Lol Michael Casey and dowling certs to start. Did Dave Dempsey egg your house or something in caherdavin?
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I laughed at that one myself. How is Dowling a certain starter FFS?
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Heās been average at best for 3 years now and isnāt even playing that well for a totally club team in nap.
Yes. Casey started last year and performed well. He is excellent and in possession of the jersey, expect him to start again. Dowling one of our better players and better performers over the last few years. Thatās a fact whether you want to scoff at it or not. David Dempsey is a brilliant hurler and will start in future, not a cert this year for me considering competition at half forward, he could well force his way in though.
You said earlier was a cert to start. There is very good options in the corner and nobody is nailed on. Dowling has been nothing short of atrocious the last three seasons for limerick. Heās slow and one sided and has appeared to lose his knack for goals. With gillane and ronan lynch both very good free taking options dowling will be under massive pressure to keep his place. As for William o o d. A likeable player with a good bit about him but I think is heavy weather club hurling really suits him. I wouldnāt mind seeing him at 11 but think thereās a good few ahead of him at midfield.
Two reasons . Frees and nothing demonstrably better .
Canāt really take any of your criticism about Dowling seriously given your support of Hannon in recent years. Now youāre advocating Lynch? Sure weāll see with the rest.
Hannon was probbaly our best player last year you dimwit
Dowling will be thereabouts. Will OāDonoghue is a work in progress and would have been a fair asset in Nowlan Park last summer. Heāll only get better and will be close to a starting role as I think our options in midfield are far more limited than some think.
Ronan Lynch isnāt within an asses roar of senior inter-county at the moment.
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If you look at the midfield options over the past couple of years things arenāt great . James Ryanās best days are behind him , the 2 doon lads have not stepped up yet , Paul Browne has struggled .
It is time.
McNamara
Finn
English
Hickey
Byrnes
Hannon
Hegarty
OāDonovan
OāDonoghue
Dempsey
Lynch
Hayes
Casey
Dowling
Nash
(of the forwards only Casey is a specialist in position)
Cant fit in; Gillane, Casey, Mulcahy, Quaid, Ryan Simon, Ryan Malachy, Ryan JimBob, Browne,
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Dowling needs to go midfield, heāll flourish in the wide open spaces.
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I said recent years. Last year aside. Stop making a fool of yourself.
He did OK . He wasnāt really tested TBH . Both teams Lk played dropped forwards deep .
They should tie a snackbox on a string and attach it to his helmet, heāll run all day out there
Very harsh mate, its just a bit of padding for the winter, heāll be bouncing come the Spring. Imagine the untold damage he could do in the wide open spaces of midfield, where he could really open his legs and show his class.
Be interesting to see how Gillane gets on against the better teams in the League. No denying he was better than the likes of Nash & Morrissey for the 21s, and is excellent at club level.
Yeāve got no imagination lads, Byrnes has all the attributes to be an excellent midfielder. Heās a very talented player and would be well able for it. Thereās at least two elements to his game that hold him back from being a top wing-back.
Iām a firm firm believer that the half-back line should be set up to feed your inside forwards quality ball.
He played midfield in fitzgibbon didnāt he?
Set up your half back line to deliver ball eh? Byrnes hickey and condon it is.
If you think diarmuid Byrnes can play midfield at intercounty level I feel sorry for you ffs. Heād have both hamstrings torn before April.
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