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Kildare could and maybe should be capable of making their mark at some point. Meath too, hopefully, will bounce back. You'd have very little still if you put the rest of us together. It just doesn't work and there's no way nowadays of achieving sustained parity. I don't know why it's acceptable that Wicklow have never won a Leinster Championship or that the rest of us should soldier on. It's not even sport in all honesty

How is that different to most Munster teams and Leitrim in Connacht?
Antrim in Ulster also have almost  no chance of winning Ulster

Meath and Kildare have been a disgrace the last 20 years. No other word for it

There is another word. Shafted.

Exactly. See millions pumped into your neighbours while you get some spare change. They are so high up on the throne they cant even see it.

Kildare weren't shy in spending either. Sean Johnson investment was a wise one considering the up surge in kildare hurley in recent years.

Enlighten me. How much did the Seanie Johnston (not Johnson) investment cost?

Dubs look sure to be without Kilkenny and Byrne, and probably McCarthy too. Jack and Murchan both have hamstring problems, neither were togged yesterday, so probably not going to be ready next week. But maybe some changes will liven things up.

Costello was top drawer yesterday.  Being dropped recently seems to have given him the jolt required. Con doing reasonably well. Mannion has been disappointing, not got to the pace of intercounty yet. Bugler playing very well, but Fenton and Howard both miles below their usual standard.

A lot will depend on what Kildare shows up. Hope they get the pick of the dressing rooms and control over music played on the tannoy. Ryan knows how much an advantage that is!

The Kilkenny GAA couldn't afford a tannoy system because the GAA had to pay for yet another GDA for Dublin. The GAA can't be having them only drawing with Roscommon.

You should at least post the odd comment about Kildare, even if totally fake. Just to pretend like.

I guess your knowledge is zero. Explain how the games development officer funding works - who are they? What's their average age? Who do they train? What do the clubs contribute?
You do know that there's not an iota of a chance that any of the Dublin players were trained by these partially funded development officers for a competitive game.

What's more crucial to the success of the Dubs compared to the perennial underachievement of the Lilies? - development officers who don't train the players, choice of identical dressing room, or music over the tannoy? These are the key questions that need answered.

There's going to be fantastic scenes when Kildare finally get one over the Dubs. A pity they let Davy Burke go, but still, it's there for them this time.

Here's the thing. Don't expect to make a comment on Kildare and not get called out on it.  Bitchy comments will be met with bitchy replies.

It's a complete accident that Dublin's success coincides with the millions they received from the GAA/Government. Well that's what Walter Mitty told me anyway.

Dubs look sure to be without Kilkenny and Byrne, and probably McCarthy too. Jack and Murchan both have hamstring problems, neither were togged yesterday, so probably not going to be ready next week. But maybe some changes will liven things up.

Costello was top drawer yesterday.  Being dropped recently seems to have given him the jolt required. Con doing reasonably well. Mannion has been disappointing, not got to the pace of intercounty yet. Bugler playing very well, but Fenton and Howard both miles below their usual standard.

A lot will depend on what Kildare shows up. Hope they get the pick of the dressing rooms and control over music played on the tannoy. Ryan knows how much an advantage that is!

The Kilkenny GAA couldn't afford a tannoy system because the GAA had to pay for yet another GDA for Dublin. The GAA can't be having them only drawing with Roscommon.

Kildare could and maybe should be capable of making their mark at some point. Meath too, hopefully, will bounce back. You'd have very little still if you put the rest of us together. It just doesn't work and there's no way nowadays of achieving sustained parity. I don't know why it's acceptable that Wicklow have never won a Leinster Championship or that the rest of us should soldier on. It's not even sport in all honesty

How is that different to most Munster teams and Leitrim in Connacht?
Antrim in Ulster also have almost  no chance of winning Ulster

Meath and Kildare have been a disgrace the last 20 years. No other word for it

There is another word. Shafted.

Exactly. See millions pumped into your neighbours while you get some spare change. They are so high up on the throne they cant even see it.

are tony brosnan and darragh moynihan the sons of eoin brosnan and seamus moynhihan?

Yes, Eoin Brosnan and Seamus Moynihan got married in 2016, when Eoin was 16 and Seamus was 43. Some people said eoin was too young to get married but love conquers all.
Straight away they had a baby boy Tony Brosnan-Moynihan and 2 years later had Darragh Moynihan-Brosnan.

Well I laughed anyway.

