CastingCouch wrote: » The commentator tries too hard with all his cliches. And Hayes came in last weekend when Mayo were ahead by 17 points saying "Well, Mayo are going to win this match."
platypus wrote: » Monaghan ..... have a bit to do imo to be considered significantly ahead of Meath, Kildare, Laois etc
Timmyctc wrote: » I dont think he actually says it was a bad challenge, but it makes ye wonder what he is complaining about alright.
Podgerz wrote: » What does Monaghan have to do...beat Meath TWICE in the League, beat All Ireland Champions that beat Laois and come Saturday I am sure we will hopefully take Tyrone that beat Kildare. Considerably worse than Meath...cop yourself on, you have no knowledge of football if you think that..
platypus wrote: » Not sure if you are on a wind up but I'll bite if you are. First of all, ulster teams beating other ulster teams tell nothing about the dominance or otherwise of the province. Lets look at their performances against other teams in qualifiers this year Armagh beat Wicklow and Leitrim, lost to Galway Antrim lost to Louth Derry beat Sligo Donegal beat Laois Cavan beat London Fermanagh beat Westmeath Tyrone beat Offaly, Kildare, Roscommon, Meath Tyrone had a very good result against Kildare, Fermanagh had a good result v Westmeath. Donegal and Tyrone both beat decent teams you would expect them to beat. Antrim lost a game you would expect them to, Armagh beat 2 Div 4 teams then lost a Galway team they probably should beat. I don't see the huge signs of ulster dominance from these results, and ulster teams had some poor results outside the province last year along with Donegal handing out some mailings within ulster.They are the strongest province imo, but Leinster is pretty competitive too . Take the top 2 out of both provinces and not much between next 4-5 teams from either province . Maybe Monaghan and Cavan will kick on and prove your point, they are having great seasons, but both have a bit to do imo to be considered significantly ahead of Meath, Kildare, Laois etc
Lemlin wrote: » IMO Ulster teams knocking each other out tells me that we easily could have had more than 4 in the quarters. Derry and Down would both be worth their place in the last 8. You talk about Meath, Kildare and Laois but sure who have they beaten this year in the qualifiers? Meath lost their first game. Kildare only beat Louth. Laois beat Carlow, Clare and Wexford. Hardly any world beaters. I wouldn't see Leinster as competitive at all. I attended the Leinster semis and final. Dublin walked their semi and, after 55 minutes had far too much for Meath.
Nialler15 wrote: » Neeson I dont know. Did you not think the referee gave Tyrone some extremely soft frees late on in scoring positions?
Nialler15 wrote: » More of this Ulster BS. Ulster football set the blueprint for the malaise that is in football today. Teams trying to play football are being stopped by cynical fouling introduced by Ulster teams and continued to this day by said teams IE Tyrone, Donegal, Cavan.....and now Kildare too. Mayo guilty of it too last year. The Dubs have changed from that to playing more attack minded football this year and hopefully themselves and Kerry can win out against the negative ****e we are being told is football.
Lemlin wrote: » You think cynical play was introduced by Ulster teams? The first cynical team I remember was Meath in the 90s but I'm sure there were others before. Don't believe all the crap Spillane spouts because he isn't happy that his beloved Kerry struggled in the 00s to beat Tyrone. I've heard people often say Spillane's Kerry were no angels. I'm not old enough to remember them play. I can see the irony though in Ciaran Whelan lecturing on cynical play in TSG. A man who didn't even make it past the throw in before he gave Crawford a dig one year.
Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: » Did anyone else hear Jim McGuinness's comments on the Sunday game tonight.I wonder has he given up the job with Celtic and considered a career in comedy , I nearly died laughing after that interview
curry-muff wrote: » Easily amused :rolleyes: It's a well known fact that our top players get targeted, Dublin went out to murder Lacey a few years back. Lacey, Mc Glynn, Mc Hugh and Mc Brearty get a particularly rough time from opposition players, most teams cant deal with their fitness levels so they go out to hurt them. It's not a Donegal against the world mentality either, it happens other teams too. Mind games maybe, but it still is a serious issue in football.
curry-muff wrote: » Easily amused :rolleyes:It's a well known fact that our top players get targeted, Dublin went out to murder Lacey a few years back. Lacey, Mc Glynn, Mc Hugh and Mc Brearty get a particularly rough time from opposition players, most teams cant deal with their fitness levels so they go out to hurt them. It's not a Donegal against the world mentality either, it happens other teams too. Mind games maybe, but it still is a serious issue in football.
yop wrote: » Jim Corr... is that you Jim Murder... its not tiddly winks, in fairness Donegal lads complaining about hard tactics.....
Podgerz wrote: » Was reading the Sunday World today ( I swear I didnt buy it) and Spillane was taking about how much he loved the Monaghan v Donegal game. He likes defensive football, but only when its played by teams that have the ability to execute it. i.e NOT Laois, Antrim etc who reduce the game to sh1te.
Timmyctc wrote: » Was it not you in here yday saying the draw was fixed to give Mayo the hardest match or something Jim ? :P
Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: » But Donegal are the masters at this kind of cynical fouling slowing up the game and taking out players.Live by the sword die by the sword I don't have an ounce of sympathy for Donegal in this instance.
SM746 wrote: » Maybe your correct but can you answer me one thing? when is last time a Dgl player concussed a fellow player or put a player in hospital from actions on a gaelic pitch?
