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Replying To Fairplayalways: "This Dublin team wouldnt be jumping around against the Meath team of the 80s or Offaly team of early 70's...a row in the tunnel would mean Brian Fenton might have a great first half but would be subbed "injured" in second...its a sign of the fight gone out of football that there is almost "surprise" that there was a tunnel incident this evening, and more amazing it took the All Ireland final for there to be one, the beating Dublin gave Meath, scoring a third goal with almost last play of the game and the home and hosed, the player bundling the ball into the net should not be remembering anything else of the game...teams are too soft, the clip of the 1975 Munster football final where a Cork and Kerry player decked each other, ref pulls them up and makes them shake hands and get on with it....Dublin will continue to destroy and humiliate teams until some team decides to stand up to them..its easy be a nice sporting and "lovely team" when you are winning...people saying Brian Cody always gracious in defeat, most of the time, I seen him a few times in defeat when he wasnt so nice..nothing wrong with it, if you have no bottle you will always finish second..great Dublin team and all that but no one will lay a hand on any of their star players..." Those were the old days and every country was capable of those antics but nowadays if a county goes back to that sort of stuff they will find them selves falling behind even further than they are at the moment. Live in the past or try to move on and keep up. superdub (Dublin) - Posts: 392 - 09/01/2021 13:02:45 2326778 Link
Replying To superdub: "Those were the old days and every country was capable of those antics but nowadays if a county goes back to that sort of stuff they will find them selves falling behind even further than they are at the moment. Live in the past or try to move on and keep up." I find the diving, feigning injury, sledging and cynical fouling that has replaced those occasional bouts of fisticuffs to be a bit unedifying tbh. I know in this day and age we abhor violence with every fibre of our being (ahem) but those old schemozzles were predominately borne from passion and a temporary loss of control. There's a snakeish slyness and premeditativeness about modern day player on player interaction. I'll bet Diarmuid Marsden would have rathered suffer a black eye or swollen lip in the 03 final than be wrongly sent off by a conniving opponent and a gullible referee. Galway9801 (Galway) - Posts: 1698 - 09/01/2021 17:48:53 2326803 Link
Replying To Galway9801: "I find the diving, feigning injury, sledging and cynical fouling that has replaced those occasional bouts of fisticuffs to be a bit unedifying tbh. I know in this day and age we abhor violence with every fibre of our being (ahem) but those old schemozzles were predominately borne from passion and a temporary loss of control. There's a snakeish slyness and premeditativeness about modern day player on player interaction. I'll bet Diarmuid Marsden would have rathered suffer a black eye or swollen lip in the 03 final than be wrongly sent off by a conniving opponent and a gullible referee." Yeah its embarressing too, and very hard to excuse, some players go down like they were shot with an elephant gun. arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4895 - 09/01/2021 18:18:19 2326806 Link
Replying To arock: "Yeah its embarressing too, and very hard to excuse, some players go down like they were shot with an elephant gun." Very frustrating,, and for all his faults,, one thing I will say for brolly is he was the only pundit (AFAIK anyway) who called it out. Galway9801 (Galway) - Posts: 1698 - 09/01/2021 19:15:00 2326814 Link
Replying To Galway9801: "Very frustrating,, and for all his faults,, one thing I will say for brolly is he was the only pundit (AFAIK anyway) who called it out." To be fair Ó Rourke always calls it out. He always says they not very manly. The sad thing is its usually the so called hard menthat do the diving. CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 3673 - 09/01/2021 19:19:18 2326815 Link
Tunnel bust ups don't even get talked about on the Sunday Game. Maybe it depends who you are. The country would have been crying out if it had have been Dublin or a couple of teams from the North end of this island. Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 2005 - 25/07/2021 22:05:18 2364102 Link
Replying To mayotyroneman: "Did we get the 20 mins "lock up your children" discussion on the Saturday game...no? I thought not" Did they discuss it on the Sunday Game tonight? Nah!! lilylanger (Kildare) - Posts: 758 - 25/07/2021 22:10:07 2364103 Link
