The Championship

[Thelasthurrah]

I'm heading to Dublin v Kilkenny this coming Saturday evening in Parnell Park, hopefully the Dubs will put a better show
than in the recent league encounter at the same venue which resulted in 13 point defeat. I suspect Matty Kenny will have the
lads primed to the hilt and firing on all cylinders so I expect a much closer match this time. Are the Dubs good enough to overturn a pretty good KK team?
I certainly hope so and will be heading to Parnell with reasonable confidence.

 

[Coal Gas and peat]

Best of luck lasthurrah ....Dublin are bound to be a significant underdog here but an ambush certainly not out of the question

 

[Thelasthurrah]

Best of luck lasthurrah ....Dublin are bound to be a significant underdog here but an ambush certainly not out of the question

Could Meath ambush Dubs in the football on Sunday, I'd say that's a possibility also...

 

[Thelasthurrah]

Best of luck lasthurrah ....Dublin are bound to be a significant underdog here but an ambush certainly not out of the question

Have you a bet for the weekend, Saul?

 

[Coal Gas and peat]

They should run them real real close for sure , if not now they never will , they have the players and the muscle to do it......I suppose it all about do they have enough belief in themselves to do it

Monaghan are playing Derry in the athletic ground Armagh on sunday......this one should be a real snorter, monaghan are playing good stuff and it's either in spite of banty or the banty has very little say now ....monaghan have an outstanding rookie starting at full forward now Gary Mohan he is totally dangerous and seems to be able to get his landing gear out past 45 degrees the lad even has an 80's mullet on him and if banty drops him there will be war lol

 

[Coal Gas and peat]

Have you a bet for the weekend, Saul?

Gary Mohan first goal scorer lol

 

[Coal Gas and peat]

New York will win a Championship game on Irish soil in 2022 ......Y'all heard it here first

 

[Coal Gas and peat]

Dublin are 1/14 on to beat Meath on Sunday ........Meath are 17/2 (8 and a half to one for non gamblers)

This seems very big for Meath considering they will be coming with absolutely everything to this one

 

[Thelasthurrah]

Dublin are 1/14 on to beat Meath on Sunday ........Meath are 17/2 (8 and a half to one for non gamblers)

This seems very big for Meath considering they will be coming with absolutely everything to this one

The handicap is 8...Meath should be good at that.

 

[Coal Gas and peat]

The handicap is 8...Meath should be good at that.

I'm seriously considering having a small shunt at that 17/2 I don't think Dublin will lie down but of course the longer it's an armwrestle the more dodgy it gets .....Meath are very well covered for free taking options on both sides

 

[Coal Gas and peat]

Tommy moyna is a man in his 90's Val ....played for monaghan in the late 50's and 60's known a very hardy man indeed

And that's all the information you are getting from me

 

[Coal Gas and peat]

Jimmy Leonard died about 5/6 weeks ago Val

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/politics/arid-40851155.html

 

[Thelasthurrah]

I'm seriously considering having a small shunt at that 17/2 I don't think Dublin will lie down but of course the longer it's an armwrestle the more dodgy it gets .....Meath are very well covered for free taking options on both sides

Well I certainly won't be backing Dublin at -8, and yes that 17/2 is very tempting.
My luck is in the shifter lately, so I'll leave you to it....

 

[Coal Gas and peat]

Well I certainly won't be backing Dublin at -8, and yes that 17/2 is very tempting.
My luck is in the shifter lately, so I'll leave you to it....

I was badly let down by native trail two weeks ago .....he paid for himself last year and it was a very poor ride from William buick I felt .....I'm not ready to discount him yet

 

[Coal Gas and peat]

It's back to that old hard lesson again .....the more you feel it's a good thing is the time to watch out ......I think there's a lot of truth to that

 

[Thelasthurrah]

I was badly let down by native trail two weeks ago .....he paid for himself last year and it was a very poor ride from William buick I felt .....I'm not ready to discount him yet

I would tend to agree with that, though the winner did impress..

