Dublin GAA Discussion Thread MOD WARNING POST #2944

Bonniedog

Bambi wrote: »

You'd be hoping the short puck outs was just Cunningham keeping his powder dry for later in the year. I'm assuming we won't be trying short puck outs against the fiercest half foward line in the country come summer

One of keys to Cats establishing dominance over Cork in the noughties was Cody deploying more aggressive tactics against the Cusack/Seán O'Óg/Gardiner axis. Recipe for disaster to be turned over by them fkers on your own 40.

Dublin have been trying to vary it in recent games, most notably against Galway and it has been effective. Even yesterday, they won a fair bit of possession but shot taking was atrocious for the most part. Also Maguire's puckouts were pretty ropey.

It can be effective if mixed and keep other teams on their toes. Dublin were too predictable under Daly, just as Waterford are arguably too predictable now. Sweepers and damage limitation are worthless in high Summer against the big guns.

Credit to GC and the team, I reckon they have surpassed expectations, overcome a few body blows in terms of retirements etc, and are smart enough to adopt.

Am optimistic.

ProudDUB

QF V Limerick confirmed for PP, Saturday April 2 at 7pm.

Nidgeweasel

I'm taking a run up on Saturday. Did you not used to be able to manually select your seat off a map for CP on the online sites, or have I imagined that?

I could well be talking broken biscuits now that I think about it.

ProudDUB

Depends what website you use.

Tickets.ie don't let you pick your seat, or your section. You select Lr Hogan or Lr Cusack and it assigns you your section & your seat. You can't pick it yourself. There is no handling fee.

Ticket Bastard does let you pick your section and seat from a little interactive map thingy. There is a 2 euro handling fee, per ticket.

If you go to the ticket office, you can select your own section & seat. There is no handling fee charged there.

Nidgeweasel

ProudDUB wrote: »

Depends what website you use.

Tickets.ie don't let you pick your seat, or your section. You pick Lr Hogan or Lr Cusack and it assigns you your section & your seat. You can't pick it yourself. There is no handling fee.

Ticket Bastard does let you pick your section and seat from a little interactive map thingy. There is a 2 euro handling fee, per ticket.

If you go to the ticket office, you can select your own section & seat. There is no handling fee charged there.

That's great, thanks very much.

Dare I ask if 'ticketbastard' was intentional!?

ProudDUB

Of course it was intentional !

There was only 17,000 or so at the Cork game. Can't really see this one drawing much more. The Six Nations is over & Donegal aren't woeful, so maybe it will. Either way, unless you want to sit on Aogan O'Fearghail's knee in the Ard Comhairle, you'll have no trouble getting a decent seat, even if you move from the one on your ticket.

Nidgeweasel

ProudDUB wrote: »

Of course it was intentional !

Haha I shant ask why!

Dyr

Bonniedog wrote: »

It can be effective if mixed and keep other teams on their toes. Dublin were too predictable under Daly, just as Waterford are arguably too predictable now. Sweepers and damage limitation are worthless in high Summer against the big guns.

It can be effective against certain teams alright but kilkenny and tipp in the summer? Short puck outs and short passing will be like mothers milk to them

Mexcanelo

Dublin look to be on course to top Division 1 and go on to win the league this season. But I wouldn't rule out Roscommon putting an end to their unbeaten run. The Dubs have to go to Hyde Park and play a team on an incredible run of form and winning momentum.
I also wouldn't rule out Kerry, They got off to a slow start in this league but are finishing strong, They are always dangerous

ProudDUB

Bambi wrote: »

It can be effective against certain teams alright but kilkenny and tipp in the summer? Short puck outs and short passing will be like mothers milk to them

The KK half back line is far too good to persist with the short puck outs. Still, it's best to be taught that lesson now, when it doesn't really "matter" as such...then to find it out the hard way in the summer.

