Dubs fans may be locked out of Croke Park this evening, but that won’t stop them cheering on the Boys in Blue. The five-in-a-row winners’ last All-Ireland semi-final drew an 82,000 sell-out crowd on an August evening, as they beat Mayo on their way to retaining the Sam Maguire Cup. However, the pandemic has led to this year’s game being played on a cold December evening, with no fans allowed into GAA Headquarters. If we tried to get into (Croke Park) and got in, it would only start World War III. That won’t happen this year, which will be strange.”Like many loyal Dublin supporters, it will also be the first semi-final Noel has missed since the Dubs claimed their first Sam Maguire this century in 2011.

Source: Irish Independent December 05, 2020 02:35 UTC