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A voice of reason at last. Some think that throwing millions at Meath, Kildare and Monaghan will make them AI champions. This Dublin panel has been 2 decades in the making. It's once in a generation stuff.
Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4700 - 24/06/2019 09:11:37 2199625 Link 8 |
Thankfully intercounty players relish a challenge and don't want to make excuses like some supporters.
GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7344 - 24/06/2019 09:14:29 2199628 Link 8 |
Very decent chance now of 4 leinster teams being in round 4 of the qualifiers. tulachmhór (Offaly) - Posts: 145 - 24/06/2019 09:18:20 2199632 Link 0 |
Ah now don't be bringing common sense into the argument!!
jimski (Kildare) - Posts: 381 - 24/06/2019 09:24:11 2199635 Link 1 |
Spillane told the country last evening that there were 6 Leinster sides left in the last 12. Whelan told him there were 16 teams left in the competition. Spillane stopped scratching his head at the incredulity of it after that.
Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3421 - 24/06/2019 09:33:19 2199639 Link 0 |
It has to be a joke that even Donegal are considered 2nd best in the country. Ibbecek (Meath) - Posts: 196 - 24/06/2019 09:34:55 2199641 Link 0 |
You're right joxer millions a lone might not get those teams you mention over the line but if they got to play all their games at home and got home town reffs that might get them over the promise land.
KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 24/06/2019 09:35:56 2199642 Link 1 |
It's not about throwing money but about distributing resources evenly & fairly so that each county can avail of the best coaches, facilities & expertise to suit their needs & to promote & develop gaelic games in the 32 counties. It's supposed to be an amateur game but in some of the top counties it's professional, with the veneer of amateurism masking it.
baire (Galway) - Posts: 1794 - 24/06/2019 09:41:22 2199648 Link 2 |
Don't think anyone would argue with that unless it is truly fair and all of the parameters are consider, dual code, population, schools, clubs and so on. Success should not be punished and there should be proper governance/regulation around fund distribution and usage.
Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4700 - 24/06/2019 09:56:20 2199664 Link 5 |
I know where you are coming but the chasm is deeper between the first and second team in Leinster more than any other province, Way bigger. Its all very well listing out isolated achievements of other Leinster teams in the last few years but the cold hard reality is Dublin have killed that province off as a contest. The dubs have won 14/15 Leinsters, When was the last time a Leinster team made it an all ireland final that wasnt Dublin? The best of the other provinces are better than whatever else is in Leinster. If they get the 5 in a row and its easy won then I would agree its seeping over but I am eternal optimist and I think Donegal, Mayo and Kerry can hurt them. Maybe even the Rossies in the Hyde or Tyrone on a very good day could too,
Gator (Monaghan) - Posts: 238 - 24/06/2019 10:15:07 2199689 Link 0 |
Home town refs :0. Sure ye beat Cork in Cork at the weekend. I didn't hear ye banging on about Cork's home town advantage. Why not? Nothing wrong with our away record lad. In fact it's better than our home one.
Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4700 - 24/06/2019 10:20:59 2199696 Link 5 |
So 90 percent of Dublin only played as kids. The playing population can't be that big of an advantage then. As for meaths unlucky day in front of the posts. You could maybe chalk the first half down as unlucky or just" one of those days" as both teams dropped balls, slipped constantly and misfired really in front of goals. You'd have to hand to the lads in blue from the brave 10 percent who made it into adult football that they were able to change their game up and turn it around. ctowers (Dublin) - Posts: 99 - 24/06/2019 10:22:12 2199697 Link 2 |
Leinster is a farce at this stage. So is Munster. Kerry have won 13 of the last 16 Munster titles.
Jackeen (Dublin) - Posts: 4097 - 24/06/2019 10:27:02 2199704 Link 5 |
For info. The last time a (non Dublin) Leinster team reached an all Ireland was 2001. Connacht have had one county reach finals since then (Mayo) Munster have had two (Cork and Kerry) Ulster have had 4 (Down, Armagh, Tyrone and Donegal) Down was a freak year, Armagh was in 2002 and nowhere near after 2003. Hardly a great imbalance compared to others. Bar Dublin and Meath Leinster has been crap since 1983. That's no different to Connacht. Bar Cork and Kerry Munster has been crap for 100 years or so. Ulster was crap from 1949 to 1990. The reality is it's always been Kerry or Dublin with the odd special team coming from elsewhere. It will be nothing different for the next 20 yrs unless the GAA get serious about evening the standard tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1108 - 24/06/2019 10:30:43 2199709 Link 2 |
Two chances of Ros beating Dublin in 2019 at 'the Hyde', or any place else. And slim is likely not a runner.
Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3421 - 24/06/2019 10:31:24 2199711 Link 0 |
Even if Leinster Counties make a massive effort to reach Dublins standard do they have a chance, Even yesterday when the result was never in doubt home side refereeing was clear. Ashrules (Dublin) - Posts: 518 - 24/06/2019 10:44:39 2199723 Link 2 |
I'm glad people have started to notice the Mayo Dublin love in that goes on here. Dublin people " oh mayo ye were so great and ye should have beat us, ye were the only team that could ever put it up to us" Miami305 (Galway) - Posts: 147 - 24/06/2019 11:27:18 2199763 Link 4 |
"Dublin received almost €18m in game development grants between 2007 and 2018, significantly more than Cork in second place with €1.4m. Last year Dublin received 22% of the Games Development Fund and in commercial revenue, earned €1.46m in 2017, more than twice that of their closest rival in the financial stakes." Glensboy (Antrim) - Posts: 287 - 24/06/2019 11:41:51 2199775 Link 3 |
You must be a new poster if that's what you think Haha!
Jackeen (Dublin) - Posts: 4097 - 24/06/2019 12:02:55 2199798 Link 6 |
By The Numbers: 21 - 21% - The cumulative attendance at this year's four provincial football finals (112,291) was 21 per cent lower than the cumulative attendance at the same four finals five years ago (142,338). source - the irish times Miami305 (Galway) - Posts: 147 - 24/06/2019 12:10:01 2199802 Link 0 |