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The Sunday Game Thread

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  • #152
    Amprodude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Amprodude


    lukin wrote: »
    I don't actually agree that it is a waste of money. Pairc Ui Chaoimh badly needed a re-vamp, it is an absolute kip. I hate going there.

    Agreed also. Something new was needed but some of the money spent on it should be going into developing underage structures and coaching.


  • #153
    rebel girl 15
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 15,247 Mod ✭✭✭✭rebel girl 15


    Mountainlad wrote: »
    How many pitches have they there? So it was private investment and never considered for Cork development teams?

    I don't know how Cork wouldn't go and use it, it has one stadium pitch with a stand, and three other pitches. Now the main pitch was overused for fixtures, and the pitch was very poor for a period of time, but its much better now from what I hear. Also have a an indoor and outdoor astroturf area
    MisterAnarchy wrote: »
    Its a great centre but woefully managed and losing alot of money over the last few years since Croke Park banned all "foreign" sports from officially using the club.

    http://www.independent.ie/regionals/corkman/news/foreign-games-ruled-out-of-mallow-gaa-complex-27087808.html

    That came out of the Irish rugby team using Nemo for training when their pitch was frozen - it was a centre of community for such a large town, with the rugby team and soccer teams using the astro turf for training, as well as Munster rugby and many other club soccer/rugby teams using it for training.


  • #154
    MisterAnarchy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,242 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


    rebel girl 15 wrote: »

    That came out of the Irish rugby team using Nemo for training when their pitch was frozen - it was a centre of community for such a large town, with the rugby team and soccer teams using the astro turf for training, as well as Munster rugby and many other club soccer/rugby teams using it for training.

    Its private 5 a side indoor soccer and 6 a side outdoor soccer on the 3g pitch that pays the bulk of the running costs in Mallow.

    Its a very large building with huge heating ,lighting and staffing costs,its often like a ghost building.


  • #155
    TCDStudent1
    Registered Users Posts: 3,019 ✭✭✭TCDStudent1


    Colm O'Rourke asked about the changes to Mayo and he goes on about the Kerry subs while the Mayo team appears on the screen. Bizarre! :confused:


  • #156
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,901 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    A lot of gaping holes in the crowd at Croke Park. Looks like a poor attendance.


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  • #157
    Dirty Dingus McGee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,631 ✭✭✭Dirty Dingus McGee


    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    A lot of gaping holes in the crowd at Croke Park. Looks like a poor attendance.

    I'd say there's around 45-50k which is a decent crowd.


  • #158
    aveytare
    Registered Users Posts: 364 ✭✭aveytare


    Just tuned in, who's that new guy on the panel?


  • #159
    TCDStudent1
    Registered Users Posts: 3,019 ✭✭✭TCDStudent1


    aveytare wrote: »
    Just tuned in, who's that new guy on the panel?

    Alan Mulholland. Galway manager until he stepped down a few days ago. Beaten by both Mayo & Kerry this year so makes sense to have him on.


  • #160
    Mountainlad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,851 ✭✭✭Mountainlad


    Tommy Carr is brutal


  • #161
    jojofizzio
    Registered Users Posts: 6,183 ✭✭✭jojofizzio


    Who's this Tony Makin' Tea that Joe Brolly speaks of??


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  • #162
    Diabhal Beag
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    Brolly sticking the boot into American Football and by God the man is spot on about that ****e. Some of those losers playing for the colleges won't be good enough for the Cincinnati Bengals FFS.


  • #163
    Dirty Dingus McGee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,631 ✭✭✭Dirty Dingus McGee


    Diabhal Beag wrote: »
    Brolly sticking the boot into American Football and by God the man is spot on about that ****e. Some of those losers playing for the colleges won't be good enough for the Cincinnati Bengals FFS.

    Aren't the Cincinatti Bengals quite a decent team now.


  • #164
    Say Your Number
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,780 Mod ✭✭✭✭Say Your Number


    Hysterical nonsense from Brolly


  • #165
    Mountainlad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,851 ✭✭✭Mountainlad


    Say Your Number wrote: »
    Hysterical nonsense from Brolly

    No way a bloody college football game should dictate a change of venue for one of the most important games of the year.


  • #166
    Dirty Dingus McGee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,631 ✭✭✭Dirty Dingus McGee


    Mountainlad wrote: »
    No way a bloody college football game should dictate a change of venue for one of the most important games of the year.

    This match was announced about a year ago.

    I'm all for the American Football match being played in Croke Park but the GAA probably shouldn't be arranging these events in the middle of the championship in case Croke Park is needed for a replay.The stadium director has far too much influence on the association in my opinion.


  • #167
    Mountainlad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,851 ✭✭✭Mountainlad


    Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »
    This match was announced about a year ago.

    I'm all for the American Football match being played in Croke Park but the GAA probably shouldn't be arranging these events in the middle of the championship in case Croke Park is needed for a replay.The stadium director has far too much influence on the association in my opinion.

    And that is the point. It can't be rearranged now, lads are travelling from America to be fair, but it's a joke it was organized for next weekend.

