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#1
GAA Discussion / Re: AISF Mayo v Dublin
August 20, 2015, 09:21:58 AM
What a joke. A nod and a wink gets a clear strike downgraded. It's the GAA authorities which are bringing the association into disrepute. The committees involved need to publish their reasons otherwise the current stench of corruption which lingers over this won't clear.
#2
The association isn't in crisis but the GAA don't help themselves here.

The event Karl Lacey said that stuff at was the launch of the Kellogg's Cul Camps. He will more than likely have been paid a four figure sum for that by the GAA who have a duty to promote their sponsor.

If a player does a couple of those a month, then who needs to work for the summer ?

It's catch 22. The GAA have full time people whose job it is to promote the association and they need players to do that so they pay a select few of them from time to time. That gives lads an insight into what it would be like to be full time and make money from endorsements. It's nothing new really but it's more frequent and professional now with the GPA influence.

Make no mistake, the day of counties organising 'work' schedules for their intercounty squads and training professionally is already here. When there is such large amounts of money going to big counties in sponsorship, it's inevitable.
#3
GAA Discussion / Re: GPA proposals
April 23, 2015, 03:28:25 PM
http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/why-its-high-time-to-ditch-u21-grade-once-and-for-all-31137250.html

the u21 grade at club level is nothing but an irritation in most counties. in ulster we compound it by playing a provincial club competition so lads can be asked to play or train for club u21, county u21, senior and sigerson all at the one time.

....and we'll not even go near the effects the grade has on the dual player!

at county the u21 grades prevents club leagues starting sooner

look what is happening on the tyrone thread at present for evidence.
#4
GAA Discussion / Re: GPA proposals
April 23, 2015, 03:03:36 PM
Quote from: AZOffaly on April 23, 2015, 02:51:08 PM
The Under 21 Championship is one of the best championships there is for quality of football and development of players. Why should we abandon it?

lads train 3-4 months for maybe one game which is played midweek and they have to travel for 2-3 hours to get there which requires a half day from college or work. I don't see the development opportunities there. far better imo that the best 12-13 most promising lads are brought within an enlarged senior panel and the rest play with unis and/or pre season with clubs.

the sigerson is now a complete farce with incentives offered right, left and centre to players to move to an institution or stay in one. and the games are watched by about 350 people, most of whom are students. it could be a real development competition if senior county panelists weren't involved. asking players to peak for sigerson and then senior championship is total and utter lunacy. Niall Moyna has spoken on this previously (http://www1.skysports.com/gaelic-football/news/12040/9643902/gaa-dr-niall-moyna-backs-calls-for-county-players-to-be-barred-from-college-competitions).
#5
GAA Discussion / Re: GPA proposals
April 23, 2015, 02:44:13 PM
remove pre season intercounty competitions (mckenna, fbd etc.)
no senior county panelists to play sigerson
remove county u21 competition

no stress, no worry, no need for big old report.
#6
GAA Discussion / Re: Joe Brolly
April 10, 2015, 05:26:14 PM
LOL

Some manager will do it yet. I don't think that's enforceable at all.
#7
GAA Discussion / Re: Joe Brolly
April 10, 2015, 05:17:48 PM
Quote from: Zulu on April 10, 2015, 05:11:13 PM
Not allowed do that sheamy, thankfully!!

ah balls. How so? Time to dig out me official guide.

1.3 COMMENCING PLAY
(i) The Referee shall toss a coin for choice of
ends in the presence of the team captains.
This procedure shall be repeated for Extra
Time, where played.
(ii) Two Players from each team shall stand one
behind the other on their own defensive side
of the halfway line, and shall face the referee,
for the throw in.
The other Players, shall be in their respective
positions behind the 45m line (Football) or
65m line (Hurling).

Surely 'in their respective positions' is open to interpretation?  :D

Is there another rule preventing it?
#8
GAA Discussion / Re: Joe Brolly
April 10, 2015, 05:08:07 PM
who will be the first team to all line up in their own half for the throw in?
#9
GAA Discussion / Re: Joe Brolly
April 10, 2015, 04:55:46 PM
Quote from: Fear ón Srath Bán on April 10, 2015, 04:52:29 PM
You saw last year's All-Ireland Final Zulu? Let's just say Donegal weren't the only team to retreat en masse.

