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

While it was better it's still nowhere near where it should be. Kildare got some easy scores today and I think we are still struggling to force teams to shoot from tougher positions.

On the attacking front it was more of the same from a Dessie team. Played in fits and starts with no real cohesion.

First game out and all that so let's see where we go from here but I've no faith in Dessie.

Yeah I agree that positionally we could have been better but I'm taking that with a pinch salt as it was the first game back. The appetite to get hands on the man in possession was key for me because it was such an obvious failing last year. We were miles better at that last night. For every chance we gave up we must have forced 2 or 3 turnovers. And force is the word. We even threw in the filthy cynicism, fouling when we lost possession in attack and rotated taking the yellow cards. Again, something Kerry gave us a lesson in last year.

For me this is the key to winning titles. Tyrone 2021 and Kerry 2022 were the best defensive teams imo or maybe placed the greatest emphasis on defence is most accurate. We were never short in that area during the 6 in a row era either. It's what wins games these days. We have to match that now.

The frustrating part for me is that for brief flashes we look like a team and then for no reason whatsoever we go back to looking like 15 lads who never played together. It's very strange if I'm being honest and I still don't think the players are buying what Dessie is trying to sell.

Would anyone hear be able to make an educated guess as to how many will be heading down to Limerick next week.

bonus point for kicking 20 wides in a 2nd half 😛 , they will make up for it in 3 weeks tie against us 🤐

If there was ever a match not worth traveling to in a sporting sense this is it from a Dublin point of view.

Would be nice to see a good crowd of ye round the city for the bank holiday Sunday all the same.

That was a pretty abysmal showing from Limerick up in Derry on Saturday. Great achievement to get promted to the 2nd tier but if Saturday is anything to go by it's going to be a long and tough campaign for Limerick before they drop back down to Div 3.

Yes Dessie backroom team is behind Jim in terms of tactics but he has a impossible task of rebuilding after the 5 in a row team. He won Sam in his first year, I don't get this crap he won a soft AI crap. Dessie minor teams from 2011 and 2012 were the spine for our AI 6 in a row success. He also won a u21 AI in 2017 which produced Comerford, Murchan, Howard and Con.

The players coming through the system are nowhere the quality of Dessie minor teams. We had no AI at underage success since the change of minor to u17 and u20s. A lot players that shined for Dublin at u20 are not standing out a club level. This is a huge issue for Dessie.

Dessie had tried to bring a direct style as the slow possession game initiated in 2017 opposition teams have copped on to. We struggled in league last year as no Con. When the ground got hard the gameplan was working prior to kerry game but we lacked a presence inside without Con and they were able to double mark Kilkenny . The game changed went Kilkenny went to CF. If we have Kilkenny at 11 and Con 14 we are a match for anyone.

The priorities from league.

1.Promotion.

2.Two corner backs and a proper defensive structure.

3.Midfield partner for Fenton. POCB and Lahiff are not the answer.

4.Another ball winning at 14 so we can keep Kilkenny at 11 if Con is injured.

I would say Jack is training away in the background. I say will see towards end of league. I would let him play away with Clontarf and bring him back for Clare game.

Mannion has only trained 30 minutes in last four months due to operation. Again end of league for him. Wouldn't be worried about rediscovering as playing club football for last 3 years where as McCaffrey hasn't played anything.

Jack played in that North v South game a few weeks back at the sports campus and played well too. He'll need a couple of games to get up to the pitch of IC before championship but he'll be fine.

Just copped on Hurling and Football fixtures for Dublin Clash on the 5th of February.

Allianz Football League Roinn 2

Limerick v Dublin Football match won't seem to be televised from the Gaelic Grounds.

Allianz HL Division 1 Group B round 1

Waterford v Dublin, Fraher Field, 2.30pm Live on TG4 app and deferred on TG4 at 5:35pm

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To be honest that annoys me I would like to see both - but would prefer the hurling one if I had a choice. I assume the footballers will give Limerick a hiding and it could be over as a contest fairly quickly.

But still still my choice is now being limited because of fixture clashes

Why do the GAA set up fixture clashes like that? Fecking eejits.

Yeah I was as well to be honest. I noticed the match away at Derry will be televised as well, RTE I think.

I assume the broadcasters believe that the population of Dublin mean big viewing figures, and 'the neutrals' would also be interested in having look as Dublin are the team many from other counties love to hate.

I can see that back firing on Glen in the sense that by the time the replay comes around Paul Mannion will likely actually be up to speed and then they will have to deal with him as well as Shane Walsh. Could see the game getting pretty tasty to say the least as well.

Fair enough I have no idea. Might not be the only player missing so that made other plans after the original final.