I think McStay is right. I think you would get a lot more but in to 3 and a lot more edge to these season with teams trying to get into or stay in a higher level competition
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Show posts MenuQuote from: Manning18 on June 22, 2022, 05:33:49 PMQuote from: Wildweasel74 on June 22, 2022, 05:06:00 PM
You Galway lads not even know the height of u lads. Paul Conroy, all 6ft 4 of him is not a ball fetching midfielder, right, Tierney a inch bigger again, christ.
Literally a simple google will tell you Conroy's not 6 4'. We've been watching him for 15 years, often as the midfield partner of actual 6 4' players such as Tom Flynn or Fintain o'Currain.
This is one of the oddest things I've ever seen someone get butthurt over. Galway fans explaining an area that their team is lacking in and an opposition fan trying to argue against it. Weird
Quote from: Armagh Girl on April 20, 2022, 09:04:40 PM
Whilst the rule book states "Any video footage as long as it's 'reliable and unedited'. Back and white can be used", this still has to be provided by a proper media outlet, to be credible to stand up to Appeals etc. Unlike the Social Media evidence that appears to have been used by RTE Sunday Game etc, which not only does it not show the beginning of the Melee but appears to show only parts of what actually happened. How RTE were even permitted to show this given it was not actual footage from a proper camera at the match also begs questions for the Legal Teams. Both Teams were entitled to appeal and it is actually laughable the uproar at present from Donegal and other counties......having been at the match and viewed exactly what started it.....Murphy attacking Grogan with a Lines Man right beside them .... Donegal only took their punishment as they were afraid of video evidence of this being provided. More worrying for the GAA was the fact that Donegal Stewards pushing and shoving Armagh players to the ground during the Melee, were clearly seen on this Unofficial Video evidence and yet nothing has been said or done about that, which was much worse that the players actions!
Quote from: David McKeown on April 20, 2022, 06:19:33 PM
I think this entire thread shows how much a shambles the system is. No one appealed in this case just for the sake of it. No one was cleared on mere technicalities or because I 's weren't dotted or t's weren't crossed. Nor did the language of the referees report result in appeals being successful. Proper procedures were not followed and there was real prejudice caused by those failings. No one should be expected to accept a ban that has not been fairly applied. In that regard justice has been done.
There is though a real opportunity for the Association to look at the farce that this case has demonstrated and to learn from it. Unfortunately I doubt the association will.
Quote from: David McKeown on April 20, 2022, 07:40:52 AMQuote from: LCohen on April 19, 2022, 10:27:21 PM
The whole system is need of review. But fans also need to get the a few things straight.
Players can be identified by officials or by a camera. The amount of complaining that you read here based on the video alone and ignoring that officials may have seen things off camera is incredible.
There are also claims that refs have to aim and achieve parity is frankly nonsense. It won't always be the case that both teams are equally guilty. Even in a fracas that has roughly equal numbers from both sides won't necessarily have equal numbers crossing the line into the type of actions that the disciplinary authorities are cracking down on (punches, headlocks, throwing to the ground etc).
What makes you say they are cracking down on punches, headlocks etc. None of the 3 Armagh players were cited for this. None of them were involved in any of this. The height of the complaint against them was that they contributed to a melee. This whole process was a farce from start to finish.
Quote from: clarshack on April 19, 2022, 09:53:09 PMQuote from: tonto1888 on April 19, 2022, 08:58:43 PM
All Armagh players have had their suspensions overturned
On what basis?
Quote from: lenny on April 12, 2022, 06:58:30 PMQuote from: LCohen on April 12, 2022, 05:11:00 PMQuote from: J70 on April 12, 2022, 12:25:39 PMQuote from: armaghniac on April 12, 2022, 11:20:28 AMQuote from: tyrone08 on April 12, 2022, 06:45:40 AMQuote from: armaghniac on April 12, 2022, 01:49:35 AM
This was a disgraceful stunt by Donegal to get men sent off. It is welcome that they were only partly successful. Hopefully, Armagh will gave the sense not to fall into such traps in future.
