Kerry V Dublin

[orangeman]

Monday afternoon - should be confirmed today. Croke park isn't ready for the saturday. You'd have to ask the brains trust in Croke Park the logic of having music concerts in the middle of summer.

Best to contact the treasurer about that.

[Farrandeelin]

I know I've little hope, but please can we not have to listen to all the usual Dublin v Kerry guff this week. It feels like the articles are photocopied from past years, with the names of the current players changed to bring them up to date!

This could wake Kerry up, but I think Dublin will win this. They will then be favourites for the all ireland and Micky Harte will be a happy man. Mayo will then beat Dublin in a classic Semi, before choking and being thrown under the bus by Tyrone in the AI final.

And I will be gutted again.

Yeah, Sure we will...

[guevara]

This one has the potential to be a massive bannana skin for the Dubs.
Kerry have nothing to lose. Thier camps in disaray (if we believe the stories) & as usual the southern media have hyped up Dublin on the back of winning another unchallenged Leinster Championship. They hadnt any tough games throughout & this leads your Journo's to proclaim "Dubs for Sam" ........again!!!
Dublin have a soft touch about them when they come up against proper tough footballing teams. Last year they had already beat Tyrone in their heads & got played off the park.
I think Kerry will want to show people that they arent done & Croke Park is the perfect setting for them. They havent played well at all but are just doing enough to get by in games.
But to be honest I think that if Tyrone win their next game its a another All Ireland to The Red Hands. Currently the best footballing team in the country by a mile & a work ethic that allows them to grind teams down & over power them with tenacious defending & all out attacks from every quarter ( even their corner backs have scored).
People may say the Dubs for this one but If I was from the capital Id be very wary of the sleeping giant that is Kerry

[Zulu]

Jeez but some lads talk a load of horseshit and they give out about the likes of Tommy Lyons!!! For starters, Dublin were put to the pin of their collar by Kildare so it wasn't a cake walk for Dublin in Leinster. Dublin hammered Westmeath, the conquerors of Wicklow who put a third of the Ulster counties out of the championship. Secondly Dublin have generally been only beaten by the AI champions in the past number of years (Mayo being the exception) they drew with Tyrone and were only beaten by a point or two by Kerry in two of those years so they have been very close to the best more often than not. They have improved this year and have a better bench to call on, in Bernard Brogan they finally have a top class finisher and many of their players are playing well.

Of course they may lose to Kerry next weekend but every team in the country would be in danger of that, however I expect them to put Kerry to the sword because they have improved from last year while Kerry have gone back. The only reason I don't think Dublin can win the AI is their back six but they are capable of beating any team in the country on a given day. Some lads need to stop reaching for the bland generalities of SG panalists and start thinking for themselves. Tyrone aren't miles ahead of the rest, in fact I think they haven't looked great themselves this year but if they do win this years AI it will be a great achievement as they'll have to beat Kildare, Cork (IMO) and Dublin(IMO) and that is a very tough path.

[kevmy]

Pretty much the worst possible draw for Dublin.

One they could very well lose as Kerry may well have at least one big performance in them. Having said that I think Kerry will not reach the heights they have over the last few years and even if they make a final I would fancy Tyrone or Cork to take them.

However if Dublin win - Jesus the hype will go crazy - the first time in 32 yrs the beat Kerry - the first time in yrs they beat a decent team in the AI series. That will not be good for Dublin, however Tyrone, Cork and whoever comes out of Limerick/Meath/Mayo will love it.

Going on form you would have to make Dublin favourites - however if Donaghy is back that could spell serious trouble for Dublin. Forget all the stuff about the O'Sé's and Gooch, Donaghy is now the talisman for Kerry. He's a good player, provides direction to there attacks and gives Kerry a kind of carefree attitude that no one else seem to supply on that team - it's as if he's the only one who still enjoys playing football (with the exception of Kennelly - who has yet to fire and Galvin - who had a summer off and has dragged the team along this year but prob isn't a good enough pure footballer to beat the best teams on his own). It's no fluke that the only good half of football Kerry played this year was the one full half Donaghy played

[DUBSFORSAM1]

The worst possible draw for Dublin for a number of reasons....

1 - It will bring a load of hype around which we don't need....Ideally let the hype settle on Tyrone/Cork shoulders
2 - If we win it will just go off the charts which again we don't need...I would sooner go through as quietly as possible
3 - If there is any team that will pull Kerry together to beat it is Dublin and I don't want to get caught like last year...

Wouldn't be too worried about Donaghy as he won't be match fit at all and 2 years ago he didn't cause too many problems....It would suit Dublin best if Kerry play Donaghy/Walsh at full forward as that would be the ideal match up for Bastic

[ziggysego]

DUBLIN FOR SAM - HYPE HYPE HYPE![/color][/size]

Seriously though, this is a much improved Dublin team for the previous four years. Big advantage the year, no Pillar. I can see them winning this game and making it to the final.

[fred the red]

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Seriously though, this is a much improved Dublin team for the previous four years. Big advantage the year, no Pillar. I can see them winning this game and making it to the final.

even if they play tyrone in the semi?

[armaghniac]

Not a good draw for Dublin, the hype will encourage Kerry. Even if Kerry can't raise their game enough, Dublin will be crowned champions after the Kerry game and will be vulnerable to a last minute surge by Mayo (or their replacements), to say nothing of the AI final.

[ziggysego]

DUBLIN FOR SAM - HYPE HYPE HYPE![/color][/size]

Seriously though, this is a much improved Dublin team for the previous four years. Big advantage the year, no Pillar. I can see them winning this game and making it to the final.

even if they play tyrone in the semi?

Shit, is that the way the draw falls?

[armaghniac]

Shit, is that the way the draw falls?

No Tyrone will play Cork and Dublin play Mayo (or their replacements).

[fred the red]

Shit, is that the way the draw falls?

No Tyrone will play Cork and Dublin play Mayo (or their replacements).

aw ok- my mistake, thought it was an open draw.

cork dublin final.

[ziggysego]

Shit, is that the way the draw falls?

No Tyrone will play Cork and Dublin play Mayo (or their replacements).

That's what I thought. Fred made me doubt myself 

[fred the red]

Shit, is that the way the draw falls?

No Tyrone will play Cork and Dublin play Mayo (or their replacements).

That's what I thought. Fred made me doubt myself 

ziggy what is your picture of ?

i have been looking at it the last 2mins and cant work it out

[ziggysego]

Ziggy the Hybrid computer from Quantum Leap. Not to be confused with the handlink.