 

[Aldo]

Could Meath ambush Dubs in the football on Sunday, I'd say that's a possibility also...

No chance. meath are useless and Dublin have Con O'Callaghan - a big player for them.

 

[Myles O'Reilly]

Dublin annihilated Wexford which is probably why their odds are so short. Bookies reckon they were only using the league to blood youngsters.

 

[Aldo]

Dublin are 1/14 on to beat Meath on Sunday ........Meath are 17/2 (8 and a half to one for non gamblers)

This seems very big for Meath considering they will be coming with absolutely everything to this one

Meath are very poor. I'd say the Dublin handicap is a banker.

 

[Thelasthurrah]

No chance. meath are useless and Dublin have Con O'Callaghan - a big player for them.

You were proved correct. I was in Parnell Park on Saturday evening, the Dubs took a 17 point hammering, very disappointing.
The other notable result was Derry defeating Monaghan, this one surprised me. Saul won't be happy...

 

[Aldo]

You were proved correct. I was in Parnell Park on Saturday evening, the Dubs took a 17 point hammering, very disappointing.
The other notable result was Derry defeating Monaghan, this one surprised me. Saul won't be happy...

Dublin hurlers very disappointing. They don't have the forwards and kilkenny backs are really brilliant.

Derry have really come on in the last year. I remember that Brolly clown criticising Myles Gallagher's appointment, but he's turned them into a serious outfit.

 

[Aldo]

Keep an eye on young Ruairí Canavan, Tyrone under 20 footballer and son of the great Peter Canavan. Peter has another son, Darragh, playing for the senior time. Tyrone won the under 20 championship against Kildare on Sunday. Ruairí is a chip off the old block, a real class act. Scored some amazing points in the semi final and finished with 1-7 in the final.

Definitely one to watch.

 

[Thelasthurrah]

Dublin hurlers very disappointing. They don't have the forwards and kilkenny backs are really brilliant.

Derry have really come on in the last year. I remember that Brolly clown criticising Myles Gallagher's appointment, but he's turned them into a serious outfit.

You're bang on about the Dublin forward line with Mellett and Hayes being particularly ineffective. I would have removed both early in the game.
Re Derry, I thought the Tyrone match may have been a one off, but obviously not....

 

[Thelasthurrah]

Dublin hurlers very disappointing. They don't have the forwards and kilkenny backs are really brilliant.

Derry have really come on in the last year. I remember that Brolly clown criticising Myles Gallagher's appointment, but he's turned them into a serious outfit.

He certainly has and now they are in the quarter finals who's to say they won't go all the way.
I backed Mayo yesterday at -3, it looked halfway through the second half that they were in serious danger of being knocked out, they somehow managed to overturn a six point deficit and win by five. They are now 9/1 to lift the Sam, with the curse gone I'm gonna have a few quid on them...

 

[Thelasthurrah]

That is good odds. Who was the last to die?

Paddy Predergast, passed last September aged 95....

 

[Declan]

He certainly has and now they are in the quarter finals who's to say they won't go all the way.
I backed Mayo yesterday at -3, it looked halfway through the second half that they were in serious danger of being knocked out, they somehow managed to overturn a six point deficit and win by five. They are now 9/1 to lift the Sam, with the curse gone I'm gonna have a few quid on them...

The old codger died????

 

[Aldo]

He certainly has and now they are in the quarter finals who's to say they won't go all the way.
I backed Mayo yesterday at -3, it looked halfway through the second half that they were in serious danger of being knocked out, they somehow managed to overturn a six point deficit and win by five. They are now 9/1 to lift the Sam, with the curse gone I'm gonna have a few quid on them...

Fair play. It was looking dodgy at one stage but Mayo have an amazing team spirit and always seem to pull through when the odds are against them. I'd fancy Kerry ahead of them but you never know. Cillian O'Connor's return has been a huge boost for them.

