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Replying To shaggykev:  "Dublin need to rebuild and part of that should be playing in Parnell Park or upgrading another stadium to be 20-30k max.

The days of Dubs filling Croke Park are in the past for the foreseeable."
I am with you on this one.

The atmosphere in the Neller for the Dublin v Kilkenny game was special.

I would go 2 tier along both sidelines
Seats top tier and terracing below.
A small piece of the golf course would enable this and there is space behind the main stand.
Seating area not the full length of the sideline to ensure the clubhouse wasn't overly affected.
Then improvements to both endline terraces.
It could be done.

Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4980 - 26/05/2026 21:12:06    2675895

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Replying To Saynothing:  "Simple, Donegal didn't want to win. Look at them now."
I find any such suggestion to be ridiculous. Have you ever been involved with a team? I can tell you, no team goes out to lose a game.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 12094 - 26/05/2026 21:38:52    2675903

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Replying To ColmFlaherty:  "All the bellyaching about Kerry vs Donegal when the obvious was missed when both teams breached the 3 back rule. ; )"
Not true, Kerry fans starting shouting at officials that Donegal had breached the 2 up rule, because they only seen two Donegal players, but they failed to see Oisin Gallen was over getting water at the side of the pitch.

Commodore (Donegal) - Posts: 1849 - 27/05/2026 08:46:06    2675919

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Replying To yew_tree:  "I find any such suggestion to be ridiculous. Have you ever been involved with a team? I can tell you, no team goes out to lose a game."
There's a big difference in going out to lose a game and not caring if you win. The system suits good teams who go out early. It's not rocket science.

Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 2686 - 27/05/2026 12:10:33    2675978

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All people want is consistency with refs and any reviews/objections after games.
Donegal people think its a personal attack on Jim McGuinness, it might be for minority, but overall people just want rules/bans applied consistently so everyone knows then where they stand.
I think majority agree Ger Brennan ban was excessive but GAA decided 12 weeks, so they need to stick with that process, but like usual they wuss out of it and change the process. For McGuiness incident, no one should be allowed onto to the pitch and interfere with a player and should get a ban for it, I think Davy Fitz got a ban years back for something similar but think he shouldered a player.

Burns rightly got a red card, what id love to know is if it had happened during the one of the halfs, would he have got a red card, did they see a replay at half time or told about it by someone outside the officiating team. Yes what ever happened they got the right decision but hope it was one of the officials that saw it.

tommy132 (Mayo) - Posts: 672 - 27/05/2026 14:27:20    2676026

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Replying To CiarraiMick:  "You have some hearing Fotever because the booing never happened until the second half.Murphy was greeted with a polite clap when his name was called but the booing of Murphy started happening in second half after a closed fist tackle by him again .The booing was wrong and I waa sad to hear it.Also a few Kerry fans left but I stayed until end with loads of Kerry fans.In fact a large crowd of Donegal fans left early I presume because of the long journey home ."
Thanks, Mick. We've mighty hearing aids here stateside.

According to your fellow Kerry poster, Legendxik, it was okay to boo irrespective of what Murphy may have done in last week's game. Scroll back a few posts and you'll see it.

"It's understandable many are against heckling but Saturday was a reasonable exception after the league final in incident."

There is nothing at all reasonably acceptable about the scurrilous booing of Michael Murphy by the Kerry fans in Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney, on Saturday, May 23rd in their All-Ireland SFC Round 1 game against Donegal.

And fair play for staying until the end of the game. I hope that it sets a trend for other Kerry fans to follow.

foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 2553 - 27/05/2026 16:05:01    2676083

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Replying To CiarraiMick:  "You have some hearing Fotever because the booing never happened until the second half.Murphy was greeted with a polite clap when his name was called but the booing of Murphy started happening in second half after a closed fist tackle by him again .The booing was wrong and I waa sad to hear it.Also a few Kerry fans left but I stayed until end with loads of Kerry fans.In fact a large crowd of Donegal fans left early I presume because of the long journey home ."
Can you highlight to everyone who Murphy preformed 'another' closed fist tackle on and at what stage of the game? Must have missed that one myself as well as everyone else in the country because you're the first one to mention it.

