That may be true, but the last squad had players from Everton, Burnley x 3, Brighton, Wolves, Fulham from the PL along with Boro, Sheff Utd x 2, Derby in the top 6 of the c'ship. It's not exactly the Dog & Duck standard that we've been lead to believe.
But really, I want to see a team that's properly prepared and wants to play progressive football. That means a manager and coaching staff that works on the training ground on stuff other than 'shape', is prepared to play to feet and trust their players can do things other than hit the channels, as well as a coaching staff that scouts their opponents so that his own team know what to expect and how to deal with it. That Liam Mackey story about finding his way to a room beside the Irish dressing room in Lisbon and hearing McCarthy telling them 'Watch out for their no. 10' (Rui bloody Costa) being the extent of the opposition analysis won't cut the mustard anymore.
It's embarrassing how badly the football team is prepared compared to the rugby one. The Dublin GAA team are more professional than them too.
