Gael85 wrote: » Conroy actually destroyed Fitzsimmons. COS was switched and did alright. Our whole full back line was cleaned that day. Sure look Lee Keegan was destroyed by Michael Quinlivan in semi final last year. The best can have off days
MayoAreMagic wrote: » He, ahem, cleaned them by running to the wing on his own kickout and his hb and hf lines pulling back the field from them... Running away from your marking isn't going to cut it at fullback - your marker is the target... Re conroy, he won a massive amount of ball off him, won a lot of fouls too. If you cant see that stick to the cricket. Re blaming the forwards/midfield, can I blame the forwards for the o'sheas getting 'cleaned' at midfield too? Handy get out of jail card that one... Also, seeing as one player can apparently clean two out, maybe Conroy can claim O'Carroll's scalp too for good measure? Listen, he is a fine player in his own right, but he isn't a fullback. Less of the fanboy mentality please. You seem to want your players to be able to do literally anything, and anyone who disagrees is just jealous. Are you for real like?
Billy Mays wrote: » Genuine question, why do you feel the need to speak down to people on here?
MayoAreMagic wrote: » I wouldn't describe it as speaking down. I take issue with people trying to peddle biased BS as fair posting. For example the logic that because Cian O'Sullivan done well running to the wings for kickouts on a big man, he would be able to play full back on a big man... In fairness, how can you not but be dismissive of logic like that? Similarly, when most responses revolve around Lee Keegan or Mayo, how can I be anything but dismissive? I don't believe the poster actually believes that stuff themselves to be honest, and Id say you don't think they do either, which kind of undermines this talking down thing really. Surely Im just responding in kind? Maybe if people spoke honestly they wouldn't be getting dismissed in such a fashion...
MayoAreMagic wrote: » He won as much ball of o'sullivan as he did off Fitzsimons, underlined by McMahon coming on and picking him up subsequently... A serious obsession with keegan around here. Does that mean you accept o'sullivan cant play fullback?
MayoAreMagic wrote: » Agreed. He doesn't have the skillset for fullback. As for being the best half back in the game - well Dublin play him as a sweeper so it is hard to discern his abilities as a halfback. Id consider McCarthy a better halfback personally.
Godge wrote: » Did you ever see him play at full-back?
Bonniedog wrote: » Surprised not to see more Judes players being given a run. Their backs were quite impressive I thought in SFC. Does Howard play alongside Fenton in mf for Raheny?
gormdubhgorm wrote: » No conor talty plays in midfield with Fenton, Howard at 10 I am surprised as well about the lack of Judes players. At one stage I thought they might win the championship. Their midfield was good as well monster midfielders.
Billy Mays wrote: » Trust me, you are speaking down. Nothing wrong with disagreeing or being dismissive about anything, why the need to tell him to "stick to the cricket" though? I'd be interested to know what you mean by that by the way. You say you come into this thread for honest debate, yet your posts in this and other GAA threads are littered with condescension that I don't see from other posters. Listen, if posting in this manner on an internet forum makes you feel good about yourself knock yourself out, to other people you just come across as a d*ckhead. You can go ahead now and report me for calling you a d*ckhead.
DoctaDee wrote: Standouts for me would be Comerford in goal, that's a big recognition for a young fella - considering he hasn't quite nailed down the BK starting place, but absolutely huge potential. Niall Scully getting a run at HB
MayoAreMagic wrote: » Do people think that Dublin could maybe enter a second team into the league and championship? It would be interesting to see how that team that togged out yesterday would get on for example. With that many players in the county there must be a lot of guys who could make it but don't get the same chance they might get elsewhere.
Godge wrote: » Using the backdoor to start the old discussion about splitting Dublin, are we? Mayo's third team put up a bit of a show yesterday, do you think they could enter a second team into the league and championship?
DoctaDee wrote: » Any idea if Paddy O'Higgins is still tapping away with Raheny ?
MayoAreMagic wrote: » Playing a second team is not the same as splitting the county... Surely more guys getting exposed to intercounty football within a county is a good thing for that county? Re mayo, well no to be honest. We don't have the resources to do it, and we already enter the junior competition.
gormdubhgorm wrote: » If Dublin did split, the players from the so called weaker counties like Meath and Mayo might want to join it as it would not be THE main Dublin team per se. Plus they would have better structure and organisation then thier own county. Plus the rest of the country is left with the problem when both "Dublin" teams get to the All-Ireland final who will they want to win? If there is not a "split" guys who do not get the chance with main Dublin team should be "given" to the likes of Mayo and Meath to level it up a bit. Kind of like Declan Darcy going to Leitrim back in the 90s.
gormdubhgorm wrote: » Dublin already have a Fingal "development team" for the hurlers. I seriously doubt that the footballers need the same thing in Rugby/Soccer strongholds as the culchies would be up in arms as there would be even more Dublin teams that beat them and get all "the resources and money etc"
Godge wrote: Using the backdoor to start the old discussion about splitting Dublin, are we?
Stoner wrote: » Like the "genuine" question about how Dublin will be remembered in a few years a so that he could get his bit in about financial advantages again . I was thinking of going into Mayo GAA forum and asking "Genuine question, how do ye think this Mayo team will be remembered ?" I'll let the genuine posters answer and pop back in with an answer that won't sit well there. Not worth it for one though.
