Dublin GAA Discussion Thread - 2013

The Rooster · 26-04-2013 06:55AM

WayneMolloy wrote: »

Silly thing for Ger to say. Let the rest of the teams think Al is back training and chomping on the bit for a game.

Or could the management team be playing mind games? Strange for a well educated lad like Brennan to be contradicting the manager.

Cad e an sceal?

Brennan didn't contradict Gavin, it was the other way around.

Brennan said Alan might miss the rest of the season.

Gavin said he's hopeful that he'll be fit by the time we play in championship. Which probably means its no more than 50/50, and that he's no chance of playing in the first game as he'd have no match practice. Add in just one more setback with a couple more weeks of delay and suddenly he's out until the Leinster final or qualifiers, at which stage anyone would find it difficult to break into a team.

So I think the fact of the matter is he might miss the season, or he might be back in time for a Leinster semi/qualifier. Its one of those injuries that's hard to pinpoint an accurate return time.

WayneMolloy · 26-04-2013 09:28AM

Lets bury Tyrone at the weekend.

dcr22B · 26-04-2013 10:38AM

Appeal successful, Kevin O'Brien a free man.

Justin10 · 26-04-2013 10:39AM

Here is the link

Dubliner28 · 26-04-2013 11:01AM

Delighted that this alleged rumour is untrue.

Close the door and move on.

Neeson · 26-04-2013 11:18AM

It does say it was unproven from the evidence that was given. What was the evidence?

I'd doubt someone would make up that they were bitten either. What would be the point in that?

WayneMolloy · 26-04-2013 11:23AM

Neeson wrote: »

What would be the point in that?

Getting the media off of their back over their relegation.

Dubliner28 · 26-04-2013 11:28AM

WayneMolloy wrote: »

Getting the media off of their back over their relegation.

Surly that is not the chase. It does make a little sense to take the heat of their players for the poor league showing, put come on, thats slander of the highest order.

WayneMolloy · 26-04-2013 11:31AM

Dubliner28 wrote: »

Surly that is not the chase. It does make a little sense to take the heat of their players for the poor league showing, put come on, thats slander of the highest order.

Jimmy is losing matches, Jimmy is relegating teams....

sgarvan · 26-04-2013 12:24PM

I don't think that this will be the end of it either

bruschi · 26-04-2013 12:48PM

sgarvan wrote: »

I don't think that this will be the end of it either

I'd say it will. McBrearty wouldnt go to the hearing, and that was a major key part of the evidence. If he wasnt going to go, then there was unlikely to be any further ramifications from it.

premierstone · 26-04-2013 12:52PM

WayneMolloy wrote: »

Getting the media off of their back over their relegation.

Donegal management and players have shown some marvellous inititave and ability over the last 12 months but to know that they were going to be relegated at half time was quite a feat, that really is clutching at straws of the highest order.

Dubliner28 wrote: »

Delighted that this alleged rumour is untrue.

Close the door and move on.

one committee found him guilty another cleared him due to lack of evidence presented, how you have come to the conclusion that it is an untrue rumour is bizzare to say the least.

Very much doubt the door is closed, we will hear more on this I suspect.

premierstone · 26-04-2013 12:55PM

bruschi wrote: »

I'd say it will. McBrearty wouldnt go to the hearing, and that was a major key part of the evidence. If he wasnt going to go, then there was unlikely to be any further ramifications from it.

I would imagine McBrearty is as embarrassed about the whole thing as anyone and just wants to play football, it was a no win situation for him, and he probably has no idea who bit him*

* if he was bitten that is.

ThunbergsAreGo · 26-04-2013 12:56PM

premierstone wrote: »

Donegal management and players have shown some marvellous inititave and ability over the last 12 months but to know that they were going to be relegated at half time was quite a feat, that really is clutching at straws of the highest order.

one committee found him guilty another cleared him due to lack of evidence presented, how you have come to the conclusion that it is an untrue rumour is bizzare to say the least.

Very much doubt the door is closed, we will hear more on this I suspect.

People are saying it are untrue just like it MUST be true when a committee found him guilty

ThunbergsAreGo · 26-04-2013 01:01PM

premierstone wrote: »

I would imagine McBrearty is as embarrassed about the whole thing as anyone and just wants to play football, it was a no win situation for him, and he probably has no idea who bit him*

* if he was bitten that is.

IF he was forced into it, i do feel sorry for him in this

Justin10 · 26-04-2013 01:08PM

This case is done, and Donegal count board and the GAA should be ashamed.

