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The Sunday Game - Awful Coverage - 11 Like(s)
like the championship structure The Sunday Game has just become stale and outdated
Brolly wont offer any analysis outside of the the narrative he is always plugging in is newspaper articles...
Lets go through his analysis on last nights games....
Mayo v Roscommon - Dublin are great, what would dublin do, Hennelly is a bottler, nothing on Roscommon or how they won the game
Tyrone v Antrim - Dublin are great, what would dublin do. Then he had the cheek to criticize Tyrone for throwing bodies forward and leaving themselves too open at the back, he has been slating them for years for not doing this the massive hypocrite
Donegal v Fermanagh - Dublin are great, what would dublin do. Fermanagh horrible to watch, no shit sherlock
Kildare v Longford - Dublin are great, what would dublin do. Zero analysis or insight on the game of the weekend
Wmeath v Laois - Dublin are great, what would dublin do. Zero analysis
I must say i did laugh out loud when he mentioned Stevie Poachers 'Triple blastoff transition' though
Would much prefer to see proper analysis and discussion like the one you get on the Joe.ie hour with Parkinson and Cian Ward, that is excellent
Pullhard1985 (National) - 27/05/2019 12:14:23
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Mayo Upset At 7pm Throw In - 7 Like(s)
The Mayo crowd are forever crying foul and conspiracy.
No doubt the Dublin media orchestrated the fixture times lol.
Its luck of the draw, awkward venues and timings are all part and parcel of going the qualifer route, same for everyone.
Gives the 'greatest fans in the world' something to be complaining about sure.
Pullhard1985 (National) - 13/06/2019 10:26:20
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Mayo V Galway - 6 Like(s)
You would never know there are 7 other teams playing this weekend, its wall to wall mayo coverage everywhere you look. Its getting a bit tiresome this whole Mayo psychodrama....whinging about Fitzmaurice, venues, throw-in times, injuries
You would swear they are the only team afflicted by injuries. Galway seem to be far worse affected by injuries to key players but we dont know about that because they didnt feel the need to issue a press release informing everyone of their injuries
The nature of Galways second half collapse in the connaught final was galling and demoralizing, barely got out of their half, seems like Walsh at the end of the road there
I do think Mayo will win this weekend though and the circus will roll on.
Pullhard1985 (National) - 03/07/2019 11:40:02
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Leitrim Inter-County 2020 - 4 Like(s)
Replying To Yondu: "He was part of the Leitrim panel for the NFL and Connacht championship last year and he probably expected to be part of the panel next spring. He's not any old club player, he one of Leitrims longest committed and established footballers and it wouldn't have killed Hyland to even give a text on his decision to not select him on his 35 man panel." Nonsense. Hyland has been around the block a long time and has been very successful, he is probably sick of Mulligan constantly seeking media interviews etc. Hyland shouldnt have to pander to anyone. Leitrim fans are awful bad for making heroes of lads who arent involved (See also conor beirne).
Back the lads who are there and committed
Pullhard1985 (Leitrim) - 20/12/2019 09:14:25
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Dublin V Mayo - 4 Like(s)
Only got to see the match properly yesterday so was interested to see this Jordan Flynn red card that caused such outrage and uproar with mayo fans
I seem to be in the minority but i think the referee got it right, it looked bad in real time. What exactly was he trying to do? Going in so late like that and wrapping his forearm around small's head was lunacy, he was asking for trouble. Small's history of sh1thousing is irrelevant to the discussion.
With Mayo it always seems to be people out to get them, biased refs etc. They will be delighted to have an excuse for losing to a dubs team playing in 2nd gear now
They should look closer to home at a badly misfiring forward line for a reason they lost that match
Pullhard1985 (National) - 03/02/2020 12:23:54
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Mayo V Galway - 3 Like(s)
Indeed Mayfair, as far as i can tell Mayos 'desperately unlucky' injury crisis amounts to 2 players being out, Diarmuid O'Connor and relative newbie Mattie Ruane,
Seamus O'Shea wouldnt be getting his place anyway and Horan never fancied Parsons first time round so you could hardly include him in that.
Smacks of making pre-emptive excuses, if they win it will be 'against-all-odds, injury hit, heroic warriors etc'...
If they lose it will be because of their injury 'crisis', joe mcquillan etc
Pullhard1985 (National) - 03/07/2019 16:41:53
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Kerry V Dublin - 3 Like(s)
Good to see all the usual Mayo posters in here making it all about them as usual,
Mayo weren't playing yesterday as they were absolutely hockeyed by both of these teams so im not sure why they keep getting mentioned
Pullhard1985 (National) - 02/09/2019 14:30:19
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New trend of bringing kids onto the pitch after finals - 2 Like(s)
What a strange thread, weird thing to complain about.
Imagine being so bitter that you get outraged looking at players celebrating with loved ones, bizaare
Pullhard1985 (National) - 20/09/2019 10:11:09
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Mayo V Kerry - 2 Like(s)
The more i look at it i just cant see past a Mayo victory this weekend,
Kerry just dont have the physicality to live with them, we have seen this now on the last 3/4 meetings between the 2.
