QuoteI agree with this.Originally Posted by bennocelt
Thing is starting today, ao might as well get the ball rolling
W meath V Longford
Westmeath should win this game easy enough, even if its in Longford. They have a newish team and are at last trying to play in a more attacking style than the usual hand passing rubbish they have been doing for years. Which is funny since they are playing the master of the hand pass back to the goalie tactic - Luke Dempsey. Good manager but his teams are so easy to read and obvious styler of (boring) football
Leitrim V New York
Wouldnt it be great if NY could win. they came close the last time they played Leitrim, but doubtful
Maybe Derry could do it this year?
Wexford for Leinster?
I agree with this.
no to both. Westmeath will win leinster,galway will winn connacht and kerry will probably lift sam in the end
I'm hoping to God we give Westmeath a good game of it in Pearse Park, great day for a game, massive crowd expected. Anything can happen!
Ever get the feelin' you have been cheated?
Go to another thread then and dont waste yours or anyone else time here
Well we didnt do it, or deserve anything from the game. Terrible marking, and jesus the passing but Good atmosphere in Pearse Park though, great weather. Few bevvies now and the championship has begun!
Ever get the feelin' you have been cheated?
Correct me if I'm wrong but last time they couldn't have afforded to keep playing
By the way, was Chicago in this tournament?
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I'll be interested to see how Mayo do this season. MacDonald seems to be gone which has its positives and negatives. He slowed play down and drifted deep but he was an excellent player. Perhaps the other individuals will raise their game without him? Also there won't be the nonsense of the manager being in the middle of an election campaign this time.
Poor enough game.
Still, it was a lot better than the EPL shype on Sky.
There looked to be a very good crowd (there is a parallel universe).
Unfortunately for Longford their goalkeeper had a dreadful performance and it's rare that I would ever ascribe that to an amateur. For the next 10 years he will be screaming out in his sleep, if not, he should be.
Also unfortunate for Longford, that the 2 goals were gifted to Westmeath.
The first due the goalkeeper doing his level best to get out of the way of the second worst penalty in GAA history.
The second goal happened when the ref fell into a temporary state of unconciousness while counting the steps made by the Westmeath forward , was it 10 or 12? before an audacious throw up in air, then neatly striking the ball under the goalkeeper who had helpfully jumped up to allow plenty of space. So after violating the 2 most basic rules in the GAA rule book with embarrassing ease, an impossible goal was scored from an impossible angle.
Longford came back with some good scores and got close enough at the end but
it's no use looking for some points in injury time against a cynical Westmeath, they will roll around the floor in mock agony at the merest touch.
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Meeow!! Saucer of milk for that man!!Go to another thread then and dont waste yours or anyone else time here
Yeah Dennis Glennon it was, he took 10 steps before the 2nd goal. They scored some magnificent points yesterday, they made it look easy. Our boys tried to walk each ball into the square instead of taking their points. In the last 5 mins Peter Foy (25) was hanging inside on his own and no one looked up and gave it to him, one ballooned wide and the other went over the bar. I'd rather them to go wide than in to the keepers hands which happened quite alot yesterday. what is it 10 weeks now til the qualifiers....god only knows what will happen between then and now.
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Ever get the feelin' you have been cheated?
Next up for Westmeath is another toughish away game against Offaly.
You could have a Westmeath Dublin semi final. As it stands now Dublin would have to be firing on all their football cylinders to get past Westmeath.
Now that it has been scientifically proved that ice baths do not make better footballers,
the Dubs are back to the drawing board
As long as the Dubs don't win Leinster again, I'll be happy.
We still haven't come on far enough to challenge for Leinster yet. I just hope we can get through the first rund this year.
In the grand scheme, I'm going for Kerry again (good thing my dad's a Kerryman). It's still very early but I haven't seen any other team that can rival them or even contain them.
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Nice to see this thread back.
A relatively poor start to the championship, but good to see the games being played in the provincial grounds rather than being lost in Croker. This should be the case for all games in a province up to the final.
Kavanagh is supposedly lost to New York now, as the wait for Longford's next match is so long, which is a shame as he's a fine footballer, and would give Longford the edge over a lot of the counties of their standing. Also the Longford keeper was brutal.
Hoping for the 3 in-a-row this year, but I'd be worried about Munster, as O'Sé in his column 'its time for the cork players to shyte or get off the pot'.
Challengers? Tyrone, pure and simple. McGuigan is massive for them. A couple of tough Ulster championship games to ease them back in and then they can hit the ground running.
Can't say much about other counties, but I'm fairly happy with the Kerry squad. Solid backs and very good competition in the forwards, hopefully a winning combination.
Here they come! It’s the charge of the “Thanks” Brigade!
I think Carlow will win the double this year!!!!!
Great time of year for the straw hat and dungarees manufacturers
RIP JOHNNY
well only one player really. Glennon. Most people in westmeath know he is a bit of a fool (i mean he is a cop FFs), but he will get a few nice scores
Flanagan is the main man of the team, and is a joy to watch
Ah now here...
While I think there are better than Luke, take time to have a look with what any manager that comes in here has to work with...
Ever get the feelin' you have been cheated?
Luke dempsey is a decent manager as far as I'm concerned. I feel sorry for him as he's widely expected to lose his best player to the $$$$ in NY, as their next game isn't till mid June if I'm right. As Maz says he doesn't have that much to work with
Off topic - The expectations of some counties are poor enough, some counties have completely unjustified expectations. Gaelic is odd as success is measured in different ways, success to waterford would be to make the provincial semi and maybe win a qualifier game
Here they come! It’s the charge of the “Thanks” Brigade!
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