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Title: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: theticklemister on May 07, 2015, 06:02:30 PM
We had to sub a goalkeeper ( my cousin) for being too tired 20 odd minutes into an university game.

We were getting hammered by Coleraine and he had to run after the ball so many times, from Coleraine shots; that he was naggered.
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: Bingo on May 07, 2015, 06:15:57 PM
Senior league match about 6 years back.

Sub goes on in second half. Literally 2mins later, another sub comes on and the other sub is called back off.

"We meant to put Joe soap on actually and not you" was the explanation offered.
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: BennyCake on May 07, 2015, 06:36:16 PM
Quote from: Bingo on May 07, 2015, 06:15:57 PM
Senior league match about 6 years back.

Sub goes on in second half. Literally 2mins later, another sub comes on and the other sub is called back off.

"We meant to put Joe soap on actually and not you" was the explanation offered.

Forget the crazy substitution. His name was Joe Soap?!!
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: Bingo on May 07, 2015, 07:05:09 PM
Quote from: BennyCake on May 07, 2015, 06:36:16 PM
Quote from: Bingo on May 07, 2015, 06:15:57 PM
Senior league match about 6 years back.

Sub goes on in second half. Literally 2mins later, another sub comes on and the other sub is called back off.

"We meant to put Joe soap on actually and not you" was the explanation offered.

Forget the crazy substitution. His name was Joe Soap?!!

Its a crazy world.
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: blanketattack on May 07, 2015, 07:09:57 PM
McGeeney, 10 minutes to go in '05 semi-final v Tyrone.
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: Aristo 60 on May 07, 2015, 07:24:40 PM
Paul McComiskey 2010 AIF
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: From the Bunker on May 07, 2015, 07:27:01 PM
I was going to say bringing on Enda Sheedy (ex Dub) for Mayo v Fermanagh in Markieviecz in 2003. But I checked and to my surprise he started the game. Must have been so out of the game that I thought he came on late on in the game. All I remember was he was so out of touch with the pace of the game that day.

I suppose Freeman being taken of in the 2013 Final.
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: muppet on May 07, 2015, 07:36:08 PM
Dermot Flanagan off injured....

Was it five switches as a result?
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: snoopdog on May 07, 2015, 08:02:23 PM
Quote from: Aristo 60 on May 07, 2015, 07:24:40 PM
Paul McComiskey 2010 AIF
No wonder he lost interest
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: twohands!!! on May 07, 2015, 08:50:00 PM
Has any sub who came on with just a few minutes left ever made a difference in a GAA match?

If they did they must be among a very elite club.

99.999999999999999% of subs made after the 65th minutes are pointless and there's probably a good argument to made that no substitutions should be allowed in the last 5 minutes.

Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: J70 on May 07, 2015, 09:07:55 PM
Quote from: twohands!!! on May 07, 2015, 08:50:00 PM
Has any sub who came on with just a few minutes left ever made a difference in a GAA match?

If they did they must be among a very elite club.

99.999999999999999% of subs made after the 65th minutes are pointless and there's probably a good argument to made that no substitutions should be allowed in the last 5 minutes.

When did Donaghy come on against Mayo?
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: J70 on May 07, 2015, 09:09:36 PM
John Duffy came on fairly late for us against Armagh in Breffni in 1993 and rescued a draw with 2 last minute points.
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: Agent Orange on May 07, 2015, 09:20:18 PM
Quote from: twohands!!! on May 07, 2015, 08:50:00 PM
Has any sub who came on with just a few minutes left ever made a difference in a GAA match?

If they did they must be among a very elite club.

Denis Hollywood came off the bench in the early 90s against Fermanagh to score a couple of goals and win the game. Think we were 9 or 10 points down at one stage.

Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: twohands!!! on May 07, 2015, 09:38:05 PM
Quote from: J70 on May 07, 2015, 09:07:55 PM
Quote from: twohands!!! on May 07, 2015, 08:50:00 PM
Has any sub who came on with just a few minutes left ever made a difference in a GAA match?

If they did they must be among a very elite club.