    Like the place isn't even used in October-December pretty much.


  • #168
    zetecescort
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,163 ✭✭✭zetecescort


    Mountainlad wrote: »
    Tommy Carr is brutal

    At least we were spared the bias of Martin Carney. Unbelievable how he gets to commentate on most Mayo games.


  • #169
    TCDStudent1
    Registered Users Posts: 3,019 ✭✭✭TCDStudent1


    Interestingly, there was a discussion on one of the threads here recently advocating that some of the AI series be played in venues outside croke park. A lot of people seemed to support it. Now, the situation has arisen, everybody seems unhappy with it!


  • #170
    Rightwing
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    There will def be a ticket shortage, and I the GG will favour Kerry.


  • #171
    P_1
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    Mountainlad wrote: »
    And that is the point. It can't be rearranged now, lads are travelling from America to be fair, but it's a joke it was organized for next weekend.

    Like the place isn't even used in October-December pretty much.

    Yeah but you won't get the yanks travelling then. One of the main reasons in having the matches at that time is because it coincides with a bank holiday over there. They can get away with having the NFL matches in London later on in the year because there's a market there for NFL matches, not so much for college matches.


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  • #172
    Mountainlad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,851 ✭✭✭Mountainlad


    P_1 wrote: »
    Yeah but you won't get the yanks travelling then. One of the main reasons in having the matches at that time is because it coincides with a bank holiday over there. They can get away with having the NFL matches in London later on in the year because there's a market there for NFL matches, not so much for college matches.

    F*ck them so


  • #173
    Realt Dearg Sec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,902 ✭✭✭✭Realt Dearg Sec


    Diabhal Beag wrote: »
    Brolly sticking the boot into American Football and by God the man is spot on about that ****e. Some of those losers playing for the colleges won't be good enough for the Cincinnati Bengals FFS.

    You're making a fool of yourself.


  • #174
    Diabhal Beag
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,238 ✭✭✭✭Diabhal Beag


    The truth can often be hard to hear (or read)


  • #175
    P_1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,681 ✭✭✭✭P_1


    Mountainlad wrote: »
    F*ck them so

    Charming.

    Well look at it this way. Dublin gets the benefit of a couple thousand yanks coming over for the weekend, spending money on food, drink and whatever you're else having yourself. Limerick gets the benefit of a couple of thousand Mayo and Kerry folk popping down for the match, spending money on food, drink and whatever else you're having yourself.

    Strikes me as pretty much a win/win but if you want to let some backwards parochial notion cloud your view on it then fire ahead.


  • #176
    Mountainlad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,851 ✭✭✭Mountainlad


    P_1 wrote: »
    Charming.

    Well look at it this way. Dublin gets the benefit of a couple thousand yanks coming over for the weekend, spending money on food, drink and whatever you're else having yourself. Limerick gets the benefit of a couple of thousand Mayo and Kerry folk popping down for the match, spending money on food, drink and whatever else you're having yourself.

    Strikes me as pretty much a win/win but if you want to let some backwards parochial notion cloud your view on it then fire ahead.

    Are americans actually travelling to Ireland to watch a game of American football?


  • #177
    P_1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,681 ✭✭✭✭P_1


    Mountainlad wrote: »
    Are americans actually travelling to Ireland to watch a game of American football?

    Yes quite a few I believe too


  • #178
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    TCDStudent1 wrote: »
    Interestingly, there was a discussion on one of the threads here recently advocating that some of the AI series be played in venues outside croke park. A lot of people seemed to support it. Now, the situation has arisen, everybody seems unhappy with it!

    It's only Dublin games people want to see outside Croke Park.


  • #179
    Fr Tod Umptious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,393 ✭✭✭✭Fr Tod Umptious


    zetecescort wrote: »
    At least we were spared the bias of Martin Carney. Unbelievable how he gets to commentate on most Mayo games.

    Tommy is very anti Kerry.

    He was gushing about Mayo from the first whistle to the last


  • #180
    Realt Dearg Sec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,902 ✭✭✭✭Realt Dearg Sec


    Diabhal Beag wrote: »
    The truth can often be hard to hear (or read)

    You clearly haven't a clue what you're talking about, so you should stop. If you don't understand why your insult levelled at the players doesn't make a lick of sense (and you don't) that's grand, but referring to your ignorance as "the truth" didn't make it any less embarrassing. It's not the Americans' fault that the GAA have, once again, made a fixtures balls up.


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  • #181
    TCDStudent1
    Registered Users Posts: 3,019 ✭✭✭TCDStudent1


    Just before the start of today's match, Marty Morrissey was asking questions like "Will Jason Ginbbons start midfield?" (He was already standing there for the throw in so why not just tell us!) and "Will Mayo employ a sweeper for James O'Donoghue?" (Why not tell us who was picking up O'Donoghue at the start? as it was off screen?!). I suspect he may have also told us that the teams were scoring in the opposite direction to which they were; I certainly expected the opposite way around from what he said but maybe I misheard him!


