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Replying To HolyGhost: "I mean from 2015 to 2018, Kerry had a weak panel. '17 and '18 in particular. Kerry lucky to win in '14 really. '19 was a very young team. The only real challenger to Dublin was Mayo who haven't won since 1951. All the traditional counties were weak in that period. Now there's much more competition. I'm not trying to diminish their achievements but they were lucky with the timing. Kerry football goes in cycles like every other county." I see you're point regarding the strength of competition in any era. I would say though that the Mayo team of the recent "Dublin Era' was the strongest Mayo team of the last 50 years. Your suggestion that the successful Dubs team were fortunate in their timing, I'm not so sure. Maybe the teams they met were unfortunate that they came up against a team that had the likes of McManaman, McAuley, B Brogan, Mannion even Connolly (at times) to come off the bench with 20' to go. I'd suggest the current teams would be equally "unfortunate" if that Dubs squad at their peak was still around. sligo joe (Dublin) - Posts: 1001 - 08/08/2025 20:13:57 2630649 Link
Replying To Fionn: "Mmmm, not so sure about this tbh. Things aligned for Ger in that Leinster Final but Meath are the better team, as the rest of the championship showed. I thought the Louth performances for the rest of the championship were not great at all. Wonder will JC and SC be involved in his backroom team, as they were lined up with DD. Interesting few conversations ahead I would think." Louth have beaten Meath in 3 or 4 of their last 4 meetings. Coming off the high of winning a rare Leinster title and all the celebrations that was done played a big part in the rest of their championship still lost by less margin away to Donegal as Meath did in Croke Park against Donegal. Strange he's appointed without any management team named, it's 5 weeks since he left Louth and surely enough time to put a few coaches on his ticket. Talk about Decian Darcy proved to be speculation. Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3744 - 08/08/2025 20:27:11 2630650 Link
Replying To Gaa_lover: "Louth have beaten Meath in 3 or 4 of their last 4 meetings. Coming off the high of winning a rare Leinster title and all the celebrations that was done played a big part in the rest of their championship still lost by less margin away to Donegal as Meath did in Croke Park against Donegal. Strange he's appointed without any management team named, it's 5 weeks since he left Louth and surely enough time to put a few coaches on his ticket. Talk about Decian Darcy proved to be speculation." I dont buy into your point about the celebrations at all. Meath also beat Kerry but you choose to zoom in on the margin of their defeat to Donegal. Louth are not a better team than Meath imo. It is 5 weeks since he left Louth and I dont know of any Inter County Manager going for an Interview for the big job and not having his backroom team in place. The talk of DD was a lot more than speculation. There is a lot more to this... Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4597 - 08/08/2025 23:21:40 2630672 Link
2 very contrasting games in the Neller tonight. BK blew a 6pt lead with 10mins to go v TSS. 2-15 to 1-12 Finished 2-15 to 2-15 In the other game Boden had a very handy win over a disappointing Na Fianna 4-23 to 3-09. It was 2-09 to 0-01 at one stage. Great to see some of the retired Dublin players line out in the club championship. Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4597 - 08/08/2025 23:31:13 2630673 Link
Replying To waynoI: "Happy for Ger. He's a great fella. Good luck to him." Hi stranger. I agree, Ger is lovely bloke. Dead sound. Just not sure he is the man for us though. He will need his club man Giller involved imo. I was talking to an ex player who was supposed to be on the other ticket and he said Ger was not getting it. And for a man who knew he was quitting Louth and knew the Dublin job would be available at the end of the season, to now not have his backroom team in place, would suggest he didnt expect to get the job. Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4597 - 08/08/2025 23:38:15 2630674 Link
Replying To Fionn: "Yep a done deal already... The other main candidate has accepted a high profile job with a certain university in Dublin." I was told same.A load of me bol*. fake news.Not sure Im over happy. brayballer (Wicklow)** - Posts: 277 - 08/08/2025 23:38:42 2630675 Link
Ger is a good guy but i hate all the fake news, the word was Darcy and now we hear Ger.It is what it is but the Dublin county board not covering themselves in glory.We stand behind Ger from now on though. brayballer (Wicklow) - Posts: 277 - 08/08/2025 23:53:11 2630678 Link
Strange enough didn't think Ger Brennan would get it over Darcy , I'd be a bit unconvinced by him too, Louth played and managed last 20 mins of Leinster final well in fairness but goals kept them in it, they were blessed to be not relegated to division 3 and be playing tailteann cup this year, had Meath not left them off the hook in final game of the year snd Kildare imploded in Leinster. Maybe he's a lucky general who knows. I think Louth could well be relegated next year to div 3 though so he did well to keep them up, but they did finish 6th in div 2 the last two years ? dickie10 (UK) - Posts: 868 - 09/08/2025 00:04:59 2630679 Link
