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Didn't hear that one lynchbhoy,but if its true about attacks in pubs and clubs then eamo has every right not to set foot near o'tooles again,what player in their right mind would?it must be a very very small minority against him from the o'tooles senior panel,cause any lads i've talked to from o'tooles are at ease with eamon and his decision.To think that with eamon being a GPO,he is coaching out in finbarrs on behalf of the county board,what happens there?Would you work for those dinosaurs who are in control of your footballing career.Must be a frustrating situation to be in.

thats a fair point,but as we all know,county boards are stubborn over fixtures as it is,and there is always someone unhappy along the way.
i know myself as a club player,i'd rather play against a intercounty lad,than against a senior clubs 2nd or in some cases 3rd string,mainly because a)it improves the normal club player and with it the all round standard b)a normal club player gets fired up to pit himself against a intercounty lad,bringing out the best in both players and c)there is no substitute for what can be gained from senior league games as in lads will be in match tempo and intensity and still get their few days rest before the all ireland games.Thus not getting rusty.
Lynchboy,with your knowledge of the dublin scene,you know that league aint worth the same it once was.its a shame really.Last successful era,early 90's was also the last time the league was big.Pat O'Neill allowed them play league.And look what was achieved.

sorry lynchboy if your not a dub man.

i'd be doing well to name them all and when i seen them,but i can safely say,it was much better than the shambles it is now,i know,i'm still playing div 1.
lynchboy,as a dub fan,whats your take on playing senior club games would it benefit or not benefit the team?ie sharpness,intensity,hunger,CONFIDENCE,which is really lacking now.

during the All Ireland intercounty championship you mean?
You used to only see the players the odd training session and for championship matches, rarely played the league games. Not sure if that has changed.
Intensity in meath football used to be savage with or without the intercounty panelists ! Rough as feck in over 50% of matches.
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yeah i meant intercounty all ireland.some teams have a 2-3 week break between games,and there are usually club games thrown in,but no intercounty players tog,maybe i'm old school,but league games in dublin used to be packed,even during national leagues and the all ireland,because you had the likes of,curran,redmond,stynes,barr,going hell for leather and not being wrapped in cotton wool,playing for their clubs.its no suprise thats when dublin last reached all irelands year in year out,ok they only got one at the time,but they were contesting all ireland finals.

case closed,cleaned their hands of it,its all the same.harrington says its finished as far as dcb are concerned.i think gilroys involvement didnt help,even more so after sundays game.
on another note,dean rock goin to boston,fair play to him,every young lad should do it.best of luck to him.

I think in eamons case,it was a legitimate reason,and the length of time it took for it to be resolved showed what a complex and tough case it was.Where it goes ftom here i dont know,especially since the dcb have wiped their hands of the case.just hope we dont lose eamo over it.he's a good skin.

just for the meath fans here.quick question and i dont know if its been brought up before.What is the situation with your intercounty players,all the panel that is,regarding playing for their clubs during the all ireland?
A debate i witnessed after the game between dublin fans was about the dublin players not being allowed to tog out for their club teams.Many a good point was thrown up on the subject.One point was that club games are intense and competitive.And its the intensity and competitiveness that are a couple of the basic traits missing at moment with this dublin team.Isthis common in every county?Because to me a tough league game is of more benefit to a player than a v b training matches.

Ballinteer v Na Fianna
Brigids v St Annes
O'Tooles v Boden
Raheny v Lucan
Maurs v Crokes
Vins v Judes
Syls v Plunketts
UCD v TSS

backdoor matches

Marks v Ravens
Davis v Pats
Trinity Gaels v Parnells
Towers v Mearnog
Fingallians v Clontarf
Peregrines v Whitehall
Bye v St Marys
Ballymun v Erins Isle

gonna be interesting in the backdoor games,ballymun,st marys,thomas davis,trinity gaels,parnells,mearnog,fingal ravens,st pats,erins isle,round towers,fingallians,whitehall,clontarf,forgettin one or 2 more.either way its gonna throw up some interesting ties,which in the end will have no impact on the business end of things in the championship,except for ballymun,marys.

fair play any craic.

Dublin Senior Championship 1st Round


WEDNESDAY 12th MAY

St Brigids 2-10 Ballymun Kickhams 0-15

St Annes 3-7 Fingallians 0-10

St Vincents 2-14  St Marks 0-5

St Oliver Plunketts 1-20 Fingal Ravens 0-8

   WED                                                                    First Team    Draw    2nd Team
18:45  Fingal Ravens   v St. Oliver Plunketts                       5/1            12/1    1/10 
19:15  O'Tooles v St Pats Palmerstown                             4/7            15/2     6/4 
20:30  St Marks v St. Vincents                                        7/2            9/1       1/5   
20:30  St Brigids v Ballymun Kickhams                                11/8         7/1        4/6 
20:30  St Annes v Fingallians                                           4/6          7/1          11/8
THURS
19:15  Erins Isle v St. Judes                                            3/1          9/1         1/4 
19:15  Round Towers v St. Sylvesters                               15/8        15/2       4/9 
FRIDAY
18:45  Parnells v Kilmacud Crokes                                      9/4          15/2      2/5     
19:15  Ballinteer St Johns v St Peregrines                            4/6          7/1      11/8     
19:15  Lucan Sarsfields v Clontarf                                     1/10         14/1      5/1   
19:15  UCD v Thomas Davis                                             13/8         15/2      8/15   
20:30  Whitehall Colmcille v Na Fianna                                 9/4      15/2         4/11     
           BallyBoden St Endas v Trinity Gaels                             1/8       12/1       5/1
SAT
            St Maurs v St Marys Saggart                                 11/4       8/1         3/10 
18:15  Naomh Mearnog v Tempelogue Synge St                   8/11      7/1         5/4   

for anyone looking for a flutter.st pats,annes,mearnog are the only decent prices about,maybe ucd all depending who is available for them.prices will shorten,already have parnells in to 2/1.

senior championship and intermediate championship postponed due to the dublin u-21's reaching all ireland final.
instead a full round of fixtures for the league are to be played.