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

No I'm sorry this has looked likely far to often this year already. This Meath team has a lot of decent players but we have handed them this on a **** plate. We are not below this Meath team not in million years what the actual **** are we doing in training? Can't win our own kick outs can't kick 2 pointers we just run the ball up the other end and do **** all. Did anyone even learn these new rules?

There's still a lot of top players in this squad it's clear there not being used in the correct manner. He has to be gone after this season. Fresh start is needed.

I hope Dublin can show something in the second half but I'm not convinced they'll bridge this gap, they've been very poor. Cluxton has a lot to do in the second half, long time since a Dublin kick out has been dominated the way it has been today. They don't have much on the bench bar Costello.

Either way it's hard to see Dublin troubling Galway, Donegal, Kerry, Armagh etc later in the year

So sloppy by Dublin, should be level from those last two moves.

Meath thoroughly deserved that. Shocking by Dublin.

Agreed. Worrying part is same Dublin issues. Not winning midfield, poor kick outs, sloppy wides, not enough two pointers and recycling backwards instead of running with ball forwards.

I tend to agree - Meath clearly planned to go after him and it worked. It's going to get worse, Small and Kilkenny will probably finish this year. Basquel had one outstanding season but too inconsistent, O'Cofaig Byrne - it's one thing to perform for Cuala. Paddy Small too inconsistent too.

Very sloppy and seem a little slower compared to Meath. Didn’t deserve anything but could have won it with 10 minutes to go

Hes a negative manager he doesn't play positive progressive football. Only for Gilroy coming back we wouldn't of won that last All Ireland. He inherited a team full of talent so had to win something but he's turned us into a team full of negativity lads running everywhere but forward and afraid to kick scores unless literally in front of goal.

Some once in a lifetime players papered over the cracks but the more who leave the less we look like a functional team.

We are being made look bang average by teams that don't have the level of players we do and it's all down to lack of direction in the panel.

Ger Brennan is the obvious one but will he want the attention and hassle taking the job is going to bring? I'd like to see him give it a go though he has Louth doing very well for what they have available to them and hopefully they go on and win Leinster now.

Look I'll take anyone who can bring positive football back to Dublin again. I said it million times to family yesterday it's one thing losing a hard faught game you did your best played to your ability it just wasn't enough. We are not losing games this way we are losing games in an ebarrassing nature we're we deserve nothing.

Hard luck today. Dublin have been great champions. But I have been shocked at how clueless dublin have looked under farrell for some time maybe minus 23. They lack of energy and skills by dublin have been shocking. That number 23 for meath today conlon, you'd never see a dublin player play like that really. I'm suprised the dublin supporters haven't been more vocal on dessie.

Plenty have I've spoken to enough of them myself. He should of been gone this season there's obviously an issue finding a replacement and the powers that be left him to it hoping he would steady the ship somewhat for one more year but it's only gotten worse. Covid year was on auto pilot he won one after that and I put that down to Gilroy.

boycott this fixture out of principle

What principle?

That is the bit that annoy’s me more than the fact we lost. No homework done at all it looks like. In the Match itself Meath were buckling. But it was harem scarem stuff no plan. When I think of how structured Donegal are every player knowing their role. Feck sake even Louth look like a team with a plan.

After Wicklow I assumed we would see changes in tactics working a shooter into 2 point range etc. Going more direct when required etc. Has Dessie abandoned the EOD experiment big man up front?

Meath out muscled Dublin as well when I think of it, that must be the first time that was done since v Tyrone/Kerry back in the 00’s?