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

They walked that into the net.

Theo Clancy looks a good find.

Con will cause a surge in the sale of Orange boots at this rate.

Interesting that Harte made so many changes. The two missed frees are annoying Small's was straight forward. Dublin have been on top but only 1 point in it.

3 in it now coming up to half time, Bugler. Bit close for comfort considering Dublin are dominating, but Derry hardly seem to be going full pelt.

This is what Harte wants. Even if Derry lose which they can afford to, and it's close he'll spin it that with loads of changes they still pushed Dublin. Though it should be said Dublin are without a number of first choice players themselves.

Grand survival assured, not many wides. Can relax now and give it a push for the final to get decent games under the belt, before Leinster.

That is exactly why Dublin need to stay in div1 and maybe push for a final. Much better for the players than the Leinster games.

I suppose Kerry are the same, those crowd have not been relegated since 2001.

Good shot stopper but think Comerford is better on kickouts will probably edge him ahead of DOH.

Dublin hurlers fade badly again 24 minutes scoreless second half according to Dublin GAA site.

Dublin Footballers going great - tempted to say as usual! 22 points nearly full time great away performance given the weather conditions in Salthill etc. The win was never in doubt.

Even more impressive that Galway were playing cagey for a big chunk of the game.

It is mad to think how poor Dublin were in that league where Dublin were relegated with Dessie. The Armagh match really sticks out in my mind. Then didn't Dublin play Clare in div 2 and were lucky to win etc.

Dessie did mention he made a few tweaks and he knew it would take time (after the Salthill match). The bit I don't get if it was a few tweaks, why were the results all over the shop so much for about 1 year and a half? Was it Dessie settling in trying stuff to rule them out, or was it the players who were confused?

I can't remember a time where mostly the same panel of players went on a big dip, and clawed their way back in such a short period. And not only that Dublin have a two or three young lads that are pushing for starts.

It seems the rest of country has started to appreciate the work Dessie and Dublin have done. Mostly based on simplicity and work ethic. I think Tomas O'Se and Lee Keegan must have mentioned "movement" twenty times between them.

It was great to hear two names like that being so impressed with the movement of the Dublin players. Because I was started to wonder was I imagining it, because on the main national league thread there was some chat, that football was boring. But I didn't get that at all because most of div1 and the Dublin games have been great to watch live. The movement etc.

I am really enjoying the football games as well, a better spectacle than the hurling which sometimes looks like glorified ping-pong.

Shush, don't mention the elephant in the room. Hurling is a protected species don't you know?

The fact is, football has been a better watch for years now.

Some performance this by Dublin.

Next weekends League Final against Derry looks like been a nice appetizer for the championship to come. Hopefully with the same outcome as in last season both in the league and the Championship.