Colm O'Rourke

Started by under the bar, June 18, 2017, 09:23:11 PM

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under the bar

Did anyone read Colm O'Rourke's article in the Indo today previewing Tyrone v Donegal?    Completely trashed both teams before a ball was kicked.  Also claimed Sean Cavanagh and Neil McGee would serve up their typical fare of "snarling nastiness".   WTF?   Say what you like about Cavanagh but I doubt there's a player in the country who would accuse him of "snarling nastiness"!   

Perhaps he's looking at the incident in Ballybofey from 2015 through the lens of his long held anti-Tyrone bias where McGee tried to break Sean's finger from behind when the ball was out of play and both got a yellow card so that warranted castigating Sean Cavanagh? 

He went on to suggest that a Tyrone fan with too much beer onboard giving him what for after a match was symptomatic of the entire county's inability to accept any form of criticism. 

No Colm the county we not unable to accept criticism but we don't appreciate the way you offer the laziest form of analysis.  You attempt to smear the contribution to the game  of lifelong gaels players like Cananagh and Brian Dooher by singling out an incident that suits your narrow agenda and magnifying it to suggest that they are bringing the game into disrepute.  Rather than calling out the incident where McCann took an embarrassing dive in 2015, you chose to vilify the entire team with your "bad smell"  suggestion.  In your  article today attempted to belittle Tyrone and Donegal's entire contribution to the modern game rather than taking the time to properly analyse their recent performances.   You and Spillane persistently choose to run down Ulster teams and players based on single incidents in a game and a negative bias towards Ulster as a whole with little actual analysis of the tactics or individual gameplay.

Please get your head out of your ass and earn the salary you get from RTE rather than simply decide to be an irritant who relies on cliches and agreeing with everyone around you. 

magpie seanie

Well said. I think O'Rourke's standard of commentary has plummeted in the last ten years and I've lost a good bit of respect for him.

Hardy

You should embrace your snarling nastiness and proclaim your bad smell. Everybody is good at something and every team has its unique identity.

mrdeeds

Posted this earlier.

O Rourke today in Independent basically says Tyrone invented defensive football. This misconception drives me mad. Tyrone were all about swarming around the player in possession and turning over the ball. This often happened in opposition's full back line. It was based on fitness and intensity. There was no move to bring players back into defensive positions. There a video on Youtube of Kerry playing Cavan in 1997 doing the exact same thing but Spillane didn't call them out for it and only years later described it as puke football when Tyrone done it.

PW Nally

#4
Colm just turns up now and collects his cheque. Was sharp and insightful once where he is now just past it and too comfortable. Get shot of Spillane and Folly with him and get in people who have played in recent years and are more relevant.

omaghjoe

Quote from: Hardy on June 18, 2017, 09:32:33 PM
You should embrace your snarling nastiness and proclaim your bad smell. Everybody is good at something and every team has its unique identity.

Just like you team's identity were asbos Colm

Hungary for another hat?

Hardy

Quote from: PW Nally on June 18, 2017, 09:34:51 PM
Colm just turns up now and collects his cheque. Was sharp and inciteful once where he is now just past it and too comfortable. Get shot of Spillane and Folly with him and get in people who have played in recent years and are more relevant.
Quote from: mrdeeds on June 18, 2017, 09:33:04 PM
Posted this earlier.

O Rourke today in Independent basically says Tyrone invented defensive football. This misconception drives me mad. Tyrone were all about swarming around the player in possession and turning over the ball. This often happened in opposition's full back line. It was based on fitness and intensity. There was no move to bring players back into defensive positions. There a video on Youtube of Kerry playing Cavan in 1997 doing the exact same thing but Spillane didn't call them out for it and only years later described it as puke football when Tyrone done it.

Never mind snarling nastiness and bad smells. When is somebody going to call Throne on this stuff?

Hardy

Quote from: PW Nally on June 18, 2017, 09:34:51 PM
Colm just turns up now and collects his cheque. Was sharp and inciteful once where he is now just past it and too comfortable. Get shot of Spillane and Folly with him and get in people who have played in recent years and are more relevant.

Ah FFS!

Hardy

Quote from: omaghjoe on June 18, 2017, 09:35:48 PM
Quote from: Hardy on June 18, 2017, 09:32:33 PM
You should embrace your snarling nastiness and proclaim your bad smell. Everybody is good at something and every team has its unique identity.

Just like you team's identity were asbos Colm

Hungary for another hat?

:o

PW Nally

Quote from: Hardy on June 18, 2017, 09:37:39 PM
Quote from: PW Nally on June 18, 2017, 09:34:51 PM
Colm just turns up now and collects his cheque. Was sharp and inciteful once where he is now just past it and too comfortable. Get shot of Spillane and Folly with him and get in people who have played in recent years and are more relevant.

Ah FFS!
Superb.

Il Bomber Destro

It would be more in Colm's line to lecture his nephew on snarling nastiness.

rrhf

#11
Always got the skitter over an Ulster team. His lot were thugs playing the game.

brokencrossbar1

Hardy is hitting meltdown of epic proportions...their will be blood flowing tonight in langerland😂

Main Street

Colm's article made better pre-game reading, though he should know that Tyrone's snarling and nasty edge is not needed when the opposition is beaten after 30 minutes. Ne'er a dark art in sight when cruising home, a distance ahead.



Boycey

Not to worry I'm sure Tyrone and Monaghan (should they qualify) will serve up plenty of much needed snarling nastiness should it be required..