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#856
General discussion / Re: Brexit.
September 10, 2019, 09:49:19 PM
Quote from: yellowcard on September 10, 2019, 07:40:55 PM
Apparently building the bridge between Scotland and the north is back on the agenda from Boris Johnson. Seems insane but we live in crazy times.

I read that the DUP like this because it would obviate the need for a border in the Irish sea.  But wouldn't that just mean the border would have to be at the other end of the bridge, in Scotland?  How would that be better from the DUP perspective?
#857
General discussion / Re: Brexit.
September 05, 2019, 07:25:15 PM
Quote from: t_mac on September 05, 2019, 05:46:13 PM
Bojo just said he would rather be dead in a ditch than ask for an extension. All opposition parties should hold firm and make him.

Well, he did say Brexit was do or die...
#858
I'd be surprised if Cooper doesn't start.  One poor game from a usually totally reliable defender.  Though I don't think he'll be on Clifford.  Mick Fitz did pretty well against him (as well as anyone could, really); I'd expect to see him pick him up again.
#859
Quote from: thebuzz on September 02, 2019, 12:02:49 PM
Quote from: Redhand Santa on September 02, 2019, 10:58:43 AM
Quote from: tyroneman on September 02, 2019, 10:29:51 AM
Not sure where all the Kerry hype is coming from.

Dublin were very comfortable with 15 men, holding Kerry at arms length.

Kerry struggled to even get ahead of 14 men for the best part of the second half and were still dependent on Rock missing a (albeit difficult ) free not to lose.

Add in that several Dublin players were under par, Gavin was unusually poor with his decision making and most of the Kerry team played out of their skins.....

Bit of a one sided view of the game. Kerry should have been ahead with 15 on 15 and quite often in games 14 v 15 doesn't make as big a difference as is made out.

Kerry missed a serious amount of chances in the first 20 minutes when on top. I'm sure part of the reason some of the Dublin players were poor was because they were well marked/their opponents played well. A lot of new Kerry players who could well learn from yesterdays experience. I'm also not convinced Dublin's bench is as good as it once was. If I was putting money on the replay it would be Dublin to win by 5 or 6 but I'd have said the same yesterday and expect another battle in two weeks times.

Being down to 14 men isn't nearly as big a deal as being down to 10 men in soccer. The team who lose the man quite often become more galvanised and with 14 there isn't that big a difference.



While that may be true in general, it had a direct bearing on the Kerry goal.  Small and the Kerry Goalkeeper collided, and Small stayed down, leaving Kerry breaking against, effectively, 13 men. 
#860
Quote from: imtommygunn on September 01, 2019, 03:51:02 PM
That is the first time I have seen mcauley kick a ball this year.

Scored a rocket of a goal earlier in the championship.
#861
Not the only factor, but the ref definitely a major factor today.  Kept Kerry in the game first half and early second half with some very soft frees.  Don't think many were technically not frees, but he didn't apply the same stringency for both sides.
#862
General discussion / Re: America`s Gun Culture
August 05, 2019, 04:06:09 AM
They always say it's too soon to talk politics after one of these.  But there's been more than one a day of mass shootings (not necessarily fatal, just 4 or more victims) this year.

So...it's always and permanently too soon to talk politically about this issue.
#863
GAA Discussion / Re: GAAGO in the uk
August 04, 2019, 05:27:21 PM
Back now.  Imagine that in a final though.
#864
Anyone else lose their gaago feed?
#865
Quote from: under the bar on July 20, 2019, 08:00:37 PM
Quote from: dublin7 on July 20, 2019, 07:40:58 PM
Quote from: lenny on July 20, 2019, 07:38:31 PM
Quote from: trueblue1234 on July 20, 2019, 07:31:19 PM
Quote from: BennyHarp on July 20, 2019, 07:13:42 PM
Quote from: lenny on July 20, 2019, 07:06:41 PM
Darren Mc curry's dive in the first half. How embarrassing was that? Not quite McCann level but close enough.

;D Poor Lenny.
T'is like winning all over again reading his post match posts.

It's all over Twitter anyway but of course tyronians will stick up for him.

Donnelly some man to dive to win a free. Do Tyrone practice it in training?? There's cynical teams and then there is Tyrone. Embarrassing to watch their antics at times

Rich coming from the team that gives intercounty referees fat brown envelopes for behind closed doors games to teach them how to cheat within the rules....

Link, please.  Or admit you're  a spoofer.
#866
A big part of the knock (other than his on-field persona) seems to be that his tally is overly reliant on frees.  Dean Rock, for years, had the same criticism raised against him. 

Once scores from frees are worth the same as scores from open play, those critics will be eating their worlds.
#867
Dublin minors did the same in the 2011 final vs. Tipp.  I forget who took the free, but a point was no use, with the game just about over.

I got over it in about two hours time, in fairness.
#869
If Brexit keeps heading the way it is, they might be jumping the gun a bit here.