Kerry v Cork All Ireland Final 2009

[Frank Casey]

Just heard on RTE radio - News Flash

Two of the GAA football stars houses were broken into
Missing from Kerry's Darragh O'Se's house
5 all Ireland medals,
5 Munster medals,
3 Railway cups,
2 All star's awards and 
4 national league awards

From Corks's Nicolas Murphy"s house
1 kettle.
2 saucepans and
A Johnny Logan tape
" what's another year"

[Chris agus Snoop]

I already know about them, if thats all you have then I foresee that kerry farmers won't  be getting a good price for their sheep on market day.

Just looked up your profile and I see you have your age as N/A - does that stand for "not aware" or "not admitted" or what?

I'm sure there's some swingers or doggers forum that would welcome your obsession with bestiality but on here play ball not with yours

Who said anything about bestiality? Its your sick subconscious guilty mind that made that link.
The sheep would be lame because of the recession, kerry farmers would have to employ sheep to pull their plows instead of putting their grandmothers in harness like they usually do. No wonder they can outrun Bellew!

[Kerry1980]

some barrel of laughs this chris is

[Frank Casey]

Who said anything about bestiality? Its your sick subconscious guilty mind that made that link.
The sheep would be lame because of the recession, kerry farmers would have to employ sheep to pull their plows instead of putting their grandmothers in harness like they usually do. No wonder they can outrun Bellew!

And you don't know too much about farming either

[Seamus]

Best bet of the weekend over all sports, a Kerry/Armagh double at 23/10.

[Frank Casey]

Words of Wisdom

Micheal O'Muircheartaigh
"Anthony Lynch the Cork corner back will be the last person to let you down - his people are undertakers"

John B Keane
"How would you know a Cork footballer? He's the one who thinks that oral sex is just talking about it."
"Now listen lads, I'm not happy with our tackling. We're hurting them but they keep getting up."

[tyssam5]

Just heard on RTE radio - News Flash

Two of the GAA football stars houses were broken into
Missing from Kerry's Darragh O'Se's house
5 all Ireland medals,
5 Munster medals,
3 Railway cups,
2 All star's awards and 
4 national league awards

From Corks's Nicolas Murphy"s house
1 kettle.
2 saucepans and
A Johnny Logan tape
" what's another year"

Dara has 3 runner-up medals to Nicholas's one as well!

[Zulu]

Well here's to a great game, which I think it will be, I hope everyone enjoy's it and both teams do themselves justice. It looks like the weather is going to be nice so we are all set for the biggest day in Irish sport.

[comethekingdom]

Well, the jersey is ironed and sitting ready for the morning. The car filled with diesel. Tickets sitting on the kitchen counter ready to go. Couple of rashers fried up and batch bread sambos will be had and then hit the road.
Best of luck to all Kerry players, management and supporters tommorrow. Weather is given to be good so it should add further to the occassion. I was a bit nervous about the langers a few weeks ago but as time has wore on I've grown more confident. I think our boys will not fear Cork any bit but definitely will not under estimate them. It will be close but I think we'll do it by 2 or 3 pts.

[orangeman]

Good auld bit of banter now on TV in Up for the match.

[anportmorforjfc]

As i have said i think Kerry will win, but do hope cork can do the business tomorrow. Anyway hope it is a great game of football.

[In the Onion Bag]

Well, the jersey is ironed and sitting ready for the morning. The car filled with diesel. Tickets sitting on the kitchen counter ready to go. Couple of rashers fried up and batch bread sambos will be had and then hit the road.
Best of luck to all Kerry players, management and supporters tommorrow. Weather is given to be good so it should add further to the occassion. I was a bit nervous about the langers a few weeks ago but as time has wore on I've grown more confident. I think our boys will not fear Cork any bit but definitely will not under estimate them. It will be close but I think we'll do it by 2 or 3 pts.

Now thats the proper spirit before what will be a great occasion.  The only thing irritating me over the past few days is the RTE radio lads repeating a question to all they interview suggesting that "the rest of the country swich off because this is an all-Munster fina?.  What a load of crap, I, from Ulster, will be riveted to it. 
I hope the better team win, i.e. Cork, but think Kerry's guile, Croker experience and tradition could win the day.

I say to all, cease hostilities and put all snide comments aside for 24hrs, sit back and enjoy what I hope will be a match that will measure up to the exhibition that the hurlers dished for us up 2 weeks ago. 
Show respect for the finalists and resume the snipping on Monday.  Have a gr8 AI everyone, I can't wait.

[Tomorrow is another day]

From County Down too

Heres hoping the best team wins tomorrow and we get a great spectacle and performance tomorrow.

Up for the match is always a great show on the night before the final

[Frank Casey]

This was sung on Up for the match.

You say tradition counts for naught when two teams take the field,
I fear you are mistaken, lad, but time will make you yield,
And when your hair's as grey as mine, and time has made you old,
Then you'll invoke the truth I spoke of the Kingdom's green and gold.

You cannot box or bottle it, nor grasp it in your hand,
But pride of race and love of place inspire a love of land
Time honoured is our birthright, we'll never break the mould,
It's deep within the soul of us, who wear the green and gold.

Grey lakes and mountains soaring high, Mount Brandon's holy hill,
The little church at Gallerus, our language living still,
The Skellig Rock, stout football stock, they can't be bought or sold,
For our county's fame, we play the game in the Kingdom's green and gold.

And when the battle's fiercest our backs are to the wall,
We will stay alive, we can survive, we stumble but don't fall
For the spirit of our fathers and of stories yet untold,
Still and sure, we will endure in the Kingdom's green and gold.

We savour Kerry victories, we salute a gallant foe
And when we lose, there's no excuse, we pick up our bags and go,
So raise your glass each lad and lass to our warriors brave and bold,
Who each year aspire to the Sam Maguire in the Kingdom's green and gold.

Gary McMahon 

[longrunsthefox]

This was sung on Up for the match.

You say tradition counts for naught when two teams take the field,
I fear you are mistaken, lad, but time will make you yield,
And when your hair's as grey as mine, and time has made you old,
Then you'll invoke the truth I spoke of the Kingdom's green and gold.

You cannot box or bottle it, nor grasp it in your hand,
But pride of race and love of place inspire a love of land
Time honoured is our birthright, we'll never break the mould,
It's deep within the soul of us, who wear the green and gold.

Grey lakes and mountains soaring high, Mount Brandon's holy hill,
The little church at Gallerus, our language living still,
The Skellig Rock, stout football stock, they can't be bought or sold,
For our county's fame, we play the game in the Kingdom's green and gold.

And when the battle's fiercest our backs are to the wall,
We will stay alive, we can survive, we stumble but don't fall
For the spirit of our fathers and of stories yet untold,
Still and sure, we will endure in the Kingdom's green and gold.

We savour Kerry victories, we salute a gallant foe
And when we lose, there's no excuse, we pick up our bags and go,
So raise your glass each lad and lass to our warriors brave and bold,
Who each year aspire to the Sam Maguire in the Kingdom's green and gold.

Gary McMahon

Was on this thread earlier.  Great tradition no doubt about that, but 'when we lose' etc...