Kerry forwards will still cause damage, they are too good not to but i think they will be starved.
The big difference between 2014 and now is a lot of Kerrys gritty warriors from that date (AOM, Donnchadh Walsh, Donaghy) have moved on and that leadership gap has yet to be filled.
The other big worry is that Cork could have easily scored 5 goals past them in Munster final, Aidan O'Rourke was lambasted for sayind during the league that kerry still couldnt defend. He was right.
I think the game hinges massively on how David Moran performs at midfield, if he can perform to his dominant 2012-2015 level then that may give them a foothold in the game but can just see Mayo bullying them off the pitch otherwise
Pullhard1985 (National) - 10/07/2019 10:45:29
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Mayo Upset At 7pm Throw In - 2 Like(s)
Replying To SallinsMan: "I read that Mayo CB are complaining about a 7pm throw in in Newry on Saturday week....
When are county boards going to stop this constant moaning and groaning about fixtures and venues?
Home ADVANTAGE means you get the advantage of playing at home!!
Home advantage does not mean you make it as comfortable as possible for the away team.
It does not mean that everyone should be entitled to a ticket.
It does not mean that the away team should be consulted for their opinion.
It does not mean that fans should be accommodated.
Down have every right to play their home game at 7, as have Antrim to play their game in Corrigan Park.
Ironically, I don't seem to remember Mayo CB complaining about a 7pm throw in in Castlebar when Kildare fans had to travel in 2016.
I'll give them this though, Mayo are some bunch for the "Why always me" / siege mentality." Gives them an external source to blame if there is an upset and Down win.
Certainly wont be the players fault anyway, never is. Which is why most of them are practically undroppable since 2012.
The gaa will probably have to appease them by giving them their usual few allstar awards
Pullhard1985 (National) - 13/06/2019 11:27:27
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Tyrone Team For Eurovision - 2 Like(s)
Replying To ConnollyDub: "He should be apologising to his players for apologising in the first place...
What the hell has he got to apologise for??
I mean this is the orange order we are talking about here, a group of sectarians/anti-irish cathloic that sing stuff like "up to our neck in fenian blood" while marching through Catholic areas trying to antagonise people..." Agreed, nothing to apologise for here.
Ulster gaels have to put up with a lot of BS in early July up north, they are only human and their reaction is ultimately harmless, certainly much less provocative than the marches themselves
Pullhard1985 (National) - 10/07/2019 10:51:52
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HS Readers' Football Team Of The Year - Midfielders - 2 Like(s)
Replying To moc.dna: "O Shea & Moran.
NFL should count as well as C'ship, O Shea carried Mayo at times this year." lol, AOS wouldnt lace Fentons boots. Wins a few throw ins and turnovers and the hype machine cranks up. Fenton can do everything.
Easiest line by a mile to pick,
Fenton & Moran
That will also be the midfield on any 'team of the decade'
Pullhard1985 (National) - 24/09/2019 09:39:32
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Likely Football Allstars 2019... - 1 Like(s)
Michael Murphy absolutely has to get one this year,in fact i would have had him down for poty too before their abrupt exit. That defeat to Mayo cant be put at his feet either, he neither put them on his back and dragged them over the line in that one too
Pullhard1985 (National) - 14/08/2019 16:02:40
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Team Of The Decade - 1 Like(s)
Replying To TheFlaker: "Aidan O Shea is a top class footballer by the way who has been brilliant all year this year. Despite carrying an injury for the last 3 games, break will do him good. People want him to fail, same for Cillian O Connor but both top class players. Saying he is not as good as Fenton is hardly an insult.
And the lads saying Moran roasted him despite the fact Vaughan was marking Moran goes to show the level of armchair fan on here. The same lads who think Cillian O Connor only scores frees. Get over it lads." ah come on now, he has been pretty far from brilliant all year. If he is injured he shouldnt be playing, why make excuses
I have seen most of the mayo championship games and he has been poor in most of them, Grimley and Burns ran rings around him in the armagh game, cooke took him for 4 points in the galway game, adrian spillane-a debutante got the better of him in the kerry game and he was anonymous again against meath on sunday outside of winning throw ups
On his day he is great but that hasnt been in a while, If AOS was from any other county there wouldnt be half as much hype about him.
Pullhard1985 (National) - 25/07/2019 11:37:40
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Kerry V Dublin - 1 Like(s)
Replying To giveitlong: "David Gough was excellent. He and Lane are miles ahead of the other refs. Kerry missed a peno, had a goal attempt scrambled off the line and hit the crossbar. They looked the more likely team to score a goal. However, I think it will be hard for them mentally to bring this level of effort again the next day. Dublin have Cluxton to thank more than anyone, for the second chance. I think they will improve a great deal and go on to win it. Agree with Colm on Sunday game this was one of the few really good matches this year, Kerry v Mayo probably the only other really." There were loads of good games across the championship, o'rourke is always at that negative droning every year and its worse when people just lazily take it as gospel. Usually the same idiots who keep saying 'football is dead' after every poor game.
