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[In the game last week? I don't think so. Over the 10 years of battles maybe some stuff has happened all right, but when the entire country is against you, and opposition teams want to try and rough you up you have to defend yourself, you must be able to give and to take it when it comes your way. Plenty of incidents went to other way too, Thinking O Carroll and Paddy Andrews. Its a rough tough do or die game, shit will go down.]

Did they show the dangerous bodyslam that could of broken a players neck or the breaking of the hurl on the Sunday game last night?

Was there calls for a suspension?

Was there calls to introduce a TMO ref?

Was there any online abuse calling some of the Limerick players scumbags and tinkers?

No.. because they are not Dubs and certainly not from Ballymun.

Ah sure thats hurling ..

A lot of people in Ireland don't watch or follow the GAA outside a passing interest in their own counties, but when Dublin play there is Hyper mass Hysteria across the country,  anything involving Dublin gets mentioned,  even to songs that are played at half time. The media know this, they get the clicks after every Dublin game, they promote it and drive the agenda, especially the non traditional media, posting the same thing over and over again, building up the hysteria online, comments under their posts. I am sure this filters into the minds of the GAA hierarchy and match day officials too!

The Sunday game is a scripted cesspit. Bring back Seo sport.

If the players from Ballymun are having their feelings hurt by people calling them names online , maybe they should just stop assaulting people and play the game fair and square

I wouldn't say they are bothered at all, maybe other people from Ballymun are though, my point is the hypocrisy and the other points i addressed above, which Ireland has abundance of.

Sorry I didn't see any assault, must of missed that one and they have played the game fairly for a decade with 8 All Ireland medals..

LOL

Eye gouging, biting, head butting , breaking oppositions players noses and jaws (some in off the ball incidents)

In the game last week? I don't think so. Over the 10 years of battles maybe some stuff has happened all right, but when the entire country is against you, and opposition teams want to try and rough you up you have to defend yourself, you must be able to give and to take it when it comes your way. Plenty of incidents went to other way too, Thinking O Carroll and Paddy Andrews. Its a rough tough do or die game, shit will go down.

Dubs were never soft even in the noughties when they were not winning all irelands.  Whelan amongst other gave some pretty big hits during that period..

True, but they were perceived as much, maybe it was more a mental frailty more so than anything, its funny because i use to think the same of Tyrone in 00s, tough men.

Personally think the mayo Dublin niggle went too far , I also think its naive to think some of these so called personal battles were just part of the game , I dont know but I'd have a wager some of them players mentioned genuinely despise each other.   It wasn't healthy , philly McMahon is a horrible individual and that off the field nicely nice shite doesnt wash with me , hes a wrong un . Look back at that flying kick into cillian in 2015 , seriously messed up that kind of shit .

Wasn't that cooper on Diarmuid O'Connor in 2015?

Ah here Buck, don't be disturbing Larry's ramblings with facts. It's what in the head that counts.

Point still stands though , kick still happened albeit I got the player wrong , . McMahon was the worst that day for sure , threw the head into aido , was he even punished for that?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.the42.ie/ciaran-whelan-sunday-game-2305835-Sep2015/%3famp=1

A potentially career ending tackle and it wasn't in poor Johnny's nature

Again-players only get away with what they're let get away with

That was a stonewall red and the ref bottled it followed up by a whitewash by the mighty Dubs media machine

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.balls.ie/amp/gaa/gif-a-lot-of-people-think-johnny-cooper-should-have-been-sent-off-for-this-306846

Yeah but he wasn't.

Reporting a clean bill of health now in Tyrone, con job id say.

Mayo lads on the receiving end of a lot of it.

If i was going into battle, id want Philly Mc (in his prime) by my side no problem...

[including barely literate ones]

Thoughts on the Cian Lynch judo throw? I've seen lots of Dubs on Twitter, including barely literate ones like Johnny Magee, try to turn it into an "if that was John Small..." type story.

