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

Am glad I don't have the long drive up to Donegal and then after proberly getting beaten the trek back .I don't think PP is suitable ,its not great for children when its full and a lot of fans that went yesterday won't get a ticket .Donegal favs on form but lets see how it plays out .

I was thinking what annoys me with this side?

1. Compete lack of movement - players very static they are reactive rather than proactive
2. Lack of fight determination - any bit of proper pressure a side puts on them the team invariably fold (Poor O'Sullivan was the worst of it v Louth in CP - that type of thing scars a fella for life)
3. The slow style of play - every other fecking side in the country has embraced the new rules, high energy, or going for two pointers from distance. What do Dublin do ?Slow it right down! To the extent in Cavan they were so afraid of missing scores worked it right into the opposition goal. I think it was five fisted points Dublin scored, five! That's not something to crow about, it is something to be worried about. For better sides that is very easy to play against.
4. The goalkeeper issue / kickouts - has been a complete disaster probably the worst team in the country at it
5. Lack of two point shooters - again probably the lowest attempts in the country nevermind actual 2 pt scores

So not only do we have to put up with watching a limited side, it is not even entertaining. It is the worst of both worlds. I would prefer to see lads play in a style with a bit of energy and "go" in them. The fact Dublin have resorted to this "safety first style" simply means the management do not trust the players at all. Basically the side is designed to try and avoid getting a hiding. I have got more and more annoyed after each match this year, that is not a good sign.

You would think there would be some positives? No not really maybe the POCB has stepped up, Kennedy has looked decent. McGinnis had done OK. Costello always looks a goal threat. Bugler /Scully inconsistent. Howard can go missing entirely in matches. Dublin very Con dependent, when he gets on the ball you can immediately see the difference in awareness to the rest of his team mates, two .three steps ahead when he gets the ball.

Most of the auld guard need to be got rid of, big clear out needed. Need to pick players with energy and a fearless mentality nevermind the skill levels. Those fancy players are just no there at the moment to play the slow methodical stuff.

I asked an auld Vinnies fella up in Cavan was this Dublin panel worst than between 63-74? Without hesitation he said this is the worst he has seen. He would have been of the era of Brian Mullins etc.

We were sitting near the dugout. Bugler has an injury. He wasn’t togged out and was helping out etc. He was chatting to one of the backroom team on the sideline before the game and took off sandal/sock and showed her his foot, looked like his instep maybe. Forget whether it was his left or right one.

Crazy time how did anyone agree on that.

nobody from Donegal did anyway, five hour drive for most of their fans so spare me the complaints from all the Dubs

The players just aren't coming through at underage level. GAA is competing with Rugby and soccer and the prospect of playing in a professional sport outweighs GAA.

Not feasible to have it in PP with just a 7300 capacity? There will easily be double that at the match at least.

Ill be using my opt out for this weekend I think. I had to buy a ticket for our game in Newbridge on Saturday despite not being able to make it and I've been thwarted again by a Saturday throw in.

Donegal crowd will likely be down ,very early start and will be expecting to play a week later which is likely .Reckon most of the Donegal crowd will be living around Dublin so not too bad .

Thats not Dublins concern.

We had Newbridge or nowhere.

Antrim dragged Armagh to Corrigan Park a couple of years ago.

Louth yesterday when Armagh have a serious support.

The Dublin county board are absolute cowards.
Every other county board would have had it in PP.

Maybe instead of complaining about the venue, Dublin fans could actually turn up to it. The irony of complaining that there won't be enough fans there while also declaring you're not going to go and support your team because of it seems to be lost on some lads. Either you're a fan or you aren't, but you can't complain about fair weather support if you're doing the exact thing fair weather fans do.

Random seat selection. I feel like that for every game buying a ticket is a new experience with at least one thing having changed!

Maybe the automatic seat allocation is indicative of a higher attendance expected.

I just checked the spread with the bookies to see what the masses think, apparently Donegal are -3 on the handicap.

My first reaction was is that all.