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Who Can Challenge Dublin In 2019

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I think if Tyrone can get their shooting boots on maybe Tyrone Kerry with their minor wins hopefully come through think Mayo will connect back fighting then Galway Monaghan and Donegal

Sheaamy1976 (Tyrone) - Posts: 21 - 03/09/2018 18:10:34    2138911

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Replying To Sheaamy1976:  "I think if Tyrone can get their shooting boots on maybe Tyrone Kerry with their minor wins hopefully come through think Mayo will connect back fighting then Galway Monaghan and Donegal"
You seem to have listed all the teams there. Kildare deserve mention too. They did make the final 8 and are going well in the underage as well.

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7869 - 03/09/2018 18:16:23    2138914

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Replying To Sheaamy1976:  "I think if Tyrone can get their shooting boots on maybe Tyrone Kerry with their minor wins hopefully come through think Mayo will connect back fighting then Galway Monaghan and Donegal"
Mayo are potentially the only team who will get within a few points of Dublin. They need to winter well and get the right manager in. The others may get to a final if the draw falls into place for them. Further down the line Kerry will be the team who will break the consistent dominance, but it's a few years away yet. Tyrone, Galway and Monaghan are slightly better than the rest but are still poor teams and will get nowhere near an All Ireland over the next few years.

sam1884 (UK) - Posts: 999 - 03/09/2018 18:52:13    2138928

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Nobody will challenge them. The GAA have a real problem on their hands, the football championship is a busted flush. I used to never miss a game but barely watched it this year. Ironically the hurling championship was great and has probably never been more competitive.

M Lyster (Antrim) - Posts: 463 - 03/09/2018 18:58:29    2138929

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Replying To M Lyster:  "Nobody will challenge them. The GAA have a real problem on their hands, the football championship is a busted flush. I used to never miss a game but barely watched it this year. Ironically the hurling championship was great and has probably never been more competitive."
I think that's right.Dublin seem to me to be getting better.They will eventually be beaten of course but when it happens I think it'll be down to Dublin complacency after years of winning rather than another team being good enough to take them.The Gaa do have a problem because Dublin dominance will inevitably kill interest in the football championship.

endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2170 - 03/09/2018 20:12:05    2138946

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Replying To endgame:  "I think that's right.Dublin seem to me to be getting better.They will eventually be beaten of course but when it happens I think it'll be down to Dublin complacency after years of winning rather than another team being good enough to take them.The Gaa do have a problem because Dublin dominance will inevitably kill interest in the football championship."
Nonsense. It's survived Kerry's dominance and it will survive Dublins dominance now.

lilylanger (Kildare) - Posts: 758 - 03/09/2018 20:38:55    2138950

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Kerry will definitely be back and I think they're are some more great days ahead for the kingdom but I think next year might be too soon. I'd never count out mayo. Tyrone have improved massively since last year so why can't they improve again. Monaghan Galway and Tyrone teams need to work on their shooting boots to challenge he dubs. Roscommon have the forwards but theyre way off in defence.

I don't think Galway will ever challenge until they get a proper psychologist on board. Improvement has been made but still some absolute collapses by the team again this year. The importance of mindset is overlooked, yes it gets mentioned but not enough.

galwayfball (Galway) - Posts: 1678 - 03/09/2018 20:55:02    2138954

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Man in the Offaly Jersey says Seamus Darby is making a comeback, to repeat his feat of 1982, and stop Dublin's drive for 5!!!. You heard it here.
Congratulations to Dublin by the way. Great achievement to win 4 in a row.

thelongridge (Offaly) - Posts: 1746 - 03/09/2018 21:07:59    2138964

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Replying To Sheaamy1976:  "I think if Tyrone can get their shooting boots on maybe Tyrone Kerry with their minor wins hopefully come through think Mayo will connect back fighting then Galway Monaghan and Donegal"
What Tyrone really need to develop is belief in their ability to beat Dublin. Then they won't become deflated and fall apart when they suffer a set-back like the penalty yesterday. Mayo suffered major set-backs in their games against Dublin but their confidence was never undermined. They continued to play their own game and reel Dublin back-in. I know they had strong leaders but Tyrone have a few players with the potential to grow into strong leaders. If we see these developments I think their composure in front of goal will improve immeasurably and they will provide Dublin with a major challenge.

neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 03/09/2018 21:10:59    2138967

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Kerry ,it has to be Kerry I don't care what anyone says if Geaney and O Donoghue hadn't play so bad this year Kerry would of been in the all Ireland final ,them 2 were the big disappointment's for Kerry , if them two find their form Kerry will be a great team, the young lads have a season under their belt now so they'll be a lot better for it , if Tyrone forwards can create that amount of chances against us what would the Kerry forwards do to us?

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 03/09/2018 21:12:11    2138968

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Replying To M Lyster:  "Nobody will challenge them. The GAA have a real problem on their hands, the football championship is a busted flush. I used to never miss a game but barely watched it this year. Ironically the hurling championship was great and has probably never been more competitive."
The comedian on Up For The Match was listing out the so-called advantages. The GAA President was stone faced as he was listing them out. It was amusing on some level and reality on another.