Replying To lilylanger: "Did they discuss it on the Sunday Game tonight? Nah!!" Mayo have a free rein with this. Thought Conor Lane let Mayo away with a lot of closed through out the game. kerry4sam21 (Kerry) - Posts: 103 - 26/07/2021 11:19:22 2364221 Link
Replying To kerry4sam21: "Mayo have a free rein with this. Thought Conor Lane let Mayo away with a lot of closed through out the game." closed fists kerry4sam21 (Kerry)* - Posts: 103 - 26/07/2021 12:45:50 2364255 Link
Replying To kerry4sam21: "closed fists" At it for years.. Keegan tears when a top team like Dublin stop them is where it normally ends. Galway had a little spell under Walsh where we gave it to them ( kerin Sean Andy and Kyne) and that's when Cillian and his ginnit brother started with elbows.. We know where it will end with them.. Galway going no where until we get some steel back.. Belclare (Galway)* - Posts: 904 - 26/07/2021 15:02:17 2364308 Link
Replying To lilylanger: "Did they discuss it on the Sunday Game tonight? Nah!!" There was a brief mention of something happening in the tunnel. But rather than condemn it on the SG they hinted that it was a good thing as it 'woke Mayo up'. As others have said if it had been Dublin, Tyrone, Monaghan etc it would have been roundly condemned. M Lyster (Antrim) - Posts: 461 - 26/07/2021 15:05:02 2364310 Link
I think what the Mayo player did to poor Shane Walsh was much worse the that famous international rules hit on Graham Geraghty because Shane was unaware the Mayo guy was sneaking up behind him as the ball was the other end of the field. Then a couple minutes later the Mayo team attack the Galways players on route to the changing room this is disgraceful and if it was Dublin or Tyrone would be wall to wall coverage. brisbane (Galway) - Posts: 674 - 26/07/2021 15:26:12 2364319 Link
You always know the fellas who never played the game, they're the first ones crying about nothing more than handbags. Take up crochet lads, you weren't meant for football. AfricanGael (UK) - Posts: 1947 - 26/07/2021 15:31:03 2364324 Link
Johnny Heaney started the row but it backfired. Silly boy. I'd love to know what he said because AOS rarely reacts to that stuff. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11227 - 26/07/2021 15:35:03 2364328 Link
Replying To lilylanger: "Did they discuss it on the Sunday Game tonight? Nah!!" Ahh but sure lookit, what else would a fella be doin' on a lovely Summer's evening and he after playin' his heart out for his county. Sure an oul schmozzle never did anybody any harm at all at all. avonali (Dublin) - Posts: 1974 - 26/07/2021 15:35:58 2364330 Link
Replying To Belclare: "At it for years.. Keegan tears when a top team like Dublin stop them is where it normally ends. Galway had a little spell under Walsh where we gave it to them ( kerin Sean Andy and Kyne) and that's when Cillian and his ginnit brother started with elbows.. We know where it will end with them.. Galway going no where until we get some steel back.." Do you think that Corofin native Stevie Rochford will reinstate your mentioned macho men full back line when he takes the reins in Galway???? Galway4Sam!!!!!!! (Galway) - Posts: 27 - 26/07/2021 15:58:05 2364339 Link
Galway posters need to accept their defeat and stop bthing.......getting embarassing now! ponga (Mayo) - Posts: 647 - 26/07/2021 16:00:18 2364340 Link
Replying To yew_tree: "Johnny Heaney started the row but it backfired. Silly boy. I'd love to know what he said because AOS rarely reacts to that stuff." I was thinking that too, for all the abuse and "targeting" O'Shea has got down through the years he has stayed admirably calm 99% of the time. An absolute warrior for ye, the type of leader we can only dream of at the moment unfortunately!!! Best of luck in the semi, hopefully o'hora & co will give them jackeens plenty of it!! Galway4Sam!!!!!!! (Galway) - Posts: 27 - 26/07/2021 16:05:23 2364341 Link
Replying To yew_tree: "Johnny Heaney started the row but it backfired. Silly boy. I'd love to know what he said because AOS rarely reacts to that stuff." Have to agree. AO'S gets an awful lot of stick on field and I think refs conclude that because of his size he is well able for it. He does seem to have a good temperament in fairness. He typifies the Mayo fighting spirit and I hope he gets his Celtic Cross some time. - not at Dublin's expense though. avonali (Dublin) - Posts: 1974 - 26/07/2021 16:13:08 2364343 Link
Handbags!! See it in every club & county game across the country. Offtheball10 (Meath) - Posts: 60 - 26/07/2021 16:17:27 2364347 Link