Off the top of my head...Donegal v Kerry, was a classic. Cavan v Armagh both games were superb, Armagh down a cracker, Donegal mayo a hum dinger in the rain, Mayo Roscommon great game, Kildare v Longford very good, Tyrone v kerry very good...and of course yesterdays epic which had a bit of everything
When exactly was this golden period of football yourself and o'rourke seem to be pining for?
Pullhard1985 (National) - 02/09/2019 12:29:27
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Who Are Dublins Challenger Now? - 1 Like(s)
Donegal are the only real contender to be honest.
They tick the most boxes
- have the best ff line in the country
- pace to burn
- good blend of youth and all experienced all-ireland winners
- they dont fear Dublin
- they dont do hype (ahem Mayo!)
Would be a very exciting championship if Dublin werent in it.
6 or 7 teams would fancy themselves
Pullhard1985 (National) - 17/06/2019 10:30:13
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Championship 2019 - 1 Like(s)
Great stuff all round :-)
Nobody is realistically expecting to win all irelands, all we ask is to be getting to the odd ulster final and players busting a gut for the shirt and knowing their role on the pitch and they are delivering on those fronts
23 points is serious scoring, always 3 or 4 bodies supporting in attack ,moving the ball quickly. Quality score taking under pressure. Leaders standing up all over the pitch.
Its clear now killian clarkes best position is no 6, our best performances come with him in that position.
Mickey Graham deserves massive credit, players all seem to know their roles and the football is clever and positive, always leaves a few players in attack.
Unrecognisable from the garbage served up under mcgleenan
Donegal look a formidable outfit, genuine all ireland contenders, but will worry about them some other day.
Great to be going into an ulster final as massive underdogs
Pullhard1985 (Cavan) - 10/06/2019 11:12:54
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Likely Football Allstars 2019... - 1 Like(s)
Replying To clondalkindub: "Kieran Donaghy's all star team;
Cluxton
Keoghan
Morley
Tom O Sullivan
Durkan
McCarthy
McCaffrey
Moran
Fenton
Con
Aidan O Shea
O Brien
Clifford
McShane
Mannion
He did say that his team could change after the final" Laughable team, Aidan O'Shea should be nowhere near it.
For one thing, he was a midfielder all year so he wont get one there as Fenton and Moran are streets ahead of him, so he puts him in at 11 where he provides absolutely nothing from an attacking point of view. Did he kick a single score all year?
I seen lots of Mayo this year and AOS played well against Donegal but was mediocre/average against Meath/Kerry/Armagh/Galway. Laughable!
Also, McCarthy who is admittedely a brilliant footballer has had a middling championship and has missed parts of it through injury so he isnt in the running as it stands
Pullhard1985 (National) - 15/08/2019 14:17:11
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Championship 2019 - 1 Like(s)
Good to see actual football being discussed here for a change and not the usual negative sniping from the usual suspects ;-)
I work in monaghan so really need a result here
Its high time we took a big scalp in champo, Monaghan will rightly be favourites given their exploits last few years but they dont always carry the favourites tag well. The scoring burden seems to have been lifted off McManus with O'Hanlon and McCarthy looking like top class forwards too.
As for the cavan team, will be fascinating to see how they line up, given that there is a clean bill of health reported. All sorts of hearsay and guessing going around so ill have a stab at it.
Id say these 8 lads are nailed on certs to start, after that its much of a muchness.
Ray Galligan, Jayo, Faulkner, Ciaran Brady, Clarke, Gearoid, McVeety, Martin Reilly.
Mackey is still the man for the big day so would bring him on early. If Caoimhin is fit would like to see him start
My pick
Galligan,Jayo, Faulkner, Murray, rehill, C brady, Moynagh, Clarke, Gearoid, Oisin Kiernan, McVeety, Gerry Smith, Martin Reilly, Conor Madden, Caoimhin Reilly
Subs used: Mackey, T Galligan, E flanagan, Killian Gunner, Pierce Smith
Pullhard1985 (Cavan) - 16/05/2019 12:21:14
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Leitrim Inter-County 2020 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To GaaGaelic: "To suggest Terry Hyland doesn't have what it takes is an idiotic comment. Look at the job he done with Cavan underage and senior. Fave the facts that Roscommon are miles ahead likewise Galway and Mayo.
If Leitrim are to improve underage coaching structures need to be implemented and reviewed every 6 months minimum.
Leitrims promotion last year cannot be underestimated how big an achievement it was. Focus has to be division 3 and the A Ireland B.
Connaught is not in their plans as at the moment it's not realistic. For this year and the next anyway." Crazy that leitrim fans calling for managers head again, it cannot always be the managers fault. This is a man that has gotten cavan to division 1,an all ireland qf, ,multiple u21 titles, multiple club titles and dragged leitrim out of division 4.
Maybe Leitrim fans need to look closer to home for the answers.
The culture within the county is very smalltime, not willing to put in the same efforts as serious teams. Always running to the 'small county with small pick' line, nobody is expecting to compete for all irelands but it shouldnt be expecting to much to as tough as competitive as teams like Monaghan/Longford/fermanagh etc who have similar picks
Ask yourself, Would any serious team have lost so many players to a stag so close to the league starting? Not a chance
Pullhard1985 (Leitrim) - 13/01/2020 09:52:51
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