All-Ireland Championships '08

Stuff the Goat · 9th May 2008, 23:30

'Tis back again!......usually starts after Utd. (hopefully) clinch the Premiership!.......any predictions out there ?
Here's mine;
(1)Football;
Leinster.....Dublin.
Connacht...Mayo
Munster.....Cork(could catch kingdom cold!)
Ulster......Monaghan...("well, I am a Monaghanman originally")!
All-Ireland Champs......Kingdom of Kerry(via backdoor)!
On the coat-tails..Derry, Galway,Meath.

Hurling;
Leinster....K'kenny
Munster....Cork
Ulster.......Antrim
All-Ireland Champions......Galway.
On the coat-tails... Tipp, Wexford....(Antrim could well run Galway close, but come up 4 or 5 pts short!).

PJ · 15th May 2008, 22:05

sorry, i've deleted the other thread

bazalini · 15th May 2008, 22:10

Leinster - Westmeath
Munster -Kerry
Connaught - Galway
Ulster - Tyrone

AI - Kerry (would love the Dubs to do it)

Hurling
Leinster - Kilkenny
Munster - Waterford
Connaught - Obvious
Ulster - Obvious

Anyhow - Good start by Iarmhi

Stuff the Goat · 15th May 2008, 22:14

A good outside bet next Sun., could be Antrim to bt Cavan ...12/5 via ladbrokes (or even a draw 7/1)......... Cavan had a very poor league, relegated to Div.3........ Antrim just missed out on promotion to Div.3 (albeit with 2 poor defeats to Waterford & Tipp).
However, Antrim have home advantage, & while Cavan are favs, this is the one "stand-out-shock" possibility for Sun. next!

PJ · 15th May 2008, 22:14

i think derry have a good chance in ulster

Stuff the Goat · 15th May 2008, 22:15

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Originally Posted by PJ

sorry, i've deleted the other thread

no probs PJ, these things happen!

Stuff the Goat · 19th May 2008, 20:20

Great result for Wicklow & Micko!... nearly 72 & still flying !

GazM · 19th May 2008, 21:22

Come On Tyrone!

PJ · 19th May 2008, 22:23

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Originally Posted by GazM

Come On Tyrone!

i used to like you.....

GazM · 19th May 2008, 22:45

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Originally Posted by PJ

i used to like you.....

I'm from Omagh, what do you expect

pert · 19th May 2008, 22:46

Come on Crossmaglen

PJ · 19th May 2008, 23:03

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Originally Posted by GazM

I'm from Omagh, what do you expect

lol, fair point!

Decotron · 19th May 2008, 23:40

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Originally Posted by Stuff the Goat

Great result for Wicklow & Micko!... nearly 72 & still flying !

Hes a bit of a legend alright even though hes not my personal fav. Any paddy power type got the overall odds (in both codes)

Keane16 · 19th May 2008, 23:50

Down to brass tax lads....are Dublin going to win the All-Ireland or not?

I say no.

Is there any reason why the Kingdom won't win it again?....not at this stage, no.

Name Changed · 21st May 2008, 01:05

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Originally Posted by Keane16

Down to brass tax lads....are Dublin going to win the All-Ireland or not?

I say no.

Is there any reason why the Kingdom won't win it again?....not at this stage, no.

Not a chance. Just cannot perform for a whole match. And too many discipline problems when we lose a couple of points.

Can't see much further than Kerry for the football. But I think Mayo can push them. And maybe Cork.

The Cats for the hurling. I'd love to see Waterford win it though.

UnitedIrishman · 21st May 2008, 01:39

Wouldn't be surprised if Kerry win the next three on the spin.

As a Mayo man, we should win Connacht but we're missing a center-forward big time and Ciaran Mac isn't the answer. Pierce Hanley going to Australia was a massive loss, I'd even go so far as to say that we'd win an All-Ireland with this squad if Hanley was back.

Closest to Kerry could be Galway who have found a number of gems during the league but they need to replace the likes of Joyce quickly. Meehan doesn't show in the big games and their forward line is far too slow to beat the northern sides.

Stuff the Goat · 27th May 2008, 22:42

Fair play to Fermanagh, deservingly beat my own co., Monaghan last Sun.

We simply never got out of the blocks, Gary McQuaid fully deserved his red card...... Hopefully we can recover something in the qualifiers.
Again, congrats to the Ernesiders, I would love to see them win their 1st Ulster title!

Name Changed · 1st June 2008, 19:35

Jaysus my second county Clare gave Waterford a hammering. I didn't see that coming.

Keane16 · 2nd June 2008, 12:30

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Originally Posted by Name Changed

Jaysus my second county Clare gave Waterford a hammering. I didn't see that coming.

Everyone else had a fair idea......maybe not a 9 point hammering, but all week the talk was that Clare would probably do them. Clare shouldn't get too carried away though, it might be their first win in Munster for 5 years or whatever, but a weak and demoralised Deise still got 23 scores against them.

Derry showed well yesterday in the football, tough opener they had there, and they went behind as well.

