All Ireland Football Final - An Classico

[Juhniallio]

@kerry1891

@Watchthepost

I’m not even gonna bother scrolling up to read clueless heads tear into DC, but what I will say is what a pleasure to attend that match on Sunday. Incredible game.

For Kerry, Paudie was outstanding. I felt the backs turned over brilliant ball towards the end, particularly GOS and Foley. Diarmuid O Connor a great bit of stuff. Clifford - just wasn’t to be. One of those days. Funnily enough he was responsible for 1-3 I’d say, plus the two he got from play. Sets huge standards and it’s such a shock when he doesn’t reach them. I actually felt he was roasting Fitz at times but his shooting wasn’t there at all particularly in the second half.

Dublin. What a team. Some of those players may bow out now but they owe the game nothing. Mac, Fitzsimons, Cluxton, Rock in particular. They’ve been unbelievable down the years. Fitting to see them win another. It would be ominous for the dubs when they go soon. Gannon is decent but by and large it’s a very aging squad and they don’t seem to be bringing through much fresh legs. But Sunday was about the old guard. They are a legendary crop and the volume of medals speaks for itself.

Kerry hit one ball into DC into the first 19 mins and he scored a point with it, it was crazy approach by kerry, why not test Fitzsimmons under a high one? DC set up the goal with as sublime a pass you will see in an all ireland final. scored 2 points and had a hand in about 1-3. For a mere mortal it was a fine performance but more is expected from him. I dont accept Fitzsimmons who has been some player for Dublin had a brillant match at all, he got lucky Kerry forgot to play ball to Clifford in the first quarter and Clifford was off target with a few shots

One player I was disappointed with was Seanie O’Shea, I would question his candidature for an all star to be honest, he did make the sunday game team of the year.

Hmmmm. Kerry ‘forgot’ to play the ball to their superstar…
And the fella beside him for 80mins was shit…

[BruidheanChaorthainn]

Definitely.

Clifford’s second touch was probably 17 or 18 minutes in when he ran out beyond the 45 just to get on the ball.

In the second half when Kerry were 3 up o Shea failed to control a relatively simple ball where If he did Clifford would have had a fairly simple run in on goal.

[anon98850436]

@glenshane

i have to accept that there was a handy all Ireland there for derry. We’d have bate that dublin team out the gate
Massive missed opportunity

Don’t know if that’s true but I said after the semi that I was far happy Kerry had won. I wouldn’t have fancied Derry in the final.

[Juhniallio]

Ok…maybe himself and the brother were having a fight or something considering the amount of time Paudie spent on the ball in the half forwards. Seems strange that he wouldnt pass to him.

[BruidheanChaorthainn]

@Juhniallio

Ok…maybe himself and the brother were having a fight or something considering the amount of time Paudie spent on the ball in the half forwards. Seems strange that he wouldnt pass to him.

It reminded me of times with Limerick and gillane. I guess they don’t want to over use him or something.

[binkybarnes]

@peddlerscross

I have a feeling James McCarthy could carry on, on the crest of a wave and do something really special with Ballymun Kickhams this winter

It would be his greatest achievement yet. Kickhams are well over the hill at this stage.

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

Thats a cork jersey you dolt

[the_man_himself]

You could only really tell if you were at the game but maybe Fitzsimons was just doing an exceptional job of blocking his runs

[BruidheanChaorthainn]

You could be right but my takeaway is the supporting cast just aren’t much good.

[caulifloweredneanderthal]

An ICONIC LOI jersey in all fairness, even if it is Cork.

[Keadyshouldhaveplayedin89]

He has strong Cark connections, doesn’t he?

[Aertel220]

@peddlerscross

I have a feeling James McCarthy could carry on, on the crest of a wave and do something really special with Ballymun Kickhams this winter.

I presume Dean Rocks wedding Saturday week will distract them for the opening round game and have them playing catch up from early doors though. Maybe they requested the game be played on the Friday.

@Malarkey

For my crowd, city centre drinking was a fairly tight rectangle formed by Kehoe’s, Mulligan’s,

I only realised on Sunday that there’s two Mulligans within 350 metres of each other in the city centre. I initially entered the wrong one before realising my error. The food and craic in there was brilliant I must say.

[peddlerscross]

They are playing the Wednesday beforehand.

They mean business.

[Bisto]

@Keadyshouldhaveplayedin89

He has strong Cark connections, doesn’t he?

Defo Kerry connections. How do you know a dub footballer has Kerry connections ? Because they Kerry folk will fcukin tell you !!

[Spidey]

There was a poster on the Kerry gaa board who used to always state ‘Beware the sons of Kerry’ when talking about Dublin players

Fenton’s father is from Kerry

[Bisto]

Some right beauts on that forum . Proper yerras

[peddlerscross]

I was sitting next to Fenton’s father at a Dublin game a couple of years ago.

Dublin were playing in the second game of the double header so the entire section (Players families/Dublin County Board/AIG seats) was almost entirely empty for the first match bar myself and himself. Quiet man, still retains a strong Kerry accent. Knows his football.

[StoneCold]

Was it an exceedingly attractive double header?

[myboyblue]

Nasty post

Paul Flynn

[Bandage]

I’ve never seen “smoked” used in that context.

He seems like an awful clown.