All-Ireland Football Final Maigh Eo vs Baile Átha Cliath

Oasis_Dublin

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Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

Well you named Nolan twice, and McMahon may actually start replacing the young O' Brien, and Cullen is gone, so you have only managed to name Daly, who I know noting about.

Daly and Nolan, that's two. And then McMahon, who might actually start, thus replacing another defender, is a third. That wasn't too difficult.

DoctaDee

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iDave wrote: »

Dublins personal ref get its :eek:

Yeah we've tried rotating it .. brought in a couple of Meath lads to ref us .. but for some reason there's a bitterness there in Meath... any ideas why?

shannonterese

Dublin

It's amusing to see some posters on here saying that Mayo won't be too happy with the ref. Nothing could be further from the truth, the word delighted would be nearer the mark. In any case, the ref will not be the difference in this game, sorry so called game. Dublin will get some trouncing in this, all they do is run. I'm afraid that won't be much good come match day. Mayo by 14/15 points at least, that should quieten the drunken Hill 16 latecomers.

sgarvan

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shannonterese wrote: »

It's amusing to see some posters on here saying that Mayo won't be too happy with the ref. Nothing could be further from the truth, the word delighted would be nearer the mark. In any case, the ref will not be the difference in this game, sorry so called game. Dublin will get some trouncing in this, all they do is run. I'm afraid that won't be much good come match day. Mayo by 14/15 points at least, that should quieten the drunken Hill 16 latecomers.

Moneymaker

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shannonterese wrote: »

It's amusing to see some posters on here saying that Mayo won't be too happy with the ref. Nothing could be further from the truth, the word delighted would be nearer the mark. In any case, the ref will not be the difference in this game, sorry so called game. Dublin will get some trouncing in this, all they do is run. I'm afraid that won't be much good come match day. Mayo by 14/15 points at least, that should quieten the drunken Hill 16 latecomers.

D-, must work harder.

yop

Dublin

shannonterese wrote: »

It's amusing to see some posters on here saying that Mayo won't be too happy with the ref. Nothing could be further from the truth, the word delighted would be nearer the mark. In any case, the ref will not be the difference in this game, sorry so called game. Dublin will get some trouncing in this, all they do is run. I'm afraid that won't be much good come match day. Mayo by 14/15 points at least, that should quieten the drunken Hill 16 latecomers.

Lol, you truly are mental

Welcome to boards.ie btw

Slattsy

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Why does The Hill always get all the credit for the latecomers

sgarvan

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homerjay2005 wrote: »

ask that question in the mayo thread...and they will answer you.

last year was a game in which he did everything possible to shaft Mayo. thats two times now he has gotten dublin finals, he refs Dublin training and challenge games, has connections to Dublin and lots of other reasons - too much familarity with Dublin.

he should not be reffing it, end of.

He has absolutely no affiliation with Dublin GAA. He does not referee training games. Pat McEnaney and Dublin referees do.

He has been rewarded the game as at this present time he is the best referee in the GAA. The referee will have no say in who wins this game. The best team on the day will win it.

SomethingElse

Dublin

sgarvan wrote: »

He has absolutely no affiliation with Dublin GAA. He does not referee training games. Pat McEnaney and Dublin referees do.

He has been rewarded the game as at this present time he is the best referee in the GAA. The referee will have no say in who wins this game. The best team on the day will win it.

There have been plenty of games, in all sports, where refereeing decisions have decided the outcome. How can you say, with any degree of certainty, this will not be the case come AI final day?

Slattsy

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SomethingElse wrote: »

There have been plenty of games, in all sports, where refereeing decisions have decided the outcome. How can you say, with any degree of certainty, this will not be the case come AI final day?

I think he meant there wouldnt be any bias towards one team or the other.

sgarvan

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SomethingElse wrote: »

There have been plenty of games, in all sports, where refereeing decisions have decided the outcome. How can you say, with any degree of certainty, this will not be the case come AI final day?

Obviously I can't say without any certainty. The man is human and will call it as he sees it. How he referees will not have an outcome on the game. Two very good teams will take to the pitch on the 22nd and the best on the day will win.

Slattsy wrote: »

I think he meant there wouldnt be any bias towards one team or the other.

Thats it.


God, it is going to be a long 11 days!

TheGoldenAges

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It's funny, half an hour before throw in on the semi final the Hill was the most filled part of ground :pac:

Just An Opinion

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SomethingElse wrote: »

There have been plenty of games, in all sports, where refereeing decisions have decided the outcome. How can you say, with any degree of certainty, this will not be the case come AI final day?