Mexcanelo wrote: »

Dublin look to be on course to top Division 1 and go on to win the league this season. But I wouldn't rule out Roscommon putting an end to their unbeaten run. The Dubs have to go to Hyde Park and play a team on an incredible run of form and winning momentum.
I also wouldn't rule out Kerry, They got off to a slow start in this league but are finishing strong, They are always dangerous

Eh, you do realize that Dublin are on an even better run of form and have even better winning momentum, don't you? Dublin are unbeaten in the league. Roscommon are not.

Dyr

ProudDUB wrote: »

The KK half back line is far too good to persist with the short puck outs. Still, it's best to be taught that lesson now, when it doesn't really "matter" as such...then to find it out the hard way in the summer.

Thats kind of my original point, I'm hoping cunningham has something a bit more savvy up his sleeve for the cats and was only using the short game as a placeholder last week

EICVD

Mexcanelo wrote: »

Dublin look to be on course to top Division 1 and go on to win the league this season. But I wouldn't rule out Roscommon putting an end to their unbeaten run. The Dubs have to go to Hyde Park and play a team on an incredible run of form and winning momentum.
I also wouldn't rule out Kerry, They got off to a slow start in this league but are finishing strong, They are always dangerous

Yes Roscommon have home advantage but they haven't played the best team in the country yet, & we're well able for Kerry too......

Mexcanelo

ProudDUB wrote: »

Eh, you do realize that Dublin are on an even better run of form and have even better winning momentum, don't you? Dublin are unbeaten in the league. Roscommon are not.

It should be a great game in Roscommon. I'm looking forward to it. Aren't you?

Mexcanelo

EICVD wrote: »

Yes Roscommon have home advantage but they haven't played the best team in the country yet, & we're well able for Kerry too......

Dublin will be favourites going into the game, No doubt. If the game was in Croke Park I would say Dublin win. But down in Roscommon could be a different story. Looking forward to a cracking game between the 2 form sides

ProudDUB

EICVD wrote: »

Yes Roscommon have home advantage but they haven't played the best team in the country yet, & we're well able for Kerry too......

Well able for Kerry? Seriously? Kerry were only a couple of weeks back from their team holiday & were missing most of the starters from last years AI final. My granny and her mates at the old folks home, could probably beat Kerry in early February. Get back to me about being "well able for Kerry", when you have beaten them in August or September !

Stoner

I think Dublin have a lot to play for with a record to match of 4 in a row. I'd imagine they'll be up for it but maybe not against Roscommon round 1. Have a feeling it might be a bit like that Longford game earlier in the year.
Unless a number of our players are getting stuck in to hold or win a starting spot I could see roscommon winning against Dublin. Donegal will be another kettle of fish, I thought that there was a bit of an issue between the Dubs and Donegal until I saw the Donegal Kerry game.!!

ProudDUB

Jesus, I thought so too. But the Melee in Tralee put any of our recent history with Donegal, in the ha'penny place. :eek:

What's the story with McGee? Will his suspension kick in for this game? I think he was able to play against the Rossies because he appealed it. Murphy's hammer looked to be in a bad way the last day out. Wonder how it will affect him on Saturday, if at all.

I'm not remotely worried about Sunday week. I think Jim Gavin will send out a fairly experimental line out. He's done it in the past, when we went into the last round guaranteed a spot in the semi finals. So I'm not all that bothered about the result, other than how certain individuals perform. I'll have forgotten about the score, 5 minutes after the final whistle. Bigger fish to fry and all that.

Bonniedog

Rossies big game is Sunday. No doubt they would love to beat Dubs, and might still have to, but the Mayo game is potential prequel to the Connacht championship decider.

Mexcanelo

Bonniedog wrote: »

Rossies big game is Sunday. No doubt they would love to beat Dubs, and might still have to, but the Mayo game is potential prequel to the Connacht championship decider.

The Mayo game is big on local level, As you say, a potential prequel to the Connacht decider. Roscommon would sure love to end their 5 year dominance.

But the Dublin game is no doubt the big one. You measure yourself on the Champions. If Roscommon are going to be a real championship contender, They have to be able to beat the best. And right now that's Dublin.

