Joe Brolly

[5 Sams]

Buy the Gaelic Life...its usually the same article...

[longballin]

Buy the Gaelic Life...its usually the same article...

I seen that one, a skit on Gooch's book. Was razor sharp but considering Cooper totally misrepresented Brolly on the Late Late Show seemed quid pro quo... fair enough...

[Gabriel_Hurl]

http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/joe-brolly-cute-hoorism-is-harmless-and-yerra-the-audience-love-it-36227894.html

[Owen Brannigan]

Will Healy-Rae see it as funny as Gooch won't?

Is he a man for the solicitor's letter?

[Jim Bob]

Load of crap. Didn't even finish reading it.

[longballin]

Looks like payback time for Gooch's wee Late Late Show fib 

[Jim Bob]

Looks like payback time for Gooch's wee Late Late Show fib 

That's assuming Gooch gives a f@@@ what Brolly thinks,says or writes!

[From the Bunker]

Will Healy-Rae see it as funny as Gooch won't?

Is he a man for the solicitor's letter?

Ah, it's written by a man who works in the Business (law). There'll be nothing liable there!

[longballin]

Looks like payback time for Gooch's wee Late Late Show fib 

That's assuming Gooch gives a f@@@ what Brolly thinks,says or writes!

obviously he does or wouldnt have went on about it on the LLS

[From the Bunker]

Looks like payback time for Gooch's wee Late Late Show fib 

That's assuming Gooch gives a f@@@ what Brolly thinks,says or writes!

obviously he does or wouldnt have went on about it on the LLS

Gooch did not go on about it. He was asked about it and fobbed it off with a lie!

[Itchy]

I thought it was funny. Sums up the Kerry man very well.

[Main Street]

Looks like payback time for Gooch's wee Late Late Show fib 

That's assuming Gooch gives a f@@@ what Brolly thinks,says or writes!

obviously he does or wouldnt have went on about it on the LLS

Gooch did not go on about it. He was asked about it and fobbed it off with a lie!

so he shouldn't have told a lie. speaks volumes for him...

A lie?
Was it not blatantly obvious that Cooper was exacting revenge when sarcastically taking the píss out of Brolly and that absurd apology claim?
Cooper was winding up Joe  and Joe fell for it hook, line and sinker. Much mirth down Kerry way I guess.

"On a serious note, Joe actually sent me a text this week to say 'Sorry about all the fuss. I wish there wasn't a reaction that there was. It's gone overboard. And I apologise'.
"So he's obviously changed his tune and now fully respects that I am entitled to have a testimonial night if I want."

[longballin]

Looks like payback time for Gooch's wee Late Late Show fib 

That's assuming Gooch gives a f@@@ what Brolly thinks,says or writes!

obviously he does or wouldnt have went on about it on the LLS

Gooch did not go on about it. He was asked about it and fobbed it off with a lie!

so he shouldn't have told a lie. speaks volumes for him...

A lie?
Was it not blatantly obvious that Cooper was exacting revenge when sarcastically taking the píss out of Brolly and that absurd apology claim?
Cooper was winding up Joe  and Joe fell for it hook, line and sinker. Much mirth down Kerry way I guess.

"On a serious note, Joe actually sent me a text this week to say 'Sorry about all the fuss. I wish there wasn't a reaction that there was. It's gone overboard. And I apologise'.
"So he's obviously changed his tune and now fully respects that I am entitled to have a testimonial night if I want."

Joe has Cooper called out on and off the pitch : )  Got him perfectly in the article : )

[lenny]

Looks like payback time for Gooch's wee Late Late Show fib 

That's assuming Gooch gives a f@@@ what Brolly thinks,says or writes!

obviously he does or wouldnt have went on about it on the LLS

Gooch did not go on about it. He was asked about it and fobbed it off with a lie!

so he shouldn't have told a lie. speaks volumes for him...

A lie?
Was it not blatantly obvious that Cooper was exacting revenge when sarcastically taking the píss out of Brolly and that absurd apology claim?
Cooper was winding up Joe  and Joe fell for it hook, line and sinker. Much mirth down Kerry way I guess.

"On a serious note, Joe actually sent me a text this week to say 'Sorry about all the fuss. I wish there wasn't a reaction that there was. It's gone overboard. And I apologise'.
"So he's obviously changed his tune and now fully respects that I am entitled to have a testimonial night if I want."

Joe has Cooper called out on and off the pitch : )  Got him perfectly in the article : )

I like Joe but that article wasn't remotely funny and was just pathetic. And i'm coming from the point of view that I don't think the testimonial dinner should happen for any player. I would say it's the worst article by far that I've ever seen Joe write.

[6th sam]

Looks like payback time for Gooch's wee Late Late Show fib 

That's assuming Gooch gives a f@@@ what Brolly thinks,says or writes!

obviously he does or wouldnt have went on about it on the LLS

Gooch did not go on about it. He was asked about it and fobbed it off with a lie!

so he shouldn't have told a lie. speaks volumes for him...

A lie?
Was it not blatantly obvious that Cooper was exacting revenge when sarcastically taking the píss out of Brolly and that absurd apology claim?
Cooper was winding up Joe  and Joe fell for it hook, line and sinker. Much mirth down Kerry way I guess.

"On a serious note, Joe actually sent me a text this week to say 'Sorry about all the fuss. I wish there wasn't a reaction that there was. It's gone overboard. And I apologise'.
"So he's obviously changed his tune and now fully respects that I am entitled to have a testimonial night if I want."

Joe has Cooper called out on and off the pitch : )  Got him perfectly in the article : )

I like Joe but that article wasn't remotely funny and was just pathetic. And i'm coming from the point of view that I don't think the testimonial dinner should happen for any player. I would say it's the worst article by far that I've ever seen Joe write.

Many of Joe's views are right on the money( no pun intended) regarding the way the Gaa is going, but he's been unnecessarily spiteful towards Gooch. Joe's humour is hit or miss, and though I totally agree with his sentiments re 1 excounty player benefitting financially from a testimonial, I think the article was definitely a miss in terms of comedic value.
I often think it must be difficult for weekly columnists to be genuinely funny every week, so they sometimes lower the standards with personal insults .
There's a genuine battle to be fought regarding the direction of travel of the GAA, Joe needs to be careful not to demean that battle, by being personally insulting .