The same question is asked of the few genius posters claiming he will 'do all he can to hand it to Dublin' and 'single handedly won it for Dublin in 2011, so he'll do the same this time'. How can they with any degree of certainty say that will be the case? Answer simply is, vocal chords located in the rectum of some!

kevmy85

A Mayo man and personally I'm fairly happy with McQuillian. I think he is actually the best ref around at the moment. He did absolutely shaft us in 2009 when he was coming to prominence as a senior intercounty ref but at this stage he's ok.

He done alright last year in the semi and against Donegal in the quarters. Also the last time we won a national title (2006 U21) I believe he was reffing

Stoner

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yop wrote: »

Lol, you truly are mental

Welcome to boards.ie btw

Possibly a welcome back.

Stoner

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It would be a shame if this thread was destroyed by BS talk about the ref before a ball is even kicked.

Any lack of yellow cards for Mayo towards the end of the same match up last year were revisited to Mayo in the first 20 min of the final due to Brolly giving out stats and people getting to the ref. At any rate they were only yellow cards and not reds, looking back it did not really help Mayo beat Dublin, but it went against Mayo in the final IMHO.

I don't think that the same tricks will work now by any management team. things went Dublins way in 2011 to some degree but we deserved the win overall IMO, there are always sour grapes from some.

I'm fairly certain that Gilroys Dublin team would have acted the same way as Horans Mayo did if they were in the same position that Mayo played themselves into last year.

yop

Dublin

Stoner wrote: »

Possibly a welcome back.

lol, I spotted that. But with the long break, its a welcome to GAA boards.ie

Stoner

Draw

If I could vote again I might go for a Draw after the hurling, big money spinner.

ColeTrain

Dublin

Stoner wrote: »

If I could vote again I might go for a Draw after the hurling, big money spinner.

Worth sticking a tenner on it, would pay for the ticket if it goes to a replay!

iDave

Dublin

I would abso-fcuking-lutely love another draw. Anything to piss off the vermin that inhabited the despise gaa thread in AH.

homerjay2005

Draw

the week of the final and no update on the thread in 5 days:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Slattsy

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That'd be the nerves!

TheGoldenAges

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Seems both set of fans have talked down their chances so much there's no talking at all

Fr Tod Umptious

homerjay2005 wrote: »

the week of the final and no update on the thread in 5 days:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Oh don't worry, it will be nuts here by Wednesday

Slattsy

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I still dont have a ticket :mad:

davegrohl48

People just want this morning and day to start Think everyone knows as well unlikely to be any big calls or suprises. It's going to be same 15's with Cillian OConnor in/out. Either way no big shock.
- Both captains under slight pressure on their place but they'll both start. Disruptive to a panel to drop your captain
- Both teams are on top 2 form so it's just a waitin game now

ProudDUB

Draw

Stephen Cluxton is under pressure for his starting spot on the team? :eek: That's news to me boss.

davegrohl48

ProudDUB wrote: »

Stephen Cluxton is under pressure for his starting spot on the team? :eek: That's news to me boss.

There's a young lad over in Howth ... nah mixup on my part. Brennan under slight pressure for his place.

ProudDUB

Draw

I think GB will start. He got a roasting off Colm Cooper alright, but we're not playing Kerry again & there's only one Colm Cooper, thank God.

irishgeo

Dublin

i honestly think its going to come down to who wants it more.

Just An Opinion

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irishgeo wrote: »

i honestly think its going to come down to who wants it more.

I really do want it more

Defiler Of The Coffin

Dublin

Will O'Connor start? If not then Horan needs to have serious work done on the forwards, they can't afford another first-half performance like that against Tyrone.

keeponhurling

As a neutral I honestly think it will be very hard for Mayo to win this without O'Connor, he's such a crucial player for them, and one of the best in the country

corny

I hate all this talk about Mayo's forwards. People only seem to remember the previous game and nothing else. All through the summer its been like this on these boards.

I remember last year. All six of their starting forwards scored from play when they blitzed a more defensive Dublin team in the semi. Some cracking scores too. And last year they were also a one man (Andy Moran) team.:rolleyes:

Truth is their forwards are close enough to Dublins. In truth thats not the winning of the game anyway. Both sides are similar in that the numbers coming from deep do the real damage in creating chances.

Stoner

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Mayo have plenty of forwards, o'connor is over rated with respect to the other Mayo lads IMHO.Conroy is in good form, Moran might have it together.

It was the same before the semi last year, we all got our talking in early then we were too nervy coming up to the game.

Stinicker

Draw

Dublin will win this thanks to the referee, an absolute disgrace that Joe McQuillan is reffing it.

