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Replying To Tirchonaill1: "Cavan V Antrim tomorrow, what chance have Antrim do you think?" We all taught the same in 2009 when you turned us over. I think we had too much of an eye on an ulster final that day. In theory Graham should have the lads heads together and some will have learned loads from the Monaghan game considering how many first timers we had out and players on the way back.. We are no world beaters but we should have enough for Antrim... them again its Ulster Championship!! ponger (Cavan) - Posts: 449 - 07/11/2020 00:19:13 2305730 Link
For the past 10 years or so,, if you didn't train from the previous November you had no chance of making the team for the first/second round of the championship. This year we are coming off the back of some exciting club championships and i include my own in that. The Dublin football, galway football, Antrim hurling and limerick hurling among others were savage good as county players gave everything for their club. Come the first round of the championship changes are a plenty. Rumors are rife on whose recovered from injury, whose back in the panel and who played well for their club. Never mind the starting teams the benches are just as interesting. By fk its just all a lot more interesting. Engineering wins is not as easy as players have to put it all on the line in a game. Dare i say they seem be just happy to play rather that overcome 4 months of mind numbing training and systems. Technique and ability rather than systems are winning... I just fking love it and god damn its entertaining!! As Goyte song goes "Now your just somebody that i used to know" ponger (Cavan) - Posts: 449 - 07/11/2020 00:36:40 2305731 Link
Replying To ponger: "We all taught the same in 2009 when you turned us over. I think we had too much of an eye on an ulster final that day. In theory Graham should have the lads heads together and some will have learned loads from the Monaghan game considering how many first timers we had out and players on the way back.. We are no world beaters but we should have enough for Antrim... them again its Ulster Championship!!" Ah we were a much better outfit back then. We'd the core group from St Gall's who'd very fine footballers really giving us a solid base. We'd some really positive results for a while around that time. Were up in division 2 for a year. Beat Galway in a qualifier. We've never been big shakes but right now we're way below those relative high points. Whammo86 (Antrim) - Posts: 3111 - 07/11/2020 12:26:43 2305792 Link
Replying To Rolo2010: " Replying To Htaem: "[quote=cavanman47: "*"It's not like gaelic football is on it's knees dying and needs emergency surgery!"* Fancy your chances of winning Leinster this year? Or next? Or the one after that. . . ? People want change because the system is unfair, regardless of how many of us love watching the sport. The best teams will generally always end up at the business end of the championship, but a level playing field is the least all counties should expect given the commitment demanded of their players, management and county board structures." I don't know how we'll do over the next few years, we may win nothing but I still want my team to compete rather than quit. Also on that note how well has every team in the country done at stopping Dublin in championship football over the last 5 years? We have a very good competition in the NFL where teams already do play at their own level and compete for silverware. I think the NFL could certainly be utilised and promoted better but it is a good competition and should not be dismissed. I'm not entirely sure though that lower ranked teams really want to be omitted from the current championship to play in a Tommy Murphy cup competition. In fact history has proven on more than one occasion that they don't really appreciate being cut adrift with the failures of both the All-Ireland B championship and the Tommy Murphy Cup. As a matter of interest, what structure would you like to see in order to provide a level the playing field?" I think the League would be better if it returned to being 2 divisions of 16. The recent games between Div 3 and 4 sides have all been competitive. The gap only starts to widen in the upper half of Div 2 and Div 1."]Yes, maybe with 2x8 mixed quality in div 1, and regionalized 2x8 in div 2 (2 North, 2 South). And why not merge with the Championship ? Say, after 7 league games per team, top 5 from each div 1 group and top 3 from each div 2 group to AI KO Rd of 16, and they also form the div 1 groups in the following year (6 up, 6 down, with enough yoyo-ing and getting to meet the best teams every 2 yrs). omahant (USA) - Posts: 1824 - 07/11/2020 19:16:10 2305896 Link
Replying To Whammo86: "Ah we were a much better outfit back then. We'd the core group from St Gall's who'd very fine footballers really giving us a solid base. We'd some really positive results for a while around that time. Were up in division 2 for a year. Beat Galway in a qualifier. We've never been big shakes but right now we're way below those relative high points." Great performance today by Antrim, if that goal chance had of gone in real pressure would have been on Cavan, Cavan were a bit flat after that massive win over Monaghan, they were there for the taking today, enjoyable game all the same. Cavan will be a lot better in the semi final. Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 1076 - 07/11/2020 21:16:35 2305935 Link
