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Tomás Ó Sé: To hammer the Dublin hammer, Mayo must risk getting nailed
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5 talking points as Mayo and Dublin clash for the All-Ireland football title. By Kevin O Brien Saturday 19 Dec 2020, 9:00 AM Dec 19th 2020, 9:00 AM 15,491 Views 19 Comments
Con O Callaghan on the way to scoring his second goal against Mayo in 2019.
Image: Tommy Dickson/INPHO
Image: Tommy Dickson/INPHO
1. The case for Mayo
AS MUCH AS Dublin have made light work of their run to the All-Ireland final in recent seasons, the showpiece games tend to be close affairs. Mayo have the athletes to live with Dublin and their full-court press will offer something entirely different to what Dessie Farrell’s side have experienced so far.
Dublin vs Mayo: Every player rated on All-Ireland final day - which team comes out on top?
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RTÉ Sport Reporter
At the end of last year s championship, as the capital toasted its five-in-a-row success, we might have thought we d have seen the last of the Dublin-Mayo finals - for a few years anyway.
The summary manner in which Dublin had dispatched a tired-looking Mayo side gave the 2019 semi-final an end of an era feel.
It was assumed that Kerry would now pick up the baton and become Dublin s chief rivals for the next half-decade or so.
This may yet happen.
But after giving last year s final a real rattle and winning the National League title, Peter Keane s team proceeded to tumble through the trap-door in Munster.
Dessie Farrell: the making of a Dublin manager
From teenage star, to union leader, to coach, Farrell has taken a circuitous route to today’s All-Ireland final. By Garry Doyle Saturday 19 Dec 2020, 7:30 AM Dec 19th 2020, 7:30 AM 20,942 Views 6 Comments
Farrell: St Vincent s pupil of the year, 1989.
Image: Dessie: Tangled up in blue, Townhouse
Farrell: St Vincent s pupil of the year, 1989.
Image: Dessie: Tangled up in blue, Townhouse
The Prodigy
THE BLACK AND white photo is a little frayed at the edges, hidden deep inside a pile of sporting mementoes and yellowing newspaper cuttings, a well kept secret – until now.
If you study the picture (below) closely, it won’t take you long to spot the current Dublin manager, standing second from the right, eyes focused firmly on the photographer, wearing a collared football to
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