Ah, but they were only reacting! That doesn't count ;)
#10
GAA Discussion / Re: Joe Brolly
April 10, 2015, 03:48:46 PM
Quote from: Zulu on April 10, 2015, 02:39:18 PM
Pretty weak article from Heaney and a weaker defence of it on Newstalk when only up against Parkinson. He makes the bizarre claim that the peasants want Dublin and Kerry to win All Irelands rather than other peasant counties. I don't recall anyone criticising Down when they won their second All Ireland and if anything Tyrone's popularity grew as they won more All Irelands. Clare hurlers lost a lot of public affection not because we wanted Kilkenny back winning All Irelands but because many people got tired of some elements of the Clare set up.

The crux of his point seems to be that we should leave the Ulster teams alone as others also defend in numbers, even Dublin. And while there is an element of truth in that (which is the problem as it seems to be spreading), it is mainly Ulster teams that use it as their standard tactic. Donegal would play like that against Waterford, as would Cavan or Monaghan. Derry are getting an unfair press in my mind as I don't think they usually play as they did against Dublin but there is no doubt the mass defence is an Ulstercentric tactic and that is why they get the brunt of the criticism but it is now a tool most counties have in their bag and if they feel they'll come up against a team that will use it too we'll get a terrible game which is the problem and the only worthwhile point at this stage.

I think the point of the article and the interview was the hypocrisy of many in their criticism. There are so many sweeping generaliations out there. I went to watch Derry play Kerry and Mayo in Celtic Park this year. Both visiting teams set up with 12 or 13 behind the ball when they didn't have it. Yet neither were even questioned on it. Derry didn't set up that way and left spaces to counterattack into so they conceded high scores to clever counter attacking football. Kerry were the most cynical team I've seen this year in terms of using the tactical foul.

It's the hypocrisy and lazy analysis which imo Heaney is pointing out. He's on record as being no fan of defensive football.
#11
GAA Discussion / Re: Joe Brolly
April 08, 2015, 10:58:26 AM
Agree with much of that AZ.

The problem in this case is that the person in charge of the rules committee used the same 'look at me' methods as the others.

when people inside the GAA resort to the same retweet fuelled methods as brolly and co then we're in bother.

he later said his 'death of football' tweet was just to start debate. That's horseshit and not how the GAA should conduct its affairs imo. Have the discussions and consultations within the association and if anything comes out of them then start the debate.
#12
GAA Discussion / Re: The State Of Gaelic Football
April 01, 2015, 11:33:44 AM
Quote from: AZOffaly on April 01, 2015, 11:26:20 AM
Who said it's the death of gaelic football? I didn't see that.

As for the rules suggestions, yeah, some are mad, but some are more realistic, and whether we should apply any rule changes kind of comes back to your position on those two questions. You are in the Yes to #1 and No to #2 it appears. That's grand and I'd never tell you you were talking ballacks :)

the new chairman of the GAA rules committee!!!!

that's one piece of crap I was referring to and didn't want rehashed, but since we're here and all...
#13
GAA Discussion / Re: The State Of Gaelic Football
April 01, 2015, 10:38:51 AM
In the 60's Down reinvented the game playing the ball into space and to the wings for forwards to run onto.

They beat Kerry.

The whole place erupted.

"This is not Gaelic football" screamed the masses.

"Gaelic football is a manly pursuit whereby each ball is contested in the air by two strapping sons of Ireland," said whoever was the buck eejit equivalent of Joe Brolly in the mid 60's.

This is no different.

The only thing that has really changed since then is the amount of analysis and airtime given to it in all forms of media. We analyse everything to death and the same happens in rugby and soccer to a degree. However, we are worse because we think we're above all that.

Let the game be.

I'm off to get my hurl.

#14
GAA Discussion / Re: The State Of Gaelic Football
April 01, 2015, 10:23:50 AM
chill AZ. There has been crap talked. Alot of it misinformed and I don't want to rehash it.

There has been some good constructive stuff too of course.

It is a very complex topic, you're spot on there.

I asked yesterday for someone to define what the problem is exactly. I'm still waiting.

The problem with arugments like 'some games are not great to watch' simply don't work when you apply any type of analysis to it.

How do you fix something based on entertainment factor? How do you even measure entertainment?

Edit: going back to my last post, if the score had been Derry 1-10 Dublin 0-14, would we even be having this conversation? In different conditions and on another night that's what the score would have been.

Noone is calling for armageddon after the game in ballybofey which was equally as defensive as derry and dublin.
#15
GAA Discussion / Re: The State Of Gaelic Football
April 01, 2015, 10:06:23 AM
there's a real danger of common sense and reality breaking out here.

derry could/should have scored 1-10 easily. dublin probably a similar tally points wise.

there has been some crap talked this week.