Things that grind my gears

Buddy97mm

Ok not another thread about Dublin's unfair advantages, bad referees, off the ball incidents not seen, etc. but a couple of things over past weekends have really started to annoy:

1. The fact that we now regularly see teams in on goal handpass to a teammate who pretty much scoops/throws the ball into the net, clearly without any striking action, yet it is never penalised. The Kerry goal today was one of the few I've seen actually punched to the net, yet the scooping that normally occurrs is never even questioned.

2. The fact that if a kickout goes wrong or is lost, it is nearly always blamed on the goalkeeper. Today both David Clarke and Andy Colgan were criticised at length for their kickouts, yet what are they to do if the opposition shut down all options. Plus, given a lot of time is now spent on kickout tactics, frequently involving up to 3 or 4 players making various runs, if one of these outfield players doesn't do what they are supposed to do, and say the kickout into space, where this player is supposed to be, and then goes straight over the sideline, the keeper is again blamed. Today, the kickout is a key complex area, and for me the blaming of the keeper if it goes wrong is a huge over-simplification.

Pigeon Chaser

Fisted points in football. They are absolutely pathetic, and a total cop out. Similar to the OP's point. Scores should not be permitted by the hand.

Fr Tod Umptious

Pigeon Chaser wrote: »

Fisted points in football. They are absolutely pathetic, and a total cop out. Similar to the OP's point. Scores should not be permitted by the hand.

Totally and utterly disagree

They are the sign of smart play

I recall a Leinster game between Meath and Westmeath a few years back
Westmeath a point up in injury time.
Meath on the attack go for a goal when a fisted point was on to level the game and bringa replay/ET, ball is blocked or something, Westmeath race down the field and score a goal, game over.
The smart move would have been to take the fisted point

Moanghan v Kerry QF 2007, Kerry under the cosh all day, scores level very late, Marc O' Shea goes down the left wing, pops over a fisted point, puts a dagger in the Monaghan heart, game over.

Now there are times where I don't think t's a good option
Fergal Boland fisted over 2 in the first half of the league final when he should have gone for goal, but in tight games, as especially late on, they can be big turning points and potential match winners

gaffer91

Free- takers invariably bringing it an extra 5+ metres in when kicking from the hand. Makes a huge difference from tight angles.

Either enforce the place of the free strictly or make them kick it off the ground if they're going for a direct score.

puzl

Hurlers wearing the hips and elbows off anyone attempting to run the ball. How can you be attempting to play the ball when you barely reach the elbow of the hand holding the stick?

Fann Linn

Fans leaving their seats from the 29th minute on when when there are at least 6 mins left and normally 10. Sit the fcuk down clownheads.

Donnielighto

puzl wrote: »

Hurlers wearing the hips and elbows off anyone attempting to run the ball. How can you be attempting to play the ball when you barely reach the elbow of the hand holding the stick?

That's one I hadn't considered but would be easy to police.

Pigeon Chaser

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

Totally and utterly disagree

They are the sign of smart play

I recall a Leinster game between Meath and Westmeath a few years back
Westmeath a point up in injury time.
Meath on the attack go for a goal when a fisted point was on to level the game and bringa replay/ET, ball is blocked or something, Westmeath race down the field and score a goal, game over.
The smart move would have been to take the fisted point

Moanghan v Kerry QF 2007, Kerry under the cosh all day, scores level very late, Marc O' Shea goes down the left wing, pops over a fisted point, puts a dagger in the Monaghan heart, game over.

Now there are times where I don't think t's a good option
Fergal Boland fisted over 2 in the first half of the league final when he should have gone for goal, but in tight games, as especially late on, they can be big turning points and potential match winners

I don't see the skill in them though. I agree with your point under current rules they are frequently the sensible option. What "grinds my gears" is the fact they are permitted at all.

In a few years they will look as ludicrous as watching footage of hurling from back in the day with handpasses goals.

Poor_old_gill

Refs giving 2 yellow cards when there is clearly an instigator and a guy defending himself.

So many of the top forwards have fallen foul to this over the years as their man has just started a row off the ball- see Connolly, donaghy and loads more.

It seems to form about 70% of lee Keegan planning for when he is marking someone

Stoner

Poor_old_gill wrote:

Refs giving 2 yellow cards when there is clearly an instigator and a guy defending himself.

This.

Infernal Racket

gaffer91 wrote: »

Free- takers invariably bringing it an extra 5+ metres in when kicking from the hand. Makes a huge difference from tight angles.

Either enforce the place of the free strictly or make them kick it off the ground if they're going for a direct score.

