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

Dessie Dolan on commentary yesterday, seriously suggested that Cluxton goes back in goal.

And Cluxton going back in goal, would really send out the wrong message to the other two keepers. But Cluxton himself was really starting to show his age in the last year he played. It would be an embarrassing look. But at least he would be calm and not lacking in confidence.

O'Sullivan plus points (I thought until yesterday)

1. is that he can take two pointers (he didn't step up for any yesterday v Louth)
2. He wasn't as nervy as Comerford (that theory went out the window yesterday)

If a goalkeeper is nervy a team has no hope. It is bad enough with a keeper playing behind an inexperienced back line.

Alternative would be find an average keeper at club level who is vocal and grizzled, keep that defence in order. It is a pity Mayo got Hennelly back. As with him being in Raheny he might have been tempted to line out for the Dubs.

Very disappointing yesterday. The first 10 minutes of the 2nd half were hard to witness.
4 goals conceded was fatal and inability to score goals when it seemed easier to do so was telling.
Dublin had some good scores and really should have beaten Louth but the 2nd half became a dogfight. It’s a seismic defeat. The last Louth goal was embarrassing and the other ball should have been forcefully fisted out. Louth players running upfield and scoring without a hand laid on them in any tackle also. Congratulations to Louth on reversing their big LSFC defeat.
It’s last chance saloon now with the next game a knockout. In 2026 the GAA makes everyone wait until Tuesday morning for a draw…..on radio..

At least everyone has the same preparation time now. Totally wrong that provincial finalists had significantly less time to prepare and focus than their opponents on these games and it was a factor in all games.
I haven’t been to the new Newbridge, hope we get Kildare there.

I said at the time when people were calling for Dessie to go, including some posters in here, that I thought it was premature and he was doing a good job with a limited squad. Brennan was the flavour of the month after the top class job he did with Louth but stepping into what I would say is a top 2 or 3 job in the country carries massive expectations.

I don't think Fenton stepping away in his prime has helped matters either. Could do with someone like him to steady things and with the way kick outs are now he'd clean up in midfield. And then the Con injury just exacerbates that because of how good he is, that goal yesterday for example was far more difficult than he made it look.

So it just seems to be a run of bad luck all coming at the same time along with the team being in transition leading to poor/annoying results in an already difficult period.

We can all say things with hindsight ,the last year with Dessie and getting beaten by Galway proberly seemed the natural end of the road with Dessie .I think a lot of people thought we might be re energised with a new manager and some not sure why thought Jack and Paul would return .The penny started to drop a little when the paucity of suitable candidates became clear .I also would have had reservations about Ger getting the job early and definitely had them when his backroom team was announced. Ger has a lot of things to do to get back his creditability back but has to be given a bit of time hopefully a bit of experience from somewhere to help him which I think he certainly needs .

The thing is, I could put up with bad results if I could see what we are trying to do. But I see no real identity in this team. We’re not very strong in attack. We don’t score many goals or 2 pointers. Not very fast in attack either.

And we’re not particularly strong at defence either. Give away way too many soft points, goals, 2 pointers. As a team we fall apart easily.

I’m struggling to even see right now what it is that we’re trying to execute.

So, draw tomorrow, what's the feeling? I tend to think an away draw might not be the worst given performances in CP. I think Cavan, Kildare are the best draws in terms of progress, but I think it's just a stay of execution, hard to see them progressing the following match to a QF . I really dont want Kerry.....

I think they'll schedule the match on Sunday to allow GB be on the sideline but if it's on Saturday then I think GB should just ignore the ban and turn up...as Oisin mc Conville suggested today...

Cavan away...probably best result bar Kildare.

Not a bad draw at least its not away to Kerry where a mauling would be likely ,its last chance saloon to regain a bit of respectability before the inevitable beating which hopefully won't be too severe ,then get back to the drawing board .

Good point even the the 00's you had Alan Brogan. And that mad run of scoring Cossi went on in the 02 championship. There is nothing for the more casual fan to get enthused about.

A Cavan person telling others to spend money….

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That Virginia is a nightmare to drive out of after matches there even in the league. Anyone selling sandwiches in Virginia will make fortunes on that alone.

At this stage Cavan and Dublin are two well met teams. Might be a tough one to call.

Saturday 13

All Ireland Football1 X 2 Cavan Dublin 14:00

A well known bookmakers has betting up for all the SFC games and has dates and times up but how is that possible before even the GAA website……