Dublin GAA Discussion Thread - Capital Punishment

Fann Linn

blanch152 wrote: »

Paddys weekend in Galway is the one.

Provided they dont play it in Tuam.
I remember that fiasco last year in Roscommon.

ProudDUB

I know. I'm staying in the badlands of Strabane and Claremorris. God help me !

Fann Linn

ProudDUB wrote: »

I know. I'm staying in the badlands of Strabane and Claremorris. God help me !

Bandit country on both sides of the border.

ProudDUB

Fann Linn wrote: »

ProudDUB wrote: »

I know. I'm staying in the badlands of Strabane and Claremorris. God help me !

Bandit country on both sides of the border.

Ah, the Rossies aren't that bad.

Edit: I freely admit I don't have an iota where Claremorris actually is.

Fann Linn

ProudDUB wrote: »

Ah, the Rossies aren't that bad.

Edit: I freely admit I don't have an iota where Claremorris actually is.

You are half an hour from Castlebar so on a good road. You'll also be approaching McHale Park from the right side .

Is it the McWilliam park hotel you're staying in? If it is its a fine hotel with a nice bar and good food.

Jaden

Fann Linn wrote: »

Provided they dont play it in Tuam.
I remember that fiasco last year in Roscommon.

Tuam is 2-3 minutes from the motorway.

Pearse is in Salthill. Match traffic is probably one of the worst in the country.

Tuam is a little decrepit, but at least it's not a wind tunnel like Salthill is at one end.

EICVD

Anyone else that little bit more excited for Saturday by not having a clue who’ll start or even be on the match squad. We all in agreement that Howard, Carthy & Emmet O’C are all guaranteed to be in the starting 15, possibly Basquel too. Anyone else from the O’Byrne Cup squad who might get a start?

DoctaDee

You've just reminded me I need to get in to Dorset St by Friday for the tickets on the PPass - so I can't say it's been high on my priorities this week so far. Hard to figure exactly the calibre of player that'll turn out on Saturday, other than to say it would want to be a few pegs higher than those that togged out for OBC. I'd imagine there'll be also fair bit of thought into the relative overall fitness of players, particulalrly playing in Croker against Kildare lads that'll be a few months ahead in their fitness schedule.

I seem to remember us fielding quite a strong team against Cavan last year so there may well be a greater number of senior players togged out than we'd think

Slipperydodger

Will there be much of a crowd there Saturday? Be great to see a packed hill. Hopefully the weather holds.

Kavrocks

Slipperydodger wrote: »

Will there be much of a crowd there Saturday? Be great to see a packed hill. Hopefully the weather holds.

It'd be great to see a packed hill for the hurlers.

LooseCannonUF

Kavrocks wrote: »

It'd be great to see a packed hill for the hurlers.

We’ll take it over.

ProudDUB

The Hill won't be close to packed. During the league, the CP geniuses who decide on these things, close off the entire Hill, except for Section B. Everyone will be wedged like sardines into B and the rest of the Hill will be empty. It's crap for generating atmosphere & it looks terrible on the telly. It's one of my pet peeves about this time of year.

DoctaDee

LooseCannonUF wrote: »

We’ll take it over.

That's you and Mick McDonagh on The Hill so far

Bonniedog

Far too cold too be standing on Hill for 3 hours in January! Going to fork out for the stand.

ProudDUB

Bonniedog wrote: »

Far too cold too be standing on Hill for 3 hours in January! Going to fork out for the stand.

Me too. Although if any season ticket holders want to throw a stand ticket my way, that they won't be using themselves, t'wud be very, very rude of me to say no.

If any one wants my Parnell Pass tickets for the Hill, for the Kildare or Kerry games, drop me a line here & I'll drop them in the post to you tomorrow. No charge.

Dyr

Slipperydodger wrote: »

Will there be much of a crowd there Saturday? Be great to see a packed hill. Hopefully the weather holds.

Forecast looks good, which probably means horizontal sheets of arctic rain on the day.

Stoner

Bonniedog wrote:

Far too cold too be standing on Hill for 3 hours in January! Going to fork out for the stand.

Good to see you are bothering your bollxcks and going to a game Bonnie !!!!

DoctaDee

Stoner wrote: »

Good to see you are bothering your bollxcks and going to a game Bonnie !!!!

Jaysis ... Grenade !!! :pac:

ProudDUB

Ah now, c'mon. We're all Dubs here. And it's only feckin' January. Pace yerselves.

Lets keep this level of snark for when we're playing a county that'll still be around in late August.

#SeeWhatIDidThere

BonnieSituation

ProudDUB wrote: »

Ah now, c'mon. We're all Dubs here. And it's only feckin' January. Pace yerselves.

Lets keep this level of snark for when we're playing a county that'll still be around in late August.

#SeeWhatIDidThere

With all the rain of late we might have to give them a hand getting out of the long grass.

Bonniedog

Stoner wrote: »

Good to see you are bothering your bollxcks and going to a game Bonnie !!!!

Gas man. Last game I was at was 1938 hurling final. Bit of a tight squeeze after modelling under pants in Cleary's window for the morning

ProudDUB

Sweet, suffering Jesus....will 7 bells on Saturday evening ever arrive?

Kavrocks

Hurling team named for tomorrow. Fairly similar to the Walsh Cup teams. I liked to have seen Daire Grey in the half forward line but both Donal Burke and Fergal Whitely are flying in Fitzgibbon and were good in the Walsh Cup.

https://twitter.com/DubGAAOfficial/status/956908921356279809

Slipperydodger

The Dubs - The Story of a Season

Dyr

ProudDUB wrote: »

Sweet, suffering Jesus....will 7 bells on Saturday evening ever arrive?

Throw in is at 5 :mad:

ProudDUB

Simmer down there soldier. I'm in work 'till 6.

DoctaDee

DoctaDee wrote: »

..... It's also time to reintroduce my now 9 yr old to the Dubs, having brought him in 2014 to the Donegal loss and the ladies AI loss he was parked as a potential hex. We've gone through the Santeria rituals in casa de Santos, some blood letting etc I'm assured he's cleansed...we'll wait and see

This was posted before the OBC loss to Offaly, the hex continues, he's coming tonight .. get the money on the Lillies :rolleyes:

Drumpot

It’s the worst day and time for me, I just can’t make it. Wanted to go as I enjoy night games in Crocker. Hope Kildare give us a game. Might try and get to an away league game, the last one I remember was Donegal in 1991 when Dublin got two goals in last minute of game to snatch a win!

God I still remember the days worrying about getting out of Leinster, it’s painful thinking about if we will just be able to get anything out of it nowadays. Miss the traveling for championship games, loved going around Leinster.

LooseCannonUF

DoctaDee wrote: »

This was posted before the OBC loss to Offaly, the hex continues, he's coming tonight .. get the money on the Lillies :rolleyes:

‘Twas a Draw.

ProudDUB

Jayzus, Jimbo's not mucking about with this line up !

https://twitter.com/DubGAAOfficial/status/957220565156327430?ref_src=twcamp%5Ecopy%7Ctwsrc%5Eandroid%7Ctwgr%5Ecopy%7Ctwcon%5E7090%7Ctwterm%5E0