To justify booing as well I must add. You Yerra boys are some craic.

peiledoir20 (Donegal) - Posts: 1644 - 27/05/2026 16:22:25    2676090

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Replying To peiledoir20:  "Can you highlight to everyone who Murphy preformed 'another' closed fist tackle on and at what stage of the game? Must have missed that one myself as well as everyone else in the country because you're the first one to mention it.

To justify booing as well I must add. You Yerra boys are some craic."
Oh stop with the self righteous pontificating.

This forum is reaching rugby level pretension.

Too bad were not so outraged about onfield violence,diving,feigning injury and sledging.

Seniorleague (Galway) - Posts: 27 - 27/05/2026 16:46:13    2676101

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Replying To peiledoir20:  "Can you highlight to everyone who Murphy preformed 'another' closed fist tackle on and at what stage of the game? Must have missed that one myself as well as everyone else in the country because you're the first one to mention it.

To justify booing as well I must add. You Yerra boys are some craic."
Ah here, don't be chatting, there's even an armagh contributor over on the Kerry board going to town on murphy and his use of the dark arts. I mean, armagh!!! (If ever a team loved a closed fist tackle, leaving a knee in and we'll not mention the nastier stuff) Apparently he's tarnished is reputation and Donegal realise they can only win an all Ireland by resorting to the hateful stuff. Theyre a gas crowd altogether. You'd nearly think they were nervous about meeting us down the line.

WeGoAgain (Donegal) - Posts: 196 - 27/05/2026 16:50:52    2676103

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Some have referred to an incident in the '09 final. That incident wasn't right either. If the player involved had been around the year after and had been heckled by the opposition from that final, not sure there could have been many complaints. There are reasonable exceptions IMHO. The incident in the league final was dangerous. If a player lets himself down, there's going to be a reaction to it.

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 9754 - 27/05/2026 16:54:45    2676108

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Replying To Saynothing:  "There's a big difference in going out to lose a game and not caring if you win. The system suits good teams who go out early. It's not rocket science."
"Not caring if you win" any player or team that goes out with that attitude is already beaten.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 12094 - 27/05/2026 19:27:04    2676148

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There's a lot of football to look forward to until the final. Time to move on. Derry could surprise Armagh.

Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 2686 - 27/05/2026 19:46:08    2676151

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Replying To peiledoir20:  "Can you highlight to everyone who Murphy preformed 'another' closed fist tackle on and at what stage of the game? Must have missed that one myself as well as everyone else in the country because you're the first one to mention it.

To justify booing as well I must add. You Yerra boys are some craic."
Mike Quirke had now come out and said that it was not a closed fist incident. Maybe that will put that one to bed, for Kerry posters?

Expertinall (UK) - Posts: 116 - 27/05/2026 19:48:00    2676152

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Replying To CiarraiMick:  "You have some hearing Fotever because the booing never happened until the second half.Murphy was greeted with a polite clap when his name was called but the booing of Murphy started happening in second half after a closed fist tackle by him again .The booing was wrong and I waa sad to hear it.Also a few Kerry fans left but I stayed until end with loads of Kerry fans.In fact a large crowd of Donegal fans left early I presume because of the long journey home ."
It was only a question ofthe margin, after the sending off, so lm sure a few did get out early.
I think 15v15 would have been interesting, but Kerry injured, and ring rusty players, might not have matched Donegal, all the way to end?

Expertinall (UK) - Posts: 116 - 27/05/2026 19:57:40    2676154

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Replying To legendzxix:  "Ahem. If the top 2 Munster teams after the league were on the same side of the draw, Cavan for example would be playing Tailteann football this summer."
Tailteann might be cavans level..... Your probably hoping to draw them in next round!
Still you can't deny the Munster opposition have fallen out of the Tailteann without much fight.

Expertinall (UK) - Posts: 116 - 27/05/2026 20:03:03    2676155

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