Football ratings

Mighty_Mouse

I pulled these ratings from www.gaelicgazette.com. Do people agree/ disagree with them. These are football :

1. Armagh
2. Kerry
3. Tyrone
4. Galway
5. Cork
6. Dublin
7. Meath
8. Cavan
9. Sligo
10. mayo
11. Laois
12. Fremanagh
13. Roscommon
14. Donegal
15. Down
16. Kildare
17. Derry
18. Westmeath
19. Limerick
20. Offaly
21. longford
22. Wexford
23. Clare
24. Louth
25. Monaghan
26. Carlow
27. Antrim
28. Leitrim
29. Tipperary
30. Wicklow
31. Waterford
32. London
33. New York
34. Kilkenny

Could be starting ww3 here!!

Mighty_Mouse

I disagree with a lot of it. Here are some of my own opinions


1. Armagh
2. Kerry
3. Tyrone - how can tyrone be above Galway!!
4. Galway - should be third
5. Cork
6. Dublin
7. Meath

8. Cavan - cavan above sligo! based on what their hammerin in the league final last year?

9. Sligo - had a good run last year, but have done nothing before or since

10. mayo - fair enough

11. Laois - laois above roscommon, donegal, kildare - no!

12. Fremanagh - again no, no, no

13. Roscommon - this is the harshest rating, connaught champions - 01, the second best team in connaught, should be around 8

14. Donegal - another harsh rating - should be 9 cause you would fancy them to beat everybody below them

15. Down- are in the doldrums at the mo. absolute turmoil and above kildare !! Leinster finalists last year

16. Kildare - should be 10

17. Derry - better than 17 also

18. Westmeath - again i fancy westmeath this year, should be bout 5 places higher

19. Limerick

20. Offaly
21. longford
22. Wexford
23. Clare
24. Louth
25. Monaghan
26. Carlow
27. Antrim
28. Leitrim

29. Tipperary - now this is harsh. munster finalists last year(Champions but for technicality)

30. Wicklow
31. Waterford
32. London
33. New York
34. Kilkenny

Waylander

I think Kerry should be number 1 as they have been there or there abouts for the last few years. Armagh are a good side but they have only done it once in the Championship. I think tyrone are rated far too highly. they perform in the league but rarely deliver on the Championshiop front, which is of course the most desireable tournament. Also Cork may be flattered a bit but that could be just cause I am a Dub and do not like seeing us so far down the list. Hopefully another good championship for the Dubs will move us up in the pecking order.

Mighty_Mouse

i took this as a list for this coming year. I suppose the champions have to be favorites, and rightly so in my opinion .


ya , i see where your coming from with the dublin thing after last year. But the only ppl who rate dublin that are the dubs. Dublin are quite a good team but there no way all-ireland contenders imho.

i'd see the teams above dubin as contenders this year.

cournioni

Originally posted by Mighty_Mouse
8. Cavan - cavan above sligo! based on what their hammerin in the league final last year?

Cavan are better than Sligo.

ironbrew

Ive a verrrrrrry bad memory so i cant mind aloota last year, but i can see of 2 maybe 3 teams who shud be ahead off Tyrone in my opnion ne ways...NOT Dublin..:D

dmeehan

considering dublin just about managed to stay in the top league division i think they are overated, meath definitley are

i didnt even know the cats had a football team:D

Waylander

They haven't had for a couple of years now I think but they must have a team registered somewhere with the GAA so they have to be rated. Meath I am not sure about, I know Dublin murdered them in the championship last year but you can never trust those b*st*rds to stay dead for long. I hope everyone keeps underestimating the Dubs like you guys. Armagh beat us by 1 point in last year All Ireland Semi final, and Stingray hit the upright with the last kick of the game. That is all that was between Dublin and the final last year.

Mighty_Mouse

I agree with ya about meath Waylander. If I were playing them this year , I would be scared ****less. They look dead, have played crap all year.... but g. geraghty is coming back and there must be something making him think its worth the effort!

I know Dublin only lost by a point last year, but it has to be said that Armagh would of been very hard done by. I believe there is a reason that Armagh came through Dublin, Sligo and Kerry in the same manner. They were a better team .

I dont see Dublin as all-ireland winners this year. Maby in about 3 years time if they keep building. I just dont see em having what it takes at the mo.

cournioni

Originally posted by Mighty_Mouse
I dont see Dublin as all-ireland winners this year. Maby in about 3 years time if they keep building. I just dont see em having what it takes at the mo.

If only their fans saw it that way...

Lennoxschips

29. Tipperary - now this is harsh. munster finalists last year(Champions but for technicality)

1-23 to 0-7 for Cork, with Cork having used one sub too many by accident for the last five minutes when they already had the match long won...

"champions but for a technicality" me arse!

Waylander

Now Porn in all fairness, look at some of your Cavan and Man Utd posts before you criticise other fans for being mouthy. Now, Would you be the pot or the kettle.

cournioni

Originally posted by Waylander
Now Porn in all fairness, look at some of your Cavan and Man Utd posts before you criticise other fans for being mouthy. Now, Would you be the pot or the kettle.

Take your pick . No but in all seriousness, Dublin are always expected to perform, and will be expected by their fans this year to WIN the Sam. I can't see Dublin fans waiting three years to win it without sacking their manager who I think is a very good manager at that.

I know Cavan have been the same in the past, and where has it got us? Not very far.

Big Lads

sometimes i wish i was an injun

cos I'm a idiot instead

kingconor

Everyone's expected to win sam, because the provincial titles alone are worth sweet FA!!
The back door system has cheapened the championship, and it should be scrapped!
P.S Why are Mayo 10th and Donegal 14th?

kaimera

ah but kc, I'd be happi with Laois to just win Leinster.

Sam can wait another year for Magic Micko.

kaimera

I like cake...oh err..I mean I like this thread.


and I like stickies

Thread stuck for preverbial footballing year.

We can [master]debate the ratings after the '03 Championship

altho, when Laois win the League Sunday, they DESERVE #1 for a whyle anyway

cournioni

Originally posted by Kaimera
I like cake...oh err..I mean I like this thread.


and I like stickies

Thread stuck for preverbial footballing year.

We can [master]debate the ratings after the '03 Championship

altho, when Laois win the League Sunday, they DESERVE #1 for a whyle anyway

Yez still didn't beat Cavan though!

kaimera

didn't loose either

Yavvy

I pulled these ratings from...somewhere ( wasnt comfortable either !)

1 Dublin
2 Who Cares
3 who cares

and so on ..muahahahahahahaha

I would say that real list is way off ... but the top six are correct though not in that order.

cournioni

Originally posted by Kaimera
didn't loose either

Count yourselves lucky in that respect.

phy_phil

at the risk of getting my head bitten off by dub supporters,
but, i think laois are better than dublin....
i guess we'll see in two weeks.:)

stevoslice

5. Cork
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19. Limerick

Whats that all about!!!
how come cavan were above limerick too, we beat them in the qualifiers last year.

Dublin are brutal by the way, if whelan and cosgrove didn't play well thay would be ****ed.