Any Meath men here?

tyrone red · 2nd June 2008, 12:41

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Originally Posted by bazalini

Leinster - Westmeath
Munster -Kerry
Connaught - Galway
Ulster - Tyrone

AI - Kerry (would love the Dubs to do it)

Hurling
Leinster - Kilkenny
Munster - Waterford
Connaught - Obvious
Ulster - Obvious

Anyhow - Good start by Iarmhi

I share your opinion Baz, but i think Derry are very strong this year..

Rooney24 · 2nd June 2008, 18:12

What price are Down?

Name Changed · 3rd June 2008, 21:47

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Originally Posted by Keane16

Everyone else had a fair idea......maybe not a 9 point hammering, but all week the talk was that Clare would probably do them. Clare shouldn't get too carried away though, it might be their first win in Munster for 5 years or whatever, but a weak and demoralised Deise still got 23 scores against them.

Derry showed well yesterday in the football, tough opener they had there, and they went behind as well.

Any Meath men here?

That shows how little I know about hurling so.

I'm not from Meath but live there.

Keane16 · 8th June 2008, 21:58

Dublin are flying it.....1-22?

Nailed on.

Get out yere little blue car flags lads.

mosesfromtala · 8th June 2008, 22:41

dublin looked good today - against a very poor side ... although that young lad in the midfield fennel was great, .. super debut and we've needed someone to shoulder Whelo's burden for a while now ... Brogan was as good as he can be , which is pretty decent and that tosser Vaughan seems to be aware that he's been shite lately and he looked full of effot when he came on ... all in all as good as can be expected ... was a bit less optimistic this year than the previous two but today restored some of it ... could be a good summer - if one of the nordie teams knocks kerry out for us!

Name Changed · 29th June 2008, 22:53

Dublin looked absolutely shite today. Their full back line was pulled all over the place. If Dessie Dolan had kept his shooting boots on for the last 10 minutes then Westmeath would have won. If Dublin play like that against a decent team then they will be out of the All Ireland for another year.

bazalini · 29th June 2008, 23:28

From a Westmeath prospective, Dublin hammered us at this stage last year. We have a good team and we will hold our own in the qualifiers. I am sure no one will want to play us.

Hope Dublin kick the fuck out of the Yella Bellies

Name Changed · 30th June 2008, 00:03

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Originally Posted by bazalini

From a Westmeath prospective, Dublin hammered us at this stage last year. We have a good team and we will hold our own in the qualifiers. I am sure no one will want to play us.

Hope Dublin kick the fuck out of the Yella Bellies

I'd say they will do that handily enough.

Keane16 · 30th June 2008, 20:10

Dublin need to up it, but it's still early - they're planning for September, so no panic for the Jackeens.

There's a rake of Dublin flags all over my estate and there's murder over it....they were even screaming at each other on the Joe Duffy Show the other day over it. I think it's a disgrace. I just want to be able to wear my Paul Galvin jersey in peace, but no there's no chance of that now....all because of the Dublin flags.

Cork this weekend....I think to the panels these Munster finals have lost a bit of importance or credibility since the back door came in. If we win it's our 9000th Munster title, if they win, we'll beat them later on. As a supporter though, I just love beating Cork. It's just one of those things you never get sick of doing. It's 50/50 though. Obviously, we're better than them, but it's all about September, not June/July.

Decotron · 30th June 2008, 20:16

Armagh looked strong yesterday. Dont think ive seen Brogan have a quieter game for Dublin. Dont think they'll win it, too many question marks about the defense.

lem8sh · 30th June 2008, 22:05

We'll piss it

Name Changed · 1st July 2008, 00:03

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Originally Posted by Decotron

Armagh looked strong yesterday. Dont think ive seen Brogan have a quieter game for Dublin. Dont think they'll win it, too many question marks about the defense.

Brogan was totally marked out of the game. Most of the Dublin forwards looked fairly average yesterday, all of them actually.

Name Changed · 1st July 2008, 00:04

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Originally Posted by lem8sh

We'll piss it

Confidence is a good thing, cockiness is a bad thing. I think yous will win it though.

9th May 2008, 23:30	#1 (permalink)
Stuff the Goat Reserve Team Player Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Galway, next stop America. Posts: 1,298	All-Ireland Championships '08 'Tis back again!......usually starts after Utd. (hopefully) clinch the Premiership!.......any predictions out there ? Here's mine; (1)Football; Leinster.....Dublin. Connacht...Mayo Munster.....Cork(could catch kingdom cold!) Ulster......Monaghan...("well, I am a Monaghanman originally")! All-Ireland Champs......Kingdom of Kerry(via backdoor)! On the coat-tails..Derry, Galway,Meath. Hurling; Leinster....K'kenny Munster....Cork Ulster.......Antrim All-Ireland Champions......Galway. On the coat-tails... Tipp, Wexford....(Antrim could well run Galway close, but come up 4 or 5 pts short!).

