Win World Cup or Win All Ireland [Archive] - Page 2

CarrickFan

21/09/2009, 9:41 PM

And that's just being downright childish. That's just picking one, I know there's a lot of other nasty replies there because I don't follow your line of thought.

Some people need to learn how to debate an issue like this properly without throwing their toys out of the pram at me. :(

Some would say coming on to a site like this when you dont have any interest in the LOI or the International team and just post things you know will antagonise genuine supporters is "downright Childish"....but not me of course:)

twoenz

21/09/2009, 9:41 PM

The only one with any global significance is the football World Cup. Rugby and Gaaaaaa are niche sports at the end of the day.

kingdomkerry

21/09/2009, 9:51 PM

kingdom hoop

21/09/2009, 9:56 PM

Pity he did not hold back on nearly breaking the cork players jaw..... if you did that in any other walk of life you would be arrested

It was indeed dangerous, but it was also accidental.

Physical confrontation is an intrinsic part of the game - that's why you'd be arrested for some of the stuff that happens. Taking things that happen in a sport out of their context is an amusingly silly tactic though, well done. Much the same as saying some F1 driver is an absolute thug for driving at 200mph and accidentally crashing into another car. Or a footballer should be arrested for indecent assault for patting a man in shorts on the bottom.

It happens as part of the cut and thrust of the game, no need to get too worked up.

Bluebeard

21/09/2009, 9:58 PM

Have barstool supporter friends who said they would prefer liverpool to win the epl more than Ireland to win the world cup. Its so pathetic and sad!
Well, if they come from Liverpool or have a particularly strong connection with the team, that is fair enough. I am guessing somehow that this is not the case.

NeilMcD

21/09/2009, 10:03 PM

gufct

21/09/2009, 10:03 PM

Has to be Ireland winning the World Cup. For the sheer prestige of it.

That said a fans owned Cork City team winning the league (or anything for that matter) would be miles ahead of any of them for me.

My thoughts exactly the only thing that would top Ireland winning the real world cup would be GUFC winning the League or FAI Cup.

kingdom hoop

21/09/2009, 10:14 PM

No way was that accidental. He saw the guy there, he figured its the first minute of the final there is no way I am going to get sent off so I will do him, and do him he did. To target another players head for physical violence is not part of the cut and thrust of the game. It was a cowardly act in my view and I could not give a damn who won the game. I would not be one be OTT in this type of thing but sometimes players use the pitch as a way of getting away the violent side to their personality and this is is clearly what the thug Kennelly did there. Even the myopic Pat Spillane said it was a red card.

It can deserve a red card without being thuggish though. I said it was dangerous, but I don't agree with the vilification at all.

He mistimed his challenge by a fraction. He went in shoulder-to-shoulder, and missed slightly. Yes he caught him in the face, it was a bit reckless, and he may have been sent off if it wasn't the first minute. But you're really overstating things calling him a thug and assuming it was premeditated and that he has a violent side in his personality that he needed to release on the pitch. I think that's a bit OTT to be honest.

NeilMcD

21/09/2009, 10:22 PM

I think you are letting your support for Kerry cloud your judgment. The fact it happened in the first minute just ads to the fact it was premeditated. He knew he would not get sent off. In my opinion he meant to do him.

stojkovic

21/09/2009, 10:26 PM

I'd rather Ireland won a corner at the World Cup than watch Bogball or Stick Wars.

kingdom hoop

21/09/2009, 10:31 PM

I think you are letting your support for Kerry cloud your judgment.

:)
It's my support for justice that supersedes everything. :p

No, I don't think I'm being unduly sensitive, I just don't feel the abuse was warranted. No doubt he meant to go in hard with all the pent-up energy from ten years in Oz. But I find it a bit of a stretch to suggest he deliberately went for yer man's head. Especially when the margins are so small between catching him with a great rousing shoulder and in the head. I'd settle for "reckless" - not thug.

mypost

21/09/2009, 11:04 PM

Another mad thread. Asking football fans on a football site, if they would prefer a boghockey/ball superbowl win, than win the World Cup.

Obviously, it's the World Cup for me, bogball/boghockey is parochial euphoria in a medieval game. Bit like comparing Dallas to Ros na Run.

As for the egg-chasers, it's a sport played in 14 countries, and is passionate here in South-East Dublin and Limerick. Winning the World Cup in that is insignificant on a global scale.

