Dublin GAA Discussion Thread MOD WARNING POST #2944

ProudDUB

Sorry for going off topic, but has boards changed to a different server for mobile devices?

The main GAA home page and each of the threads used to "fit" perfectly on my screen and each individual post did too. It "wrapped" itself (if that is the right word) around my screen and I could read it fine. I just had to scroll down to read more recent posts & nothing else.

Now everything is absolutely tiny and I have to keep maximise and minimise everything to read it, just like you have to do on forums that are on proboards servers. Is that a change boards have made, or did I eff up something on my phones settings? If its some thing boards have done, its a total pain. :mad:

Bonniedog

I am obviously in a minority but I like watching Dublin playing Donegal.

My theory is that 2014 possibly laid basis for Dublin to become a much greater side than they might have otherwise become. Donegal outwitted Dublin that day and exposed the defensive flaws that someone was going to at some stage. Kerry might have done so had they reached the final.

Now, Dublin have become masters of frustrating ultra defensive systems in the same way as great basketball teams do.

Can't wait to see what RG will bring to the feast on Sunday!

Stoner

In 2011 I posted that that was the worst game of football I ever saw.

I've grown to like them since

Bonniedog

Stoner wrote: »

In 2011 in posted that that was the worst game of football I ever saw.

I've grown to like them since

It is like watching Indiana play Wisconsin in basketball. Compulsive :-)

On another note, apparently the Hill will be closed for the league finals.

gormdubhgorm

I suppose the Croke Park commemoration of 1916 should be worth watching.
http://www.gaa.ie/news/gaa-announce-1916-commemoration-plans/

The only catch is that you will have to stay for the Donegal game!

The GAA did a great job of marking it's 125 year back in 2009 fireworks and all sorts of craic. Hopefully this will similar.

tanko

Bonniedog wrote: »

It is like watching Indiana play Wisconsin in basketball. Compulsive :-)

On another note, apparently the Hill will be closed for the league finals.

Will the upper stand levels be open?

Nidgeweasel

padd b1975 wrote: »

I don't think there's a more pathetic sound in world sport than when they play that fanfare over the PA system as a team runs out to a ripple of polite applause.

You've never heard Amhran na Bhfian on a synthesier in Ballybofey.

ProudDUB

I've been to night games at Croker, where there was a crowd of 30,000 odd & the atmosphere was great, if the opposition was one of our big rivals & it was a really close game, with lots of end to end scoring, right up to the final whistle.

Obviously, its never as good when CP is full, but the atmosphere is not always terrible under the lights at night, even when the place is half empty. But there is something depressing about the same 30,000 crowd, during the day, no matter how good the game is. You just can't ignore all the empty seats, the way you can at night.

Bonniedog

tanko wrote: »

Will the upper stand levels be open?

Someone told me they had asked about Hill tickets - they are going anyway no matter who is in it -and were told there would be none.

If it is Dublin and Kerry along with the 1916 stuff and Tyrone/Cavan I would imagine there would be crowd of around 50,000 so all areas should be open.

Place looks ridiculous when Hill is closed. Even at league games, if the crowd was spread out it would look decent as it used to back in day with similar crowds. Their PR people have no aesthetic sense. They are probably intending to use it as part of the 'entertainment'. Much rather being able to stand there and watch the fkn match to be honest!

ProudDUB

They are closing Hill 16, the most famous patch of sports ground in the country, due to its connection to 1916*, for the duration of the 1916 commemorations? :eek:

Is this a piss take?

Do they need the area for the fireworks, or to build a stage or something?

Seems a bit daft to me. Croker is soulless with an empty Hill. It certainly made a difference during the Aussie Rules game, when it was closed then. It looked terrible on the telly too....all that open expanse of concrete and not a shinner sinner in sight, just as it does when they only open up one section for league games.




*Yes, I know the 1916 connection is a load of b0ll0cks, but its part of the history of the place. Why let a good story get in the ways of facts?

corny

Bonniedog wrote: »

I am obviously in a minority but I like watching Dublin playing Donegal.

Yeah the tactical nuances can suck you in alright.

Even the 2011 game was enthralling as a spectator. Rubbish in so many ways but still gripping stuff. Never seen supporters get so wound up.:pac:

BonnieSituation

corny wrote: »

Yeah the tactical nuances can suck you in alright.

Even the 2011 game was enthralling as a spectator. Rubbish in so many ways but still gripping stuff. Never seen supporters get so wound up.:pac:

The bile coming out of the Cusack that day being spitted by Dubs at Jim Mc was unreal! Haven't hard anything like it... well, since I left after the 2010 SF v Cork.

