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General discussion / Re: Boxing Thread

Last post by square_ball - Today at 01:01:12 PM

You can't let a round go on another few seconds just to see what happens. If the bell goes the bell goes. It was strange scenario in fairness. Fury would have been better taking a knee then holding on for the final few seconds. Easier said than done of course as Fury was all over the show.

#2

GAA Discussion / Re: GaaGo

Last post by AustinPowers - Today at 12:59:21 PM

Have RTÉ ever looked in to adding a new channel, RTÉ Sport say?

There's no reason why they can't  show some things on the RTE news channel. Live matches  are shown there sometimes, and they could have a Seo Sport style preview show  there during the week as well

In the mornings, they regularly show live video footage of  Claire Byrne's RTE radio show . No reason why they couldn't have Des Cahill on Sunday sport there, or a final score  type show as well.

TSG tries to squeeze in  a lot of  highlights/punditry . A midweek show could fill in the gaps  and look at some things in more  detail

#3

GAA Discussion / Re: Sam Maguire 2024 Group 1 ...

Last post by Walter Cronc - Today at 12:57:41 PM

Some nonsense being talked by the usual suspects. I'm with Keyser on this one. We battled well considering the circumstances. We'll be fine come preliminary quarters onwards.

I'm sure before this championship started the objective for Derry was to match or better their last two championship campaigns which was All Ireland semi final. If it's a Preliminary quarter final and Derry win that it will be three games in three weeks and up against a rested table topper (probably Kerry,Dublin or Donegal)

You can flip that too. Kerry will play Louth and Meath. After yesterday's debacle not exactly tested pre 1/4's. They are a side I wouldn't fear whatsoever!

#4

General discussion / Re: Boxing Thread

Last post by Wildweasel74 - Today at 12:48:36 PM

Boxer advancing forward all the time,is looked favourly  by judges, there were alot of even rounds,  but Fury was on the back foot all night. Ref should let the 9th go another few seconds. Fury been dropped or the ref would had stop the fight, didn't do either but given him a standing count. It was never a split decision though. I still though Uysk won by at least 2.

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General discussion / Re: Boxing Thread

Last post by JimStynes - Today at 12:48:20 PM

I think a lot of you lads are judging the overall fight on that 1 round in the 9th and then thinking Usyk should be winning comfortably. Looking at those scorecards they look fair enough imo. Fury had plenty of success in the middle rounds, Usyk done well at the start and end and then a few rounds hard enough to score.

Carl Frampton had it 6 rounds each and then with the knockdown Usyk wins 114-113. Though I agree with the above it Fury could/should have been stopped by the ref in the 9th. Seen fights stopped for less.

Exactly this. It was a close fight except for round 9.

#6

General discussion / Re: Sinn Fein? They have gone ...

Last post by From the Bunker - Today at 12:28:04 PM

SF are on the slide. They were the rebellious vote. But are no longer in that mould.

A rebel without a cause. And not even a rebel anymore!

#7

GAA Discussion / Re: Sam Maguire 2024 Group 1 ...

Last post by MC - Today at 12:27:11 PM

Very poor from Derry, sending off aside. So flat.
First half us where the game was lost, too many dropped short.

Too many of derrys star players were nowhere to be seen, glass didn't seem interested.

We were chasing the game, lachlan Murray just scored 3 I think, made a score saving tackle and Harte takes him off. Can't see the logic in that.

Galway were good. Should rightly leapfrog derry in the AI rankings and must be in that top 3 tier now.

Didn't listen to the commentary after the game but there can be no defending mckinless.
However,  I did think in general galway got their frees easier than us.

I'm trying to take my Galway hat off here (not easy of course) but I honestly didn't feel that we were getting frees easier.
In terms of scores from frees I'm not sure how many we ended up with but when we had 1-12 on the board only two of those were frees.
I can think of two off the top of my head tap over frees Derry got that were never frees (to me anyway).
McGuigan wins a high ball in first half & doesn't call a mark. He gets shepherded and throws himself down and gets a free.
One in second half (I think number 10) who runs into 2-3 Galway defenders and gets a very soft free.
Anyhow I'm only picking them as examples. The red card changed the game.
Who knows what would have happened if it didn't happen. It was going to be tight regardless

My understanding was that if a player doesn't call the mark for the free kick he plays on but cannot be tackled until he has taken 4 steps - Mc Guigan was tackled immediately he caught the ball.

#8

GAA Discussion / Re: Seconds teams

Last post by Armagh18 - Today at 12:21:47 PM

Definitely think they're a great thing, at the end of the day the more people getting football at their level the better. Not sure it's fair on the junior clubs though that they csn play championship.

#9

GAA Discussion / Re: GaaGo

Last post by smort - Today at 12:11:02 PM

Have RTÉ ever looked in to adding a new channel, RTÉ Sport say?

#10

GAA Discussion / Re: All Ireland U20 football c...

Last post by Hound - Today at 12:10:33 PM

Can anyone from Dublin tell me why Ciarán Archer who would be around 24 now hasn't made the step up to Dublin senior team and is he even on the panel at the moment?

A talented player but don't think he better than what on panel now. Quality freetaker but for me doesn't do enough from play  and without the ball. He was on senior panel in 2022 but picked up an injury and never got back in.

A few of the forwards on the Dublin panel at the moment Ross McGarry,Killian O'Gara,Lorcan O'Dell,Killian McGinnis. He must have fallen back a fair bit from his days standing out at U20 level if not better than some of them now.

He's definitely better at kicking points than any of them, but there's more to being an intercounty player than that. His club being in D3 doesn't help with being able to play himself back in.