Gaa 2013

[BonnieShels]

I hope everything you say is wrong.



Love All-Ireland final weekend no matter who's playing. Had a great time even last year. Helped by Mayo capitulation.

[geysir]

I hope everything you say is wrong.



Love All-Ireland final weekend no matter who's playing. Had a great time even last year. Helped by Mayo capitulation.

That's why Dub fans are sometimes regarded as the Millwall (scum) in the GAA world, no class

Mayo just have to start on time in the final, it was criminal of them to dawdle for the first 15 minutes in the sf to give that bunch of tyrants from Tyrone, a glimmer of hope in the first half.
If Mayo are still standing after the Dubs shoot their load in the first 15 minutes. then I'd expect them to win.
It should be close game though, but I'd expect Mayo to end the game much stronger than Kerry did.
Kerry's energy levels in the last quarter of the sf, made Dublin look like super athletes.

[ArdeeBhoy]

Well I'm a Dub by birth and wanted Maigh Eo to win last year. Have so many pals/acquaintances from that part of the world, know all about how long them and their folks have been waiting;beyond Galway & the Rossies, seem to be most people's 2nd favourite county as they have been such chokers.

And for that one reason, wouldn't begrudge them an AI tomorrow. Though still hope the Dubs do it but not as much as v.certain other counties who shall remain nameless.
Personally, would prefer the Dubs to win a hurling AI title. One day...

[Spudulika]

Want Dublin to win, but feel Mayo will do it.

[DannyInvincible]

Going for a point when a goal was desperately needed with the four minutes of stoppage time played? What was going through his head?

[geysir]

Excellent by the Dubs on the day and that's what matters, they outplayed a better football team. They took a while to settle into the game but once they did, they didn't let go of the supremacy. Cluxton's kick outs were crafty, somehow the Dub forwards were able to create a number of 'one on one' goal scoring chances and could afford to miss most of them. Mayo looked rattled by the challenge of the Dubs, rather than them not turning up on the day, if you know what I mean.

[Spudulika]

Lost wifi at 0 8 to 1 3 , being a good husband and making up for a lot of ot, so just got the result by text and now reading the report. Relieved. Sorry for Mayo but this is what makes sport great. Now she's getting a facial, and I'm takingbthe time to reconnect with sport for an hour.

[strangeirish]

Now she's getting a facial, and I'm takingbthe time to reconnect with sport for an hour.

Not leaving much to the imagination there...

[shakermaker1982]

Mayo forwards let the side down. It was the major worry going into the game & it came back to haunt us. Didn't deserve to win an all Ireland on that performance....the maddening thing is that Dublin were there for the taking, this wasn't a Kerry side filled with top class players. Sickening altogether.

Mayo players saying the ref said they had more time when Cillian kicked the point over.....should have still drilled it in & hoped for the best.

The cynical fouling the last 10 minutes does need to be stamped out, amazed Brolly didn't have a fit.

Oh well we'll be back next year for another beating in the final...hopefully the minor forwards can get us over the line when they mature.

[ArdeeBhoy]

Maybe, disappointed Maigh Eo didn't turn up but at least they didn't bottle it until the last play of the game.
Watched the game with a lot of Mayo heads yesterday and with one exception, were very philosophical and good sports.

Good luck to 'em.

[NeverFeltBetter]

Mayo players saying the ref said they had more time when Cillian kicked the point over.....should have still drilled it in & hoped for the best.

The cynical fouling the last 10 minutes does need to be stamped out, amazed Brolly didn't have a fit.

Its just calculation though. The chances of scoring a goal from that position is pretty low in football, considering the bodies in the way. Take a point, and 50/50 shot of winning possession from the kick-out, and then having enough time to make an attack for an equaliser? I think that's a more likely way to get back to even scores before full time, if the team is doing their job right from the kick-out.

Agree totally on the cynical fouling. Only thing is to make punishment worse somehow. Red cards that late wouldn't make much of a difference, maybe add yards on if its professional foul automatically? Increase size of penalty area?

[geysir]

The Dubs didn't need to indulge in the cynical fouling but they couldn't help themselves,
the mask just falls off and they turn into lawless cage fighters. Mayo were not any better at it last year.
It's just when Dublin do it, they look like crazed animals, like that O'Gara.

[geysir]

Note which character is looking up to the big screen to see if he's on it

[ArdeeBhoy]

Tbf, the 'cynical fouling' was noticeably less than say an Ulaidh team or a certain royal shower were playing...

As above^^^ watched with Mayo-heads, none of whom were indulging in any sour grapes or post-match whining immediately afterwards.

Also Enda, re.the photo, fecked off out of the presentation scene. Part-timer!

[Spudulika]

Not leaving much to the imagination there...

Just saw how that looked. Should have added it was in the beauty salon.

Going to watch the match tomorrow at a bar with some friends, good excuse to have a midweek session.

[strangeirish]

Just saw how that looked. Should have added it was in the beauty salon.

Even worse, in public too...

[geysir]

Tbf, the 'cynical fouling' was noticeably less than say an Ulaidh team or a certain royal shower were playing...

As above^^^ watched with Mayo-heads, none of whom were indulging in any sour grapes or post-match whining immediately afterwards.

There's no way that the cynical stuff should detract from Dublin's triumph, every team just plays the rules as they currently stand. If I remember correctly, Bonnie was disgusted by Mayo's cynical stuff in last year's semi final, and will no doubt be equally, if not more disgusted with Dublin's antics this year, otherwise we might think him/her is a hypocrite.

As regard Ulster cynicism, if you took out Tyrone from that equation, the red bástards of GAA cynical crimes against football, then you're taking out most of Ulster's cynicism. If you watched the Ulster final, you certainly didn't see a purist team like Monaghan, haul, maul or drag Donegal players to the ground with 10 minutes to go.

[Real ale Madrid]

Is it just me or if a player like Michael Darragh McCauley is in line for player of the year then GAA football is well and truely fupped! He's not even the best midfielder in Dublin for Christ's sake.

That was the only thing that annoyed me about yesterday - you can talk about cynical fouling but everyone does it now. Sin bin next year I think.

And Mayo - ah Mayo - I was up in Killala for the semi against Tyrone, they love their football, but there was a real sense of "something bad is bound to happen" on the day of the final - the whole Co. needs a change of mindset - go up to Croker and just take the damned thing!

[IsMiseSean]

Ah Mayo GAA... You never let me down!

[DeLorean]

Excellent by the Dubs on the day and that's what matters, they outplayed a better football team.

Neither team were excellent on the day really. Dublin were that bit better though, no doubt. They clearly have classier, scoring forwards, not even open for debate I would think. What makes you say Mayo are better football team?