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and Ronan how come you posted at 16.39 yesterday ?????????

Rolo, just found our that the hurlers lost to Antrim. Bit of a shock I would have thoight.

But I watched the Dublin v Armagh game later and Dublin played quite well. Still depending too much on Bernard Brogan up front. But what a player he is. The Rooney of Dublin

Well game back on again although we ahve to bring mu brothers two kids with us should be fun.....................................so hoping that is a good sign.

Hope he starts Cullen and fennell and Keaney Ronan assume the team will be announced today ???????

Ok Blondie ,,i dont want you to go ,,because i want us to have a blinder

Yeah i think there is something wrong in the camp ,,Cahill has walked and heard yesterday Connelly has walked too ,,Gilroy,s own club mate ,,

I always felt it could not work when Mickey Whelan was put in the mix ,,i mean who is calling the shots ,,,

I really hope the get their act together for Saturday,,,beat Armagh and who knows ,,lose and it will set us back big time .

As for the hurlers ,,the seem to have a great set up,,and i feel they have moved up to another level compared to Antrim,,just hope they dont think they have won this game before the ball has been thrown in,

Cant make it myself,,have a company day out on Saturday ,,so i hope i get to have another day out in Croke Pk ..

 ,UP THE DUBS

Hoping for something similar meself J, the optimist in me says that this type of game is just what we need and that if we can produce the goods,the confidence levels will increase and we might just kick on a little.

The realist in me however,notes that all is not happy in the camp and that some of the senior players don't believe in the management and the system they are being asked to play ( allegedly ) which unfortunately all points to another nervy,disjointed performance which if we are to win will need a huge game from Berno,ably supported by Al, Rory O'Carroll and whoever is designated to pick up Stevie Mac. Least Ronan Clarke won't be fit enough to play,so that's some good news.

If the hurlers have their heads right,we should be too good for Antrim and should make it to their second QF in a row. Won't be as handy as last year's was supposed to be as we'll face Galway, Waterford or Cork.

Made hard work of it though with 15 wides. Thought we should have won by more but two late goals were vital.

Plunkett, Gough,McGarry and Peter Kelly,all top class on the night but best player on the pitch was CHB for Wexford, Andrew Shore. No coincidence that our first goal arrived when he was on the deck after a heavy tackle.

Galway next in the All Ireland Semi Final.

Great cheering coming from

Parnell Park just after 8.40pm

tonight.

Wouldn't be getting carried away with the hurlers result yet D, although was delighted with the performance. Always going to get periods where you don't compete as well as you should and thought that our lucky goal came just at the right time. Was sitting right where Hiney hit your man from Clare, thought he was dead such was the ferocity of the hit. Funny, think we've stumbled upon our best formation, playing O'Brien in MF and Peter Kelly at wing Back. Felt sorry for Durkin though, one of our better performers in the league in an attacking sense but just couldn't get going on Saturday. Great to see Dotsy ( what a move for Simmo's goal ) and McCrabbe approaching somewhere near their best. Probably should beat Antrim and then face the loser of a Prov Final in the QF. Hopefully there's one big performance left in them.

As for the other muppets....................

Actually thought that the team that finished the game ( bar Casey for Nolan ) should start next week. Have to have Cullen at Wing Forward,the difference between him and Niall Corkery in the few minutes he was on was amazing. Corkery just doesn't know what to do with the ball when he gets it.Fennell also made a big difference in the second half while McCauley has to start. Disappointed in Flynn as I always thought he would make it.

Will be a very similar test to the Meath game,as Armagh have the two Clarkes and the mercurial Stevie Mac in their FF line. Just hope that our three lads aren't left as exposed again.They are also a young side and in transition and I feel that they are the ideal opponents for us at this stage. Beat them and we san surely say that there has been some inprovement, lose and it's back to square one,where many people think we actually are.

Mush better that we face this game now,rather than a " handy " game against Offaly or Wexford.

Can't wait for the weekend.

Fabulous hurling game between Cork and Waterford today.

Well, the second half

Strange indeed Rolo - hoping to have tix for the Hill meself. Looks like another good day for it 

Football - when I see the Dubs, I can see the problems, I just can't see the solutions. I can see that Cullen can't defend, that Brennan and Bastick are loose cannons, that Griffin is injured, Collie retired etc.
But, what's the solution? Who do you play at centre back?

Giller is stuck between a rock and a hard place - we don't have good enough players, but the great Dublin public think we should be winning Sam.

Giller won't go down as a great of the managerial game at this rate, but he hasn't got much to work with.

Mind you, I agree with you Rolo - he's hopped from player to player and system to system too much. You couldn't get dropped by the previous regime, you can't retain your place under this one.

Really looking forward to the hurling - Daly and Sparrow were clubmates as well as county men I think, the Clare lads will be well up for it, they have that bit more tradition than we have as a hurling county (not much mind you)

Bottom line - we are a Div 1 team and they're not.
We think (or thought before the last few weeks) that we were on the up, and they're on a sticky patch over the last while

If we think we're still on the up, we need to beat them

Not sure we will mind....