The 2025 All Ireland Senior Football Championship (Sam Maguire Cup)

Three number threes getting 2,3, and 4. That's bollox regardless what shape or way the game is played nowadays.

God the sensitivity is bad.

The opposite of hard is soft. It’s just a word.

Sussed out Donegal were off the pace early and took advantage. Paudie was good but White did a little of damage

Not from Kerry but facts are Kerry have given three hammerings to the best teams in Ulster. Saying they won because Donegal didn’t show up or whatever is nonsense. The new rules put an emphasis on traditional footballing skills and in terms of those abilities, Kerry have far more talent than any other county.

The sensitivity if smoke is not being blown up the proverbial is hilarious. Several of the punters on the Sunday game mentioned how easy it was for Kerry while also praising them. Which is all I did.

Sleep well.

Tyrone look to have a good few coming through.

Ye might win it next year Francie. A nice soft championship. Fingers crossed.

They've won close to 1 in 3 all irelands since Down came good in 1991.

They won't be long getting up to speed....

I did give Kerry credit. Beers affecting your eyesight mabe?

I don’t blow smoke. I’ll leave that to Marty Morrisey etc.

Through gritted teeth lol.

I am working tomorrow so taking it easy with the beers.

Kerry have a couple limited enough footballers in terms of footballing skills but when they have possession they are very structured in who has the ball.

Both wing backs, Seanie O Shea, Joe Connor and the main man Paidi Clifford handle nearly all the ball when they are trying to work a scoring position. I've never seen a player run a game like PC yesterday.

More like Pirlo or Modric than any full forward I've seen before.

They have out how to use David Clifford to maximise his scoring threat; he is happy to be used as a decoy most of the time while the players mentioned above probe for opening or run down the clock like they they on plenty occasions yesterday.

Often yesterday both Kerry midfielders and centre back were almost static near the Donegal square while PC owned the ball further out. I'd love to see his possession stats.

Great occasion and great supporters on both sides. Pity is wasn't closer but Kerry had too many tricks when Donegal got it back to 4. They needed a 2 point or goal but didn't get close to either.

Agree with this and it will be hard. Kerry have two titles this decade and with 3 to play , they'll win at least two more. The best skillful team in the country by a mile.

New rules are fine. Better than what he have. But still a long way to go before football is back. Final yesterday was poor very like basketball.

The 2 pointers have made the game a lot better, before the new rules, players were afraid to shoot from very scoreable positions, most points were from close in.

delighted to see goalkeepers stay where they should be as well.

3 men staying up has been the best rule change.

they are talking about more changes and Rome wasnt built in a day.

we all like to see even games but even the games like meath v donegal, there was still some lovely scores in that game, its up to the likes of meath to keep it close, that isnt the new rules fault, better a hammering with lots of nice scores than an even game with 30 players in one half, ball going sideways for 5 minutes and people falling asleep in the stands and watching on tv.

The new rules have been a huge success. Fantastic to see long range points again, high fielding and contested kickouts, space for forwards due to 3 being up at all times, fast frees, etc.

The game is still blighted to some degree by teams playing keep ball at times however. I am not sure how you overcome that. A shot clock would only encourage more defensive tactics.

A fundamental flaw of the sport is how easy it is to keep possession compared to hurling and soccer. It's very difficult to address that once teams focused more on possession.