Did Offaly have the full 15 against Kildare 13?
Dublin v Meath
Kildare v Westmeath
Mouthwatering ties
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Yes.
Kildare red was really harsh at the time. Donât even think it was a free. They were 8 up at that point.
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Meath followed by Kildare. If Dublin are to win Leinster they will have to do it the hard way.
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Not to mention Wexford, a storied footballing county with a 4 in a row history.
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Itâs these type tests that have meant Dublin are always well prepared for the All-Ireland series if they get there.
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No room for complacency. Dessie will need to pull out all the stops to get Cluxton back from his holidays
Dont think Cluxton is on holidays. Think he goes back into school and sweeps up the floors and paints the place during the summer.
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Iâd nearly believe it too
Whoever emerges from Leinster will be battle hardened. 3 games in Ulster so far and 3 turkey shoots, with double digit winning margins in all 3.
I think Mayo beat Dublin in a semi before losing the final.
He wouldnât like to talk about it though.
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If Mayo are to beat the Dubs it will be in a semi. Can see Kerry winning their semi easily. Nothing in Ulster any great shakes Imo. Tyrone and Monaghan gone backwards and Donegal the most overrated side in the country. Will be a compeditive Ulster championship from semi final stage but poor standard. The winner will be the weakest of the 4 semi finalists
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Monaghan and Armagh have improved.
Donegal and Tyrone gone backwards. Any of the 4 coulf win it.
The extent of McManus injury will be crucial. I think you could make a case to say Monaghan have the best back 6 in the country now. I think they will win Ulster, even without McManus.
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By my reckoning thatâs the closest game Dublin have had in Leinster since their 7 point win in the Leinster final of 2013. Wexford never feared Dublin as Cyril would say.
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Playing for Wexford since 2006.
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Dublin will have to coax Cluxton out of retirement. Standards are slipping.
The Dubs will be playing the poor mouth yet that theyâve so little coming through that theyâre still reliant on a 40 year old in goal.
The football championship is becoming an irrelevance. One sided hammerings all around. I took the dog for a walk during Galway and Roscommon yesterday. Turgid viewing. Maybe 4 good games in the championship as a whole if we are lucky.
Iâd personally admire Cluxton for his stance, if you canât stand over your principles then itâs pretty much cheerio in another way.