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

What's the story with Brian Howard that he's not starting? He looked brilliant when he first came onto the team

I can see O Gara and possibly Costelloe starting. Should be a comfortable win.

The hurlers look strong with good options like Whitely and Hayes off the bench.

Antrim will see this as a great chance to take a scalp. No moral victory's will do them anymore. It's about time Darran Gleeson's men had a big championship win in Leinster and they will fancy their chances against us up in Corrigan Park.

It's going to be tough but if Michael O Donoghue starts his championship reign with a loss to Antrim it will be a big blow. Dubs to win a hard fought encounter.

Looks like it's started with a big enough blow alright. Sure the lads will be on their holidays before we get to the end of May again this year. That's a brutal result today and shows where Dublin hurling is, just about Joe McDonagh cup level.

I'm being harsh on Dublin. I'd say we have little chance of getting out of the group now. Wexford have our number and regardless of being at home I can't see a win there.

I think we're rubbish. Thought that was fairly clear.

I think we should be beating Antrim, even in Belfast, with a few points to spare.

Wexford were poor in the league but they'll bate us. We bring out the best in them and are the kind of soft touch team that they like playing against.

I've nothing but respect for the lads going out on to the field, they give their all. We just aren't a very good team and that's been the case for years and will continue to be the case for the foreseeable.

I've watched us a good bit this year and we're at nothing if I'm being honest. There's new players coming into the team but the same issues are still there. The Wexford game is a must win and I have zero confidence in us getting a result.

Until the Dublin hurlers get one scoring forward /or two even - the team will never threaten the big guns/ cause shocks. Otherwise you are hoping the other team has an off day. You can get away with no scoring forward in football/just hard workers if you set up tactically, but can't really work in hurling.

I remember reading the Wexford thread on boards ages ago and when they lost to Dublin they were disgusted, they look at Dublin as a team they should be beating all the time.

Dublin should start hunting for a few forwards who have moved near Dublin from other counties and want to play intercounty hurling. Surely there is some out there that can no longer make the panel of their home county - Galway/Kilkenny/Cork/Limerick etc. Sure they must have loads of fellas like that floating around?

When O'Donoghue got the Dublin hurling job - back of my mind was wonder could he call up a two or three former Galway lads?

I don't get that attitude at all seems narrow minded, or you have a short memory.

Why is it drivel? Dwyer, Corcoran, O'Brien etc all helped the Dublin hurling cause. Years before that Dublin had Eamon 'Shiner' Morrissey the former Cat.

In football ex Dubs have helped out other counties Eoghan O'Gara the latest. Cox from Kerry is important for the Rossies.

Dublin hurling have to do the same - the hurlers are just not being produced that don't want to stick with football.

Now your being silly all Dublin need is a couple of forwards, in past under Dalo Dublin had a number of non-Dubs hurling for Dublin and it worked very well. Got a league and Leinster - plus AI Semi-Final - Dublin could/should have won.

I just done understand your horror at the mere suggestion of finding a few blow in scoring forwards it is what Dublin need - they are not being produced . bar Con. Does the truth hurt or what?

All your whinging about Shane Walsh is looking pretty hypocritical right now.

You are being very dramatic altogether you should write for the tabloids. Nobody said that Dublin should not turn up v Wexford what was said by @jrant was that the poster expects Wexford to beat Dublin.

As for your argument on scoring forwards Dublin don't score enough goals simple as that. Free taking A1 some top notch defenders. But no scoring forwards not decent ones that are a real threat to all teams.

You are correct though that Dublin hurling has improved compared to where it was. But to improve and reach that next level they need a bit of push. Otherwise will be threading water at best.

Exactly and I said that level of player makes a huge difference in an already good club team. I said why did Walsh not join an intermediate team or even a middle or the road team like Raheny - where the competition would not be as skewed. You did not seem to grasp that point. Walsh's home team was intermediate at the time and I never heard them do anything.

Depends on when you were a young lad but Dublin hurling is absolutely not in a good place. We are miles behind the top teams and struggling against the next tier of teams. As Gorm rightly points out, we haven't the forwards. Trollier is a loss as he gave a goal threat.