99.999999999999999% of subs made after the 65th minutes are pointless and there's probably a good argument to made that no substitutions should be allowed in the last 5 minutes.

When did Donaghy come on against Mayo?

59th minute according to the report on Gaa.ie
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: twohands!!! on May 07, 2015, 10:00:34 PM
Quote from: Agent Orange on May 07, 2015, 09:20:18 PM
Denis Hollywood came off the bench in the early 90s against Fermanagh to score a couple of goals and win the game. Think we were 9 or 10 points down at one stage.

Found more info on this

QuoteAnd they tried. They pushed. In 1993, they drew with Armagh in Enniskillen and really had them on the ropes in the Athletic Grounds. Brewster recalls the scoreboard: they were nine points up with five minutes left and Armagh had 14 men.
Denis Hollywood, his friend and team-mate from Queen's University, came on from the bench with seven minutes left. Denis hit 2-1 before anybody knew what was happening, and deep in injury-time centre back John Grimley arrived in the Fermanagh square to deliver the coup de grace for the Orchard County. Three goals and Fermanagh were out on a scoreline of 1-16 to 4-8.

Looks like a serious contender for the exclusive "subs who came on in the last 10 minutes made made a difference club"

http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/fermanagh-have-rare-chance-to-sate-great-hunger-1.945787

Quote from: J70 on May 07, 2015, 09:09:36 PM
John Duffy came on fairly late for us against Armagh in Breffni in 1993 and rescued a draw with 2 last minute points.

http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/john-duffy-snaps-up-second-chance-to-contribute-to-donegal-s-cause-1.1912349

QuoteOn a tar-melting afternoon in June 1993, Brian McEniff's injury-riven All-Ireland champions trailed by three points to Armagh in the closing quarter.
Duffy was warming up and, sensing that the manager was thinking of experience, he remembers saying: "Look, Brian, that game's there to be changed. I think I can do something". McEniff looked at him for a moment; he had known Duffy since the player was about 10 years old. "Right," he said. "You're going in."
He kicked a point with his first possession, then won a free which Tony Boyle converted and, with oxygen all but out, landed a deathless equaliser, an angled left foot shot kicked through a slender gap among converging orange shirts.
"The age of miracles is with us still," was how Paddy Downey began his account of the day in this paper. Donegal survived: Duffy marked his full debut by helping himself to 1-2 from play, the goal a left-foot bullet conjured from nothing.

Also looks like a decent candidate for the club - the fact that this report says last quarter muddies things a bit.

The fact that both of those are 20 years plus does give an early indicator of how scarce an event a super-sub in GAA is.

Also trying to find reports on old matches is way tougher than it should be.

I'm off to try and think of other possible candidates.
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: Wildweasel74 on May 07, 2015, 10:04:48 PM
Did Seamus Darby start that day against kerry or come of the bench, think he made the different in the biggest GAA game of all in 82!
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: BennyCake on May 07, 2015, 11:06:27 PM
Ali Dei, George Weah's "cousin".
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: Agent Orange on May 07, 2015, 11:15:43 PM
Quote from: twohands!!! on May 07, 2015, 10:00:34 PM

QuoteOn a tar-melting afternoon in June 1993, Brian McEniff's injury-riven All-Ireland champions trailed by three points to Armagh in the closing quarter.
Duffy was warming up and, sensing that the manager was thinking of experience, he remembers saying: "Look, Brian, that game's there to be changed. I think I can do something". McEniff looked at him for a moment; he had known Duffy since the player was about 10 years old. "Right," he said. "You're going in."
He kicked a point with his first possession, then won a free which Tony Boyle converted and, with oxygen all but out, landed a deathless equaliser, an angled left foot shot kicked through a slender gap among converging orange shirts.
"The age of miracles is with us still," was how Paddy Downey began his account of the day in this paper. Donegal survived: Duffy marked his full debut by helping himself to 1-2 from play, the goal a left-foot bullet conjured from nothing.