I'd take more pride in us winning a gold medal in the Olympics than GAA or Rugger.

Lionel Ritchie

21/09/2009, 11:17 PM

Welcome to the 21st century pops.

Get over yourself and stop dragging up that crap from the past. The notion of you being either soccer or GAA hasn't been relevant in decades, time to move on.

Welcome your landgrabbing, bogballer buddies down in Castleisland, Co. Kerry to the 21st century and give them that peace, love and harmony schpiel and see how far it gets you. "Crap from the past" my @rse.

kingdom hoop

21/09/2009, 11:42 PM

Welcome your landgrabbing, bogballer buddies down in Castleisland, Co. Kerry to the 21st century and give them that peace, love and harmony schpiel and see how far it gets you. "Crap from the past" my @rse.

Extremely minor point, though arguably a reason to get postcodes, the town you're thinking off is Castlemaine Lionel (at the armpit of Dingle Peninsula, mid Kerry).

The good people of Castleisland are of course already comfortably ensconced in the free-love wonders of the 21st Century: the town supports reasonably strong teams in both football codes and rugby, with, to the best of knowledge, little friction. Indeed star Kerry centre-back Mike McCarthy who took a few years secondment from inter-county play, returning this year, plays for the Castleisland soccer team. While Mick Galwey from out the road in Currow played rugby for Ireland and gaelic for Kerry. Now, Castlemaine on the other hand....

Murfinator

21/09/2009, 11:50 PM

Lionel Ritchie

21/09/2009, 11:50 PM

Extremely minor point, though arguably a reason to get postcodes, the town you're thinking off is Castlemaine Lionel (at the armpit of Dingle Peninsula, mid Kerry).

The good people of Castleisland are of course already comfortably ensconced in the free-love wonders of the 21st Century: the town supports reasonably strong teams in both football codes and rugby, with, to the best of knowledge, little friction. Indeed star Kerry centre-back Mike McCarthy who took a few years secondment from inter-county play, returning this year, plays for the Castleisland soccer team. While Mick Galwey from out the road in Currow played rugby for Ireland and gaelic for Kerry. Now, Castlemaine on the other hand....

You're right of course. The town in Kerry who's football club are being screwed by the local cultural purification comet-ee is 40 odd miles from where i'd placed it.

kingdom hoop

22/09/2009, 12:06 AM

Yep, reset the missile coordinates. Should still be within range anyhow.

Crosby87

22/09/2009, 12:17 AM

1. Ireland win the WC
2. Ireland win a gold medal at the winter olympics.
3. Whiskey cures AIDS.

EastTerracer

22/09/2009, 12:39 AM

And I am a fan of the international team directed at whoever said I wasn't, why on earth would you claim I'm not and why else would I be here? Unless you're another paranoid sort and believe I was sent by the GAA to sabotage foreign games forums. :D

You wouldn't know it judging from most of your posts on this site.

BTW the post you picked out as childish is statistically correct when it comes to rugby. See www.puttingrugbyfirst.com

"According to the International Rugby Board (IRB), there are more than four million registered players worldwide, but more than half are from England and over threequarters (3.3 million) come from the eight Foundation Unions overall. Meanwhile, there are less than a quarter of a million players in the ten most populous nations of the world (China, India, USA, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Russia, Nigeria, and Japan).

Television audience data for the 2007 World Cup final, between South Africa and England, shows that 97% of the 33 million total viewers came from the Foundation Unions � with just half a million viewers of the final spread amongst all the remaining nations where it was shown live. There are 115 members of the IRB � but rugby is evidently not particularly popular in most of them."

No contest for me - qualifying for and attending 3 world cups were by far the most exciting things that have happened in my life (sad but true). No other Irish sporting achievement, no matter how much I have enjoyed them, even comes remotely close.

Third time this year we've had the same argument so I'm sitting out the rest of this one. Why anyone would try a WU like this on a football site is beyond me.

Bluebeard

22/09/2009, 1:36 AM

1. Ireland win the WC
2. Ireland win a gold medal at the winter olympics.
3. Whiskey cures AIDS.

Most ridiculous post yet.

Everyone knows Whiskey cures AIDS should be first.

SkStu

22/09/2009, 2:04 AM

1) Bohs qualify for Champions League
2) Ireland wins FIFA World Cup
3) Ireland wins Rugby World Cup

GAA doesnt even register.

CarrickFan

22/09/2009, 8:07 AM

Whatever, it's futile to argue with you guys.

