Dublin GAA Discussion Thread MOD WARNING POST #2944

billyhead wrote: »

hi doctadee. Do you know what time the plunketts game tomorrow is on at. Cheers

3.30 Billy followed by Vins @ 5.00 pm

The Dublin IFC Final will be contested by Fingallians and Castleknock.

Fingallians got through in ET 1-10 to 1-05 after BBSE brought it all square in the 4th minute of added on time

Castleknock went in 3 points down @ HT but completely dominated the 2nd half with Clanna Gael not registering a score 0-10 to 0-04.

All info is courtesy of Dublin Match Tracker, the night that's in it I decided to warm the couch

billyhead wrote: »

Thanks. I reckon this match could be a decent spectacle and worth a look

http://www.dublingaa.ie/fixtures is yer only man for fixtures, dates, times etc etc.

There is no public parking at O'Toole Park. The very small car park will be reserved for players, match officials etc etc.

It's grand though. There is plenty of parking on the nearby streets. It's better than Parnell Park imo, as you don't have busy main roads like Collins Ave & Malahide Rd to contend with.

Ger Cunningham new hurling manager?? 3 yr contract.
Cant say i know a huge amount about him... but, I really dont think there were many options out there.

Ye have got a hugely regarded top class coach and tactician in ger Cunningham. Hugely regarded in cork and disgracefully passed over as a cork manager over the years as his face didn't fit. Any young players who listen to ger will improve massively. Seanie McGrath is also massively regarded in cork and was the s&c coach with ger as a selector/coach for the hurlers from 03- 06. He has kept up to date and is an excellent addition to Dublin hurling for the next few years.

The only fear I would have is that he hasn't been around for Dublin Senior Hurling Championship games. He'll likely see three games (barring replays) before the NHL kicks off. His reputation precedes him though.

Boom__Boom wrote: »

Was spotted at club games in Dublin last weekend so it seems he's keen to get stuck in on that front asap.

I'd imagine that some of his selectors will be lads who are well stuck into the Dublin Hurling scene.

I did see that there is a suggestion of him having a role in relation to advising coaches and having input into the underage coaching structure as well to see if he can add anything on that front, which seems to be a wise move imo.

Really? That's good, so. I wonder was he at the quarter-finals, the same match as Donal Óg... could Donal be in his back room team?!

Donal Og said in his newpaper column last week, that he was not in the running for the Dublin job. I presume that goes for being part of back room teams too.

Ger Cunningham success rate is awesome,runs a tight ship,hes so innovative, can play a short game or long game

Key to cunningham ,is he has qualites like  a Polar bear imo,Hes Ability to adapt to survive and endure the most extreme natural conditions.
A polar bear doesnt have to hibernate in extreme winters,he has insulating fur to surive the bitter cold.He stands tall and faces it out.

Cunningham has an insulating cover imo made up of steely resolve,with sublime hurling intellingence that in the cold,cut throat ruthless gaa world he can survive amongst the Greats like cody and davy fitz.
Cunningham evolves, he never stays static,always thrives for perfection.
Like a polar bear he naturally adapts to hes surrondings,a real sense of how to survive.

Paul flynn gave a messormic,gloryfing interview regards him years ago.Hes so ahead of hes, time words cant quantify how great he is.I seen hes drills,top top class.
Dublin have just won the lotto.Congratualtions lads.Im a huge fan of daly but cunningham is  much much better.
Guraranteed like any great manager does he will surround himself with expierenced,competent,top class backroom team,it wont be a naive,inexpierenced set up of just ex great players with no proven coaching success,it will be well balanced.I cant wait to see 2015,he with dublin brings a real fresh energy to the season.
He will relish the duels with cody,in particular,with wexford also improving,laois doing well,leinster at last getting competive and maybee galway if they get their house in order,a big big IF imo.

Another Beautfuil peace from Michael Moyinhan two years ago that wonderfully illustrates cunninghams genuis ability.A players man,but by no means a soft touch,steely resolve within,like a nut,difficult to crack,and can and will stand the tests of time.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/columnists/michael-moynihan/players-must-keep-testing-themselves-191317.html

I posted that post on the cork thread earlier

In truth Ye have got one hell of a manager,watched him train teams last ten years,all levels man is a genuis.
I wont wish ye luck,its the last refuge for sucess,and when you have a guy as great as cunningham dublin hurling doesnt need luck.
He wouldnt have went unless he saw potential real potential.
Dont expect glory year one,ye will competive,build hes own team but 2016 thats yere time

I said it last year when i done  the op for dublin cork thread semi final,andy kettle was a good chairman.He deserves yere utmost respect and grattuide for pulling of this coup imo.Yere now a REAL force to be reckoned with.Kettle said after a poor year hed review dublin hurling,take steps if needed.He took a huge step forward here.

