Facing into the championship season......

INDIANA · April 14, 2009, 12:22:14 PM

Kerry/Tyrone
followed by Cork and Derry
The rest could beat each other on any given day.
Dublin- think we'll get to the last 8 -could scrape a last 4- but definitely not good enough to win the all-ireland. Not a semblance of a wing forward -a la Dooher/Galvin and the massive concesson rate hasn't been addressed.
Dublin will score enough to beat any team in Ireland. They simply won't keep the scoreboard down. Even Kerry playing badly still scored 1-15. What i'd do for the likes of Mick Kennedy and Hargan in the fb line and david hickey/anton o toole as half forwards. If we had that we'd be genuine contenders.

Jinxy · April 14, 2009, 12:33:25 PM

Quote from: INDIANA on April 14, 2009, 12:22:14 PM
Kerry/Tyrone
followed by Cork and Derry
The rest could beat each other on any given day.
Dublin- think we'll get to the last 8 -could scrape a last 4- but definitely not good enough to win the all-ireland. Not a semblance of a wing forward -a la Dooher/Galvin and the massive concesson rate hasn't been addressed.
Dublin will score enough to beat any team in Ireland. They simply won't keep the scoreboard down. Even Kerry playing badly still scored 1-15. What i'd do for the likes of Mick Kennedy and Hargan in the fb line and david hickey/anton o toole as half forwards. If we had that we'd be genuine contenders.

Could Cullen not fill that role?

DUBSFORSAM1 · April 14, 2009, 01:21:30 PM

Quote from: Jinxy on April 14, 2009, 12:20:53 PM
DFS, I don't see why Gilroy doesn't go back to playing Cullen at wing forward.
He'd be an improvement on Collie Moran in that he can actually kick a point.
He was very good there in 2005.

I think the half forward line could be Flynn, Keaney, Burke who will be very hard working etc and should be able to track back etc...and can all score..with Brogan *2 and Davoren in the full forward line..

INDIANA · April 14, 2009, 01:24:45 PM

He could Jinxy but he's been switched between 5/6 and 12 at nausoeum now and they need to find a position for him. He's has so much talent this guy- i think he'd be ideal at 10/12. He was excellent in 2005 there. But he may not start at all under this management. the reality is if Dublin play Tyrone- Davy Harte and Philip Jordan will take one look at our half forwards and say- defensively weak and simply spend their day pissing up the pitch. If we had a David Hickeyesque type of player they'd be sitting on their arse everytime they attempted to go up the pitch.

DSFM- That half forward line won't cut it against top class opposition. Connolly will be number 12- that is an absolute cast iron certainty under this management. Great going forward but not a good defender. Burke is a very good club player- but he's not senior inter county IMO. Keaney is too good close to goal and offers us the left foot balance in the FF line. Dunno about Flynn-lacks consistency and his kick passing isn't especially good. And he's essentially a midfielder at club level.

thebandit · April 14, 2009, 01:25:08 PM

Quote from: Jinxy on April 14, 2009, 12:33:25 PM
Quote from: INDIANA on April 14, 2009, 12:22:14 PM
Kerry/Tyrone
followed by Cork and Derry
The rest could beat each other on any given day.
Dublin- think we'll get to the last 8 -could scrape a last 4- but definitely not good enough to win the all-ireland. Not a semblance of a wing forward -a la Dooher/Galvin and the massive concesson rate hasn't been addressed.
Dublin will score enough to beat any team in Ireland. They simply won't keep the scoreboard down. Even Kerry playing badly still scored 1-15. What i'd do for the likes of Mick Kennedy and Hargan in the fb line and david hickey/anton o toole as half forwards. If we had that we'd be genuine contenders.

Could Cullen not fill that role?

I dont think so!

Jinxy · April 14, 2009, 01:40:10 PM

I think wing forward is a position you have to grow into because so much is required of you.
Galvin started off as a wing back don't forget.
I remember watching Dooher in '96 thinking he was the most awkward looking fecker I'd seen on a football field.
I honestly think if Cullen had been left where he was from 2005 onwards he would have developed into a serious player in that position.

magpie seanie · April 14, 2009, 02:16:41 PM

Slightly more optimistic but again coming from a low base. We should produce a decent showing against Galway but I don't think we'll have enough to beat them (I better hide now from Sligonian!). We're a little bit too light but things definitely improving. Difficult to see us winning much possession in the middle third but some great pace in the team and that badly needed bit more guile up front with Costello and Marren. A good run in the qualifiers should occur if we fall to Galway.