Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts: 2312 - 04/02/2018 21:17:47    2074072

Prepacked meals may well aid those footballing fairies, but won't count in the hurling as the Dubs are finding out.

Skill wise the Dubs are on a par with Laois, Westmeath and the likes, not in the top bracket yet and one of the few hurlers capable of being a benefit to the county team opts for the footballers anyway.

Still hard to see the Dubs making inroads.

bricktop (Down) - Posts: 2503 - 05/02/2018 13:16:14    2074256

Dublin getting hammered again tonight, this time by Limerick. "They seem to have no shape or direction to them" says the RTE radio commentator. Ger Cunningham must be having a wry smile to himself.

PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1903 - 17/02/2018 20:20:49    2077752

It just dosent seem to be working...im sure dublin were taking this league seriously to make up for the really poor past few years and to lay down a marker for the new manager. There best team was 2011 to 2013 and how they have fallen since. I was full sure when gilroy came in they would be back competing plus some players returning..ger cunningham seemed to come in for a lot of stick, I wonder now was it all his own fault and was he judged too harshly because for some reason in his first few league games in 2015 , they seemed to be just flying I remember and the whole thing just fell like a stone in a bog hole after that...

preddan (Kildare) - Posts: 736 - 17/02/2018 20:58:30    2077766

Far to early to say , certainly would be a different proposition with Cuala players playing , I certainly wouldn't buy into the hype if we'd won first three games so won't panic it's yet , certainly performances haven't been good enough but it only February

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 17/02/2018 21:32:27    2077774

Keep getting results like this and we'll have no problem hanging on to the footballers thats for sure.

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8592 - 17/02/2018 21:58:22    2077780

You'll see a much different Dublin team come championship so I wouldn't be worried just yet. Remember Gilroy is five months into the job and he appears to be still in experimental mode with big game players like Rushe and Sutcliffe easing back in and the Cuala lads unavailable. As Gilroy said after the Limerick game it's going to take some time. So supporters need to be patient. I wish Kevin Martin had the talent he has at his disposal.

PortInFaithful (Offaly) - Posts: 472 - 20/02/2018 11:52:25    2078688

He'll need time - the panel was in an awful mess. All over the shop.. very dysfunctional stuff

He's a shrewd operator and deserves to be be given the adequate amount of time.

Only 3 games in - promotion into 1A isn't important imo right now but good to stay in 1B if we can.

The Cuala players will of course have a big impact and there's some quality there

It's silly to be getting jumpy so early into the new setup.

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 20/02/2018 12:02:56    2078694

Allot expected from the Cuala lads when they return. Win or loose the club final, it will be difficult for those players to retain the level of appetite required to perform at their best for Dublin. They have been non-stop now for a couple of years.

I think Dublin will be well prepared for Championship and 3rd spot in Leinster would be a great achievement.

Ban (Westmeath) - Posts: 1415 - 20/02/2018 13:33:39    2078724

PortInFaithful (Offaly) - Posts: 472 - 20/02/2018 14:30:34    2078744

Dublin's performances so fat from 2 nd half against Wexford have been shocking, they're really are no positives to be taken. Young players confidence is been shot. Gilroy says it will take time to be top 4,realistically they're not even top 4 in Leinster. On current form they could get relegated from Leinster championship, but you would expect the Chuala players to push them on a bit. It was a big risk appointing non hurling people to the positions when they could have had the most successful manager in dublin hurling.

theduke66 (Dublin) - Posts: 334 - 20/02/2018 15:09:47    2078755

Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts: 2312 - 20/02/2018 15:35:53    2078764

If Kenny had got the appointment at what stage would he have quit Cuala?

keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 20/02/2018 16:01:19    2078773

The_DOC (Galway) - Posts: 706 - 20/02/2018 16:12:36    2078775

Tadhgmacda (Limerick) - Posts: 99 - 20/02/2018 16:49:51    2078781

Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 20/02/2018 18:00:28    2078806

I wouldn't write off Dublin, I don't think the league holds the same importance this year, the real league starts in a few months and that's what matters most. I think Gilroy will do a fine job but he will need time to build, the criticism on the Sunday game was a little harsh I felt

Barrowsider (Carlow) - Posts: 1593 - 21/02/2018 08:49:44    2078922

This year will be a development year, Dublin will be more then competitive year two and three.

TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 21/02/2018 09:43:31    2078931

Patience is called for, Pat will need to time to get his structures and systems in place. Remember the startled earwigs in 2009 and the "Gilroy Out" signs in 2010 after Meath knocked the footballers out of Leinster.....we all remember what happened after that.

bubba83 (Dublin) - Posts: 333 - 21/02/2018 10:52:42    2078947

bricktop (Down) - Posts: 2503 - 21/02/2018 12:32:32    2078965