Rumours that fortmer FOTY MDMA will miss the season due to a foot injury.

From the great team of a few years back now we will be short Alan, MDMA, Rory and Jayo

ok....maybe not Jayo....

Huge loss tho.

Might see Jimmy Mc move into his club role in MF
Could be made for him, or maybe young Reddin will get a go

Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 16/05/2017 20:31:20    1987281

KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 16/05/2017 21:23:59    1987303

suddenly our "super bench" aint so super lads

Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 17/05/2017 10:41:40    1987424

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13705 - 17/05/2017 11:38:50    1987444

Mickmick (Dublin) - Posts: 104 - 17/05/2017 13:11:29    1987497

A lot of ifs buts and maybes in the report. Ill wait until its verified.

In terms of depth we have Reddin breaking through and Denis (4 All Irelands). Or we can take from the half forward or half forward lines, Flynn has won an All Ireland final there, so has Cian O' Sullivan. The emergence of Scully could see any of Flynn or Killkenny who plays there for his club drop back. Jimmy Mac also plays there for his club and Small could go in at 5 with Jack back and Jimmy pushed forward.

If true it will be his energy from the bench we will miss.

Surely to early for any of the U21 All Ireland winners.

TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 17/05/2017 13:17:45    1987507

Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 17/05/2017 13:48:01    1987518

TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 17/05/2017 14:08:10    1987531

I'd imagine James McCarthy would fill midfield role if it's worst case scenario for MDMCA as John Small form would make him a see starter

theshamen (Mayo) - Posts: 129 - 17/05/2017 14:13:01    1987533

I think its safe to say we all know are aware of possible permutations and partnerships the likes of Flynn McCarty has been bandied about for years , from my point of view we don't have a sustainable combination that would consistently compete with the best , that said Jim is a fantastic tactician and will look at all permutations , pushing up on Cluxton to force a duel in the middle is definitely going to be on the agenda for many teams and would have been regardless of MDM situation , a lot of responsibility on young Fenton who I think is more than able to stand up to it , the one scenario I would not like to see is bringing COS anywhere out further in the park as he is the best at what he does .

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 17/05/2017 14:13:13    1987534

The Cavelry may be arriving in the form of Mark Schutte, hes jacking up Hurling and Switching codes:

It's looking very likely that former Dublin Hurling star Mark Schutte will become the latest small ball player to switch codes and throw his lot in with the Dublin senior football panel.

Mark Schutte along with his brother Paul decided after Cuala's All Ireland Club SHC success to not to rejoin Ger Cunningham's squad for the up coming Leinster SHC campaign.

The Cuala man trained with Jim Gavin's squad on Monday night as the Dubs returned to training after a five week break following their loss to Kerry in the Allianz Football League Final and it's now looking very likely that Schutte will become part of Jim Gavin's squad as they bid to retain their Leinster title and claim three All Ireland titles in a row.

Schutte although better known for his exploits as a key member of the Dublin senior hurling attack under Anthony Daly and Ger Cunningham is also an accomplished footballer.

He was a member of Pat Gilroy's 2011 championship Panel, but he decided that summer to leave the panel to solely concentrate all his efforts for the Dublin U21 Hurlers.

Mark is also no stranger to Jim Gavin as he starred at wing-forward on the senior bosses U21 All Ireland winning 2012 squad and Gavin will know exactly what Schutte can offer his panel in this year's championship.

At just 25 years of age and towering in at 6' 4'' the dual player would certainly add a new dimension to Gavin's attack or midfield and with the news this week that Michael Darragh Macauley may miss most or all of this years championship campaign because of a knee injury, Schutte's addition may be very welcome new option for the Dubs boss.

Schutte is not the first talented hurler to choose Football over Hurling and he joins a list of names that include, Conal Keaney, Shane Ryan, Ciarán Kilkenny, Cormac Costello and Tomás Brady.

TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 18/05/2017 18:54:16    1988067

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 18/05/2017 19:29:30    1988080

Donegalman (None) - Posts: 3830 - 18/05/2017 22:05:14    1988134

in fairness the dubs tend to get a bit of luck when it comes to injuries and they also have the best squad in the land..

ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 18/05/2017 22:33:27    1988145