By all means keep shaking your fist angrily at the invisible GAA enemy, it's worked ever so well up until now.

I do think soccer fans in this country are very old fashioned however. The fans need to modern up at some point and stop coming up with lines I'd have expected to see in the 1980's.

And I am a fan of the international team directed at whoever said I wasn't, why on earth would you claim I'm not and why else would I be here? Unless you're another paranoid sort and believe I was sent by the GAA to sabotage foreign games forums. :D

AHH so you admit you just come on this site to ARGUE and annoy??

Well i would'nt consider you much of a fan of the International team if,as you have stated,you would rather ur county win the respective GAA titles and the Rugby team to win ahead of us Winning the world cup?..hardly the thoughts of a true fan of the team..and also what about ur problems with the "Irishness" of the team?...and the lack of "community"??
as always i look foward to ur response.

oh and to answer your last question I HAVE NO IDEA why you come on here.

Drumcondra 69er

22/09/2009, 8:27 AM

My thoughts exactly the only thing that would top Ireland winning the real world cup would be GUFC winning the League or FAI Cup.

Maybe it's because Bohs have relatively recently won 2 doubles and a league that I'd sooner see Ireland win the World Cup although to be honest even pre 2001 I think that Ireland doing well meant more to me. A number of my mates in teh Bohs crowd would have a different take on it though.

:)
It's my support for justice that supersedes everything. :p

No, I don't think I'm being unduly sensitive, I just don't feel the abuse was warranted. No doubt he meant to go in hard with all the pent-up energy from ten years in Oz. But I find it a bit of a stretch to suggest he deliberately went for yer man's head. Especially when the margins are so small between catching him with a great rousing shoulder and in the head. I'd settle for "reckless" - not thug.

Let's be honest though, had it been Ciaran Whealan yourself and the media would be singing a different tune about it though.

I'm delighted for Kenelley by the way but he deserves a ban for that, no question.

Murfinator

22/09/2009, 9:08 AM

ifk101

22/09/2009, 9:21 AM

Drumcondra 69er

22/09/2009, 10:02 AM

Whelan is a dirty player, I think Kennealy is just a guy who got wound up too much and did something stupid that he was lucky to get away with.

Kerry are usually a clean team, it'd be very rare you'd see something like that from a Kerry player, you'd expect it from a team like Dublin.

Ha ha ha! Are you for real? Obviously a WUM and this really is the wrong forum but what the hell, I'll bite.

Paul Galvin is one of the dirtiest players playing today, he puts Whelan in the shade when it comes to cynicism. The gooch is a great player but he's also a windy little fcuker who goes to ground at the slightest touch and stays there until he recieves treatment. He's up there with Ronaldo. And he's not the only one, Kerry players dive constantly and stay down for treatment to break up the play. They're masters at gamesmanship and it's embarrassing to watch at times. I've seem games where they've had nearly as many trainers, water carriers (hello Kieran Donaghy!) and miscelaneous backroom staff on the field as they've had players! Clean team?! :D

republicofwhite

22/09/2009, 10:21 AM

Title of this thread, and to even think about posing such a question is the most ludicrous, nonsensical notion ever.

DeLorean

22/09/2009, 11:00 AM

Ireland winning the World Cup but I'm from Cork and although we're high profile losers at the minute I'd still expect I'll get to witness them winning a few All Ireland's in my lifetime. If I was from Roscommon, Leitrim, Carlow, etc. I'd imagine my decision would be a lot less clear cut. I take great pride from success of my county and country in most sports really. Cork winning a football All Ireland would definitely mean more to me than Ireland just qualifying for the WC. It'd be fantastic to win the Rugby WC also if only to emulate England's achievement. As for Kennelly, I don't think he's a dirty player so I would be willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, if it was Galvin or Darragh O'Se I would have been more convinced of their intent.

kingdomkerry

22/09/2009, 11:29 AM

Ha ha ha! Are you for real? Obviously a WUM and this really is the wrong forum but what the hell, I'll bite.

