The 2023 All Ireland Senior Football Championship (Sam Maguire Cup)

MacDanger · 30-04-2023 06:09PM

Disappointing for kildare but at least they showed a bit of heart, could easily have won today though

Drumpot · 30-04-2023 06:09PM

Kildare will be kicking themselves, best chance they will get to beat the dubs who were muck. Has Fenton ever played worse?

blowitupref · 30-04-2023 06:16PM

Great effort by Kildare, 0-10 to 0-6 41 mins played was looking like a huge shock. That performance should give them confidence for the group stage. Get out of jail card used by Dublin.

Elsewhere a fine job Mickey Harte is doing with Louth, Took on the Louth gig in November 2020 when they were just relegated to Division 4 losing 6 of their 7 games. April 2023 finished 3rd in Div 2 and into the first Leinster final for 13 years.

Armagh very comfortable v Down, hard to believe it's their first Ulster final since 2008 and the first Derry v Armagh final since 2000.

munster87 · 30-04-2023 06:17PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120540062#Comment_120540062

Didn’t see a replay of that catch near the end by Fenton. Looked like he fouled the man in front of him.

Very slow game, Louth might be better than Kildare?

A few newer lads on the Dublin team didn’t look like they are at an All Ireland winning level yet anyway imo.

gormdubhgorm · 30-04-2023 06:18PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120540103#Comment_120540103

True good effort by Kildare, but serious question marks over Dublin these days - a shadow of the team that once was. Plus a sideline management team that seems to operate on a wing and prayer.

Drumpot · 30-04-2023 06:19PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120540108#Comment_120540108

Mickey Harte will have the Louth lads well up for it. That will be a very tight match and im just not convinced this Dublin team can overcome a good team who can play it well.

Today felt more like Kildare lost it then Dublin won it. Reminds me more like early 00s Leinster where Westmeath and Laois were challenging and winning. At one stage a few nice Kildare points reminded me of some nasty defeats we had back then!

dxhound2005 · 30-04-2023 06:35PM

First provincial final for Armagh since 2008. Louth, Clare and Sligo have all been in finals more recently than that. Louth 2010, Clare 2012, Sligo 2015.

I think we have the last 16 established now. The 8 who started the League in Division 1, 6 of the 8 in Division 2 (no Meath or Limerick) plus Westmeath and Sligo.

RoyalCelt · 30-04-2023 06:44PM

Shame the new casement isn't built. Derry Vs Armagh would have been perfect there and it'd sell out.

dxhound2005 · 30-04-2023 06:52PM

Not much of a tradition there, and people have got used to Clones.

In all, Casement Park has hosted eight Ulster football finals. However, the Antrim ground has not held the provincial final since 1971, with St. Tiernach's Park in Clones hosting the final every year since except between 2004 and 2006 when it was moved to Croke Park such was the demand for tickets.

blowitupref · 30-04-2023 08:20PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120540115#Comment_120540115

Not going to see a Dublin team like that one 2015 to 2020 again in our lifetime. Dublin now don't have the same strength in depth (more of todays subs will be starters in the AI series) shot selection and decision making a long way off to where it use to be under Jim Gavin.

enricoh · 30-04-2023 08:30PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120536579#Comment_120536579

A mate backed them at 14/1 before the Dublin league final. Said they'd be paying no heed to it n was worried odds would be cut if they won it. He says he can't see anyone beating them this year.

enricoh · 30-04-2023 08:30PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120536579#Comment_120536579

A mate backed them at 14/1 before the Dublin league final. Said they'd be paying no heed to it n was worried odds would be cut if they won it. He says he can't see anyone beating them this year.

dxhound2005 · 30-04-2023 08:40PM

Seedings confirmed for All-Ireland and Tailteann Cup goup stages

Updated / Sunday, 30 Apr 2023 19:49

Tailteann Cup

1st seeds: Meath, Cavan, Fermanagh, Limerick

2nd seeds: Down, Offaly, Antrim, Wicklow

3rd seeds: Longford, Tipperary, Laois, Wexford

4th seeds: Leitrim, Carlow, Waterford, Leitrim

RTE have the details of the draw. But this journalist seems to jump the gun, instead of doing some proof reading. He had to correct the last permutations article twice. Should be London in the Tailteann, not Leitrim twice. No doubt it will be corrected later with a new timeline.

