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Non-Gaa Forum - 4 Like(s)
Replying To BarneyGrant: "Seriously, do not insult my intelligence.
Níl aon Gaeltacht i Tír Eoghain. Fuair an teanga beo bás fadó. Tá gaeligoirí sa contae, mar aon le gach contae eile sa tír." Lol Barney, at what age did you decide you were more knowledgeable about everything? Nobody knows or cares about your intelligence but you seem to think we're all idiots about every topic
Breffni40 (National) - 25/04/2024 16:59:53
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Galway Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To 1shot: "Henry needs a win against Kilkenny" Henry doesn't need a win against Kilkenny (he done that 2 years ago at Salthill). Henry needs to make sure that Galway get out of Leinster and qualify for the AI Championship. Losing or drawing against Kilkenny on Sunday, will not decide that.
Cockney_Cat (National) - 25/04/2024 17:18:25
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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
Replying To BarneyGrant: "Seriously, do not insult my intelligence.
Níl aon Gaeltacht i Tír Eoghain. Fuair an teanga beo bás fadó. Tá gaeligoirí sa contae, mar aon le gach contae eile sa tír." I didn't say there were Gaeltachts there. Only that there were real native Irish speakers there who were brought up talking the language less than 100 years ago. Yes it died out, and yes there are attempts to revive it.
Viking66 (National) - 25/04/2024 18:40:11
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Galway Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To 1shot: "According to reports Kilkenny will be without some major players next weekend namely Eoin Coady(ankel), Adrain Mullen(Thigh) with Tj Reid and Eoin Murphy also picking up knocks........ opportunity surely for Galway with home advantage?" While we're mentioning TJ Reid, as far as I'm aware this is his 16th season at inter county.
Galway9801 (National) - 25/04/2024 19:05:49
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Galway Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Galway9801: "While we're mentioning TJ Reid, as far as I'm aware this is his 16th season at inter county. I have nothing but admiration for TJ......fantastic achievement and dedication to keep himself in such excellent consistently good condition.
Tony Brown, the "brick" Walsh and Big Dan all had long hurling spells with Waterford but I reckon TJ has the record.
katser (National) - 25/04/2024 22:21:35
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*** Championship 2024 Predictions - Weekend 4 *** - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Lockjaw: "Down v Armagh
Dublin v Offaly
Kildare v Louth
Donegal v Tyrone" Armagh 6pts
Dublin 12pts
Kildare 3pts
Donegal 4pts
katser (National) - 25/04/2024 18:10:43
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Cockney_Cat: "Henry doesn't need a win against Kilkenny (he done that 2 years ago at Salthill). Henry needs to make sure that Galway get out of Leinster and qualify for the AI Championship. Losing or drawing against Kilkenny on Sunday, will not decide that." Galway need to win Leinster and qualify directly for an All Ireland semi final. Kilkenny are going for five Leinsters in a row.
endgame (National) - 25/04/2024 18:20:19
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To SamandLiamSoon: "Sunday is unlikely to the day that tricked is pulled. Leinster final onwards I'd be more wary of opposition "team news" in the lead up to a match." Trick pulled? Wary of opposition team news's? Get a grip, it's 15 men against 15 men, if you can't handle that, then you're already at a disadvantage before you take the field. Hurling teams are probably named too early, often players with injuries need late fitness tests on the morning of the game. Besides, you often get the named 15 taking the field, but with players changing positions
Cockney_Cat (National) - 25/04/2024 19:02:37
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To 1shot: "Henry needs a win against Kilkenny" His main focus will be deciding on his best 15 for the rest of the championship and on the subs to replace them. Who will be at FB and CHB, for example, and how have the younger players developed. Both managers will learn from it, no doubt.
baire (National) - 25/04/2024 20:45:04
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Can Gaelic Football (Handball?) Be Saved? - 1 Like(s)
Replying To bdbuddah: "I'm trying to visualise this, maybe I've got it wrong but in practice I don't think we'd actually see much incidences of players being dragged to the ground if you allow tackling the man with one arm (omahant's half Aussie rules tackle)
It would be hard to actually put someone to ground this way I think (?), you'd usually need to use 2 arms to actually put someone to ground.
If when tackling with one arm if you followed by using a second arm to grab them (or forced them back with one arm over your leg) it would be a foul.
I think it would result in players trying to hold possession being pulled up more for over carrying and allow the tacklers to shepherd the player in possession away from the goals.
That's what's in my mind in saying I'd like a rule like this." Do some of you lads on here go for a heap of pints and then write down ideas?
TheFlaker (National) - 25/04/2024 20:58:16
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Oldtourman: "Be Careful of that. For years, I have seen Kilkenny give the impression that their Dressing Room is something like the Casualty Department in a Hospital, in the week before a game, only for them all to turn up on Sunday fit and raring to go" Name all them 'years' and the games?
