Dublin Rumours and General Discussion Thread

An Citeog

With the amount of Dublin related threads popping up over the last couple of days, I think it's time we followed the lead of the lads in the soccer forum. This thread can be used to discuss anything and everything about the Dublin hurlers and footballers, from the captaincy to who we want to see given their chance in the team this year.

The footballing season has started with the O'Byrne Cup already underway and Pillar seems hell-bent on unearthing some new talent to freshen up the panel. Although not currently available for selection, I feel this will be Ger Brennan's year to make the step up. There'll be a few more on the fringes such as Diarmuid Connolly, Paddy Andrews and a third Brogan brother (Paul) and a couple more, but I don't see any of them being able to nail down a championship place. Anyway, I'm hoping for a good run in the league to set us up nicely for the championship. But tbh, I'd trade it all to see the All-Ireland club championship to return to Vins on March 17th!:)

The hurlers are yet to get their campaign underway, but I'm hoping for bigger and better things this year. The core of this team (lads like Tomás Brady, John McCaffrey and others) are all still under 21 and this certainly bodes well for the future of Dublin hurling. A realistic goal has to be to reach the Leinster final and I'm hoping we can manage ot this year. Football has dominated in the capital for far too long!;)

So, what do you all think? It'd be interesting to get the opinions of Dubs and non-Dubs alike.

cruiserweight

An Citeog wrote: »

With the amount of Dublin related threads popping up over the last couple of days, I think it's time we followed the lead of the lads in the soccer forum. This thread can be used to discuss anything and everything about the Dublin hurlers and footballers, from the captaincy to who we want to see given their chance in the team this year.

The footballing season has started with the O'Byrne Cup already underway and Pillar seems hell-bent on unearthing some new talent to freshen up the panel. Although not currently available for selection, I feel this will be Ger Brennan's year to make the step up. There'll be a few more on the fringes such as Diarmuid Connolly, Paddy Andrews and a third Brogan brother (Paul) and a couple more, but I don't see any of them being able to nail down a championship place. Anyway, I'm hoping for a good run in the league to set us up nicely for the championship. But tbh, I'd trade it all to see the All-Ireland club championship to return to Vins on March 17th!:)

The hurlers are yet to get their campaign underway, but I'm hoping for bigger and better things this year. The core of this team (lads like Tomás Brady, John McCaffrey and others) are all still under 21 and this certainly bodes well for the future of Dublin hurling. A realistic goal has to be to reach the Leinster final and I'm hoping we can manage ot this year. Football has dominated in the capital for far too long!;)

So, what do you all think? It'd be interesting to get the opinions of Dubs and non-Dubs alike.

The last couple of days, a bit longer than that I think Good idea though

My (very) early predictions for Dublin this season. They are favourites to win the Leinster SFC, but with their eyes on the bigger prize who knows. I don't think they will win the All-Ireland, but it is still early so we will wait and see.

As for the hurling I think maintaining a place in division 1 is the first goal. A Leinster final is maybe a year or two away. Had they have gotten Offaly this year it might have been different. With the new qualifier structure it might be difficult to get a run going.

Just some early season thoughts, may be subject to change as the season progresses

blackbelt

Here is my hunch,

Dublin win Leinster and make it to the final where they would probably lose to Kerry.In hurling,Dublin to lose in the semi-final of the Leinster Championship.

I'd give up on St Vincents winning the club championship to see Dublin win Sam no bother.

An Citeog

blackbelt wrote: »

I'd give up on St Vincents winning the club championship to see Dublin win Sam no bother.

:eek:

I could never have that attitude. Club will always come before county for me, particularly seeing as it's the lads who I grew up playing with who have the chance to achieve something monumental.

