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It is what it is,... Ok serious question for you - would this Dublin team if they were in Division 2 currently, get Promoted from Division 2..? In a word .... NO. And that is the level we are currently at unfortunately, whether people care to admit it or not. For me the big issue is that with the condensed season, it will be a miracle if we are competitive come Leinster and All Ireland Championship time. We are slow, predictable, no attacking speed as of yet, no regular 2 pointers, a low shot to score ratio, a low kick out success rate and a very weak bench, I personally think 2026 will be a WIP... But the newbies will learn a lot from this season. They have to. Hopefully Ger and his team can get us competitive very soon. Until then, it is a new learning curve for us. We have to be patient with him and the squad. Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4822 - 22/02/2026 12:25:58 2657761 Link 0 |
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Well a very wet and windy night in Croker yesterday evening in front of just over 25,000 fans. Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4822 - 22/02/2026 15:07:24 2657795 Link 0 |
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No Fionn,this team would struggle in division 2 but what I cannot figure out is why.We have the oplayers but they seem to be playing with feae.Are they adraid of Brennan? I know for a fact most of the players loved Dessie. I know its too early to judge Ger but deffo some top players like Howard and Bugler seem to have lost form under Ger.Maybe he is not the real deal we thought he was.He did well with Louth but Mickey Harte had the hard work done.Time will tell.
brayballer (Wicklow) - Posts: 488 - 22/02/2026 18:01:59 2657854 Link 0 |
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I honestly think there are far too many miles on the clock for our stalwarts. And the newbies are nervous of making mistakes in case they dont get a 2nd chance. I watched the Donegal v Armagh game this afternoon, and Donegal's 2points were a big factor in their win, oh and their goalie also of course... Armagh played well. I cant see us getting anything out of our last 3 games tbh, and really at this stage Ger should continue to use the league as preparation for the Leinster challenge. Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4822 - 22/02/2026 18:15:39 2657865 Link 0 |
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I know what you are saying but we need to try stay in division 1 cos division 2 now is dangerous cos if you not in top 3 or 4 you could end up in the tailtean cup.We need to throw off the restraints and get two wins from the last 3 games. We complained about our ignorance of two pointers last year but this year its like Ger has two pointers on their mind full time and they forgetting about the handy one pointers. Donegal ,Mayo and Kerry take their one points when on but under Ger lads are bringing the ball away from the scoring zone to try make room for a two point shot. brayballer (Wicklow) - Posts: 488 - 22/02/2026 19:18:20 2657902 Link 0 |
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I think we are trying to force the 2 pointers tbh and a lot of bad shot selection. But overall we are not scoring near enough. With the current rules a team needs to be scoring close to 20pts. In an ideal world I would like to stay in Div 1 but if experimentation in the League leads us to a Leinster title this year, I would take that. I hear you about Div 2, but come on, if we are not gonna make the top 3 or 4 in Div Two, then Dublin Football might as well throw our hat at it and concentrate on Hurling like Kilkenny do.... ;o) We have Galway away, Rossies away and Armagh at Home - having watched all 3 of these teams this year, we are sadly a good bit behind them, even if we throw off any restraints... The big one is the Armagh game and they actually played very well today. We would need to play out of our skins to beat them and have all our players back including Con, who is having trouble with the hammer again this year... ;o( That game is 3 weeks away so I would wrap him up in cotton wool until then. Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4822 - 22/02/2026 20:32:27 2657930 Link 0 |