FWIW, I think Lynch was perfectly entitled to defend himself after having the hurley wrapped around his neck but his reaction was reckless, dangerous and could have severely injured his opponent. Red all day long for me.

Again point proven.

They are well backed by local by JP McManus and goodlucknto them that they could avail of a local businessman

The Dublin footballers were well backed by the GAA which is different

Unreal.... Dublin GAA, the county get funding for the promotion and development of the games and players for underage, usually mini leagues/ primary school.

The Dublin senior Footballers get nothing from the GAA.

JP McManus is not a local business man in the traditional sense sponsoring a local Junior football team, he is a Billionaire tax exile that has pumped huge amounts of money into Limerick.

His local club is South Liberties GAA, the colours are used by his racing horses. He's a club member. What's not local? There are plenty of wealthy members who 'look after' their clubs. Dublin doesn't have the monopoly on rich members pumping money in

Yeah I know he is ,  My point was on wealth, you know what i meant, its not just Jim and Bros Building company sponsoring the local team down the road, its a Billionaire business man pumping millions into it.

I have no problem with it myself, again just pointing out the hypocrisy of it all, its ok in one sense, but when its a certain team its not ok, whether its AIG, JP McManus, Elverys or Kerry Group, whether you train in state of the art facilities or in the local slanty pitch in Kinsealy.

Did they show the dangerous bodyslam that could of broken a players neck or the breaking of the hurl on the Sunday game last night?

Was there calls for a suspension?

Was there calls to introduce a TMO ref?

Was there any online abuse calling some of the Limerick players scumbags and tinkers?

No.. because they are not Dubs and certainly not from Ballymun.

Ah sure thats hurling ..

A lot of people in Ireland don't watch or follow the GAA outside a passing interest in their own counties, but when Dublin play there is Hyper mass Hysteria across the country,  anything involving Dublin gets mentioned,  even to songs that are played at half time. The media know this, they get the clicks after every Dublin game, they promote it and drive the agenda, especially the non traditional media, posting the same thing over and over again, building up the hysteria online, comments under their posts. I am sure this filters into the minds of the GAA hierarchy and match day officials too!

The Sunday game is a scripted cesspit. Bring back Seo sport.

If the players from Ballymun are having their feelings hurt by people calling them names online , maybe they should just stop assaulting people and play the game fair and square

I wouldn't say they are bothered at all, maybe other people from Ballymun are though, my point is the hypocrisy and the other points i addressed above, which Ireland has abundance of.

Sorry I didn't see any assault, must of missed that one and they have played the game fairly for a decade with 8 All Ireland medals..

LOL

Eye gouging, biting, head butting , breaking oppositions players noses and jaws (some in off the ball incidents)

In the game last week? I don't think so. Over the 10 years of battles maybe some stuff has happened all right, but when the entire country is against you, and opposition teams want to try and rough you up you have to defend yourself, you must be able to give and to take it when it comes your way. Plenty of incidents went to other way too, Thinking O Carroll and Paddy Andrews. Its a rough tough do or die game, shit will go down.

Did they show the dangerous bodyslam that could of broken a players neck or the breaking of the hurl on the Sunday game last night?

Was there calls for a suspension?

Was there calls to introduce a TMO ref?

Was there any online abuse calling some of the Limerick players scumbags and tinkers?

No.. because they are not Dubs and certainly not from Ballymun.

Ah sure thats hurling ..

A lot of people in Ireland don't watch or follow the GAA outside a passing interest in their own counties, but when Dublin play there is Hyper mass Hysteria across the country,  anything involving Dublin gets mentioned,  even to songs that are played at half time. The media know this, they get the clicks after every Dublin game, they promote it and drive the agenda, especially the non traditional media, posting the same thing over and over again, building up the hysteria online, comments under their posts. I am sure this filters into the minds of the GAA hierarchy and match day officials too!

The Sunday game is a scripted cesspit. Bring back Seo sport.