Anyway, fair points Cruiserweight. I feel that this is the year that Dublin need to step up to the plate and I really hope the players can do that. If not, I think that'll be the end of Pillar. As regards hurling, I'd love to see the lads build on what they achieved last year. I wouldn't write off our chances in reaching the Leinster final either. That said, it's fairly hard to make any predictions when the season hasn't even started.

blackbelt

Don't get me wrong Citeog,I'd love to see Ruairi Trainor,Ronan Fallon,Stephen Loughlin,Michael Savage,Gilroy,Mossy,Diarmuid and Ger et al lifting the club championship Cup in March but for me my county comes first.Can you imagine Dublin City if we won it.Partying from Sunday to Sunday.Some of the aforementioned I grew up with too but county success is a bigger issue for me anyway.

I've been at nearly all the Vinnies games and hope to God they bring it home but I think the Sam Maguire is a much more desired and cherished cup that can be shared and appreciated by the whole of Dublin.

Pride Fighter

blackbelt wrote: »

In hurling, Dublin to lose in the semi-final of the Leinster Championship.

They play Westmeath in the quarter final and would then play a cold Wexford side in the semi. I think they have a realistic chance to make the final.

cruiserweight

Pride Fighter wrote: »

.... a cold Wexford side in the semi.

What do you mean by a cold Wexford side?

Pride Fighter

cruiserweight wrote: »

What do you mean by a cold Wexford side?

It will be their first game in the championship as they get a bye to the semi for being a Leinster finalist last year whereas Dublin will have a game under their belt (albeit against inferior opposition).

cruiserweight

Pride Fighter wrote: »

It will be their first game in the championship as they get a bye to the semi for being a Leinster finalist last year whereas Dublin will have a game under their belt (albeit against inferior opposition).

Was confused wasn't sure as to whether you were talking about the hurling or the O'Byrne Cup.

I will be waiting to see some of the results in the league before I will make any judgements on the Dublin hurling team. It is unfortunate for them that they are in such a strong group, Kilkenny - Leinster and All Ireland champions, Waterford - Munster and NHL champions, Wexford NHL and All Ireland semi finalists last year, and Cork. The big game for them will be against Antrim, the fixture that cost them an quarter final place last year.

I hope that the Dublin hurling team continues to progress and develop. But not at Wexford's expense in Leinster Your best hope of that happening though is if Wexford are not at 100% and if they are complacent about the game.

Pride Fighter

cruiserweight wrote: »

Your best hope of that happening though is if Wexford are not at 100% and if they are complacent about the game.

It could happen Cruiserweight, you never know.

nohamtap

1. Dubs at home v Antrim in 1st game of NHL is a big plus for us. A must win game. Then a big effort like last year may well see us stay in Div. 1

The championship is a whole other ball game. Need to be careful of W/Meath in our opening game. Remember what happened a few seasons ago? Perhaps the hard leauge campaign will stand to us v Wexford! If we manage to put one over on Wex. Almost defo have the Cats waiting in Final. And to be honest I would not fancy that for another season or two! They have a habit of steamrolling teams that are not ready for a real cat fight! The damage caused by that could put us back 3yrs! That would be my big fear. IMO just not ready for championship yet! If we could retain U21 title then that would be great.

Football: Must win Leinster. Nothing else will do. As for Sam? Piller made it clear they were going all out for it this year. Are we capable of it? Yes I think so. But we must get rid of this "fade out" problem that has been there for a few years.

With Fennell forcing his way into the team and hopefully another two can stand up and be counted during the leauge, our panel will be much stronger. I think it really comes down to getting positions right. Need to get this sorted before the leauge is finished! No room for messing in the championship!

If we dont win Sam this year, then thats the end for Piller & Co. and with them perhaps 6-7 senior players. A new managment team would take a few yrs to get it right again.

An Citeog

nohamtap wrote: »

With Fennell forcing his way into the team and hopefully another two can stand up and be counted during the leauge, our panel will be much stronger. I think it really comes down to getting positions right. Need to get this sorted before the leauge is finished! No room for messing in the championship!