Replying To Tirchonaill1: "Great performance today by Antrim, if that goal chance had of gone in real pressure would have been on Cavan, Cavan were a bit flat after that massive win over Monaghan, they were there for the taking today, enjoyable game all the same. Cavan will be a lot better in the semi final." They did play well. Very organised defensively. In the first half there was good quality of the shoulder running. We died out a bit in the second half. It's a hard style of football to stick at. I also just think our defensively block was a bit too deep also. Cavan got a lot of frees in the early stages of the second half and that'll happen if you don't engage a bit further up the field. Some of the frees felt soft and then we had to work a bit harder to get a free ourselves. Still Cavan were the better team overall. We were up at half time partly because we didn't miss much. Second half we'd chances that we put over in the first half that just didn't then in the second. It was still nice to see them give a good account of themselves. Hopefully things can look up for Antrim going forward with the Gaelfast initiative and Casement development back in the works. We do have a well run club scene, at juvenile level also. Just need to get more playing and sticking with football or hurling rather than soccer. Whammo86 (Antrim) - Posts: 3111 - 08/11/2020 14:46:42 2306073 Link
Replying To Whammo86: "They did play well. Very organised defensively. In the first half there was good quality of the shoulder running. We died out a bit in the second half. It's a hard style of football to stick at. I also just think our defensively block was a bit too deep also. Cavan got a lot of frees in the early stages of the second half and that'll happen if you don't engage a bit further up the field. Some of the frees felt soft and then we had to work a bit harder to get a free ourselves. Still Cavan were the better team overall. We were up at half time partly because we didn't miss much. Second half we'd chances that we put over in the first half that just didn't then in the second. It was still nice to see them give a good account of themselves. Hopefully things can look up for Antrim going forward with the Gaelfast initiative and Casement development back in the works. We do have a well run club scene, at juvenile level also. Just need to get more playing and sticking with football or hurling rather than soccer." I hope Antrim make progress in the championship. They had a good first half yesterday, but Cavan improved in the second half, Antrim faded a bit. Be great to see Antrim competing and winning championship matches. MicktheMiller (Offaly) - Posts: 112 - 08/11/2020 15:02:35 2306077 Link
Well nobody thought it would be that easy. Game Over at half time. Mayo far from our best and didn't need to hit top gear. Cillian, Paddy Durkan, Eoghan MacKoughlian all impressed. Great workrate but shot selection and wides were awful. Roscommon will be very disappointed with that display...rarely made it difficult for Mayo and we just kept them at arms length all the time. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 10339 - 08/11/2020 15:13:01 2306086 Link
I suppose its because of Dublin and their money that Cork got that goal yerra Kingdomboy? Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1106 - 08/11/2020 18:21:16 2306189 Link
Will we now get a break from the constant hyping of Kerry and Clifford? greatpoint (USA) - Posts: 305 - 08/11/2020 18:25:09 2306196 Link
Replying To Breezy: "I suppose its because of Dublin and their money that Cork got that goal yerra Kingdomboy?" I doubt you'll be hearing from that lad for a while! DUBJOHN (Dublin) - Posts: 759 - 08/11/2020 18:27:57 2306202 Link
Bloody hell! I watched the full Cork-Kerry match on GAA here in Canada and then lost the feed in the lead-up to Cork's last gasp goal. Still have not seen it. Gaillimh_Abu (Galway) - Posts: 841 - 08/11/2020 18:28:18 2306204 Link
Replying To Breezy: "I suppose its because of Dublin and their money that Cork got that goal yerra Kingdomboy?" ;o) Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 3309 - 08/11/2020 18:30:19 2306209 Link
Replying To greatpoint: "Will we now get a break from the constant hyping of Kerry and Clifford?" Got a beautiful point but that's all. You can't be great all the time though. lilylanger (Kildare) - Posts: 527 - 08/11/2020 18:39:56 2306224 Link
Replying To Fionn: "Game could possibly be over by the 1st water break... it could be a cricket score. Anyone who thinks Cork will win, needs to see a doctor.. ;o) kerry wont need to get out of 2nd gear for this one unfortunately. No offence Cork posters, but completely different levels. I reckon 10pts plus defeat for the Rebels. Hope I am wrong though." Yes you were,. FoolsGold (Cavan) - Posts: 2216 - 08/11/2020 18:40:54 2306225 Link
Replying To FoolsGold: "Yes you were,." And as I said - so bloody happy to be wrong.... LOL Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 3309 - 08/11/2020 18:44:17 2306233 Link
Hope im wrong but can't see anything other than a 6 in a row now. wexico15 (Wexford) - Posts: 2602 - 08/11/2020 19:04:26 2306283 Link
Replying To wexico15: "Hope im wrong but can't see anything other than a 6 in a row now." The Shocks ain't over yet this year. catch22 (USA) - Posts: 1647 - 08/11/2020 19:43:56 2306348 Link
Replying To catch22: "The Shocks ain't over yet this year." True but really can't see anyone shocking Dublin, it would be typical now for tipp to beat cork, obviously cork are favourites and you'd fancy them but they wouldn't be fancied any stronger than Kerry were today wexico15 (Wexford) - Posts: 2602 - 08/11/2020 20:07:04 2306381 Link
Now we just need someone to beat the dubs, so the whole off ireland can enjoy the championship. Yourjoking (USA) - Posts: 525 - 08/11/2020 21:10:46 2306466 Link