Tír Eoghain vs Áth Cliath '08

[Minder]

The Dubs would have been better advised to spend more time with the football and less pumping iron at training

[updown9194]

James Joyce, Bertie Ahern, Oscar Wilde, Padraig Pearse, JONATHAN SWIFT-- CAN YOU HEAR ME JONATHAN SWIFT??!!!

YOUR BOYS TOOK A HELL OF A BEATING! A HELL--! OF A BEATING!!!!

[my mistake fellas, apologies to any annoyed sligomen]

[Puckoon]

The Dubs would have been better advised to spend more time with the football and less pumping iron at training

In terms of fitness and strength, Tyrone were a match for them on all levels today.


Wasnt WB yeats a sligo man?

[thejuice]

Tyrone wanted it more. They fought harder for it, sprinting to every ball where as the Dublin lads were almost jogging. The off-the-ball running from the Tyrone players seemed to totally confuse the Dubs. Dooher gave a great performance today. The Tyrone forwards found it alot easier to get separation from their markers, some of the Dublin backs look very tame in 1 to 1 situations. That also was key. Tyrone backs were never going 1 to 1. The swarm tackling and counter attack worked perfectly and Dublin played into it hook-line-and-sinker. Tyrones forwards were able to hit the target and Dublin couldnt hit the side of a barn, They really needed Alan Brogan.

On a side note, theres a worrying trend of beards in Tyrone this year.

[lfdown2]

what is the story with 2nd, 3rd, 4th..... men tackle?surely this is illegal!?

they're a cynical hard to watch team but fair play they have a game plan stick to it and will take some beating by any of the teams left!

[Rossfan]

William Butler Yeats-- CAN YOU HEAR ME WB YEATS??!!!

YOUR BOYS TOOK A HELL OF A BEATING! A HELL--! OF A BEATING!!!!

Sligo were bet two months ago 

[Puckoon]

what is the story with 2nd, 3rd, 4th..... men tackle?surely this is illegal!?
they're a cynical hard to watch team but fair play they have a game plan stick to it and will take some beating by any of the teams left!

Surely? On what basis? That you find it hard to watch?


Like Bingobus said - 15 defenders and 15 attackers. No better game plan.

You found tyrone cynical and hard to watch today?

[updown9194]

William Butler Yeats-- CAN YOU HEAR ME WB YEATS??!!!

YOUR BOYS TOOK A HELL OF A BEATING! A HELL--! OF A BEATING!!!!

Sligo were bet two months ago 

He was born in and lived in Dublin for much of his life. He met them at the close of day coming from counter and desk amongst grey eighteenth century houses... in Dublin, wouldn't you know.

I'll change it to swift if you want... 

[Jinxy]

Connolly lost some amount of possession today. I was baffled as to why Dublin kept launching high balls in on top of Jayo. The main culprit for this was Bryan Cullen. The first thing the manager needs to do next year is get him away from the number 6 jersey.

[bingobus]

what is the story with 2nd, 3rd, 4th..... men tackle?surely this is illegal!?

they're a cynical hard to watch team but fair play they have a game plan stick to it and will take some beating by any of the teams left!

I couldn't disagree more, I enjoyed there display as much as I have enjpyed watching kerry. They make work hard defending but they work as hard going forward. At one stage Ricey won on the ball on the Dublin end line and layed it off to a forward to pop over. The basic skills was immense, very few spilling the ball, breaking it clean to a man and as for the score taking, top top drawer.

The only thing hard to watch was the Dubs antics in the last 10 minutes.

[Tatler Jack]

they're a cynical hard to watch team

Diisagree - great to watch when at their best and today was a great performace. As for cynical I think this is a lazy lapel put on Tyrone by  people who just do not like them. They are no more cynical (whatever it means) than Kerry,

[Main Street]

Tyrone were liquid smooth to watch but
Dublin wouldn't have lived with Carlow today.

There was a sight in the first half of Whelan in centre of the pitch, hand on hips watching the game.

[GalwayBayBoy]

William Butler Yeats-- CAN YOU HEAR ME WB YEATS??!!!

YOUR BOYS TOOK A HELL OF A BEATING! A HELL--! OF A BEATING!!!!

Sligo were bet two months ago 

He was born in and lived in Dublin for much of his life. He met them at the close of day coming from counter and desk amongst grey eighteenth century houses... in Dublin, wouldn't you know.

I'll change it to swift if you want... 

Yeats would be aghast to being described as a Dub. He considered Sligo his home.

[Never in the house]

RE Whelan

Definitely deserved to go, he was frustrated so what, does that give him the right to blatantly foul C Holmes twice in sucession after his yellow and the have the cheelk to roar at the ref whilst at the same time managing to look like a bulldog licking pish of a nettle

Conall Keaney shoudl also have walked.

players have got suspensions handed to them for more or less the same thing.

Doherty got a month for his 'Knockout jawbreaking bonecracking' swing that clean took the head of the opposite man.


Fair play to Harte and Tyrone all the same, Mc Mahon and Dooher a joy to watch.

[bingobus]

Tyrone were liquid smooth to watch but
Dublin wouldn't have lived with Carlow today.

There was a sight in the first half of Whelan in centre of the pitch, hand on hips watching the game.

So thats where he was