A real feel good factor about this final. A little like a Barcelona v man united European cup final.
Two counties with a great tradition and play the game in the right way.
There can’t really be any losers but I’ll be throwing my lot behind Galway.
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A solid traditional feeling to both finals this year without either being very common pairings.
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What a betrayal of your beloved Kerry
The playacting on the field will be off the charts.
Galway will be dreaming. Galway is always dreaming.
Galway are wanderers, emigrants, dreamers and more often than not will let you down but one day maybe will make you sit up with a big smile on your face.
Galway is a shiver down your spine remembering a day September when you saw joy and your relations, who economics made migrants of, hearts burst with pride. A place that forced them out but they never could and never wanted to force it out of their hearts.
It’s never easy to love Galway, it rains a lot, the people are often cynical but when a man needs a favour, a weight carried, a grave dug, a lift to a match, a ticket to a final.
A people who step back when you do well and step forward when you stumble.
Many of us swapped a life hewn from rock and a bit of fishing for new lives in Boston, Chicago and Dalkey. But we never forgot the sun setting over Dogs Bay and how Connemara embraces you like a strict mother embraces a child she loves.
Galway is Ireland. Any lad not backing Galway in a couple of weeks hates Ireland.
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Hopefully for neutrals it’s more competitive than the Barcelona v Manchester United finals.
Iconic games in 2000. Declan Meehan’s goal 
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Barcelona v Man U is a Johnny come lately footix final pairing. Barcelona didn’t win the tournament until it’s 37st renewal in 1992 and Man U didn’t make their 2nd final until 1999.
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I’m choking with tears reading that
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Barcelona have no European tradition.
The tweeometer will need more work than Hawkeye after that.
I gave it a like anyway.
Kerry have betrayed their own traditions to play Tally-ball
I think Sean Kelly (as much as I admire him) could be in for a rough time off Clifford.
That match up could be the winning and losing of it.Im looking forward to it and rhink we could be in for a cracker.
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Clifford is only getting warmed up. This will be 1997 mark II
Did Sean McMahon pick up D Clifford when he came on and keep him quiet for 15 minutes
Thought it was David byrne who had main job on him but could be wrong
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Walsh’s in knocknagoshel is probably in the top three pubs on the planet.
Double mark him and you’d stop a lot of what Kerry try to do
Only have to double mark him for 50 mins. He’s fucked after that
No one can keep David quiet for a full game
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