On the subject of bets, listen to this: just before the start of the champions league final I was browsing paddy power's website and saw a bet: Salah two shots or more plus Benzema one shot or more 4/1 (not goals, just shots on goal). Outrageous odds when the two have been scoring for fun this year. Anyway, Salah had a few shots early so all I needed was for Benzema to get one feckin shot on target. And he didn't. Scoring goals left right and centre all season and not one bloody shot all game.

I would have banked a 100.

 

[Aldo]

Paddy Predergast, passed last September aged 95....

Apparently there's still one alive who was an unused sub on the day so they're all waiting for him to pass away!

 

[Aldo]

All Ireland predictions:

Kerry to win Sam.

Clare to win Liam.

David Clifford and Tony Kelly for POTY

 

[Myles O'Reilly]

The sight of Gah players diving and holding their faces etc yesterday was disgusting.

They have no shame.

 

[Thelasthurrah]

The sight of Gah players diving and holding their faces etc yesterday was disgusting.

They have no shame.

Agree, that carry on should be left to the soccer pussies....

 

[Thelasthurrah]

Fair play. It was looking dodgy at one stage but Mayo have an amazing team spirit and always seem to pull through when the odds are against them. I'd fancy Kerry ahead of them but you never know. Cillian O'Connor's return has been a huge boost for them.

On the subject of bets, listen to this: just before the start of the champions league final I was browsing paddy power's website and saw a bet: Salah two shots or more plus Benzema one shot or more 4/1 (not goals, just shots on goal). Outrageous odds when the two have been scoring for fun this year. Anyway, Salah had a few shots early so all I needed was for Benzema to get one feckin shot on target. And he didn't. Scoring goals left right and centre all season and not one bloody shot all game.

I would have banked a 100.

That's why Paddy Power and John Boyle are driving mercs and holidaying in the Seychelles

 

[Thelasthurrah]

All Ireland predictions:

Kerry to win Sam.

Clare to win Liam.

David Clifford and Tony Kelly for POTY

This morning's draw was interesting, Mayo drew Kerry, tough. They have now drifted out to 12/1 with both PP and Boyle.
In the match itself the bookies have priced it Kerry 1/3 Mayo 10/3. In the other games I expect Dublin, Derry and Armagh to come through.

 

[Myles O'Reilly]

The Ulster Championship is over Val. He's talking about coming through in the next round of the All Ireland.

This isn't the mid 90's anymore.

 

[Aldo]

Only one can come out of ULster. Derry and Armagh are in Ulster

Derry won the Ulster championship. The teams that lose their ulster championship matches are still in the All Ireland, they just have to play more matches to reach the All Ireland quarter final (whereas the winners of provincial finals go straight to the quarter final).

 

[Myles O'Reilly]

Ya can't fockin answer the question you were asked.

I wasn't asked a question!

 

[Myles O'Reilly]

I follee Galway in the hurling and I'm hoping for a performance against Cork tomorrow. They were piss poor in the Leinster final. Cork start as faves.

Clare should have enough to overcome Wexford in the other QF but you'd never know with Wexford.

Double-Header in Thurles, throw in 1:45 & 3:45 respectively.

 

[Aldo]

Should be two crackers tomorrow. Strong possibility that Wexford could get a win. Clqre are heavily reliant on Tony Kelly. If Wexford can limit his impact they definitely have the forwards to do damage.

Galway should have enough to beat Cork.

The Tailteann Cup semis are on Sunday in Croke Park. Will be interesting to see if many turn up. @valamhic Cavan are one of the counties in action.

 

[Thelasthurrah]

Only one can come out of ULster. Derry and Armagh are in Ulster

 

[Thelasthurrah]

Should be two crackers tomorrow. Strong possibility that Wexford could get a win. Clqre are heavily reliant on Tony Kelly. If Wexford can limit his impact they definitely have the forwards to do damage.

Galway should have enough to beat Cork.

The Tailteann Cup semis are on Sunday in Croke Park. Will be interesting to see if many turn up. @valamhic Cavan are one of the counties in action.

Do you think Westmeath will beat Offaly?