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in fairness, two poor teams who don't want or are incapable of playing to the spirit or skills of the game. Wasn't case of neither deserving to lose but neither deserving to win
An now we have to suffer more drudgery with derry-monaghan II
Will someone not think of the children.:(
The Ulster teams only seem to put on those poor showing against each other. They play decent enough football once they're playing teams from other provinces. I don't think it's a big deal really.
Good wkd ahead anyway I'd imagine-
Sat
3pm Monaghan v Derry (RTE)
5pm Longford v Kerry (TV3)
7pm Clare v Galway (RTE) should be a cracker, fancy Clare
Sun
2pm Dublin v Kildare (TV3)
4pm Tipp v Waterford (RTE)
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Originally Posted by DeLorean
clare v galway you were way off the mark clare were brutal need big overhaul in players :eek:
On the net here...
http://www.gaalive.net/news.php
What's with TV3 getting all the provincial finals :confused:... worst coverage ever, their commentators really take away from the games, always bring it down a level IMO... glad they don't have any of the Ireland games anymore
have to agree commentater during dublin v kildare today's match was totally besotted with dublin .. ruined a good game listening to him ...:(Quote:
Originally Posted by gilberto_eire
Yeah got that one well wrong. Fancied Monaghan and Waterford as well so what'd I know!! Clare had impressed me against Tipp and I thought they'd uncovered a really good free taker.Quote:
Originally Posted by old git
Give me them or anybody over Ger Canning. The most artificial, lick-arsing tos$er of all time. Here's a quote from the Cork Waterford Munster Final in 2004 (RTE showed it again the last day after Tipp match for some reason)-Quote:
Originally Posted by gilberto_eire
"I hope you're good at the maths from here on in. I was missing from school the day they did counting. I was out with a hamstring injury to the mouth"
What a moron.
agreedQuote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
Every time a point is scored he says "and that's over the bar"
Of course it's over the ****ing bar he wasn't going for a goal from that distance
Think the opposite, i think he's RTE'S best commentator... hate when Darragh Maloney or Marty Morrisey are commentating.... although apart from Connacht football 1/4's/semi's(away to sligo/leitrim last two years) i've not missed a championship game for either the hurlers or footballers in the past few years, so it's less of a problem for me now :DQuote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
Whilst I despise Ger Canning (admittedly less than my father), the commentators on TV3 are unbelievably bad. They try and use flowery (for want of a better word) language when there's absolutely no need for it. We're trying to watch a game of Gaelic, we don't want to listen to two fools try and out-do each other with bigger and better words (often used out of context).Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
galway-cork in the hurling should be the best game of the year so far. It's a really hard one to call. Galway flatter to deceive every year but hopefully this can be their year:) Although, I've a funny feeling Cork will surprise. They could easily have beaten Tipp, and they are only going to improve. Ben O'connor would be a big loss if he misses out (especially considering Joe Deane is gone now aswell).
It's a shame Sligo got an away draw game against Kerry (doubt I'll make which means I won't have been at any of their games this year:eek:). We have a fairly good team this year, with an improved forward line but Kerry is too big a task. Having said that, I don't think Kerry will go the whole way this year (every other year I tip them!). Donaghy will be a big loss, and Gooch seems to have lost the spark ever since his father died (even his demeanor and body language on the field has changed). The football championship really is wide open this year. I'd fabour Cork, but I'm not sure if they can do it when it matters most...
the best? are you sure? Granted RTE dont have many (any) decent commentators, but i thought it was standrard to think Canning is a jackas:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by gilberto_eire
He's the worst of the worst. It's a huge incentive to go to the games just to avoid him. I remember the Kerry Armagh All Ireland as well when Armagh kicked a wide at the start and Canning said "it's over the bar for the first score of the game". Then instead of just admitting his error he said "no, in fact it's been disallowed". I actually don't mind Darragh Moloney or the TV3 boys. Hate Martin Kearney alright.Quote:
Originally Posted by bennocelt
Back to the action- Cork Galway has the makings of a real cracker, very hard to call. Cork will need much more from their half forward line and surely Cathal Naughton should be introduced instead of Timmy McCarthy at this stage. It's about as much a 50/50 game as they come.
Mayo Galway will be an interesting one as well. Presumably Mayo aren't as good as the scoreline suggested against Roscommon and Galway probably aren't as bad as their scrap against Sligo would suggest either. It's going to be tough for the losers facing into the qualifiers the week after. Thought they had done away with that crap and every team had at least two wks after defeat, obviously not.
looks like McGarrity will start which is a bit of a surprise after his injury a few weeks ago. Mayo need to win because they are hopeless in the qualifiers!
I think Sligo have a decent chance today if things go our way
A wonderful win by Wicklow today. Into unknown terriory now, would love a crack against Limerick or Antrim (assuming they lose to Tyrone).
hopefully the Mayo-Galway game was exciting enough for Pat Spillane......nearly blew it with a crazy last 5 minutes but I'd take any sort of win against Galway. What time is the draw tonight?
I hear Sligo were unlucky against Kerry yesterday. With no setanta I'm relying on web streams so didn't get round to watching that one yesterday.
It on during The Sunday Game, so I would say it will be made about 1000/1015pmQuote:
Originally Posted by shakermaker1982
Sligo should have won it. With 7 minutes to go and only 2 points down they had Kerry backpedalling when they got the penalty. It was a poor effort at a penalty and they really should have taken their point as there was plenty of time left. Could have understood going for a goal with 2 minutes or less to go.Quote:
Originally Posted by shakermaker1982
I havent got the stats but I am sure there are more penalties missed in GAA than scored, especially in the senior county game (there have been a number this year: Kerry v Cork, Wicklow v Westmeath, Louth v Tipp, Sligo v Kerry).
Most county teams now have big 6 foot plus keepers these days and the target area/distance is much more challenging in GAA than soccer. In GAA the goal is 6.5m wide by 2.5m high and the kick is taken from 13m out. In soccer the goal is 7.3m wide by 2.4m high and the kick is taken from 11m out.
Superhoops, how is Pat McWalter doing for Wicklow?
Shakermaker, Mayo sure did their best to have the fans in the cardiac ward with that finish! Gardiner took that point very well, fair play to the lads for digging in in the end after blowing that lead.
It's a Mayo speciality! We'll also probably go on a fantastic run now only to get walloped in the final!! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Poor Student
To be fair I think we look a lot more seasoned this season. I was at the Connacht Final last year and we were caught cold in the first half and Galway roughed em up a little which seemed to surprise some of the players strangely enough. Today was a different story and I'm pleased to say it was Mayo doing the bullying - a fair few decent hits which has been sadly lacking over the years. Did anybody see Conor Mort's goal celebration? He had a t shirt displaying 'RIP Michael Jackson'! Also a big shout out to McGarrity. Back playing after fracturing his jaw a couple of weeks ago. No mask, he just got on with the job.
Suspensions aside Podger's done pretty well for Wicklow this season, good at distributing the ball.