From memory did the referee, a certain M. Cranney from Down not have more of a bearing on this game? Donegal were dead and buried that day until the ref decided to take matters into his own hands and effect the result.
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: AZOffaly on May 07, 2015, 11:20:28 PM
Quote from: Wildweasel74 on May 07, 2015, 10:04:48 PM
Did Seamus Darby start that day against kerry or come of the bench, think he made the different in the biggest GAA game of all in 82!

Darby was a sub. Came on in the 62nd minute.
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: From the Bunker on May 07, 2015, 11:25:47 PM
Quote from: BennyCake on May 07, 2015, 11:06:27 PM
Ali Dei, George Weah's "cousin".

And to add to it he came on for Legend Matt Le Tissier!
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: Agent Orange on May 07, 2015, 11:31:26 PM
Quote from: AZOffaly on May 07, 2015, 11:20:28 PM
Quote from: Wildweasel74 on May 07, 2015, 10:04:48 PM
Did Seamus Darby start that day against kerry or come of the bench, think he made the different in the biggest GAA game of all in 82!

Darby was a sub. Came on in the 62nd minute.

Should have been a free out, blatant push in the back.
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: Jell 0 Biafra on May 08, 2015, 01:52:32 AM
Kevin Mc did OK in 2011.
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: twohands!!! on May 08, 2015, 09:37:33 AM
Quote from: Jell 0 Biafra on May 08, 2015, 01:52:32 AM
Kevin Mc did OK in 2011.

Yeah thought of him last night thinking of recent years.

Came on the 51st minute in the final and at half-time in the semi in 2011

Old article on him as supersub and lists a few other candidates from down the years

http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/mcmanamon-ready-to-carry-supersub-burden-for-dublin-29589921.html

The thing is that my main point was that very late subs generally have no chance of making an impact and that managers should be making substitutions earlier in game - basically I'd say a manager should just keep 1 sub or 2 if they are really conservative past the 60 minute mark.
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: sensethetone on May 08, 2015, 09:49:08 AM
Paul Donnelly Tyrone vs Derry 1995.
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: blanketattack on May 08, 2015, 11:19:15 AM
Biggest sub impact in sport must be Sheringham and Solksjaer in 99.

Taffe in 95 final must be one of the best and strangest. Came on as sub, scored winning goal, subbed off.
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: screenexile on May 08, 2015, 11:35:36 AM
Weirdest substitution I had was managing a Ladies Minor team and we were destroying the other team. I took one of the girls off 10 mins into the 2nd half and she started bawling her eyes out.

I tried to tell her it was because we were stuffing the other team/she would be on the next match etc. etc. but nothing would work.

One of the subs came over and said that her boyfriend was there and she was devastated at being taken off!!! It was the beginning of the end for me in terms of Ladies Football!!
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: screenexile on May 08, 2015, 11:37:19 AM
Also heard a good one about our Club about 20 years ago.

"Here if you don't start doing something in that full forward line I'm going to take ye off you're giving us nathin"

He surveys the bench which has a severe lack of quality...

"Who are you going to put on?!"

"NOBODY!! AND WE'D STILL BE BETTER OFF!!!!!"
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: Croí na hÉireann on May 08, 2015, 11:57:51 AM
Quote from: From the Bunker on May 07, 2015, 07:27:01 PM
I was going to say bringing on Enda Sheedy (ex Dub) for Mayo v Fermanagh in Markieviecz in 2003. But I checked and to my surprise he started the game. Must have been so out of the game that I thought he came on late on in the game. All I remember was he was so out of touch with the pace of the game that day.

I suppose Freeman being taken of in the 2013 Final.

You're getting your Enda Sheehy's mixed up with your Jack Sheedy's.
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: tonto1888 on May 08, 2015, 12:15:24 PM
Quote from: blanketattack on May 07, 2015, 07:09:57 PM
McGeeney, 10 minutes to go in '05 semi-final v Tyrone.

This one still baffles me
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: general_lee on May 08, 2015, 12:26:14 PM
Never played corner back in my life, always forward my whole career right from underage. That is until one summer's evening we were playing who would become that year's SFC champions..

