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Tomsmith Intends To Retire From Intercounty Posting On Hoganstand - 6 Like(s)
Replying To tomsmith: "Tomsmith here
Boxty eater from County Leitrin
Lord Kilbracken from over beside you in Killygar used the word Odious in the House of Lords and it caused concern to the translators who did not understand his west Cavan country accent . But back to your suggestion about equal funding for all Counties I am sure Barney aye Barney Grant would not agree with you on that one" This routine is really tedious now, go out for a walk, take up a hobby, you'll feel much better for it.
dolfos (National) - 12/02/2025 12:53:41
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Allianz protest - 6 Like(s)
I hope they don't use Cisco for team meeting, Dell servers, Intel chips in any hardware, tear down every set of traffic lights using Siemens tech in the city.
They better not drink Coca Cola, Sprite, Fanta, Powerade, eat Nestle chocolate, wear Puma trainers, stay in an Air B&B, use Booking.com for their holidays or have a look at Trip advisor to see where to get a decent pint or a curry.
Or they could grow up and realise no one gives a monkeys about this virtue signaling guff.
dolfos (National) - 21/01/2026 12:36:57
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Atrocious Playing Conditions. - 4 Like(s)
Replying To Gaa Fan: "I watched a number of games which were played in Munster last Weekend. The playing conditions were atrocious.
Downpours and gale force winds. In Kerry I saw David Clifford unable to score a point from play. In another game I saw a player unable to kick the ball over from the 20 metre line. In the Cork hurling final it was difficult to make out the players at times.
It is obvious the County Boards have no respect for the players, or their safety, or for the supporters.
I commend the players for their behavior under such trying conditions.
Shame on the GAA." I agree, with the money in the GAA and county boards these days to think no one in charge has the foresight to put a roof over the West Coast from Oct to March is embarrassing.
dolfos (National) - 19/10/2022 11:40:20
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Non-Gaa Forum - 3 Like(s)
Replying To KillingFields: "usual nonsense about anthems, flags and all that rubbish. who really cares?" The people giving their opinions on it I suppose.
dolfos (National) - 24/03/2023 12:01:13
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Non-Gaa Forum - 3 Like(s)
I remember watching a minor final in Birmingham at Páirc na hÉireann a few years ago, a bloke getting the anthem up on You Tube on his phone and handing it over to yer man for him to hold it up to the microphone, it played a 20 sec ad at the start.
dolfos (National) - 28/07/2023 12:30:47
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GAA Nonsense - 3 Like(s)
Amateur Sport, actually any sport, should be a distraction from life, not someones entire life.
dolfos (National) - 25/08/2023 10:37:18
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Was McGuinness Right? - 3 Like(s)
Replying To tomsmith: "Tomsmith here
As a senior Hoganstand poster I feel that I am the correct type of person to pose the question was James Mc Guinness correct in how he answered a Journalist question after the Dublin Victory
James Mc Guinness was asked if Donegal can win an All Ireland with a Zoned defence or will the have to change . He replied we played the last 25 minutes Zonally I dont have an opinion YOU GUYS HAVE THE OPINIONS . Their is loads of opions out their ect ect .. He added I dont listen to them , most havent coached at inter County level , most havent stood on a side line , most havent won anything as a coach .. He ended by we will decide what is right and we wont be listening to anyone else ..
What do you think of James Mc Guinness reply was it ???" Time to retire this routine Tom, think up another character.
dolfos (National) - 27/01/2026 10:49:39
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Non-Gaa Forum - 3 Like(s)
I found it really hard to get excited about the build up or the game last night. The whole thing is such a long drawn out overbloated mess. Last night was a terrible game between 2 bang average teams, neither should be anywhere near a world cup, Denmark will surely dispatch of the Czechs easily next week, and then the Danes will get knocked out in the groups stages in the summer.
The whole thing has been destroyed by money, commercial deals and players that wouldn't run through a strong wind let alone a brick wall for their country anymore.
Roll on the championship.
dolfos (National) - 27/03/2026 09:35:05
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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Breffni40: "Every one of us has been referred to as "they" thousands of times. Yet now if you ask to be referred to as they its's woke madness? People have reasons to be uncomfortable being referred to as he or she and I personally don't understand why people would be so rude/cruel to insist on doing it. Trans people live a tough life by all accounts and metrics, I'm not here to add to their suffering. Some people revel in it.
There are different gender roles in many different cultures today and all through history. Each to their own. Trans rights are human rights." Fair enough but this thing of people adding he/him to their email signatures and some employers expecting everyone to do the same is a type of social engineering, although very slight.
More and more suppliers I deal with at work have started this, a bald fella with a beard having to add he/him to make a minuscule amount of people feel more comfortable is demeaning nonsense in my opinion.
dolfos (National) - 08/02/2023 11:31:51
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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Cockney_Cat: "Unless what?" Take a wild guess, see how you get on.
dolfos (National) - 06/01/2025 12:48:38
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Who Are Going To Be Euro 2024 Champions ? - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Galway9801: "That's not really a fair comparison though.
