Road-Hog wrote: » Paul Galvin May be able to ignite things down I. Wexford. One of the counties that has previously done a 4 in a row
riemann wrote: » All I see is a team who are fitter than their opponents and pull away in any close games towards the end. Its easy to kick a point when you've the energy levels to gain a yard on a tired opponent. I wonder is this due to the amount of physios / dietitians / conditioning coaches etc...
Trey13 wrote: » Dublin’s team from the 2015 final was Cluxton, Cooper, O’Carroll, McMahon, McCarthy, O Sullivan, McCafrrey, Bastic, Fenton, Flynn, Kilkenny, Connolly, Brogan, Andrews, Rock. Everyone Bar Bastic has played in the all Ireland this year so you when people say once in a lifetime team this is what they might mean. 7 of that team started today with a handful coming on and others left on the bench. There is no disputing Dublin’s advantage in population and playing games at home. They are real advantages and more tangible than ‘financial doping’.
Trey13 wrote: » Dublin’s team from the 2015 final was Cluxton, Cooper, O’Carroll, McMahon, McCarthy, O Sullivan, McCafrrey, Bastic, Fenton, Flynn, Kilkenny, Connolly, Brogan, Andrews, Rock. Everyone Bar Bastic and Flynn has played in the all Ireland this year so you when people say once in a lifetime team this is what they might mean. 7 of that team started today with a handful coming on and others left on the bench. There is no disputing Dublin’s advantage in population and playing games at home. They are real advantages and more tangible than ‘financial doping’.
Fann Linn wrote: » Why don't the other counties, especially in Leinster, stop Dublin playing at 'home'? Please explain.
ClanofLams wrote: » I wouldn’t use the term doping but finances obviously have an impact, it’s no coincidence the hurlers are the most competitive they have been in sixty years, the women’s team at their strongest ever etc. Funding impacts in every sport - it would be utterly bizarre if it somehow didn’t have an impact in Gaelic football. There’s no reason to believe Dublin won’t continue to produce talents similar to what they have in recent years. Under the current structure Dublin will 7/8 all Irelands a decade. It will be/is the case that not winning it will be seen as far more of a failure than winning it is an achievement.
Trey13 wrote: » I don’t know what you’re asking here. To be honest I would love if Dublin played the Leinster championship games ‘away’. Playing at Croke Park is 100% home advantage and I agree it’s not fair. I would love if we played Leinster championship games around the province and I do think it would make games more competitive.
Hawkeye9212 wrote: » They should be allowed to nominate a home ground in Leinster if Parnell Park is unsuitable. It won't make the games more competitive. Dublin tore Louth apart in Portlaoise.
Trey13 wrote: » Finances do have an impact, I never said they didn’t. I just don’t think they’re main reason for this particular team’s dominance. Look, Iv seen the underage sides play several times over the last two years and while they’re good, they aren’t on a level of this crop when they were underage. I agree the structure does need to change.
Fann Linn wrote: » And beat Tyrone in Omagh god knows how many times. The other Leinster counties could pull Dublin outta Croker if they wanted to. It's not Dublin's fault.
Hawkeye9212 wrote: » Changing the ground won't fix Leinster. Most of the games are competitive. Dublin are the outlier.
blackcard wrote: » Is it an advantage to have a pick of 8 times your opponent? Is it an advantage to play your games at home? Is it an advantage to have your players based close to your training centre? Is it an advantage to have huge financial resources over your opponent?
Fann Linn wrote: » Some do in Dublin on Monday if the girls do it also. College Green or Smithfield? Its great to see the city get behind these fabulous teams. Not very often in the history of GAA has Dublin been so dominant. Great to see. Lets hope there's more to come.
cjmc wrote: » Road-Hog wrote: » Paul Galvin May be able to ignite things down I. Wexford. One of the counties that has previously done a 4 in a row They did it when the rest of the country was busy fighting a war !!!
Fann Linn wrote: » I'd ask why don't the other counties mandate that Dublin play away. After all, Dublin only have one vote.
brendanwalsh wrote: » I think today is the death knell for Gaelic football unfortunately Fans of 31 other counties are sick of it , players of rival teams are sick of it, even dublinfans are sick of it as shown by inability to sell out Croke Farce for majority of their championship games All it has been reduced to now is a piss up every September for the yuppies There won’t even be a big crowd at the homecoming , oh wait that’s cause they win it at home every year Gaa won’t stop this till the coffers are hits feel sorry for the likes of mayo and Kerry who both deserved one of the cups and should have ended this farce by now
irishguitarlad wrote: » Decades? They'll do It much earlier than that, but no one will care as the sport will be dead.
LiamoSail wrote: » The team I don’t like are winning so I’m abandoning the sport. Incredible that people’s bitterness is so strong that they’d sooner abandon the sport than see their county try and compete. This isn’t normal and doesn’t happen in other sports. This is reaching unprecedented levels in the bad loser scale
brendanwalsh wrote: » I think today is the death knell for Gaelic football unfortunately Fans of 31 other counties are sick of it , players of rival teams are sick of it, even dublinfans are sick of it as shown by inability to sell out Croke Farce for majority of their championship games All it has been reduced to now is a piss up every September for the yuppies There won’t even be a big crowd at the homecoming , oh wait that’s cause they win it at home every yearGaa won’t stop this till the coffers are hits feel sorry for the likes of mayo and Kerry who both deserved one of the cups and should have ended this farce by now
ClanofLams wrote: » There will be loads and loads more. The only danger to Dublin winning 7/8 all Irelands a decade for the long term is themselves or more likely, interest waning, crowds dwindling viewership falling and the GAA taking action as they can’t withstand the income drop. If Dublin fans want domination to last all they need to do is fill Croker or even have sixty thousand for all championship game. This Dublin team is unbelievable, some of the finest footballers ever but in terms of sporting achievements five in a row isn’t especially impressive. With the advantages of population, financial, every game at home etc it’s roughly equivalent to Celtic winning five in a row. Not that Dublin are to blame for those advantages obviously.
0127647 wrote: » The real key is participation numbers and cash being spent per player. There was an article a few years back which was eye watering Dublin spent nearly 4/5 times per player than the nearest county and had nearly 4 times the number of players to select from than the average of the rest of the country. IMHO theres only one solution and that is to split Dublin into 3 (NSW). This would even up the numbers and split the money being spent more rarely per inter county team. This would allow the GAA to retain the provincial system and maintain spending in Dublin as is. There are still some ridiculous advantages.....Players have little or no distance to travel to training, all games played at home, best facilities. It is simply not a level playing field. I'd happily see a limit put on training sessions as well to allow players more personal time and to ensure players are not being pressured into acting "Full Time Professional". Professionalism is not a good thing imho and this should be enforced at all levels of the GAA