It has to be said though that Dublin cannot be blamed for the following;
- Kerry underperforming at underage level for years.
- Counties questioning Dublin's two Super 8 games in Croke Park after it was agreed upon.
- While Kerry, Tyrone and Cork probably naturally went into a few quiet years, Dublin can't be blamed for Galway and Meath for example not being ready to challenge again 10 years after their All-Ireland final.

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7869 - 03/09/2018 21:12:23    2138969

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Mayo if new manager is a shrewd choice, wouldn't bank on it with their county board.

Galway are getting better every year under Walsh.

Current Tyrone team are improving each year under Harte. 2015 under 21 winners will be a year older and the experience of playing in yesterday's final will stand to them.

Kerry are always there or there abouts.

Donegal were very good this year. The young guys have adapted to senior football with relative ease.

Not sure if I would add anyone else to the list.

Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 03/09/2018 21:19:10    2138973

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Dublin have won 14 of the last 17 Leinster's since the introduction of the backdoor in 2001. With the super 8s I expect a similar trend to occur with the all Ireland series.

bert09 (Meath) - Posts: 1792 - 03/09/2018 21:25:17    2138977

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Don't think anyone can next year, unless they are caught on the hop in a semi-final or something like that.

Tyrone would be best placed to do it I would think, complacency could be a factor against them now. They would have to have their best forwards on the pitch from the start though. It is unusual that a team gets to an all ireland final and none of their forwards to be considered for an all star. They lost a year playing the old system (not a criticism as we did too) and both them and ourselves will be better next year. They need couple of marquee forwards on the pitch.

Thought Monaghan were best placed to catch them on the hop this year, with our scoring options, and we should improve too.

Mayo if they get the right manager??Too soon for Kerry, Donegal have the right idea but they need to unearth that reckless abandonment only they can produce on a given day. Galway and Kidare will improve too but it's 5 in a row for me for Gavin. It takes a special manager to keep a team at this level and that's what he is.

Hoping to see them in Clones at some stage next year.

mhunicean_abu (Monaghan) - Posts: 1044 - 03/09/2018 21:26:21    2138978

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This was by far Dublin's easiest All Ireland final in this era. They up their game for 15 minutes and blew Tyrone away. Mayo the only team to challenge Dublin recently but their best days sadly now may may behind them. The only team I can see challenging Dublin in next few years is Kerry, I base this on the fact that Kerry always have that bit of arrogance Champions need (based on their history) and all their great underage teams. If Kerry can't step up I can see the All Ireland being regarded the same way as the Leinster Championship has been for the last 10 years or so (listening to some at work today some already think that is the case).

bdbuddah (Meath) - Posts: 1357 - 03/09/2018 21:27:04    2138979

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Replying To lilylanger:  "Nonsense. It's survived Kerry's dominance and it will survive Dublins dominance now."
It's not nonsense at all.Dublin have resources that no other county can hope to match.They are capable of dominance beyond what Kerry achieved.I'd expect Dublin to win 7 or 8 of the next 10 All-Ireland titles.

endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2170 - 03/09/2018 21:30:34    2138980

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Replying To sam1884:  "Mayo are potentially the only team who will get within a few points of Dublin. They need to winter well and get the right manager in. The others may get to a final if the draw falls into place for them. Further down the line Kerry will be the team who will break the consistent dominance, but it's a few years away yet. Tyrone, Galway and Monaghan are slightly better than the rest but are still poor teams and will get nowhere near an All Ireland over the next few years."
Interesting the constant love in with Mayo by many GAA facets. All based on coming seriously close against the Dubs 2 yrs running. No doubt a great team since 2011 but next year will be 2 years on from 2017 and remember their key players by and large are all into their thirties. My feeling is that when the Dubs dip the cute Kerry crew will rise to claim a title or two. Tyrone and ourselves will improve with lots of youth coming through in our case particularly and both these teams are relatively young. Monaghan starting to age in terms of years on the road so will need new some new blood. Kildare I think will trouble Dublin in Leinster in a few years. Who knows after that.

kiloughter (Galway) - Posts: 1947 - 03/09/2018 21:31:35    2138982

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East Dublin?

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 03/09/2018 21:31:45    2138983

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Replying To bert09:  "Dublin have won 14 of the last 17 Leinster's since the introduction of the backdoor in 2001. With the super 8s I expect a similar trend to occur with the all Ireland series."
It's up to 31 counties to have the backbone to put a motion that the Super 8 neutral venue games should not be a Croke Park game for Dublin. If 31 counties do nothing, they cannot have any complaints.

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7869 - 03/09/2018 21:44:04    2138986

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Replying To endgame:  "It's not nonsense at all.Dublin have resources that no other county can hope to match.They are capable of dominance beyond what Kerry achieved.I'd expect Dublin to win 7 or 8 of the next 10 All-Ireland titles."
Iv been saying that for years .and people still can't grasp it.

KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 03/09/2018 22:36:04    2139001

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