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bazalini Join Date: May 2000 Location: President of The Bring Back "Charlie Devils, Neil Thomson & Clayton Blackmore" Fan Clubs Posts: 13,963	Leinster - Westmeath Munster -Kerry Connaught - Galway Ulster - Tyrone AI - Kerry (would love the Dubs to do it) Hurling Leinster - Kilkenny Munster - Waterford Connaught - Obvious Ulster - Obvious Anyhow - Good start by Iarmhi

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Stuff the Goat Reserve Team Player Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Galway, next stop America. Posts: 1,298	A good outside bet next Sun., could be Antrim to bt Cavan ...12/5 via ladbrokes (or even a draw 7/1)......... Cavan had a very poor league, relegated to Div.3........ Antrim just missed out on promotion to Div.3 (albeit with 2 poor defeats to Waterford & Tipp). However, Antrim have home advantage, & while Cavan are favs, this is the one "stand-out-shock" possibility for Sun. next!

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PJ Reserve Team Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: derry/belfast Posts: 868	i think derry have a good chance in ulster

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Stuff the Goat Reserve Team Player Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Galway, next stop America. Posts: 1,298	Great result for Wicklow & Micko!... nearly 72 & still flying !

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GazM Reserve Team Player Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: University Of Ulster Posts: 2,697	Come On Tyrone!

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pert Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 12,167	Come on Crossmaglen

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Keane16 Redcafe Minister for Guinness Therapy Join Date: May 2003 Location: Eugene, are you even listening to me? Posts: 14,359	Down to brass tax lads....are Dublin going to win the All-Ireland or not? I say no. Is there any reason why the Kingdom won't win it again?....not at this stage, no.

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UnitedIrishman Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,180	Wouldn't be surprised if Kerry win the next three on the spin. As a Mayo man, we should win Connacht but we're missing a center-forward big time and Ciaran Mac isn't the answer. Pierce Hanley going to Australia was a massive loss, I'd even go so far as to say that we'd win an All-Ireland with this squad if Hanley was back. Closest to Kerry could be Galway who have found a number of gems during the league but they need to replace the likes of Joyce quickly. Meehan doesn't show in the big games and their forward line is far too slow to beat the northern sides.

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Stuff the Goat Reserve Team Player Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Galway, next stop America. Posts: 1,298	Fair play to Fermanagh, deservingly beat my own co., Monaghan last Sun. We simply never got out of the blocks, Gary McQuaid fully deserved his red card...... Hopefully we can recover something in the qualifiers. Again, congrats to the Ernesiders, I would love to see them win their 1st Ulster title!

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Name Changed weso26 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dublin Posts: 2,647	Jaysus my second county Clare gave Waterford a hammering. I didn't see that coming.

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Keane16 Redcafe Minister for Guinness Therapy Join Date: May 2003 Location: Eugene, are you even listening to me? Posts: 14,359	Dublin are flying it.....1-22? Nailed on. Get out yere little blue car flags lads.

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mosesfromtala thinking about sligo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: the la Posts: 2,479	dublin looked good today - against a very poor side ... although that young lad in the midfield fennel was great, .. super debut and we've needed someone to shoulder Whelo's burden for a while now ... Brogan was as good as he can be , which is pretty decent and that tosser Vaughan seems to be aware that he's been shite lately and he looked full of effot when he came on ... all in all as good as can be expected ... was a bit less optimistic this year than the previous two but today restored some of it ... could be a good summer - if one of the nordie teams knocks kerry out for us!

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Name Changed weso26 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dublin Posts: 2,647	Dublin looked absolutely shite today. Their full back line was pulled all over the place. If Dessie Dolan had kept his shooting boots on for the last 10 minutes then Westmeath would have won. If Dublin play like that against a decent team then they will be out of the All Ireland for another year.

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bazalini Join Date: May 2000 Location: President of The Bring Back "Charlie Devils, Neil Thomson & Clayton Blackmore" Fan Clubs Posts: 13,963	From a Westmeath prospective, Dublin hammered us at this stage last year. We have a good team and we will hold our own in the qualifiers. I am sure no one will want to play us. Hope Dublin kick the fuck out of the Yella Bellies

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Keane16 Redcafe Minister for Guinness Therapy Join Date: May 2003 Location: Eugene, are you even listening to me? Posts: 14,359	Dublin need to up it, but it's still early - they're planning for September, so no panic for the Jackeens. There's a rake of Dublin flags all over my estate and there's murder over it....they were even screaming at each other on the Joe Duffy Show the other day over it. I think it's a disgrace. I just want to be able to wear my Paul Galvin jersey in peace, but no there's no chance of that now....all because of the Dublin flags. Cork this weekend....I think to the panels these Munster finals have lost a bit of importance or credibility since the back door came in. If we win it's our 9000th Munster title, if they win, we'll beat them later on. As a supporter though, I just love beating Cork. It's just one of those things you never get sick of doing. It's 50/50 though. Obviously, we're better than them, but it's all about September, not June/July.

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Decotron Reserve Team Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: So near I can smell it..... Posts: 1,628	Armagh looked strong yesterday. Dont think ive seen Brogan have a quieter game for Dublin. Dont think they'll win it, too many question marks about the defense.

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lem8sh Reserve Team Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: The Kingdom Posts: 1,141	We'll piss it