ProudDUB

BonnieSituation wrote: »

The bile coming out of the Cusack that day being spitted by Dubs at Jim Mc was unreal! Haven't hard anything like it... well, since I left after the 2010 SF v Cork.

Don't think you can single out Dubs supporters, even though we were the ones playing the game. Go back and look at some of the media coverage immediately afterwards & you'll see the outcry was pretty much nationwide. Overwhelming relief just to have made it to the final, was my main memory of the day, as was most of the Dubs I came in contact with afterwards. If we had sent out a Las Vegas chorus line, juggling Capuchin monkeys, I really wouldn't have cared, as long as we won the game.

That being said, I do remember looking up at the 4-2 scoreboard at half time, as word of a big Premier League showdown began to filter through. Some team had scored more goals in one game, than the combined Dublin and Donegal teams. I remember just shaking my head at that. :rolleyes:

DoctaDee

gormdubhgorm wrote: »

...........The GAA did a great job of marking it's 125 year back in 2009 fireworks and all sorts of craic. Hopefully this will similar.

That was a crackin night alright .. it was my 2nd lads 1st game in Croker .. imagine his disappointment when I told him there wasn't fireworks at every game (well not the pyrotechnic ones anyways )

I loved those retro jerseys they ran out in ... would've been great to see them play the match in them !

bobbysands81

Don't know if already posted but new Dubs jersey out as early as next month.

Gonna be a reference to 1916 on it.

The colour scheme is going to be shaken up a bit as the predominant colours are going to be 'sky blue' and white and navy to be minimised/ditched.

Collar is going to be different and much smaller (maybe like the limited edition Cork one?).

This is just what I'm hearing so don't shoot the messenger or blame me if all this is already known.

ProudDUB

Yeah, I've heard we were gonna be getting a new jersey in time for the champo too. Disputes about the colour held it up. Not so sure about blue & white. A jersey with no navy doesn't seem right. We're not Man Citay FFS !

DoctaDee

ProudDUB wrote: »

Yeah, I've heard we were gonna be getting a new jersey in time for the champo too. Disputes about the colour held it up. Not so sure about blue & white. A jersey with no navy doesn't seem right. We're not Man Citay FFS !

I'd beg to differ !!

ProudDUB

Are they the retro jerseys from the 2009 fireworks show?

Still don't like 'em !

gormdubhgorm

ProudDUB wrote: »

Yeah, I've heard we were gonna be getting a new jersey in time for the champo too. Disputes about the colour held it up. Not so sure about blue & white. A jersey with no navy doesn't seem right. We're not Man Citay FFS !

Back in the 70's Dubs used to sing "We are blue, we are white, we are f**king dynamite!"

They used to play in blue and white, but it was hard to distinguish on the black and white telly's!
So Paula Lee who used to work with DCB came up with the Blue and Navy idea.
http://www.herald.ie/news/how-paula-came-up-with-citys-famous-blue-and-navy-shirt-31523238.html

In the 74 final they went blue and navy.
If Dublin start loosing games again I will blame the return to the blue and white.

Much more importantly my username will be outdated!!!:eek:

Bonniedog

gormdubhgorm wrote: »

Back in the 70's Dubs used to sing "We are blue, we are white, we are f**king dynamite!"

They used to play in blue and white, but it was hard to distinguish on the black and white telly's!
So Paula Lee who used to work with DCB came up with the Blue and Navy idea.
http://www.herald.ie/news/how-paula-came-up-with-citys-famous-blue-and-navy-shirt-31523238.html

In the 74 final they went blue and navy.
If Dublin start loosing games again I will blame the return to the blue and white.

Much more importantly my username will be outdated!!!:eek:

The hurlers wore the old sky blue jersey with the castles and white collars up to about 1977/78 and only got the navy shorts around the same time.

ProudDUB

Yeah, I knew we made the switch at some point. (Just didn't know when and where and why. Fair play for digging up the article.) The old pix of Heffo in his playing days, show him wearing a rig out much more similar to the retro one. Still don't like it though. Wearing the blue and navy has been good to us.

eire4

bobbysands81 wrote: »

Don't know if already posted but new Dubs jersey out as early as next month.

Gonna be a reference to 1916 on it.

The colour scheme is going to be shaken up a bit as the predominant colours are going to be 'sky blue' and white and navy to be minimised/ditched.

Collar is going to be different and much smaller (maybe like the limited edition Cork one?).