What's all this about Fennell forcing his way into the championship starting line up. He's only played a couple of O'Byrne Cup games and suddenly he's the next big thing. We were fairly strong in midfield last year with Whelan and Ryan complementing each other perfectly. Granted, after that we don't have too much but I'll reserve judgement until I see him performing in the league and/or championship. Remember, Diarmuid Connolly was top scorer in the O'Byrne Cup last year, yet he didn't make much of an impact in the championship.

I'd like to see some new lads get a run out in the league but I don't think wholesale changes are called for. Some of the Vinnies lads deserve their chance aswell after their exploits in the club championship, Michael Savage and perhaps Michael O'Shea on top of those already on the panel. I would add Kevin Golden, as he's been on fire for Vins this year, but his last spell with the Dubs destroyed his confidence and it's taken him until this season to show exactly what he's capable of.

jackbhoy

An Citeog wrote: »

What's all this about Fennell forcing his way into the championship starting line up. He's only played a couple of O'Byrne Cup games and suddenly he's the next big thing......

.... Some of the Vinnies lads deserve their chance aswell after their exploits in the club championship, Michael Savage and perhaps Michael O'Shea on top of those already on the panel. I would add Kevin Golden, as he's been on fire for Vins this year, but his last spell with the Dubs destroyed his confidence and it's taken him until this season to show exactly what he's capable of.

(As a neutral) I agree aboout Fennell, played well (not brillantly) against 2 second rate midfields, good fielder but reserve judgement on his all round game til i see more of him.

Think Connolly/Brennan should do well in C'ship for Dubs alright. Isn't Michael O'Shea a Kerry man though?
Don't really think Golden is anywhere near consistent enough yet, played very well in Leinster final alright but when he's bad he totally disappears from games, was it SF/Final he was subbed after 50 mins of barely getting a touch?

An Citeog

jackbhoy wrote: »

(As a neutral) I agree aboout Fennell, played well (not brillantly) against 2 second rate midfields, good fielder but reserve judgement on his all round game til i see more of him.

Think Connolly/Brennan should do well in C'ship for Dubs alright. Isn't Michael O'Shea a Kerry man though?
Don't really think Golden is anywhere near consistent enough yet, played very well in Leinster final alright but when he's bad he totally disappears from games, was it SF/Final he was subbed after 50 mins of barely getting a touch?

You're probably right about O'Shea.:o Unfotunately, I haven't been home that often to see the Vins in action. From what I've heard, Golden has really upped his game this year and has played a major part in our success. Maybe it's just my Vinnies blinkers though!;)

As regards Connolly, I really hope Pillar gives him a decent chance this year. He has unbelievable ability, it's just a matter of getting some sort of consistency out of him.

Btw, Vincents beat Ballymun in the semi final of the league last night and are due to face Plunketts in the final. League and Championship double is on the cards.:)

jackbhoy

An Citeog wrote: »

Btw, Vincents beat Ballymun in the semi final of the league last night and are due to face Plunketts in the final. League and Championship double is on the cards.:)

Yeah, good win seeing that ye were missing your u21s, thought Kickhams might nick it but good comeback to bring it to ET. 5/6 Vins lads went off injured though, good few suffering cramp, must've been synthetic pitch.
The game didn't finish til nearly half 10, after which Plunketts played a challenge match, 10.30pm must be some sort of record for late throw ins???

BTW, if you ever spoke to M O'S you'd know fairly quickly he wasn't a Dub, good thick country brogue on him

Pride Fighter

We should take Cork this weekend, only joking. Hopefully we can get a performance out of the hurlers against Kilkenny.

Good luck to Fingal Ravens in the IFC final in Croke park. Hopefully they can get support as Dublin footballers wont be playing.

Stealdo

An Citeog wrote: »

What's all this about Fennell forcing his way into the championship starting line up. He's only played a couple of O'Byrne Cup games and suddenly he's the next big thing. We were fairly strong in midfield last year with Whelan and Ryan complementing each other perfectly.

