2012 Predictions

All-Star Posts : 2216 Join date : 2011-01-09

NFL

Div.1 Cork
Div.2 Tyrone
Div.3 Antrim
Div.4 Limerick

Championship

Leinster: Kildare
Munster: Cork
Ulster: Tyrone
Connacht: Mayo

Champions: Cork

Darkhorse: Meath

Subject: Re: 2012 Predictions Mon Jan 02, 2012 3:26 am

NFL

Div.1 Kerry
Div.2 Kildare
Div.3 Antrim
Div.4 Limerick

Championship

Leinster: Kildare
Munster: Kerry
Ulster: Down
Connacht: Mayo

Champions: Dublin

Darkhorse: Meath - not a chance maybe dark horse to win a game there in turmoil , My Dark horse - Mayo to win sam

Intercounty Posts : 418 Join date : 2010-07-06

[quote="Taibi"]NFL

Div.1 Dublin
Div.2 Tyrone
Div.3 Antrim
Div.4 Limerick

Championship

Leinster: Dublin
Munster: Kerry
Ulster: Donegal
Connacht: Mayo

Champions: Kerry

Darkhorse: Kildare, { Depending on a few of the players hitting top form at the right time]

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NFL

Div.1 Cork
Div.2 Kildare
Div.3 Wexford
Div.4 Fermanagh

Championship

Leinster: Dublin
Munster: Kerry
Ulster: Armagh
Connacht: Mayo

Champions: Kerry

Darkhorse: Armagh

Senior Posts : 216 Join date : 2010-07-27

NFL

Div.1 Kerry
Div.2 Kildare
Div.3 Wexford
Div.4 Limerick

Championship

Leinster: Kildare
Munster: Cork
Ulster: Armagh
Connacht: Mayo

Champions: Kildare

Darhorse: Mayo

All-Star Posts : 788 Join date : 2010-02-13 Location : BAC

NFL

Div.1 Dublin
Div.2 Kildare
Div.3 Antrim
Div.4 Limerick

Championship

Leinster: Dublin
Munster: Kerry
Ulster: Donegal
Connacht: Mayo

All Ireland Champions: Dublin

Darkhorse: Kildare, { Depending on a few of the players hitting top form at the right time] agree with Stan , find a few gems & current players given it there all Maybe just Maybe !!!

Junior A Posts : 40 Join date : 2010-07-13

Div.1 Dublin
Div.2 Tyrone
Div.3 Wexford
Div.4 Limerick

Championship

Leinster: Kildare
Munster: Kerry
Ulster: Donegal
Connacht: Galway

Champions: Kerry

Darkhorse: Sligo

Subject: Re: 2012 Predictions Thu Jan 05, 2012 4:14 pm

Div.1 Kerry
Div.2 Kildare
Div.3 Wexford
Div.4 Limerick

Championship

Leinster: Kildare
Munster: Kerry
Ulster: Down
Connacht: Mayo

Champions: Kerry

Darkhorse: Kildare

Intercounty Posts : 388 Join date : 2011-01-04

NFL
Div.1 Cork
Div.2 Kildare
Div.3 Wexford
Div.4 Fermanagh

Championship

Leinster: Dublin
Munster: Cork
Ulster: Donegal
Connacht: Mayo

Champions: Cork

Darkhorse: Kildare if we find one or two more scoring forwards and are not decimated by injuries like we have been over the last few years. I def think we have the defence and midfield to do it.

Subject: Re: 2012 Predictions Fri Jan 06, 2012 1:41 pm

Lads and Ladies, how can we be dark horses after contesting a Semi Final and three quarter finals in the last few years....

All-Star Posts : 1031 Join date : 2010-09-18

Be dark horses. Let the Dubs, Donegal, Kerry etc get limelight for a while as Kildare work and get some injured bodies back.

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The Dubs are always forever in the so called limelight win lose or draw , nothing new , and cant see it fazing us lately , part and parcel of been the medias asssociation darling in 2011 Laughing

, it wont take long for the worm to turn and resume back to regular service Wink

Still think kildare can be darkhorses if and only if they find some gems / new blood to change their scoring ability , these players are in the county , time to drop a few lads not up to scratch who have been there 4/5 years , and give some new blood and potential a run , its gone stale , last year proved it , 4/5 seasons more or less the same progress , kildare have too bring in new blood and if that means been cruel/harsh on current player pool so be it , the players need to be given a reason to fight and prove their entitlement for there positions , the Dubs were forced to do it , lucky it paid dividends in 2011 and hopefully for the future.

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Cork are absolute certainties to win Sam. I hope Kildare take Leinster and can see Mayo doing well also.

Subject: Re: 2012 Predictions Mon Jan 09, 2012 12:19 pm

tomcruise wrote:: Cork are absolute certainties to win Sam. I hope Kildare take Leinster and can see Mayo doing well also.

really? way to spoil it for the rest of us!!

