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Replying To Fionn: "Our midfield and over reliance on Con will be our undoing though.
I think the Louth game could give is a true indication of where we are at....
Hearing Con is a major doubt for it.
Injuries seem to be happening very regularly to him this last couple of seasons, unfortunately.
As for our hurlers, thankfully we have Kilkenny in the Neller. The place will be packed.
The game away to Wexford will be a cracker also tbh.
With away to Galway sandwiched in between.
A tough 3 consecutive weeks..." Yeah the Con issue keeps rearing it's head re injuries. Tbh I wouldn't be surprised if he jacks it in after this season. I do think we will beat Louth on Saturday though, if all the negative talk since the win over Wicklow does not light a fire inside each and every squad member then I don't know what will! A good win against tough opposition would be just what's needed to get this squad up and running, build some confidence and start looking ahead. I don't even want to contemplate a loss.
TrueBlue35 (Dublin) - Posts: 327 - 29/04/2026 09:35:30
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Replying To TrueBlue35: "Yeah the Con issue keeps rearing it's head re injuries. Tbh I wouldn't be surprised if he jacks it in after this season. I do think we will beat Louth on Saturday though, if all the negative talk since the win over Wicklow does not light a fire inside each and every squad member then I don't know what will! A good win against tough opposition would be just what's needed to get this squad up and running, build some confidence and start looking ahead. I don't even want to contemplate a loss." I don't think anyone can fault their spirit. They have never given up in any game. They are just not good.
Will probably go down on Saturday as it is first time for a long time that a Dublin football team is in one of those Al Pacino moments where they are facing existential life or death on the pitch!
Expect there will be a big crowd and hope they can come out the right side of what could be one of the games of the year.
BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 4243 - 29/04/2026 10:34:07
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I think if our footballers lose to now favourites Louth, there will be more than Con having thoughts about retirement at the end of this season.
I previously predicted 2-3 to call it a day at the end of this inter county season, but a bad Leinster campaign will see that number increase, sadly....
Anyway, hopefully the fire in their belly's is on show this weekend - it needs to be.
This game could be season defining tbh.
#NoPressure
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Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4918 - 29/04/2026 11:30:26
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Replying To Fionn: "Our midfield and over reliance on Con will be our undoing though.
I think the Louth game could give is a true indication of where we are at....
Hearing Con is a major doubt for it.
Injuries seem to be happening very regularly to him this last couple of seasons, unfortunately.
As for our hurlers, thankfully we have Kilkenny in the Neller. The place will be packed.
The game away to Wexford will be a cracker also tbh.
With away to Galway sandwiched in between.
A tough 3 consecutive weeks..." I would rest Con for Louth gane and let him recover properly.If we lose to Louth so be it but I dont think we will.Get Con right for the qualifying rounds.
brayballer (Wicklow) - Posts: 549 - 29/04/2026 19:00:12
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Replying To brayballer: "I would rest Con for Louth gane and let him recover properly.If we lose to Louth so be it but I dont think we will.Get Con right for the qualifying rounds." Con needs to be rested or his Hamstring injury will get worse.
Look at poor Luke Loughlin - season over in April with a Hamstring injury ;o(
Need Ciaran back to bolster our weak midfield area.
And hopefully a couple of the other walking wounded can return.
Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4918 - 30/04/2026 08:46:55
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https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2026/0429/1570930-i-dont-think-were-a-million-miles-off-murchan/
Positive news from the Dublin camp.
It appears nearly all the injuries have just about cleared up.
Will be interesting to see if Con gets a run out though.
Roll on the weekend...!
Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4918 - 30/04/2026 08:57:49
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Dublin squad to face Louth in the Leinster Football Semi Final in Portlaoise on Sat evening, has just been announced:-
Comerford
Murchan Doran Byrne
Lahiff McMorrow Kennedy
POCB Howard
Bugler Scully Kilkenny
Small McGinnis CON
subs:-
O'Sullivan, MacMahon, E.O'Callaghan, O'Connor, Murphy, Guiden, Dunne, Theo, N.O'Callaghan, Luke, Costello.
Great to see some of our injured players back and ready to go.
If we click, we have the players in that squad to give us a good chance v current favourites and Leinster champions Louth.
We are still missing 4 players, but it is better than I expected.
Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4918 - 30/04/2026 20:58:17
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Replying To Fionn: "Looks like there is life in the Cats yet...
They are giving the Yellow Bellies a bit of a hammering...." The worst I've seen from us in over a decade.
Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4484 - 30/04/2026 22:52:56
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Replying To Fionn: "Dublin squad to face Louth in the Leinster Football Semi Final in Portlaoise on Sat evening, has just been announced:-
Comerford
Murchan Doran Byrne
Lahiff McMorrow Kennedy
POCB Howard
Bugler Scully Kilkenny
Small McGinnis CON
subs:-
O'Sullivan, MacMahon, E.O'Callaghan, O'Connor, Murphy, Guiden, Dunne, Theo, N.O'Callaghan, Luke, Costello.
Great to see some of our injured players back and ready to go.
If we click, we have the players in that squad to give us a good chance v current favourites and Leinster champions Louth.
We are still missing 4 players, but it is better than I expected." No sign of Gannon. That's not good. Need him badly but at this stage seems unlikely we'll see him.
BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 4243 - 01/05/2026 08:15:16
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Replying To BarneyGrant: "I don't think anyone can fault their spirit. They have never given up in any game. They are just not good.
Will probably go down on Saturday as it is first time for a long time that a Dublin football team is in one of those Al Pacino moments where they are facing existential life or death on the pitch!
Expect there will be a big crowd and hope they can come out the right side of what could be one of the games of the year." At least all that nonsense about splitting Dublin into 2, 3 or 4 has gone away now Barney !
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19406 - 01/05/2026 10:15:32
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Replying To Doylerwex: "The worst I've seen from us in over a decade." There will be a response from Wexford in the Dublin game I reckon.
They are not as bad as that last showing tbh.
Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4918 - 01/05/2026 10:27:02
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Replying To BarneyGrant: " Replying To Fionn: "Dublin squad to face Louth in the Leinster Football Semi Final in Portlaoise on Sat evening, has just been announced:-
Comerford
Murchan Doran Byrne
Lahiff McMorrow Kennedy
POCB Howard
Bugler Scully Kilkenny
Small McGinnis CON
<i>subs:-</i>
O'Sullivan, MacMahon, E.O'Callaghan, O'Connor, Murphy, Guiden, Dunne, Theo, N.O'Callaghan, Luke, Costello.
Great to see some of our injured players back and ready to go.
If we click, we have the players in that squad to give us a good chance v current favourites and Leinster champions Louth.
We are still missing 4 players, but it is better than I expected."</div>No sign of Gannon. That's not good. Need him badly but at this stage seems unlikely we'll see him." Lee is not far off a return apparently. This game was just too soon for him Barney. I would love to see him stay injury free. Class player.
Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4918 - 01/05/2026 10:29:04
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Replying To Viking66: "At least all that nonsense about splitting Dublin into 2, 3 or 4 has gone away now Barney !" And dont forget the take Dublin out of Leinster brigade....
Only one lopsided province in football left - even at underage....
Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4918 - 01/05/2026 10:30:51
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