My first year at senior; including pre-season challenges only about my 3rd or 4th match. Manager calls me off the bench and sends ME on at corner back for the remaining 25 mins to mark a county player no less (of which there were several on the opposing team).

At first I was dumping the trunks. I was built like an empty wetsuit. Us down by 8, I was hardly going to steady the ship.

I thought f**k it, I'll get tore in here whenever the ball is put in and when it's at the other end I'll give this c**k some bad manners and see how things go. Worst thing is it is probably not my lowest moment in football!

To no avail. Queue ball number one played in: point. Ball number two: point. Three: assist. Four: point. etc etc. I would say it was no more than ten minutes before I was back sat where I was 10 mins previous.
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: From the Bunker on May 08, 2015, 01:09:08 PM
Quote from: Croí na hÉireann on May 08, 2015, 11:57:51 AM
Quote from: From the Bunker on May 07, 2015, 07:27:01 PM
I was going to say bringing on Enda Sheedy (ex Dub) for Mayo v Fermanagh in Markieviecz in 2003. But I checked and to my surprise he started the game. Must have been so out of the game that I thought he came on late on in the game. All I remember was he was so out of touch with the pace of the game that day.

I suppose Freeman being taken of in the 2013 Final.

You're getting your Enda Sheehy's mixed up with your Jack Sheedy's.

No I'm not!

http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/where-are-they-now-29194833.html (http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/where-are-they-now-29194833.html)  ;D
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: stew on May 08, 2015, 01:34:45 PM
Quote from: blanketattack on May 07, 2015, 07:09:57 PM
McGeeney, 10 minutes to go in '05 semi-final v Tyrone.

I cursed big Joe up and down for that stupidity at the time!! Raging I was.
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: Croí na hÉireann on May 08, 2015, 01:41:57 PM
Quote from: From the Bunker on May 08, 2015, 01:09:08 PM
Quote from: Croí na hÉireann on May 08, 2015, 11:57:51 AM
Quote from: From the Bunker on May 07, 2015, 07:27:01 PM
I was going to say bringing on Enda Sheedy (ex Dub) for Mayo v Fermanagh in Markieviecz in 2003. But I checked and to my surprise he started the game. Must have been so out of the game that I thought he came on late on in the game. All I remember was he was so out of touch with the pace of the game that day.

I suppose Freeman being taken of in the 2013 Final.

You're getting your Enda Sheehy's mixed up with your Jack Sheedy's.

No I'm not!

http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/where-are-they-now-29194833.html (http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/where-are-they-now-29194833.html)  ;D

The devil is in the detail.  ;)
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: From the Bunker on May 08, 2015, 01:45:01 PM
Quote from: Croí na hÉireann on May 08, 2015, 01:41:57 PM
Quote from: From the Bunker on May 08, 2015, 01:09:08 PM
Quote from: Croí na hÉireann on May 08, 2015, 11:57:51 AM
Quote from: From the Bunker on May 07, 2015, 07:27:01 PM
I was going to say bringing on Enda Sheedy (ex Dub) for Mayo v Fermanagh in Markieviecz in 2003. But I checked and to my surprise he started the game. Must have been so out of the game that I thought he came on late on in the game. All I remember was he was so out of touch with the pace of the game that day.

I suppose Freeman being taken of in the 2013 Final.

You're getting your Enda Sheehy's mixed up with your Jack Sheedy's.

No I'm not!

http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/where-are-they-now-29194833.html (http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/where-are-they-now-29194833.html)  ;D

The devil is in the detail.  ;)

I know!
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: Jinxy on May 08, 2015, 02:05:31 PM
Every time I was taken off.
Load of bollox.
There were plenty worse than me out there.
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: themac_23 on May 08, 2015, 03:10:53 PM
Every club in ireland has had this one, one of the main men who is also a good soccer player, has missed 99% of pre season due to soccer commitments, gets left out of the starting 15 for the opening league game so as to let the lads know there is no favouritism, 15 mins in and he is on for the not so talented player who has bust his ass at pre season who is never seen in senior football for the rest of the year but plying his trade an hour before for the reserves! lol
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: Champion The Wonder Horse on May 08, 2015, 09:16:15 PM
Eddie Duffy in London was the craziest substitution never made.
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: blanketattack on May 08, 2015, 11:05:04 PM
Craziest substitution I've ever seen was substituting

