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What are the realistic expectations for 2026 under new management?? TrueBlue35 (Dublin) - Posts: 314 - 29/07/2025 12:24:05 2628974 Link
With the Ladies All Ireland Senior Football Final on this Sunday - I feel for Lauren Magee tbh. It is madness in this day and age that players are facing the stress of having to pay for this:- https://www.facebook.com/Independent.ie/posts/lauren-magee-immediately-knew-she-was-in-trouble-i-felt-a-crunch-she-says-of-tha/1120874706751364/ Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4702 - 29/07/2025 14:24:18 2629018 Link
Replying To TrueBlue35: "What are the realistic expectations for 2026 under new management??" No problem getting tickets id say! ;) Job of work, for a few years i think, dont see much coming through at underage. TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4529 - 29/07/2025 14:55:57 2629032 Link
Replying To TheUsername: "No problem getting tickets id say! ;) Job of work, for a few years i think, dont see much coming through at underage." Yeah I think there is a serious few months for the new management team to strip things back to basics, address the new rules properly and then look at personnel. As you say there is not a whole lot coming at underage now which is especially worrying when you see what the likes of Tyrone have been doing in recent years at underage. We have slipped an awful lot in that regard at provincial level. There is still a decent core for the senior side there but the support cast just won't be all that good. TrueBlue35 (Dublin) - Posts: 314 - 29/07/2025 16:27:40 2629061 Link
Replying To TrueBlue35: "What are the realistic expectations for 2026 under new management??" Try to win Leinster has to be the main one. We might struggle to maintain our Div 1 status tbh, with a new manager on board trying out new players, new systems and trying to adapt better than we did this season, to the new rules, especially the 2 pointers... We are sure to lose a few players also, but maybe, just maybe, a couple of the 3 amigo's might return. Good to see both JM & BC involved with our underage group. We really took our eye off the ball at underage imo. Our 2 proposed COE's / Training Facilities are lying idle and not even started. At this rate, we could be back playing our League games in the Neller, like our Hurlers. It goes in cycles and we are in the middle of our downward one. But at least we will have a competitive Leinster SFC now, and it can't be thrown at us that Leinster Football Championship is a foregone conclusion. Only 1 province can relate to that now. The Dublin SFC will be interesting to say the least, with so many players trying to impress the new management setup. But the small amount of hardcore Dublin fans will continue going to games no matter what, just like our Hurling fans. ;o) Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4702 - 29/07/2025 17:03:13 2629077 Link
Dublin SFC kicks off next week:- Na Fianna v Boden Vinnies v BSJ BK v TSS Whitehall v C'knock Lucan v Thomas Davis Cuala v Raheny Crokes v Clontarf Judes v Syl's Looking forward to heading to see a few of these clashes. Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4702 - 01/08/2025 17:53:47 2629695 Link
Im hearing there could be white smoke re next Dublin manager and its not Ger B. CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 4082 - 02/08/2025 21:07:48 2629833 Link
Replying To TrueBlue35: "Latest I heard was that its D'arcy, Cooper and Boom Boom... just the finer details to be sorted out." I heard today that 2 of your 3 mentioned will be involved. Looks like Dec has it. Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4702 - 02/08/2025 22:18:04 2629843 Link
Replying To Fionn: "I heard today that 2 of your 3 mentioned will be involved. Looks like Dec has it." Ya heard Darcy and Cooper. brayballer (Wicklow) - Posts: 369 - 03/08/2025 00:45:39 2629850 Link
Replying To brayballer: "Ya heard Darcy and Cooper." I would be happy with those 2 as a starting point. It will be very interesting who else is added to the backroom team. I would definitely be asking PG to come on board in some capacity. Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4702 - 03/08/2025 14:40:47 2629910 Link
Replying To Fionn: "I heard today that 2 of your 3 mentioned will be involved. Looks like Dec has it." Really expected Ger to get it. Darcy brings great experience and a nice link back to Jim and it would be nice to have Jim involved in some shape or form, if he's open to it. I wonder will they bring Ger into the fold. He's loads to offer as an ex-player, AI winner, captain, club and county manager. Surely these guys would relish the challenge of trying to topple Kerry and recapture Sam. Exciting times ahead. Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4749 - 03/08/2025 18:09:36 2629925 Link
Well done to our ladies, solid performance!! realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8821 - 03/08/2025 18:13:34 2629926 Link
