Kerry V Meath AI SF Semifinal 30th August 2009

[Bogball XV]

ahh, if there is one thing more satisfying than winning its reading all the bile from the bitter nordies as kerry cement their team of the decade status. 6 AI finals in a row while their pathetic rabble crash out once again.

what a wonderful week it has been 

do any of you lads travel to matches?

[magickingdom]

ahh, if there is one thing more satisfying than winning its reading all the bile from the bitter nordies as kerry cement their team of the decade status. 6 AI finals in a row while their pathetic rabble crash out once again.

what a wonderful week it has been 

do any of you lads travel to matches?

waiting for the final. . . . which i'll be travelling to new york for! i've been to a least 6 kerry games this year but hate leaving munster to be honest, no respect anywhere else

[mountainboii]

Meath were horrible, yet Kerry still needed an extremely dodgy penalty to pip them. Awful quality for a semi final.

Kerry were never in trouble

That goal for Meath in the end hides how bad they were

Dunno about that. I think Meath's diabolical shooting hides how bad Kerry really were.

No way - they couldn't even get enough chances

Kerry were the ones kicking into Keepers hands and kicking wides

As bad as Kerry were in front of goal, there's no hiding the fact that Meath hit 17 or 18 wides. That dodgy penalty Kerry got at the start gave them a comfortable cushion they didn't deserve. Both teams were shite, Kerry slightly less so.

[magickingdom]

Joanne Cantwell swooning over O'Sullivan

i love joanne, always have. . .

[Mike Sheehy]

Perfect result really. Win playing badly in a poor game. Everybody tipping Cork to win.

[magickingdom]

Meath lay down today, the gave up early in the second half and the management team failed miserably to prepare their side for an AISF. This can only set Meath back and this game did little if anything to prepare Kerry for the powerhouse that is Cork.

I cant see kerry beating Cork, I think that Cork will banish the Croker demons when they play against kerry and I think they will run out comfortable winners.

I am putting 50 quid on an Armagh/Cork double on All Ireland Final day. 

stew, consider the following before you do that bet
1) do you think kerry left 3rd gear today?
2) kerry drew with cork a few weeks ago
3) and if i'm right the only game kerry lost all year was to cork.
4) whats in it for cork, they'd rather play anyone but kerry in the ai final


not saying its going to happen but cork are very beatable

I don't think you have a 5th gear. A resume of Kerry's season . they have beaten longford, antrim, sligo , dublin and meath. All poor sides.
Cork have beaten 3 time all-ireland champions Tyrone and Kerry.

This idea that Kerry are going to arrive on All-Ireland Final and produce a 5th gear performance simply at the click of the fingers is all media hype. Look a team on the wane to me. The only thing that came out of today is how bad the likes of Dublin and Meath truely are. Cork to win for me.

i thought all the media hype was that we were sh1te and when we win were cute hoars who fooled everyone into thinking we were sh1te

[Zulu]

whats in it for cork, they'd rather play anyone but kerry in the ai final

That's completely wrong, the only team Cork want in the AI final is Kerry.

[muppet]

... and still score 2-07 on a terrible Meath team

I'll amazed if Meath finish with 15 men.

I won't


They're not the even cute enough to hit or start a row

Watching Reilly kicking Tommy Walsh and the ball I thought he would surely walk.

He actually kicked the ball out of his hand

In a kicking the man and ball sort of way.

[Bogball XV]

i think kerry will win it, they've more options up front than Cork and they have the touch of class that the cork forwards lack.

[In the Onion Bag]

Lads, setting all banter aside for one moment.

Kerry were very impressive today esp after they had dealt with the 1st half threat of Meath.  After the early 2nd half goal they went into cruise control.

I now look forward to an gr8 AIF (better than today's fare I hope).  The All-Munster thing adds spice.  Cork are, for my money the best team in Ireland at the moment, but that doen't guarantee them an AI.  Whilst my heart crys out for Cork my head tells me those cute Kerry wans have a hodoo over Cork when it really matters so Kerry will win. 

I hope I'm wrong. 

[Zulu]

i think kerry will win it, they've more options up front than Cork and they have the touch of class that the cork forwards lack.

Cork have at least 4 genuine options to come in upfront and Colm O'Neill and Goulding will be two of teh country's top forwards over the next 10 years.

[Bogball XV]

i think kerry will win it, they've more options up front than Cork and they have the touch of class that the cork forwards lack.

Cork have at least 4 genuine options to come in upfront and Colm O'Neill and Goulding will be two of teh country's top forwards over the next 10 years.

donaghy, cooper, o'sullivan are a class above anything cork have currently.  Then you have the bit part kerry forwards like walsh and young o'sullivan (not counting galvin, kennelly etc as forwards for the purpose of this discussion).

[magickingdom]

Lads, setting all banter aside for one moment.

Kerry were very impressive today esp after they had dealt with the 1st half threat of Meath.  After the early 2nd half goal they went into cruise control.

I now look forward to an gr8 AIF (better than today's fare I hope).  The All-Munster thing adds spice.  Cork are, for my money the best team in Ireland at the moment, but that doen't guarantee them an AI.  Whilst my heart crys out for Cork my head tells me those cute Kerry wans have a hodoo over Cork when it really matters so Kerry will win. 

I hope I'm wrong.

kerry may lose this all ireland to cork (and in this back door era they will eventually lose an ai to cork) but they will sweat themselves into the ground to win it. if they lose it wont be for hunger or want of trying.

[Zulu]

I'd disagree, especially when you factor in Donaghy's injury and lay off and O'Sullivan and Cooper's form. I'd have O'Neill and Goulding over Darren O'Sullivan every time and Pierce O'Neill is a better center forward than Declan O'Sullivan this year, take out the Dublin game and many Kerry players have been poor. Factor in Cork's ability against Dublin's and the freak nature of that game and you have only one winner IMO.

[orangeman]

Kerry were worthy winners. Had it been a dry day, there would have been a lot of daylight between the teams at the end and more than just 2 points at half time IMO. The rain before the throw in destroyed the game.


Why were so many commentators bliaming the new turf for the ball skidding off the surface and going wide ?? Baffled me that one.