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Two things, if you've been to devlopement games and yet the shi7e you come out with like money assistance for Dublin under age lads, when I go around the country for both codes I speak to other parents and find out what each squad is up to , how often they train , what they are doing sports science, functional movements and I know nearly every county is doing very similar things , you have picked nothing up in your three years or you've forgotten or didn't understand it in the first place
Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 04/09/2018 20:42:39 2139253 Link 5 |
And Monaghan?
Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 04/09/2018 20:56:46 2139255 Link 1 |
Not giving Monaghan a shout there? They are no worse than any of those lot. Who can challenge Dublin - maybe the best of the rest IMO might manage it. seanfinn (Monaghan) - Posts: 360 - 04/09/2018 21:03:52 2139257 Link 0 |
Hopefully we win Ulster and qualify directly for Super 8's but the chances of us qualifying for a semi final and getting a side as limited as Tyrone is unlikely.
FootblockREF (Monaghan) - Posts: 564 - 04/09/2018 21:44:25 2139269 Link 0 |
I love you really yew_tree
Jimin10 (Meath) - Posts: 783 - 04/09/2018 22:01:35 2139272 Link 0 |
Will you spare me the "everyone wants Mayo to win an All Ireland nonsense" as there are a hell of a lot of people out there (many of them on this forum) who would crawl over hot coals if it prevented Mayo winning Sam. Also I wouldn't write off our chances just yet. We are expecting another couple of retirements and there are one or two others who will only be impact subs but there is plenty of talent out there and we have a core who are only reaching or in their prime. I agree with you about the soap opera as we never seem to do things the easy way. However if we get the right result re the manager it might just possibly be worth it. I wouldn't be handing the Dubs the five in a row just yet as a year can be a long time in football. Favourites, and rightly so but so were Kerry in 82 and that didn't end well.
Llaw_Gyffes (Mayo) - Posts: 1113 - 04/09/2018 22:07:00 2139275 Link 0 |
Can you just winter well?!
legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7869 - 04/09/2018 22:08:18 2139276 Link 2 |
Kerry, Tyrone and Cork are exempt from any criticism of rural Ireland. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7869 - 04/09/2018 22:11:15 2139277 Link 0 |
Not a problem , if you guys can give up telling porkies on sports science , underage development and what's been done by all counties, I've been told I shouldn't go on about my son playing in development squads , yet he's one of these guys that is supposed to be getting super dietary advice and free meals , superior sports science training and in latest post potentialy paid so he or players like him don't go to Aussie , so let me ask you bearing in mind I have first hand experience when I read lies I should just sit and say nothing , I have no issue with the GAA looking at funding and redirecting funds if it's felt for the better of the game they are best served elsewhere, I am happy to play as many games away from Croke Park , but I won't sit winter or summer and have lies told by fellas who have a smidge of knowledge but pass themselves off as experts, if I asked what FMS is and how many disciplines there are to it how many could answer before reaching for google
Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 04/09/2018 22:44:30 2139285 Link 9 |
If Mickey Graham can get the commitment from the depth of talent in the county, and squeeze a bit more from current star players like Gearoid McKiernan, Killian Clarke and Dara McVeety, then Cavan could be in a position to close the gap on Dublin. Maybe not in 2019 but definitely for 2020 MadgeKing (Cavan) - Posts: 493 - 04/09/2018 23:19:29 2139296 Link 0 |
Have a look on punditareana and their article on Dublin and the railway cup my friendit's not hard to join the dots. Copy research. TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 04/09/2018 23:19:41 2139297 Link 2 |
If I was a Dub and after winning 4 in a row I wouldn't give to f's what anybody is saying to be honest, it's like all the rubbish that's spouted about McGuinness being the death of the great style of football that was played before or since he coached Donegal for 4 years, it's all nonsense, what he done with Donegal was the most remarkable things I've ever seen any coach do in any sport, took us from being rated 19th in Ireland in 2010 to winning the All Ireland playing brilliant football in 2012, yet all you hear is about that semi final in 2011, it's all a load of bs by the begrudgers, so as I say enjoy it in Dublin as long as it lasts. I was looking there Paddy Power have Dublin at 11/1 to win 10 in arrow by 2024, not a bad bet. be some noise from the Kingdom then!! Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 2756 - 04/09/2018 23:41:52 2139298 Link 2 |
