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Uncle Arthur
Really Really Senior Member 80-85 Joined: 11-November-2007 Status: Offline Points: 1597 |
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Still recovering after Sunday myself. What a day and what a night! I was Rolo's wingman for much of the evening but didn't have the stamina to last out till 4.30am. A super bunch of lads who have absolute faith in both their own ability and their management team. Even while celebrating the consistent message was that this is just the start. I don't think there is any risk of cockiness and overconfidence for the tests ahead - they respect everybody but fear nobody. I'd say there were a few sore heads for their team meeting / warmdown session at 1pm on Monday
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joey the lips
I spend too much time here!!! 1979 -1983 Joined: 30-October-2007 Status: Offline Points: 9532 |
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One cup at a time Dondon,,lets enjoy this one ,,,my god ,there was tears in my eyes ,,what a game of hurling from our boys in blue ,the perfect game ,,everything just went there way ,,,nobody seen us given the cats the biggest hiding they have recived in over 12 years,,even when the cats claws came out ,,we took their hits and just played some lovely hurling .There are many a men who have helped this team to get to last Sunday ,,some are no longer with us,,72 years of hard work ,,everybody will want to be friends of Dublin hurling now ,,tangled up in blue
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Rolo
Admin Group �79 - �85 Joined: 08-July-2005 Status: Offline Points: 9282 |
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Only if we win it Gerry . |
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DONDON
Die Hard Grover! 73-77 Joined: 22-February-2010 Location: Raheny Status: Offline Points: 3196 |
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I just wonder will Rolo be drinking out of the Liam Mc Carthy Cup in The Raheny Club House this Sept................ Hers's hoping
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Grover from 73(old Grove)
In the year of the bankers and developers When recession raged across the land there were many driven by the hopelessness to set sail for the Americas and Australia |
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Biker Pat
I spend too much time here!!! 72-75 Joined: 26-April-2005 Location: Swords, Co Dublin (ex Celti Status: Offline Points: 38089 |
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Congrats to The DUBS |
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May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride.
Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
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Black Russian
I spend too much time here!!! 86-92 and Still going Joined: 25-February-2006 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 8444 |
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Did we win something ???.. Its sounds like its nearly 72yrs since we won anything
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Rolo
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Thanks D, it was a fantastic day .....................and night . Just makes up for all the bad years. Remember going to PP ( and not too long ago either ) to watch us play Kerry, Roscommon and Meath in Div 2 of the league when there were 12 teams in Div 1. Now we have the players,the backroom team and most of all the desire and belief that we can compete with the best of them and beat them too. My one fear is that we played at our peak yesterday and that KK ( and the others ) have plenty more in the tank. This Championship will be a real test for us now that the bar has been raised so high. Whatever happens now though,this year has to be viewed as a success after winning the cup yesterday. Have a vivid memory of meeting two of the lads from the backroom team in HBs on the Sunday evening after the Antrim disaster last summer. Lets' just say that the mood was somewhat different last night.
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whippersnapper
Die Hard Grover! 85-89 Joined: 02-January-2007 Location: Kilbarrack Status: Offline Points: 2840 |
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I read that Dalo was a fine singer - delighted you got to share the moment with him R
Still happy out Hope the boys had a good night out and then settle down to preparation for the championship. Actually, let them have another night or two.... |
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Rolo
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Joey out for 3 weeks or so apparently , according to reports .
What a day, still buzzing here , brilliant bunch of lads, for me Ryan O' Dwyer was MOTM and he's thanking us, the mere supporters for accepting him as part of our team . Just doesn't get any better, singing Spancil Hill with Dalo in the Sunnybank at 4.30 AM . Up the Dubs. |
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whippersnapper
Die Hard Grover! 85-89 Joined: 02-January-2007 Location: Kilbarrack Status: Offline Points: 2840 |
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At times like this I suppose we all think of the people who inspired a love of the games in us. I gave the da a hug at full time, so Gay Fitzpatrick - I hope you saw it from a cloud up there yapping away about the good old days with Owen Roe.You boys may have been hardy, but there's plenty more successors swinging sticks round this city.
