Pat Gilroy has promised to make wholesale changes to his panel in 2010. The Dublin football boss was speaking at the launch of the Sunnybank Hotel-sponsored Dublin football regional tournament which takes place over two days next weekend at the Innisfails GAA Grounds in Balgriffin. Admitting that 2010 is going to be a "difficult year" for Dublin football, Gilroy expressed the hope that he could unearth new talent at next weekend's tournament which will involve teams from south, west, north, Fingal and an under 23 'Colts' selection. "We definitely need a good, fresh impetus into this panel - 2009 is over and now there's a blank page," he said at yesterday's launch. "Next year is definitely going to be difficult for us because there is going to be a lot of new people in there and they are not just going to step up to it easily. So we will have to be patient and give some of those fellas time. "To be fair to the fellas that have been there, their commitment, their attitude, their discipline has been excellent. We haven't any issues in that regards. In many ways, it would be easier if we did because we could use that as a reason. "They've had a good fair chance at it for five, six, seven years and we haven't been successful, so maybe we do have to step back form this and look at fresh faces. PANELS FOR REGIONAL TOURNAMENT DUBLIN SOUTH: Peter Boland, Ciarán Farrelly, Ciarán Walsh, Shane McGrath (all Thomas Davis); Scott O'Brien, Mick Fitzsimons, John Sheanon (all Cuala); Daniel Watson, Ross Lynch, Seán Murphy (all St Anne's); Colm Murphy, Kevin McManamon, Brendan McManamon, Paul Copeland, Chris Guckian, Joey Donnelly (all St Jude's); Shane Kelly, David Marshall, Stephen Tynan, Barry Kennedy, Danny McCann, Seán McCann (all St Mark's); Ross McKernan (Templeogue/Synge St). MANAGER: Dave Foran. FINGAL: Thomas McGrath, Pádraig Brennan, Darren Daly, Ian Kavanagh, Niall Tormey, Martin Flanagan (all Fingal Ravens); Adam Roche (Margarets); Gavin Dungan, Richie Downey, Niall McElligott (all Ballyboughal); Ronan McGinty, Chris Moore (both St Maurs); Martin Daly, Ciarán Farrelly (both Fingallians); Brian Sexton, Barry Ryan, Aidan Relihan, Niall Coughlan (all St Sylvester's); Brian White, Eoin White (Clann Mhuire, Naul); Shane Moore (Man of War); Colin Daly (Skerries). MANAGER: Neil Curley. DUBLIN COLTS: Graham Bedford (Erin's Isle); David Downey, Gerry Seaver (both Ballyboughal), Rory O'Carroll, Eoin Culligan, Barry O'Rorke, Mark Coughlan (all Kilmacud Crokes); Colm Larkin, David Quinn (both Lucan); Niall Brogan (Thomas Davis); Johnny Cooper (Na Fianna); Nicky Devereux (Ballinteer St John's); James McCarthy, Jason Whelan, Ted Furman, Dean Rock (all Ballymun Kickhams); Seán Murray, Cian Mullins, Gavin McIntyre (all St Brigid's); Darragh Nelson (Ballyboden St Endas); Seán McGuinness (St Oliver Plunkett's ER); Shane Gallagher (St Jude's); Darragh Stapleton (St Pat's Palmerstown); Eoin Fanning (St Sylvester's). MANAGER: Shane O'Hanlon. DUBLIN NORTH: Craig Reilly, Graham Forde, Dean Kelly, Peter Coyne, Eamonn McInerney, Graham Dillon (all Trinity Gaels); Brian Courtney, Farrell Aughney, Aidan Downes, Shay Cloherty (all Na Fianna); Mark Loftus, Hugh Gill (both St Vincent's); Neil O'Connor (Naomh Barróg); Gary O'Connell, Lorcan Siwale, Luke Sweetman, Keith Dunne, Aaron Browning (all Erin's Isle); Philly McMahon (Ballymun Kickhams); Seán Swords, Rob Donnelly, Eoin Delaney (all Raheny); Eamonn Fennell (O'Toole's). MANAGERS: Eamon Heery, Declan McGrath and Paul O'Meara. DUBLIN WEST: Squad to be finalised. MANAGER: Keith Barr. TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE SATURDAY (Dec 19): Dublin South v Dublin Colts, 11am (ref Tony Lambe); Dublin West v Fingal, 12pm (Mick Bissett); Dublin Colts v Dublin North, 1pm (Tadhg Dennehy); Dublin South v Dublin West, 2pm (Mick Bissett); Fingal v Dublin North, 3pm (Tadhg Dennehy). SUNDAY (Dec 20): Dublin West v Dublin North, 11am (Tony Lambe); Dublin South v Fingal, 12pm (Gary McCormack); Dublin Colts v Dublin West, 1pm (Tony Lambe); Dublin South v Dublin North, 2pm (Gary McCormack); Dublin Colts v Fingal, 3pm (Tony Lambe). Tweet

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