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When Will Dublin Knock Kerry Off Their Perch?

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Kerry 37
Dublin 29

I think 2028 is the earliest date it can happen. That might be a push but can easily see it happening by the early 2030s.
Now that the 5 in a row Everest has been climbed surely that must be Dublins next aim.
Might seem crazy but no one thought Man Utd would do it to Liverpool.
Will Gavin stay on that long to be the man to do it?

RoyalBadger (Meath) - Posts: 571 - 16/09/2019 08:58:54    2235926

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Replying To RoyalBadger:  "Kerry 37
Dublin 29

I think 2028 is the earliest date it can happen. That might be a push but can easily see it happening by the early 2030s.
Now that the 5 in a row Everest has been climbed surely that must be Dublins next aim.
Might seem crazy but no one thought Man Utd would do it to Liverpool.
Will Gavin stay on that long to be the man to do it?"
Yerra I'm confident it will never happen, the 2010s have been a poor decade by Kerry's standards but we were coping with the disintegration of one of the greatest sides we ever produced. I think this summer showed we have another great side in the making and though the hurt of Saturday's loss is still raw, I'm actually confident Kerry will bring back Same in 2020!

TheHermit (Kerry) - Posts: 6354 - 16/09/2019 10:34:29    2235969

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Kerry will do whatever they can to delay it but it feels inevitable at the moment.

RoyalBadger (Meath) - Posts: 571 - 16/09/2019 11:19:42    2235999

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Dublin will always be there or thereabouts in the title frame for the next 10 years at least, but I do think their dominance is coming to an end, which will slow their catchup somewhat. Cluxton, O'Sullivan, McCauley, McMahon, Andrews, McMennamon, Brogan and Connolly will either finish up now or in the next year or so. Although Dublin still have a strong panel, players of that caliber are not there automatically for all that people talk about Dublins bench. When games are going against them and they're not able to bring in the same caliber, the difference will be there for all to see. The loss of Cluxton alone will be huge.
This is a relatively young Kerry team with players coming through. But most importantly, with Clifford and O'Shea in the forwards, they have enough to beat most teams in terms of firepower. Its imperative that they keep Keane at the helm now, he has the faith of the locker room. Its inevitable that they're going to win one soon enough

keithlemon (Australia) - Posts: 920 - 16/09/2019 11:35:42    2236010

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I think it may happen, but it won't be a while

DuhallowRed (Cork) - Posts: 267 - 16/09/2019 11:46:31    2236015

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Not going to happen anytime soon.

Still 8 All-Ireland's behind with the inevitable decline just around the corner as well as Kerry going in the opposite direction.

My prediction would be for the gap to grow again in the next decade.

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13705 - 16/09/2019 12:25:51    2236045

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2 Kerrymen standing on a perch. One says to the other "Do you smell fish?".

Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 16/09/2019 12:47:43    2236057

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Replying To keithlemon:  "Dublin will always be there or thereabouts in the title frame for the next 10 years at least, but I do think their dominance is coming to an end, which will slow their catchup somewhat. Cluxton, O'Sullivan, McCauley, McMahon, Andrews, McMennamon, Brogan and Connolly will either finish up now or in the next year or so. Although Dublin still have a strong panel, players of that caliber are not there automatically for all that people talk about Dublins bench. When games are going against them and they're not able to bring in the same caliber, the difference will be there for all to see. The loss of Cluxton alone will be huge.
This is a relatively young Kerry team with players coming through. But most importantly, with Clifford and O'Shea in the forwards, they have enough to beat most teams in terms of firepower. Its imperative that they keep Keane at the helm now, he has the faith of the locker room. Its inevitable that they're going to win one soon enough"
Of the players you named there, only 1 started in the replay. It seems they have already replaced them. So long as the funds are kept pumping in, the machine will keep producing new players. I think by the early 2030s they will have caught up with Kerry.

iarmhi_an_mhaith (Westmeath) - Posts: 268 - 16/09/2019 13:18:52    2236076

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Well they've just won 7 of the last 9 and with their team getting younger plus population the over funding and home advantage GAA president and general manager all from Dublin I'd say they be out in front by 2030.

KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 16/09/2019 14:20:11    2236105

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Who cares?

Jackeen (Dublin) - Posts: 4097 - 16/09/2019 14:42:06    2236120

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Replying To Jackeen:  "Who cares?"
Everybody with an interest in the overall health of the game.

Not you obviously. Not John Horan. Not many Dubs.

