2017 All Ireland Senior Football Championship, Dublin's continued exploitation of its natural advantages

[myboyblue]

@Little_Lord_Fauntleroy

we should do it just to spite them

If ye win it befor the Limerick boys, it could be the end of quite a few posters on here.

[Ashman]

Hurling isn’t won in gyms .

[Matty_Hislop]

@Ashman

Hurling isn’t won in gyms .

Tell that to Cuala, mate.

[Nembo_Kid]

Ooooft

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

@Matty_Hislop

@Ashman

Hurling isn’t won in gyms .

Tell that to Cuala, mate.

ouch

[Horsebox]

@Matty_Hislop

@Ashman

Hurling isn’t won in gyms .

Tell that to Cuala, mate.

Headshot. The muldoons getting a bit of a chasing here.

[Nembo_Kid]

AIB should run their Toughest Trade this year with Joe McQuillan and Adelaide Byrd.

[Ashman]

They won a club all Ireland with the pick of half of south Dublin and their best players shit their pants to hurl at inter county level

[myboyblue]

Dont forget the Kerry man.

[Arseboxin]

Not a lot more to say really - thankfully as I can barely type with the shakes . I felt immediately afterwards that Mayo left it behind them and we were steeped. I genuinely thought we were goosed, but there really has to be something about this curse business.

Although in saying that, you make your own luck and I don’t believe this Dublin team know how to lose. Which is lucky for Jim, because he made a huge tactical errror starting O’Gara

[tazdedub]

Here ya go lads. Any muldoons living in Dublin are welcome to attend.

Here's where you can welcome the Dublin winners home

[Juhniallio]

@farmerinthecity

I am lost for words when trying to describe yesterday.

I have said before that Mayo seem to have difficulty getting over the psychological barrier of winning an All Ireland. It happened last year, it happened in 2013.

But I don’t know. I think Dublin were excellent in the last 10 minutes. They kept their composure and tipped over the points. I think COC got a point from play for Mayo in that spell.

To me Mayo were the best team yesterday. I thought they won most of the duals and their inside forwards caused havoc again. But they didn’t win. The only reason I can come to is that Dublin are an excellent side and even when they weren’t playing well they still kept the scoreboard ticking over. It almost goes unnoticed. The change of kick out strategy was huge as well.

For me, Mayo were the second best team yesterday, especially when it mattered. They hammered Dublin in the first half and owned the ball but only went in a point up and had some terrible wides. Not scoring when hammering Dublin has been probably the greatest flaw they have had over the last few years.
Once Dublin managed to get possession in the second half they looked much more in control. You could feel them grinding down MAyo and getting their scores easier. Yes Mayo went ahead again but but the ease and calm with which Dublin reeled them back in was clear.
It’s okk to feel sorry for Mayo, everyone does, but elevating them to shoulda/woulda/coulda champions is silly.

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

@Juhniallio

@farmerinthecity

I am lost for words when trying to describe yesterday.

I have said before that Mayo seem to have difficulty getting over the psychological barrier of winning an All Ireland. It happened last year, it happened in 2013.

But I don’t know. I think Dublin were excellent in the last 10 minutes. They kept their composure and tipped over the points. I think COC got a point from play for Mayo in that spell.

To me Mayo were the best team yesterday. I thought they won most of the duals and their inside forwards caused havoc again. But they didn’t win. The only reason I can come to is that Dublin are an excellent side and even when they weren’t playing well they still kept the scoreboard ticking over. It almost goes unnoticed. The change of kick out strategy was huge as well.

For me, Mayo were the second best team yesterday, especially when it mattered. They hammered Dublin in the first half and owned the ball but only went in a point up and had some terrible wides. Not scoring when hammering Dublin has been probably the greatest flaw they have had over the last few years.
Once Dublin managed to get possession in the second half they looked much more in control. You could feel them grinding down MAyo and getting their scores easier. Yes Mayo went ahead again but but the ease and calm with which Dublin reeled them back in was clear.
It’s okk to feel sorry for Mayo, everyone does, but elevating them to shoulda/woulda/coulda champions is silly.

its true, Dublin were the better team down the stretch

[glasagusban]

Look mate, Dublin should have had O’Gara sent off and a penalty awarded against them. They didn’t win the game, the ref stole it from mayo. Great to get the three in a row all the same, but I wouldn’t be crowing too much about a team with that wealth of talent having to rely on crooked officials to get them over the line. If I were a Dublin supporter I would be keeping quiet about the whole sordid affair.

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

@glasagusban

Look mate, Dublin should have had O’Gara sent off and a penalty awarded against them. They didn’t win the game, the ref stole it from mayo. Great to get the three in a row all the same, but I wouldn’t be crowing too much about a team with that wealth of talent having to rely on crooked officials to get them over the line. If I were a Dublin supporter I would be keeping quiet about the whole sordid affair.

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when 3 or 4 players attacked him and he pushed them away?

[glasagusban]

No a different incident silly.

[Fagan_ODowd]

@glasagusban

No a different incident silly.

In real time there was nothing in the O’Gara incident.

[glasagusban]

Incorrect.

[Fagan_ODowd]

@glasagusban

Incorrect.

I watched it in real time and thought nothing of it.

[GeoffreyBoycott]

Mayo probably would have missed the penalty.