If the players from Ballymun are having their feelings hurt by people calling them names online , maybe they should just stop assaulting people and play the game fair and square

I wouldn't say they are bothered at all, maybe other people from Ballymun are though, my point is the hypocrisy and the other points i addressed above, which Ireland has abundance of.

Sorry I didn't see any assault, must of missed that one and they have played the game fairly for a decade with 8 All Ireland medals..

They are well backed by local by JP McManus and goodlucknto them that they could avail of a local businessman

The Dublin footballers were well backed by the GAA which is different

Unreal.... Dublin GAA, the county get funding for the promotion and development of the games and players for underage, usually mini leagues/ primary school.

The Dublin senior Footballers get nothing from the GAA.

JP McManus is not a local business man in the traditional sense sponsoring a local Junior football team, he is a Billionaire tax exile that has pumped huge amounts of money into Limerick.

How do you stop a player like that, a giant, with bundles  of skill and ability and athleticism. A joy to watch.

Possibly unstoppable , damage limitation exercise.   

Did they show the dangerous bodyslam that could of broken a players neck or the breaking of the hurl on the Sunday game last night?

Was there calls for a suspension?

Was there calls to introduce a TMO ref?

Was there any online abuse calling some of the Limerick players scumbags and tinkers?

No.. because they are not Dubs and certainly not from Ballymun.

Ah sure thats hurling ..

A lot of people in Ireland don't watch or follow the GAA outside a passing interest in their own counties, but when Dublin play there is Hyper mass Hysteria across the country,  anything involving Dublin gets mentioned,  even to songs that are played at half time. The media know this, they get the clicks after every Dublin game, they promote it and drive the agenda, especially the non traditional media, posting the same thing over and over again, building up the hysteria online, comments under their posts. I am sure this filters into the minds of the GAA hierarchy and match day officials too!

The Sunday game is a scripted cesspit. Bring back Seo sport.

I am sure there are some bits added fro dramatic effect. Like the two Small brothers sneering Cluxton and Cluxton in turn getting annoyed with Dessie...BUT

The general gist is that Cluxton was raging after the training breach, with lads who are teachers and front line workers who should not be doing this. Obviously takes the role model thing v seriously.

Now I have heard that Cluxton from a few he did leave over the training ban and they were keeping it qt. Also told that some of the lads went back to try to get Mannion back in but he didn't want it.

Told by one lad who I would trust Dessie is safe and others saying he might not come back.

But yeah that's the WhatsApp flying around.

The WhatsApp is a complete fabrication.
However, the rumour about Cluxton leaving due to the training incident has been flying around for a long while. No idea if true or not.
Cooper was next in line for captaincy under Gavin, can't see that causing concern.

Was James McCarthy not captain in the absence of Cluxton under Jim?

Bump. And will win a few more ....

Here you go

Cuxton + B€rtie
Cooper + B€rtie
O'Carroll + B€rtie
Philly + B€rtie
McCarthy + B€rtie
O'Sullivan + B€rtie
McCaffrey + B€rtie
MDMA + B€rtie
Fenton + B€rtie
Flynn + B€rtie
Kilkenny + B€rtie
Connolly + B€rtie
Mannion + Bertie
Rock + B€rtie
Bernard Brogan + B€rtie

Tough one to leave out Con and Fitzsimons . Put Mannion in for left footer and Dean to take frees. Con if plays on 2019 will go down as one the greats. Rory was better full back and Cooper and McMahon probably marked higher calibre of players than Fitzy in AI finals. Fitzy get better with age.

i love it

2011 Kerry
2012 Donegal
2013 Mayo
2014 Kerry
2015 Dublin
2016 Mayo
2017 Mayo
2018 Dublin
2019 Kerry
2020 Dublin

The way All-Ireland role of honour could have been the last ten years however Kerry, Mayo found ways to lose the 2011, 2013,2016,2017,2019 finals more than Dublin won them.