Football Championship Thread 2013

DDC1990

There's nowhere to discuss the Championship in general and maybe the games without the interest to have a thread of their own.

Cavan playing very well to start the year off. Lovely foot passing, nice scores and tough tight defence.

Really enjoying the game I have to say.

Armagh need to sort themselves out. Some seriously aimless play.Bringing on a clearly unfit Brendan Donaghy proves how desperate they are.

Kinder Bueno

Sad to see the once great Armagh so poor. They are rudderless in the forwards when Jamie Clarke is tied up. Their midfield is non existent. This is not a good Cavan side either.

kingshankly

If there's ever a one man team it's armagh totally reliant on Jamie Clarke (louth and paddy Keenan also spring to mind)

liam12989

anyone able to PM me a link (outside ROI/IRL) for the gaa matches today

Kinder Bueno

Awful, awful refereeing! What the hell is he at blowing for a free with Clarke through on goal?

DDC1990

Martin Dunne looks a great young player. Started out really poorly, but got a few scores and looks a really skillful player.

Deegan is doing well. Should have sent Jamie Clarke and the Cavan Number 8 off for punching though.

EDIT: Just as I say that he blows up Jamie Clarke after he gets the goal!

Armagh coming back into it.

copacetic

Kinder Bueno wrote: »

Awful, awful refereeing! What the hell is he at blowing for a free with Clarke through on goal?

He was a bit unlucky, he was dragged back, he blew whistle then he went on but Cavan had stopped a little anyway then.

It may get them going either way..

Oasis_Dublin

Woeful decision not to award the goal there

DDC1990

No it was a good descision not to award the goal.

The mistake was blowing the whistle.

You can't whistle up and then give the goal.

Cavan defenders eased up a bit after hearing the whistle. He might well have scored but you can't be sure.

Oasis_Dublin

I don't think they did ease up. It happened so quickly. I agree the mistake was in the whistling.

Shooting has been pretty poor in this game so far.

klairondavis

Eugene Keating is playing well but that's the second good goal chance that he's spurned. Cavan should be out of sight here.

DDC1990

Cavan doing their best to throw it away.

Deflected in!

Kinder Bueno

Good finish there. Only 1 in it now. Cavan capitulating.

aidan24326

Terrible defending from Cavan there. Soft goal.

Lapin

Kinder Bueno wrote: »

Awful, awful refereeing! What the hell is he at blowing for a free with Clarke through on goal?

This is a ridiculous situation that the GAA need to address.

Whats their problem with introducing an advantage rule?

Time and time again we see players score perfect goals only to have them disallowed and because the oppising team fouled them. It penalises the scoring team to have it called back for a free.

Surely the fact that the ball was netted while the scorer was being fouled makes the goal even better. It should only be called back for a free if the player being fouled misses the goal as happens in rugby.

klairondavis

Great response from the Cavanmen.

DDC1990

Great character from Cavan to get back on top. They were being hammered, and I thought the goal would kill them off, but back they fought. Hope they hold on. They've played most of the football.

Say Your Number

Good response by Cavan

DDC1990

Great exciting start to the championship.

Jack Brady on.

Kinder Bueno

Lapin wrote: »

This is a ridiculous situation that the GAA need to address.

Whats their problem with introducing an advantage rule?

Time and time again we see players score perfect goals only to have them disallowed and because the oppising team fouled them. It penalises the scoring team to have it called back for a free.

Surely the fact that the ball was netted while the scorer was being fouled makes the goal even better. It should only be called back for a free if the player being fouled misses the goal as happens in rugby.

As far as I'm aware there is an advantage rule but it's not much use if the referee hasn't got the foresight to be able to implement it. To many referees are too whistle happy. That decision will likely cost Armagh this game.

68Murph68

Lapin wrote: »

This is a ridiculous situation that the GAA need to address.

Whats their problem with introducing an advantage rule?

Time and time again we see players score perfect goals only to have them disallowed and because the oppising team fouled them. It penalises the scoring team to have it called back for a free.

Surely the fact that the ball was netted while the scorer was being fouled makes the goal even better. It should only be called back for a free if the player being fouled misses the goal as happens in rugby.

Advantage rule comes in from next January. Passed at Congress this year.

ADVANTAGE RULE
Amend Rules 4.36 and 5.35, Official Guide (Part II) 2012, Playing Rules of Football to read:
“When a foul is committed the referee may allow the play to continue if he considers it to be to the advantage of the offended team. He shall signal that advantage by raising an arm upright. If he deems no advantage to have occurred, he may subsequently award a free for that foul from where it occurred (except as provided
under Exceptions (v) and (vi) of Rule 2.2). The referee shall allow the advantage to run by maintaining his
arm in the upright position for up to five seconds after the initial foul or for less time if it becomes clear that
no advantage has accrued. He shall apply any relevant disciplinary action.”

This came about because of the work of the Football Review Committee.

Ironic note - the county that were most strongly opposed to the recommendations of the FRC proposals - Armagh. A number of Armagh folk spoke out opposing the FRC.

Pretty sure Grimley was one of the people giving out about the FRC. Think there were a fair few other Armagh lads opposed as well.

DDC1990

Givney gone.

2nd Yellow

Oasis_Dublin

68Murph68 wrote: »

Ironic note - the county that were most strongly opposed to the recommendations of the FRC proposals - Armagh. A number of Armagh folk spoke out opposing the FRC.

68Murph68

DDC1990 wrote: »

Great character from Cavan to get back on top. They were being hammered, and I thought the goal would kill them off, but back they fought. Hope they hold on. They've played most of the football.

Especially when you consider the age profile of the two teams. Cavan's oldest player was 27 and their 2nd oldest was 25.

Basically a team of lads between 21 and 24

Not a huge amount of intercounty experience in that Cavan team.

DDC1990

9 Points for Dunne. Excellent stuff. On his Debut.

Well done Cavan

Kinder Bueno

Not a bad debut from Martin Dunne, 8 points from play. :eek:

Poor enough game, hopefully the Connacht final will be a bit better. :pac:

Oasis_Dublin

Considering how Dunne started the game, with three or four wides, that was a great turn around from him. Was that Armagh playing badly, or is that the level they are at at the moment? Will they pose a threat in the qualifiers?

klairondavis

Enjoyable game. Cavan much the better team. Scoreline did not do justice to how much superior they were to Armagh.

Oasis_Dublin

Have Brolly and Spillane swapped places?!

DDC1990

To say Brolly dislikes Grimley is an understatement.

Lapin

68Murph68 wrote: »

Advantage rule comes in from next January.......

Thanks for that, I wasn't aware of it.