Cadbury's All-Ireland Under 21 FC 2009

The flame still burns · April 06, 2009, 10:40:13 PM

We might as well open discussions now whilst we wait for our Ulster brethern to catch up.

Mayo are Connacht champions for the fourth year running

Dublin won the Leinster title and Cork are Munster kingpins.

Should Armagh win Ulster it will mean that the four semi-finalists have won the title in the last six years (Dublin 03, Armagh 04, Mayo 06 and Cork 07).

The Ulster final is fixed for ~~Tuesday week afaik~~ Wednesday week, April 15, and then the winners will have to turn around and play Mayo the following Saturday in Longford. Cork and Dublin play the same day (don't know where) with the final fixed for Saturday, May 2.

Can't find prices anywhere but I'd imagine Cork will be favourites, particularly with Laois out of the equation.

marym · April 06, 2009, 11:29:34 PM

Cork were fierce impressive against Kerry .(a bit like Kilkenny yesterday). Owned the ball with only a few wides and points from way out etc. Have not been as impressive since. Even if the come close to that form they will be hard to beat.

INDIANA · April 06, 2009, 11:36:20 PM

Hard to know with dublin. They've a very good defence and a couple of class forwards. Its not a brillaint team -its one of those teams thast very hard to beat. Think Cork will be doing well to beat them though. Think the winners of the competition are in the other side of the draw in my view.

Canalman · April 07, 2009, 09:59:16 AM

Dublin v Cork looks like being played in Thurles on Sat week as a double header with the Ladies lgue semi f between the same counties.
Dublin have had U 21 teams in the past which on paper were way more talented than the current panel and gone nowhere. This team was the 1st Dublin U21 team to get past the 1st round in 4 years. Haven't seen them play but have been told that the collective is better than the components. Whether that is good enough to go further remains to be seen.

magpie seanie · April 07, 2009, 10:50:05 AM

It will take a bloody good team to beat Mayo.

ArmaghGAAforum · April 07, 2009, 10:54:37 AM

Armagh was highly immpressive in their 2nd half display against Donegal, they will take some beating.

INDIANA · April 07, 2009, 12:25:19 PM

Down for me are the favourites -followed by Mayo. Probably nothing between Cork,Dublin and Armagh

GalwayBayBoy · April 07, 2009, 12:26:46 PM

QuoteCork were fierce impressive against Kerry. Even if the come close to that form they will be hard to beat.

QuoteHard to know with dublin. its one of those teams thast very hard to beat

QuoteIt will take a bloody good team to beat Mayo.

QuoteArmagh was highly immpressive in their 2nd half display against Donegal, they will take some beating.

I think that's everyone covered.

The GAA · April 07, 2009, 12:35:42 PM

I think armagh are punching above their weight from here on. they've done very well to reach an ulster final but down have some serious firepower and will probably win reasonably comfortably.

mannix · April 07, 2009, 01:01:14 PM

cork are favourites outright with mayo in second favourite place. paddypower has odds if you search the gaa section. I have no idea about any of the others but Mayo have a fairly good team from what I heard, they are big and fast and can score.

Our Nail Loney · April 07, 2009, 01:02:21 PM

Cork      13 - 8
Mayo    5 - 2
Dublin    3 - 1
Down    11 - 2
Armagh    13 - 2

lfdown2 · April 07, 2009, 01:43:15 PM

Quote from: GalwayBayBoy on April 07, 2009, 12:26:46 PM
QuoteCork were fierce impressive against Kerry. Even if the come close to that form they will be hard to beat.

QuoteHard to know with dublin. its one of those teams thast very hard to beat

QuoteIt will take a bloody good team to beat Mayo.

QuoteArmagh was highly immpressive in their 2nd half display against Donegal, they will take some beating.

Down are great...

there we go
I think that's everyone covered.

DownFanatic · April 07, 2009, 03:03:04 PM

Quote from: Our Nail Loney on April 07, 2009, 01:02:21 PM
Cork      13 - 8
Mayo    5 - 2
Dublin    3 - 1
Down    11 - 2
Armagh    13 - 2

Down will do well to get by Armagh and if they do I cant see their porous defence being able to stave off the Mayo attack. Id bet on a Cork/Mayo final.

rattle-the-net · April 07, 2009, 05:46:40 PM

I think armagh are going to suprise a few people, they should beat down, seen them play twice this year with one of the occassions againest armagh and they are not a great side to be honset. They have a one or two great players who carry the rest of the team but amragh are capable of dealing with that.

As for the all ireland i fancy cork, looked very impressive and cork it won sigerson with a few of them players also on the u21 team as well.

Onlooker · April 07, 2009, 07:12:30 PM

I think that Cork are very bad value at 13/8. They were steeped in luck to beat Tipperary in the Munster Final.