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Apologies to all the Westmeath fans on here. I wrongly thought the Dubs would beat ye handy.

Congrats on the win. Very refreshing watching you play.

The best part of all this it was the fantastic outcome of Celtic winning and keeping the title race open (and almost equally in their hands) and it shows up the moon-howlers amongst the Celtic supporters who think the whole thing is rigged in spite of ongoing success and achievement.

And of course we won't mention those who think the whole thing is rigged in favour of Celtic. Gawd no.

Why would we need to mention them here?

Because its a thread about Celtic.

The best part of all this it was the fantastic outcome of Celtic winning and keeping the title race open (and almost equally in their hands) and it shows up the moon-howlers amongst the Celtic supporters who think the whole thing is rigged in spite of ongoing success and achievement.

And of course we won't mention those who think the whole thing is rigged in favour of Celtic. Gawd no.

[That doubt alone should prevent a penalty being given]

Looked a penalty on first view of replay but on the second I wasn't sure if it actually touched him hand. That doubt alone should prevent a penalty being given. In saying that, they should have had a penalty in the first half when the keeper came flying out.

This.

Have you any strong opinion on the keeper/Maeda incident?

Now go put money on the opposite of what I said 

No, no, no.......put your money on the opposite of what Moonster predicts 

  I should have held tough till he made his choices.

Repeat of the 2025 All-Ireland final the stand out tie.


Dublin v Louth
Cork v Meath
Monaghan v Mayo
Westmeath v Cavan
Kerry v Donegal
Galway v Kildare
Armagh v  Derry
Roscommon v Tyrone

I'm going to go for a clean sweep of home wins here.

Dublin v Louth - Can't see Louth being as poor again. I still expect Dublin to win again. This time by maybe 4 or 5 point.

Cork v Meath - I expect Cork to rattle Kerry this weekend. I expect them to beat an overhyped Meath side. The top of the ground will find Keoghan and Menton out. Cork by 2.

Monaghan v Mayo - When you expect Monaghan to kick out they seem to disappoint. Won't be much in this game but Monaghan to win it by a point or two. Mayo are impossible to predict.

Westmeath v Cavan - Westmeath should just about win this but Cavan to have a right cut. Westmeath find themselves in a Leinster final having beat Meath (self confessed Leinster Champions 2026) and a woeful Kildare side. The most likely away victory will be here.

Kerry v Donegal - I still think there is a kick in Donegal and while they mightn't win here they have still have a big say in where Sam ends up. Kerry to win after a few shaky moments.

Galway v Kildare - Only one winner here. Galway by at least 10. Kildare are poor. That is all.

Armagh v Derry - Armagh purring away nicely. Derry blowing hot and cold. Armagh will have too much.

Roscommon v Tyrone - Roscommon are playing some great football this year while Tyrone haven't got going at all. Rossies to win a ding dong high scoring game. Tyrone to come on from that game.

Now go put money on the opposite of what I said 

Can't see anything but a Dublin victory in the final. Westmeath beat an overhyped Meath team and were taken to et by a very poor Kildare team.

Leinster football is in a poor place.

Ahh no overhype. We be long in championship after the Lilly's have tamely raised the white flag.
What's white and parked up 9 month of the year. ?

Not a peep out of you last week. Did you hurt yourself when you fell off the hype train?

The difference between Kildare and Meath is that in Kildare we knoware not good enough to win provincial or AI titles at the moment. While in Meath you think you are. Deluded.

I hope I don't have to shout so you can hear me all the way down in division 3. But happy with our progress, division one status achieved have beat Kerry , Dublin Galway in last 12 months and a tough but still a winnable draw in round one. We move on. You should too

You haven't moved on since your hoganstand days unfortunately. Still hyping Meath up and falling flat on your face. You'll learn eventually.

Choo choo.

Can't see anything but a Dublin victory in the final. Westmeath beat an overhyped Meath team and were taken to et by a very poor Kildare team.

Leinster football is in a poor place.

Ahh no overhype. We be long in championship after the Lilly's have tamely raised the white flag.
What's white and parked up 9 month of the year. ?

Not a peep out of you last week. Did you hurt yourself when you fell off the hype train?

The difference between Kildare and Meath is that in Kildare we knoware not good enough to win provincial or AI titles at the moment. While in Meath you think you are. Deluded.

Can't see anything but a Dublin victory in the final. Westmeath beat an overhyped Meath team and were taken to et by a very poor Kildare team.

Leinster football is in a poor place.

Nationally and locally we hear about Kildare having talent, but from following them for years it's often overblown. We are great when things are going well but make horrible mistakes under pressure.

And I know underage success is brilliant, but these lads often flounder at senior level. We have lads who can do it in Div 3 or against a lower league outfit, but then can't get the shot away or cough up the ball once a team is at or above their level.

It's not purely down to flakiness or mentality, it's just they are not as good as people think. Players who are good do the right things more often than not.
I still think that if we get some key men back in and get more closer to 100% we can beat Westmeath, but we just don't have a lad like O'Loughlin or a Wallace for that matter.

On the other side I fancy Louth to beat the Dubs as they just seem to trust each other and have great control. Plus they were missing so many who got a run out the last day.

O'Loughlin out for Westmeath.  It kildare leinster now to lose.

Yerra

Thought u said u a wexford supporter?

Yes but you to admire the kikdare buck coming out of his sabbatical to have a pop at Meath.

You call it a pop. I call it the truth. I just don't think they are as good as some make out. They got a bounce out of Robbie Brennan and imo they will fall back into the pack somewhat.

As for Kildare - I don't believe they have the footballers to compete at the moment. They lack football intelligence. As Captain Scarlet said up above, I don't understand why people think Kildare should be better than they are showing. Two Leinster titles since 1956 - thats 70 years!! No AI title since 1928 - nearly 100 years!! They are woeful stats.

Will that finally be the end of the Meath hype machine?

Love the shitthousery. Kildare support starting to get giddy with a leinster final against Louth in sight.

Giddy? Gawd no. That Kildare team haven't a hope of getting to a Leinster final. Zero chance.

Will that finally be the end of the Meath hype machine?

Louth to just get past Wexford.
Dublin to put down a marker
Kildare Laois could go either way
Meath Westmeath, Westmeath to keep it tight may even be ahead at HT. Meath to pull away in last 20 when empty bench.

Mystic Megs job is safe for a while. 🤣

Jesus Christ KFM radio is by far the worst bit of commentary I've ever heard in my life!

Thank f**k we bate them if that's the way they get on. By all accounts a character building performance with plenty of quality in the second half! 2 wins in 18 months hopefully the run keeps going next week!

Ye and ye're two All Irelands.

The most bitter supporters in Ireland. I was up there back the noughties. Horrible experience. Enjoy the win.

Was it a game in ballinascreen? That was fun.

No. In Celtic Park. Never forget it. They were bitter out.

Where am I going with two AIs. They have one. 🤣