All Ireland U20 football championship 2024

[Hound]

'Weaponised'. Christ what utter nonsense.

Dublin's population is an advantage at underage level. An advantage that still doesn't make us the best at underage as only 15 can be on the pitch at a time.

Our senior team comes almost exclusively from lads who played minor and/or U20. If you haven't done that, you're highly unlikely  to play senior or even make the senior championship panel. There'll always be exceptions but very few, but the pool of players we pick from is usually limited to those rather than 1.6 million! In reality we've no bigger pick that Kerry. The top 100 players in Kerry and the top 100 Dublin players are probably at a similar enough level. Our best 26 is currently a little bit behind, probably.

The quality of club football in Dublin  is very high compared to most other counties, and that is down to population. This, imo, is a big reason why lads coming out of minor and U20 improve faster than many other counties, where club football has less depth.

[Wildweasel74]

Fenton. Not play underage I read somewhere.

[Gael85]

Fenton. Not play underage I read somewhere.

Fenton played u21 for Dublin. Didn't play minor due to injury.

[Blowitupref]

Fenton. Not play underage I read somewhere.

Starter on 2014 U21 All-Ireland winning team.

[Blowitupref]

All Ireland Semi finals.

May 11th

Tyrone v Roscommon,Breffni Park, 5pm - TG4
Meath v Kerry, emple Stadium, 3pm - TG4

All Ireland final May 18th.


Current Boyle odds to win the All-Ireland title.

Tyrone 6/4
Kerry  2/1
Meath 11/4
Roscommon 11/2

[Tyrone Dreamer]

'Weaponised'. Christ what utter nonsense.

Dublin's population is an advantage at underage level. An advantage that still doesn't make us the best at underage as only 15 can be on the pitch at a time.

Our senior team comes almost exclusively from lads who played minor and/or U20. If you haven't done that, you're highly unlikely  to play senior or even make the senior championship panel. There'll always be exceptions but very few, but the pool of players we pick from is usually limited to those rather than 1.6 million! In reality we've no bigger pick that Kerry. The top 100 players in Kerry and the top 100 Dublin players are probably at a similar enough level. Our best 26 is currently a little bit behind, probably.

The quality of club football in Dublin  is very high compared to most other counties, and that is down to population. This, imo, is a big reason why lads coming out of minor and U20 improve faster than many other counties, where club football has less depth.

The fact that Dublin don't have many more players makes it all the more ridiculous the amount of centra funding they've received over the last 15 years. They've got something like 20
times more money than my own county. This allows them to have excellent coaching from a young age.

On top of that their population allows them to attract sponsorship which is ten times higher than other counties. This money should be used to provide the coaching not central money. Instead Dublin can use this to provide a highly professional senior set up which most counties could only dream off.

Dublin also benefit from most if not all players living in a small geographical county. This means less travelling costs and easier training schedules and recovery for players.

When you consider the already large advantages Dublin have over everyone else it's criminal the funding central
Gaa have been allocating them. And little wonder the success they've had.

On top of all the advantages allowing them to play so many games in croke park just adds to the farce of it all.

[marty34]

The money that Dublin get isn't an issue for me.

In a lot of sports,teams have more money, resources and supporters etc. than other teams.

It's the use of Croke Park which, to me, gives them a huge advantage. More than anything else.

[From the Bunker]

The money that Dublin get isn't an issue for me.

In a lot of sports,teams have more money, resources and supporters etc. than other teams.

It's the use of Croke Park which, to me, gives them a huge advantage. More than anything else.

Can you name a team who have less money, less resources and less supporters in other sports who are successful?