Dublin are becoming a bigger and bigger fish in a fast diminishing pond.

cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5010 - 16/09/2019 14:59:28    2236136

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Replying To cavanman47:  "Everybody with an interest in the overall health of the game.

Not you obviously. Not John Horan. Not many Dubs.

Dublin are becoming a bigger and bigger fish in a fast diminishing pond."
Let me get this straight....you are worried that Dublin will catch up with Kerry...the most successful County. It would just be one county overtaking another in the roll of honours? What's the problem?

Jackeen (Dublin) - Posts: 4097 - 16/09/2019 15:07:49    2236142

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Replying To KingdomBoy1:  "Well they've just won 7 of the last 9 and with their team getting younger plus population the over funding and home advantage GAA president and general manager all from Dublin I'd say they be out in front by 2030."
Don't forget the lunches and the cars -:)

superbluedub (Dublin) - Posts: 2837 - 16/09/2019 15:16:49    2236145

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Replying To Jackeen:  "Let me get this straight....you are worried that Dublin will catch up with Kerry...the most successful County. It would just be one county overtaking another in the roll of honours? What's the problem?"
Dublin will catch and overtake Kerry in my opinion, and the opinion of a few others above - possibly sometime in the 2030s.

In order to do that, it will mean Dublin winning probably 12 of the next 15 or 16 titles.

Given they've won 7 of the last 9 with only 1 player starting both the 2011 final and Saturday's game, all the signs point to a similar trend of dominance continuing. This is no 'once in a lifetime team'.

Look, if you're from Dublin and still take enjoyment from what is becoming a procession, then good luck to you.

But if the president of the GAA feels the same way, and he certainly seems to be burying his head in the sand with regards the undeniable advantages Dublin have, then I would say that's a big problem! Wouldn't you??

cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5010 - 16/09/2019 15:24:22    2236151

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Replying To Jackeen:  "Who cares?"
Who cares because it's just a number?

Did nobody in Dublin care about the 5 in a row?

My guess is 2028 Dublin will surpass kerry. By 2042 I think Dublin will have over 50 all ireland's.

Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 16/09/2019 15:30:13    2236155

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Couldn't be less ***** about that record to be honest, our way isn't Kerry's way, you can't compare all Ireland's won 10 years ago to ones now in my opinion, the competition is vastly different.

Kerry can have this all day, the minor thing to if they want it. All day, every day.

TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 16/09/2019 15:50:41    2236170

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Depends on how much money is pumped into them. At the present rate 2040 I'd say.

The Dubs get everything in their favour, what other county has their Cumann na mBunscoil finals reported on a nd pictures from in a national paper (Independent) every year? They are cocked up to a height by the GAA who seems to have to totally bow and scrape to them. This year we had to look at pics of Nicky Byrne with Rocco or Jay at a Cumann na mBunscoil final. Would we see a chap from Leitrim, Laois or Westmeath on a daily nationalpaper?

It'll be a brave GAA president who calls stop.

BliainanÁir (Laois) - Posts: 598 - 16/09/2019 15:56:53    2236174

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Replying To TheUsername:  "Couldn't be less ***** about that record to be honest, our way isn't Kerry's way, you can't compare all Ireland's won 10 years ago to ones now in my opinion, the competition is vastly different.

Kerry can have this all day, the minor thing to if they want it. All day, every day."
You hit the nail on the head there. 'The competition is vastly different' you say. Exactly, one county is finacially doped now.

BliainanÁir (Laois) - Posts: 598 - 16/09/2019 16:01:37    2236179

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Replying To Jack_Goff:  "Who cares because it's just a number?

Did nobody in Dublin care about the 5 in a row?

My guess is 2028 Dublin will surpass kerry. By 2042 I think Dublin will have over 50 all ireland's."
You're the one mentioning numbers. I dont care if we do or dont overtake them. That's my point.

Jackeen (Dublin) - Posts: 4097 - 16/09/2019 16:05:47    2236186

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Replying To TheUsername:  "Couldn't be less ***** about that record to be honest, our way isn't Kerry's way, you can't compare all Ireland's won 10 years ago to ones now in my opinion, the competition is vastly different.

Kerry can have this all day, the minor thing to if they want it. All day, every day."
Obviously there are pitfalls to comparing teams in different eras but nonetheless it would be a significant milestone for Dublin in the same way additional importance was attached to 5 in a row.

RoyalBadger (Meath) - Posts: 571 - 16/09/2019 16:31:14    2236199

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