Originally Posted by
Nesta99
Ah lads, that was too easy! But fair play, there was no denying the mouth types and Id never claim that Dundalk are a team of total sportsmanship and virtue. Not half as much fun as Cork fans and the sporting efforts to not tackling at all.
I'm not sure how to take the Abibi is entertaining comment!? The last thing I want is an 'entertaining' keeper - dull and effective will do nicely!!
While players need to be protected by good referring I too enjoyed the more physical side to game in the past. The contact aspect of the game has been diluted almost by accident as dealing with players from S America and probably Spain/Portugal mainly, for exaggerating every contact, made games unwatchable. Calibre of refs too (if only you could clone Collina) Seems it was easier to redefine what was 'dangerous' than to penalise some of the best paid actors in the world in a consistent manner. The more popular players are those that get on with things, the type that ye know are hurt when they stay down (as frustrating as it can be Im not really talking about drawing a foul or tactical fouls). The way Burke didnt roll around and maintained a calmness that others didnt shows how much he has matured, especially playing Dundalk!