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Madness sure they bet london in the qualifiers in tullamore by 9 points. It was a draw 5 minutes from ht.
XPAC (Westmeath) - Posts: 86 - 10/06/2019 14:16:26 2192926 Link 0 |
Laois written off by all & sundry including the bookies Laoisvillian (Laois) - Posts: 71 - 10/06/2019 14:22:30 2192929 Link 0 |
London were comprehensively beaten by us. The same London that gave galway their fill of it.
tulachmhór (Offaly) - Posts: 145 - 10/06/2019 15:24:42 2192982 Link 0 |
I'm inclined to agree with you Mayoman. This draw is a bit reminiscent of last year and Kildare with Cian O'Neill having such good knowledge of the Mayo players. Considering Down don't meet Mayo too often it's an advantage that they're being managed by someone with a fair degree of knowledge of the sort of game plan Mayo don't enjoy. Our camp wouldn't know very much about Down at all. This could be very sticky...
Pericles (Mayo) - Posts: 2521 - 10/06/2019 17:59:44 2193099 Link 0 |
Westmeath v Limerick...Westmeath by 10 Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2100 - 10/06/2019 18:32:55 2193118 Link 0 |
Jack, as much as i am flattered that you have given us the nod, i fear an upset is beyond us this yr. I say this giving great credit to the players that put in the effort, parked their egos for the betterment of the team and went out all year and played for the blue and gold. This is not the team that played meath last yr (congrats on ur leinster final appearance btw). Unfortunately we are missing 6 players from last yr. These are all young men and all first teamers, not panel members. Obviously a hit like that to any team is a blow, never mind to team like ours that have a limited pick. Theres great work being done at underage over the last few yrs, and this situation, this yr, is a real pity. Without discrediting the current players, i certainly would back us for an upset, if these players were available. But they're not, and i will go and give my support to the lads that do wear the jersey, as they certainly deserve our support. Ps. What a difference 12 months make. Best of luck in leinster final. Longfordbaz (Longford) - Posts: 145 - 10/06/2019 21:48:29 2193232 Link 0 |
Was it not a couple of points in injury time that saved Offaly in that match against Sligo? Sligo will be well motivated to set the record straight there. They should have beaten Offaly that day.
offyertrolley (Leitrim) - Posts: 141 - 10/06/2019 22:28:46 2193246 Link 0 |
I expect Clare to beat us narrowly by 3 or 4 but if our forwards can be more clinical and if we are still in the game with 10 minutes to go we could be on for an upset Lúdramán27 (Leitrim) - Posts: 5 - 10/06/2019 23:36:15 2193277 Link 0 |
We are no more defensive than any other team in the country. In fact i'd say we're one of the more offensively minded teams this year. I think it will be a tight game and one i'd be nervous enough about to be honest. Will many Laois folk travel up?
oakleaflad (Derry) - Posts: 46 - 12/06/2019 10:31:34 2193835 Link 0 |
Brolly doing Derry's image no favours then! Couldn't help notice how Dublin were the same as every other team on Sunday and dropped 13/14 men behind the ball when needed...but don't get annihilated in the media for it. I doubt there'll be much of a Laois crowd outside of the regular few die hards and friends/family, the 8 hour round trip could put off anyone on the fence about going. We are regularly out-supported at home games unfortunately. Should be a close game. We needed ET to beat Wexford last year and Derry just blew them out of the water, and given home advantage you are justifiably favourites Laoisvillian (Laois) - Posts: 71 - 12/06/2019 11:16:56 2193854 Link 0 |
Offaly needed a late point to win that game in Collooney. Sligo are now coming to Tullamore on Sunday week, Offaly have to go and win on the day.
thelongridge (Offaly) - Posts: 1706 - 12/06/2019 11:21:22 2193857 Link 0 |
It wasn't all plain sailing for Offaly that day. They had their off spells in the game.
thelongridge (Offaly) - Posts: 1706 - 12/06/2019 11:24:04 2193859 Link 0 |
Westmeath v Limerick - Westmeath by 8 TrueBlue35 (Dublin) - Posts: 206 - 12/06/2019 11:24:32 2193860 Link 0 |
Agreed that they weren't as sharp as they could be at times. Got a bit sloppy here and there but it was never in doubt. I'm pleased that a small bit of sloppiness came out, it gives us something to work on for the rest of the year- we will need to be more clinical in future games and avoid turnovers which will absolutely cost us. The commentary on mid103 was excellent for our game and it filled me with hope when they were highlighting the players to come into the panel to compliment what we have. Huge difference in mood since 12 months ago. Looking forward to welcoming our friends from sligo now. It's a pity we are the Sunday fixture as I enjoy the atmosphere of the Saturday games and mixing with the other county's spectators. tulachmhór (Offaly) - Posts: 145 - 12/06/2019 12:27:19 2193889 Link 0 |
"Couldn't help notice how Dublin were the same as every other team on Sunday and dropped 13/14 men behind the ball when needed...but don't get annihilated in the media for it." Spot on. Dublin will drop everyone back if needed at any given point in the game in order to stifle an attack. Usually only happens though when the opposition have committed everyone forward and our attackers just track their men back. More often than not we will leave 2 if not 3 lads up front. I think what sets us apart is that when we do have almost everyone back is that we are excellent in the tackle and arguably break forward with more pace and threat than any other team. I think that probably steers the focus way from being defensive at times. Also we tend to dominate possession in most games and as such are usually on the attack or building patiently in the middle third as opposed to defending. TrueBlue35 (Dublin) - Posts: 206 - 12/06/2019 14:32:55 2193961 Link 1 |
Westmeath v Limerick: Westmeath by 5. Young_gael (Meath) - Posts: 586 - 14/06/2019 16:37:15 2194921 Link 6 |
Westmeath v Limerick-westmeath by 7 s goldrick (Cavan) - Posts: 5518 - 14/06/2019 16:59:22 2194931 Link 0 |
Youd have the mortgage paid if those predictions came in as a €1 accumulator
tulachmhór (Offaly) - Posts: 145 - 14/06/2019 20:33:04 2195040 Link 0 |
Westmeath v Limerick-westmeath by 4 seadog54 (Meath) - Posts: 2128 - 14/06/2019 21:20:34 2195060 Link 5 |
Got 7/8 correct last time but round two is far trickier! gaelicgab (USA) - Posts: 878 - 17/06/2019 15:36:20 2196579 Link 1 |