Just An Opinion

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Can't wait for Sunday really is fantastic to be back in an All-Ireland final.

Ace2007

Stinicker wrote: »

Dublin will win this thanks to the referee, an absolute disgrace that Joe McQuillan is reffing it.

:rolleyes:

Gerry91

Dublin

keeponhurling wrote: »

As a neutral I honestly think it will be very hard for Mayo to win this without O'Connor, he's such a crucial player for them, and one of the best in the country

He'll be replaced by Conroy, one of the best forwards in the country last year...

He won't be half as big a loss as made out. Especially if freeman/ Hennelly can put over the frees

Saying that if he came through the A v B game ok, he's starting. It'll be the same 15

bo-sco

Draw

The focus on COC is way over the top.

He's a decent player, no more than that, makes up for a distinct lack of pace with his strength and good skill level. But very overrated IMHO.

He's an excellent free taker in fairness which would be the main reason he'd be a loss in my book.

Gerry91

Dublin

bo-sco wrote: »

The focus on COC is way over the top.

He's a decent player, no more than that, makes up for a distinct lack of pace with his strength and good skill level. But very overrated IMHO.

He's an excellent free taker in fairness which would be the main reason he'd be a loss in my book.

In fairness he's improved a lot from open play this year. He was horrendous in the AI final last year.

But yes he won't be near as big a loss as made out. If he starts I'll be happy, simply because of the frees as you say. If not, I won't lose an ounce of sleep. From open plan Mickey Conroy is a bigger threat to Dublin and I'm sure he'll see plenty of game time aswell anyway

Cillian will be named to start regardless I'd say. He either starts or doesn't make bench.

Always_Running

If you look at the goals Mayo scored in the championship this summer they were either created by O'Connor or were cool clam finishes by him. Hes also without a doubt one of the best free takers in Ireland a huge blow to Mayo if he doesn't start this final IMO.

irishgeo

Dublin

Always_Running wrote: »

If you look at the goals Mayo scored in the championship this summer they were either created by O'Connor or were cool clam finishes by him. Hes also without a doubt one of the best free takers in Ireland a huge blow to Mayo if he doesn't start this final IMO.

He will start whether he finishes is another matter.

Stoner

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Always_Running wrote: »

If you look at the goals Mayo scored in the championship this summer they were either created by O'Connor or were cool clam finishes by him. Hes also without a doubt one of the best free takers in Ireland a huge blow to Mayo if he doesn't start this final IMO.

That's true, the first one against Donegal being a good example. But getting London in a provincial final contributed hugely to his overall tally.
I think Dublin will stick Cooper on Conroy, it has been interesting with those too so far. If Moran gets his form back then Mayo have a ready made playmaker back in the side

Gerry91

Dublin

Stoner wrote: »

That's true, the first one against Donegal being a good example. But getting London in a provincial final contributed hugely to his overall tally.
I think Dublin will stick Cooper on Conroy, it has been interesting with those too so far. If Moran gets his form back then Mayo have a ready made playmaker back in the side

Conroy won't start if Cillian does

Always_Running

Stoner wrote: »

That's true, the first one against Donegal being a good example. But getting London in a provincial final contributed hugely to his overall tally.
I think Dublin will stick Cooper on Conroy, it has been interesting with those too so far. If Moran gets his form back then Mayo have a ready made playmaker back in the side

Wasn't it Cooper that marked Conroy in the league semi final?

In fairness Donegal defended worse than London. During the league there was a big worry of where the goals would could from, O'Connor changed all that when when he returned from injury. I think James Horan would be taking a big risk to start him on Sunday but sport like life is about taking risks.

Neeson

Draw

Sunday will be a bad day for the refs. Between McQuillan getting this and Webb getting the Manchester derby!

ColeTrain

Dublin

Stoner wrote: »

That's true, the first one against Donegal being a good example. But getting London in a provincial final contributed hugely to his overall tally.
I think Dublin will stick Cooper on Conroy, it has been interesting with those too so far. If Moran gets his form back then Mayo have a ready made playmaker back in the side

Don't forget that he only came on in the 2nd half of that game!

Stoner

Draw

ColeTrain wrote: »

Don't forget that he only came on in the 2nd half of that game!

Don't forget it was London
But point taken he is handy but Mayo are fairly rounded now I think.

seligehgit

Dublin

Met Eireann long term national forecast appears to indicate that Sunday will be dry, quite a pleasant day.Hopefully the lads will be able to demonstrate their undoubted talents in the best of conditions and we can all keep dry.