Paul Galvin is one of the dirtiest players playing today, he puts Whelan in the shade when it comes to cynicism. The gooch is a great player but he's also a windy little fcuker who goes to ground at the slightest touch and stays there until he recieves treatment. He's up there with Ronaldo. And he's not the only one, Kerry players dive constantly and stay down for treatment to break up the play. They're masters at gamesmanship and it's embarrassing to watch at times. I've seem games where they've had nearly as many trainers, water carriers (hello Kieran Donaghy!) and miscelaneous backroom staff on the field as they've had players! Clean team?! :D

Are you having a laugh????? No even going to defend that bullsh1te. Its obviously your way of dealing with kerrys 17 point victory over dublin this year. The team are awesome. Some players play on the edge thats as far as it goes and every team needs those players.

P.S What did you think of the episode when donaghy came on the field during the kerry dublin match to give some of the players water (dublin and kerry) and your corner back Bastick (spelling?) stamped on donaghys broken foot totally unprovoked. It was the single most dispicable thing ive ever seen in any sport and he should of been banned for life!

paul_oshea

22/09/2009, 11:59 AM

Not even the lucid brilliance brought by the sheer ecstasy of winning yesterday can make sense of this topic. The fortunes of Kerry GAA and Ireland influence my mood greatly, but I still struggle to see how you can compare a World Cup to an All-Ireland. I suppose if Ireland had won 36 World Cups and I supported Leitrim it might make more sense.

Yesterday was amazing (and as L37Ultra alludes to there's something to be said for a more local side winning something) but come on, Ireland, little old Ireland, winning the World Cup. Nothing could ever come close - Alexander Shulgin would struggle to concoct anything as powerfully joyous. Alas, it is as fanciful as it would be fantastic. I'll take Option C - real delight over dream delight.

Anyway An Ceannaire, what were the reasons given in your little survey? Was it more of a most-local-is-best thing; or that they were more into one team over the other; or that they preferred the sports, etc; or was there any kind of thought process at all - maybe their answers came simply cos it's All-Ireland season at the moment?

KH you are from kerry, so alluding to being from Leitrim etc is a good analogy. There is always a great chance of your county winning it.

Maybe the original poster needs to include All Ireland Senior Club Championship too ;) Personally my club winning it wouldn't mean the same as Ireland winning the world cup, but thats for as many reasons as anything else.

Its funny though on here, people would say im a GAA man, but the people I know who love hte GAA would call me a soccer man :) I dont care either way, but Ireland winning a soccer world cup, even for this fact alone, the whole country would be in it together, you would be sharing it with 4.6 million people, as opposed to circa 100k, surely that in itself should answer the question, unless of course you are a more selfish person :)

Angel delight for me everytime.

Drumcondra 69er

22/09/2009, 12:31 PM

Are you having a laugh????? No even going to defend that bullsh1te. Its obviously your way of dealing with kerrys 17 point victory over dublin this year. The team are awesome. Some players play on the edge thats as far as it goes and every team needs those players.

P.S What did you think of the episode when donaghy came on the field during the kerry dublin match to give some of the players water (dublin and kerry) and your corner back Bastick (spelling?) stamped on donaghys broken foot totally unprovoked. It was the single most dispicable thing ive ever seen in any sport and he should of been banned for life!

Rewatch the match mate, how often did gooch go down and stay down? How often were there Kerry trainers on the pitch on comparison to Dublin staff? Come back to me afterwards.

The stamp on Donaghy was bad form (even though it didn't really connect) but wtf was he doing coming onto the pitch every few minutes?

To clarify I agree that Kerry are an awesome team on their day and I don't think they need to resort to the gamesmanship but you're wearing green and gold blinkers if you're denying it exists.

And the 'single most dispicable thing ive ever seen in any sport'??? :D Don't make me laugh! What about Schumacher in the 82 world cup semi or Roy Keane on Alfie Haaland?? You really need to get out more if that's your honest opinion.

paul_oshea

22/09/2009, 1:31 PM

1.Ireland win the WC
2.Kerry win the All Ireland (for the 37th time)
3.Ireland qualify for the world cup.

Have barstool supporter friends who said they would prefer liverpool to win the epl more than Ireland to win the world cup. Its so pathetic and sad!

Was over in Burt Co. Donegal a few weeks ago at a wedding. Went into the bar, liverpool were on TV, sat down with pint in hand, and watched a bit of the match, after a few minutes I noticed this fella sitting at the bar. That old green liverpool jersey was being worn by said individual. Double take looked at the writing where kids generally get their names on the back, he had the words "semtex" written on the jersey. I'm sure the irony was completely lost on him, thats the funniest part. Had I not been at the wedding I would have explained it to him. Anyway no one else seemed to take any notice, maybe that was the strangest thing of all.

paul_oshea

22/09/2009, 1:46 PM

AHH so you admit you just come on this site to ARGUE and annoy??