Kicking from the hand should be done away with altogether in free taking. It was much more entertaining and skillful when the ball was placed

Water John

Weepsie, all 5 Kilkenny defenders picked up goalkeeper's hurleys for the Cork penalties, today.

beggars_bush

Water John wrote: »

Weepsie, all 5 Kilkenny defenders picked up goalkeeper's hurleys for the Cork penalties, today.

21m frees

Richard Hillman

Pointless off the ball barging

john9876

Gerry G wrote: »

Kicking from the hand should be done away with altogether in free taking. It was much more entertaining and skillful when the ball was placed

That's effort by David Clifford today was a bit tasty.

Happyilylost

Fair enough Clarkes options may of been shut down but I would guess keeping the kickouts away from David Moran might of been a sensible decision for him to take. I think that aspect would have to rest on the shoulders of David Clarke.

Road-Hog

Fann Linn wrote: »

Fans leaving their seats from the 29th minute on when when there are at least 6 mins left and normally 10. Sit the fcuk down clownheads.

Nice sight though when it’s cork fans leaving early after a Croke Park defeat.....it’s been happening very regularly this past couple of years.

Poor_old_gill

Fann Linn wrote: »

Fans leaving their seats from the 29th minute on when when there are at least 6 mins left and normally 10. Sit the fcuk down clownheads.

Or even worse- overexcited clowns who stand up everytime a player from their team gets within 45 yards of goal- meaning everyone has to stand up to see what is goin on.

Fcukers should be given a jab of a cattle prod

Stoner

Added this to the last one.

In the terraces, men with babies in those front pouch holders with a huge pair of county coloured ear defenders on the baby looking to get in the papers.

MayoAreMagic

Pushing and shoving on throw ins.
Punches disguised as grabbing a guys jersey.

Strumms

Gerry G wrote: »

Kicking from the hand should be done away with altogether in free taking. It was much more entertaining and skillful when the ball was placed

Disagree,

The main benefit is that it speeds up the game too. You don’t have players going through that proxy routine of spending 40 seconds to place the ball, step out the run up another 40, another few seconds gesturing to team mates when they have no intention of passing anyway. With placed balls as much as you admire the skill it’s 2-3 minutes out of the game with lads fuçking about.

threeball

1. Fisted scores: Atrocious to watch
2. Two yellows for every coming together regardless of who's to blame
3. Holding on to the ball after a free given, should be an automatic 30m advance
4. Systematic fouling
5. Lads getting flaked while solo running in hurling with no consequences.
6. Arseholes who have no problem smashing a hurl across an opponents hand
7. Eijits who run in from the subs bench and start digging their opponent
8. Stamping, raking, gouging and especially dropping in with the knees
9. The GAA top brass

Last Stop

Strumms wrote: »

Disagree,

The main benefit is that it speeds up the game too. You don’t have players going through that proxy routine of spending 40 seconds to place the ball, step out the run up another 40, another few seconds gesturing to team mates when they have no intention of passing anyway. With placed balls as much as you admire the skill it’s 2-3 minutes out of the game with lads fuçking about.

Make it like Oz Rules and the defending player stands where the free is given. The free taker can step back as far as he wants. Does it give the advantage to the defence? Potentially but it sure as hell beats the current system where a free is given on the edge of the D and the player is in front of the posts kicking it.

I also noticed this year in hurling that refs are getting really strict on players being back the required distance from the free taker. Unfortunate they are taking it way too far and forcing players back far more than the required 13m. I’d much prefer to see them focus on the opposition players running in the players line of vision, waving hurls, jumping and shouting. The rules state that opposition players must be static for frees

Happyilylost

Last Stop wrote:

Make it like Oz Rules and the defending player stands where the free is given. The free taker can step back as far as he wants. Does it give the advantage to the defence? Potentially but it sure as hell beats the current system where a free is given on the edge of the D and the player is in front of the posts kicking it.

Last Stop wrote:

I also noticed this year in hurling that refs are getting really strict on players being back the required distance from the free taker. Unfortunate they are taking it way too far and forcing players back far more than the required 13m. I’d much prefer to see them focus on the opposition players running in the players line of vision, waving hurls, jumping and shouting. The rules state that opposition players must be static for frees

Just do like the those foreign lads across the water and let the ref put some shaving foam on the ground. Player steps over it taking a free it's a hop ball. Should be easy in police in a similar way to the way side line kicks are now and that was enforced pretty seamlessly.

Last Stop

Happyilylost wrote: »

Just do like the those foreign lads across the water and let the ref put some shaving foam on the ground. Player steps over it taking a free it's a hop ball. Should be easy in police in a similar way to the way side line kicks are now and that was enforced pretty seamlessly.

