Hugely disappointed with game yesterday, fair play to Tyrone they dug it out, but appositely felt Dublin should have won that game, poor, poor decisions, sloppy lazy play, unforced errors, indiscipline, lack of a plan around the rules, poor defending and frankly the lack of anything beyond a one dimensional game plan. There is enough talent in that team to have one the game yesterday and Dublin certainly had the opportunity and didn't take it. I can take a deafest when the better team won, but feel the hungrier and better organsied and more disciplined team won yesterday, feel we left it behind us - but that's on us, we didn't deserve it, it was a poor performance. Taking nothing away from Tyrone i dont think they were very good. Be a long winter in the Capital and alot of mulling being done i think by current and former players.
But look it was always a year of transition we've blooded a good few this year and feel important miles have gone on the clock of the likes of McGuinness, Breatnach, Clancy, POCB and a few others - that experience is vital, be another year or two before i feel we will be competing for Sam again - but we still have good players to be competitive. Doesnt look like thier is much coming through the age groups either, so we prob have reverted back to our mean really - after our once in a lifetime generation.
On Dessie, for me i think its time to go. He owes Dublin nothing 40 years of service, in one form or another and leaves as one of the most decorated managers in the history of Dublin GAA. Open disclosure though i have never been a fan of his as manager, i follow Dublin underage and the club scene and i have just never been a fan of how he sets up wis teams, very open and we will score more - Dublin underage were like that and so were his Na Finana team. A more pragmatic approach i think gets more over his stint with Dublin - also underage and Na Fianna. But look - two All Irelands is nothing to be sniffed at. Particularly 2023 and the last dance, was one of the sweetest of them all (though id put a lot of that down to Gilroys influence also). So Thanks Dessie great servant, but the time has come.
Where do we go from here, i guess we will be looking at the likes of Dec Darcy, Ger Brennen, Mick Bohan or maybe even Gilroy again. Left field pick would be Robbie Brennan maybe even Cluxton, doubt Jim Gavin would come back knowing him.