Cockney_Cat (National) - 25/04/2024 21:03:19
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To galwayford: "very sad program on RTE last night. About the 1997, murder of Seán Brown, the chairman of Wolfe Tones GAC, of Bellaghy in Co. Down. By the LVF or UVF renegades. He was killed in retaliation for the killing of Policeman by the INLA. Serving members of the security services were involved in the killing and cover up." RTÉ come in for some criticism but they have to get praise for this programme on the cowardly murder of family man Sean Brown.
Saynothing (National) - 25/04/2024 21:29:21
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Cockney_Cat: "Trick pulled? Wary of opposition team news's? Get a grip, it's 15 men against 15 men, if you can't handle that, then you're already at a disadvantage before you take the field. Hurling teams are probably named too early, often players with injuries need late fitness tests on the morning of the game. Besides, you often get the named 15 taking the field, but with players changing positions" Grand lad. Modern day hurling is all about throwing 30 lads onto pitch and "letting them at it" with no regard for the opposition team and setup. I'm sure you're sharp wit during a match would be enthralling to lads around you.
SamandLiamSoon (National) - 25/04/2024 21:47:20
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Limerick Hurling thread 2024 - 1 Like(s)
David Reidy and Cathal O Neill were two of the top performers last week. Why would they be left out this week?
Peter Casey is not guaranteed to start next Sunday but if he does it is very unlikely to be at the expense of either of those two.
Westfester (National) - 25/04/2024 22:32:20
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Didn't hear about Tj
Gaaforlife2023 (National) - 25/04/2024 23:06:51
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Sunday Game - 1 Like(s)
Replying To CiarraiMick: "Fitzmaurice was in charge of Kerry for 6 years not 7 and he did manage an All Ireland when least expected.Kerry only lost 5 championship matches i/c of Kerry and 3 of those were tight games against Dublin .As Barney posted he also did great work with his school winning All Irelands no one expected.He was nt a bad manager and he is very knowledgeable." Knowkedgeable alright.
He gives analysis on the game he's watching rather than tell you what you've already seen on camera with a few clichés thrown in.
Seanfanbocht (National) - 26/04/2024 09:00:29
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Can Gaelic Football (Handball?) Be Saved? - 1 Like(s)
Replying To TheFlaker: "Do some of you lads on here go for a heap of pints and then write down ideas?" I'm not sure, I know where the lads are coming from. Do you not find it ridiculous how easy referees give frees nowadays?. Some of the frees given are terrible, as soon as there is any contact with the ball carrier immediately a free.
Looking back a few pages people here said we can't expect referees to use common sense to judge when the defender went too far in putting a tackle like they used to years ago and they can only go by what's in the rule book.
GreenMan1987 (National) - 26/04/2024 09:16:42
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Saynothing: "RTÉ come in for some criticism but they have to get praise for this programme on the cowardly murder of family man Sean Brown." I agree, an excellent programme. It made me very angry to see what that lovely family had to endure - all the state collusion and lies, similar to what is happening to the poor Palestinians at the moment.
baire (National) - 26/04/2024 09:18:20
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Can Gaelic Football (Handball?) Be Saved? - 1 Like(s)
Referees in football are far too fussy and continually blow up for the slightest of contact sometimes even penalising the attacking player who could break clear only to be blown up for a free in .. thus infuriating both players and supporters… Hurling referees seem to let a lot more physical contact go and those players have a weapon in their hands… GAA need to sort out this mess as regards the quality of referees
ForeverBlue2 (National) - 26/04/2024 10:07:59
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Can Gaelic Football (Handball?) Be Saved? - 1 Like(s)
Replying To bdbuddah: "At the moment in terms of game plans moving the ball directly has a big element of risk.
Playing a possession game has less risk as keeping possession is fairly easy.
If we put more risk into playing the possession game (increase chances for tackler to make turn overs) teams may be less inclined to play possession style and more inclined to play direct attacking football.
To play direct successfully you would need to leave players forward.
Regarding more stoppages, I don't necessarily think there would be more stoppages as it may help change the mindset towards moving the ball quicker.
Also remember the aim of this is just to put in writing the way years ago the referees used to referee the tackle." I think you're right there. Teams aren't inclined to take a risk in possession and hence play keep ball and often move the ball backwards.
I'd like to see a trial of 2 basketball rules in football. The over and back rule and a shot clock:
Over and Back: Once the ball is played beyond the 70 - the team in possession cannot retreat outside the 70 - this then allows the defending team to push up and makes keep ball more difficult.
A shot clock - once you enter the 70 the team has a maximum of 75 seconds to use possession.
The aim would be to balance the risk of moving the ball quickly down field and holding onto it to play a possession game.
brianb (National) - 26/04/2024 10:47:36
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