Ladies All Ireland Senior Football Final:- Dublin 2-16 v Meath 0-10 FT Superb win for the Jackeens today in HQ in front of an excellent attendance of over 48,000 fans. The Dubs led by 2-09 to 0-04 at half time with all Meath's 4 first half scores coming from frees. I didn't expect Dublin to hammer Meath tbh. It was probably our best performance of the season. Our 7th All Ireland Ladies title, and we had 7 starters from the team who lined out in the 2021 final. Although we beat Meath 2-19 to 0-09 in the League, and then beat them by 7pts in the Leinster Final, many expected the All Ireland Final to be a much closer game. We had 7 different scorers and held the Royal Ladies to just 4pts from play throughout the whole game, and limited both Wall and Duggan to just a point each from play. Great way for Hannah, who I think has scored 8-33 in this year's Championship, to hang up her boots, and I expect at least a couple more might follow suit. As for our captain - Carla Rowe, what a player. Player of the season is probably between her and Hannah, although I think Hannah will probably get it. Delighted for Goldie, Leah, Nicole, Niamh and of course the injured Lauren. Atha Cliath Abú. ;o) Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4702 - 03/08/2025 19:44:26 2629945 Link
Replying To realdub: "Well done to our ladies, solid performance!!" Brilliant win for the Dubs.Was in there and some class players.Super win and delighted for Paul Casey. CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 4082 - 03/08/2025 20:10:48 2629949 Link
Replying To Joxer: "Really expected Ger to get it. Darcy brings great experience and a nice link back to Jim and it would be nice to have Jim involved in some shape or form, if he's open to it. I wonder will they bring Ger into the fold. He's loads to offer as an ex-player, AI winner, captain, club and county manager. Surely these guys would relish the challenge of trying to topple Kerry and recapture Sam. Exciting times ahead." A lot of club players will be trying to impress the incoming management team. It will be challenging, trying to unearth inter county standard players but hopefully they can find a few for us. Definitely some very busy months ahead. Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4702 - 03/08/2025 20:49:22 2629954 Link
Replying To TrueBlue35: "Yeah I think there is a serious few months for the new management team to strip things back to basics, address the new rules properly and then look at personnel. As you say there is not a whole lot coming at underage now which is especially worrying when you see what the likes of Tyrone have been doing in recent years at underage. We have slipped an awful lot in that regard at provincial level. There is still a decent core for the senior side there but the support cast just won't be all that good." It will be interesting to see how many of this season's missing Dublin players, will line out for their clubs next weekend. On the games themselves, the 1st round of games can generally throw up a shock or two. Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4702 - 03/08/2025 21:49:28 2629965 Link
Replying To Joxer: "Really expected Ger to get it. Darcy brings great experience and a nice link back to Jim and it would be nice to have Jim involved in some shape or form, if he's open to it. I wonder will they bring Ger into the fold. He's loads to offer as an ex-player, AI winner, captain, club and county manager. Surely these guys would relish the challenge of trying to topple Kerry and recapture Sam. Exciting times ahead." Agree however get back winning leinster first before Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 1058 - 03/08/2025 22:04:10 2629967 Link
Replying To Fionn: "Ladies All Ireland Senior Football Final:- Dublin 2-16 v Meath 0-10 FT Superb win for the Jackeens today in HQ in front of an excellent attendance of over 48,000 fans. The Dubs led by 2-09 to 0-04 at half time with all Meath's 4 first half scores coming from frees. I didn't expect Dublin to hammer Meath tbh. It was probably our best performance of the season. Our 7th All Ireland Ladies title, and we had 7 starters from the team who lined out in the 2021 final. Although we beat Meath 2-19 to 0-09 in the League, and then beat them by 7pts in the Leinster Final, many expected the All Ireland Final to be a much closer game. We had 7 different scorers and held the Royal Ladies to just 4pts from play throughout the whole game, and limited both Wall and Duggan to just a point each from play. Great way for Hannah, who I think has scored 8-33 in this year's Championship, to hang up her boots, and I expect at least a couple more might follow suit. As for our captain - Carla Rowe, what a player. Player of the season is probably between her and Hannah, although I think Hannah will probably get it. Delighted for Goldie, Leah, Nicole, Niamh and of course the injured Lauren. Atha Cliath Abú. ;o)" That 7pt win was in the Leinster group stage. The Leinster Final was of course, a 4pt victory for the Jackeens. Anyway, hope the ladies, and the management team and of course Paul & Derek have a great night. Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4702 - 03/08/2025 22:39:08 2629973 Link
Replying To Gaaforlife2023: "Agree however get back winning leinster first before" Exactly - that has to be the priority. Possibly even at the expense of our Division 1 status, where there will be a lot of tweaking of the squad and our tactics. Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4702 - 03/08/2025 22:40:47 2629974 Link
Replying To Fionn: "Exactly - that has to be the priority. Possibly even at the expense of our Division 1 status, where there will be a lot of tweaking of the squad and our tactics." Nicole and Hannah have both retired from the Jackeens. Expecting another couple will follow suit - but what a way to go out. Exemplary players. Wonderful scenes in the Castleknock Hotel last night. Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4702 - 04/08/2025 10:10:27 2629996 Link