Apart from the first night against Tipp, Dublin were very competitive in the league. It's easy to talk about who they're missing but with most of the Cuala contingent back with the squad & a lot of young talent coming through surely they won't be too far off the pace? Any reports on recent form in challenge matches?

keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 25/05/2017 10:38:02    1990544

arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4898 - 25/05/2017 10:43:45    1990545

dead_as_dodos (Carlow) - Posts: 459 - 25/05/2017 11:08:21    1990564

GaaGaa78 (UK) - Posts: 285 - 25/05/2017 11:10:48    1990565

Mickmick (Dublin) - Posts: 104 - 25/05/2017 11:38:07    1990577

GaaGaa78 (UK) - Posts: 285 - 25/05/2017 22:37:26    1990853

Not a bad looking Dublin team considering all the upheaval. Galway to win though, great to see Conor Cooney back.

Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 26/05/2017 22:20:33    1991139

So the quest for Liam begins again. Dublin have always been a thorn in our side over the last few years and I doubt anything will change on Sunday. Our form is good though so hopefully we get the job done with a bt to spare. Could be close though.

tribeinbrum (Galway) - Posts: 4155 - 27/05/2017 09:30:25    1991167

Dublin county board should have taken this situation in hand long before now. After all the work done on Dublin hurling we are now in a situation where a sizeable portion of our hurlers do not want to play for the county with the current set up. Its all well and good saying we wont get rid of any management but the situation has been let go to crisis point.

theduke66 (Dublin) - Posts: 334 - 27/05/2017 10:16:23    1991171

All this Dublin negativity unnerves me as championship hurling is very unpredictable, Dublin are been written off completely and that's when they can produce a performance with no pressure and they'll come in under the radar which is always an advantage to have just look at Cork last weekend.

"On current form" yes Galway look the safer bet, the first 20 minutes will tell a lot as to how this game will pan out, I'd expect Dublin to come at us hard from start but hopefully our new found "maturity" can weather the storm but that's never a given.

The prize on offer is huge!! A gateway to the Leinster final provided Galway/Dublin can over come the semi-final and a provincial decider offers hurling at least until the end of July or early August into the All-ireland series so this game could define either teams year but as we seen last weekend the hurling landscape can change dramatically after 70 minutes.

Here's hoping for a good entertaining game!

Supermacs88 (Galway) - Posts: 248 - 27/05/2017 10:53:20    1991182

That's 2nd pt from the Dubs looked wide

jacktheDub (Dublin) - Posts: 944 - 28/05/2017 16:14:54    1991470

Galway the way better team but how many wides have we had ? Shocking shooting from us.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 28/05/2017 16:35:32    1991481

4 times we've been in on goal and only taken one , if we finished half of our chances we'd be in front here.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 28/05/2017 16:42:46    1991483

Jackeen (Dublin) - Posts: 4097 - 28/05/2017 16:54:36    1991485

Coulda, woulda, shoulda, Clondakin; some terrible wides from Dublin all right, but Galway defenders putting ye're forwards under great pressure forcing them into wild shots. All to play for in the middle of the field.

Unless this game changes completely it'll definitely cool off some of the talk about Galway's chances this year since the league final.

festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3097 - 28/05/2017 16:57:20    1991488

Dublin down to 14. That should be it.

festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3097 - 28/05/2017 17:00:55    1991490

This referee is worst than deegan ffs man put on your Galway jersey

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 28/05/2017 17:12:21    1991492

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 28/05/2017 17:15:20    1991493

Big fan of Barry Kelly but he hasn't been fair on Dublin today. Pulling Dublin up for over carrying and canning getting away with the same repeatedly.galway better team but the score should be closer. Great performance by Dillon. Roasting both Tuohy and Burke

tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 28/05/2017 17:16:15    1991494

Some poor missed chances alright but let's be honest, Dublin don't really deserve to be level

Game over now.. that was a free in and then to see that poxy Galway dope goading him, all while winning well. Then Galway come down and get a goal!

Hope they win nothing this year after that sort of carry on..

Unfortunately for GC that's it for him. Ludicrous amount of much needed players refusing to play under him.. he's had his time, this is a bad day for Dublin hurling

Best we can hope for is to build a bit of momentum with some lucky draws through the back door but that's all for 2017

As for 2018 - Sorry Ger, but new manager needed with fresh ideas, attract the players back into the panel and we've plenty of decent young lads to build a team, we've had good underage success and Cuala are AI champs, there are talented players that the right man can turn into a competitive team, what we're currently witnessing is not the true reflection of Dub hurling, this is a malfunctioning setup that needs replacing and missing too many players that have walked.

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20601 - 28/05/2017 17:21:48    1991495