Originally posted by Blanco:
Can`t see Dublin winning myself to be honest, but neither do I feel it is the foregone conclusion that some people make it out to be.

The qualifier route has severed Dublin well , they seem a better team now than the team that were very poor in the Leinster championship.

But I think Tyrone look very focused this year and are playing very well , and would be my favorites to lift Sam at this stage.

Tyrone by 5 - ish.

Originally posted by Flog:
Same team again lads......

Dublin   (SF v Tyrone  )  : S Cluxton. M Fitzsimons, R O`Carroll, P McMahon. K Nolan, G Brennan, B Cahill. R McConnell, MD Macauley. N Corkery, A Brogan, B Cullen. D Henry   (captain  )  , E O`Gara, B Brogan.

Originally posted by Blue Blood:
Tyrone v Dublin

Originally posted by Rathmore Castle:

Tyrone by around 5 points

Originally posted by london irish:
Sorry this is where Dublin bow out. They had soft ones all the way playing at home. ExitDublin poor team.

Originally posted by london irish:
Sorry this is where Dublin bow out. They had soft ones all the way playing at home. ExitDublin poor team.

Originally posted by The Horse McCool:

There is no reason why Dublin can`t win this one. If O`Gara gets good support he could do some damage. Alan Brogan needs to have his shooting boots on as well.
C`mon the Dubs!

Originally posted by rebelrebel30:


I actually think O Gara is a poor player. Ive seen him in a few matches hes not a cute forward at all. Just head down runs and poor distribution. He got a goal against a poor on the day louth team, but against Armagh and meath he was poor.

Originally posted by caidman:
tyrone are very overated this year, hav played in worst ulster champ in years, kerry will beat down in a canter and a average dubs team could well beat a very average tyrone team, dubs +3 @ evens is great bet , double them with kerry -4 for a super 3-1 winning bet !

Originally posted by The Horse McCool:

There is no reason why Dublin can`t win this one. If O`Gara gets good support he could do some damage. Alan Brogan needs to have his shooting boots on as well.
C`mon the Dubs!

Originally posted by Tipsy McStagger:
Fancy Tyrone by about 6 or 7 points. Where are the Dublin scores going to come from apart from the Brogans? Cullen may chip in with a couple of points but I can`t see O`Gara making any headway. Corkery and Henry don`t score and the midfield and half back lines are not exactly prolific.

Tyrone have always been good defensively but have taken it to a completely new level this year. I can see them strangling Dublin with their sweeper system. A solid defence is the rock on which great teams are built in every sport and it`s no different in Gaelic Football. It`s actually a joy watching them defend and then strike, rapier like, on the counter.

There`s a lot of talk about Tyrone not being the team they were and that they have beaten nobody. Where`s the evidence for any of that? Tyrone taught Down, who are in the last eight, a lesson and their dismantling of an excellent Monaghan team was awesome. They will win this All-Ireland in my opinion because they are supremely motivated, in large part I suspect as a result of Kerry`s All-Ireland last year, and because they have superior footballing intelligence to any other team.

Originally posted by Tipsy McStagger:
Fancy Tyrone by about 6 or 7 points. Where are the Dublin scores going to come from apart from the Brogans? Cullen may chip in with a couple of points but I can`t see O`Gara making any headway. Corkery and Henry don`t score and the midfield and half back lines are not exactly prolific.

Tyrone have always been good defensively but have taken it to a completely new level this year. I can see them strangling Dublin with their sweeper system. A solid defence is the rock on which great teams are built in every sport and it`s no different in Gaelic Football. It`s actually a joy watching them defend and then strike, rapier like, on the counter.

There`s a lot of talk about Tyrone not being the team they were and that they have beaten nobody. Where`s the evidence for any of that? Tyrone taught Down, who are in the last eight, a lesson and their dismantling of an excellent Monaghan team was awesome. They will win this All-Ireland in my opinion because they are supremely motivated, in large part I suspect as a result of Kerry`s All-Ireland last year, and because they have superior footballing intelligence to any other team.

Originally posted by sam:


Hard to disagree with any of that, what we`re   (Dublin  )   hoping for is one of those occasions, that sport throws up every now and again, where logic and form go out the window and something totally unpredictable   happens. If you look at the two teams side by side there`s only one winner here. Moral victories are no good for anyone really but I`d nearly settle now for running Tyrone close and at least having something to build on next year.