2020 All Ireland Senior Football Championship MOD NOTE POST #1

yop

Meath hurlers are now more competitive than their footballers?

Fann Linn

Deserved black.

Chalk McHugh

I felt Costelloe should have offloaded that before the foul as a goal was on.

Enquiring

Does anyone else know of another sport where a professional team is allowed to play against amateurs?

The_Honeybadger

BonnieSituation wrote: »

It's a new thing for the permanent whiners.

We have the same conversation every year. It would be nice of the GAA helped the lesser counties.

What are Tyrone, Donegal and Mayo doing that Meath and Kildare are incapable of?

I don’t know what is gone wrong in Kildare and Meath. They are beaten before they take the field v Dublin at this stage. In fairness it must be hard to build when you know you are going to get crushed every year by Dublin, and it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy after a while.

They are competitive at underage but they’ll lose lads before they hit senior the way things are going. None of this is Dublins fault of course, I don’t know what the answer is

FintanMcluskey

threeball wrote: »

I'll give you 11 definite starters. Add in 4 more plus 5 subs equally as good.

Beggan or Patton
McManus
M Murphy
Shane Walsh
AOS
Clifford
Sean Kelly
Sean O Shea
Durkan
Keegan
Ryan Mchugh

Dublin are good but don't have that level of quality across all positions.

O Shea and Keegan would be long dropped from that Dublin team for sub standard performances the last few years.

Beggan is not displacing Cluxton

Lots others on the list have been inconsistent

threeball

Enquiring wrote: »

Does anyone else know of another sport where a professional team is allowed to play against amateurs?

Rugby and the results are the same.

Mervyn Skidmore

threeball wrote: »

There would also be an issue of a lot of the best players not signing up so you get a diluted 11 a side version that has no appeal.
If professionalism ever takes hold it will be from outside the country, no within. It would have to get significant interest in the UK, US, China or somewhere like that.

I dunno, I reckon there's potential here to get something going. Maybe some eccentric billionaire will give a whirl

"Diluted" versions of games have become immensely popular lately. Just look at 20/20 cricket or snooker.

The White Feather

Enquiring wrote: »

Does anyone else know of another sport where a professional team is allowed to play against amateurs?

Harlem Globetrotters? This is like their exhibition games!

Mantis Toboggan

yop wrote: »

Meath hurlers are now more competitive than their footballers?

Hurlers beaten today also.

Hammer Archer

One of the big issues with other Leinster teams is keeping younger players interested. Dublin have only won 4 Leinster minor titles this decade. Meath beat Dublin by 10 in the minor championship a few years ago. By the time the same teams met at U21, Dublin completely reversed the scoreline.
There's no incentive for younger players (and I include financial in that) outside Dublin to put the time in once they hit college and beyond. With Dublin, you've got guaranteed silverware along with massive financial incentives through advertising if they become a mainstay in the team.

If Dublin were in any other province, the same issue would rear its head in 10-15 years.

threeball

FintanMcluskey wrote: »

O Shea and Keegan would be long dropped from that Dublin team for sub standard performances the last few years.

Beggan is not displacing Cluxton

Lots others on the list have been inconsistent

This is a team to play dublin, not one we're trying to fit dubs in to.

Ha Long Bay

tayto lover

threeball wrote: »

I'll give you 11 definite starters. Add in 4 more plus 5 subs equally as good.

Beggan or Patton
McManus
M Murphy
Shane Walsh
AOS
Clifford
Sean Kelly
Sean O Shea
Durkan
Keegan
Ryan Mchugh

Dublin are good but don't have that level of quality across all positions.

I don’t believe those would beat Dublin the way they played that first half.

BonnieSituation

dobman88 wrote: »

Mad stat. Brian Fenton has never lost a championship game for Dublin and has played in every single one since 2015 afaik. Heard a "debate" during the week about him being the GOAT midfielder. What a stupid debate.

Cos there's no debate?

Panrich

Dublin with foot off the gas now. Afraid of winning by too much.

FintanMcluskey

threeball wrote: »

This is was a team to play dublin, not one we're trying to fit dubs in to.

Ah.

So that team is to play Dublin today on current form?

RugbyLover123

Find it hard to believe there is Dubs fans out there that take any enjoyment out of this. A bloody great team no doubt, but about as uncompetitive a sport there is. 10 Leinsters on the trot, 1 championship loss since 2014. Everything set up in their favour.. game has been completely ruined. I grew up a mad Gaelic fan but I didn’t even bother watching the game tonight. Give me the competitive games of the 00s and 90s over the ****e anyday.

Fann Linn

What happened to Costelloe

dobman88

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Cos there's no debate?

Obviously.

dobman88

Fann Linn wrote: »

What happened to Costelloe

He got sent off

BonnieSituation

dobman88 wrote: »

Obviously.

That's the spirit

Fann Linn

dobman88 wrote: »

He got sent off

For what.

Chalk McHugh

In the blink of an eye we see Costelloe get a straight red that may see him gone for the next game (and final) and and Bugler pulling up with what looked a hamstring injury. A bit of a sour end on an otherwise fantastic night.

Hammer Archer

Would that rule Costello out of the All Ireland final?

dobman88

Fann Linn wrote: »

For what.

I dunno. I'm just watching on telly. Ref will have to tell us that.

Fann Linn

Hammer Archer wrote: »

Would that rule Costello out of the All Ireland final?

It could depending on what occurred. Fully expect Dublin GAA to appeal.

BonnieSituation

Verbals apparently?

tayto lover

Hammer Archer wrote: »

Would that rule Costello out of the All Ireland final?

The Dubs will find a way around that happening.

Rolo2010

Costello was sent off for a verbal incident but the we don't know what was said.