If you do the sums you might find that the 5 counties of Connacht with 2 quarter finalists had 40% representation.
The 9 counties of Ulster with 3 quarter finalists and the 6 counties of Munster with 2 quarter finalists, both had 33.3%.
7 teams play in the Connacht Championship, mate and every province is guaranteed one team in the last 8 so once again your point has been made redundant. At least try and up your game, I like being challenged, I’m an Ulster man - I don’t like people rolling over.
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That’s game, set and match.
The barometer of success I focus on is the Sam Maguire roll of honour and not making it to the quarter final. You have to read a long way down on it before you find Cavan & Down on 5.
We had a war to take care of. Since the troubles drew to a conclusion, Ulster has been the top dog.
You lost though.
The time came to switch from physical force to the ballot box. Our goals are still achievable, we’ve just got Derry back
Good jesus where is the ignore button?
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At least they put up a fight unlike the cowardly cunts who stood idly by
I did say counties of Conncaht. In any case New York don’t compete in the All Ireland Championship. They are the only side who compete in the four provincial championships who do not gain entry to Round 1 of the Qualifiers and the commencement of the All Ireland Championship. So even if you’re insisting on counting London as a county of Conncaht, there’s still only 6 in the All Ireland Championship proper.
Conncaht, Ulster & Munster all had 33.3% representation in the 2014 quarter finals.
Try and up your game. I like being challenged.
No, they did not.
Every province is guaranteed one team in the last 8 regardless, something you have conveniently ignored, so in effect Connacht had 1 of their five other participants make the last, Munster likewise. And when you delve further into the path of their routes then you can see that they had a soft path with both sides just needing wins over Sligo and Tipperary, Sligo got blitzed by 25+ points by Mayo last week and were knocked out by London in 2013. Tipperary were hammered by Tyrone last week and were a Division 4 side in 2014, clearly they are two poor sides.
Meanwhile Monaghan needed wins over a Div 1 and 2 side on their way to last 12, they then had to beat another Div 1 side to make the last 8. Armagh needed victories over two Div 3 sides - both of whom were promoted from Div 3, a win over a Div 1 side and the 2013 All Ireland semi-finalists and another win over a Div 2 side.
Ulster leads the way once more.
I reckon there’s a fair chance that this call-and response between these two is being written by just the one person.
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I’ve been having a think about the best Ulster XV (and subs) over the past 25 years and came up with the following. Probably forgetting someone but here it goes:
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Mickey McVeigh
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Sean Marty Lockhart
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Barry Owens
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Karl Lacey
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Henry Downey
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Conor Gormley
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Dessie Mone
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Anthony Tohill
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Sean Cavanagh
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Brian Dooher
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Greg Blaney
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James McCartan
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Mickey Linden
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Peter Canavan
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Stevie McDonnell
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Brendan McVeigh
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Tony Scullion
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Ricey McMenamin
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Kieran McGeeney
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Frank McGlynn
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Paul McGrane
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Oisin McConville
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Paddy Bradley
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Stevie O’Neill
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Benny Coulter
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Brian McGuigan
Toughest choice was between McDonnell and Bradley and McCartan and McConville.
No Nudie Hughes? What a joke.
Did Nudie Hughes play in that time period, if he did he was well past his best. My old man (who is a Provo) said he was the most complete player he ever saw.
Don’t think Nudie played much if at all in that period, Dunph.
Nudie retired from the inter county scene in 1991.
So he played two years in that time period?
And wouldn’t have been anywhere near his best in those two years. You were correct not to consider him.
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Nudie’s son (also affectionately known as Nudie) was an unrale minor. Think he toured with the Ireland U-17 squad that went to Australia. Went off the rails somewhere between the Leaving and Freshers Week.
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