I hope to god that this doesn't result in Shane Ryan getting shafted again. It always seems to be him that loses out or gets moved to another position when an upstart comes along. He has arguably been Dublin's most consistant outfield performer over the last 2/3 years and is probably a victim of his own versatilty. The main drawback of his game has always been his distribution but that seems to have come on hugely recently and is now a pretty solid foot-passer. As you say Citeog Fennell has shown nothing yet to suggest that he can cut it in Championship so lets not lose the run of ourselves.

The Chessplayer

Not a chance Fennell will start a single Championship game this year. Connolly and Brennan were all the talk after last year's O'Byrne and neither made any impact in the summer at all.

blackbelt

The Chessplayer wrote: »

Not a chance Fennell will start a single Championship game this year. Connolly and Brennan were all the talk after last year's O'Byrne and neither made any impact in the summer at all.

Who is to say they won't make an impact this year?Connolly had a bad game against Meath in the first game and then lost his place.Mossy Quinn also lost his form and his regular starting place after the same match and Ger Brennan hadn't actually been given the opportunity he deserved last summer.Now look at these players,in the All Ireland Club Semi-Final.

Ger Brennan who is a defender was brought on against Laois in the Leinster Final and stepped up to score a point after 30 seconds of being on the pitch.Diarmuid Connolly is only 20 and is still very inexperienced despite being a v good player.Fennell has impressed a lot though.

He seems to be commanding midfield with Shane Ryan and gaining experience and confidence as each game passes and that ball into Jayo was class.If anything,there is talk of Ciaran Whelan being moved out of position to the half forward line.Seen as how they have been partnering each other in midfield,I'd doubt Shane Ryan is in danger of being moved anywhere else.

There are so many patnerships in midfield that I'd like to see.Whelan and Ryan is the conventional midfield in the championship but we need a contingency plan in the case of an injury.

Seeing as how 2008 may very well be Whelans last year,Dublin may need to look at alternatives to the traditional midfield pairing.Here are some alternative combinations in midfield.

Fennell and Ryan
Fennell and Whelan
Whelan and Darren Magee
Shane Ryan and Darren Magee
Fennell and Magee

DublinDes

What about Dublin to win an U21 hurling title ?? Plenty of talent coming through. I seriously reckon we'll take Sam, Kerry were lucky enough to beat us, there really isn't much between the two of us, the Dubs want it more I reckon.

An Citeog

DublinDes wrote: »

What about Dublin to win an U21 hurling title ?? Plenty of talent coming through. I seriously reckon we'll take Sam, Kerry were lucky enough to beat us, there really isn't much between the two of us, the Dubs want it more I reckon.

This is the last year that the older players on the 05 Leinster minor winning team are eligible. Of the 15 that started the AI final against Galway last year, 10 are still eligible this year. Add last years minor team and a few from in between and there's a very decent squad of players. Galway still have Joe Canning et al, so they'll be the team to beat again this year.

cruiserweight

I will try and resurrect this thread. So what do you guys think of Keith Barr's comments in todays indo? I would have to agree with a lot of what he says.

WITH the Dublin management team already getting a hammering from a fickle media, the last thing I want to do is stick the boot in at this point. I am not anti-Pillar, I am not scoring points. I am a former player with an opinion and a Dublin supporter.

However, unlike the Dublin team, I will try to be consistent with my analysis. I asked these questions last year, and will do so again: Why, when the Dublin County Board re-appointed Pillar Caffrey, did they restrict his new tenure to one year? Why, as was the case in Tyrone, did they not issue a strong vote of confidence in the manager by giving him another three? And why, having failed to reach an All-Ireland final on three ocasions, did Caffrey not freshen up his backroom team? After all, he will take the flak no matter how much he delegates.