He if true i heard will bring seanie mcgrath ucc with him,one of the best strength and conditioning coaches and trainers  around.Has no ego but trains purely for the love of the game.
Cork went on strike in 2008,he and jerry wallis trained them off their own back as players earned their respect.
He will back hes players to a hilt once they earn it.Always looking at new ways to train teams, he isbig in to modern science in sport.
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Cunningham was hughely succesful in cork possesions game, 03 to 06 then coached ballygunner to county,and munster club final

Then 2012 he helped change cork to direct style limited rescources majior part cork getting to a final.He is not one dimenoshal,or a one trick pony.
He has had huge success with ucc and developed successful feshers teams on to greater things.
Reason why harnedy got on the cork team
Has a real strength working with young lads,making them top top hurlers.He gets everyone to believe in themselves.
No reason to fear,the next three years,sit back and enjoy the journey.
He will relish the tactical battles with cody,out of 3 in coaching been on two winning teams in championship v them.
He Wont fear cody but he will respect him.
Bar sheedy whos on par with him,ye could not have imo got anyone better at this moment in time.
In Both codes  ye have two wonderful managers now.

Dublin got a perfect draw,well capable of beating galway,as galway will be stale under cunningham,need reinventing imo.
Ye should make a leinster final,winning it is irrelvant next year imo,as an all ireland quater final will give ye extra games that will benfit the development of the team.
Realistic expectations in yesr one should be an all ireland semi final, and staying up in division one.
One of yere main problems imo the last two years was a lack of speed on the field,and speed of thought both will greatly improve imo under cunningham.
As a die hard cork man,dublin hurling is now my second team.

Unless there are some hidden diamonds out there, Cunningham doesn't have the talent to win an AI.

Complete rubbish,typical dismissive one line statement imo orizo,same old same old.

With respect ,you i doubt are hardly a judge of what dublin have.
Cunningham knows what talent is there,and have no doubt cusack was asked to scout a few players for him.Hes going  up there to win an all ireland, not a walsh cup and then sing molly malone.
Cusack said many times dublin had talent to win one at senior level.

Its Rubbish the talent is not there.Its there,but must be developed.
Dublin got to two minor all irelands in 2011,2012,pushed very good wexford close in the u21 leinster final.

Dublin Won two leinster u 21 in a row,2010,2011 pushed kilkenny all the way in 2009
Won it again in 2007
In 2000,have reguraly been getting to leinster finals at least.
Dublin colleges won a leinster school in 2008, ,got to a final in 2006 also.

They have a lot more work to do in dublin schools but they have a base anyway.

There is young talent,just needs to be developed.
Im sure people said the same attuide regards donegal football in 2010
Key to any team is a manager,Dublin have a top class one,and ger blue has more of a solid base than when he took over coach of cork in 2012.
Look what,fitzmaurice done in kerry.Of all the previous coaches the dublin players played under,
With great respect,i doubt any compared to cunningham or mcgraths level.The players will develop to another level under them,thats what good coachong does for players.

With nolan,rushe,kelly,sutcliffe,keaney,cronim,schutte ,boland who imo is a better half back,he has a core to work off,cork didnt have that when he joined in 2012.
The spine of the team is there.
Dublim imo need one corner back ,possibly two midfielder,and three forwards.But bar midfield,ye have central aeras,kelly,rushe,sutcliffe,keaney ,superb hurlers there to do a job.Thats a huge start for Cunningham imo.

Cunningham not straight away but over times needs to phase out ryan dwyer,imo overrated mccrabbe,dotsy callaghan,hiney,,who are over 30 or close to it.
Coccoran is around 30 and keaney but such is their reading of a game
They are worth keeping for the three years.Brian murphy was proof of that with cork,hogan of kilkenny,Dodge of limerick ,corbett of tipp etc.Its a young mans game
But some old lads depending on the position they play can still be of benfit to dublin imo.
I wouldnt worry bout last year,i said it many times in the cork thread ,dublin would be stale,needed a new voice.
Lots of work to do but defintely theres a base there,he doesnt have to build a foundation to get hes house in order in its already there,and ger blue can do it.A lot of potenial footballers,some will stay hurling now.Some will go football yes ,its inevitable  but it wont be the mass exodous as before.Cunningham makes them think hard bout it.

Cunningham is the silver bullet by all accounts,will have to see what happens
As daly knew it an up hill battle v football and let him wield the axe where are
The replacements? Winters and the like?

TTM very angry and OTT reply as usual.

Reality is that the best GAA athletes in Dublin invariably go to football rather than hurling, and I'm not sure how Cunningham is going to change this around. Secondly, the age profile of the team currently is in its late 20s, which is high for an inter-county hurling team. A number of the players looked well past their prime last year. Dublin has little to no talent in terms of inside forwards. Club hurling in Dublin is quite weak - so where do the new faces come from?

Great weekend of football. Good wins for Plunketts and Vincents in the Senior Football Championship. First win in a long time for Garda against Lucan Sarsfields in the Intermediate B Championship. Great win for Castleknock against Fingallians in the Intermediate Championship Final.

Massive performance from our lads. Great credit in particular to our full back line. Our two corner backs are both 20 years of age and had fantastic games, keeping their forwards quiet throughout. Our full back, 21, man marked Paul Flynn and while he conceded a couple of scores, he kept their most dangerous man relatively quiet. Feel for Fingallians, third losing final in a row. It must be sickening for them.

Brilliant day for Castleknock, pretty good evening to follow it!