All-Ireland Minor Football Championship 2014

[Johnnybegood]

Not down on Mayo at all. They play Kerry who apparently are the best Kerry minor side in 30 years according to Kerry people I've spoken to. On that basis I don't see Mayo threatening them but who knows. Dublin on the other side should come through on their home pitch against a fine Donegal side but I think they just lack that cutting edge player or two to really do damage.

As an aside, I train our club minor team and we went to Kerry for a trip at Easter and if half what I heard is true no-one will touch Kerry.

how is croke park the home pitch for the Dublin minors ?

[nrico2006]

Not down on Mayo at all. They play Kerry who apparently are the best Kerry minor side in 30 years according to Kerry people I've spoken to. On that basis I don't see Mayo threatening them but who knows. Dublin on the other side should come through on their home pitch against a fine Donegal side but I think they just lack that cutting edge player or two to really do damage.

As an aside, I train our club minor team and we went to Kerry for a trip at Easter and if half what I heard is true no-one will touch Kerry.

how is croke park the home pitch for the Dublin minors ?

Maybe because its in Dublin?

[armaghniac]

Not down on Mayo at all. They play Kerry who apparently are the best Kerry minor side in 30 years according to Kerry people I've spoken to. On that basis I don't see Mayo threatening them but who knows. Dublin on the other side should come through on their home pitch against a fine Donegal side but I think they just lack that cutting edge player or two to really do damage.

As an aside, I train our club minor team and we went to Kerry for a trip at Easter and if half what I heard is true no-one will touch Kerry.

how is croke park the home pitch for the Dublin minors ?

Maybe because its in Dublin?

and their homes are in Dublin, or do you have some that do not live in Dublin?

[Johnnybegood]

Doesn't make it their home pitch as stated,
They've played one match there this year
Their home pitch is Parnell park

[INDIANA]

Not down on Mayo at all. They play Kerry who apparently are the best Kerry minor side in 30 years according to Kerry people I've spoken to. On that basis I don't see Mayo threatening them but who knows. Dublin on the other side should come through on their home pitch against a fine Donegal side but I think they just lack that cutting edge player or two to really do damage.

As an aside, I train our club minor team and we went to Kerry for a trip at Easter and if half what I heard is true no-one will touch Kerry.

how is croke park the home pitch for the Dublin minors ?

Maybe because its in Dublin?

and their homes are in Dublin, or do you have some that do not live in Dublin?

That's a real Rodney Trotter analogy.

Most of the team have played once in Croke Park.

[Syferus]

Can we not get into semantics? There's not even sight of Dont Matter yet.

[nrico2006]

If Tyrone were playing in Dungannon they would be at 'home', they would also be 'home' if playing in Omagh.  Are we really arguing over the difference between a home pitch and home venue? 

[ck]

Dublin minors will play their remaining games at home. Fact! For the minor age group that is a massive plus. It'll be a massive deal for the other teams to play on Croke, not quite as big for Dublin.

[Drummerboy]

I wonder if the Donegal lads were asked where they would like to play their semi final game against Dublin, what their answer would be.

[Johnnybegood]

Dublin minors will play their remaining games at home. Fact! For the minor age group that is a massive plus. It'll be a massive deal for the other teams to play on Croke, not quite as big for Dublin.

bullshit

[thewobbler]

Dublin minors will play their remaining games at home. Fact! For the minor age group that is a massive plus. It'll be a massive deal for the other teams to play on Croke, not quite as big for Dublin.

This is nonsense. It's only a home ground if the players are used to the facilities.

Dublin's minor teams are no more or no less exposed to Croke Park than any other minor team in the country, especially now that the Leinster MFC has been detached from the Leinster SFC.

A good parallel would be if Leinster Rugby Schoolboys played Ulster Schoolboys at the Aviva. The match location might be in Leinster, but if none of the Leinster players have stepped out in front of X thousand people at Aviva before, then it's not an advantage.

[Rossfan]

Dublin minors will play their remaining games at home. Fact! For the minor age group that is a massive plus. It'll be a massive deal for the other teams to play on Croke, not quite as big for Dublin.

This is nonsense. It's only a home ground if the players are used to the facilities.

Dublin's minor teams are no more or no less exposed to Croke Park than any other minor team in the country, especially now that the Leinster MFC has been detached from the Leinster SFC.

So the Leinster Minor final wasn't played in Croke Park??

[Zulu]

For the love of Jesus, are all discussions involving the Dubs now going to be based around people pissing and moaning about Croke Park and money?? Here's an idea, 'Don't Matter' started a thread on the Dubs/money/home advantage, if you have to raise that issue yet again do it on that thread. Let the rest of us discuss the merits of the minor teams as football squads here and on senior match day threads the merits of the two teams involved there.

It looks like we are in for a great finish to the minor championship and it seems Kerry finally have a minor team that could go all the way again. Should be two great semi finals anyway.

[Canalman]

I wonder if the Donegal lads were asked where they would like to play their semi final game against Dublin, what their answer would be.

Too true. There would be some caterwailing (and rightly so imo) if the semi final was moved to say Tullamore or Cavan.

Anyway from what I hear it is all turkeys squabbling in November stuff as Kerry will win at a canter.

[manfromdelmonte]

Re: the minor championship

You are really beginning to see the counties with big playing numbers and resources come to the fore in the minor
Dublin (last few years), Mayo (going for two in a row), Kerry, Donegal.

When was the last time the likes of Westmeath, Laois, Longford come through?