Dominance

Pillar has done a good job with Dublin, up to a point. He brought great organisation and established dominance in Leinster. However, he has failed to push on. That is a fact; it is not Pillar-bashing, it is not sniping in the wings. You do not need to be a former Dublin player to see that.

However, I have to call what I see and try and cut through the ridiculous hype which surrounds Dublin. If Dublin perform to any degree, they are suddenly the only threat to Kerry's ambition; if they struggle, they are annihilated by the press. Well, either Dublin have the players capable of winning an All-Ireland or they don't. If the former is the case, which I believe it is, the spotlight simply has to fall on Pillar.

By reappointing Caffrey for one more year everyone knows this is the last hurrah, including the players. That scenario never works. If Dublin fail to go the distance, which at this stage looks decidedly possible, the management will take the rap. Players are almost protected by that fact; fingers will point to the sideline.

On the evidence of the pre-season tournament and the league, Dublin look stale, bereft of ideas, direction and hunger. They are over-carrying the ball, failing to work easy scores and defending poorly. It's early days and I'm not going to overplay last Saturday night's embarrassment. But the secret to success for any county is competition and competition is sharpened by hunger. If the established players know they are not going to be axed by the same loyal management team how can Pillar create that dynamic?

Everything about Dublin at present is predictable. I'm not going to moralise about discipline because it's hard to stomach that sanctimonious nonsense and I was no stranger to scrapping with Meath. Yet my playing days are long over. Big brawls are history. And so is the need for Dublin to prove how tough they are. It is not a lack of toughness which is costing Dublin, it is the lack of tactics, poor decision-making, rotating forwards, Mickey Mouse psychology trying to intimidate opponents and paranoia about a critical media.

The defenders are playing as individuals rather than a unit, the ball is not being supplied quickly enough to the forwards and we don't seem to have a system or at least a 'Plan B' at the ready when things go wrong -- Barry Cahill's torrid evening chasing Denis Glennon simply re-affirmed this.

Saturday night was an opportunity for Dublin's fringe members to display their desire to make the step up but neither they nor their established colleagues displayed any desire at all. And why, why Ray Cosgrove? I hate singling out individual players and Dublin's shortcomings are not Cosgrove's fault. But his race is run with Dublin and his presence is a glaring example of the staleness of the squad.

I warned last year that giving Pillar one more year could result in a wasted 12 months. If he was the man to continue to lead Dublin he should have been given a decent spell and a new backroom staff.

I hope I'm wrong and Pillar proves me so, but with little evidence of progress to date, I fear the worst this summer.

Drummerboy2

Believe the suspended players turned up at half-time on Saturday after downing quite a few pints beforehand.

future_plans

I think Barr has hit the nail on the head. But Pillar still has a small window of opportunity. So all is far from being lost yet.

cruiserweight

Mixed news for the Dublin hurlers

http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2008/0430/dublin.html

Dublin hurling duo Alan McCrabbe and Keith Dunne have decided to opt off Tommy Naughton's Championship panel.

The pair were part of the Metropolitans' U-21 side that won a Leinster Championship last year, before falling to Galway in the All-Ireland decider.

However, it is not all bad news for Naughton, as last weekend's club Championship games saw Kevin O'Reilly and Derek O'Reilly return to action after their respective cruciate ligament injuries.

Captain Stephen Hiney lined out for Ballyboden St Enda's and Ronan Fallon returned to hurling action after his involvement with St Vincent's in their run to All-Ireland Club football success.

Naughton remained philosophical on the loss of McCrabbe and Dunne.

'That's the way things go,' he told The Star.

'We will just have to get on with our work without them. It was their decision - that's the way the world is going.'

The Dubs will face Westmeath in the Leinster SHC on 25 May.