Sad is indeed an apt word. I used to love the excitement of the Leinster Championship. Where the likes of Laois, Kildare, Meath and Westmeath could beat Dublin. Not it's only a pipedream.

Then you have people asking why the likes of Meath and Kildare with their populations cannot match the likes of Kerry, Mayo or Donegal. When you have a team which has had millions pumped into them so far ahead of the rest why would you bother. The likes of Kerry, Mayo and Donegal can win provincial honours. Meath and Kildare don't even have that to look forward too.

It really was a scandalous act by the GAA.

Between 1891 and 2002 Dublin won 42 Leinster titles
Between 2005 and now Dublin won 18.

The difference is competition.

Some day we hope to overtake Kerry's 82 Munster titles.  Be a while coming though.

Thats like comparing Apples and Oranges. Munster is a hurling province. Kerry only really have Cork to worry about. The majority of Cork people don't have a hoot about football aside from West Cork.

Dublin Croke Park advantage needs addressing, not that it would stop them much.

Surely they aren't going to get 2 home matches in Sam Maguire groups? Even Leinster semi final has no business in Croker.

I would not have QFs in Croker either if they are

Did they get their dressing room of choice today? And I presume they wamed up at Hill 16 end.

They did. It made all the difference.

Although disappointed to hear Louth also got a Hogan Stand dressing room, which is identical in all respects to the one the Dubs had. The Cusack Stand ones are a little bit smaller, but Louth didn't have to suffer that.

At least it'll be Kildare with all these crucial advantages in the round robin. Maybe you'll comment on the game, but given you never go to any of the games, I'd say that's unlikely and you'll be your usual bitter self. Still no positive comment about the U20s. You didn't even watch the game.

And here's me thinking the dressing rooms were allocated alphabetically.

That's a good idea to think before you post. You should try and do that more often.

Yep, they are.

Hogan Stand 1 and 2 are identical. The Cusack Stand ones are also identical to each other but slightly smaller than the Hogan Stand ones. When there is just one game on, both teams get the Hogan Stand dressing rooms. When there are two games on, the teams playing in the first game get the Cusack Stand dressing rooms.

Then how did Dublin get same dressing room today?

Dublin Croke Park advantage needs addressing, not that it would stop them much.

Surely they aren't going to get 2 home matches in Sam Maguire groups? Even Leinster semi final has no business in Croker.

I would not have QFs in Croker either if they are

Did they get their dressing room of choice today? And I presume they wamed up at Hill 16 end.

They did. It made all the difference.

Although disappointed to hear Louth also got a Hogan Stand dressing room, which is identical in all respects to the one the Dubs had. The Cusack Stand ones are a little bit smaller, but Louth didn't have to suffer that.

At least it'll be Kildare with all these crucial advantages in the round robin. Maybe you'll comment on the game, but given you never go to any of the games, I'd say that's unlikely and you'll be your usual bitter self. Still no positive comment about the U20s. You didn't even watch the game.

And here's me thinking the dressing rooms were allocated alphabetically.

Dublin Croke Park advantage needs addressing, not that it would stop them much.

Surely they aren't going to get 2 home matches in Sam Maguire groups? Even Leinster semi final has no business in Croker.

I would not have QFs in Croker either if they are

Did they get their dressing room of choice today? And I presume they wamed up at Hill 16 end.

Leinster football in a nutshell.

Hope the Gaa are proud.

Its good to let it all out. Even after all your success.

Is it me or do Kildare always produce the same type of player? Very athletic and powerful but games smarts maybe a bit off at times. Is this why they struggle at senior level?

Its just you.

Well said mup. Kildare senior team is jam packed with players who are good decision makers and give 100% in every single game. They never lie down. When the pressure is on, they stand up. Always.

Nothing like a bitter Dub. Love it. Reservoir Dubs would welcome your contribution.

Is it me or do Kildare always produce the same type of player? Very athletic and powerful but games smarts maybe a bit off at times. Is this why they struggle at senior level?

Its just you.

He has a point no matter about anything else the Dubs should not be playing in Croker as much as they do and they shouldn't be allowed to designate it as a home venue.

They need their own 20-25k capacity stadium to play their home games!

Exactly. God knows they've gotten plenty of bobs from the gaa/government. Leinster football is a cesspit.

Who'll be paying for this 20-25 seater in the most expensive real-estate area in Ireland?  If it's government funded, will this make you happy they won't be in Croker, or will you use it as more grist for the "dubs get all the money since Bertie" mill?

Fund it the same way as every other county. Unless ye want preferential treatment to build a stadium as well.