Replying To brayballer: "I was told same.A load of me bol*. fake news.Not sure Im over happy." Good luck to Ger. He is gonna need plenty of it. I hope he can succeed. Great honour for him and his family though, and of course his club. He says he expects to have his backroom team in place by next weekend. Why did the Dublin CB not wait until then to announce it.? Very odd tbh. Fionn (Dublin)** - Posts: 4597 - 09/08/2025 00:49:56 2630682 Link
Replying To Fionn: "I dont buy into your point about the celebrations at all. Meath also beat Kerry but you choose to zoom in on the margin of their defeat to Donegal. Louth are not a better team than Meath imo. It is 5 weeks since he left Louth and I dont know of any Inter County Manager going for an Interview for the big job and not having his backroom team in place. The talk of DD was a lot more than speculation. There is a lot more to this..." If you were from Louth and had been waiting since the mid 50s to win senior Leinster title you might have a better understand and "buy" into my point a bit better? It was fairly fitting that long famine was ended against Meath after what happened in 2010. Louth proved themselves to be better than Meath in the championship and league meetings this year and also beat Meath by 10 points in the championship last year. Meath v Kerry match proved to be the blessing in disguise game for Kerry and a flase dawn for Meath. I zoomed in on Donegal because both Louth and Meath made their championship exit at the hands of Donegal. it was fairly obvious that once Ger Brennan left Louth that he was going to become Dublin manager, then the media was left to wait and they did as they always do and that was to speculate on other possible options, in the end the obvious choice was appointed. Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3744 - 09/08/2025 02:18:52 2630685 Link
Replying To Fionn: "I dont buy into your point about the celebrations at all. Meath also beat Kerry but you choose to zoom in on the margin of their defeat to Donegal. Louth are not a better team than Meath imo. It is 5 weeks since he left Louth and I dont know of any Inter County Manager going for an Interview for the big job and not having his backroom team in place. The talk of DD was a lot more than speculation. There is a lot more to this..." Not naming his backroom team and not having an impressive backroom team are not the same thing, there could be reasons why one or two might not want it announced for a couple of weeks. And in hindsight Declan's appointment by the media etc was just speculation unless Declan was already offered the gig and turned it down? Statements like "there's a lot more to this" are also just speculative leading to rumour etc. sligo joe (Dublin) - Posts: 1001 - 09/08/2025 08:40:17 2630687 Link
Replying To Gaa_lover: "If you were from Louth and had been waiting since the mid 50s to win senior Leinster title you might have a better understand and "buy" into my point a bit better? It was fairly fitting that long famine was ended against Meath after what happened in 2010. Louth proved themselves to be better than Meath in the championship and league meetings this year and also beat Meath by 10 points in the championship last year. Meath v Kerry match proved to be the blessing in disguise game for Kerry and a flase dawn for Meath. I zoomed in on Donegal because both Louth and Meath made their championship exit at the hands of Donegal. it was fairly obvious that once Ger Brennan left Louth that he was going to become Dublin manager, then the media was left to wait and they did as they always do and that was to speculate on other possible options, in the end the obvious choice was appointed." I was delighted for Louth to win Leinster after all these years but I honestly think Meath are a better team than them. Things aligned for Louth in that Leinster Final. I also think that Ger is not ready for the Dublin job. I like the guy and have a hell of a lot of respect for him, but I just think the job will be too big for him. Hopefully he proves me wrong...... ;o) Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4597 - 09/08/2025 10:58:14 2630697 Link
Replying To brayballer: "Ger is a good guy but i hate all the fake news, the word was Darcy and now we hear Ger.It is what it is but the Dublin county board not covering themselves in glory.We stand behind Ger from now on though." Yep - we have to be united behind Ger now. Reservations or no reservations. His backroom team is critical. He needs a lot of experience and some big hitters in there with him. I dont envy the task ahead of him. Ger - please find us a player who can kick 2 pointers.... ;o) In all seriousness, I really wish him the very best. Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4597 - 09/08/2025 11:13:41 2630698 Link
