Dublin V Cork: With the Better Bettor

Cork Fan to Dublin Fan: "We have only lost to one team since 2004 in the football championships boy and that team is the rotten Kerry, , so we are
now destined for Sam, nobody lest a bunch a
jackeens can stop us"

Dublin Fan back: "ask me tank, we have only lost
once to Cork in 13 championship games and we
last won the All Ireland in 1995 and no team
since that has won it is left in the competition,
its ours for the taking"

So that's the stats out of the way and can help encourage you more if you fancy one team over the other but stats are all ancient history and the future is not as easy to predict.

The Dubs are not so blue anymore. Victory against Tyrone and suddenly optimism is in the air around our capital. Optimism and Dublin is a dangerous concoction which has seen a right few shockers the last few seasons especially last season when beat by the Kingdom after only 5 minutes.

Just like Kerry last season, Cork have stuttered their way to this stage against Dublin without putting one big performance together. However watching their old foes collect 4 All Ireland titles in 6 years has taught Cork a valuable lesson. You need only to survive the early rounds and peak in late August and of course that fateful day in September.

Market forces dictate that the Dubs are around 13/8 but I believe Cork will show their class and overrun an average Dublin team with the minimum of fuss. Last season Kerry beat them by 17 points. Anyone fancying Cork to do the same and win by 16 points or more can get a generous 33/1.

For anyone looking for the double for this weekend and next, I can see Down beating Kildare also but for now make Cork the cornerstone of your betting weekend. They are 1.81(8/11 minus commission on betfair) and 4/6 in most betting offices. Perhaps the bet would be more advised to get on Cork outright and take the draw out of it. I can't believe they are odds against with Kerry gone and no point looking a gift horse in the mouth.


Verdict: Cork to win the All Ireland
(recommended back in May) at 2/1



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John Mulholland is enhancing Dublin to top industry price in their shops 7/4