The Sunday Game

[OgraAnDun]

On the issue of advantage and taking a shot, when they introduced the rule I was at a talk given by Pat McEnaney. He told us that if we get advantage then we may as well have a pop at the posts because if we miss, it'll be pulled back for a free anyway.

[joemamas]

Some of the pundits are poor but with a decent presenter they are not all irredeemable. The co-commentators are mainly awful. Is there someone inside RTE who sits down every year with Carney and Carr and says another great year lads. Let's do another year of the same?

Was listening to the early part of Mayo vs Sligo while en route to Portlaoise for the LS vs LD game yesterday. Tommy came out with the gem "that's the kind of 50/50 ball that gives the forward no chance". Somebody needs to sit him down and ask him to explain that type of rubbish, and maybe if he had to do that, he might put an ounce of thought into what he says in the future.

Or give him the boot altogether - but I know that never happens in RTE/Hotel California.

Great,

Almost as good was last year when he was "co-commentating", (he never shut up) on the Mayo v Tipp semi-final last year. When Tipp player was given a deserved black card early in the game, Tommy tom tom says something to the effect of, " You cant go giving a player a black card after 8 minutes".

Another example of where RTE is with their attention to detail on GAA, the headline after the Carlow win V Wexford, was "Turlough O Connor hails Carlow win" 
Manager's names is Turlough O Brien.

[ballinaman]

Or if you are a small player, you can take up to 24 little quick steps.

[Fuzzman]

They also put Frank Fitzsimmons Antrim manager up last night as they talked to Gearoid Adams.

Didn't they discuss the black card last night and also mention about how it spoils games with guys getting sent off far to early.

[Esmarelda]

Or if you are a small player, you can take up to 24 little quick steps.

This is why the rule should state a number of seconds rather than a number of steps, in my opinion.

[BennyHarp]

It only took 14 years but Pat finally realises what we all knew for a long time.......he talks out of his arse!

http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/my-puke-football-jibe-wrong-says-pat-spillane-450776.html

[Fuzzman]

Amazing that he's finally accepted that Tyrone had to make a stand that day and not just continue to stand back and let Kerry play. It's only now that he sees Kerry have had to do the same with the Dubs and do whatever it takes to not let them play their own game.

It must have been hard for him the write that article.

[Taylor]

No shock there. Any honest person would have admitted it a long time ago.

One of the best games of all time on a number of levels and it is rare all things come together like that.

A quarter of that performance on Sunday would guarantee a 10 point victory

[From the Bunker]

He is not acknowledging Tyrone, he is getting his excuses for Kerry in early. He knows what is coming down the line.

[An Fhairche Abu]

He is not acknowledging Tyrone, he is getting his excuses for Kerry in early. He knows what is coming down the line.

Hit the nail on the head

[Fuzzman]

Ye sure? 

"What they were doing was spot on because they were the first ever team from Ulster to come to Croke Park and say, 'We're not going to stand back and admire these boys. We're going to get into them.' And they did and they upset us and we didn't like it.

"We still don't like it and maybe I would accept criticism that I didn't give them the credit they deserved for their All-Ireland victory, which was well deserved.

[From the Bunker]

Ye sure? 

Yes! But don't worry. Whether Spillane gives that Tyrone team credit or not for their achievement(s) really does not matter. What matters is that the engravings for '03, '05 and '08 acknowledge this and nothing can take that away.

[seafoid]

Ye sure? 

Yes! But don't worry. Whether Spillane gives that Tyrone team credit or not for their achievement(s) really does not matter. What matters is that the engravings for '03, '05 and '08 acknowledge this and nothing can take that away.

Those wins really stick in the Kerry craw.

It comes up in the Brolly discussion about the Gooch and Spillane wouldn't admit it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyAZy4cM8uE

[smelmoth]

The guy that edits the highlights footage is now doubt glad that Brennan point went over.

[glens73]

Spillane "Tyrone are a top 4 team, possibly top 6 team"