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You've hit the nail on the head here. No one would begrudge a few pints after a bad defeat, but a party bus the following day? Doesn't convey the impression of an elite team, and it's not as if they've been living like monks since Christmas as I already outlined.
GallantJohnJoe (Cavan) - Posts: 329 - 11/07/2019 12:43:47 2209453 Link 0 |
These times it's far more difficult for a player to have a pint. Once they are spotted, someone has the phone out and next thing you know there's a headline in the paper "GAA star enjoys boozy night out in build up to match"! Remember Lee Keegan's interview a few weeks ago. Douglas_44 (Roscommon) - Posts: 225 - 11/07/2019 12:45:07 2209455 Link 0 |
AFAIK, the Dubs footballers have no drink ban as such. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13692 - 11/07/2019 12:55:22 2209467 Link 3 |
Ive said it before on here, The Dublin football squad manage themselves. There is no ban on drink. They can drink whenever they want and as much as they want to. They do however, know that if they over-do it, it harms their chances of playing, and when I say harms their chances, I don't mean management will be looking and will punish them if theyre caught drinking, what I mean is competition for places is so tough that if youre off it, even 1%, someone will come and take your spot and in such a fruitful time, when Dublin are so successful, every player on the panel or sniffing around the panel wants to stay there, or force their way in especially as one All Ireland turned to back to back All Irelands, back to back All Irelands turned to three in a row, Three to four, and now four to potentially 5. So while there isn't an active drink ban, and they are allowed to live their lives as they wish to, they generally don't drink or at least very seldom drink especially in championship mode. waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 11/07/2019 13:59:37 2209502 Link 3 |
Lads clutching at straws here. Drink isn't the reason for Cavan's poor performances . Tyrone lads could of went on a day session the friday night and partied the night away in Sallys before turning up for the Cavan game and still won. Mike_Clitoris69 (Cavan) - Posts: 230 - 11/07/2019 14:04:42 2209506 Link 0 |
Having drinks the night after a match isn't a big issue. Laois hurlers would have celebrated after beating Westmeath. The problem is when players go on 2 or 3 day benders. Often there can be recreational drugs involved too. This will severly hamper your performance. But having a night out is a good thing and ideally during the league to keep morale high.
Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 11/07/2019 14:22:45 2209516 Link 4 |
Donegal teams during the McGuinness era would have had a good drink after Ulster finals and on the bus home after big games, but generally that was it, one night on it, not the mid season Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday clubs that would have been Donegals' downfall pre McGuinness. Its the same now with Bonner I believe, with players enjoying well deserved drinks after the Ulster final. As Bonner and McGuinness has pointed out in interviews, what the point in all this and the sacrifice players make if they cant enjoy themselves after a big win. Antifa (Donegal) - Posts: 143 - 11/07/2019 14:28:57 2209523 Link 0 |
This comes down to the Irish obsession of drinking and pub culture and the craic. The_Fridge (Tyrone) - Posts: 2087 - 11/07/2019 16:31:31 2209584 Link 0 |
The message coming through from this thread seems to be that players can't enjoy themselves unless they 'go on the lash' - strange neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 11/07/2019 19:20:28 2209637 Link 1 |
It might also have helped Eddie that Wexford had to recall Ned Colfer, due to injury to their regular corner back. Ned was once a great player but was then well past his best and Eddie had a field day. I remember the game well.
Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4285 - 11/07/2019 19:29:11 2209642 Link 0 |
That was a Good Cork team. It was felt they were unlucky the year before in 1969.The center back, Justin McCarthy broke his leg the week of 1969 All Ireland....willie Walsh played center back this depriving the attack of its leader. In 1970, Ned Colfer was a bit slow
Rockies (Cork) - Posts: 947 - 11/07/2019 22:26:14 2209729 Link 0 |
This current dublin team are the most boring sports team in living memory so that story is probably true alright.
Royal.Legend (Meath) - Posts: 664 - 11/07/2019 23:09:07 2209752 Link 1 |
Biggest tourist attraction in Dublin is the Guinness brewery. Mention hurling to an American and he will think you are referring to Curling. But ask what is Ireland famous for? Answer will be Guinness! Rockies (Cork) - Posts: 947 - 12/07/2019 10:40:37 2209846 Link 0 |
Another one for the list :The Dubs are boring. But they won't have space to inscribe that on the roll of honour.
avonali (Dublin) - Posts: 1974 - 12/07/2019 10:50:28 2209856 Link 2 |
Ha .. Youd kill to have a Meath team as good though. But there again when your most experienced player is out having a few pints in his local the night before a Leinster final, it probably explains some of the reason why there is such a huge gap between the teams and why Dublin continue to dominate, because Meath just don't have that elite mentality. waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 12/07/2019 10:53:33 2209860 Link 4 |
Ah that one has been doing the rounds since people started to sit up and take notice of this fine team. That saying springs to mind when these comments come up "people will see you walk on water & say its cos you can't swim".
Jackeen (Dublin) - Posts: 4097 - 12/07/2019 13:18:27 2209936 Link 2 |