Dublin GAA Discussion Thread: Mod Note - No 'Dublin Dominance' chat allowed!

Very fair point. Kilkenny got a few raw deals and a few decisions went against Limerick that were not pulled up before. The only saving grace for this squad is they are know as footballing side. We dont have "stoppers" like other sides.

I am 3000 miles away so don’t have any evidence, just what my eyes show me and something is just not right this year. Fenton was very quiet yesterday and everyone can have days like that but this year I have noticed him being more emotional, getting involved in some after the ball is gone stuff and mouthing off, he was never like that before, he was calmness personified. I thought some of our shooting yesterday especially in the first half was very un-Dublin like, I also thought we had some chances and did not pull the trigger. I think Rock’s reaction to being subbed was also something “new” and worrying. The Cluxton, Mannion and McCaffrey exits raised my eyebrows too. I have seen it in other sports, it’s the 2nd season after a very successful manager/coach leaves when the cracks begin to appear.

I’m old (and lucky) enough to remember the resurgence of the Dubs back in 1974 and the great run we had until 1978 when the wheels fell off the wagon. I think we are about to see the wheels fall off again, I just hope it’s a little less painful than the final in 1978 where we were destroyed by Kerry. It’s hard to believe the run this group has had since 2011, never thought I would see the likes of it and enjoyed every minute of it. On a selfish note if the wheels do fall off I hope the Kickhams lads say enough is enough and return to the club for the remainder of their playing careers.

Hope I’m wrong!!!!!!!! 

One point in the entirety of the first half...

There's dark days ahead for our senior side going on the evidence of what I've witnessed in the U20 and now Minor Leinster Finals.

What would you consider dark days?

That was a very poor U/17/Minor performance. They are only juveniles really at end of day and a year could make some difference to a lot of them and new players will come along. Appeared the occasion got to the players with so many basic errors. However we have good U/20s despite the defeat to Offaly who were very good against Cork.

We never really challenge at minor yet we get players coming through to senior squad. U/17 is very young to be judging players. We have seen many prodigies over the years who never got to play senior in both codes.

The one thing we do need to look at is skills coaching. So much from a young age is based around winning juvenile leagues and we take our eye off the development of skills.

we certainly underacheived for a very long time it used to bug me when i hear a dublin player called a great and he has one medal for his efforts that is nothing to what a great should have in a top county .If things had been organised correctly we should have been the county to win in any average year with the numbers possible and not the likes of Kerry .

Disaster of a start for the girls 0-01 1-02 down. Been careless in possession but as I type a great goal chance but a good save by the Donegal keeper but a chance that should have been taken... a huge slice of luck for the Donegal goal the ball wasn’t going anywhere near in but the huge amount of spin on the ball and it’s in the net... and just there very unlike Sinead Ahern to miss a handy free. Plenty of skullduggery by the Donegal girls, lots or arm pulling and stuff off the ball.

I said it yesterday half joking but honestly I have no idea what the rules of the game are anymore. When is a yellow card a black card? When is denying a goal scoring opportunity a penalty or a free outside the large rectangle (see the hurlers against Cork)? Consistent reffing is all you want but is sadly lacking in both codes now.

Between the absolute balls the GAA and government made of the intercounty game coupled with refs that aren't fit to be in charge of a Junior D game it's all a bit MEH right now and is turning supporters and players off the game.

looked just about to getting to grips with the match then the goal game back on

well done to the ladies deserved win

I'm not sure what more the ref could have done for them.

Yes after a difficult start too and against a quite physical Donegal team....

Maxi Curran trying to blame the referee then after his tirade against the ref .. “ look I’m not trying to blame the referee here... “ you have just spent the last two minutes on national TV trying to do exactly that 😂

if the referee made some strange calls his side certainly benefitted from the lions share of them, eejit.

Fitness levels have never been higher, the quality of football when played properly and given a chance hasn’t been higher...male and female...

im starting to think that the breakneck speed at which the game is played now, the determination by a couple of counties to bridge a skills gap by using tactical fouling as a manner of narrowing the gap... and it’s not just a problem in Dublin vs Xxx county, we are seeing it in multiple football games over a weekend... we saw a bad high forearm that was just penalized by a free, could have seriously injured someone, pure dangerous and a ‘challenge’ only made with the intention of slowing down the Dublin attack... not good for the game...

i wonder basically is it time to look at bringing in another referee or what is the solution ? I personally think now, the speed at which the game is played, it’s too much for one referee, the ball is moved much more quickly, more dynamically ...a ref in each half ? When the ball is in the other half the ‘spare’ referee can monitor for off the ball shîte...

referees need to get tougher, more cards or more of a willingness to use cards for cynical fouling and dangerous stuff... the referees have it difficult with the pure speed of the modern game, the fitness levels etc....but there is also the issue of just their just needing up up a level themselves.

A referee in each half would be an absolute disaster .

Look at all the refs now and how different they interpret the rules . And how some double down on different parts of the game ie some are sticky when it comes to over carrying, some picking the ball off the ground , some about the tackle

Now imagine them 2 refs doing the same game . Carnage