Many more, but Gay was a man who brought the hurling to life for me. RIP |
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whippersnapper
Die Hard Grover! 85-89 Joined: 02-January-2007 Location: Kilbarrack Status: Offline Points: 2840 |
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Was really surprised that we won so easily. Seemed a bit unreal.
Great great day - up there with the Leinster Final 1995 in the big ball in terms of great days. Was there for the AI in 1995, but for various reasons, beating M*th by double scores stands out as a bigger deal. Today was brilliant - so many heroes. Watching it again here - having watched live and then watched the highlights already. Gets better eac time I hadn't fully noticed the workrate of McCormack live, but it is a joy to see again the workrate of Ryan, Joey, Tomas, Rushe, Johnny Mac etc. Hard to choose a MOTM - give it to the team like they did a few years ago for the Cats. Great to see the two captains hold a trophy aloft. Great to have a lovely hug from a 70 year old Galway man behind us - nearly as happy as we were. I hope Joey is not as badly hurt as it looked. Never seen a Kilkenny team drop their heads and give up. Never seen a Kilkenny team lose their discipline. Never seen a KK team miss so many frees and easy scores - not to mention three or more dropped into Maguire's hands. But Sheflin, Tommy and a few others coming back combined with the hurt will leave them dangerous in the summer. Let's hope the hype dampens down right quick - loved Johnny's repeated "so far" in his speech. Lovely lovely day - I've had a few horrors in there in my time mind. Think I was owed one. Oh, one last thought - who were those fellas in blue running round with the cup. Not a white helmet to be seen so I didn't recognise Brady, Kelly or Rushe . It's strange to think that I could probably walk by most of that team tomorrow and not recognise them |
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ShortHairHippie
I spend too much time here!!! 86-present Joined: 28-February-2008 Location: Balbriggan (ex Clontarf) Status: Offline Points: 12213 |
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great result,well done lads,lovely hurling up the Dubs !
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upon us all,a little rain must fall
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monarch
I spend too much time here!!! Oldest Grover 67-72? Joined: 24-December-2006 Status: Offline Points: 7725 |
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At Full Time Dublin 0- 22 Kilkenny 1-07
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There is a crack in everything ...... that's how the light gets in
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monarch
I spend too much time here!!! Oldest Grover 67-72? Joined: 24-December-2006 Status: Offline Points: 7725 |
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Dublin 0-19 Kilkenny 1-07
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whippersnapper
Die Hard Grover! 85-89 Joined: 02-January-2007 Location: Kilbarrack Status: Offline Points: 2840 |
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Big big day. Very nervous and yet excited. Bring it on......
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Rolo
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KK have named a very strong team considering their injury situation
We are going with McCrabbe and Rushe in midfield with McCaffrey
Having said that we've loads of options for change with O'Brien,
Really need big games from Ryan O'Dwyer, Keaney and Dotsy to
Like I always say to the kids on Christmas Eve, the sooner you go
Up The Dubs.
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whippersnapper
Die Hard Grover! 85-89 Joined: 02-January-2007 Location: Kilbarrack Status: Offline Points: 2840 |
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Really interesting to read Reservoir Dubs (which our esteemed leader knows well)
The number of pages for a historic hurling game pales into insignificance compared to the football threads. Still very much the second game in this town But, that can change Also, Micheal and Ger Loughnane tipped us on TG4 this evening. Sean Ban felt we would come just short. Micheal said only one Dublin man has a league winners medal? That the old Dublin teams were stacked with country men (which I knew - just didn't think it was that heavily weighted?) Let's have a team (or nearly) of true blues win |
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whippersnapper
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I'm just going to enjoy the experience but we have a right chance. So excited.
Will have to curb it tomorrow morning or I'll lose the run of meself and start lamping the five year olds out of it down in Barrog |
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Uncle Arthur
Really Really Senior Member 80-85 Joined: 11-November-2007 Status: Offline Points: 1597 |
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I have a really good feeling about Sunday. This is where it starts - League, then Leinster, then All-Ireland! |
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whippersnapper
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Really looking forward to Sunday - asked kids did they want to go, but they didn't so feel I should probably have a scoop or two afterwards. Twould be only right.
I hope we give it welly and play to our ability. That's all you can ask of anyone, especially amateurs. We have a chance, a right good one - but we need to keep our heads. Antrim is less than a year ago after all. Come on the blue..... |
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