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

I am amazed he is staying. Pointless.

Year could not be much worse - Kerry winning Sam, Meath winning the ladies, and now Dessie staying.

No word yet. Heard Collins staying on as Clare manager.

No contender seemed out there unfortunately it seems so two maybe only one more year of Dessie . The first thing he must improve his team around him with a Couple of lads on the team another year down the road and a boosted Kerry team the gap might be wider next year unless we get back on track .

Chuffed? No. Idgaf who manages any county apart from Kerry. I'd jnteract a lot with the dublin gaa account during the season so it popped up and I posted it here after checking had it been mentioned already.

From the outside looking in, it doesn't look like anyone credible/capable is there to replace him. Even last night I was out with 2 dubs for drinks and neither of them were able to name a replacement if dessie didn't stay.

The man has won an all Ireland. I know you'll say you don't count it but you're on your own with that one. It counts as much as any other. Last year, nothing went right in the league and they almost made it to another all Ireland final after sorting stuff out.

Con will be back this year and he's a game changer.

I think people that are unhappy with this appointment need to reevaluate and look at the bigger picture of it. (I hate the phrase) but it's a team in transition with lack of an alternative manager available

Well he's not on his own because I feel the same. We might both be off our heads though!

Is it a team in transition or was it a team in transition this year more precisely? Yes Gannon, Lahiff and O'Dell were new to championship football but it was a very experienced team (not old) outside of that. I choose to judge him on what I see from those lads and I have to be honest they were taken apart on the drawing board by Kerry. In loads of areas. We have really capable players and the attitude, epitomised by McCarthy, was super but the sum of the collective just wasn't going to get it done. I draw a straight comparison with O'Connor and we come off badly. I'm sorry but we just do. It's obvious in how we attack and defend. There's a naivety to it (compared to what's required to win an AI) and it's not player dependent.

We live in hope though. Kerry are going to take a year off next year because first time winners always bounce the following year. We might just have enough to get over the line against the lesser teams.

On the Dublin hurling manager I heard Anthony Cunningham mentioned. I don't know how reliable that information is though!!

The problem is that you need to replace 3-4 players a year between the team and squad every year for the next 3+ years. At least two of them every year will be players that are leaders in the team.

Successful under age teams can be decieving. The fact that Sean OSe and Clifford went straight into senior cost Kerry 2+ U20/21 championships.

I think ye are being a bit harsh on dessie - ye cruised past every team this year. Kerry was the first test, the eventual all ireland winners needed a hail mary free with the last kick of the ball to beat ye. Mayo last year needed a retaken free and extra time.

You've literally been a kick of a ball from the all ireland final in the last two years - I'd be careful what ye wish for, many teams have chose revolution instead of evolution and spent years in the wilderness.

Donal Og won't go anywhere, he is getting too much soft money off RTE bullsh!tting.

He even get to play with a pad on TV as well

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Enjoyable game of football. Fair play to Whitehall for hanging in.

Excellent appointment for our hurlers. Welcome Michael to the capital we hope it will be a fruitful partnership. No courting controversy or seeking the headlines with this man. Goes about his business in a quiet dignified manner. I'm delighted with the news.