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/98/Pippa_Ross.jpg)

With

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0d/Pippa_Ross_2.jpg)
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: From the Bunker on May 08, 2015, 11:21:17 PM
Quote from: blanketattack on May 08, 2015, 11:05:04 PM
Craziest substitution I've ever seen was substituting

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/98/Pippa_Ross.jpg)

With

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0d/Pippa_Ross_2.jpg)

Yeah, and the old Pippa did not even go on Holidays and come back looking different. The produces just plonked the new Pippa into the Kitchen and everyone was calling her Pippa and we were all going 'what the feck!'
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: Sandy Hill on May 08, 2015, 11:45:32 PM
Quote from: stew on May 08, 2015, 01:34:45 PM
Quote from: blanketattack on May 07, 2015, 07:09:57 PM
McGeeney, 10 minutes to go in '05 semi-final v Tyrone.

I cursed big Joe up and down for that stupidity at the time!! Raging I was.

Has anyone ever heard the supposed reason for this substitution? Was it Kernan or Big Paul who made it?
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: Lar Naparka on May 09, 2015, 12:03:59 AM
Many moons ago, I was splaying in a local derby, Swinford against Kiltimagh, and it was the sort of game where you had to get your retaliation in first as there mightn't be a second opportunity to do so.
Anyway, we were all having great fun in the pissing rain and most of us sledging all around because the poor ref had given up all hopes of keeping the game under control. Coming near the end, the Culchie full back flattened his man and all hell broke loose. As honour and duty demanded, I looked around to take a swipe at the nearest blue jersey. 
Matter of fact , I think one of the linesmen got clocked too because he was daft enough to try and intervene between two lads who were hard at it.
Finally, some sort of order was restored and our full forward was carried off. What pissed our side off completely, was that the ref didn't send the transgressor to the line.

The sub coming on decided to remedy that injustice.
So he trotted onto the field at a steady pace and passing by the culprit he gave him an elbow jab on the back of the head and well and truly banjaxed him to the cheers of the Swinford fans.
Our fella thought the ref wasn't looking as he was facing the other way while he wrote something in his notebook.                                                                                 
Unfortunately, the hoor  happened to swing around at that very instant and without any delay he blew his whistle and pointed at the far sideline. No doubt whatever, it was an open and shut case. None of us had the neck to even complain as our lad kept trotting until he reached the sideline on the other side. He didn't alter his stride in any way as he trotted onto the field and kept moving until he left the field again.
That boyo should be in the Guinness Book of Records as the substitute who spent the least time on the field.
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: BennyCake on May 09, 2015, 12:19:50 AM
Quote from: Sandy Hill on May 08, 2015, 11:45:32 PM
Quote from: stew on May 08, 2015, 01:34:45 PM
Quote from: blanketattack on May 07, 2015, 07:09:57 PM
McGeeney, 10 minutes to go in '05 semi-final v Tyrone.

I cursed big Joe up and down for that stupidity at the time!! Raging I was.

Has anyone ever heard the supposed reason for this substitution? Was it Kernan or Big Paul who made it?

Geezer was struggling. Needed fresh legs apparently
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: brokencrossbar1 on May 11, 2015, 02:49:42 PM
Quote from: Lar Naparka on May 09, 2015, 12:03:59 AM
Many moons ago, I was splaying in a local derby, Swinford against Kiltimagh, and it was the sort of game where you had to get your retaliation in first as there mightn't be a second opportunity to do so.
Anyway, we were all having great fun in the pissing rain and most of us sledging all around because the poor ref had given up all hopes of keeping the game under control. Coming near the end, the Culchie full back flattened his man and all hell broke loose. As honour and duty demanded, I looked around to take a swipe at the nearest blue jersey. 
Matter of fact , I think one of the linesmen got clocked too because he was daft enough to try and intervene between two lads who were hard at it.
Finally, some sort of order was restored and our full forward was carried off. What pissed our side off completely, was that the ref didn't send the transgressor to the line.

