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[They will almost certainly be in the final nearly every year for the next decade again. Too strong.]

I didn't even know Costello was on the pitch to be honest

This is why those lads have 9 medals and a few more have 7 and 8. Costello was the main reason (maybe only reason) they got past Monaghan. Yesterday someone else steps up when he has a quiet day. Most counties, including Kerry, need their top men to step up every day

Exactly. Name another team in history that could afford to use Jack McCaffrey from the bench. Impossible.

I actually thought Lee Gannon was doing decent enough at times. Yellow card, substituted. Ruthless because they can be with that strength in depth.

What's tiring is people thinking that other teams are close to Dublin when they are a million miles away from that depth. They will almost certainly be in the final nearly every year for the next decade again. Too strong.

Name the players coming through who will be replacing the likes of Cluxton, Rock, Mannion, Mccarthy etc to keep Dublin in final after final for the next decade?

Dean Rock has been a bit part player in recent times, he's barely playing as is. Mannion and Cluxton, both of whom have not played in recent years. Cluxton is probably the greatest keeper ever and was missing for the previous 2.5 years.

Are people not forgetting who replaced Philly McMahon, Bernard Brogan, Alan Brogan, Michael Darragh McCauley, Cian O'Sullivan, Paddy Andrews, Diarmuid Connolly, Paul Flynn, Johnny Cooper, Kevin McManamon etc?

Thats a list of just some of the players they lost in recent times, some of the best players ever and they haven't lost a step. What we have is people and media hoping they fall back to stop the domination.

I didn't even know Costello was on the pitch to be honest

This is why those lads have 9 medals and a few more have 7 and 8. Costello was the main reason (maybe only reason) they got past Monaghan. Yesterday someone else steps up when he has a quiet day. Most counties, including Kerry, need their top men to step up every day

Exactly. Name another team in history that could afford to use Jack McCaffrey from the bench. Impossible.

I actually thought Lee Gannon was doing decent enough at times. Yellow card, substituted. Ruthless because they can be with that strength in depth.

What's tiring is people thinking that other teams are close to Dublin when they are a million miles away from that depth. They will almost certainly be in the final nearly every year for the next decade again. Too strong.

On balance, Dublin deserved to win that game.
Clifford really didn't have his best game but still set up the goal.
Personally I thought it was an average enough game in terms of quality.
If it had been 2 ulster teams serving up that match the state of gaelic football is probably the only thing that would be mentioned.
It was exciting in terms of how close it was, but it was a game of 2 defences in my view. Both defences did really well and the turnovers at both ends supports that.
But in terms of attacking flair, I thought it was quite flat.

Some achievement for the dubs, 9 ai medals is unbelievable.

It was at least interesting and competitive but definitely not a classic, I do think the weather sort of ruined that aspect.

There was a huge amount of handpassing but that is only highlighted when non Kerry/Dublin teams especially in Ulster do it.

Derry , Galway , Armagh and mayo not too far away

3 of those didn't even make the semi finals much less come close to winning it. Mayo got destroyed by Dublin and it wasn't competitive, how are they close to winning Sam.

Same stuff every single year and yet Dublin win every year nearly, bar the odd blip with Tyrone and Kerry nicking some. Derry are the next best but they do not have the levels of players Dublin or even Kerry have.

Dublin are going to drop off. They were better today but cluxton not going to be about forever and a few others likewise. Honestly think one or two more max and they're done.

Ah come on we've been hearing that for 10 years. I'm sure they'll find another keeper Cluxton wasn't the winning or losing of the match. They aren't depending on a couple of players like nearly every other side.

It feels a bit like when Man City won the Champions League. I had to turn off the coverage, nauseating. We have to listen to the national/Dublin media trumpet it all, Dublin always the media darlings in every aspect of the running of this countre. Entire economy, services and media based there. Dominating GAA like everything else.

You may just suck it up and not let it bother you as it's not going to change.

I thought Dublin would win, Joe Brolly was correct in his assessment barring the score. I did hope Kerry would do it but once Clifford has an off day they are very beatable.

It feels a bit like when Man City won the Champions League. I had to turn off the coverage, nauseating. We have to listen to the national/Dublin media trumpet it all, Dublin always the media darlings in every aspect of the running of this countre. Entire economy, services and media based there. Dominating GAA like everything else.

Gough was fine. Clifford was yellow carded because of the scuffles with Fitzsimons right after the foul.

Fitzsimons is a magnificent defender. Dublin tackling and Kerry gifting turnovers were the difference in general play.

McCarthy would have got red if he was from a smaller county. My sympathy for Kerry is limited, there is as usual too much hype about them. Take out Clifford are Kerry much better than Tyrone that won 2 years ago? Don't think so. And they both have the same to show for it, except very few were blustering about how good Tyrone are.

The money men win again, and Kerry badly exposed when D Clifford has an off day. Not a classic by any means but the weather didn't help.

Sad that Dublin win another, they are the best team though. Too much media hype about Kerry and other sides, Dublin will win 80% of All Irelands for the next 10 years again, and otherwise just close defeats in finals.

Galway one seems particularly brutal some idiot videoed it laughing and joking.

Not much talk about it though in comparison. Anything in Dublin gets more media and it seems with tourists. Mind there was a man stabbed multiple times yesterday in Castleknock and not much about it either.

Fenton and McCarthy probably guaranteed especially if Dublin win also Mick Fitz, Costello? Clifford for Kerry, probably Sean O'Shea, Gavin White, Tom O'Sullivan, Jason Foley. Diarmuid O'Connor midfield in mix.

I think Beggan and Conor McCarthy from Monaghan should get one

McKinless from Derry, probably McGuigan too, McKaigue? Definitely 1 or 2 others in the mix

Any word on who is in the running for the senior job?

Celt today hinted that Hyland might well be nominated by one of the clubs, the man himself was quoted and wasn't ruling himself out by any means. Not sure what he'd bring that was any different to the first go around when - imo - he did a lot of good work but left a few big wins behind too before running out of road similar to Mickey.

On McGeeney, I share a lot of the misgivings but even someone as flawed as him is probably too high on the pecking order for Cavan as we currently stand. We're distinctly third rate and it'll only be when we stop codding ourselves about our history and legacy and status, and go back to the basics, with a lot of humility, and build from the bottom up, that things will improve sustainably. Two senior ulster titles in 54 goddamn years, for all our huffing and puffing and dreaming (me as bad as anyone) tells a tale we'd rather not acknowledge but it's there and time to stop hiding from it. So many counties have risen, fallen, and risen again in that time but we've remained mired for the most part and that's a sign we're doing it wrong too often.

Well I'd imagine the daydreaming of many of our supporters of supposed big names being interested, which surely was never realistic will be brought back down to earth hearing that. We were unlikely to get anyone that even has a resume to match Graham. And it appears not many of our club managers had the experience or CV.

What about Steven Poacher type figure in the backroom. He's certainly a very impressive coach tactically, a real student of the game. Whether is more of a backroom coach or manager I have no idea.

Why discuss him if he's not available. What about a young Davy Burke type ambitious manager?

Mark McHugh at Roscommon, maybe Kieran Donaghy or even someone like Mickey Hannon.

Do any of those even have managerial experience? Davy Burke had

Ireland has a cocaine issue. Not the GAA.

This is really all that needs to be said on this topic. This is a state, government, legal, culture and society issue. The GAA has nothing to do with this. There is a conflation of rural Ireland and the GAA too much now.