Do you seriously believe that the GAA could admit that another sport (especially soccer) has solved has solved one of the games problems. Sure if that was the case we’d have a sin bin like in rugby, the clock stopping for injury time and 3 challenges on Hawkeye.

Joking aside, I think football is too quick for the foam. Even if it takes as little as a minute to disappear, there is the potential for a team to have 2 frees in roughly the same position in that time. Plus the fact that there are far more storable frees in football vs the odd one in soccer that you’d need a big can of foam

Comic Book Guy

An attacker soloing at speed but few opposition players each commit half fouls on him to stop his momentum. The attacker then slows or falls where he is immediately surrounded by 3 oposition players and ref gives a free against him.

Powerhouse

Last Stop wrote: »

Do you seriously believe that the GAA could admit that another sport (especially soccer) has solved has solved one of the games problems.

What about the red and yellow cards?

Happyilylost

Powerhouse wrote:

What about the red and yellow cards?

I've a feeling he was possibly joking. If that's still allowed. The "joking aside" part was a good clue.

megadodge

Gerry G wrote: »

Kicking from the hand should be done away with altogether in free taking. It was much more entertaining and skillful when the ball was placed

Brutal idea!

The game would be ridiculously slowed down. I have no idea how you would consider that "more entertaining".

Happyilylost

megadodge wrote:

The game would be ridiculously slowed down. I have no idea how you would consider that "more entertaining".

I'm not going to look it up so I'll just ask. Is it in the rulebook that a different amount of time can be given depending on the nature of the free? As in if a defender wins a free close to his own goal. Can't find an out. Twists and turns a few times suddenly the ref comes in and throws it up as he's taken too long.

Win a free shooting at the goals. Goalie comes sauntering up. Taps his ankles. Does forty seven somersaults then after a minute kicks the ball at goal. There is a fair disparity between the time offered both instances but yet the original decision ie. a free is the same.

Pogue eile

Happyilylost wrote: »

I've a feeling he was possibly joking. If that's still allowed. The "joking aside" part was a good clue.

I have a feeling you haven't read the posting rules for the GAA forum.
Powerhouse is allowed, no obliged, to disagree with everyone no matter how pedantic or factualy incorrect his argument may be!

thegills

Lads taking 10 steps when in on goal. Whatever happened to 4 steps?

Edgware

Fann Linn wrote: »

Fans leaving their seats from the 29th minute on when when there are at least 6 mins left and normally 10. Sit the fcuk down clownheads.

If you think it is bad at GAA games take a trip to the Aviva for a rugby match. FFS they spend more time drawing up trays of pints and going to the toilet than watching the match

Edgware

thegills wrote: »

Lads taking 10 steps when in on goal. Whatever happened to 4 steps?

So many referees ignore this especially in hurling and then it ends up Goal of the Year.

rpurfield

John Horan getting near a mic or a journalist's tape recorder (or whatever they use now).

ArielAtom

Listening to pundit trapse out the same lame cliches to dirty play, laying down a marker, not going to be turned over, not going to be bullied etc. It BS of the highest order and generally defending one of thier own.

Canyon86

I was at the hurling double header on sunday

I found it annoying when laois and tipp fans were arriving during the cork KK match,

they should wait for a break in play or half time,

caused chaos with fans looking for seats and seated fans trying to watch the game,

Coillte_Bhoy

Edgware wrote: »

If you think it is bad at GAA games take a trip to the Aviva for a rugby match. FFS they spend more time drawing up trays of pints and going to the toilet than watching the match

I like a pint and especially in the stadium before or at HT but this would drive me soft. I think the IRFU cant do anything until the catering/bar contracts are up. Hope it never comes into Croker. I go to a lot of Ireland games and you dont even notice the absence of drink, no issue at all

Poor_old_gill

ArielAtom wrote: »

Listening to pundit trapse out the same lame cliches to dirty play, laying down a marker, not going to be turned over, not going to be bullied etc. It BS of the highest order and generally defending one of thier own.

Lad hits other lad with sledgehammer in WWE style assault...

"They are showing that they are not going to be bullied this year"

If said team wins then all narratives will be about how they laid down a marker while if they lose then it will be about how they were out of control.

citykat

The 'music' in Croke park on matchday, deafening. What is the point of it? Is it supposed to add to the occasion? It has the opposite effect on me. As soon as tne minor was over on Sunday, the ape at the controls let rip on full volume. Disrespectful, arrogant, ignorant.

Bonniedog

citykat wrote: »

The 'music' in Croke park on matchday, deafening. What is the point of it? Is it supposed to add to the occasion? It has the opposite effect on me. As soon as tne minor was over on Sunday, the ape at the controls let rip on full volume. Disrespectful, arrogant, ignorant.