For example, if I as a galwayman hated the mayo county team, yet only followed mayo club football while ignoring my own counties club football, that would be a more accurate comparison. That's before we even get into the fact that alot of these ABEs who wave the tricolor hate the GAA, the Irish language, Irish music etc. and most other aspects of irish culture. It's all very silly tbh." None of it is a fair comparison, btw some massive generalisations being thrown around there about the ABE brigade .
I was born and bred in England, I thought Spain winning on Sunday was hilarious, the arrogance of the fans, pundits and press is hilarious, they are dumbfounded by the fact they don't win every game. When Iceland beat England in 2016, the Welsh national team jumped up and down, a fair few of whom were born in England, so do they all hate Welsh culture, language and Tom Jones?
Tying yourself up in knots to prove how morally superior you are because ain't worth the effort, it's just sport and a bit of banter.
dolfos (National) - 18/07/2024 09:41:40
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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Freethinker: "I understood that the basic tenet of Christianity was to "love thy neighbour as thyself ". Which was all well and good until money and power hijacked the whole thing. Religions have always been used as a tool and weapon of war." Religion has also been used as a tool of healthcare and education, gives comfort to people in times of deep despair, a sense of belonging, inspires great art, architecture and music.
I'm not denying it is also used for evil purposes, the same duality seems true of most things humans are connected to.
dolfos (National) - 23/09/2025 09:50:02
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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
25% of prisoners in Ireland are not from Ireland? Dear me, I used to dream of moving back to Ireland one day, but it's now just another globalist industrial estate that exits to squeeze the life out of the people trying to live a life in peace.
dolfos (National) - 24/04/2026 10:04:52
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2021 Congress - Ban On Joint Captains Receiving Trophy - 1 Like(s)
Who decided this needed raising?
Did someone from New York announce that if they saw one more presentation with two people lift a trophy they would burn down the clubhouse?
And then the clowns actually voted in favour of it.
Here's an idea, leave the bloody laws of the games alone for 20 years and concentrate on spreading the finances and marketing instead of this pedantic guff.
dolfos (National) - 27/02/2021 20:10:38
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To TheFlaker: "I have clearly touched a nerve here. Not trying to insult everyone and I am not claiming to have all the answers. But if there is a powerful god looking down on us he has created some mess." "The more you know, the more you know you don't know." Harry Stottle.
dolfos (National) - 03/12/2024 11:29:12
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To SaffronDon: "You might be getting a bit carried away with dressing up as Phil Mitchel for EastEnders being the same as a supporter buying a jersey or polo of their favourite team but whatever you need to tell yourself. Again if people use 'we' or 'us' maybe it's to do with the interest they show in whatever sport that may be. Just because you don't show the same interest in soccer doesn't mean everyone has to live like you. Thankfully everyone has a right to follow who they want and however dedicated they decide to be to that team.
I do agree that money is ruining the sport and measures to prevent footballing monopolies are filled with tiresome loopholes. I think VAR is becoming a joke of a law besides for offsides and goal line calls it causes too many unnecessary stops to a flowing game. But that aside it's still the most followed sport in the world so I'd say that speaks louder than your own personal opinion." I'll stay quiet, last thing you need on a messageboard is opinions.
dolfos (National) - 13/05/2024 09:38:15
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Are Most Sport Reporters Aligned To Non-GAA Games - 1 Like(s)
What?
dolfos (National) - 27/11/2023 15:29:42
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The Musings Of Tom Smith - 1 Like(s)
I believe that it would, or maybe something by Snow Patrol or perhaps Vertigo by U2?
dolfos (National) - 17/10/2023 13:14:20
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Lockjaw: "This is it. I see lots of football journalists clutching their pearls and almost chastising Newcastle fans for continuing to support their club. The Tory government bend over backwards to do business with Saudi Arabia. Aren't we all a small bit complicit in enabling the Saudi regime with our consumption of their oil?" Mental gymnastics at its finest from most people when it comes to football club ownership. Premier league clubs and a fair chunk of Championship clubs out side of maybe Luton, Brentford and Brighton are run by faceless corporate entities, who have no connection to the locales or communities that support them.
It will be a long time before clubs are owned by supporters or locals again, thank God they have the fit and proper persons test in place though otherwise West Ham could be owned by a family of porn barons.
dolfos (National) - 06/10/2023 10:51:28
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To WanPintWin: "Spain had 20 shots and 12 on target on Sunday. They created loads of chances. I couldn't care less about any of that other stuff you're talking about either, but I know a bloody good footballing team when I see one.
You mentioned earlier that they pass for the sake of it. They do anything but. They're always looking to play on the front foot. Pass the ball forward whenever there's a chance and have some really creative and skillful players. They pressure teams high up the pitch to win the ball back.
You're saying if the best player is a central midfielder, a defender or a goalkeeper, the team must be boring? It's not a celebrity contest. Germany in 2014 were a very good watch and their keeper was their best player. Great players are in all positions. Spain have plenty of quality all over the pitch.
There are plenty examples of boring teams who take possession football to the extreme and play a toothle brand of football. Spain definitely aren't one of them.
They put 5 past France in the nations league semi-final last year." "You're saying if the best player is a central midfielder, a defender or a goalkeeper, the team must be boring?"
I'm saying that when a defensive midfielder is consistently rated the best player in the world, it tells me that systems now trump individuals in the game.
dolfos (National) - 21/07/2026 12:45:38
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