Well i would'nt consider you much of a fan of the International team if,as you have stated,you would rather ur county win the respective GAA titles and the Rugby team to win ahead of us Winning the world cup?..hardly the thoughts of a true fan of the team..and also what about ur problems with the "Irishness" of the team?...and the lack of "community"??
as always i look foward to ur response.

oh and to answer your last question I HAVE NO IDEA why you come on here.

Lads, most of the people Ive met away at matches have a love for GAA and Association Fotball. Many have also said to me that they would prefer their county winning an All ireland over Ireland qualifying for a world cup, but its a very close call between winning a world cup and winning an All-Ireland.

Ireland winning the World Cup but I'm from Cork and although we're high profile losers at the minute I'd still expect I'll get to witness them winning a few All Ireland's in my lifetime. If I was from Roscommon, Leitrim, Carlow, etc. I'd imagine my decision would be a lot less clear cut. I take great pride from success of my county and country in most sports really. Cork winning a football All Ireland would definitely mean more to me than Ireland just qualifying for the WC. It'd be fantastic to win the Rugby WC also if only to emulate England's achievement. As for Kennelly, I don't think he's a dirty player so I would be willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, if it was Galvin or Darragh O'Se I would have been more convinced of their intent.

Having attended the All Ireland final and finals before, and manys a GAA game, and manys a soccer game, and met many different people from all parts of the country through both, I will say(ant though many wont want to agree - ill be arrogant even if only from my experience) that this is the thinking of the majority of Ireland Football supporters.

I dont know what it would be like for me to see Roscommon win an All-Ireland, or for Ireland to win a world cup, as i really cant imagine it happening, however I could never miss an Ireland soccer game, I could miss a Roscommon gaelic match(championship that is)

First

22/09/2009, 1:57 PM

Is that a joke? Beating Tipperary and Kilkenny in a sport played by relatively nobody, or beating England, Spain, Italy, Germany, Brazil, Argentina et al in the most popular sport played by hundreds of millions of people in front of a global audience of billions in every corner of the globe?

What was that quote from In Bruges? "Maybe if I was retarded, or grew up on a farm...."

Going by the amount of Thanks you received I am guessing you are a sheep :rolleyes:...............:)

Mayo Red

22/09/2009, 2:17 PM

No contest, Ireland to win the World Cup over an All-Ireland win any day!! Anyways, Ireland have a better chance of winning a World Cup than Mayo have of ever winning an All-Ireland again!!;):D

Also, Rovers to win the FAI Cup over an All-Ireland Win......here's hoping!!:)

bennocelt

22/09/2009, 4:30 PM

For me its actually wanting to see a LOI team in the CL group stages, and after that Mullingar Town finally getting their act together and entering (or allowed!) - a senior team in the LOI - jesus it would be great to welcome Rover Ultras and Bohs BBs to Dalton Park...............(by the way no rugby played here:cool:)

I follow the LOi, have lost interest in Oireland in the football, Rugby is good on the day and was good to stick it to my English friends when Ireland won the 6 nations, and gah is something you might look at while waiting for the news at 6.1

kingdomkerry

22/09/2009, 4:30 PM

Rewatch the match mate, how often did gooch go down and stay down? How often were there Kerry trainers on the pitch on comparison to Dublin staff? Come back to me afterwards.

The stamp on Donaghy was bad form (even though it didn't really connect) but wtf was he doing coming onto the pitch every few minutes?

To clarify I agree that Kerry are an awesome team on their day and I don't think they need to resort to the gamesmanship but you're wearing green and gold blinkers if you're denying it exists.

And the 'single most dispicable thing ive ever seen in any sport'??? :D Don't make me laugh! What about Schumacher in the 82 world cup semi or Roy Keane on Alfie Haaland?? You really need to get out more if that's your honest opinion.

Oh id have no problem watching that match over and over again. I could'nt care less how long one teams trainers are on the pitch. So what?

Donaghy was on the pitch as a moar uisce, it was probably the only way he felt he could help out the team since he was injured.

As for dispicable moments in sport, I was'nt born till '83 so I did'nt see the 1982 wc.

Roy Keanes tackle was nasty but at lease it was against an opposition player who was actually playing and not a team official.

