Dublin GAA Discussion Thread MOD WARNING POST #2944

Slattsy

Greetings from?
Yes Roscommon ffs. It does actually exist.

Will be home for throw in though.

I'm a Dub, get me ourra heyor!

ProudDUB

No Slatts, going to Carrick on Shannon (wherever that is) for a stag, doesn't technically count as being in Roscommon. We've explained that to you before.

Johngoose

Predictions?Will the dubs hockey Roscommon?The bookies have Dublin at -10

Bonniedog

Johngoose wrote: »

Predictions?Will the dubs hockey Roscommon?The bookies have Dublin at -10

As above, I reckon there is big incentive for them to win by a wide margin tonight. As it stands there could be three teams on nine points. Dublin are a bit ahead of Donegal now, but a big win tonight would almost certainly assure them of a final place no matter what happens against Monaghan which could be another tricky close encounter.


I could see them winning by more than ten, but most attractive bet is the 5/4 to score at least two goals.

BTW, you can get -9 with Powers.

ProudDUB

I dunno. Kerry and Donegal only beat them by fairly small margins, didn't they? So I don't think anyone is guaranteed a hockeying. Depends on which Roscommon team shows up and how much fight there is left in them, this late in the season, where relegation is a certainty.

If Berno is still rusty, he is left on his own up front (the way O'Gara was in the first couple of games) and the suppply to him is cut off, or is piss poor, we may struggle to rack up big scores. We'll still win, but not by a humungous margin. I hope I'm wrong, as scoring difference may well determine who finishes in the top two.

Bonniedog

rossies did well last year but were absolutely destroyed by Kerry in semi-final.

Perfect day for football. Be surprised if its not a rout.

Prediction: 3 - 17 to 0 - 9.

Topcat32

Bonniedog wrote: »

rossies did well last year but were absolutely destroyed by Kerry in semi-final.

Perfect day for football. Be surprised if its not a rout.

Prediction: 3 - 17 to 0 - 9.

Possibly but I hope it doesnt turn out like that, Roscommon have put a lot of work into their underage structure over the last 15 years and produced consistently good underage teams for a county of that size.

Bonniedog

Topcat32 wrote: »

Possibly but I hope it doesnt turn out like that, Roscommon have put a lot of work into their underage structure over the last 15 years and produced consistently good underage teams for a county of that size.

Dublin really only tend to lower the blade for closest rivals but they need the points difference now, so that changes that.

You only have to look at the line up to see what the intent is!

Slattsy

They'll beat the handicap anyway.

Bonniedog

The hurling relegation stakes are more complex than I first thought!

If Dublin win, Cork lose then it will be points difference between Dublin, Cork and Waterford/Clare. If Waterford lose then Dublin should have better difference assuming there is winning margin of two or more in both games.

If Dublin win and Cork win then either Clare or Waterford would come ahead of us on head to head.

It will be interesting day.

ProudDUB

Ok, I am embedded deep behind enemy lines. (Oh, alright. It's the Croke Park Hotel. Get over it.) I am all set to answer all questions on:

- Percy French: His poems, songs & recent Snapchats.
- Andy Moran's inner Rossie: Misunderstood or Mixed Up?
- Dermot Earley: Some man for just one man. Discuss.
- The Bus.
- The Ballagh Border Wars: Volumes 1-47.

I'm all set, right?

Bonniedog

Here's a Galway joke about Rossies you might want to share:

Story was they were so bad at stealing sheep that none of them ever got to heaven, except one chap.


And he was caught trying to steal the Lamb of God.

They love that one. Trust me :-)

Topcat32

ProudDUB wrote: »

Ok, I am embedded deep behind enemy lines. (Oh, alright. It's the Croke Park Hotel. Get over it.) I am all set to answer all questions on:

- Percy French: His poems, songs & recent Snapchats.
- Andy Moran's inner Rossie: Misunderstood or Mixed Up?
- Dermot Earley: Some man for just one man. Discuss.
- The Bus.
- The Ballagh Border Wars: Volumes 1-47.

I'm all set, right?

How about John Waters and Sinead O Connor, explain that??

ProudDUB

Ok. I think that's a mental image that none of us need right now.

Funnily enough...any time I Google the Sterling to Euro conversion rate, the first result is always Stolen Sheep, the Rossie fan site. What do the Google auto fill spelling algorithms know that we don't?

Bonniedog

The real question is why they were stealing the sheep :eek:


Stand with your back to the bar my friend

ProudDUB

1. God knows. Probably rude to ask.
2. Dermo's back.
3. That is a seriously gorgeous sunset behind the Hill.
4. Dermo's back.
5. Berno looking sharp in the warm ups.
6. Did I mention Dermo is back?

STB.

Bonniedog wrote: »

PP have Dublin at 5/4 to score 2 goals or more. Now, I know they have only scored three so far, but the line up and the incentive to boost point difference tonight could see them really cut loose. Rossies will collapse under the pressure methinks.

Stick a few quid in an envelope there for Kevin McManamon and drop it into Judes.:)

seanhynes

What was 16,17,18,19 points handicaps had a look earlier think 13 was 5/2 but it wouldn't go any further

Slattsy

Handicap was 9. At evens. Basically free money.

Had a few bob on 15+ at 5s.

gormdubhgorm

I was not able to go to the game.
Were the Rossies that bad or were Dublin that good?

I remember Kerry hammered Roscommon last year in the league semi they looked very loose with the marking.
Did the same happen again?

Slattsy

I've given Paul Flynn some stick before, but he was back to his best tonight.

Unbelievable performance.

Stoner

Great win, but man Roscommon were terrible, very little pressure​ placed on the Dublin forwards.

Highlight was Flynn

Bonniedog

Shows what Dublin are capable when they have the ruthless hat on!

Needed a big win. got it. In sixth league final in a row regardless if they play me and my brothers next week :-)

Bret Hart

Wins for Monaghan and Mayo tomorrow would all but guarantee a fifth final appearance in a row.

Nidgeweasel

Who have Dublin next?

Slattsy

Monaghan in Clones

Stoner

gormdubhgorm wrote:

I was not able to go to the game. Were the Rossies that bad or were Dublin that good?

They were very poor in nothing like the team with the potential we saw two years ago.

I don't know if they all left the country, the panel or just don't want to play for the management team, but about 4 of them got stuck in tonight.

Some of the points that the Dubs scored tonight were brought into the scoring zone without anyone going out to meet them.

Nothing went right for Roscommon at the same time, they had good shots saved, hit the posts a few times, the Dubs were fired up, they faced the best team Dublin fielded this year, they looked doomed to division 2 from the start, they were carrying poor form into the game.

Some wonder points went over for Dublin and the boys went at it harder than they've done recently. They played very well.

blanch152

Stoner wrote: »

Great win, but man Roscommon were terrible, very little pressure​ placed on the Dublin forwards.

Highlight was Flynn

It was more like a training exercise than a game. Clones will be very different.

blackcard

blanch152 wrote: »

Stoner wrote: »

Great win, but man Roscommon were terrible, very little pressure​ placed on the Dublin forwards.

Highlight was Flynn

It was more like a training exercise than a game. Clones will be very different.

You wouldn't expect any team to beat another county with 20 times it's population with huge financial resources playing at home

ProudDUB

blackcard wrote: »

You wouldn't expect any team to beat another county with 20 times it's population with huge financial resources playing at home

I've news for you then so. That very thing is very likely to happen tomorrow afternoon in Parnell Park.