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

Noel Brady - Parnell Park groundsman retiring

https://m.independent.ie/regionals/dublin/dublin-gaa/i-would-have-done-it-for-nothing-after-40-years-parnell-park-gets-ready-to-say-farewell-to-groundsman-noel-brady/a1440072133.html

Personally the jury is still very much out on O'Donnell & Lahiff. But either Dessie is seeing something in training or there's no one else putting their hand up for selection. I hope its the former, as the latter would be very concerning.

I was wondering whether the rule tweaks would suit Dublin more than Galway. Walsh less chance of “handier” two pointers.
Looking at the Galway bench that bull Comer could cause some damage if brought on late.

I think Dublin have to come out flying not like that craic up in Armagh.

Dessie definitely seems to like a unit at 14. Of some description.. Dublin more assured with Cluxton at back even though was shaky kick outs at start.

No need for me to say anything about the contribution Stevo has made to us but I feel it's hard on the other lads that he still comes into the team.Happy with the win and to stay up maybe slightly fortunate in that Galway missed a pile of scores but that's their problem .

Things aren't great when our best keeper will be 43 this year ,personally I don't think either David or Evan have really let us down ,they will never be as good as Stevo but it must be pretty demoralising for them to train away and then just get sidelined for Stevo .Confidence must be a bit lower as a result so we have no succession plan it seems .

At the start he was then settled into it. Still seemed more assured than Comerford. Even though Cluxton is nowhere near the player he once was.
Mad how Cluxton dominated for so long. And still is.
I just checked there to make sure John O’Leary did 17 years. Paddy Cullen did 13 years. Davy Byrne "only" did 7 years just prior to Cluxton's emergence.

I was thinking a fella that tried to play pro-soccer but didn’t make it for whatever reason would be worth trying.

I know Shane Supple was tried years ago (Cluxton kept him out) but someone like a Supple mould would surely find intercounty football handy enough?

Even that mad Rossies goalie Cake Curran played for Athlone town and it didn’t do him any harm.

I was thinking that myself when will the time come when Cluxton no longer has that keeper "spring" in the legs. That used to be one of his main qualities even as a young fella, before he developed the sweeper keeper stuff.

It would be awful to see Cluxton end his Dublin career having a terrible game. That is the type of thing that is at the back of my mind.

I was talking to a fella from "Pobal Parnell" he said that Cluxton as a real low percentage of body fat, so he keeps himself in great nick all the same.

It is an odd "problem" to have at what point do you put a new keeper in stick with him and call him no1? There is no other keeper around that comes near to the experience Cluxton has. But if you don't give another keeper a run he won't get any experience.

And is Cluxton the type of fella that would hang around as a panel member to tutor the younger keepers? I am not so sure. Maybe it is time to give him a role as a selector?

I kind of thought Stevo would hang in there for an emergency situation.As long as he is around it looks like he will start and that is where I have reservations. It would be very difficult for Dessie I presume to say to him that he is not going to start .I too would hate to see him finish on a bum note .

I would like to get the extra game a final spot would give us and wouldn't mind Galway as I think they left a lot of scores behind the other night so would like to see if anything changes with another game against them .A fully fit Comer would be a task for any of our defenders to take on ,not to mention Shane Walsh .

For the day that's in it, feel I have to repost this from last year still makes me laugh -

Hard to believe this was 30 years ago -

Sheridan starting in goal. Hope he minds the house, and doesn’t think of doing a “Morgan”.

Scully hears the hooter and just boots the ball without much thought and we end up conceding a point

Tyrone need this more than Dublin, hopefully the wind is decisive for Dublin in the 2nd half...

Another poor first half mid field poor making it even harder for the keeper .Strong wind whether its worth ten points is doubtful as the amount of basic errors we are making means a defeat looks likely.