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Keane right about Haaland

A stopped clock is right twice in the day. He also said Liverpool would win the League!

The Boys on Virgin Media cheering on Man City here? WTF, sure who in their right mind would want those financially  doped crowd to win?

He wrote an article the week before the league final saying it would be a success if Derry get within 6 points of this amazing Dublin team. Since then he's made a few comments that it's only the league. Then on his podcast last week he said he'll support those Derry lads no matter what as they are giving everything for the jersey, it's just Mickey Harte he doesn't like, but a few months ago he was saying no Derry player is good enough to start the Dublin team. The quality just isn't there and processed football can only get you so far.

From a football point of view he wants nothing more than Dublin to hammer everyone and he can then somehow link it to Pat Gilroy.

As a Dungiven man I find it very hard to listen to him these days. He is a walking contradiction. He's not stupid and I suppose he is staying relevant as we are talking about him so he's probably achieving what he set out to do.

I struggle to listen to Brolly anymore too. Used to enjoy him but he comes across now as slightly unhinged. Uses his platforms to target those who he hates incl Derry players and strikes me as a man who is content when Derry lose, he's not a real supporter. It's pretty clear to me of those who he targets have all one thing in common, he's highly jealous of them. He only ever has one objective and that is to make everything about him!!

That last podcast annoyed my head and I usually like the podcasts. I'm 100% a GAA man 1st and foremost but the constant it's nothing unless the GAA do it is bollox. My lads go to the local soccer club and they're very much a community club and do a lot for the people in the area and are absolutely delighted that they had a load of lads and girls from the surrounding GAA clubs playing with them.
He hadn't even the humility to check the history of the people he mentioned in it. "Do you think Gary Neville and David Beckham give a shit about Man Utd after they left them?" No wonder people from other sports don't like the GAA

Yeah its cringeworthy stuff from Brolly.

Why cant we say how great one sport is without having to run down another.

Unless its rugby just to wind them up haha.

My kids play a multiple of sports. Soccer and Gaelic football is naturally the biggest cross over of players in the area. Both clubs are parish Clubs. Both are mainly supplied by the 3 Schools in our area. We have kids from the different schools meeting up 4 times a week from training and Matches for both codes. This builds huge familiarity, bonding and friendship. Exposure to matches in both codes brings on fitness, match confidence and skill. There are naturally parents and players that might prefer one over the other, but we generally work well together. There are also multiple cross over of Coaches. Both Facebook pages regularly acknowledge achievements of the other. After all we are really just pouring praise on ourselves.

Anyone I find you tries to belittle the other is missing the whole spirit of sport and how it can galvanise pride in where you come from (or where you live).

 

[KPI stands for key performance indicator, a quantifiable measure of performance over time for a specific objective. KPIs provide targets for teams to shoot for, milestones to gauge progress, and insights that help people across the organization make better decisions.]

What does KPI stand for? 😂

Strikes me as a business term.

KPI stands for key performance indicator, a quantifiable measure of performance over time for a specific objective. KPIs provide targets for teams to shoot for, milestones to gauge progress, and insights that help people across the organization make better decisions.

Paul Flynn says  the likes of Meath and  Kildare  more or less need to get the finger  out if they want to be competitive 

Aye and a few  million quid!

But  nobody  seemed to address that bit on TSG

No body addresses that in newspapers, radio, other TV stations and so on. Because Dublin have more than a quarter of the population. You don't want to affect that when it comes to sponsors and advertisers. Plus corporate boxes and other money making outlets have to be kept onside.

Dublin playing all their important games in Croke Park is as logical as Music promoters holding concerts in Dublin, rather than anywhere else in the country, Dublin is where the mass density of people are.

I know Dublin supporters who have never seen Dublin play a game outside of Croke Park.

We all know the Leinster championship has not always been fair or competitive.

But this is the roll of Honour since 2005

Dublin (18) 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

Meath (1) 2010 and that was an unholy mess.

Two decades of this dominance, and it will only continue.....

what odds that Dublin win the next 10, or 20?

There is nothing coming. Kildare had a burst in 2017, They scored 1-17 in the Leinster Final v the Dubs. But still lost by 9 points.

We all know the Leinster championship has not always been fair or competitive.

But this is the roll of Honour since 2005

Dublin (18) 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

Meath (1) 2010 and that was an unholy mess.

Two decades of this dominance, and it will only continue.....

Coming into the business end of the season with Champions league Matches midweek is a huge distraction. Today's game sandwiched in between games v Bayern Munich takes a good squad and huge mentality. The game turnaround leaves little time for preparation.

In fairness Villa played Thursday night

In fairness yes, LOSC - 4th in the French League.

Coming into the business end of the season with Champions league Matches midweek is a huge distraction. Today's game sandwiched in between games v Bayern Munich takes a good squad and huge mentality. The game turnaround leaves little time for preparation.

The bigger picture with Villa is that they played a weakened side v City 11 days ago, so they'd be fresh for Brentford on that weekend. Which sort of backfired in a 3-3 draw. Villa did no such thing against Arsenal today. And that's what you're up against. City have made team afraid of them, that you'll get noting - even if you try. Arsenal don't have that.

Liverpool won't be playing a weakened Villa side either.

[Things to think about today.]

Things to think about today.

• Why was this a home game for Dublin? Don't tell me that crowd would not fit into Tailteann Park or some other venue in Leinster?
• Today was Cluxtons first game for Dublin this year. Bear that in mind when looking at his performance.
• Dublin did not have Fenton in Midfield. And still coped.
• Why are forwards never pulled for over-carrying when a goal is scored.
• Why do we not have a B Leinster Championship without Dublin. The winners of that could play Dublin in the A Leinster Final. They would also enter the AI Championship on merit.
• Why was this game shown on Television?
• Should the winners of the Tailteann Cup automatically go into the AI Championship?

You'd presume that the more dominant use of Red has to do with Avoiding colour clashes with Tyrone. Tipp and Clare have similar issues.

McKenna has been outspoken on Dublin and their special treatment.
Brolly brown noses Dublin at any given opportunity.


McKenna was ostracised because he spoke up against Cash Cow Dublin GAA.
Telling the truth and as it is became an offence when it came to losing Adverting and selling papers.
Brolly on the other hand talks with blinkers about the great Dublin Like one would talk about the romance of Man City winning everything - with no mention of the €€€€.

Politically they are poles apart also.

Barcelona came back from 4-0 down to beat PSG in the 2nd leg at home 6-5.

That said it was a late late show with goals from Neymar  88', 90+1' (pen.) and Roberto  90+5'.

It all depend on how afraid Atalanta are of losing the tie.

Now we know why Klopp is leaving at the end of the season 😕