The sub coming on decided to remedy that injustice.
So he trotted onto the field at a steady pace and passing by the culprit he gave him an elbow jab on the back of the head and well and truly banjaxed him to the cheers of the Swinford fans.
Our fella thought the ref wasn't looking as he was facing the other way while he wrote something in his notebook.                                                                                 
Unfortunately, the hoor  happened to swing around at that very instant and without any delay he blew his whistle and pointed at the far sideline. No doubt whatever, it was an open and shut case. None of us had the neck to even complain as our lad kept trotting until he reached the sideline on the other side. He didn't alter his stride in any way as he trotted onto the field and kept moving until he left the field again.
That boyo should be in the Guinness Book of Records as the substitute who spent the least time on the field.

Stevie G versus United this year might match that!
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: blewuporstuffed on May 11, 2015, 03:06:49 PM
Quote from: sensethetone on May 08, 2015, 09:49:08 AM
Paul Donnelly Tyrone vs Derry 1995.
He came on at half time IIRC
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: Bingo on May 11, 2015, 03:43:52 PM
I was over our third team about 3/4 years ago. Sunday evening game and as usual numbers would be tight.

One of the lads works as a vet but was on call, said he'd play if I held his phone and if it sounded serious to take him off.

Into second half and phone goes. Your man on the other side starts talking and asking for advice as one of his calves was having trouble walking and was walking sideways into the walls. I told him I'd ring back in two minutes and called your man ashore and off he went to see the calf.
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: imtommygunn on May 11, 2015, 04:18:03 PM
George Weah's "cousin" by Graeme Souness...
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: AZOffaly on May 11, 2015, 04:36:11 PM
Bringing him on, or taking him off?
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: Hereiam on May 11, 2015, 05:30:06 PM
I was taken off in a U14 game many moons ago....never got over it.
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: INDIANA on May 11, 2015, 05:55:16 PM
Shane Ryan v Mayo in 06- cost us the game
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: give her dixie on May 11, 2015, 07:22:43 PM
Quote from: blewuporstuffed on May 11, 2015, 03:06:49 PM
Quote from: sensethetone on May 08, 2015, 09:49:08 AM
Paul Donnelly Tyrone vs Derry 1995.
He came on at half time IIRC

He came on along with Adrian Cush, if my memory serves me correctly....

Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: imtommygunn on May 11, 2015, 08:29:53 PM
Quote from: AZOffaly on May 11, 2015, 04:36:11 PM
Bringing him on, or taking him off?

Bringing him on. He was some pub player who faked a phonecall and souness fell for it...

Mcgeeney v tyrone 05...
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: Dubh driocht on May 11, 2015, 09:18:08 PM
Quote from: Aristo 60 on May 07, 2015, 07:24:40 PM
Paul McComiskey 2010 AIF
Aristo, do you think it was James, Tally or Mc Iver who made this decision ? My money is on Tally- all that year he seemed to suggest taking off the same players, regardless of how they were playing. Still, James should have over-ruled him- McComiskey was on fire and rule one of management is never take off a man on form.
Rule two is never take off your only left-footed free-taker when you are one down in a championship match and you've won a free 20 metres out on the right-hand side in the last minute. POR in Ballybofey 2006!
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: sensethetone on May 11, 2015, 10:29:58 PM
Quote from: give her dixie on May 11, 2015, 07:22:43 PM
Quote from: blewuporstuffed on May 11, 2015, 03:06:49 PM
Quote from: sensethetone on May 08, 2015, 09:49:08 AM
Paul Donnelly Tyrone vs Derry 1995.
He came on at half time IIRC

He came on along with Adrian Cush, if my memory serves me correctly....
Think they took of Mattie McGleenan and Ciaran Corr for Cush and Donnelly.
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: rrhf on May 11, 2015, 10:45:44 PM
What was crazy here?
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: omaghjoe on May 12, 2015, 12:15:17 AM
Quote from: sensethetone on May 11, 2015, 10:29:58 PM
Quote from: give her dixie on May 11, 2015, 07:22:43 PM
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Paul Donnelly Tyrone vs Derry 1995.
He came on at half time IIRC

He came on along with Adrian Cush, if my memory serves me correctly....
Think they took of Mattie McGleenan and Ciaran Corr for Cush and Donnelly.