  • #182
    Mountainlad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,851 ✭✭✭Mountainlad


    TCDStudent1 wrote: »
    Just before the start of today's match, Marty Morrissey was asking questions like "Will Jason Ginbbons start midfield?" (He was already standing there for the throw in so why not just tell us!) and "Will Mayo employ a sweeper for James O'Donoghue?" (Why not tell us who was picking up O'Donoghue at the start? as it was off screen?!). I suspect he may have also told us that the teams were scoring in the opposite direction to which they were; I certainly expected the opposite way around from what he said but maybe I misheard him!

    He compared O Connor to Michael Flatley at one stage. How this guy is nearly top commentator for GAA in RTE I'll never know.


  • #183
    Rightwing
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,101 ✭✭✭Rightwing


    Mountainlad wrote: »
    He compared O Connor to Michael Flatley at one stage. How this guy is nearly top commentator for GAA in RTE I'll never know.

    If you want to know the answer:

    Rte have no standards across the board. They are good at 1 thing: inceasing the license fee.


  • #184
    dirkmeister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,664 ✭✭✭dirkmeister


    "Donncha Walsh,working hard as always is his middle name"

    Marty Morrissey


  • #185
    Dirty Dingus McGee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,631 ✭✭✭Dirty Dingus McGee


    Tommy Carr has to go after today.Quite honestly it was an embarassing listening to him today, there are surely better people than him out there to do co - commentary.


  • #186
    Browney7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,100 ✭✭✭Browney7


    Nice intro to tonights show in fairness


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  • #187
    nice_guy80
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,722 ✭✭✭nice_guy80


    The highlights of the game were over in 15 mins. wtf?


  • #188
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,338 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    Did anyone hear someone taking as the show came back on ?


  • #189
    Borders no.2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭Borders no.2


    Does Cillian O'Connor know someone in RTE. Good player and made some important contributions today but its getting beyond a laugh at this stage.


  • #190
    aveytare
    Registered Users Posts: 364 ✭✭aveytare


    Borders no.2 wrote: »
    Does Cillian O'Connor know someone in RTE. Good player and made some important contributions today but its getting beyond a laugh at this stage.

    Thought he had an excellent game today.


  • #191
    Rebel1977
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 802 ✭✭✭Rebel1977


    Borders no.2 wrote: »
    Does Cillian O'Connor know someone in RTE. Good player and made some important contributions today but its getting beyond a laugh at this stage.

    He was outstanding today totally deserved MOM award


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  • #192
    Dirty Dingus McGee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,631 ✭✭✭Dirty Dingus McGee


    On the Galway v Monaghan Ladies Football highlights.

    "Monaghan missed a controversial penalty"

    But for some unknown reason RTE decide that a missed penalty isn't worth showing in a highlight piece.You couldn't make it up.


  • #193
    Amprodude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Amprodude


    Borders no.2 wrote: »
    Does Cillian O'Connor know someone in RTE. Good player and made some important contributions today but its getting beyond a laugh at this stage.

    he was the best player on the pitch.


  • #194
    dirkmeister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,664 ✭✭✭dirkmeister


    They must have recorded the Kilkenny Galway camogie on a fisher price camera,terrible quality.


  • #195
    JONJO THE MISER
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 12,333 ✭✭✭✭JONJO THE MISER


    Very ignorant and incorrect tweet was read out on air, the tweet said would the NFL move the superbowl for a GAA match, first of all next weeks match has nothing to do with the NFL its the NCAAF, maybe RTE and your man who send the tweet in should do some research before making such stupid incorrect comments.


  • #196
    Dirty Dingus McGee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,631 ✭✭✭Dirty Dingus McGee


    Are you allowed to handpass the ball into the net in camogie?

    Also would the Camogie association not be far better served letting TG4 have the rights to their matches.Ladies football is on a lot on TG4 and they give it good coverage but RTE give camogie no coverage and only broadcast one game per year live which is very bad from in my opinion.

    I can't understand why the camogie association would put up with this.


  • #197
    Dirty Dingus McGee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,631 ✭✭✭Dirty Dingus McGee


    The pitch in Limerick didn't look great.Hopefully it's in better shape for Saturdays match.


  • #198
    Borders no.2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭Borders no.2


    Amprodude wrote: »
    he was the best player on the pitch.

    Didn't think so myself especially in the first half but seem to be in the minority on that one so fair enough.


  • #199
    Nib
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,088 ✭✭✭Nib


    Rebel1977 wrote: »
    He was outstanding today totally deserved MOM award
    Colm Boyle was the best player on the pitch.


  • #200
    TCDStudent1
    Registered Users Posts: 3,019 ✭✭✭TCDStudent1


    Nib wrote: »
    Colm Boyle was the best player on the pitch.


    He played well but made some unforced errors (like the one that let James O'Donoghue in for a goal chance) to be considered MOTM. Also Kerry 1/2 forward line did lots of damage in 1st half.


  • #201
    Amprodude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Amprodude


    Eamonn o Hara speaks the most on the Panel and acts as if hes the real expect. What did he win again playing football? Hes all talk but didnt do much in his playing career.


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