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The 2021 All Ireland Senior Football Championship

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It starts on Saturday.

Again it's straight knockout, hopefully this will be the last year of that and we can get back to something with a bit more intrigue next year.

Leinster and Munster look straightforward

That could have been said about Munster last year also but I seriously doubt Kerry will make the same mistakes and they did in 2020, there is no way they can.
And they have been playing the league like they cannot afford to put a foot wrong.

There is no use talking about the Leinster championship.

Ulster offers a bit of intrigue, Tyrone and Donegal could meet in a SF and Monaghan and Armagh could meet in the other,
Donegal really need to step up, for the last three years we were told that they were a team to watch and in all three occasions they could not make an All Ireland SF.
One would wonder how focused Tyrone were on their trip to Kerry a few weeks ago, with little really on offer.
Monaghan on there other hand had a lot of focus on the same weekend and staying in Div 1 will do them no harm at all.
Armagh are a potential dark horse.

Connacht is a two a two and a half horse race depending on Roscommon, they have caused shocks before in Connacht previously and I'd not be willing to right them off v a Galway teams that one really has to scratch ones head about.
Mayo have an easy run to the Connacht final but could become unstuck there without Cillian O' Connor
They struggled without him a few years ago.

Anyway it will end up with Dublin beating the Connacht champions without much fuss in the SF and Kerry beating the Ulster champs with a small bit more fuss in the other one.

Barring an early sending off like we had in the first game in 2019 Dublin will cruise to the title like they did in 2019 replay and 2020 finals, regardless of what people say about Kerry getting closer to them.

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ClanofLams

If Mayo could somehow rob this, they will be having a party in the kingdom.

Slattsy

One of the best hits I've seen. What a player.

Slattsy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117754338#Comment_117754338

Basketball?

[Deleted User]

Win or lose, Dubs are not the same

Drumpot

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117754345#Comment_117754345

They did this in meatH game , gonna see now if Dublin are as vulnerable as they have looked

harpsman

Was actually going to suggest throwing o Shea on if they need a goal

theunforgiven

It was filth, inexcusable, and the ref hadn't the bollix to issue a red.

Kevin McStay is a disgrace trying to make excuses for it.

FixdePitchmark

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117754345#Comment_117754345

Dublin are very boring and Farrell seems to play very slow and boring football.

jammiedodgers

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117754316#Comment_117754316

You know the lads saying it's not a yellow or red boo opposition free takers all the time.

Generalisations are fun!

Slattsy

Dublin have been dire this second half. No other word to describe it.

cson

Its close but this has been such a shite game to watch.

Strumms

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117754345#Comment_117754345

Careless in possession, haven’t come out really the last 20 have been brutal.

Larbre34

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117754287#Comment_117754287

Couldn't belief the slurry coming out of McStay over that incident. That sort of talk endangers safety because young hot heads think its grand when they hear it being discussed.