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(Still inevitable)
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First time at Croker this season on Saturday. I thought Galway gave a good account of themselves overall but ran out of legs at the end. Apparently Dublin’s subs scored more than the entire Galway team in the last 15 minutes. Hard for any of the smaller counties to cope with that sort of strength in depth.
I think that the standard of football has really dropped off in the challenging counties. This Dublin team are very good but they haven't got outstanding stars. They have a large group of very good players that all perform consistently to excellent standards but I still don't see them as being as iconical as the Kerry four in a row team. When you say something needs to be done do you mean that the other counties need to start investing more in youth development? Or would you like the approach that splits Dublin in two?Seriously whats the point of anyone trying anymore? They need to do something ffs or it will become the SPL/Bundesliga
I think that the standard of football has really dropped off in the challenging counties. This Dublin team are very good but they haven't got outstanding stars. They have a large group of very good players that all perform consistently to excellent standards but I still don't see them as being as iconical as the Kerry four in a row team. When you say something needs to be done do you mean that the other counties need to start investing more in youth development? Or would you like the approach that splits Dublin in two?
I think that the standard of football has really dropped off in the challenging counties. This Dublin team are very good but they haven't got outstanding stars. They have a large group of very good players that all perform consistently to excellent standards but I still don't see them as being as iconical as the Kerry four in a row team. When you say something needs to be done do you mean that the other counties need to start investing more in youth development? Or would you like the approach that splits Dublin in two?
Dublin GAA probably have more money than most county boards but I think Dublin is benefitting from about 20 years of hard work at underage level in the county. When I was younger there were no summer camps in my GAA club so you played whatever in the summer. The GAA clubs in Dublin are brilliant for getting players in from the age of 4 upwards to get the basic skills of the game. The folk training are actually qualified and approved coaches. It is a fantastic way of getting into a young persons head and giving them a love for the game and the basics. I think in Dublin they took this stance because they were facing so much competition from soccer/rugby etc.No the splitting into Dublin and Fingal is ridiculous. The GAA has to level the playing field by pumping money into the 31 other county boards to make them more competitive because if they dont the game will lose interest from the public
Can Dublin do this too. Also you would be sending knackered lads on to try chase down lads that are up to speed in a game already. Like sending a jack russell out to catch a Porshe!here is my plan to beat Dublin.
Install 3 gym bikes at the side of the pitch for Tyrone subs to warm up on. every tens mins bring on 3 subs. change the full - half forward line. in one full sweep.
do this every 10 or 15 mins with the same 6 subs. use the entire bench or the 6 subs allowed. get into Dublin Heads. Presentky all the teams are beaten before a ball is thrown in at Croker.
I'd also put a self belief coach on everyone of the Tyrone heads 10 days before the throw in. it has to be won in the mind.
Dublin GAA probably have more money than most county boards but I think Dublin is benefitting from about 20 years of hard work at underage level in the county. When I was younger there were no summer camps in my GAA club so you played whatever in the summer. The GAA clubs in Dublin are brilliant for getting players in from the age of 4 upwards to get the basic skills of the game. The folk training are actually qualified and approved coaches. It is a fantastic way of getting into a young persons head and giving them a love for the game and the basics. I think in Dublin they took this stance because they were facing so much competition from soccer/rugby etc.
I think that the other counties are doing this now but Dublin have a head start which means that for a couple more years there will be a good chance of Dublin domination but this isnt unprecedented. Kerry have done the 4 in a row twice and Wexford once. Kilkenny dominated hurling for close to a decade. I admit it may be slightly boring for the other folk but for Dubs it's finally an end to what was nearly 20 years in the doldrums.
Can Dublin do this too. Also you would be sending knackered lads on to try chase down lads that are up to speed in a game already. Like sending a jack russell out to catch a Porshe!
Can Dublin do this too. Also you would be sending knackered lads on to try chase down lads that are up to speed in a game already. Like sending a jack russell out to catch a Porshe!
Hurling and ground hurling for kids took off about 15 years ago in my area of Dublin. My club has shifted completely from a mainly football (5 adult teams) to a mainly hurling club. I think it will translate into decent championshp performances in 5-10 years. I think it's a slow burner because hurling doesnt have the same pull and history as football in the capital and gets less players as a result.Yeah, agreed. I live in a part of Dublin where - when I was in school - kids would typically mainly play rugby or soccer and it was relatively rare for anyone to get involved in GAA. Completely changed over the last couple of decades and there would be more kids in my son's national school playing GAA at the weekends than any other sports. Considering the massive advantage Dublin has in terms of size, as soon as you started winning over the kids it was only a matter of time before we end up in this situation. What's interesting to me is why we're not yet dominant in hurling. That's just as popular as football amongst younger kids right now, but maybe this is a more recent shift and we won't see the benefits until they all start coming through in 5-10 years time.
You guessed right.Im guessing you are a Dub
You guessed right.
You can't rotate substitutes in any game can you?works in Rugby, AFL and American Football.
Are you a Dub yourself?
Are you a Dub yourself?
You can't rotate substitutes in any game can you?
I'm somewhat shocked it's only 4 points
Galway have been very poor, second to every ball
Incredible they're still in the game
I'm somewhat shocked it's only 4 points
Galway have been very poor, second to every ball
Incredible they're still in the game
Nice reverse jinxBollocks. Never mind.
Ah well. Gutted but Galway did not deserve that in the slightest. A replay might have been fair though.