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Dont know whats worse for Mayo, losing in the final again ot probably not even getting as far as the final.

 

To those not familiar with Gaelic football, Mayo last won the All Ireland in 1951. Since then they've lost 8 finals and won none....

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43 minutes ago, Nalis said:

Dont know whats worse for Mayo, losing in the final again ot probably not even getting as far as the final.

 

To those not familiar with Gaelic football, Mayo last won the All Ireland in 1951. Since then they've lost 8 finals and won none....

To be fair they struggled against Fermanagh this time last year and got to the final but lack the forwards to go all the way. Look a bit jaded after so long on the go.

 

RTE's attitude to Mayo during the game was like Sky sports towards us after Ranieri's departure. Criticized Mayo for everything. I'm only waiting for some of their players to be called snakes.

 

Kilkenny won the hurling 0-20 to 0-17. Not a great game. Kilkenny, Waterford and Tipp the 4 teams in the next round. Looking like Kilkenny's golden age is drawing to a close.

 

 

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First of the provincial finals on today.

 

Munster football final on at 2 between Cork and Kerry in Killarney. Normally one of the best days out of the year and the atmosphere is electric down there but this looks like a very one sided game is on the cards. Cork have gone way back from the early part of the decade and struggled n their last 2 games. Havent won in Kerry since 1995 and unlikely to change today.

 

Leinster Hurling final on at 2 between Wexford and Galway. Lot of hype about Wexford given that they beat Kilkenny in the semi final but Galway are one of the favourites for the All Ireland and might just be that bit too quick all over for Wexford. Good day for it all the same. Hoping for a good game.

 

 

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Kerry 1-23 Cork 0-15.

 

Kerry won at their ease. The first time since the early 80s they won by more than 10 points in Killarney against Cork. Cork were atrocious in the second half. With all the playing numbers and underage success they are like a Newcastle United or Aston Villa when it comes to underperforming.

 

Galway 0-29 Wexford 1-17

 

Same kind of result here. Wexford battled well for most of he first half but Galway were far superior in the second half as the game fizzled out. Serious contenders to win the All Ireland.

 

Dull enough day of it. Been exciting overall so far and like the champions league gets fairly tasty around the quarter final stages.

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Waterford were winning by 9 points against kilkennny with about 15 minutes to go in the hurling qualifiers but somehow have managed to squander it. Missed a free at the end of normal time to win it. 

 

This is a total bottle job. Great finish though. Heading for extra time on sky sports 3.

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22 minutes ago, GaelicFox said:

Clare gave a good show 

 

Cody is done now ... his time has come 

 

I have a bet on Tipp to win it at 8/1 that looks cracking now 

 

im in thurles tomorrow for the munster final 

 

Hon de Banner !!! 

Clare could have been further ahead. Jamie missed a goal chance in the first half that could have put ye ahead by 5 or 6.

 

Mayo were awful in the first half but showed why they are one of the better teams of the last 5 years after the break. Setup for mayo kerry quarter final. 

 

Bit of talk around the place today. Not much colour around. Confident but a small bit wary of what ye can do. Ourselves and Cork are all too aware of what he's capable of the last 2 decades. Big crowd heading down from Cork.  Pubs will be packed tomorrow for it. 

 

Enjoy tomorrow. 

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Roscommon with a surprise win in the Connacht football final over Galway 2-15 to 0-12. Galway were talked up big time after beating Mayo last month but they were a shambles today.

 

Sets up Cork V Mayo and Galway v donegal in the qualifiers.

 

Cork win the Munster Hurling final 1-25 to 1-20. Cork the better team and Clares approach left a lot to be desired. Hit a lot of wides out the field which drained confidence no end and also did nothing to stop Corks goalie finding his man.

 

Clare along with beaten Leinster finalists Wexford will play either Tipperary or Waterford in the All Ireland quarter finals in 2 weeks time. Draw is on tomorrow morning.

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Another busy weekend in the Football Championship.

 

All Ireland Qualifiers

Armagh 1-17 Tipperary 1-15

Monaghan 1-12 Carlow 1-7

 

The big story here is last years All Ireland semi finalists Tipperary losing out. They were badly hit with injuries and missing players but yet almost beat Cork and Armagh. The squad they had was wafer thin despite some top class players in their team. Armagh didnt look anything special though and neither did Monaghan who were given a bit of a game by Carlow before finishing strong.

 

Neither team looks to be in the shake up later in the year.

 

Ulster Final

Tyrone 2-17 Down 0-15.

 

Routine win for Tyrone here. Down's limitations were exposed here after 2 surprise wins against Armagh and Monaghan. Tyrone were rampant after half time and the 1st goal finished the game off. The 2nd goal was a great finish. Like Tipperary Down havent got their strongest squad available and Monaghan making the final would have been a far better prospect.

 

Leinster Final

 

Dublin 2-23 Kildare 1-17

 

9 point win for All ireland champions Dublin but Kildare made life difficult for them. Kildare gave a really good account of themselves tough after giving away 2 early goals and look to be a team to watch out for. Was always gonna be a big ask against a team close to the greatest of all time but was worthwhile for them and they knew the qualifiers would be on the cards. Will be very interesting how they get on next. Dublin played some great stuff at times yesterday and the sheer movement and ball playing ability is a thing of wonder.

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Mayo win by a point 0-27 to 2-20.

 

Cork had chances at the end to draw it but they ran out of steam. 

 

Outstanding game. Probably the best of the season so far. 

 

Galway beating Donegal 2-7 to 0-5 after 30 minutes. 

 

Tipp won the all ireland quarter final in hurling v clare earlier today. 

 

 

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