All Ireland Senior Football Championship 2014

Sport
1401

The GAA have banned the use of ball boys behind the goals. I wonder how this will impact on Cluxton and de Duds.

1402

He’s fucked. They should drop him now and be done with it.

1403

Cork team Sunday. Very interesting half back line. O Rourke is an out and out speedster. Clearly Cork are following Dublin, to a degree. Dublin still have more power 5-12, Cork have some serious foot passing ability in that area in contrast.
Cutbert also stuck to his word on the hurlers. Probably a good call with the season as a whole in mind. It’s pretty obvious Andrew O Sullivan will be replaced in time by Walsh and this is a real problem area for Cork. Walsh and Gould is a fine partnership but there is zero back up. Ruiri Deane is talked as one but I only ever saw him play half forward and he looked too light back then, so I have nothing to judge him on. Ian McGuire is clearly not deemed physically ready yet, but he would certainly seem to be the answer.
Forwards as expected except for CON, who is clearly been seen as an impact sub for the foreseeable.
Good balance to the bench with an all star defender, midfielder and attacker to come on.

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1. Ken O’Halloran
Bishopstown
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2. Michael Shields
St. Finbarr’s - Captain 3. Thomas Clancy
Clonakilty 4. Noel Galvin
Ballincollig
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5. James Loughrey
Mallow 6. Patrick Kelly
Ballincollig7. John O’Rourke
Carbery Rangers
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8. Andrew O’Sullivan
Castletownbere 9. Fintan Goold
Macroom
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10. Mark Collins
Castlehaven 11. Paul Kerrigan
Nemo Rangers12. Barry O’Driscoll
Nemo Rangers
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13. Daniel Goulding
Eire Óg14. Brian Hurley
Castlehaven15. John Hayes
Carbery Rangers

  1. Ken O’Halloran (Bishopstown)
  2. Michael Shields (St. Finbarr’s)
  3. Thomas Clancy (Clonakilty)
  4. Noel Galvin (Ballincollig)
  5. James Loughrey (Mallow)
  6. Patrick Kelly (Ballincollig)
  7. John O’Rourke (Carbery Rangers)
  8. Andrew O’Sullivan (Castletownbere)
  9. Fintan Goold (Macroom)
  10. Mark Collins (Castlehaven)
  11. Paul Kerrigan (Nemo Rangers)
  12. Barry O’Driscoll (Nemo Rangers)
  13. Daniel Goulding (Éire Óg)
  14. Brian Hurley (Castlehaven)
  15. John Hayes (Carbery Rangers)
    While Brian Cuthbert has elected to start without the three dual players, Damien Cahalane, Aidan Walsh and Eoin Cadogan, he has nonetheless named an experienced side, with Noel Galvin the only championship débutant.

Subs
16. David Hanrahan (Douglas)
17. Jamie O’Sullivan (Bishopstown)
18. Eoin Cadogan (Douglas)
19. Damien Cahalane (Castlehaven)
20. Tomás Clancy (Fermoy)
21. Aidan Walsh (Kanturk)
22. Ruairi Deane (Bantry Blues)
23. Colm O’Driscoll (Tadhg MacCárthaigh)
24. Donal Óg Hodnett (O’Donovan Rossa)
25. Colm O’Neill (Ballyclough)
26. Cathal Vaughan (Uibh Laoire)
Not considered due to injury: Donncha O’Connor, Kevin Crowley, Brian O’Driscoll

1404

Great to see the Antrim man holding down his place, keeping up a fine tradition in Cork GAA.

1405

+1

Their best player last year as well.

1406

Weekend predictions:

Sligo 0-10 Galway 0-13
Cork 3-14 Tipperary 0-10
Clare 1-09 Kerry 2-19
Donegal 2-11 Antrim 0-09

Derry 2-12 Longford 0-08
Laois 1-16 Fermanagh 0-13
Wicklow 1-09 Offaly 1-11
Limerick 2-11 London 0-08

1407

That’s a fairly average Cork side, not that its Cuthbert’s fault much.

1408

+1

A particularly weak looking half back line made up of a blow in from Antrim and two forwards.

1409

Outside of AOS, who is “average”?

1410

[QUOTE=“Il Bomber Destro, post: 966163, member: 2533”]+1

A particularly weak looking half back line made up of a blow in from Antrim and two forwards.[/QUOTE]

is it true you met him in the foreign exchange queue when you were changing your money to come down here?..

1411

Unlike Totti this lad is a citizen of the Republic

1412

Elaborate?

1413

You’re a Brit.

1414

Sad to see you denouncing players playing for your own county like that. You’re also incorrect as I’m Italian.

1415

I’m not, unlike the other way around, we welcome outsiders looking for a better life with open arms.

1416

How is he a Brit?

1417

I believe you are as I don’t think many Ulster gaels would like being described as “Brits”, particularly coming from an insular partitionist residing in the commonwealth.

1418

He was born there, he has a British passport, he follows Tyrone football even though he is from Armagh, mostly cos they are perceived as a better team right now.
He’s a Brit.

1419

They are happy enough to use the British passport when it suits, like being refused a visa on an irish one, or to go to London and walk away from debts etc. in Dublin and at home.
Oh they are well able to become Brits when it is to their benefit.

1420

[QUOTE=“caoimhaoin, post: 966212, member: 273”]He was born there, he has a British passport, he follows Tyrone football even though he is from Armagh, mostly cos they are perceived as a better team right now.
He’s a Brit.[/QUOTE]

I don’t have a British passport. I never have and never will and it’s very common for most nationalists in Ulster not to have British passports.