What was particularly noticeable in the Offaly game was the amount of ball our wing and corner forwards won. As the startedge heading towards goal acres of space was created as they drew the backs into them. Unfortunately we rarely had anyone running up the centre to take advantage of a pass that would have created the goal scoring chance
Have they brought the tackle bags back? They looked like a great job.
Wrong. I acknowledged that and as I said all last year, that role doesnât suit Dowling, although heâll still do a good job of it. That doesnât mean there is no place for him.
Next our forwards will be trucking it up to get go forward ball for the backs to hit wide from 80 yards.
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You no what you are your the na pairisgh equivalent of a little englander. Take off the blinkers for two fucking minutes. You want Ronan Lynch on the team, Dowling starring in a role that doesnât suit him. If the Dempseyâs have a sister youâd have her inside in goals.
âKnowâ, âNa Piarsaighâ, and yes they do.
Look kid, try not to throw your toys out of the pram when someone disagrees with you.
You threw the toys out of the Pram 3 months ago when I said one nap player was guaranteed a start and youâd all sorts of clowns saying thereâd be 5 or 6 staring. Iâll be proved right again and youâll be proved wrong.
There isnât a hope Dowling will start.
@anon32894817 is correct - there is no place for Dowling in the first 15 of Kielyâs mobile all action side. Best he can hope for is being sprung from the bench for the last 10mins of matches and standing at edge of the square.
As I said Dowling is actually a very good sub. Dowling has a good connection with terrace types too. He tends to lift the crowd more than most after a score. He lets everyone know in the stadium heâs scored. Similar to Maurice shanahan.
+1.
Fellas claiming heâll start are the same fellas roaring and shouting at games to âget it in earlyâ, and âone man, one ballâ
Old skool types.
At the moment Peter Casey is the only one you could say has a better than 50%chance of starting
In nearly 40 years going to games I donât think Iâve ever heard somebody shout âone man, one ballâ
Dowling mightnât start the first day but Kiely wonât make the same mistake twice
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There was a Limerick chap who I nearly always ended up next to on the terrace in the mid 00s who said it all game every gameâŚ
Dowling has to start. Itâs as simple as that.
So, what sort of a side are we looking at up in AntrimâŚ
Hennessy (can see him getting a start)
English, Richie (as above), Condon
Byrnes, Hannon, D Morrissey
Browne & Lynch
Malachy, Reidy, OâConnell
OâReilly, Flanagan, Graeme Mul
SubsâŚ
Quaid - centre back? 
Hickey
ALTC
Fanning.
Forgetting anyone else?
+1.
A sub at best.
Finn and Lyons will be missing as theyâre both part of the Shitgibbon Cup squad.
Daragh Fanning will be a starter/sub in the full-back line.
Shane Dowling is doing a cheltenham preview night back in Foynes.
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