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

Anyone listen to Pillar Caffrey on Off The Ball Saturday Panel? He was talking about letters he used receive from people before and after big championship games. Some were vile as one would expect but he said he used to get correspondence from one man in particular who was a retired garda from the Bridewell (he named him he's now passed) who would write detailed reports maybe four A4 sheets full with diagrams and tactical advice which Pillar said he read in full and actually looked forward to getting them in the end. I'm not sure what to make of it but somehow doubt Jim Gavin would have been sitting up late at night dissecting a fans tactical advice looking for inspiration.

Did ya think he is Venn Diagram fan?

I say his hammer was tight. Was hanging up in forwards before he scored second point and went off minutes after.

Any truth to the Dublin hurlers and footballers having a double header on the 28th?

Selfishly asking as I work with 2 dublin season ticket holders but we all want the 27th off so if the dubs match is on the 28th, they'd be able to work.

Cheers, just saw it. Great news.

Kildare game confirmed for Kilkenny.

I don't think there will be many giving us much of a chance down in Nowlan Park on Saturday. We're just not at Kilkenny's level and it's imo the hardest place to go and win in hurling right into the lions den. The problem i could see down the line is an already qualified Kilkenny through to Leinster final playing a weakened team in last game v Wexford and Wexford pipping us to the third place. I just cannot see us beating Kilkenny or Galway. We are a hard working honest team with one top class forward and some new lads trying to make their way. Getting out of the group was the best we could hope for this year imo. That could still be achieved.

We started very well and led 0-4 v 0-1 after 10 mins and 0-8 v 0-6 after 23 mins but Kilkenny settled and finished the first half strongly and we lost our way a bit to see Kilkenny leading at ht by 0-13 v 0-9.

Ah it wasn't brutal and that's the main thing. It was better than I expected.

The likes of Kilkenny have a panel and top subs to be coming on. Dublin are nowhere near that sort of thing even at that practical level.

No need to worry about Wexford possibly beating Kilkenny and knocking us out as they have lost to Westmeath after leading by 16 points at half time.

I don't normally revel in the misery of others but that result drew a smile. The unjustified arrogance of the Wexford hurling fraternity grated a little when we played them last.

Am i right in saying that if we beat Galway (big if) and KK beat Wexford we go through a Leinster final on head to head? And if KK lose we are virtually certain to finish third because points difference becomes the deciding factor.

Yes - if two teams level on points it goes down to head to head so if they beat Galway they are through to Leinster Final

They just switched off, seemed to be an ok team they fielded. It would be nice to see both Westmeath and Antrim stay up.

Apparently the score difference tiebraker only takes into account games between the teams that finish level. That means that a four point win for Dublin sees them through to a Leinster final, irrespective of what happens in the other game. Again, its a tall order but something to aim for at least.

Jayus, in that case I would class it as a bigger shock then when Antrim beat Offaly in the SF of the 1989 Hurling AI. When you consider where the two counties are supposed to be in hurling terms.

And the likes of myself thinking that Wexford are the next notch up and the Dubs hurlers should be trying to get to that level. I feel like a bit of an eejit after that result, to be honest.