Dublin GAA Discussion Thread - 2013

Dublinfan wrote: »

Star seem to have the programme team will likely be changes but Sub Bench unlikely to change and Alan brogan on it..

oops !

Anyone know of a pub in Dublin that will have some ballads on before the game?

Oasis_Dublin wrote: »

Well yeah, except when he pulled a Ger Brennan and got stupidly sent off in the league. He is Dublin's weak leak without a doubt.

Ger Brennan is Dublins weak link?

corny wrote: »

You've your mind made up so i'm not going to argue with you but i'm glad you've no nightmares of McCaffrey, Cooper, O' Brien or Daly defending. You'd never get a wink of sleep.

Dublins defence was poor against Kerry. Mayo have a more pacey forward line than Kerry but dont have the quality of some of the Kerry forwards.

But there is an absolutely bizarre loyalty amongst Dublin fans towards Brennan. All his talk of finding God, and realising he shouldn't be lashing out, were turned on their head in the League against Mayo. Whereas Connolly has turned his aggression around (on the pitch at least!), Brennan hasn't. He's relatively slow, and Dublin looked far more assured without him the last day.

I wouldn't be encouraging Dublin to put down any markers which would earn them a yellow card. The hurlers learned the hard way that it simply isn't worth it to be careless like that.

I hope Brennan can prove me wrong, and we're talking on Sunday night of the pacey, calmed composed Ger Brennan who kept his half-back line in shape against pace Mayo midfielders and forwards. I don't see it happening, and it wouldn't be any surprise to see the Kerry/Bastick shuffle happening early on again.

Lads, just gonna step in here and say may the best team win tomorrow. I'm honestly of the opinion that ye will win it by about 4 or 5 points, you can check the votes here. I just hope something silly doesn't ruin it for either or both teams. Right bye bye.

allthedoyles wrote: »

Have Dublin changed county colours? Face paints are all wrong

Me bleeding nerves are gone, bit of "up for the match" then bed to not sleep but toss and turn all night until a early stroll down the bull wall before the fry up with the Dubliners in the back round and pre match conversations and banter with the family around the table with a nerve settling sip of stout before departing for the holy Grail, Up the Dubs fella's, Up the bleeding Dubs

copacetic wrote: »

You think people's level of pure ignorant smug mean spirited attitude can never surprise you, but then there is always one who can do it..

I think he was referring to the dogs, to be fair.

naughtb4 wrote: »

shouldnt have turned on Up for the Match! getting me nervous.

Mayo are the best team we have played this year. Think its a year too early for us under new management. lets hope i am proved wrong!!

Hope no refereeing errors or controversy tomorrow

We're the best team Mayo have played in almost a year, well since the AI final last year.

We've beaten a very good Kerry team that pushed us close and we had to fight, Mayo dont have that experience, and im glad we have it as it'll stand to us hugely.

naughtb4 wrote: »

I used to feel the same about Ger but have been won around.

He is the leader of our defence, never hides. Interesting to watch whenever one of the other lads is in trouble with the ball its usually Ger who gives an option

I think O'Carroll is the leader of the Dublin defence. He was missed against Mayo in the league.
I don't enjoy hammering brennan, he has many elements to his game I like , but we've been here in 2011, worried about brennan staying on the field. On the day he was lucky to stay on, and turned over a Dublin free in the dying minutes lucky Fennel beat Donaghy to win the ball back otherwise we'd be looking for our first win in 18 or so years.

He has stopped carrying the ball into the tackle, and his distribution could well be called for tomorrow.

I think I can keep breakfast down...possibly