EVERYBODY HURTS, EVEN the great Bearded Gent. But on nights like this, we have to be strong for him no matter how much it hurts to see him like this.
It. just. Hurts. S-s-s0 d-d-damn much *sniff*
WE LOVE YOU, ANDREA!
It’s just not how it’s supposed to be.
Though they though look to be jam-packed with nutrients
No, stop it’s too much
Isn’t there some sort of broadcasting authority we can write in and complain to?
On the plus side, the man still looks incredible
Don’t feel too bad for him. He’s still got the whole ‘Being Andrea Pirlo’ thing going for him
40 wins in a row. My god. No wonder most ppl couldn’t give a flying fiddlers about Football anymore. Maybe just maybe, the Dubs might realise the Money, home advantage and population might be the reason to this. Or shall we just hope Wexford or Westmeath beat them next year?
@John Paul Mullins: if its money and population Cork should be doing well
@John Paul Mullins: the government gave Dublin the money, they did say yes please, they can’t control the population, Derry Mayo and Kerry have small populations and can beat Dublin in the top games, the Dublin team and supporters would love to come out of Croke park, but both Leinster council and Croke park want them to play there, population agreement would have Dublin winning hurling and camoige and under age football championships all the time, just saying
@real man: dublin has three times the population of cork.
@Martin Lonergan: Good man….. Keep up the top quality denial and delusion. Why would dublin young lads ever switch to hurling when the money is in the football. Smh!
@real man: Corks Population is a fraction of Dublins
@Barry Baz: Cork’s gaa playing population is the highest in the country.
@Martin Lonergan: The Gaa gave them the money.
I was in the Hill when Dublin missed a peno to beat Meath in a Leinster semi final in 97. The place was packed. And the three games that Meath played against Kildare after that was packed too. Those days are gone. Today’s crowd was embarrassing. We need something new.
@Andrew Smyth: *quarter final
@Andrew Smyth: offaly beat meath that year in leinster final I remember it well was on a Saturday night and roy malone scored two crackers.
@Paully kells: Offaly put Meath to the sword in the final ten minutes. All the games caught up with them. Probably the best Leinster Championship of my lifetime.
Nice to see dubs getting a leg up from the ref to allow 13 steps for first goal
@Tony McGrath: Even as a Dub I agree it was steps, but having said that it would’ve made zero difference to the outcome if we’re honest.
@Ultán Corcoran: Think the referees take into account the fact he was fouled while heading towards goal. Always play advantage and balance out one foul with the technical foul. That way he doesn’t stop a goal chance or stop the flow. Just a theory
Obviously the money and the resources dublin have puts them way ahead of most Leinster counties but the real story in Leinster is how bad meath and Kildare are, monaghan beat dublin in the league and with 5 minutes to go In the all ireland semi final last year were level, Derry beat dublin in the league final and have a genuine chance of winning the all ireland, neither of these counties have superior resources or tradition to meath or Kildare they have no reason bot be competitive
Meath has a bigger population than Kerry, Tyrone, Down & Mayo – all counties that have been competitive in the last few years. Maybe some inward reflection required on why they cant put a good squad together
@Owen ODonoghue: half of Dublin live in Meath and play with Dublin clubs!!
@Owen ODonoghue: maybe Dublin people have reallocate to Meath because of house prices.
No one outside leinster would watch it. Fair play to Colm for saying it as it is. Dublin doesn’t have a serious game until at least the all Ireland semi’s. Ulster is the only competing province now. Something needs to be done and fast
How about starting with moving the semis out of croker in 2 weeks time Leinster council?
The GAA is in a poor state ATM. The majority of games that took place today and last week are irrelevant, Dublin won’t be stopped in Leinster, Mayo/Galway won easy Connaught and Armagh won at a canter against Fermanagh.
I’m a GAA man but also an avid sports fan and it’s hard to watch GAA when the Premier League is coming to an exciting climax and one of the 4 majors in golf is on all weekend.
I turned Meath/Dublin on for 15 mins and went back to the Arsenal game as the outcome was always going to be one way.
The GAA has done this to itself in my opinion not changing with the times and sticking with the same old same old championship structure that has run its course.
Very sad to see
Provisional competitions need to be scrapped. A champions league style AI would be amazing… Play Provisional competitions as stand alone
The round Robin in hurling is the same. The bigger counties Will always come out on top.
Should have stayed on the Sunday game Colm you had all the answers on tv .
Not as easy on the sidelines.
Not Dublins fault Meath so poor.
@Tom Murphy: Colm is not a novice and knows GAA far more than most. He was only stating what everyone was thinking including Dessie Farrell. It is a total eff up. Sad day when people have to go to Google to try and unravel the ins and outs of the championship!!
@David Jackman: won’t 3 crash out