P.S the "most dispicable thing ive seen in sport" was probably a slight exageration. Cantona vs fan probably gets that title. (although i must admit i enjoyed it at the same time)

holidaysong

23/09/2009, 1:56 AM

The WC obviously.

Anyway, Louth winning the All-Ireland would make people from Drogheda happy as well as people from Dundalk so it'd cancel out any joy I could get from it.. ;)

Cymro

23/09/2009, 2:06 PM

Rubbish you cant really play rugby or Gaelic football without goalposts, whereas with football you can have as they say jumpers for goalposts.

Yeah, but with jumpers for goalposts you get the old 'no goal, it was
over/would have hit the side of the post and gone in/out/would have hit the side netting/would have been cleared by the invisible defender on the line who doesn't actually exist but who we count as such because one side has more players than the other, etc, arguments. I've played rugby without goalposts - most tries wins, simple as that.

In Ireland in the main rugby is a middle class and uppper sport with the exception of Limerick. This is the same for England and Scotland. Maybe not so much Wales and New Zealand. Football is the biggest sport in the world by a mile. Htere are always going to be exceptions but in general the crux of my argument is through and your nitpicking does not really disprove my main points.

The examples you give are all context-sensitive, and in most cases are due to a tradition of playing that sport in that country. Generally speaking, there is no inherent reason why football should be considered more egalitarian than most other ball games.

bennocelt

24/09/2009, 8:17 AM

Yeah, but with jumpers for goalposts you get the old 'no goal, it was
over/would have hit the side of the post and gone in/out/would have hit the side netting/would have been cleared by the invisible defender on the line who doesn't actually exist but who we count as such because one side has more players than the other, etc, arguments. I've played rugby without goalposts - most tries wins, simple as that.

The examples you give are all context-sensitive, and in most cases are due to a tradition of playing that sport in that country. Generally speaking, there is no inherent reason why football should be considered more egalitarian than most other ball games.

yeah man but you are from Wales!!!!!!!!!!!!!

gilberto_eire

26/09/2009, 4:58 PM

My first reaction to this was....... Galway winning an All-Ireland.

However with a bit of taught it seems that the ''winning the WC'' option is at an unfair advantage.

Really thinking about it, it would be the WC, but it's hard to picture considering we barely even qualify for the damned thing in the first place, while i remember vividly Galways wins in 1998 and 2001 and the buzz around town after the games.

I think a fairer example for the football one would be ''Qualify for the WC'', that's something we can associate with. We have about as much chance of qualifying as one of the big countries have off winning it, need to put things into perspective

It's like all the lads from Sligo and Louth are picking the WC, because they'll never experience their county winning an AI(because there's no tradition) so all options to them are fantasy picks, while in my position(firm follower of Galway GAA-both codes, Galway Utd, Ireland-home games.... ''fair weather '' Rugby fan i suppose) i can associate with one of the options, so my natural tendency was to pick that.

I'd say there will be more of a buzz around this WC if we make it, with the recession(as opposed to no recession), serious amount on the dole now and with the free time to head to the pub for the day.

ArdeeBhoy

27/09/2009, 10:43 PM

Think I've said this before, but soccer, hurling/Gaelic football and rugby can all be great sports.

But on an Irish soccer site, people would want Ireland to qualify for the Football WC.

We'll never win it, but it does massive good for the country, hopefully resulting in some small national pride with the BIG no matter where they come from, FFS. If they're good enough for FIFA and qualify for an Irish passport (& can play), they're ours!

Whether the likes of Murfinator like it or not. Have you missed out on the concept of The Diaspora?
And most of the people he named either aren't good enough or had injury-affected careers so are of limited use anyway!

BohsPartisan

28/09/2009, 5:49 PM

I'd take Bohs beating Derry and Rovers over all of the others put together!

Mr Maroon

28/09/2009, 6:21 PM

I'd take Galway United winning the League over either of them but definitely WC in this case.

NeilMcD

18/10/2009, 4:06 PM

:)
It's my support for justice that supersedes everything. :p

No, I don't think I'm being unduly sensitive, I just don't feel the abuse was warranted. No doubt he meant to go in hard with all the pent-up energy from ten years in Oz. But I find it a bit of a stretch to suggest he deliberately went for yer man's head. Especially when the margins are so small between catching him with a great rousing shoulder and in the head. I'd settle for "reckless" - not thug.

http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/1018/kennellyt.html

I think you should take a look at this. :)