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Replying To BarneyGrant:  "Statistics do not lie. Dublin have played lots of championship games outside Croke Park. Today was second loss since 1972! Better record away than in CP. Fact. Leinster Council put the games in Croke Park after it was renovated. Nothing to do with Dublin. Another fact.

Well done Meath by the way. Good to see Dub put some balls back in them."
Is statistics don't lie how many "away" games have Dublin played in that time?

It's also funny how Dubs always trow out the line about being "forced" into playing in Croke Park. If it's such an issue why not refuse to play there?

oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1565 - 27/04/2025 23:17:37    2604830

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Another great jimbo prediction today no doubt.

oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1565 - 27/04/2025 23:18:14    2604831

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Better off out of it. Losing teana have no business winning championship.

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3462 - 27/04/2025 23:26:34    2604834

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The football side of things are not looking good for ye at all..ye will be on the road to a provincial winner and a runner up..ye will probably still make a quarter final but after that ye might struggle..I'm one of those who has always enjoyed the dubs football and didn't mind them winning at all..
Super result for hurlers and definitely well deserved..ye no longer depending on Burke and sutcliffe..some very good hurlers and ye have been excelent at underage in last few years..pity the penalty is taking somewhat from the victory..
Now a question on the state of Parnell..who is responsible?it looks like someone used weed killer rather than grass feed..is it possible ye might have to give up Parnell even for underage fixtures?

CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2499 - 28/04/2025 00:27:36    2604847

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As a neutral looking in, this is not the end of this Dublin team yet, If ye get the 5 lads back ye are still a serious team and will be hard stopped in Sam

theroadtocroker (Leitrim) - Posts: 29 - 28/04/2025 00:47:09    2604849

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Replying To galwayford:  "Great to see some new teams in the Leinster final. Well done Louth and Meath. Also remember years 2010 to 2021 were a golden age for the GAA. Packed stadiums, great games. Dublin football were at the heart of it too."
Great crowds in 2020 and 2021 alright

drumalee11 (USA) - Posts: 350 - 28/04/2025 08:06:34    2604865

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Assume the knives will be out for Dessie now again. Hard to see him survive this one.
Who are the managerial pretenders within Dublin to take the new era?
Assume Ger Brennan will be in the mix.

GerryD (Monaghan) - Posts: 337 - 28/04/2025 08:11:57    2604866

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Replying To gaelsboy:  "Who's likely to retire? It looks like the conveyor belt of talent has stalled and you can't afford to lose many more lads else will be a barren few years for ye alright."
I would think that Clucko, John Small, Cormac, Scully and even Kilkenny will be considering their futures now.

And I fully most more than half of these 5 to call it a day after this season.

Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4151 - 28/04/2025 09:05:45    2604872

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Replying To Joxer:  "The likes of Ewan McKenna and Malachy Clerkin must have been dreading this day when the Dubs finally slid back into the Leinster pack and their myths of success through "financial doping" and population were busted. Congratulations to a youthful, hungry and very fit Meath team who got their tactics spot on today. It was despairing standing behind the goal in the first half and watching the greatest keeper of his time kick long time and time again, directly gifting Meath 7 or 8 points and about 15 possessions in total as the Dublin midfield was wiped out. Why the kick-out strategy wasn't varied against such a strong wind when we were being cleaned out, only Clucko and the mentors will know. Great to see Louth and Meath in the final, delighted for Ger Brennan. Hopefully the Dubs can regroup ahead of the AI series."
Who is calling for the Dubs to be split in 2, 3 or even 4 now....? clowns....

I flagged the midfield as a problem area ages ago. POC is miles off inter county standard...

And that back 6 are nowhere good enough as a 6.

Yes we were missing a few through injuries yesterday also - 5 players in fact.
And add to that the 5 who retired/quit - Jack, Mick Fitz, Jamesie, Fento and Mannion....
No team could withstand that - players of that quality.

Of course it was going to be a level playing field this year - be it Portlaoise or Croke Park.

I think we are actually going to be on the end of a drubbing before the year it out.

This was a loss I fully expected to be honest.

Time for a full reset next year - new management/coaching team is needed.
One thing is for sure, we will lose another 4 or 5 to retirement when this season is out.

Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4151 - 28/04/2025 09:15:19    2604876

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Replying To GerryD:  "Assume the knives will be out for Dessie now again. Hard to see him survive this one.
Who are the managerial pretenders within Dublin to take the new era?
Assume Ger Brennan will be in the mix."
Don't be surprised if Declan Darcy steps back into the fray... very well respected in Dublin GAA circles. That being said Ger is going well with Louth at the minute and a Leinster title would surely change the conversation.

Square_B (Leitrim) - Posts: 1274 - 28/04/2025 10:29:01    2604898

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Replying To Fionn:  "Who is calling for the Dubs to be split in 2, 3 or even 4 now....? clowns....

I flagged the midfield as a problem area ages ago. POC is miles off inter county standard...

