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Good point. I do think people forget most of Dublin's AI's have been won by a point ( sometimes after replays) to Mayo. For me the Mayo and Dub teams of the 10's were tit for tat just a bit of bad luck, Dublin ever so slightly better but had mayo even won one of those AI's people would think very different, they forget the actual result. Mayo give the Dubs the hebi jebis because they push them like no one else. You don't need to be a dub or a mayo fan to see that. Kerry last year came close with a red card but the second came was sealed. Mayo did that year in year out and always by a point even if they came through qualifiers and were useless all year, anyone with a bit of a GAA brain wouldn't predict mayo by form. They do not work that way. Strangest team in GAA history, will always say it. No head or tail to them but put them against the dubs in a final I bet they will put on a show at very least. They might scrape tipp by a point only to draw with the Dubs and maybe even topple them in the replay, who knows. They are the eastenders of football. GameofTyronesIsBackhere (Tyrone) - Posts: 12 - 26/11/2020 18:57:05 2315718 Link 0 |
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Pericles, earned the right to what ? A hammering? Sure some other 3 have to be there lol. Did Athlone win the UEFA Cup that year................of course they didn't."]That's true AfricanGael, Athlone didn't win the UEFA cup that year and neither did AC Milan. Your original comparison is bogus because this is the latter stages of the championship and the teams still left in have had to beat other supposedly good teams to get there... they haven't just been parachuted in like the LOI teams you've hypothetically put up against Bayern Munich. I'm not deluded about the odds or what they suggest, but as supporter I'd be happy to see my county take on the challenge.... that's what they play county football for. Maybe you think not being there is better, but ask Donegal supporters or players if you know any what they'd prefer to be looking forward to on Saturday week.
Pericles (Mayo) - Posts: 2198 - 26/11/2020 19:08:11 2315721 Link 0 |
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Pericles, earned the right to what ? A hammering? Sure some other 3 have to be there lol. Did Athlone win the UEFA Cup that year................of course they didn't."]That's true AfricanGael, Athlone didn't win the UEFA cup that year and neither did AC Milan. Your original comparison is bogus because this is the latter stages of the championship and the teams still left in have had to beat other supposedly good teams to get there... they haven't just been parachuted in like the LOI teams you've hypothetically put up against Bayern Munich. I'm not deluded about the odds or what they suggest, but as supporter I'd be happy to see my county take on the challenge.... that's what they play county football for. Maybe you think not being there is better, but ask Donegal supporters or players if you know any what they'd prefer to be looking forward to on Saturday week."]So you're more or less saying it's the taking part that counts. Who exactly is disagreeing with you that Mayo, Tipp and Cavan haven't earned it ?
AfricanGael (UK) - Posts: 522 - 26/11/2020 19:25:50 2315726 Link 0 |
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Good point. I do think people forget most of Dublin's AI's have been won by a point ( sometimes after replays) to Mayo. For me the Mayo and Dub teams of the 10's were tit for tat just a bit of bad luck, Dublin ever so slightly better but had mayo even won one of those AI's people would think very different, they forget the actual result. Mayo give the Dubs the hebi jebis because they push them like no one else. You don't need to be a dub or a mayo fan to see that. Kerry last year came close with a red card but the second came was sealed. Mayo did that year in year out and always by a point even if they came through qualifiers and were useless all year, anyone with a bit of a GAA brain wouldn't predict mayo by form. They do not work that way. Strangest team in GAA history, will always say it. No head or tail to them but put them against the dubs in a final I bet they will put on a show at very least. They might scrape tipp by a point only to draw with the Dubs and maybe even topple them in the replay, who knows. They are the eastenders of football."]Purposely forgotten for the large part.. Its been massively competitive Dubs won it the hard way. Only a kick of a ball in several semifinals and finals Its all there on YouTube All the self serving narrow skewing agendas can't change the past Despite their best efforts to revise it.. If you want cake walk All Ireland's go back to the 00's There was a few blatant examples jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20035 - 26/11/2020 19:39:16 2315731 Link 0 |
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So why the badly thought out insulting comparison AfricanGael? Pericles (Mayo) - Posts: 2198 - 26/11/2020 20:18:28 2315742 Link 0 |
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Mayo have no midfield to compete with O Riardon and don't have the defenders with the height to control Sweeney and Quinlivan , so it looks like Tipp for a place in final against Dublin. History repeating itself with Tipp winging it out. jacktheboy (Donegal) - Posts: 39 - 26/11/2020 21:38:09 2315767 Link 1 |
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Oh it's far from badly thought out, and what part do you perceive to be insulting ? All it does is show the gap that exists.
AfricanGael (UK) - Posts: 522 - 26/11/2020 21:59:12 2315775 Link 0 |