Meath Vs Dublin, 7th June 2009

[INDIANA]

Our entire backline were roasted that day and remember mulligan did shag all the first day on him bar that goal. Only for that goal Mulligan was being substituted. He's still the best man marker in the county. I watch a lot of the SFC I havent seen a better one even though lucan have started using him as an auxillairy wing forward. We're talking about 32 players here - is there 32 players better than him.
Who would you prefer Casey or Shocko?

[corn02]

O'Shaughnessy was very impressive Jixy as Indiana says, Mulligan was having a very quiet game until the goal.


My opinion of Vaughan dropped considerably when Armagh beat Dublin in the League last year. He didn;t want a piece of it once McKeever walked towards him to mark him.

[Croí na hÉireann]

I never quite understood why people (especially non-dubs) made such a big deal out of O'Shaughnessy.
Didn't even played a full season in '05 and got roasted by Eoin Mulligan.

Wouldn't be making a big deal out of him but compared to the options they have in corner back I can never understand why he's never gotten a fair crack of the whip.

And wasn't it Paddy Christie who was marking him (well supposed to be) for that goal???

[heffo]

I never quite understood why people (especially non-dubs) made such a big deal out of O'Shaughnessy.
Didn't even played a full season in '05 and got roasted by Eoin Mulligan.

And wasn't it Paddy Christie who was marking him (well supposed to be) for that goal???

IIRC - Christie picked up O'Neill in the first game and appeared on the pitch togged in the replay but didn't play

[Croí na hÉireann]

I never quite understood why people (especially non-dubs) made such a big deal out of O'Shaughnessy.
Didn't even played a full season in '05 and got roasted by Eoin Mulligan.

And wasn't it Paddy Christie who was marking him (well supposed to be) for that goal???

IIRC - Christie picked up O'Neill in the first game and appeared on the pitch togged in the replay but didn't play

Looks like him anyway left on the deck... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyeE9Xtksbc&feature=related

[down6061689194]

Anyone have 3 (maybe 4) spare tickets for the game.

Don't want to pay ticketmaster fees.

Can pick up at Central Station or about the ground on match day.

[DUBSFORSAM1]

Any idea on the Meath team at all? Are there still a few injuries with ye boys??

Dublin team expected to be - Cluxton, Henry, Bastic, Hubbard, Griffen, Brennan, Cahil, Whelan, Magee, Flynn, McConnell, Connolly, Brogan, Keaney, Brogan - Savage, Casey, Cullen, Ryan, Fennell, Davoren, Sherlock, Quinn, Andrews, Kelly on the bench...

[heffo]

Any idea on the Meath team at all? Are there still a few injuries with ye boys??

Dublin team expected to be - Cluxton, Henry, Bastic, Hubbard, Griffen, Brennan, Cahil, Whelan, Magee, Flynn, McConnell, Connolly, Brogan, Keaney, Brogan - Savage, Casey, Cullen, Ryan, Fennell, Davoren, Sherlock, Quinn, Andrews, Kelly on the bench...

That's the team alright - there's not going to be any middle ground with Gilroy's approach - spoke to a couple of the lads let go last week - two of whom are like whippets and were given six weeks to put on weight - there is more the Vaughan situation and his 'bad back' than meets the eye too..

[INDIANA]

Told by a well connected person - Whelan may well be out. In fact he's a major doubt.

[heffo]

Told by a well connected person - Whelan may well be out. In fact he's a major doubt.

Just got a text saying the same thing - we have more than enough cover in midfield to not start Whelan if he's not fit.

[Zulu]

Surely he won't play Brennan at center back? Other than that it looks a decent Dublin team and one that could do something this year, it's Leinster/Connacht too so if the winner of Connacht and Dublin made it to the semi final stage they'd fancy it more than the Munster ot Ulster champions.

[INDIANA]

There is likely to be one change Zulu as said earlier but it won't be in the backs but the rest is as is. Mc Connell will go to midfield and a forward will come in. Likely to be Quinn/Andrews. They expected Whelan to be ok but it hasn't responded.

[longball]

Any idea on the Meath team at all? Are there still a few injuries with ye boys??

Dublin team expected to be - Cluxton, Henry, Bastic, Hubbard, Griffen, Brennan, Cahil, Whelan, Magee, Flynn, McConnell, Connolly, Brogan, Keaney, Brogan - Savage, Casey, Cullen, Ryan, Fennell, Davoren, Sherlock, Quinn, Andrews, Kelly on the bench...

That's the team alright - there's not going to be any middle ground with Gilroy's approach - spoke to a couple of the lads let go last week - two of whom are like whippets and were given six weeks to put on weight - there is more the Vaughan situation and his 'bad back' than meets the eye too..

Do Tell what happened?
Would Davoren not be pushing for a start?

[Gnevin]

Leinster Council: Full house unlikely
02 June 2009

Leinster Council chairman Seamus Howlin is predicting an attendance of between 60,000 and 70,000 for next Sunday's Leinster SFC and SHC double-header at Croke Park.

The historic Leinster SHC meeting of Dublin and Antrim will be followed by the glamour Leinster SFC clash of old rivals Dublin and Meath. But the prospect of the games attracting a full house of 82,300 appears unlikely according to the Leinster chief.

"Obviously, we'd be delighted if the crowd for next Sunday matched that for the drawn game of two years ago between Dublin and Meath," Howlin said.

"But the reality is that people don't have as much money in their pocket as they had in former years. Nevertheless, despite that fact, we'd be hoping for a crowd of between 60,000 and 70,000, and we'd be very happy with that figure."
http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=112323

[Jinxy]

I'd be very surprised if there was less than 70,000 at it anyway.