Tír Eoghain vs Áth Cliath '08

[under the bar]

As a Tyrone fan it's great for a change to be heading into a game not expecting to win it!  If an upset is on the cars so much the better.   We have to accept that the establishment and therfore the ref will be giving the Dubs every chance, therefore a 1 point Tyrone win just won't happen.

[Norf Tyrone]

Any truth that Stephen O'Neill is returning for this?

Funny... I was heading to the dump in Dunamanagh this morning with some old cardboard boxes, ans Stephen was out on the bike for a run. Looks like he is certain to start looking at him.

[nrico2006]

I remember the last time in the championship that Tyrone went in as underdogs - Donegal last year.  So fingers crossed.  If there is one team that Tyrone can motivate themselves to beat, its the Dubs in Croker. 

[full back]

Stephen was out on the bike for a run.

Fcuk, this O'Neill fella is good

[orangeman]

Stephen was out on the bike for a run.

Fcuk, this O'Neill fella is good

You should have known that before now ! 

[Fuzzman]

I've also saw him doing chin-ups on the bar before as well up in Aughabrack

I'll say Mickey will play him at FB and move Justy to MF to free up Mellon for FF

[orangeman]

Cork, Kerry and Wexford are all safely through to the All-Ireland football semi-finals so the focus now switches to the remaining quarter-final when Leinster champions, Dublin take on Tyrone in Croke Park next Saturday (4.00pm).

It will be the 5th championship clash between the counties with Dublin having won two to Tyrone,Äôs one while there has been one draw from the previous four meetings. The sides last clashed in the championship in 2005 when Tyrone won an All-Ireland quarter-final tie in a replay.

Paths to the quarter-final

Dublin
Dublin 1-22 Louth 0-12 (Leinster quarter-final)
Dublin 0-13 Westmeath 1-8 (Leinster semi-final)
Dublin 3-23 Wexford 0-9 (Leinster final)
Average For: 1-21; Average Against: 0-11.

Dublin scorers
A Brogan..........2-11
T Quinn............0-14 (0-10 frees, 0-1 ,Äô45)
C Keaney..........0-11 (0-9 frees)
D Connolly.......1-5
J Sherlock.........0-6
M Vaughan......1-1
C Moran...........0-4
B Cahill.............0-2
P Andrews........0-1
D Henry...........0-1
C Whelan.........0-1
S Ryan..............0-1

Tyrone
Down 2-8 Tyrone 2-8 (Ulster quarter-final)
Down 1-19 Tyrone 0-21 (replay - extra-time)
Tyrone 1-18 Louth 1-10 (R1 qualifier)
Tyrone 0-14 Westmeath 1-7 (R2 qualifier)
Tyrone 0-13 Mayo 1-9 (R3 qualifier)
Average For: 1-14; Average Against: 1-11.

Tyrone scorers
C McCullagh...........1-13 (0-3 frees)
S Cavanagh..............1-13 (0-2 frees)
T McGuigan............0-15 (0-10 frees)
E McGinley.............1-4
C Cavanagh..............0-6 (0-5 frees)
B Dooher..................0-5
M Penrose................0-5
R Mellon.................0-3
B McGuigan............0-3
P Jordan..................0-2
D Harte....................0-2
K Hughes.................0-1
D McCaul................0-1
R McMenamin........0-1


Previous championship clashes
2005: Tyrone 2-18 Dublin 1-14 (All-Ireland quarter-final replay)
2005: Tyrone 1-14 Dublin 1-14 (All-Ireland quarter-final)
1995: Dublin 1-10 Tyrone 0-12 (All-Ireland final)
1984: Dublin 2-11 Tyrone 0-8 (All-Ireland semi-final)


How they fared in All-Ireland quarter-finals Dublin have played no fewer than nine quarter-final games, winning three, losing three and drawing three over the past seven seasons. The only year they missed out on the quarter-finals since the new championship format was introduced was in 2003.
2007: Dublin 0-18 Derry 0-15
2006: Dublin 1-12 Westmeath 0-5
2005: Tyrone 2-18 Dublin 1-14 (replay)
2005: Dublin 1-14 Tyrone 1-14 (draw)
2004: Kerry 1-15 Dublin 1-8
2002: Dublin 1-14 Donegal 0-7 (replay)
2002: Dublin 2-8 Donegal 0-14(draw)
2001: Kerry 2-12 Dublin 1-12 (replay)
2001: Dublin 2-11 Kerry 1-14 (draw)
Played 9, Won 3, Draw 3, Lost 3.


Tyrone reached the quarter-finals five times since the new championship system was introduced in 2001. They were beaten in 2001-2004-2007 but won in 2003 and 2005 (replay)

2007: Meath 1-13 Tyrone 2-8
2005: Tyrone 2-18 Dublin 1-14 (replay)
2005: Tyrone 1-14 Dublin 1-14
2004: Mayo 0-16 Tyrone 1-9
2003: Tyrone 1-21 Fermanagh 0-5
2001: Derry 1-9 Tyrone 0-7
Played 6, Won 2, Drew 1, Lost 3.

[ONeill]

If teams line out as expected, Gormley will be down to shadow Sherlock. I haven't watched the Dubs this year apart from a bit of the Wexford debacle - how is Pillar deploying Jayo? Is he actually playing a CHF role and what will Gormley expect to come up against.

[Doohicky]

If teams line out as expected, Gormley will be down to shadow Sherlock. I haven't watched the Dubs this year apart from a bit of the Wexford debacle - how is Pillar deploying Jayo? Is he actually playing a CHF role and what will Gormley expect to come up against.

From what I remember of the Laois game that I was at, Jayo played CHF, but pulled out wide on a number of occasions, and then carried the ball back in field quite a lot. It was a while ago now, but that's what I seem to remember. I don't think I ever saw him much outside the half forward line, either towards or away from the goal.

But then, I was just there to enjoy the match as a neutral, I wasn't looking at anyone in particular so I could be wrong.

[his holiness nb]

We have to accept that the establishment and therfore the ref will be giving the Dubs every chance

Jaysus at least wait until the ref does cheat for Dublin (as he always does apparantly) before whingeing about it!!

[Doohicky]

We have to accept that the establishment and therfore the ref will be giving the Dubs every chance

Jaysus at least wait until the ref does cheat for Dublin (as he always does apparantly) before whingeing about it!!

As a matter of interest who is the ref for the game? Has it been announced yet?

*Prays it's not Paddy Russell* 

[ONeill]

So, going by the Dublin stats, stop Brogan and don't concede any frees and hey presto, Jacks in the box again. Although Tyrone have played more games, they do seem to have a greater bank of scoring potential without having a classic target man.

[his holiness nb]

So, going by the Dublin stats, stop Brogan and don't concede any frees and hey presto

Impossible, sure wont the ref just give us some frees anyway, even if ye dont foul 

[his holiness nb]

As a matter of interest who is the ref for the game? Has it been announced yet?

*Prays it's not Paddy Russell* 

Sure you should love Paddy Russell, didnt he let ye away with murder when we played in Omagh?

discuss 

[tyrone86]

Perhaps Paddy is the man for the job, as he can complete his penance for the sins committed upon us in 1995