ProudDUB

Bonniedog wrote: »

Rossies big game is Sunday. No doubt they would love to beat Dubs, and might still have to, but the Mayo game is potential prequel to the Connacht championship decider.

Jebus....at this stage, Roscommon v Mayo is turning into The Battle of the Somme, Pearl Harbour and D-Day all rolled into one. :rolleyes:

I think far too much store is being set by it. September is still 6 months away. Mayo have been there or thereabouts, every year this decade. The Rossies are usually off on their summer holliers by the second week in July. They may be the poster boys for adventurous Spring football right now. But I'll only consider them serious contenders, when they are back here in August and September, trying to wrangle info out of us, on parking spots next to Croker, that are handy for a quick get away.

yop

ProudDUB wrote: »

Jebus....at this stage, Roscommon v Mayo is turning into The Battle of the Somme, Pearl Harbour and D-Day all rolled into one. :rolleyes:

I think far too much store is being set by it. September is still 6 months away. Mayo have been there or thereabouts, every year this decade. The Rossies are usually off on their summer holliers by the second week in July. They may be the poster boys for adventurous Spring football right now. But I'll only consider them serious contenders, when they are back here in August and September, trying to wrangle info out of us, on parking spots next to Croker, that are handy for a quick get away.

Welcome to the "world" of Roscommon football
Was it 2 years ago in McHale park where Roscommon hammered the Mayo U21 team when a Rossie county board shouted "This is better than an AI final win".......

If that big yellow Roscommon bus is parked outside Croker in Sept. then Rossies will have arrived, until then it might be just another case of a 12 year and a pic of Pamela Anderson..... *squirt*

ProudDUB

Is it true the Rossie bus has a stripper pole, a pool table, a bowling alley, a jacuzzi & a petting zoo of miniature Peruvian llamas ?

Bonniedog

ProudDUB wrote: »

Is it true the Rossie bus has a stripper pole, a pool table, a bowling alley, a jacuzzi & a petting zoo of miniature Peruvian llamas ?

You're getting them mixed up with Wild Geese of Oldtown PD.

Bonniedog

yop wrote: »

Welcome to the "world" of Roscommon football
Was it 2 years ago in McHale park where Roscommon hammered the Mayo U21 team when a Rossie county board shouted "This is better than an AI final win".......

If that big yellow Roscommon bus is parked outside Croker in Sept. then Rossies will have arrived, until then it might be just another case of a 12 year and a pic of Pamela Anderson..... *squirt*

Oh!

"Local papers please copy"

ProudDUB

Bonniedog wrote: »

You're getting them mixed up with Wild Geese of Oldtown PD.

Easy enough mistake to make I suppose. After all, Oldtown is practically in Meath.

EICVD

ProudDUB wrote: »

Well able for Kerry? Seriously? Kerry were only a couple of weeks back from their team holiday & were missing most of the starters from last years AI final. My granny and her mates at the old folks home, could probably beat Kerry in early February. Get back to me about being "well able for Kerry", when you have beaten them in August or September !

Haven't we done that a few times in the last couple of years......;)

Kavrocks

EICVD wrote: »

Haven't we done that a few times in the last couple of years......;)

I think one of you is talking about Dublin while the other is talking about Roscommon?

Bonniedog

ProudDUB wrote: »

Easy enough mistake to make I suppose. After all, Oldtown is practically in Meath.

Yes. Well, I suggest you call up and point that out to the boys


They have a hurling team now, and someone from the club wrote a book.

And there are still people who question Darwin's theory of evolution ...

EICVD

Kavrocks wrote: »

I think one of you is talking about Dublin while the other is talking about Roscommon?

Im talking about Dublin anyway, I don't even know where Roscommon is I presume PD got lost in translation & thought I was a Rossie :eek:

Bonniedog

EICVD wrote: »

Im talking about Dublin anyway, I don't even know where Roscommon is I presume PD got lost in translation & thought I was a Rossie :eek:

Mmmmm.

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