This is just what I'm hearing so don't shoot the messenger or blame me if all this is already known.

Will be interesting to see what the 1916 reference on the jersey is. I still have my Dublin millenium jersey from 88 with the millenium crest. Still one of my favourite Dublin jersey's as well.

salmocab

I like there to be a good bit of navy, the newest gear although quite nice is walking a fine line with soccer gear

gormdubhgorm

eire4 wrote: »

Will be interesting to see what the 1916 reference on the jersey is. I still have my Dublin millenium jersey from 88 with the millenium crest. Still one of my favourite Dublin jersey's as well.

I remember during the millennium celebrations at school we were drawing that crest the blue,yellow and red crayons were well worn out!

My fav Dublin jersey is the 1983 one. I have the retro version of it.
No advertisement desecrating the jersey. Simple design three castles job done.

Nidgeweasel

eire4 wrote: »

Will be interesting to see what the 1916 reference on the jersey is. I still have my Dublin millenium jersey from 88 with the millenium crest. Still one of my favourite Dublin jersey's as well.

Those O'Neill kits in the early 90's were just the one.

Pair of puma kings on the feet, pair of Mikasa on the hands and you were ready to rock. :cool:

BKWDR

Bonniedog wrote: »

Someone told me they had asked about Hill tickets - they are going anyway no matter who is in it -and were told there would be none.

If it is Dublin and Kerry along with the 1916 stuff and Tyrone/Cavan I would imagine there would be crowd of around 50,000 so all areas should be open.

Place looks ridiculous when Hill is closed. Even at league games, if the crowd was spread out it would look decent as it used to back in day with similar crowds. Their PR people have no aesthetic sense. They are probably intending to use it as part of the 'entertainment'. Much rather being able to stand there and watch the fkn match to be honest!

The ads seem to be 'inviting 82000 people' but if the hill is closed i would imagine it's because it's part of the celebration ceremony.

I'll hold judgement until i see the show.

BKWDR

BonnieSituation wrote: »

The bile coming out of the Cusack that day being spitted by Dubs at Jim Mc was unreal! Haven't hard anything like it... well, since I left after the 2010 SF v Cork.

I probably will never leave a game early but that was the only time i've ever said i would happily leave and was annoyed at the 40 quid i had spent on the ticket, (80 including the mrs ticket). I had great seats too at the wire on the upper hogan and it was just spoiled by the game.

the atmopshere was dead, when people started to boo the players it at least started some form of atmosphere.

BonnieSituation

Nidgeweasel wrote: »

You've never heard Amhran na Bhfian on a synthesier in Ballybofey.

Oh I have! Incidentally Facebook informed me this morning that it was 3 years since I was in MacCumhaill Park. Scoring that equalising point at the end kept Kerry up. I was actively cheering us to miss it. Gah.

DoctaDee wrote: »

That was a crackin night alright .. it was my 2nd lads 1st game in Croker .. imagine his disappointment when I told him there wasn't fireworks at every game (well not the pyrotechnic ones anyways )

I loved those retro jerseys they ran out in ... would've been great to see them play the match in them !

We had the same thing with my lil bro. the 125 game was his first time at a Dublin match. We had to explain something similar.

bobbysands81 wrote: »

Don't know if already posted but new Dubs jersey out as early as next month.

Gonna be a reference to 1916 on it.

The colour scheme is going to be shaken up a bit as the predominant colours are going to be 'sky blue' and white and navy to be minimised/ditched.

Collar is going to be different and much smaller (maybe like the limited edition Cork one?).

This is just what I'm hearing so don't shoot the messenger or blame me if all this is already known.

I wouldn't mind some Yellow/Gold added to the mix and give us a colour scheme like this:

Dyr

The gold and the crest is nice but the image is just a bit too much

Bonniedog

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Oh I have! Incidentally Facebook informed me this morning that it was 3 years since I was in MacCumhaill Park. Scoring that equalising point at the end kept Kerry up. I was actively cheering us to miss it. Gah.



We had the same thing with my lil bro. the 125 game was his first time at a Dublin match. We had to explain something similar.



I wouldn't mind some Yellow/Gold added to the mix and give us a colour scheme like this:

Noooooooooooo!

I had family involved in Tan War and afterwards, but I do not like associating sport with history and politics.

Shinners try to cash in, quite successfully, with their "City that fought an Empire" jersey.

One of things I like about the Dubs, and GAA in general - and indeed rugby if it comes to that - is that they are inclusive.

Leave the citizen Smith school yard politicization of teams to the laughable 'ultras' that follow LOI.