable province at the moment, but does that make it the best provincial championship? Is any team in Ulster going to win Sam? I highly doubt it. The top four contenders are all outside of Ulster in my opinion. Winning Streak is equitable and unpredictable, but I don't go out of my way to see it.

I couldn't find my way to the kitchen yesterday and had to do without breakfast. Put me on the back foot for the rest of the day.

As the most intelligent member on this board, let me break it down for everybody.

Do Dublin have an advantage playing at home: yes.
Do Dublin have an advantage thanks to their finances: yes.
Are Dublin the best football team in the country anyway: yes.
Does this mean that those advantages don't matter: no.
Should Dublin have to play some matches outside of Croke Park: yes.
Would this mean they wouldn't win the All-Ireland: no.
So they'd definitely win the All-Ireland anyway?: no.
Are Dublin unbeatable, just like the last unbeatable football team (Donegal): no.

Limerick have a fierce tendency to eat their young, figuratively speaking.

Now now. What happens in Limerick stays in Limerick.

It's their use of voodoo that needs calling up if you ask me. No other counties, or any other sports team, are afforded such a luxury.

Is that glowing example of everything that is good about Ulster on here? I'm referring to Ulster's answer to Mahatma Gandhi, Ulsterman, of Hogan Stand fame?

Dublin are better than everybody. Nobody can see into the future. They won't be better than everybody for ever. They mightn't even win the Championship. They won't win five in a row. Remember Donegal's unbeatable 2012 team? The team that were unbeatable until last year? They now have a degree in losing games. They were awarded a Masters after getting the Shane Curran kicked out of them by Mayo. Cheer up boys and girls.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLX_6WwXFUI

No other AI champion has to endure all this nit picking.

What about Kerry? All their All-Irelands since 1903 have been soft. Cheer up sunshine, it could always be worse.

Pearse Dempsey, senior sports writer for a little known Cavan publication, has once again expressed his undying love for Kerry football, in spite of consistently attempting to pour scorn on their achievements over the past 40 years of his writing career.

The article itself is the 213th rehash of an article first written by Dempsey in 1991, where he tells his loyal circulation of 85 people that the well has run dry for ever more in the Kingdom. He began the article by saying 'Nobody loves Kerry football more than me', a line that in the past has been the precursor for vile tirades against Colm Cooper's red hair, Paul Galvin's ugg boots, and a complete disregard for Jack O'Shea's blindingly obvious and breath-taking skill.

On one particularly infamous occasion, in light of Kerry's 3-in-a-row win in 1986, Dempsey appeared to lose control of himself, writing in block capitals: 'NOBODY LOVES KERRY FOOTBALL MORE THAN ME, BUT I'M SO F****** SICK OF THESE GREEN AND GOLD P*****, WHY ARE ALL THE OTHER COUNTIES NOT ABLE TO PUT IT UP TO THEM, THEY'RE CLEARLY F******* S****. IF THEY WERE IN ULSTER THEY'D WIN F******. F****** C****. F*** S*** B****** B******* D****'.

He also shot to brief prominence in Offaly for attempting to cut a lock of Seamus Darby's hair for safe-keeping, such was his idolisation of the Offalyman, before being escorted out of the county by a jeep drawn horse box by a member of Offaly's Royal Family.

His article is sure to draw huge backing from other readers, convinced that Kerry have lost their touch for ever more. Conversely, Kerrymen are sure to burn pictures of what they imagine Dempsey looks like (such is their lack of adequate dial-up connection) on the streets of Tralee and Killarney.

More as it comes to hand.

This is the GAA equivalent of the Right To Life debate. Oh this is a nice roundabout, let's stick with this one for a while.

Good stuff BP!

I think it's pretty sad that Limerick are at this, but each to their own

a) It is always an advantage when teams play at home, regardless of how good they are.
b) It becomes an even bigger advantage when *every* championship game is at home.
c) In the past Dublin played 'down the country' in the championship.
d) In the past Dublin played in Parnell Park in the league.

Now, apart from that carry on

There will be no reply to this! None! There is no escaping the facts.

Greed of the GAA will be it's downfall! They have squeezed all they can out of Dublin with Croke Park! League games were a bonus and sure lets let Dublin have 4 games there a campaign, 5 was even squeezed one year. So we have no alternative venues? The Gaelic grounds? Páirc Uí Chaoimh? McHale Park? Fitzgerald Stadium? Thurles? are all ground that can hold 40K plus? Whats wrong with using them?

Eh there was already a reply. Same ol nonsense , thread should be retitled 'sour grapes' . If Dubs whined like this about recent previus AI winners , they'd be laughed out of it as 'can't take yer beating'.
Incredible that so many of ye are at pains to go on about Dublin. Surely better of focussing on reasons why your county can't win an AI . Might help yis finally win a title rather than lamenting Dublin's success.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!LOUDDDDDDD NOISESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!

A new poster that isn't a 1st year secondary school reject from Hoganshite.com??

It's like hearing of an ordination.

Is Ulsterman around these parts? I enjoy his legitimate questioning of anti-Northern bias from every facet of the South, while he himself displays extraordinary tolerance to people from the South, particularly Dublin. He truly is in the Nelson Mandela mould. Albeit in an Ulster Railway Cup jersey.

Limerick County Press Officer Eamonn Phelan has reportedly set a date for Limerick's next mismanaged hurling team.

Members of Limerick's County Board have been debating for some time in relation to when their next talented crop of hurlers would reach senior level, but after much deliberation it can now be expressed with 'near-certainty' that 2019 will mark the next example of disastrous mismanagement in the Treaty County.

'This is an exciting development', remarked Phelan. 'We have some terrific minors coming through, and I have no doubt they will mature into Under-21's with All-Ireland winning potential. That's when the fun will start'.

The County Board predicts that Dónal Óg Cusack will take over the management reins in 2018, guiding them to promotion from Division Extreme Premier B, a Skybet Senior Munster Championship final win over Tipperary, and a near miss against All-Ireland Champions Dublin in the semi-final.

'We'll call him up on his posture at the AGM, offending him to his very core. He will swiftly walk away, and we'll bring in Justin McCarthy again. He'll make a right dog's dinner of it. We can't f****** wait'

No talented underage hurlers in Limerick were available for comment.

*Banter Panther accepts no responsibility for this extremely dubious news report.

Welcome to the board.

I think you'll fit right in.

We need to know where you stand on the whole Palestine Israel thing before we can really accept you though.

Lookit, the ball was clearly thrown over the line, and it was rough justice. A replay would have been the fairest result, but it was up to the GAA to award it. Anyway, it was four years ago now, time to move on.