Replying To sligo joe: "Not naming his backroom team and not having an impressive backroom team are not the same thing, there could be reasons why one or two might not want it announced for a couple of weeks. And in hindsight Declan's appointment by the media etc was just speculation unless Declan was already offered the gig and turned it down? Statements like "there's a lot more to this" are also just speculative leading to rumour etc." I did reply to you in but it wasnt put up. TMI. Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4597 - 09/08/2025 11:37:54 2630703 Link
Replying To Fionn: "Yep - we have to be united behind Ger now. Reservations or no reservations. His backroom team is critical. He needs a lot of experience and some big hitters in there with him. I dont envy the task ahead of him. Ger - please find us a player who can kick 2 pointers.... ;o) In all seriousness, I really wish him the very best." Best of luck to Ger and his managrment team.P.s.Colm Basquel scored 4 two pointers last night. CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 4081 - 09/08/2025 12:00:48 2630708 Link
Replying To sligo joe: "Not naming his backroom team and not having an impressive backroom team are not the same thing, there could be reasons why one or two might not want it announced for a couple of weeks. And in hindsight Declan's appointment by the media etc was just speculation unless Declan was already offered the gig and turned it down? Statements like "there's a lot more to this" are also just speculative leading to rumour etc." Had a strong management team with Louth and sure to have the same with Dublin. Who was responsible for starting the Declan Darcy speculation? Certainly grew legs in recent weeks. Has he even managed a team at club or underage level? Be interesting to see what sort of expectations will be there for Dublin within and outside the county next year? Can imagine the league will be used as trial run for new players and tactics so a relegation battle is possible. Winning silverware will be the aim in year one and Leinster is the most likely. The late Micko the only manager to win Leinster with two different counties Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 554 - 09/08/2025 13:26:34 2630716 Link
Replying To Drax_the_destroyer: "Had a strong management team with Louth and sure to have the same with Dublin. Who was responsible for starting the Declan Darcy speculation? Certainly grew legs in recent weeks. Has he even managed a team at club or underage level? Be interesting to see what sort of expectations will be there for Dublin within and outside the county next year? Can imagine the league will be used as trial run for new players and tactics so a relegation battle is possible. Winning silverware will be the aim in year one and Leinster is the most likely. The late Micko the only manager to win Leinster with two different counties" Dr Niall Moyna (Monaghan) was with Ger at Louth. Moyna was also with Pat Gilroy in 2011.Highly respected and he might be involved with Dublin again. CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 4081 - 09/08/2025 14:23:26 2630725 Link
Replying To Drax_the_destroyer: "Had a strong management team with Louth and sure to have the same with Dublin. Who was responsible for starting the Declan Darcy speculation? Certainly grew legs in recent weeks. Has he even managed a team at club or underage level? Be interesting to see what sort of expectations will be there for Dublin within and outside the county next year? Can imagine the league will be used as trial run for new players and tactics so a relegation battle is possible. Winning silverware will be the aim in year one and Leinster is the most likely. The late Micko the only manager to win Leinster with two different counties" Tommy Lyons won a Leinster Championship as manager of Offaly in 1997 and manager of Dublin in 2002. Ollie2 (Louth) - Posts: 1105 - 09/08/2025 15:18:56 2630736 Link
Good luck to Ger Brennan and thank you for giving me the best sporting day of my life on Sunday May 11th 2025. A day that I thought I would never see. Ollie2 (Louth) - Posts: 1105 - 09/08/2025 15:21:09 2630737 Link
Replying To Drax_the_destroyer: "Had a strong management team with Louth and sure to have the same with Dublin. Who was responsible for starting the Declan Darcy speculation? Certainly grew legs in recent weeks. Has he even managed a team at club or underage level? Be interesting to see what sort of expectations will be there for Dublin within and outside the county next year? Can imagine the league will be used as trial run for new players and tactics so a relegation battle is possible. Winning silverware will be the aim in year one and Leinster is the most likely. The late Micko the only manager to win Leinster with two different counties" With all due respect to Louth and their Leinster win this year, the same type of backroom team wont be good enough this time around. Giller has to be involved. I would have Jonny involved and we need new ideas. Major freshen up is required. As I have said before, Dessie was a great servant to Dublin football, but he definitely left a few trophies behind him with the players he had at his disposal. Ger wont have that same level of football talent available. Realistically, Leinster is our only hope for silverware in 2026. Anything else would be both a surprise and a bonus. Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4597 - 09/08/2025 15:32:57 2630739 Link