And that back 6 are nowhere good enough as a 6.

Yes we were missing a few through injuries yesterday also - 5 players in fact.
And add to that the 5 who retired/quit - Jack, Mick Fitz, Jamesie, Fento and Mannion....
No team could withstand that - players of that quality.

Of course it was going to be a level playing field this year - be it Portlaoise or Croke Park.

I think we are actually going to be on the end of a drubbing before the year it out.

This was a loss I fully expected to be honest.

Time for a full reset next year - new management/coaching team is needed.
One thing is for sure, we will lose another 4 or 5 to retirement when this season is out."
I still think we may have a say this year. Assuming a full strength 15, we can match most sides with the exception of Donegal, Kerry and maybe Galway I believe. The wind and our suicidal kick out strategy in the first half killed us. That won't happen again. Agree on POCB nowhere near IC level. With his stature he should be lording it in the middle but he doesn't have Fento athleticism, fielding ability nor feet skills. Our back 6 got the runaround, minors versus seniors like. Way too much space given, no physicality and truth be told we should have had a sweeper in there in the first half. There's enough talent and experience in this squad to get to an AI semi and after that anything can happen but they'll need a couple of lucky draws to avoid the big guns.

Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4739 - 28/04/2025 10:32:51    2604900

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Will cian o ceallaghain be texting Eoin o donnell today?

Overthebar53 (Carlow) - Posts: 337 - 28/04/2025 10:39:38    2604902

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Replying To GerryD:  "Assume the knives will be out for Dessie now again. Hard to see him survive this one.
Who are the managerial pretenders within Dublin to take the new era?
Assume Ger Brennan will be in the mix."
Yep I would think so. Not too many other top quality candidates from Dublin out there.

Of all the new rules brought in, I think the kick-out rule was the one that affected the Dubs most this year, with our Midfield duo of Jamesie and Fento gone.

You could say Dessie should have worked on this, but clearly the talent in midfield is not in our squad anymore.

You look at Dublin in the past few years, shorter kick-out and playing out from the back was our strength. That is gone now. Madden clearly is not ready yet.... Meath, a mid table Div 2 team, cleaned us out in midfield....

The next manager will have some job on his hands to get Dublin competitive again at the business end of things, and maybe even in Leinster with the way things are going.... Dublin had won 19 out of the last 20 Leinsters, that will never happen again.

Looking forward to Meath renewing rivalries in a Leinster final with Louth in 2 weeks.
Will it have the drama of yesteryear - I hope so... Hope it is a classic.

Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4151 - 28/04/2025 10:45:19    2604906

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Replying To Joxer:  "
Replying To Fionn:  "Who is calling for the Dubs to be split in 2, 3 or even 4 now....? clowns....

I flagged the midfield as a problem area ages ago. POC is miles off inter county standard...

And that back 6 are nowhere good enough as a 6.

Yes we were missing a few through injuries yesterday also - 5 players in fact.
And add to that the 5 who retired/quit - Jack, Mick Fitz, Jamesie, Fento and Mannion....
No team could withstand that - players of that quality.

Of course it was going to be a level playing field this year - be it Portlaoise or Croke Park.

I think we are actually going to be on the end of a drubbing before the year it out.

This was a loss I fully expected to be honest.

Time for a full reset next year - new management/coaching team is needed.
One thing is for sure, we will lose another 4 or 5 to retirement when this season is out."
I still think we may have a say this year. Assuming a full strength 15, we can match most sides with the exception of Donegal, Kerry and maybe Galway I believe. The wind and our suicidal kick out strategy in the first half killed us. That won't happen again. Agree on POCB nowhere near IC level. With his stature he should be lording it in the middle but he doesn't have Fento athleticism, fielding ability nor feet skills. Our back 6 got the runaround, minors versus seniors like. Way too much space given, no physicality and truth be told we should have had a sweeper in there in the first half. There's enough talent and experience in this squad to get to an AI semi and after that anything can happen but they'll need a couple of lucky draws to avoid the big guns."
We are miles off it Joxer...

No midfield and the new lads at the back just dont have that physicality or bite in them.

Meath devoured them, and this is a young Meath team. A Div 2 team.

That comes from the coaching - Robbie is way better than Dessie in my opinion...

I could see this a mile off.

Imagine what Kerry, Galway, Donegal, Armagh or Tyrone will do to us in the championship....
I think Mayo are ahead of us also to be honest.

Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4151 - 28/04/2025 10:51:16    2604907

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Wouldn't be writing off the Dubs this year yet, how much football have the two Smalls played this year so far and also Basquel hasn't played much either i don't think. No Bulger best player in the league for the Dubs. Will Murchan be back?
From an outsider view, it would have been better if Dublin won Leinster again cause now they have got there kick up the hole and have time to sort themselves out for when real championship starts.

tommy132 (Mayo) - Posts: 635 - 28/04/2025 11:14:52    2604924

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Replying To tommy132:  "Wouldn't be writing off the Dubs this year yet, how much football have the two Smalls played this year so far and also Basquel hasn't played much either i don't think. No Bulger best player in the league for the Dubs. Will Murchan be back?
From an outsider view, it would have been better if Dublin won Leinster again cause now they have got there kick up the hole and have time to sort themselves out for when real championship starts."
Not sure Dessie is the man to kick them up the ass though. to be honest...

Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4151 - 28/04/2025 11:23:20    2604929

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All good things come to an end and records are there to be broken.

I dont understand all the gloom though as this day had to come sometime and Dubs still in the race for Sam imo.

We lost our 28 year home championship record to Mayo in 2023 and there was doom bit we ended up in All Ireland final just losing by a whisker to Dublin.

I think Dublins most important player at mo is Sean Bugler.He is the conductor and he was missing yesterday.Dublin aint gone yetbut yesterday was Meaths day and well done to them.

Its also good for football and for Leinster championship in particular.Dublin had a great run but now they can regroup.
From my eyes I still think Dessie has the know how but will have to put aside loyalty and then Dubs still in the top pack.

CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 3869 - 28/04/2025 12:08:29    2604953

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Replying To Fionn:  "Who is calling for the Dubs to be split in 2, 3 or even 4 now....? clowns....

I flagged the midfield as a problem area ages ago. POC is miles off inter county standard...

And that back 6 are nowhere good enough as a 6.

Yes we were missing a few through injuries yesterday also - 5 players in fact.
And add to that the 5 who retired/quit - Jack, Mick Fitz, Jamesie, Fento and Mannion....
No team could withstand that - players of that quality.

Of course it was going to be a level playing field this year - be it Portlaoise or Croke Park.

I think we are actually going to be on the end of a drubbing before the year it out.

This was a loss I fully expected to be honest.

Time for a full reset next year - new management/coaching team is needed.
One thing is for sure, we will lose another 4 or 5 to retirement when this season is out."
It's always funny seeing Dubs call people clowns etc about splitting them up. All the while ignoring who the first person to suggest it was....

oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1565 - 28/04/2025 12:11:24    2604957

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Replying To CiarraiMick:  "All good things come to an end and records are there to be broken.

I dont understand all the gloom though as this day had to come sometime and Dubs still in the race for Sam imo.

We lost our 28 year home championship record to Mayo in 2023 and there was doom bit we ended up in All Ireland final just losing by a whisker to Dublin.

I think Dublins most important player at mo is Sean Bugler.He is the conductor and he was missing yesterday.Dublin aint gone yetbut yesterday was Meaths day and well done to them.

Its also good for football and for Leinster championship in particular.Dublin had a great run but now they can regroup.
From my eyes I still think Dessie has the know how but will have to put aside loyalty and then Dubs still in the top pack."
Dont think so Mick, I'm actually surprised, most of the country are surprised we were beaten yesterday.

Anyone with any interest in the Dubs would know that after last year we are year 1 of a development cycle, i dont think yesterday was a very big surprise to any match going Dub. Taking nothing away from Meath.

We take the positives yesterday it was great experience for many of the young lads - some failed yesterday - but it will be the making of them, I've no doubt.

This year was/is going to be about getting miles on the lcock - sure we've 5 or 6 to come back and the extra games in the group will see us more competitive be wont be challenging this year for the big one as we are at the start of a cycle.

Taking absolutely nothing away from Meath - but a Leinster means little to us, the loss may be the most valuable thing of all - if you catch my drift. Its great for the game in Meath and all around Leinster.

TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4503 - 28/04/2025 12:47:10    2604977

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Replying To TheUsername:  "Dont think so Mick, I'm actually surprised, most of the country are surprised we were beaten yesterday.

Anyone with any interest in the Dubs would know that after last year we are year 1 of a development cycle, i dont think yesterday was a very big surprise to any match going Dub. Taking nothing away from Meath.

We take the positives yesterday it was great experience for many of the young lads - some failed yesterday - but it will be the making of them, I've no doubt.

This year was/is going to be about getting miles on the lcock - sure we've 5 or 6 to come back and the extra games in the group will see us more competitive be wont be challenging this year for the big one as we are at the start of a cycle.

Taking absolutely nothing away from Meath - but a Leinster means little to us, the loss may be the most valuable thing of all - if you catch my drift. Its great for the game in Meath and all around Leinster."
Spot on about Dublin there, Username...

Speaking to the Dubs around me in Portlaoise, none of us were shocked.
I have yet to hear of a regular Dub supporter who is truly shocked we were beaten yesterday, with the team we had out.

On the Final - I really hope there is a huge attendance at the Leinster Final and that it is a great occasion.
Hopefully Meath & Louth fans travel in massive numbers.
It has the makings of a cracker to be honest.

Robbie has to nod for me though. He is a very shrewd operator.

Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4151 - 28/04/2025 12:56:02    2604984

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