They needed to play possession with being down to 13 so they brought on runners.

Great substitution by the management team.... whys it on here?.... irony?
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: rrhf on May 12, 2015, 07:27:38 AM
They changed the game for Tyrone.
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: Clov on May 12, 2015, 11:46:39 AM
Seanie Johnson subbed off after less than a minute of that club hurling match.
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: DownFanatic on May 12, 2015, 12:24:11 PM
The McComiskey AI Final 2010 one was cryptic.
There was always a rumour going around that Down had a set of pre ordained substitutions for games. There was a mess up on communication on the line and obviously one part of the management overuled the other.
McComiskey was on fire that day with three points and who knows what might of happened had he stayed on the pitch.
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: Aristo 60 on May 12, 2015, 01:10:18 PM
Quote from: Dubh driocht on May 11, 2015, 09:18:08 PM
Quote from: Aristo 60 on May 07, 2015, 07:24:40 PM
Paul McComiskey 2010 AIF
Aristo, do you think it was James, Tally or Mc Iver who made this decision ? My money is on Tally- all that year he seemed to suggest taking off the same players, regardless of how they were playing. Still, James should have over-ruled him- McComiskey was on fire and rule one of management is never take off a man on form.
Rule two is never take off your only left-footed free-taker when you are one down in a championship match and you've won a free 20 metres out on the right-hand side in the last minute. POR in Ballybofey 2006!

At the time I thought the indication and chat was more about who was put on rather than who was taken off. I was told by a man sitting next to a former down legend (3 All Ireland Medals) that the legend got to his feet and shouted "FFS that Jerome Johnston one again" (reference it was Jerome's unsanctioned decision to put fellow Kilcooite Lavery on).

Anyway it's all folklore now.

Remember the POR one too. Despert stuff.



Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: twohands!!! on May 12, 2015, 01:41:18 PM
Quote from: Clov on May 12, 2015, 11:46:39 AM
Seanie Johnson subbed off after less than a minute of that club hurling match.

Anyone know if he actually touched the sliotar at all in that game?
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: omaghjoe on May 12, 2015, 03:36:05 PM
Quote from: Aristo 60 on May 12, 2015, 01:10:18 PM
Quote from: Dubh driocht on May 11, 2015, 09:18:08 PM
Quote from: Aristo 60 on May 07, 2015, 07:24:40 PM
Paul McComiskey 2010 AIF
Aristo, do you think it was James, Tally or Mc Iver who made this decision ? My money is on Tally- all that year he seemed to suggest taking off the same players, regardless of how they were playing. Still, James should have over-ruled him- McComiskey was on fire and rule one of management is never take off a man on form.
Rule two is never take off your only left-footed free-taker when you are one down in a championship match and you've won a free 20 metres out on the right-hand side in the last minute. POR in Ballybofey 2006!

At the time I thought the indication and chat was more about who was put on rather than who was taken off. I was told by a man sitting next to a former down legend (3 All Ireland Medals) that the legend got to his feet and shouted "FFS that Jerome Johnston one again" (reference it was Jerome's unsanctioned decision to put fellow Kilcooite Lavery on).

Anyway it's all folklore now.

Remember the POR one too. Despert stuff.

Kinda like Down's invincibility in AI finals....or is that myth?
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: Croí na hÉireann on May 12, 2015, 03:45:36 PM
Quote from: twohands!!! on May 12, 2015, 01:41:18 PM
Quote from: Clov on May 12, 2015, 11:46:39 AM
Seanie Johnson subbed off after less than a minute of that club hurling match.

