Quote from: ardtole on Today at 09:53:02 AMI've been going to Down matches since the 80s and yesterday was nothing short of dreadful.Do Down have the players to go toe to toe with Armagh? Should the ball be kicked aimlessly up the pitch to come straight back at you? Down needed to sort out their defence and it looks like they are getting there. The forwards will hopefully improve
We were 2 points up with approx 15 mins to go v Armagh in an Ulster semi final and my main concern was, I hope this doesn't go to extra time.
If playing like that is what it takes to be competitive, it's not a price worth paying as far as I'm concerned, and judging by the size of the crowd, I'm not alone. Would there have been 2000 Down supporters in Clones yesterday?
I recognise that plenty will take positives from yesterday's performance and to a degree, I can see where they are coming from. Laverty done nothing wrong yesterday, he broke no rules as such but mother of God, the powers that be must take action sooner rather than later because as a spectacle that game yesterday is unacceptable.
And I don't think I'm looking through rose tinted glasses about games from previous era's, plenty of them were poor too. I know Jarlath Burns has put together an impressive looking task force to deal with the predicament football finds itself in, and I'm sure they can use yesterday's game as an indicator of what drastic measures are needed to cure our game.
Down are not alone either, a lot of counties employ similar tactics, at times we have played excellently under Laverty, Cavan away last year in the Tailtain cup was a great performance. But I really do hope there are rule changes made to avoid what happened yesterday repeated. And even if we won yesterday, I'm sure I would be saying the same thing.
Quote from: Captain Obvious on Today at 05:12:20 PMAs funny as a kick in the boll!x.Quote from: trueblue1234 on Today at 04:43:10 PMQuote from: Captain Obvious on Today at 04:23:15 PMDonegal's Ulster final to lose.
Would you ever f**k off with that crap. It wasn't entertaining the first time you did it and it hasn't aged well with the 100th.
Quote from: trueblue1234 on Today at 04:43:10 PMQuote from: Captain Obvious on Today at 04:23:15 PMDonegal's Ulster final to lose.
Would you ever f**k off with that crap. It wasn't entertaining the first time you did it and it hasn't aged well with the 100th.
Quote from: jcpen on Today at 04:17:43 PMIs that Top 4 secure for Liverpool now after Spurs losing?
Quote from: trueblue1234 on Today at 04:41:09 PMWas a grand auld game of football. Defensive, yes but not overly negative in my opinion. No major talking points from the ref either. Few calls could have went either way, but nothing major.
Felt it was lost on the sideline. Had we freshened things up in the 2nd half of normal time, I think we could have won. Too slow to make changes and reacting. That said, got tactic 100 in first half. But needed better in-game management. McShane and Seanie o Donnell should have been pulled in 2nd half.
Mattie and Morgan two players showing their class today for Tyrone.
Quote from: Gael85 on Today at 04:41:43 PMQuote from: Blowitupref on Today at 04:10:51 PMFT AET Donegal 0-18 TYrone 0-16. Jimmy's winning matches and he's never lost to Tyrone?
Think only Ulster team McGuinness lost was Monaghan in 2013. Won Ulsters in 2011, 2012 & 2014.
Quote from: J70 on Today at 04:19:51 PMQuote from: tyrone08 on Today at 04:16:04 PMJesus mcbrearty scored 1 point at the end of the game and they are doing a piece on how wonderful he is
Yeah, but it was the back breaker!
Quote from: J70 on Today at 04:19:51 PMQuote from: tyrone08 on Today at 04:16:04 PMJesus mcbrearty scored 1 point at the end of the game and they are doing a piece on how wonderful he is
Yeah, but it was the back breaker!