Dublin-Meath scoring

[Macy]

Time period suspensions are a feature of Rugby, that's 2 of the big 3 leading sports in the country but its the GAA who should catch up

But weekly games are a feature of rugby as well. Not very often that the same length ban would mean missing two season defining games in the same competition. Meath RRS by Dublin based administrators.

[McShels]

I know if football if 3 players from the same team are sent off the game is abandoned.

WRONG!!!!

If a team has less than 7 players then the game is abandoned, the Sheffield Utd V WBA game in 2002 (i think) was stopped by the ref as he had sent off 3 Sheffield players and then 2 went off injured after they had used all 3 subs

[paul_oshea]

Most of Pete's contact with GAA comes from - I just happen to pass by the tv screen and I accidently saw .....(fill in gap with some controversy). Or opinions on the game can be sourced to - I heard it from someone who says ,,,,.

Time period suspensions are a feature of Rugby, that's 2 of the big 3 leading sports in the country but its the GAA who should catch up

haha brilliant, he must get himself into a lot of "accidents" though....unbreakable

Pete, though what exactly is your point in this matter?!

[monutdfc]

I don't buy this "contact sport" BS. For far, far too long random violence has been part and parcel of gaelic football, and it has nothing to do with the contact nature of the sport - punching a guy on the face is not part of the sport. The problem is it is tolerated, and the "hard man" is admired, not chastised. Sure that Dublin-Meath brawl gets the headlines because the Dubs are involved (much like the infamous "Battle of Old Trafford" where bugger all happened), but go to any club game and there's a fifty-fifty chance there will be a bout of fisticuffs, ranging from the one-on-one to the all-out brawl. I have seen it so often, and it is not part of the game, it is ruining the game.

[Jinxy]

As someone who regularly plays gaelic football I can tell you from my experience there are far fewer "one-in-all-in" brawls in club football than there used to be. At intercounty level you can count the big brawls of the last 10 years on the one hand. This is a bit like the crime argument. I can say that on the whole Ireland is a safe country (which it is), but you could get someone who was mugged to tell me otherwise. Isolated incidents do not reflect the wider reality. When you have thousands and thousands of people playing gaelic games which are quite tribal in nature, it's inevitable that there will be flare-ups from time to time. The sky isn't falling because Dublin and Meath got stuck into each other. No one was hurt, they shook hands afterwards and life goes on. Of course its in the medias interest to make a fuss over it. Eircom League fans should take note of the Heralds ridiculous coverage of the Pats v Linfield affair. It's all about selling papers and filling air-time, NOT having a fair and balanced look at the actual events.

[geysir]

The Dubs have been the butt of ridicule from culchies for the past few years.
Throwing shapes, fake hard man bravado, goading the opposition, walking slowly up to the Hill.
This year I was surprised to see that they are still bringing that shíte into the game when they played Monaghan.
None of that will be of any use against an Ulster team or Kerry.
The Dubs are the Tim Henmans of the GAA

[shakermaker1982]

The Dubs have been the butt of ridicule from culchies for the past few years.
Throwing shapes, fake hard man bravado, goading the opposition, walking slowly up to the Hill.
This year I was surprised to see that they are still bringing that shíte into the game when they played Monaghan.
None of that will be of any use against an Ulster team or Kerry.
The Dubs are the Tim Henmans of the GAA

I think that's a tad harsh on Tim Henman Geysir!!!!

[Marked Man]

You mean an Ulster team like Derry?

[paul_oshea]

The Dubs have been the butt of ridicule from culchies for the past few years.
Throwing shapes, fake hard man bravado, goading the opposition, walking slowly up to the Hill.
This year I was surprised to see that they are still bringing that shíte into the game when they played Monaghan.
None of that will be of any use against an Ulster team or Kerry.
The Dubs are the Tim Henmans of the GAA

HAHA

I forwarded that onto a few of the lads to rile them up. Good man gersir stick up for your oriel county farney men!