It's amazing how people can change their mind when the shoe is on the other foot. For the tyrone armagh row you said
But teams could set a standard too, they could tell their players that if they do join in a melee that they will not be trying to get the off.
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Seems now when armagh get involved it's the other teams fault. Great to see hypocrisy alive and well.
O'Neill didn't join the melee, the melee was started to get him sent off.
I still think they need something to stop the "all in" aspect, not least because if there are only two or three involved then there is a batter chance of seeing what is going on. Hpwever, it is hard to see how you get from here to there.
Its simple. Team penalties.
Unfortunately the will is not there within the GAA community to do anything about it.
Team penalties are the way to go. Heavy penalties at that
Give us an example of a team penalty that would be an effective deterrent.
Quote from: J70 on April 12, 2022, 12:25:39 PMQuote from: armaghniac on April 12, 2022, 11:20:28 AMQuote from: tyrone08 on April 12, 2022, 06:45:40 AMQuote from: armaghniac on April 12, 2022, 01:49:35 AM
This was a disgraceful stunt by Donegal to get men sent off. It is welcome that they were only partly successful. Hopefully, Armagh will gave the sense not to fall into such traps in future.
It's amazing how people can change their mind when the shoe is on the other foot. For the tyrone armagh row you said
But teams could set a standard too, they could tell their players that if they do join in a melee that they will not be trying to get the off.
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Seems now when armagh get involved it's the other teams fault. Great to see hypocrisy alive and well.
O'Neill didn't join the melee, the melee was started to get him sent off.
I still think they need something to stop the "all in" aspect, not least because if there are only two or three involved then there is a batter chance of seeing what is going on. Hpwever, it is hard to see how you get from here to there.
Its simple. Team penalties.
Unfortunately the will is not there within the GAA community to do anything about it.
Quote from: yellowcard on April 12, 2022, 09:44:16 AMQuote from: naka on April 12, 2022, 07:43:36 AM
Other three suspensions stand I believe
Process for O Neill was always going to be challenged.
Yet still nobody knows what the other 3 lads did to warrant suspensions (or the Donegal lads for that matter). There is no video evidence showing their discretions, at least with O'Neill you could see some form of semblance of a striking action no matter how minimal it was.
So if the same thing happens again, a few random lads from each side will get pulled out by the referee based on his proximity to them at the time. Instead of basing it on the actual available video evidence which doesn't show them doing anything more than any other player.
Quote from: yellowcard on April 11, 2022, 10:33:03 PMQuote from: LCohen on April 11, 2022, 10:11:55 PMQuote from: yellowcard on April 11, 2022, 09:23:05 PM
Geezer has played a blinder in the background.
What does this mean?
He kept his cards close to his chest by not commenting publicly on the incident in the media which I had wondered whether was the right approach at the time. But he knew what he was doing and got the O'Neill suspension overturned and that at least gives Armagh a chance.
Hopefully the other 3 lads can get justice now as well.
Quote from: yellowcard on April 11, 2022, 09:23:05 PM
Geezer has played a blinder in the background.
Quote from: balladmaker on April 07, 2022, 10:24:39 AMQuote from: LCohen on April 07, 2022, 09:31:58 AMQuote from: balladmaker on April 06, 2022, 05:49:46 PM
What irks me the most about the whole process is the role the media play in it. If the ref. had an issue on the day, issue the red cards there and then and it is clear to everyone why it occurred. However, when RTE and their pundits decide to show 5 mins of a handbags vs 30 secs of the actual game, then we have every Tom, Dick and Harry calling for suspensions ... that's what pisses me off. Armagh are correct to challenge this all the way.
I think you are completely wrong. And I say that as an Armagh fan.
Fair enough, we all have opinions and are entitled to them.
