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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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lawred2

He's happy to send them all off now that the game is no longer in the balance

castletownman

Justice for modern football.

Defeat for cynicism and a style turning neutrals away in their droves.

No other side has ever had players like McMahon used specifically to agitate the opposition.

The coddle will be extra salty tonight.

TomsOnTheRoof

Lazarus would be proud of that one

Fred Astaire

Dublin just trying to give a few digs before they go home.

It's a shame that money can't buy class!

Swaine

Goodbye to the boys in blue. You won't be missed.

[Deleted User]

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117754861#Comment_117754861

Ya might want to copyright that 😀

Say Your Number

Can only imagine the frenzy they'll whip themselves into in Mayo over the next few weeks.

TallGlass2

RTE down playing Dublin as usual, unbeaten run of 45 games, unbeaten in 6 years and haven't won against Dublin in 9 years. The whole thing if you ask me is geared against Dublin from the bat.

Repo101

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117754851#Comment_117754851

Typical response from a jackeen. A very sore jackeen at that.

AMKC

Yes Yes Yes delighted for Mayo they were the better team. Thank you Mayo for doing the whole Country a favour and stopping Dublin. Can not wait to see Kildare give Dublin a real match next year and maybe even beat them.

technocrat

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117754851#Comment_117754851

Stay classy as half you team get sent off haha

Swaine

Ronnie Drew, Molly Malone, Bertie Ahern, Charlie Haughey.. your boys have taken one hell of a beating.

C__MC

Credit to mayo. Deserving winners.

They need to win the final though!

martingriff

Operation split Dublin can now be put to bed

Say Your Number

Galway band playing over the sound system?

obi604

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117754853#Comment_117754853

For what. James McCarthy elbowing a Mayo lad is it 🙄

blackcard

45 games unbeaten was some feat, but some players let the Dublin team very badly today. Oh to be from Mayo on a day like today would be heaven

They will probably lose the final

JeffKenna

Really disappointing to see that stuff on the field from Dublin.

kirk.

Some about of bad tackles from Dublin today

siblers

What are the Mayo fans singing?

Mad_maxx

Maybe dial down on the celebrations ?, its not the final

babybuilder

Great for Mayo and great for football. End of a great Dublin team. Lot of trampish behavior but Mayo stood strong and steadfast. Young boys were great.

Fred Astaire

The greatest of champions! HAHA!

Absolute scutter from RTE there. The best teams in GAA history didn't need money pumped into them, several multiples of what was given to any other county for years, until it was harder to lose than win.

Jackben75

Well done Mayo. Congrats Kerry, nothing to stop them now.

lawred2

I'm delighted. So happy for those Mayo lads. They've given so much in the last decade. Tragic thing is they could still end the year with nothing.

I hope not

ACitizenErased

Dublin players throw the toys out of the pram. Good riddance, well done Mayo

namloc1980

Just goes to show they win 6 in a row but couldn't buy class. To go down in disgrace is kind of fitting.

Drumpot

Well done to Mayo, . Dublin run had to end sometime , a lot of focus will turn on Dessie as the team lost with a wimper and have looked vulnerable alL season.

Slattsy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117754889#Comment_117754889

Assuming you didn't make it to junior infants?

Beechwoodspark

That type of performance typifies why genuine neutrals could never support dublin - despicable from top to bottom

the rot set in years ago in dublin and it’s well entrenched there now

The old financial doping didn’t work out for them this year and no doubt they’ll be back wanting more money in a few weeks

that ref was a disgrace too