Donegal County board for how they handled their own player, and accusing someone of an offence so serious with a picture of a mark??

The GAA for the statement they released, its as if they where saying ye he done it but cant prove it, should of been lack of evidence so he is innocent, instead of lack of evidence so we cant do him.

Justin10 · 26-04-2013 01:09PM

Anyways...... looking forward to the team tonight, be interesting see has anyone got into the starting 15 during the break.

sgarvan · 26-04-2013 02:23PM

bruschi wrote: »

I'd say it will. McBrearty wouldnt go to the hearing, and that was a major key part of the evidence. If he wasnt going to go, then there was unlikely to be any further ramifications from it.

When I say this may not be the end of it, I don't mean from a CHC point of view. I just have a feeling that as he still has not been declared innocent that a slander case may happen.

Could be totally wrong though

cat in the sack · 26-04-2013 03:36PM

yes the book should be threw at McBrearty and Donegals CO. Board

Dubliner28 · 26-04-2013 04:03PM

sgarvan wrote: »

When I say this may not be the end of it, I don't mean from a CHC point of view. I just have a feeling that as he still has not been declared innocent that a slander case may happen.

Could be totally wrong though

Hopefully not, O Brien does have a case doh. Hopefully this will be the end of it.

premierstone · 26-04-2013 04:10PM

cat in the sack wrote: »

yes the book should be threw at McBrearty and Donegals CO. Board

For what?? The committee did not rule it was a false allegation or anything of the sort, they decided there wasn't enough evidence available - two completely differrent things.

Justin10 · 26-04-2013 04:13PM

premierstone wrote: »

For what?? The committee did not rule it was a false allegation or anything of the sort, they decided there wasn't enough evidence available - two completely differrent things.

To bring a case you have to have a certain about of evidence, it seemed Donegal had a picture of a bruise.
That is not enough and if he did go legal route he probably would have a case.

premierstone · 26-04-2013 04:16PM

Rochey18 wrote: »

To bring a case you have to have a certain about of evidence, it seemed Donegal had a picture of a bruise.
That is not enough and if he did go legal route he probably would have a case.

It wasnt a court of law you do need a 'certain about of evidence'.

Donegal County Board never once mentioned O'Briens name to the press or in public, if he has a case its against the CCCC.

Justin10 · 26-04-2013 04:41PM

premierstone wrote: »

It wasnt a court of law you do need a 'certain about of evidence'.

Donegal County Board never once mentioned O'Briens name to the press or in public, if he has a case its against the CCCC.

I think it would come under the defamation of character, which is a very easy thing to get a prosecution under, but seriously this is a football forum.

RMDrive · 26-04-2013 04:55PM

Rochey18 wrote: »

I think it would come under the defamation of character, which is a very easy thing to get a prosecution under, but seriously this is a football forum.

I'd say the last thing any corner back would want is a case where details of his marking techniques would have to be laid bare.

corny · 26-04-2013 08:01PM

I'm glad this is over.

There always seemed a complete lack of evidence against him but if he did do it thats unfortunate.

Gael85 · 26-04-2013 10:58PM

Team for sunday is
Cluxton
O'Brien
Cooper
Daly
McCarthy
Brennan
McCaffrey
Mccauley
O'Sullivan
Flynn
Connolly
Cullen
Mannion
Andrews
Brogan

copacetic · 27-04-2013 09:54AM

Great to see O'Brien in the side. Hope he is not affected long term by the drawn out farce. The GAA and the media have a lot to answer for. Boards.ie didn't handle it at all well either.

Qwerty Dub · 28-04-2013 10:46AM

copacetic wrote: »

Great to see O'Brien in the side. Hope he is not affected long term by the drawn out farce. The GAA and the media have a lot to answer for. Boards.ie didn't handle it at all well either.

You can be sure it didn't effect Kevin O'Brien at all bar wasting a few hours of his life that he'll never get back at the appeal during the week.

The verdict was never in doubt. He knew it and the management knew it too. Thats why I would say that not only was he named in the team to start today but you can be sure he is listed there in the programme which waould have been submitted early in the week. Thats how confident they would have been. No panic there. Common sense prevailed, even if it took a while.

copacetic · 28-04-2013 11:34AM

I'd be concerned about it following him around, the GAA have a lot to answer for about how it was handled. Still implicating him in press allowing people with bias to paint a different story on his clearance, as per other shameful thread on it here on boards.

Anyway, hopefully it just makes the team stronger seeing how a teammate can be treated by his organisation..

Dublin GAA Discussion Thread - 2013

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