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http://hoganstand.com/Dublin/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=252826 BlueGolconda (Dublin) - Posts: 39 - 31/03/2016 13:59:05 1839645 Link 0 |
Kildare is a a county that has no excuse. Huge population, bigger than most counties. A rich county at that and a big support base. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11219 - 31/03/2016 14:07:32 1839649 Link 0 |
Should be a good year for kildare winning division 3 and leinster u21 championship. Throw in their 2 midfielders have given up professional sports to play for their county JimmyFloyd (Wexford) - Posts: 50 - 31/03/2016 14:22:20 1839663 Link 0 |
Thanks for the priceless advice John, we'll get right on that. Htaem (Meath) - Posts: 8657 - 31/03/2016 14:26:19 1839666 Link 0 |
The thing is, if you were a young lad in one of these counties, and you seen the state of affairs in the gaa, would you be willing to undertake putting in the amount of time and effort that would be required to do this? I mean it is maybe 15 years of your life you are talking about here to go from development squad to seasoned senior player. It is a serious undertaking. TheMaster (Mayo) - Posts: 16187 - 31/03/2016 14:37:52 1839670 Link 0 |
All I see The Master are a bunch of excuses BlueGolconda (Dublin) - Posts: 39 - 31/03/2016 14:46:04 1839676 Link 0 |
Kildares last All-Ireland was 80 years ago roughly.Apart from Micko's time with the team,they have never really been up there. ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 31/03/2016 14:54:57 1839680 Link 0 |
Kildare obviously have good structures in place,it will take time for them to get there at senior,but the structures are there.I don't want to take about Meath because I am sick of repeating the same things. ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 31/03/2016 14:58:05 1839684 Link 0 |
BlueGolconda (Dublin) lilywhite1 (Kildare) - Posts: 2984 - 31/03/2016 14:59:31 1839685 Link 0 |
I don't see excuses, I just see a grim reality. TheMaster (Mayo) - Posts: 16187 - 31/03/2016 15:08:21 1839692 Link 0 |
Dublin put the right structures in place which didn't happen overnight and it took years to bear fruit but they got their house in order after being so poor at underage level for so long that in the last 5 years we have seen the big success that has happened at minor, under 21 and senior level now. Meath and Kildare used to regularly compete against and beat Dublin in the 80's/90's when Dublin were competing for All Ireland's still (well before the barren times happened before 2011) Kildare do seem to be getting their house in order at underage level. Dubsfan28 (Dublin) - Posts: 2509 - 31/03/2016 15:10:53 1839694 Link 0 |
The master you'll have to be a bit more specific in your last post! Who in Dublin Gaa is to blame for the current imbalance in leinster and more to the point why are they to blame? It seems to me that the only thing that the Dublin Gaa command have done is try to run a good organisation, if that was their objective, then mission accomplished! As per usual you are derogatory towards Dublin once again! It really must be terrible to be that bitter towards other people who's only wrongdoing (in your eyes) was to be hugely successful! Like I've said before that bitterness and resentment only serves to make our victories all the sweeter! DUBJOHN (Dublin) - Posts: 932 - 31/03/2016 15:14:04 1839697 Link 0 |
@ Htaem DUBJOHN (Dublin) - Posts: 932 - 31/03/2016 15:21:48 1839702 Link 0 |
BlueGolconda (Dublin) - Posts: 39 - 31/03/2016 15:24:05 1839704 Link 0 |
All the supposed 'advantages' (or excuses as I call them) are all in your head, lads BlueGolconda (Dublin) - Posts: 39 - 31/03/2016 15:25:29 1839706 Link 0 |
That word 'structures' getting used again. The buzz word people use when discussing why a certain county or counties isn't cutting the mustard. RoyalBadger (Meath) - Posts: 571 - 31/03/2016 15:29:31 1839707 Link 0 |
Dublin put the right structures in place which didn't happen overnight and it took years to bear fruit but they got their house in order TheMaster (Mayo) - Posts: 16187 - 31/03/2016 15:36:34 1839712 Link 0 |
Can we not just have a very good team right now and Meath and Kildare don't? Are posters saying Jack McCaffrey whose dad played for Dublin wouldn't be playing now if we didn't have structures? The Brogans Flynn Connolly Bastic Cluxton have been on Dublin teams that got hammered over the years but then we got aload a young lads who have a gaa blood in them came along at the same time; James McCarthy's dad played for Dublin dean rock the same Kilkenny has famous Galway cousins the Purcells Cian O Sullivan's parents are from Kerry fentons da is a kerryman can we not just have a very good team. Like is it structures that has the O Shea's playing for Mayo ? We just happen to have a great senior team right now and posters look at everything and think Jesus look at all they have no wonder there so good clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 31/03/2016 15:37:45 1839713 Link 0 |
Per capita, Meath are getting €0.24 and Kildare are getting €0.20 for every €1.00 Dublin are getting (http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/unease-as-dublin-s-blue-wave-threatens-to-engulf-gaa-1.2519956). beir_bua (Kildare) - Posts: 746 - 31/03/2016 15:45:13 1839717 Link 0 |
Can we not just have a very good team right now and Meath and Kildare don't? MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13692 - 31/03/2016 15:50:50 1839719 Link 0 |