yea i can't believe people are calling him a legend, for his antics were nothing short of a discrace.
the fact of the matter is that his actions are indefensible.
rico should have more than a quiet word with him about it.it spoiled the super game he had.
i hope referees take a stand against this sort of lark as o callaghan is definately not the first to be at it.
Life isn't all beer and football...some of us haven't touched a football in months
I cant believe that there are people on here defending GOC. 100% dive, disgusting
I'm not Crawley's no1 fan or anything but GOC should be ashamed of himslef as should any1 who believes what he did was right.
I havent heard many Shels fans asking for Joe Gambles red card to be recindedOriginally Posted by Slash/ED
Every game, every week Shels players torment and bully refs to get their way, Rogers and Hawkins were at it at the X and Roddy was complaining about it on eL Weekly too. They try to influence the ref, in a different mannor to GOC maybe, but the aim is the same. What goes around comes around, Christ, you'd sware that GOC was the first player in the world to drop after someone tried to headbut him!
As I say, we're just young & a bit nieve.
Roddy said nothing of the sort on EL weekly he said that the ref was giving alot of decisions our way. Which, considering they got a very harsh penalty in their favour at a crucial time in the match, is a bit daft, but he did not say anything about the players.I havent heard many Shels fans asking for Joe Gambles red card to be recinded
Every game, every week Shels players torment and bully refs to get their way, Rogers and Hawkins were at it at the X and Roddy was complaining about it on eL Weekly too. They try to influence the ref, in a different mannor to GOC maybe, but the aim is the same. What goes around comes around, Christ, you'd sware that GOC was the first player in the world to drop after someone tried to headbut him!
"every game, every week" seems to mean one game in the cross years back, I can't think of other examples and more to the point can't see in what way it's even remotely relevant to this incident.
Joe Gambles red card should be recinded, as many have said on Shelsweb, but that's not relevant either. It's not about weather it was a worthy red card or not it's about that scumbag doing a Rivaldo, which was absolutley pathetic and franky anyone who defends him is a complete fool.
He said that the ref was "playing off the calls of the Shels players and from thier bench" (I agree with you about the peno though)
Come off it. I live in Dublin () and go to Shels games every now and then and they are always at it. I actually havent seen Shels at the X for years appart from last night.
My point was that GOC tried to influence the ref and succeded, something that Shels do weekly, but in a different mannor. Basically, the main aim of both parties is to cheat to gain an advantage for their team.
Well like I said, normally I hate it, but when it goes your way, dont look a gift horse in the mouth and all that. As Lenox said in his programme notes, City are moving from being a football club into an entertainment business and if Fenlons meltdown after Georges collapse wasnt entertaining, I dont know what was!You've got to realise that Crawly was asking to be sent off by his actions, it happens across the world and you know it. Blame the ref for not saying something to GOC, but dont blame GOC for not trying to restore some parity to the game for his team.
As I say, we're just young & a bit nieve.
I'm not trying to defend Crawley, god knows he's the last player on planet earth I'd actually want to defend, and defending isn't generally something he can relate to but Crawleys part in ths whole thing is not the issue. It's people defending O'Callaghan and, more so, calling him a legend for it. It's pathetic.
George is not a legend for diving. He's a legend for giving shels a taste of their own medicine, and more importantly for being one of the best players in the league
Did he not give Shels 'a taste of their own medicine' by diving?So you're whole defence is "Sure f*ck it it's against Shels, I don't like them, fair play to you Georgie"? I find that pathetic. If Jason Byrne did that I'd be the first one on here to have a go at him over it, how can you defend that?
And I don't deny his quality, nobody denied Rivaldos either, or Sukurs.
But GOC IS a ledgend! Not because he got a Shels player sent off, but for 101 other things like his poncy white boots, his love of Cork, hatered of Dublin, his accent, his flicks & nutmegs, his fight and make-up with Dolan, his scrawney legs that manage not to break when he puts in a tackle... For loads of reasons, we love George O'Callaghan!
As I say, we're just young & a bit nieve.
I don't mind all that it's people actually priasing him for what he did, it's amazing really.
Fair enough. I don't agree with diving, its cheating and it should be stamped out. But George and a number of other players have been on the receiving end of cheating (fouling, kicking, pushing etc) from Shels players for the last few years and this has gone unpunished. Two wrongs don't make a right, I know that, and what George did was wrong. Its just that his wrong-doing was justified to some extent by those on the receiving end of it. I'm not condoning it, I just can't bring myself to condemn it eitherDid he not give Shels 'a taste of their own medicine' by diving?
Eanna, there seems to be a lot of comprimising going on here, back in to the Shed with you and less of the 'being nice to Shels fans' malarkey ok?
As I say, we're just young & a bit nieve.
That's about as fair as I'm going to get
ah you know me, I'm a reasonable guyThat's about as fair as I'm going to get
From my previous experiences in EL football over the years, I've come to ignore 90 percent of Cork posts about the place. They tend to follow the same pattern no matter what. It starts off with some kind of anti-dub or shels statement. Then it is quickly followed up with a comment reassuring themselves that Cork is great. Loosely covered usually in some foolish point about a game of football.
O Callaghan embarrassed himself in front of the enitre lot of us. No matter how "legendary" a player is, he did something that turns most true football fans stomachs. Ollie wasn't "hauled" off. He was subbed. Jamie Harris has played up front for us tons of times, in fact he played up there more than in defence when he joined first. Apart from that, I think Cork played better on the night. It was a terrible game though. Someday I might have a proper conversation with a Cork City supporter about a game of football. I look forward to the day you see past your own issues with Shels.
From my previous experiences in EL football over the years, I've come to ignore 90 percent of $hels posts. They tend to follow the same pattern no matter what.
The dismissal of all other posts as simply following a pattern.
The total blindness to the wrongs within their own club, like the thuggery, the total lack of sportsmanship, the referree intimidation.
The fact that the secratary of the club would have been banned for life by now by a properly run football association.
All the things that turn true football fans stomachs.
Someday I might have a proper conversation with a $hels supporter about a game of football, like I used to have a long time ago. I look forward to the day when these same $hels supporters can see that the rest of us are not imagining all the rotten things wrong with their club and they can see past their issues with Dolan, Bohs, Rovers, Pats...actually everybody else in the league.
Lucky my posts fall into the 10 percent you dont ignore then. I'm interested in the thuggery side of your comments. And the referee intimidation. I personally see the same level of barrating of the ref and officials from a lot of other managers. Richardson was head to head with the fourth official only last game!! As for thuggery, do you mean on the pitch or off it?
As for talking about a football game, I have stated that Cork played better than us in the game. We failed to get any form of pattern going and as with the last few games, we have hoofed it once too often rather than taking the ball down and playing some decent football. I do not see us losing to Cork as a crisis. I think Cork have a very good set of players and I hope that they can do extremely well with them in Europe. I have very little probelm with the Cork team. I do think O'Callahan was a disgrace and I think Rogers could of easily been booked for the challenge before. Referee inconsistancy is something we all complain about. I just get tired of Cork fans. Like you get tired of Shels fans clearly!!
J'know ..... i was going to say the exact same thing .... its just uncanny !!
The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
Breaking news......................................
Footballers Dive all the time.
Stop press.
It's only just begun...............
If the last 21 years were class, here's looking forward to the next 21 years. It is our time
I think some of the Cork attitude to this is very wrong. He is a cheat, plain and simple. If Jason Byrne had done it this thread would be over 20 pages long now
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