2019 issues

For sure most of us here including me are football die hards...... but I found myself heading south 3 times last year to hurling matches where I might have gone to a neutral football game instead and definitely got better entertainment value.........

Mark Barrett is part of AFL event in Dublin this weekend Aaron O’Neill was purpose to attend but event he injured

You can have all the rule changes you like in football, it won't charge the fact that Dublin are a professional team playing in an amateur competition while playing 90% of their games at home. Until this changes attendances will dwindle and interest is lost. People now realise the GAA have rigged the system in Dublin's favour and they are unwilling to spend hard earned money supporting that.

Cian O’Neill press conference tomorrow

With the popularity of rugby in Leinster and Ireland at the moment don't expect any let up in the financial support for Dublin gaa any time soon.

Anyone watching the Ulster Club Final last Sunday would have to see that any change in Rules re the handpass has to be looked at. . 10,20 and 30 handpasses by both Teams, and still in their own half of the field.. chronic.

I thnk the hand pass rule (max of 3) is a good idea up to the opposition 45 but I believe from there a team should be able to attack the opposition as they wish, I think the Corofin goal from the club final this year which was a brilliant team move had 10-15 consecutive hand passes in the build up to it.

Fair point TC.. starting to look like Rugby League at Club level at times, especially the well organised Teams.

The problem with large amounts of consecutive hand passes is often there is no purpose to it, other than retaining possession winding down the clock, this is the type of football we should be looking to get rid of I agree completely but I definitely don't want to see us introduce any rule that will prevent goals like that Corofin one.

Clearly we're getting under the Dubs' skin, they really can't stand how Kildare fans regularly point out that the Dubs' success has an asterisk beside it. As I continually tell people, ourselves and Mayo the only counties left who'll stand up to them.

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/john-costello-mocks-suggestion-dublin-s-success-has-been-paid-for-1.3722302

How could he ignore the allegations that Dubs players are paid to play ?

That silly allegation was even repeated here.............

Rather than being annoyed he seems to be taking the p*ss..............