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Wouldn't be my style Hardstation

Did you think I was being sarcastic?

The Guardian are running an internet poll on the best tv show of the decade.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/poll/2009/jul/28/best-tv-show-noughties

No surprise with the top TV drama,  especially as it's running now.
The extent of the landslide took me back.

I don't count Top Gear as Drama

Derry done - bring it onnnn....
Bring on the Tribesmen...
Job done, now for the Rebels!

GDA
I don't know how to tell you,
but there's no easy way to end this one, sorry.

Bellamy doesnt shy away anyway.

Neither does Fortuné

Fortuné looks a poor mans Caleb Folan.
He makes Samaras look a class act.
It's early days yet.

Good to see a lot of the lumping it forward, gone.
A lot of players were rusty, passing sloppy, first touch poor, all as might well be expected.
Though, I thought Fox looks the part.
Looks very steady, with him on one side and Hinkel on the other.
Mobray had the team set up Trap style, 2 holding at CM with 2 wingers, even complete with the dropping back after scoring a goal
But the team came good with a traditional Celtic like grip on proceedings in the last 1/4.

If Moscow had grabbed a late late goal would it have gone into extra time  before away goals counting at the end of all play?

Considering D. Moscow are in mid season they were very poor.
As Mobray kept saying, he won't be getting carried away.

It was invaluable match practice for the next round against a team playing their first competitive match.

Samaras looks a different player altogether.
The ball is sticking to him like glue.

OOH Ahhh Samaras.

How did that shite Moscow team win at Celtic pk?

  "afaik, while the GAA have said they'll keep it open if required"

Not afaik, once Lansdowne is completed, even if requested.

Thats hardly Whelan's fault dublin didn't use him properly. As Colm O Rourke said on Sunday- what is the poiint in having someone on the bench who is better than what is on the pitch. I'll say no more. Especially to mark someone who was the same age as him. We have no-one to replace him. He is still good enough to be used for 55 mins next year. But as Colm Keys says today- the right 55mins. But I doubt he'll be back- for what? Another leinster?

I wouldn't  even imply that it was any fault of Whelan. That's why I referred to the managers use. I trust he applied himself 100% to the training and preparation and was in serious doubt whether to go through it all again for next year.

As it stands now, another Leinster for Dublin in 2010,  overcoming Kildare etc would be some achievement, but would not be enough for Whelan personally.

Good write up rrhf.

Would it not be the time to let Whelan go,
though I don't know who else could fit into his gloves..

Possibly Gilroy was stuck between 2 minds on how to use Whelan in this championship.
Whereas Kerry and Tyrone took a definite decision as regards the role and usage of O'Shea and Dooher in the games so far.

Interesting take on the game from Eugene Mc Gee - another over reaction ?


The Kingdom shows class is permanent
By Eugene McGee


Tuesday August 04 2009

Paul Galvin played a horse of a game too and adds a new dimension to the whole Kerry effort while Tadhg Kennelly continues to make more and more impact in every game. His two 50-yard cross-field passes to Cooper were sheer brilliance and complimented the marvellous return to form of Gooch,
- Eugene McGee

I thought Galvin hit one of those passes, maybe not.

As for Brogan going for goal, Dublin needed that goal even if it was early in the game, they were visibly dying and needed some defibrillation.

It was a game effort by Brogan, would have been a cracker.

ten minutes gone, they were trailing 1.2/1.3 to 0.00, it was a ridiculous effort.  Murphy isn't the best keeper, but even he shouldn't be beaten by a shot from there.  Could they not understand that picking off a few points would have had them back in the game, that effort showed that they panicked after ten minutes, ffs!!  Tyrone trailed Kildare 4 at a stage, did they panic?  Did they need a goal to lift them?

100% . Going for goal from that far out was crazy when a point would of calmed nerves

Dublin were dying at that point.
Calming nerves would have been a 10 second respite.
They had not the wherewithall to close down Kerry and pick off a few points.

And losing to Cork would be a lifelong memory.