Congratulations to Dublin on their 4 in a row and indeed Kerry on their remarkable 5 in a row at minor level. In truth Dublin done it in 3rd gear without really having to go too deep to secure it. Another title beckons in 2019 and through no fault of their own alot of people will be switching off. I cannot remember an AI build up that was so quiet. I am sure there was plenty of interest in Dublin and Tyrone but outside of that it was like no AI build up I can remember. I know even my own father who would always have a decent level of interest no mater what counties were playing did not even watch the Sunday Game choosing to read the newspaper instead and he is not alone. Thank god for the club game as otherwise the interest in GAA football outside of a few counties would be nil or nothing. While I expect Dublin dominance to continue another worrying trend is that even the likely challengers are not likely to change for a very long time. Outside of Mayo, Galway, Tyrone, Donegal, Monaghan, Kildare and Kerry I do not see any other challenges coming outside these sides not just next year but potentially at least the next 5-6 years. I would have had Roscommon in this list before this year but they are a long way short of even joining the challengers. Maybe Meath who are at least making an effort at underage can step up but I don't see anybody outside this. In Ulster Derry are trying to challenge the Tyrone, Monaghan, Donegal underage dominance but difficulty getting players to commit at senior level and AFL vultures circling will probably curtail them.....not a positive forecast not helped by biased rule changes like the ridiculous changing of U-21 to U-20 and the rules that came with it. panamasam (Australia) - Posts: 2782 - 05/09/2018 03:23:44 2139312 Link 1 |
Not a valid measurement, and I'm sure you know it. Here's a proper measurement: "Between 2010 and 2014, in central games development money, per registered player, Tyrone got €21, Mayo €22, Kerry €19, while Dublin got €274.40. In that category, between 2007 and 2017, Dublin received €16.6m from the association, Tyrone were bang around the average of the rest at €560,000." https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/ewan-mackenna-gaelic-football-is-dying-and-if-the-dublin-problem-isnt-tackled-it-will-soon-be-in-the-ground-37282516.html Bosco98 (Galway) - Posts: 127 - 05/09/2018 09:31:19 2139337 Link 2 |
Oh I just copped that last night actually. As soon as he mentioned the railway cup I knew who he was on HS. Absolutely obsessed.
Jackeen (Dublin) - Posts: 4097 - 05/09/2018 10:07:16 2139348 Link 0 |
I dont accept the registered player measurement as factual for three reasons really. 1). Games development money doesn't go to registered players. The intention of the money is to attract players to Gaelic games rather then fund those already registered. 2). The reason why the Dublin ratio figures are so high is Dublin have woeful registered player numbers, essentially the ratio of registered players to population is 39k registered players to 1.345 million people. To me that highlights and justifies why the battle to attract people to Gaelic games is a greater need in Dublin for the GAA then any other county in the country. Surely the GAA should target the greater amount of people as opposed to jingoism or county boundary. The registered player measure actually justifies the need for the level of funding as opposed to unravelling it in my opinion. 3) Comparison studies are ridiculous when comparing Dublin, essentially people compare huge figures like 16 mill, or 1.2 million, its not like comparing like for like. As my figures illustrate many counties for no rhyme or reason do pound for pound better then Dublin in GDF. 4) I also think people generally dont understand GAA funding it goes way beyond GDF, its also commercial revenue, provincial grants and capital grants. When you actually do an accumulation of these while Dublin are well funded, they are far from the most well funded county in the country. I haven't met anyone yet who counter logically with analysis or with evidence base (figures) any of the above. TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 05/09/2018 10:10:12 2139349 Link 3 |
Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not. Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 05/09/2018 10:35:37 2139358 Link 2 |
Yep the lad i suspect may be flying kites for his copy, posting as a Kerry lad to get maximum reaction from Dubs. Apparently this isn't the only site. Lets not feed him. I suspect he may vanish now hes been rumbled. TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 05/09/2018 10:57:53 2139367 Link 4 |
Be "legend" if he does ;)
Jackeen (Dublin) - Posts: 4097 - 05/09/2018 11:16:36 2139380 Link 2 |
Anyone who thinks the Dublin population issue isn't a huge problem is seriously deluded. I don't have any idea how to solve the problem without opening a can of worms but luckily I'm not in the position to solve such issues. bigboon (Tyrone) - Posts: 50 - 05/09/2018 11:18:33 2139381 Link 2 |