Dessie is wrapping it up this year anyway - speaking of benalmadena during Cheltenham some of his selections do have the feel of a drunk gambler but he doesnât have the pick of years past.
The final two years ago would have been a fitting time for Dessie and co to step away. Let the rebuild commence and give the new manager time to mould a new team.
Cluxton, great keeper and all, but he should have been dumped by now. Dessie was clearly afraid of making the big call there.
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Theyâve had a shit load of injuries to keepers though which is prob why Clucko came back in.
Also Louth are a much better team.
But donât for a second rule out tradition. Tradition matters for a reason.
So far we have had a major shock in Leinster and came incredibly close to one in Munster. There have been hugely enjoyable games in all provinces, shaping up to be a cracker of a championship.
I know some traditionalists miss the endless handpassing, pointless hard man acts before throw-in, the schmoozle as players leave the field at halftime, the throwing yourself to the ground feigning injury, but to be fair to the hurling championship they gave us all of that just this weekend. The face guard probably means we wonât get the full house of former Ulster championship specialities from the hurlers, but you never know.
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Does the stock of the two meath coaches they fucked off rise or fall after that 
can they claim that as a victory or does it show they were at nothing
He should have jacked it the day he won it. But does he have an actual job?
The really positive thing about New Gaelic football is the absence of goals.
As Christy Ring didnât say, it would be great if Gaelic football was purely a game of points.
The new rules are going a long way towards that, with just three goals in the four matches this weekend, and two of those palmed.
Perhaps itâs time to ban the kicked goal altogether in favour of palmed goals only.
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Louth beat Meath in a promotion-relegation decider just a few weeks ago. Assuming Sam Mulroy is fully fit theyâll have a right chance.
I reckon Louth have beaten Meath in 3 of their last 4 meetings. The winning margin in the 4 quarter finals and 2 semi finals in Leinster this year has been an average of 4 points, itâs just too tight a province to be calling any of the games and the final will be the same.
Will the Leinster final draw a crowd? Both sides fans will expect a win
45-50k Iâd say.
Itâll be another demonstration of how provincial titles matter and how their downgrading is insanity if even a neutered Leinster final which has sod all real effect on the wider championship chances of either team draws that sort of a crowd.
If it was on the last Sunday in July under the 2001-2017 system it would draw 70k.
Very disappointing crowd in Tullamore yesterday, a really poor showing from Kildare especially. But given how the game went, maybe the fans knew.
I reckon Louth and Meath will go ballistic over the next 2 weeks. Expect it to break 50K.
The Kickout battle yesterday was incredible. The fetch is back but so too is the art of the break. Itâs absolutely beautiful to watch. If youâve fielders great, but even if you donât you can break and win the breakdown contest. Itâs such an incredible improvement to that shit we were watching where a keeper had a ball on a tee and dinked it a few yards to a corner back.
I still canât understand why they needed the tee.
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Fellows unable to kick the ball with any distance or accuracy off the floor. Looks like something Tommy Lyons & Cluxton cooked up.
It is considerably easier on the body using a tee. Agree completely that it is great to have the aerial duals and the battle for breaking ball back.
Delighted to have called Coach Brennan as the man to revive Meathâs fortunes as far back as Spring 2022.
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Thanks Robbie
Robbie Brennan has a face Iâd like to smack. It screams âgobshite failing business owner running as a gobshite right wing independent candidate screaming empty but seductive slogans to simpletonsâ.