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Look back at my posts since yesterday's game. Nothing to do with discrediting 93 team. I pointed out that all winners play on the edge, and then some. This was in reference to some crying about 'cycinicle' Kildare. I have no real problem with this, it's reality. We need to stop papering over our senior teams inadequacies with lame excuses. You seem to want to avoid our failings by petty point scoring with me. Maybe that's your thing.   

Btw congrats to all involved in the U20s. Great job!

We are getting away from Derry's shortcomings,  but this whole modern stuff with cynical play has gotten out of hand. All top level sport has an element of 'cynical play'. Successful teams are not angels. Our only all-Ireland winning team had their share, anyone who thinks differently is in la-la land. Off the ball holding, third man tackes, taking out the runner. These type of things actually used to be worse.

Name them.

Not going to personalize things with our 93 team, but you can't be serious! Look at our current all-Ireland champs. What did all their players do when Rock scored the last point?
As I mentioned earlier,  this is distracting from a symbolic year that our senior football team had. No point in blaming those big bad cynical Kildare men. Carlow seemed to handle them.

Knew you were full of shite about 93.

Greg Blaney must have hit himself off the ball in the marshes! Niall Cahalane must have knocked his own teeth out in the final. Grow up and learn how to watch.

We are getting away from Derry's shortcomings,  but this whole modern stuff with cynical play has gotten out of hand. All top level sport has an element of 'cynical play'. Successful teams are not angels. Our only all-Ireland winning team had their share, anyone who thinks differently is in la-la land. Off the ball holding, third man tackes, taking out the runner. These type of things actually used to be worse.

Name them.

Not going to personalize things with our 93 team, but you can't be serious! Look at our current all-Ireland champs. What did all their players do when Rock scored the last point?
As I mentioned earlier,  this is distracting from a symbolic year that our senior football team had. No point in blaming those big bad cynical Kildare men. Carlow seemed to handle them.

We are getting away from Derry's shortcomings,  but this whole modern stuff with cynical play has gotten out of hand. All top level sport has an element of 'cynical play'. Successful teams are not angels. Our only all-Ireland winning team had their share, anyone who thinks differently is in la-la land. Off the ball holding, third man tackes, taking out the runner. These type of things actually used to be worse.

Coldrick was a disgrace. There was no player protection for paudie cassidy who was constantly getting it around the neck. At least 4 times we broke through for goal and 4 times we were dragged down. Crucial monent when we where 4 points down and through on goal. Jersey pulled. Lynch gets sent of for striking and they get a black card. And a hop ball.

I honestly don't know if its home town blindness or rose coloured specs, but i despair at the nonsense some people come out with. Yes there were probably about 4 high challenges most of them on Big Paudie, yellow card offenses. to claim that these were all when we were breaking through on goal is nonsense, most not even near the goals. Crucial moment.... we were actually 6 behind at the time. i think you may find there were several more crucial moments before that, resulting in us being 6 down. Also, during this incident, us chasing the game, cynical pull down by Kildare man (i would expect any senior player to do the same think to protect a lead btw), why did Mark Lynch get involved in nonsense. The Kildare player was going to get a black, we had simple tap over free, time running down and he gets himself red carded and ball is thrown up, time wasted.  We really have no cuteness, not the time to show who has the biggest muscles.

Let's not loose sight of the reality here. Yes Coldrick was poor, but he is not to blame for Derry being so inept. I see someone talking about encouraging signs...really? That team was beaten by CARLOW! please see it for what it was. Very very poor. I know we may not have great players, but why Mark Lynch sweeper? , why no movement on our knockouts? Coney? Don't start this encouraging signs nonsense, relegated to Div 4 and 0-2 in championship.  Pathetic.

I was at the game yesterday and first off must say it was a pulsating encounter between 2 excellent teams. On to the main point. I witnessed BOTH sending offs. For Glass i must say i was shocked. Himself and a St Brendans player 'dunted' into EACH OTHER, the type of thing you see when two players are walking past each other and give a little shoulder. BOTH did the same thing, happens many many times during all levels of games, and never even a yellow card offense!! No St Brendans player, not even the one involved in the so called incident, made any appeal to officials, as it was a non-incident. Have no idea what agenda that Umpire had, but very very poor form. yes it changed the game.
As for the St Brendans player, most people around me seen it. He kicked Maghera player twice off the ball, up around midrift area, almost karate style. Now when you are a man up and on top why you would do this i have no idea. never witnessed kicks of this nature before, mad stuff. he could have cost his team dearly, mad!

Great game marred by a mystifying decision by an Umpire!!! Why...... who knows!!!