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[hill17]

Give me your views all are welcome

[hill17]

Callaghan counting on veteran pair's experience


Eamonn Callaghan believes the experience Johnny Doyle and Dermot Earley bring to the Kildare team could prove decisive against Down on Sunday.

The veteran pair are the only survivors from the last Kildare team to play in an All-Ireland semi-final 10 years ago, although the evergreen Anthony Rainbow is also still part of the panel.

"Johnny and Dermot are huge players for us and they always contribute no matter what and even when Johnny doesn't kick the scores, he still works very hard, does Trojan work for the team," the Vodafone Player of the Month for July said.


"That's really the strength the two lads bring to it. No matter how badly they are playing they will always come back stronger.

"But we have players that can win games in other areas of the pitch. It's not only our forwards. We have played very well defensively this year. Peter Kelly coming in there corner back, his first year, flying, and we have plenty of lads that are well able to win games for us."

[skegsagypsy]

Really believe if Co Down beat Kildare on Sunday they will go on to beat Cork in the final and the Sam Maguire will travel North, well I hope it does

[sob1467]

Really looking forward to the semi final this Sunday but I think whoever wins it have a great chance against Cork in the final because Cork's finishing at the moment is terrible. It was a good match on Sunday with Dublin been pipped at the post although Dublin were almost a one man team in Bernard Brogan.

[mattybhoy]

Another season of promise for the Dubs...that hurt last weekend. Think we are becoming the Liverpool of football.. 'this season is going to be our season..'

Good game though & if we just had a wee bit of composure.

[leotheloin]

Give me your views all are welcome

If the dub's had beaten cork would you have been guaranteed a ticket for the FINAL..

[skegsagypsy]

M8 landed in here tonight with two corporate tickets for the game on Sunday, but I can't go gutted

[mattybhoy]

I bet you are!

[skegsagypsy]

An Dun Abu fantastic game and excellent result, Down just holing on after a superb fight back by Kildare, the game went right to the final kick of the ball by Kildare which hit the crossbar My nerves are in bits after watching that, thank ~~~~ for the Magners Roll on the final in Pairc an Chrocaigh

[mattybhoy]

Great game yesterday. Down won me a few pints which was an added bonus!

I fancy Down in the final to spring an upset.

[sob1467]

Another fantastic game yesterday what a story it would have been if that free kick in the final minute would have ended up in the back of the net! So far in the football there is yet to be a poor match in the all irelands which is great and I cannot wait to the final

[hill17]

If the dub's had beaten cork would you have been guaranteed a ticket for the FINAL..

yes of course, would need 4

[skegsagypsy]

Well here we are, All Ireland final day @ Croker very excited about Downs chances today, really believe they can do it.

D?n Abu Up Down

[mattybhoy]

Hope they do mate.

[Walkinmyshadow]

Hope they do mate.

No such luck mate