https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2023/0430/1380032-seedings-confirmed-for-all-ireland-and-tailteann-cup/

ArielAtom · 30-04-2023 08:41PM

Just back from game, Dublin had no idea on how to breakdown a northern like blanket defence. 15 behind the ball for the majority of the game. Got out of jail

Charles Babbage · 30-04-2023 08:50PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120540278#Comment_120540278

The 27,000 crowd at the 2005 Ulster Semi-final between Derry and Armagh was one piece of evidence that you could get a crowd there. I imagine today that there were people who would have been keen to go to covered stands but did not chance going to Clones.

breezy1985 · 30-04-2023 08:59PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120540794#Comment_120540794

Also a proper modern stadium in a city gives a sense of occasion. I was one of the few who was happy with Cork over Thurles for the hurling league final before hand.

ArmaniJeanss · 30-04-2023 09:13PM

Wasn't there always a VAT reason why Clones was used for Ulster Finals? As GAA ticket prices are zero-rated for VAT in 'the South', whereas in the UK they are at the standard rate, currently 20%. Not sure if that situation has changed.

ArielAtom · 30-04-2023 09:23PM

Glenn Ryan whinging about Dublin getting favourable decisions and the line being allowed to do what they want. A poor performance by Dublin against a well drilled defensive set up and he still couldn’t win.

threeball · 30-04-2023 09:32PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120540932#Comment_120540932

Sad state of affairs when what used to be a marque must watch event (Dub v Kildare) is no longer even a notable event. Genuinely didn't know this was even played today until you mentioned it.

Drumpot · 30-04-2023 09:33PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120540932#Comment_120540932

Didn’t look like that from where I was sitting, I thought they got their fair share of 50/50s. Enjoyed his sides cynical lieing down to slow the game down when Dublin started trying to build some momentum aswell.

Kildare blew it, they really had a great chance to beat us today and only have themselves to blame.

dxhound2005 · 30-04-2023 09:42PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120540968#Comment_120540968

Sad in your house, but other people knew it was on.

manofwisdom · 30-04-2023 09:57PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120540749#Comment_120540749

Leitrim a bit like New York, so good they named them twice.

corny · 30-04-2023 09:58PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120540932#Comment_120540932

He said "Its sounds like sour grapes...". Yeah that's exactly what it sounds like Glen.

breezy1985 · 30-04-2023 10:15PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120541081#Comment_120541081

Carrick Carrick,

It's a helluva town!

The schoolyard's up

And the shopping mall's down

The stray dogs go to the animal pound!

Carrick Leeeetriiimmm.

ArielAtom · 30-04-2023 10:58PM

Says more about your interest in GAA than any state if affairs.

cj maxx · 30-04-2023 11:54PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120540278#Comment_120540278

Why , Clones is the traditional home for Ulster finals

01-05-2023 09:10AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120540932#Comment_120540932

Just read Glen comments. He is right about one thing, a whinge fest from him.

Drumpot · 01-05-2023 09:20AM

Looking like probably:

Pot 1

Galway

Dublin

Kerry

Derry

Pot 2

Sligo

Louth

Clare

Armagh

Pot 3

Mayo

Roscommon

Tyrone

Monaghan

Pot 4

Donegal

Cork

Kildare

Westmeath

An Armagh, Mayo, Donegal group would be tasty with any of the top seeds.

Bass Reeves · 01-05-2023 09:26AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120542001#Comment_120542001

Was it on the Sunday game last night both Ciaran Whelan and Eamon Fitzmaurice both taught it was an advantage to Dublin to play in Croke Park virtually every game. Whelan thaugh because of the numbers attending Leinster matches that the Kildare and Lapis could have been played at any of a number of pitches in Leinster.

Whelan also commented that the result could have gone the other way if the match was elsewhere. As well Fitzmaurice stated that if you ate used to a pitch you have much more confidence playing and positioning in that pitch

Coillte_Bhoy · 01-05-2023 09:39AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120540973#Comment_120540973

Don't think he was specifically on about the ref, more about the general state of affairs re officialdom around the sideline, dressing rooms etc.

The 2023 All Ireland Senior Football Championship (Sam Maguire Cup)

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