All Ireland Football Final - An Classico

[Batigol]

@tallback

31 counties have been in a foul humour since Sunday evening and they’ve suddenly found something to lash out about.

That’s a myth. At best, Kerry are as hated as the Dubs amongst anyone I’ve spoken to

[Bandage]

@Declan_Moffat

I was watching Countdown yesterday and the correct use of myriad is without “of” according to Susie Dent

So it would be a myriad distraction.

I should have logged it in The things I learned today thread

I’ll log it myself presently. Thank you.

[Cheasty]

Jonny Cooper was the only Dublin player who started the 2019 replay against Kerry who didn’t see game time on Sunday. 11 of the starters from that replay started on Sunday.

It’s actually mental how old that Dublin team is. It does look very Kilkenny 2015ish. The next three or four years will be a hell of a rebuilding job.

Cluxton 41
Murchan 27
Fitzsimons 34
Byrne 29
McCarthy 33
Small 30
Gannon 23
Fenton 30
Howard 26
Kilkenny 30
Mannion 30
O’Callaghan 27
Costello 29
Small 25
Basquel 27

Rock 33
McMahon 26/27?
Scully 29
McCaffrey 29
Murphy 26

The mad thing is this team made up entirely of departed players with All-Ireland medals might actually be stronger than the team that played in this final:

Traffic Cone
McMahon
O’Carroll
Cooper
Brennan
O’Sullivan
Nolan
MDMA
Bastick
Flynn
A. Brogan
Connolly
B. Brogan
Andrews
McManamon

Subs:
Cahill
Cullen
Buttsy
Lowdnes
O’Gara

You can rebuild once, it’s hard to rebuild a second time.

Kerry will probably win three or four All-Irelands in the rest of this decade just by virtue of being around to pick up the slack when Dublin decline.

[BruidheanChaorthainn]

Paddy Andrews looked like some clown when he’d his socks pulled up

[Bisto]

@Bandage

the coaches giving their all to keep kids at it despite a significantly smaller budget per head of population than most counties & a myriad of distractions in the capital (cc @binkybarnes, @Spidey, @Juhniallio), for Roy Curtis.

You weren’t long forgetting the lapsed poster @TheUlteriorMotive ploughing a lonely furrow out in Crokes against all odds.

[Cheasty]

Paul Flynn has succeeded in his quest to enter the word “smoked” into the GAA lexicon.

Paddy Cullen might have burned his cake in 1978, but he smoked Sammon in 1974.

Smoked (Paul) Codd was a speciality around Kilkenny in the early 2000s.

[Malarkey]

@Declan_Moffat

@Bandage

a myriad of distraction

I was watching Countdown yesterday and the correct use of myriad is without “of” according to Susie Dent

So it would be a myriad distraction.

I should have logged it in The things I learned today thread

Not to be pointlessly pedantic but that situation, so far as I understand it, is a bit more complicated. ‘Myriad’ with a singular article does take the genitive. So it would be ‘a myriad of distractions’. Without the genitive, you would be in the position of writing ‘a countless number distractions’. Equally, ‘myriad’ must take, logically, a pluralized noun. So it should be ‘myriad distractions’.

Back to the football.

Stephen Cluxton is still the best choice for FOTY. He had the most remarkable season, bar no one, in 2023.

[FlakeAway]

Paul Flynns mask really slipped last night, the cunt wouldn’t say boo to a mouse on TV. Bit more of that Paul on a Sunday afternoon for us if you can. Instead of ‘I think Laois will put it up to the Dubs today but the Dubs should pull away by 7/8 in the end.’

[Malarkey]

@neilld

Didn’t know the full ins and outs of his coming and going, especially the going. (I think I might have read it here at the time and maybe forgotten)

It would be fitting in some ways, but I just don’t feel like he needs it or that we need to see it!

Personality indeed has nothing to do with FOTY, and he owes none of us anything. To me though, you might feel a responsibility to speak to thank the spectators who paid inand follow the team all year, clubmates, mentors, parents et cetera; because it probably means a lot to them to hear you speak, because you’re a star player and people look up to you or whatever.

There are a lot of lads reluctant speakers but they do it. James McCarthy for one. I think SC just irks me really and I’m biased.

Last thing on Cluxton, and I suspect you won’t care about this, but his kicking off the floor is unbelievable. He is better with his feet that with his hands, even though he is also excellent under the high ball and very robust. If you look at the make and shape of all the new breed of soccer goalkeeper, they are Stephen Cluxton. If he was coming around now, he would be the Irish soccer keeper I have little doubt, if that is what he wanted to do.

I guess SC’s personality is Marmite. While I understand your take on him, I like, overall, his disdain for the whole media fandango.

I obviously agree about SC’s preternatural kicking ability off grass. This talent is the main reason I think he is a more than credible candidate for FOTY.

[starryplough]

Its now been decided, Joe “Smokey” McNally will be passing on the nickname to the great Mick Fitz. A worthy successor

[Bisto]

Flynn has reeled in a few big ones with his comment . Brilliant

[myboyblue]

A nasty bit of stuff

[BruidheanChaorthainn]

Cluxton is himself which is fair enough. He’s clearly comfortable in his own skin.

I’d rather that than some cunt trying to be something hes not.

[BruidheanChaorthainn]

Your man Maurice Brosnan Is on the verge of a mental breakdown

[Tim_Riggins]

Fella who played C team rugby at a mediocre rugby school smoked the greatest GGA player of all time apparently. @Little_Lord_Fauntleroy

[tallback]

@BruidheanChaorthainn

Your man Maurice Brosnan Is on the verge of a mental breakdown

It’s driving a lot of lads absolutely demented. It’s fascinating to watch.

[Locke]

Raymond Galvin

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

Think the rugby tv figures smoked the bogball and hurling figures too

[Julio_Geordio]

That’s Paul Galvin’s brother

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

He smoked the whole of kerry with 1 comment