Well some of this factual. Was it 5 mins or less? Was it only handbags or was there more in that footage? Have the media had a role in this or not? These are all facts and some of them are provable. Everyone is entiltled to hold an opinion but some opinions are wrongQuote from: balladmaker on April 07, 2022, 10:24:39 AMQuote from: balladmaker on April 06, 2022, 05:49:46 PM
The game was over. Ref and his team stood back and tried to observe the incident. No need to issue cards. Not saying that he couldn't issue card just that there was no need to. Between the officials and the camera some issues were picked up. Others were not
So let's have full transparency then and remove the ambiguity from the situation. Let's have it explained as to the merits of what those who have been cited did vs those who were not cited.
We cant rule out that there has been transparency. Are you saying for certain that the players and management have not been told what they are accused of and what the evidence agsinst them is?
If is publication to the public that is the test of transaparency the I trust that our county board will make a public statement on the basis of their appeals - the Ciaran Mackin one will be good.Quote from: balladmaker on April 07, 2022, 10:24:39 AMQuote from: balladmaker on April 06, 2022, 05:49:46 PMHave a look then
When did this 5 mins on RTE happen? As stated elsewhere it was not on the Sunday night programme.
I've the series of League Sunday recorded, they focused a lot more on the afters than on the game itself, I'll time it later if I get the chanceQuote from: balladmaker on April 07, 2022, 10:24:39 AMQuote from: balladmaker on April 06, 2022, 05:49:46 PM
The incident is mainly handbags and those only involved in handbags are not being sanctioned. But the incident was not exclusively handbags. The incident being generally handbags cannot be a defence to those who take it a step beyond handbags.
Again, let's have the transparency then.
See above.Quote from: balladmaker on April 07, 2022, 10:24:39 AMQuote from: balladmaker on April 06, 2022, 05:49:46 PM
Has the thing that is pissing you off actually happened?
I feel that it has ... the fact that RTE, both TV and Podcast, show a bias to some situations vs others depending on who is playing pisses me off.
You "feel" that it has. What facts are these feelings based on?
How would you react if the GAA response to your call fro transparency was to state that the the disciplinary authorities just "felt" that the punishments were warranted?Quote from: balladmaker on April 07, 2022, 10:24:39 AMQuote from: balladmaker on April 06, 2022, 05:49:46 PM
Do the grounds for appeal that you have outlined actually exist as grounds of appeal and do they reflect things that have actually happened and been captured by either the camera or the officials?
I was at the game, I've watched the available footage although limited .. I'm looking at the situation in the context of what I observed being there. Yes, I do think some of the appeals have a chance of success.
The GAA disciplinary authorities are working on what was visible by the officials and the camera. That won't be everything that occurred. What else can they do? Should we be appealing Mackin's suspension? I say Mackin as we all know he is guilty. I am not saying a team should never appeal but there has to be proper grounds for an appeal.Quote from: balladmaker on April 07, 2022, 10:24:39 AMQuote from: balladmaker on April 06, 2022, 05:49:46 PM
As fans I think we are embarrassing ourselves and our county.
Wise up, this is a GAA Discussion Board, not The Hague
The Hague?? Where does that come from? We have all read some frankly embarrassing stuff that never elevates itself above a childish strop. This is the fans I am talking about. Apart from appealing the Mackin decision i am not criticising the County Board (though that could change if details emerge).
Quote from: David McKeown on April 07, 2022, 08:45:05 AM
not every fling of the arm is a strike or attempt to strike. For example it wasn't a red card when done by Murphy during the match. It's certainly not as clear cut as you would make it out.
Quote from: balladmaker on April 06, 2022, 05:49:46 PM
What irks me the most about the whole process is the role the media play in it. If the ref. had an issue on the day, issue the red cards there and then and it is clear to everyone why it occurred. However, when RTE and their pundits decide to show 5 mins of a handbags vs 30 secs of the actual game, then we have every Tom, Dick and Harry calling for suspensions ... that's what pisses me off. Armagh are correct to challenge this all the way.