Anyone know if he actually touched the sliotar at all in that game?

Don't think so, showed well though. Can we trace the start of the downfall of Kildare football to that game?
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: blewuporstuffed on May 12, 2015, 03:56:43 PM
I suppose Canavan being taken off/put back on againt in the 03 final could be viewed as one of the craziest, even though it worked perfectly  ;)
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: Aristo 60 on May 12, 2015, 04:07:09 PM
Quote from: omaghjoe on May 12, 2015, 03:36:05 PM
Quote from: Aristo 60 on May 12, 2015, 01:10:18 PM
Quote from: Dubh driocht on May 11, 2015, 09:18:08 PM
Quote from: Aristo 60 on May 07, 2015, 07:24:40 PM
Paul McComiskey 2010 AIF
Aristo, do you think it was James, Tally or Mc Iver who made this decision ? My money is on Tally- all that year he seemed to suggest taking off the same players, regardless of how they were playing. Still, James should have over-ruled him- McComiskey was on fire and rule one of management is never take off a man on form.
Rule two is never take off your only left-footed free-taker when you are one down in a championship match and you've won a free 20 metres out on the right-hand side in the last minute. POR in Ballybofey 2006!

At the time I thought the indication and chat was more about who was put on rather than who was taken off. I was told by a man sitting next to a former down legend (3 All Ireland Medals) that the legend got to his feet and shouted "FFS that Jerome Johnston one again" (reference it was Jerome's unsanctioned decision to put fellow Kilcooite Lavery on).

Anyway it's all folklore now.

Remember the POR one too. Despert stuff.

Kinda like Down's invincibility in AI finals....or is that myth?

At least Down stayed 'invincible' in the 5 years they won Sam.

Clown.

Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: omaghjoe on May 13, 2015, 04:44:44 PM
Quote from: Aristo 60 on May 12, 2015, 04:07:09 PM
Quote from: omaghjoe on May 12, 2015, 03:36:05 PM
Quote from: Aristo 60 on May 12, 2015, 01:10:18 PM
Quote from: Dubh driocht on May 11, 2015, 09:18:08 PM
Quote from: Aristo 60 on May 07, 2015, 07:24:40 PM
Paul McComiskey 2010 AIF
Aristo, do you think it was James, Tally or Mc Iver who made this decision ? My money is on Tally- all that year he seemed to suggest taking off the same players, regardless of how they were playing. Still, James should have over-ruled him- McComiskey was on fire and rule one of management is never take off a man on form.
Rule two is never take off your only left-footed free-taker when you are one down in a championship match and you've won a free 20 metres out on the right-hand side in the last minute. POR in Ballybofey 2006!

At the time I thought the indication and chat was more about who was put on rather than who was taken off. I was told by a man sitting next to a former down legend (3 All Ireland Medals) that the legend got to his feet and shouted "FFS that Jerome Johnston one again" (reference it was Jerome's unsanctioned decision to put fellow Kilcooite Lavery on).

Anyway it's all folklore now.

Remember the POR one too. Despert stuff.

Kinda like Down's invincibility in AI finals....or is that myth?

At least Down stayed 'invincible' in the 5 years they won Sam.

Clown.

Oh sorry I didnt realise yis lost that final cos ye were too honourable to win it considering Tyrone put yis out of Ulster

I always thought yis lost it because Cork were better .....hmmm...there ye go, ye learn something new everyday
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: George Foreman on May 13, 2015, 05:04:42 PM
Paul Murphy had a stormer of a first half for Derry against Dublin in the 2007 AI quarter-final, kicked three points from play. Taken off at half-time.
Title: Re: The craziest substitutions ever made....
Post by: naka on May 15, 2015, 02:22:08 PM
Quote from: J70 on May 07, 2015, 09:09:36 PM
John Duffy came on fairly late for us against Armagh in Breffni in 1993 and rescued a draw with 2 last minute points.
the referee rescued you guys that day

it was a clear push on collie hanratty fro the equalising score

for me craziest decisions
mc geeney  being substituted by big joe against tyrone  2005