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

I don't know where you got that from. A look a underage has clearly shown a dip as well.

A generation of top players have left and not been replaced with similar quality. It is now a Dublin team in transition. Dublin fans who watch league and championship know this.

It is up to other counties to strike while the iron is hot now. No excuses for them now.

4 points in over an hour of football.

Dessie Farrell should resign

I am just delighted that it was not Kerry that beat Dublin. That would have been very hard to take.

Read the paper if you want insights

So will the rest of the country I think.

I can only see it going one way - Kerry are full of goals.

I am surprised how O'Rourke and T'O'S are so shocked. It is as if they did not watch all of Dublin's recent games.

There is one fella who will have a sleepless night after this game - Davy Byrne losing that ball.

And I feel kind of sorry for him. Because it will be replayed for the rest of his life on Reeling in the Years - GAA Gold etc

I guess I am going to get hammered for this, but what the hell.

Does anyone here agree that Dublin really let themselves down with the level of filth they displayed, particularly when they were feeling the pressure? I have watched a fair few games in my time, but this one is up there.

Should be ashamed.

I agree, I think we all saw it coming but you kept hoping Dublin would turn it around.

There was nobody near him either really.... he had about 15 yards of green grass and not a mayo fella anywhere.

My main worry now is what in the name of jaysus does some do when they are not going to an All-Ireland football final?

I have forgotten!

Can anyone remember what it was like?

I'd believe him to be honest. Anyway, the point is it was a significant miscalculation by Farrell and Galvin IMO.

Daft responses?

Its daft to suggest Farell hasn't had time to blood players and settle on a style

He's had the same as the rest of the managers so that's a complete misnomer.

That's as bad as Dublin have been in a very long time.

Dublin back to the drawing board.

Watch now as a few more players drop off the panel

Yeah he completely panicked. To be honest I thought Dublin would just keep ball and see it out. similar to the 2017 AIF. Couldn't believe Byrne lost it so handy.

Previous Dublin sides made composure look second nature - no panic. I think that came from Jim Gavin. Him and his 'process' etc. It might be a long while before we see the likes of that again.

Disagree.

I've watched all that you mention, particularly the Meath/Cork/Mayo games. Cork v Kerry has never been free from sinners either.

Some of what happened today was just petulant pup type behaviour though, and not hard Gaelic football.

A few brain farts particularly the keep ball in front of the goal, but ultimately discipline cost the game although even at that I’m not sure that we would have done enough to deserve it anyway.

No it was not filthy. However the pundits will try and make what they can of any Dublin play especially the John Small tackle which I think the referee got right. We are not used to heavy hits in games now. I also think one or two Mayo lads let themselves down by trying to get players cards. They are very good at it. The game became a mess as Dublin just ran out of gas. They were simply drained and tackling was lazy. I could probably name 20 games not involving Dublin which were far worse.

McCarthy incident was a yellow no more. He didnt even look at what he was doing. That happens quite a bit in games.

Delighted Tomas O'Se pointed out the sportsmanship between the players when game was over. It would be to much to expect from O'Rourke and Staunton.

Hard to see where Dublin go from here. Cooper and McMahon are past it, and McCarthy was caught for pace a few times. Comerford was brilliant the first half but had a stinker after that. Don't think he's in Cluxton's league and Dublin without Cluxton are a shadow. And the bench which won ye a few AIs wasn't great.

Dessie looked like a rabbit in headlights once Mayo drew level.