The Sunday Game

[trileacman]

Funny how when Dublin were beating Mayo and Tyrone in AI finals and mopping up leinsters for 15 years there was nothing said in RTE or sunday papers about Dublin dominance but all of a sudden when the Kerry mafia take up the issue we've a real problem. 

[From the Bunker]

Funny how when Dublin were beating Mayo and Tyrone in AI finals and mopping up leinsters for 15 years there was nothing said in RTE or sunday papers about Dublin dominance but all of a sudden when the Kerry mafia take up the issue we've a real problem. 

Yes, O Shea yesterday and Gooch tonight showed the same graphic. Dublin 2011 and Dublin 2020. Kerry have the most to lose. Dublin are going for 30 on the 19th. Seven behind the Kingdom. Before all this they were at 22.  The lead has gone from 14 to 7! They are within touching distance.

[Captain Obvious]

That was a bizarre debate. Andy McEntee looked a bit lost and offered no real insight into what he would propose to do. Gilroy was ranting and raving and threw out some really bizarre alternatives such as joining Kerry and Cork, implementing a granny rule etc. Des Cahill is a really poor host and there was no real structure to the debate whatsoever.

That's Des for every show. Pat Gilroy led Dublin to their first senior All-Ireland since 1995 in 2011 it was also their first final since 1995 little did he think he'd be on the Sunday game nine years later having a debate on Dublin dominance that's ruining the game.

[Farrandeelin]

I thought it was a joke to be honest. A Dub 'hosting' the debate and another firing insults about volunteers in other counties.

[imtommygunn]

Des Cahill is a terrible host. I took a dislike to him since he tried to, and more or less did, stitch Eamon O'Hara on controversy with Kevin Walsh to get himself a headline. He tried the same with Donal Og a week later regarding the Cork strike bu Donal Og was too cute. A terrible host.

I didn't watch it but tbh I find RTE analysis very poor in general so usually just record the sunday game and fast forward through it.

[Halfquarter]

Gilroy came across as an arrogant entitled buffoon, tried to shout down McEntee at every opportunity.

[BennyCake]

Gilroy came across as an arrogant entitled buffoon, tried to shout down McEntee at every opportunity.

He did, but McEntee was poor.

This won't be brought up again on TSG. Nothing is going to change.

So, it's clearly RIP the All Ireland championship.

[Rossfan]

You're being "pathetic" Benny

[Tubberman]

Gilroy came across as an arrogant entitled buffoon, tried to shout down McEntee at every opportunity.

He did, but McEntee was poor.

This won't be brought up again on TSG. Nothing is going to change.

So, it's clearly RIP the All Ireland championship.

Yep, TSG have ticked the box now! Job done.
McEntee was hardly able to speak - it was like he didn't realise he was coming on to discuss the topic at all. Gilroy was like a loudmouth in the pub, even saying Dublin don't get enough funding! 

[macdanger2]

McEntee was very poor, Gilroy not much better but the point he made about Dublin offering assistance to the other Leinster counties and not being taken up should be looked into - what was offered and to whom was it offered? Why was it rejected? If it was a genuine offer, you'd have thought that at least one of the 11 counties would have taken it up, very poor if they didn't   

[Maroon Manc]

I'm sure the stats are here somewhere but how many registered players are there in Dublin and and does anyone know how that compares to 20 years ago?

[Rossfan]

Around 39,000 these days anyway (only 3% of the population mind you. Ros CB area pop 62k 6,500 registered players).

[armaghniac]

McEntee was very poor, Gilroy not much better but the point he made about Dublin offering assistance to the other Leinster counties and not being taken up should be looked into - what was offered and to whom was it offered? Why was it rejected? If it was a genuine offer, you'd have thought that at least one of the 11 counties would have taken it up, very poor if they didn't

Gilroy was all over the place, but he did make a few good points, one being that they needed more clubs in Dublin in rapidly expanding areas.
McStay's point about centralising championship mileage expenses etc was a reasonable one.

[macdanger2]

McEntee was very poor, Gilroy not much better but the point he made about Dublin offering assistance to the other Leinster counties and not being taken up should be looked into - what was offered and to whom was it offered? Why was it rejected? If it was a genuine offer, you'd have thought that at least one of the 11 counties would have taken it up, very poor if they didn't

Gilroy was all over the place, but he did make a few good points, one being that they needed more clubs in Dublin in rapidly expanding areas.
McStay's point about centralising championship mileage expenses etc was a reasonable one.

That seems like something that should be relatively simple to do also

[Maroon Manc]

Around 39,000 these days anyway (only 3% of the population mind you. Ros CB area pop 62k 6,500 registered players).

Dublin offers the greatest scope for growth in our games which sounds ridiculous but is true, if someone can offer me a logical reason not to split Dublin I'm all ears.