Archebald

all this dublin gossip is doing them no fravours coz i honestly belive they have the makings of an all ireland winning squad there ,,,i really enjoy watching them play football they make for a very exciting football game ,,,and some of the credit has to go to the supporters like ,,,but they are bein too over hyped and too much bulls***t follows them if they stuck to the football they wudnt be doin too bad ;)

blackbelt

Didn't think it quite deserved a thread of its own but Dublin beat Sligo 1-13 to 1-08 in a challenge match on Saturday.:D:D

hunter164

Where was it?

mchurl

was played out in st. margerats in dublin

hunter164

All right, well Dub hurlers are playing in Port Laoise on Sunday against Westmeath. Hope they get a good crowd and with a bit of luck ake it to the final this year!!

mise_me_fein

Agree with the Cork man. Dublin are great to watch but always overhyped.

I think Louth might catch them at a good time this year and beat them.

blackbelt

Dublin,even with all their problems will not go down to this Louth team.We have 4 players returning and will comfortably beat Louth in front of 70,000+ fans.

cruiserweight

Anybody going to the hurling this weekend? Any thoughts?

hunter164

I'm heading. Should be a win.

yahoo_moe

hunter164 wrote: »

I'm heading. Should be a win.

Won't be going down myself but yeah, I'd expect a nice win. It'll be nice to go into a match with one of the 'big three' (well hopefully anyway) with a bit of momentum for a change...

hunter164

Hopefully we'll make it to the final this year. We were robbed last. Even if we didn't score against Kilkenny in the final I'd see it as a good year. Just getting to the final will be a major improvement on past years.

Pride Fighter

I might head down myself, my brother lives 15minutes walk from O'Moore park. 20 euro a ticket might be a bit much for 3 of us though. Anyway as long as it is not a water-polo match Dublin will win easily enough, especially with Westmeath missing their top-scorer in the league.

mise_me_fein

blackbelt wrote: »

Dublin,even with all their problems will not go down to this Louth team.We have 4 players returning and will comfortably beat Louth in front of 70,000+ fans.

I think this Louth team are a lot better than you give them credit for. If you win, it wont be by much.....that´s a big if though

blackbelt

mise_me_fein wrote: »

I think this Louth team are a lot better than you give them credit for. If you win, it wont be by much.....that´s a big if though

Read my posts,I didn't play on Louths ability but more on Dublins ability.

Tell me,how is it possible to miss the boat and the bus going to/from Croke Park?:D:D:D:D

blackbelt

Dublin bet Armagh in a challenge game in Cullyhanna by 0-07 to 0-05.

Apparently it was not the best of games and Mossy Quinn,Conal Keaney didn't have the best of games although Mossy got the insurance point to make up for a disasterous penalty attempt which was saved by Hearty.He scored 2 and Shane Ryan scored 2 also.

The players that did shine were McManamon and Fennell while Shaughnessy and Ross also had a great game.Alan Brogan played more of a link man role but its reported he went off injured near the end.Diamond got a run out and impressed.

mise_me_fein

blackbelt wrote: »

Dublin bet Armagh in a challenge game in Cullyhanna by 0-07 to 0-05.

Apparently it was not the best of games and Mossy Quinn,Conal Keaney didn't have the best of games although Mossy got the insurance point to make up for a disasterous penalty attempt which was saved by Hearty.He scored 2 and Shane Ryan scored 2 also.

The players that did shine were McManamon and Fennell while Shaughnessy and Ross also had a great game.Alan Brogan played more of a link man role but its reported he went off injured near the end.Diamond got a run out and impressed.

Who cares....Armagh are cr*p now and challenges means nothing

cruiserweight

mise_me_fein wrote: »

Who cares....Armagh are cr*p now and challenges means nothing

:rolleyes: Challenge means nothing maybe, but Armagh are far from crap

One Cold Hand

mise_me_fein wrote: »

Who cares....Armagh are cr*p now and challenges means nothing

Listen mate, I appreciate you're a Louth fan, and probably just trying to have a bit of craic before the game, but if you don't care, then don't bother posting. Simple as. This is a Dublin thread so there's plenty of people who are interested. I'm in Australia myself, and don't get to keep as up to date I normally would, so was very appreciative of the update.

