Dublin GAA Discussion Thread: Mod Note - No 'Dublin Dominance' chat allowed!

Tombo2001

Yeah agreed it was a great game, Na Fianna should have been out of sight, they had some amount of misses....

Granite Head

RIP Brian Mullins. A giant of Dublin GAA and Gaelic football.

YabaDabaDooley

Desperately sad news fellow Dublin gaels. RIP Brian Mullins.

ShamoBuc

A real giant of the game for many a year, RIP.

dunnerc

Rip Brian , a massive player for Dublin .

BonnieSituation

The oul lad just text me there about his passing. No age.

RIP

Cumhachtach

My lord. RIP. Knew he's late brother Sean well here in Laois.

He was one man you wanted on your side. Great player.

rolling boh

That's a shock to hear the news one of our real greats very lucky to have seen him play condolences to his family RIP Brian and thank you for the wonderful memories I have of you playing .

gormdubhgorm

Ah Jayus, that is terrible news about Mullins, always admired the fella not just as a footballer but his mindset, straight talking no messing, hard worker. And the way he came back after that car crash and stayed at it. Sums him up.

YabaDabaDooley

Shocking stuff. After Heffo i'd make Brian the next real hero and driving force in turning our city and county into a Gaelic football stronghold and superpower. The man was unstoppable on his day and a true force of nature. Never knew when he was beaten. One of our toughest ever players. Thanks for the memories Brian. Some loss all the same.

Sultan of Bling

Desperately sad news.

A true legend who was never beaten.

RIP

castletownman

Desperately sad.

Not a Dublin man, but I know how much of a legend he was and an icon from his era. He played football with my uncle for UCD, and I would have been involved in GAA under him and the legend Davy Billings during my time there too. Had an aura about him.

If I recall, a few people here were mooting him as a stop-gap replacement for Farrell, so I presume he wasn't sick?

interlocked

I'd still have Mullins and Jack O Shea in midfield in the all time greatest team The sheer drive of the man was incredible. A great great footballer.

And I think in 1985, as part of Live Aid, he donated his All Ireland medals to raise funds.

Even if St Peter was a Kerryman, that should get him through the celestial turnstiles with a flourish.

Rest in peace.

CatInABox

Good few years back, I ran into Mullins at a house party. He'd cracked out a guitar, was belting through a few songs, and in my state of inebriation, I asked him to play a song. He shot me a look of utter disdain with such force that it actually sobered me up enough to realise what I had just done. I'd just asked him to play the exact song that he had just finished playing. I was morto, realised that my night was done and left.

Still crack up about it every once in a while.

RIP.

thesultan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119318669#Comment_119318669

Dublin lost a great player today.

gormdubhgorm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119686432#Comment_119686432

That was before we knew he was sick, I was told then he 'wasn't well'. Taken far too soon anyway.

Always seems incongruent, that such a fella who was so strong and into fitness etc, goes early. There is a real unfairness to it, he used to be cycling around UCD when he worked there for example.

billyhead

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119686626#Comment_119686626

I think he cycled from the Northside to UCD everyday.

gormdubhgorm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119686588#Comment_119686588

You just reminded me of one I always remember of him, on the 'Underdogs' programme, as manager/selector.

Tells the young lad 'you are off the team for this week'. Young lad looking up at him, as Mullins towered over him 'You could have told me in nicer way.'

Mullins - 'Is it a hug you want?'

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He didn't stand on ceremony anyway!

Bass Reeves

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119686263#Comment_119686263

68 according to RTE. A huge personality on and off the pitch. One of those true rampaging midfielders.

May he rest in peace

griffin100

I knew Brian well through work and he was an absolute gent, softly spoken, open and honest. As a Dub of a certain age the first time I met him I was in awe. Always a pleasure to deal with him. I used to marvel at the size and state of his hands - they were like shovels and beaten up from years of hard playing. He went from fit and healthy to very sick so quickly, RIP.

gormdubhgorm

Just in general Eoghan O’Donnell was on there the last day doing analysis for Crokes v Boden hurling SF.

He is a very impressive young fella really clued in, confident. Did analysis like he plays no fuss thoughtful calm. I was thinking defo future Dublin hurling manager in the decades to come?

gormdubhgorm

They were on about it there on Dubs TV has there ever been the same pairing in Dublin senior hurling and football the same year?

Maybe some stats head knows? If it hasn't happened before it will make a great question in the pub quizzes.

billyhead

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119722431#Comment_119722431

I think it's a first.

YabaDabaDooley

Yes i believe it is the first time the same two clubs in both finals.

Should be two good games. Hard to call but i have a small fancy for Crokes in the football and Na Fianna in the hurling. Be very tough on either if they were to lose both. The Dublin football final is on TG4 tomorrow after the Kilkenny hurling final.

Tombo2001

Whatever else, this is a huge match in Glasnevin, much bigger than any all ireland final. Am sure Kilmacud the same.

gormdubhgorm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119749453#Comment_119749453

I think the hurling will be a closer call than the football looking forwards to both though, as a neutral.

In the football Na Fianna can’t let Crokes settle or they will just pop the ball around if given time. Craig Dias sums Crokes up in my opinion rarely plays the wrong pass always ready with the head up.

By the way fair play to Barrog winning the intermediate, deserved to go up as champs after a few near misses/hard luck stories.

I assume Vinnies will beat Slyvesters in the senior 2? That is on Dubstv.

gormdubhgorm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119722431#Comment_119722431

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119722606#Comment_119722606

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119749453#Comment_119749453

I got the answer, happened before in 1971 same pairings hurling and football

1971 - Craobh Chiaráin v St Vincent's

YabaDabaDooley

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119751818#Comment_119751818

You did well to root that out of the archives. Interesting.

gormdubhgorm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119751925#Comment_119751925

I can't take any of the credit Oisin Langan said it there on DubsTV during the senior 2 match - which is a tense one.

gormdubhgorm

M and M (Mullins and Mossy) did it for Vinnies. They managed to contain Slys and claw themselves back into the game only pulling away late on in the second half. I am not sure if Slys ran out of steam or if Vinnies upped it, or was it a bit of both.