Ridiculous statement imo considering there are about 3/4 teams operating at the same level as cork at the mo, kildare included.

They currently have 4 players recovering from cruciates and had 2 or 3 retirees this year.

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Loads of Pints wrote:

tomcruise wrote:: Cork are absolute certainties to win Sam. I hope Kildare take Leinster and can see Mayo doing well also.

really? way to spoil it for the rest of us!!

Ridiculous statement imo considering there are about 3/4 teams operating at the same level as cork at the mo, kildare included.

They currently have 4 players recovering from cruciates and had 2 or 3 retirees this year.

Agree. Kildare should withdraw now save themselves half a mill and go on a holiday instead.

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Feck that, I just cancelled my Club Kildare membership, don't know what I was thinking of the last 6+ years, I'm outta here

All-Star Posts : 3060 Join date : 2010-01-30

TC a warning or use a spoiler tags next time, I hate finding out the end of something before I've seen it. Oh, and next weeks lotto numbers while your at it.

All-Star Posts : 622 Join date : 2010-06-30

Rex

Sorry but I genuinely believe that Cork are the bet of 2012. I had a bit time off over Christmas and I have had a big bet at 7/2.

Obviously Kerry in Croker might be an issue and we are definitely in with a big shout. But it is the rebels for me all the way.

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[quote="Loads of Pints"]

tomcruise wrote:: They currently have 4 players recovering from cruciates and had 2 or 3 retirees this year.

In fairness both O'Neill and Sheehan are mended/almost mended, though Goold is a major loss.

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It's David Goold, not Fintan that has the cruciate. He's a panel player and while a good player, he's not the type of cataclysmic loss that Sheehan and Goulding were, and not a major loss like O'Neill was. Fintan wouldn't even be that type of loss, and he'd be higher up ladder than his younger brother.

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fionnmccool wrote:

Loads of Pints wrote:

tomcruise wrote:: Cork are absolute certainties to win Sam. I hope Kildare take Leinster and can see Mayo doing well also.

really? way to spoil it for the rest of us!!

Ridiculous statement imo considering there are about 3/4 teams operating at the same level as cork at the mo, kildare included.

They currently have 4 players recovering from cruciates and had 2 or 3 retirees this year.

Agree. Kildare should withdraw now save themselves half a mill and go on a holiday instead.

jesus, this is a thread for predictions, a lad doesn't tow the party line and ye're giving out!

As it happens, I think it's a big statement to make that Kildare are at the same level as Cork.

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tomcruise wrote:: Rex

Sorry but I genuinely believe that Cork are the bet of 2012. I had a bit time off over Christmas and I have had a big bet at 7/2.

Obviously Kerry in Croker might be an issue and we are definitely in with a big shout. But it is the rebels for me all the way.

Puling your leg TC, Cork will be close as they have class in all areas but like Kildare have been plagued by injury.
I think this years All Ireland will be the most competitive for a long time.
There are at least 6-8 teams who on their day can win it, the key is consistency of performance and who suffers the least injuries.

Subject: Re: 2012 Predictions Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:41 pm

Div.1 Cork
Div.2 Derry
Div.3 TPPERARY
Div.4 Limerick

Championship

Leinster: Dublin
Munster: Cork
Ulster: Derry
Connacht: Mayo

Champions: kerry

Darkhorse: Down

All-Star Posts : 2216 Join date : 2011-01-09

Stonecold wrote:: Feck that, I just cancelled my Club Kildare membership, don't know what I was thinking of the last 6+ years, I'm outta here

You're very quick to jump on a lads predictions yet you haven't put up any? Rolling Eyes

All-Star Posts : 1343 Join date : 2010-07-02

Ogie wrote:: It's David Goold, not Fintan that has the cruciate. He's a panel player and while a good player, he's not the type of cataclysmic loss that Sheehan and Goulding were, and not a major loss like O'Neill was. Fintan wouldn't even be that type of loss, and he'd be higher up ladder than his younger brother.

Ah, thanks for clearing that up, I thought it was Fintan. So who's the fourth Cork player with a cruciate|? David Goold is out, Sheehan and O'Neill are coming back, but wasn't there another Cork player with the same injury?

For what it's worth, I think Cork are a more advanced version of Kildare at the moment. Both have excellent ball winners around the middle and superb athleticism, but struggle to punish the best teams on the scoreboard. But Cork have won an All-Ireland and beaten Kerry and Dublin in the championship, so you'd have to put them well ahead of us in the pecking order until we beat a major side (Cork, Kerry or Dublin) in the championship.

If you gave me a grand and said I had to put it on who'll win the All-Ireland, I'd say Cork. I've just criticised their scoring power but if O'Neill and Goulding come back fit and in form they'll add to that immensely, and Donncha O'Connor is as good as what's out there on his day, barring Cooper. People forget how riddled with injuries they were for the Mayo game.

So I suppose I agree with TC, but of course it's very hard to predict nine months in advance until you see what's happening with injuries and suspensions.

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