"Trigger" McAteer getting decked by Stephen Cluxton at charity soccer game in Santry

Samba wrote: »

Drawing a comparison between verbal abuse and physical assault and questioning which one is worse?

Clearly you're failing to understand the responsibility professional athletes have and why, think about it for a moment before your next reply.

By your logic, it's not o.k to floor someone in everyday society, but it's o.k so long as it's on a field and a sport is being played?

That's twisted.

He's an amateur.

As for the part in bold, the answer is not necessarily, but sometimes.

I'm not against the odd punch being thrown in competitive football, as long as it doesn't dominate the sport, but getting into a fight at a charity event is not on. They both acted like tools of the highest order from what I can tell.

keane2097 wrote: »

As for the part in bold, the answer is not necessarily, but sometimes.

If anything, I'd say punching somebody during a game should be LESS acceptable than punching them in every day society.

If I'm walking home after being in the pub and some clown hits me a shoulder and calls we a wanker, I'd feel far more justified in decking him there than if he did that to me during a match.

That's where I do sympatise with some of the "typical bogball" posters in this thread. In GAA, being a tramp is not only acceptable, its usually encouraged.

keane2097 wrote: »

That's an exceptionally ignorant statement, particularly on an island where bigotry and sectarianism is an absolute scourge on the game of soccer.

ably demonstrated by NI fans after the recent game v Scotland in Landsdowne Road and which I'd be pretty sure will repeat itself in the ROI v NI game in May. I actually doubt very much I'll take my 2 kids to that game for that very reason.

That picture has made my week to be honest. Gave up watching soccer a while back due to the absolutely ridiculous amount of dramatic rolling around the ground a huge number of the players engage in for no reason at all. It makes the game unwatchable for me.

While it's a pity it happened in a charity game to see one of them laid out in such a fashion when he was probably expecting the typical chest out shouty handbags that goes on in premiership games is most definitely worthy of a tongue in cheek laugh.

Great shot too Paul.

stumpypeeps wrote: »

There is some serious animosity towards the GAA from a whole section of posters on this forum. As one of the things that define us as a nation I find that a little sad. It should be embraced.

The GAA only only defines some of the worst aspects of this nation and belongs to a bygone era. The smallmindedness of the GAA serves as a reminder of how backward this country once was. Rule 42 hasn't gone away you know...

keane2097 wrote: »

I find that bizarre tbh.

I'm not surprised, yours is a very common opinion, but like another poster said, why should one be any more acceptable than the other? FTR, I'm not saying either is ok.

The way I see it, sport is sport, ultimately it's only a game. If somebody shows you the same level of disrespect in your every day life why aren't you at least equally justified to respond similarly?

My point is, this kind of thing is praised in GAA but it would be condemned in other sports.

stumpypeeps wrote: »

Have you ever played, been to or watched a GAA match of either code? Just out of curiosity? I'd love to know where this hatred comes from. Its only a game you know.

And yet there's no shortage of people lining up to tell us it's what defines Ireland a country, and that you can't possibly be Irish and dislike the GAA.

Tallaght Saint wrote: »

How is this worse than Roy Keane going out to purposely injure Haaland them years ago? I say fair play to Cluxton.

Who said it was worse? Everyone condemned Keane for doing that bar the obvious simpletons. From the tone of your post it would seem you think Keane was wrong also, so why would you say "fair play to Cluxton". Odd logic.

TheBigLebowski wrote: »

The GAA only only defines some of the worst aspects of this nation and belongs to a bygone era. The smallmindedness of the GAA serves as a reminder of how backward this country once was. Rule 42 hasn't gone away you know...

England v. Ireland at Croke Park in a rugby match with the anthems and teams respected to the hilt ringing any bells?

Also saw in the paper that the Queen is due to visit Croker too.

The community based setup of the GAA is also helping to integrate and bring together in a real sense lots of the different cultures and races that now populate this country.

Rowley Birkin QC wrote: »

England v. Ireland at Croke Park in a rugby match with the anthems and teams respected to the hilt ringing any bells?

You can't seriously try to take credit for that.

Het-Field wrote: »

I would advise you to dig out the YouTube video of the game.

If you take a look at the Macedonian player closest to the incident, you will notice that he is wearing the number 3 shirt. He is not the player that Triggs launches shimself into. The edited footage fails to show why Number 3 became so irate. His gripe aginst McAteer is fully evidenced in the you tube video, and suffice to say, it has nothing to do with Trigg's "kung fu fighting".

What?

I'm merely pointing out a much worse incident by a chavball player (if we're using colloquial names we might as well do it for both).

The difference is Cluxton didn't try to disguise his action, he was probably provoked more and his wasn't exactly life-threatening.