Over the past 3 seasons Dublin have played in 3 AI semi finals and 2 finals. Leaving out the replay in Limerick with Mayo, in them 5 fixtures they have an aggregate score of 0.
A draw, 3 wins (by 2 pts, 1 pt & 3pts) & a loss of 7 pts.
In general they haven't been able to hammer anyone outside of Leinster. They have not dominated in the way KK have previously. Therefore Dublin shouldn't be the argument here. It's the rest of the counties spectacular spiral down the pecking order
With all due respect to Tipp...there's only a handful of serious football people in the county and yet we weren't a million miles off getting to the final. What's the other counties at? The majority of Tipp players only play 3-4 club matches a year and some played none at all last year so Tipp isn't in a great place either. What's the likes of Meath at?

tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 30/01/2017 16:58:34    1950198

there are a few counties in Leinster who might want to embrace modern football and organise a bloody defence properly instead of whinging about hand passing and blankets. That would be a good start.

SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2386 - 30/01/2017 17:21:39    1950210

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 30/01/2017 17:52:58    1950221

Unless Kildare or Meath can regroup and do something, the other 9 counties are so far behind Dublin that it is hardly believable.

Meath are on the right track. Kildare I am not sure. While I would like to think that there is some scope for entertainment and viewing in the Leinster championship, I believe that Meath are the only team capable of putting it up to the Dubs this year.

Donegalman (None) - Posts: 3830 - 30/01/2017 18:30:19    1950234

Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 3738 - 30/01/2017 18:52:11    1950279

Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 3738 - 30/01/2017 18:55:53    1950282

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 30/01/2017 19:05:11    1950286

SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2386 - 30/01/2017 19:05:36    1950287

I really believe that the Leinster renaissance will happen and that counties like Meath and Kildare will lead the way, they have guts and loads of pride.

suckvalleypaddy (Galway) - Posts: 1675 - 30/01/2017 20:59:24    1950337

And what a justified inferiority complex it is too :D
You know I love you really RD xxx

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8597 - 30/01/2017 21:08:09    1950345

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 30/01/2017 22:05:14    1950368

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 30/01/2017 22:06:38    1950371

They should just let the Leinster championship die. There is a great competition starting next week called the national league. Hand the Sam Maguire Cup out to whoever finishes top of Division 1. That is fair, because each team has to beat the best teams to win. It is fair because each team has to play the same number of games. 24 counties are excluded and that is also fair as their results show they are not good enough. Promotion/relegation allows them the opportunity to get promoted and provides them with games at their approximate level.

bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 30/01/2017 22:18:37    1950374

In the future all I can see is Ulster and Leinster football championships remaining as Munster and Connacht will be cut lose from the GAA the same way Connacht and Ulster were cut lose in the hurling .
Kerry and cork footballers will go in to Leinster till Kerry just fade away from immigration and lack of work, and Galway mayo and Roscommon Sligo and Leitrim will go in to Ulster.
Munster hurling is like Ulster football it's really competitive so it will survive or be kept alive what ever way you want to look at it.

KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 30/01/2017 23:11:34    1950398

crikey (Australia) - Posts: 355 - 30/01/2017 23:24:18    1950402

I don't believe Leinster will be competitive again in the foreseeable future. Dublin will lose the odd one here and there due to complacency but it's their Championship now effectively.

I don't know what the answer is. Success breeds success and vice versa. Why would a good young player from Laois or Kildare stick with football over rugby or another sport knowing they will likely get pummelled every summer by the Dubs. Some of the Leinster games resemble light training matches at this stage. It needs more than funding to solve.

That said, Munster and Connaught are barely any better. The whole championship needs a rethink as there are very few provincial games worth watching outside of Ulster.

GeniusGerry (Kerry) - Posts: 2105 - 31/01/2017 09:16:53    1950438

superbluedub (Dublin) - Posts: 2837 - 31/01/2017 09:53:04    1950449

I cannot see the Kildare or Meath coming back. There is a new generation that do not play Gaelic football. An idea would be as said, to put Connacht in Ulster, and Cork and Kerry in Leinster.

galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2522 - 31/01/2017 10:59:40    1950473

Hard not to see dublin winning everything in leinster for a long time. i think there is nearly a mental block now by leinster counties, the dublin team keep wanting to score right up to final whistle the more goals the better, their is such competition for places that during a match foot is not took off pedal.
These years of beating and massive hammering has left the rest of leinster beaten before they even start the match against dublin. you can be sure that any other division 2,3, or 4 team from ireland that gets a hammering every second or third year would be in same boat as the leinster teams. I think same is beginning with some division 1 teams monaghan (when have they last won against dublin) and to a lesser extent donegal, cork they need to beat them soon or they they will fall into that trap.
At present only tyrone, kerry or mayo are team that are giving dublin a run for their money.
People might say tipperary or fermanagh or galway would give them a game, they might run the dubs close first year and maybe second year but after 3/4 years that would change to routine win for dublin.
In 80's all talk was about hard football in ulster and poorer standard, in 90's that changed to connacht being poor relations now it is leinster (exception dublin)
It is up to leinster counties to get finger out. each country setting realistic goals eg laois, meath kildare forget about glory days and all irelands or even a leinster but getting into division 1 and staying there
westmeath louth longford offaly getting to at least division 2 and then think about leinsters

madbull (Westmeath) - Posts: 195 - 31/01/2017 11:30:11    1950487

alano12 (Dublin) - Posts: 2208 - 31/01/2017 11:40:41    1950493