It is truly an abomination. If someone wants to listen to loud music then they can pop in their ear phones.

I suspect that it is a device to get people to go to the bars and concessions between games, and clear out quickly as soon as games are over. Even the celebrations at the end of finals are marred by this antisocial cr@p.


Who wants to hear a recording of The Rose of Mooncoin, or The Boys are Back in Town at the end of a match so they can't savour the occasion naturally?

beggars_bush

It is amazing how quickly croke park clears put after a final
Have they all a train to catch?
The majority of people at an AI final aren't from the two counties playing

TCDStudent1

Bonniedog wrote: »

It is truly an abomination. If someone wants to listen to loud music then they can pop in their ear phones.

I suspect that it is a device to get people to go to the bars and concessions between games, and clear out quickly as soon as games are over. Even the celebrations at the end of finals are marred by this antisocial cr@p.


Who wants to hear a recording of The Rose of Mooncoin, or The Boys are Back in Town at the end of a match so they can't savour the occasion naturally?

When Limerick won the AI, I loved hearing the cranberries being belted out. I felt that added to the occasion in that instance.

StupidLikeAFox

All these convoluted structures trying to appease everybody.

Keep it simple - Div 1 and Div 2 teams go to a senior all Ireland and Div 3 and Div 4 go into an intermediate all ireland. Both of these would have 4 seeded round robin groups of 4, with knockout after. Provincial championship to be run as a straight knockout alongside the all Ireland as a separate competition.

At the start of the year every team is involved in 3 competitions - league, province and the AI competition for their grade. Every team has something to play for and are guaranteed 3 championship games at a minimum and a shot at their provincial trophy too. Smaller teams have a shot at an all Ireland, but not in a scenario of "maybe if we get knocked out of the province then we might go to a secondary competition, unless we get to the provincial final" crap.

It would be a proper level playing field (none of the imbalance of a teams journey through a tough province or backdoor route) and teams could set out clear goals for the year, knowing exactly what they need to do and who they need to beat.

The current system is mad, imagine playing for a mid level team - at the start of the year you don't know whether you are preparing for 2 games, 5 games, 8 games in the upcoming season depending on how you do in the province, backdoor or super 8s

robertpatterson

Tickets for the all Ireland finals going to all the clubs around the country
They should go to the clubs in the counties that are represented that day, if Louth and Antrim were in an all Ireland final their clubs should get the tickets any remaining can be offered elsewhere

Bonniedog

TCDStudent1 wrote: »

When Limerick won the AI, I loved hearing the cranberries being belted out. I felt that added to the occasion in that instance.

As a Galway person, do you mean that in a masochistic way?

That would be understandable, I suppose

castletownman

"Shure lookit...." followed by the most bog-standard of analysis. Urusla Jacob is particularly fond of that phrase.

harpsman

Poor_old_gill wrote: »

Refs giving 2 yellow cards when there is clearly an instigator and a guy defending himself.

So many of the top forwards have fallen foul to this over the years as their man has just started a row off the ball- see Connolly, donaghy and loads more.

It seems to form about 70% of lee Keegan planning for when he is marking someone

These days its often the forward instigating it as a yellow card for his marker is alot more dangerous than one for himself.

Particularly if Cillian O Connor is involved:)

Tell me how

The length of time to get to take frees in the last few minutes.
Some players are guilty of this the whole time but if most leading teams get a free near the end, it completely kills the flow of the game.

Is particularly annoying if the player has exagerrated contact to win it, then claims to be injured, then it takes up to a minute to kick it.

Infuriating. Final thing to push me over the edge is injured player recovering rapidly to sprint 50 yards to cut down the kick out.

harpsman

The black card rule, or how the rule is worded and applied.

If you give someone a little nudge after passing the ball in the middle of the field you get a black card(like john heslins), yet attempt to decapitate someone running through on goal you get a yellow card.

One girl singing, unaccompanied, a slowed down version of the national anthem.
Very uninspiring

harpsman

Tell me how wrote: »

The length of time to get take trees in the last few minutes.
Some players are guilty of this the whole time but if most leading teams get a free near the end, it completely kills the flow of the game.

Is particularly annoying if the player has exagerrated contact to win it, then claims to be injured, then it takes up to a minute to kick it.

Infuriating. Final thing to push me over the edge is injured player recovering rapidly to sprint 50 yards to cut down the kick out.

Not to mention refs taking a minute to book a player,when said player is trying to waste time and pretending to be surprised just to waste a bit longer.

Just flash the card and write down the number. You dont have to give a long winded explanation of every card to show what a great ref you are.