The Sam Maguire

[shakermaker1982]

Galvin - naughty naughty.

Watch him get a 2 week ban!!!!

[Maz]

One of the controversial (if you can call it that) players in GAA. Great character and a lovely fella to meet off the field. Hot headed though usually lucky enough to get away with it. First year as Kerry captain to make matters worse

[drummerboy]

Hot headed yes. But also a dirty player.

[Kingdom]

Hot headed yes. But also a dirty player.

Every county team has one, some counties have a few, and while he's no angel, there are worse out there than him, Messrs Clerkin, McMenamin, Bellew, O'Leary, Whelan all come to mind.

A stupid thing for a smart person like Paul to have done. Forgive the pun, but something was to going to be needed to Galvinise the push for 3 ina row, and I've no doubt in my mind this is it. The suspension is hard but it won't be overturned. A shame because this year could have been the making of him.
Anyway it gives Sean and Darren Sullivan a full run in the championship, two very underrated players. But very good underrated players.
Roll on the Munster final. I think the wagons are circling already, and I think there could be a whoomping down by the river in a few weeks. The lads will be out to win everything for the Gal this year.

[bennocelt]

Hot headed yes. But also a dirty player.

didnt like this "hard man" diving like a pussy last year to get a guy sent off
wasnt it in the final versus cork?

[shakermaker1982]

6 months. You ****ing beauty. It's about time they made an example of him - I remember him clouting an Armagh lad a few years back off the ball at the Q Finals stage.

[Maz]

Oh thats never been done before, there are lads doing that every game they play. 6 months is far too long. 2-3 fair enough but come thats the whole year over for him.

[geysir]

There is no shortage of hard men in Kerry, Galvin is hard but imo Dara O'Sé has 'true grit'. The suspensions won't effect Kerry too much going for the 3 in a row. Should they fail then it's a ready made excuse.
They can't use the 6 week lay off excuse this time ,
there is only a 5 week gap between the Munster Final (should they win it) and the 1/4 final.
Apparantly there is some mysterious lethargy which sets into Kerry teams after a 5 week or more lay off, that it takes a while for them to get going again.

[paul_oshea]

ya about time too, make an example of him, the gaa need to start copping onto this craic. too much of it going on and its getting annoying, im surprised macy, dodge and pete haven't come on to complain and pete say how he was just channel hopping when he "just turned on as he hit it out of his book...and i then switched over straight away again!", but in fairness i would agree with them this time.

btw galways defence again shown up against leitreim, this is going to be their downfall this year as I already mentioned.

[Jinxy]

Looks like nobody is buying into Bomber Listons "wasp on the notebook" theory!

[geysir]

I though Russell kept his cool just fine with the rabid Galvin foaming at the mouth and then he casually picked up his book from the ground.
I had to laugh at the Bomber Liston, delving into the surreal world of Flann O'Brian, describing it as an accident - that Galvin was just gesticulating while making his point.
And he was being serious
It looked like Galvin was doing his best Bruce Lee impersonation.

These days, 8 weeks suspension is being dished out for verbal abuse directed at the officials - (min. 4 weeks)
Mild physical interference with an official is a minimum 12 weeks ban.
It looks very reasonable that this is a 6 months ban - a max of 4 or 5 Championship games.

[Rovers fan]

Mayo-Sligo on sunday will be a good game I hope. There should be a big crowd from sligo up for it.I can't see us beating mayo tbh but hopefully it will be a tight game and you never what might happen in the last 10 minutes, if there's only a few points in it.

[shakermaker1982]

Cannot believe RTE are not showing the Mayo/Sligo game (you can watch it online but only in Ireland is it safe enough to change my ip address so it thinks I'm in Ireland?)

I'm expecting a tough game Sunday. Sligo cannot be written off, the Mayo fans have been very quiet in the build up to the game with very little buzz. Hopefully a solid winning performance will get the ball rolling but I have major doubts about our DF. We leak goals. I wish Kieran McDonald was on the panel, even if it was just to come off the bench with 20 minutes to go....

[geysir]

Strange that Mayo fans are having big doubts.
Whenever you have your moments of doubts Shaker, just check out the Bookie's odds.
It looks to be game set and match. Sligo relegated to Div 4 winning only one game, Mayo plodding along in Div 1, playing at home.
What gives?

[EAFC_rdfl]

what game(s) are on rte this weekend?

[rebus2008]

what game(s) are on rte this weekend?

Lads, i hear that in the 2 weeks before the Galvin/Russell episode, Vodafone had a TV advert shot with the very 2 same men in it. Apparently, it now has been confided to a dusty shelves in sector 7G and won't be aired.

[shakermaker1982]

Strange that Mayo fans are having big doubts.
Whenever you have your moments of doubts Shaker, just check out the Bookie's odds.
It looks to be game set and match. Sligo relegated to Div 4 winning only one game, Mayo plodding along in Div 1, playing at home.
What gives?

I respect the reigning Connacht champions plus we're missing Dillon. Sligo lose and they are out of the championship - no back door for those lads.

To be honest Mayo fans are better off playing down our chances. 1 game at a time instead of thinking of an AI Semi Final and maybe even more. Fingers crossed O'Mahony knows what he is doing because if Sligo do beat us then he'll never hear the end of Kieran McDonald.

EAFC- RTE are showing Wexford-Laois and the Hurling. Mayo-Sligo is on the net

[bennocelt]

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EAFC- RTE are showing Wexford-Laois and the Hurling. Mayo-Sligo is on the net

and thank god for that, connaught games should be shown late at night, just after the orieachtas report

[EAFC_rdfl]

think i'll have to tune in to the beeb so to watch fermanagh derry, could go either way & will be the most even match of the weekend I'd say, Derry though should be too strong

[Jinxy]

and thank god for that, connaught games should be shown late at night, just after the orieachtas report

Quality.