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Dublin V Donegal Semi Final.
Dublin V Donegal Semi Final.
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Horrible game to watch but this is what we'll be seeing regularly now I think. I think this game is one to forget about, no point in even analysing it, it was a like a game of chess at times, the cynical fouling from both sides were digraceful. No point in labelling Donegal the masters of blanket defencing, it was out long ago they have just took it to a new level. Horrendus to watch, If I was in Croker today I would be looking for my money back. Better off going down to the park to watch the ladies Junior final. At least we can look forward to 'Gaelic football final. A game of traditional stuff. Well done Dublin, I'd say there is a few Dub men with heart problems after today! Best of luck in the final. |
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Man Utd scored in goals what Dublin scored in points today
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Donegal should nearly be banned for 12 months with that carry on..michael murphy one of the best full forwards in the country back playing as one of donegals 10 sweepers...mcfadden on his own in the dublin half...it was the most negative style of play ever seen...thank heavens their gone....Connolly didnt deserve to be sent off either..but Dublin will have to improve greatly to beat Kerry....
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Turkey of a game.We just about got through it.Spillane was right when he said it was a victory for football and now we have the prospect of a great final (hopefully).Id say connolly will be allowed play when they look at the replay
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When Karl Lacey went off injured Donegal fell apart.
He is the main man behind their defensive system. Interesting how many All Stars Donegal will get. |
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Truly awful game.
Well done to Dublin who showed great character to overturn the three point deficit. Donegal remind me of our 1990 Italia WC campaign when we got to the quarter finals scoring two goals ffs. Congrats to all you boys in blue on here I think the final will be a good game. |
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None if theres any justice!!..Mcfadden the only possible nomination in the forwards but as things stand Cooper, Declan O sullivan and darren o sullivan will get three...
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Surely Karl Lacey will win one.
On another point that must be a record for the amount of hand-passes ever in a game at HQ.  |
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Terrible game to watch. Donegal played to stop dublin scoring. Once they went behind didn't have a plan B. The first half was a shocker.
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Good point Mordin, Karl Lacey is indeed Donegals most influential player and a massive turning point today when he went off. I think himself and Kevin Cassidy will both get All Stars, Lacey definetly has to get one, he has been indeed been the coq of Donegals defensive machine. Neil Mc Gee, Ryan Bradley and Anthony Thompson should definetly get nominees. The work ethic of the Donegal side is phenomenal.
Connolly was unlucky to be sent off, when you see the elbow and knee digs at Galvin in the Mayo game, it makes you wonder?!! It was a yellow card offence and thats it! O'Gara was done harshly against Kildare for something similar. Pat Gilroy is a shrewd buck, Dublin immediately adapted the 'Donegal style' when Connolly was sent off. If Michael Murphy had straightened up his placed ball kicks in the first half, Dublin could have fallen short! As I said in a previous post, its a game to forget about .. Congrats again Dublin, what a year it has been for GAA in the capital. I'm looking forward to Up For the Game already!! |
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What was the highest price dublin traded today?
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about 2/1 i think donegal done at 1.7 ish
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There was a bit of 2/1 available Timberman
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Donegal cant get an all star in the forwards bar mcfadden seeing as he was their only player playing in the forwards?...maybe Michael murphy might get one corner back!!!
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I think the Dubs are capable of playing but were prepared too much to counteract Donegals style which didnt work. I found the panel very good today, Spillane and O Rourke were bang on while Brolly sat on the fence at HT before realising at FT how wrong he was. Should be a great final, Would like to see the likes of the Brogins and Cluxton win one but maybe not this year. We'll be up in big numbers and I think Kerrys experience will win it for them.
On another note, i think the red should be overturned but most likely it probably wont, as someone said, compared to the treatment of Galvin and Darren O Sullivan it was tame but thats what you get with an amateur organisation, incompetent refs. Ref for the final??? |
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terrible terrible game, delighted that donegal lost, very cynical and even when they had the ball there was little go forward from them, on a number of occasions when they had the ball i counted 13 donegal players in their own half.
The red card has to be overturned if there is to be any justice, it was hardly a yellow and the donegal player who fell to the ground should be ashamed of himself. |
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Todays goings on just served to prove how entertaining Kerry are . They play pure football , and would be even more entertaining if there was a restricted hand pass rule . Other teams would not be able to adopt a "donegal type of puke football " and Kerry would win most of their games through their athletic and skill ability .
The Dubs looked hapless today for most of the game , have to reassess their football ability , it looked poor enough today . On what we saw today Kerry will hose up unless climatic / weather conditions conspire against them . The standard of footpassing and shooting today from Dublin and an inability to retain the ball are big worries for any Dub supporter in my book . Hope I am wrong and we get a game of great open football , but today must just shorten the odds on Kerry . |
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To answer the earlier question, Ciaran Kilkenny plays for Castleknock.
He's a dual star and will play in 2 All-Ireland Finals in September. He played on the Hurling Feile winning team 4 years ago. |
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Did Spillane really say this or am I having my leg pulled?
Pat Spillane covering the Gaelic Football semi-final: You know that tribe in Iraq, the Shiite tribe? We've just seen Shiite football. |
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yes he said it
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Embarrassing performance from Donegal.
Kevin Mc changed the game for Dublin great substitution as Cahill was very very poor. Incredible to see 15 Donegal players inside their own 45 at one stage in the first half. Dublin minors fell over the line too, nice way to get into the finals. |