Blackbelt, cheers for the update, keep up the good work! Glad to hear Fennell is continuing his good form.

mise_me_fein

One Cold Hand wrote: »

Listen mate, I appreciate you're a Louth fan, and probably just trying to have a bit of craic before the game, but if you don't care, then don't bother posting. Simple as. This is a Dublin thread so there's plenty of people who are interested. I'm in Australia myself, and don't get to keep as up to date I normally would, so was very appreciative of the update.

Blackbelt, cheers for the update, keep up the good work! Glad to hear Fennell is continuing his good form.

Sorry friend. I´ll keep this in mind for my future posts in this forum.

Best of luck in the qualifiers.

One Cold Hand

mise_me_fein wrote: »

Sorry friend. I´ll keep this in mind for my future posts in this forum.

Best of luck in the qualifiers.

No worries mate.

What are the qualifiers like by the way, we wouldn't really know?

mise_me_fein

One Cold Hand wrote: »

No worries mate.

What are the qualifiers like by the way, we wouldn't really know?

Is that because you think Croke Park is the Dublin stadium?

The qualifers are when you avoid having to leave the city of Dublin and venture out into a different part of the country.

Anyway, I´m sure you´ll be in the know come June 9 or 10....it should have set in by then.

blackbelt

mise_me_fein wrote: »

Is that because you think Croke Park is the Dublin stadium?

The qualifers are when you avoid having to leave the city of Dublin and venture out into a different part of the country.Anyway, I´m sure you´ll be in the know come June 9 or 10....it should have set in by then.

Haha,you just contradicted yourself in the same sentence there.Its been many years since we were in the qualifiers that we've kinda forgotten what its like.

Whereas Louth are one of those teams very familiar with it.So MMF,if you are playing away,where would you like to travel to in the 1st round of qualifiers?...Carlow,Kildare,Roscommon,Antrim,Longford......Monaghan?:D:D

mise_me_fein

blackbelt wrote: »

Haha,you just contradicted yourself in the same sentence there.Its been many years since we were in the qualifiers that we've kinda forgotten what its like.

Whereas Louth are one of those teams very familiar with it.So MMF,if you are playing away,where would you like to travel to in the 1st round of qualifiers?...Carlow,Kildare,Roscommon,Antrim,Longford......Monaghan?:D:D

To be honest yellowbelt, I don´t mind going into the quals.....I´m looking for a 1/4 final and I think we´re gonna get it.

blackbelt

mise_me_fein wrote: »

To be honest yellowbelt, I don´t mind going into the quals.....I´m looking for a 1/4 final and I think we´re gonna get it.

You're either illiterate or colour blind...or just plain and simple deluded.:D:D:D

Well if it is a quarter final you are after,you can be happy being rest assured because you got us in the quarter final of Leinster.:pac:

Here is a bet for you.You turn up at the boards beers that evening after the match and the loser buys a pint for every point won by that persons team.If you are up for it,I am,a Dublin 7 point win will send me on my merry merry way.:cool:

blackbelt

mise_me_fein wrote: »

To be honest yellowbelt, I don´t mind going into the quals.....I´m looking for a 1/4 final and I think we´re gonna get it.

You're either illiterate or colour blind...or just plain and simple deluded.:D:D:D

Well if it is a quarter final you are after,you can be happy being rest assured because you got us in the quarter final of Leinster.:pac:

Here is a bet for you.You turn up at the boards beers that evening after the match and the loser buys a pint for every point won by that persons team.If you are up for it,I am,a Dublin 7 point win will send me on my merry merry way.:cool:

mise_me_fein

i´m not actually in Ireland.........pity I would enjoy the look on the Dubs face but a good thing is that I don´t have to see the English style overhyped reporting in the nationals................anyway none of that is important.

Louth 2-7 Dublin 1-8

You heard it here first.

By the way, I understood you the first time