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Show posts MenuQuote from: Sleeping giant on November 15, 2012, 08:53:02 PM
Is there any1 who would honestly say they would put Antrim over there club? Now don't all Jump on me at once!!
Quote from: Buswhacker on November 09, 2012, 09:34:46 PM
Seems there's a distinct lack of enthusiasm for all things County, both from clubs and players alike.........wonder why ?
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on October 02, 2012, 08:37:50 PMQuote from: Asal Mor on October 02, 2012, 04:18:18 PMQuote from: Milltown Row2 on October 02, 2012, 04:08:33 PMQuote from: gallsman on October 02, 2012, 04:03:16 PM
Was he there as much for his free taking ability as anything? Something largely unnecessary with Canning around?
He was deadly with the frees and never missed. This would have left Canning to concentrate on winning ball coming in instead of running round the pitch taking frees.
I'd respectfully disagree Milltown. There was a period when Far ragher was there taking the frees and Canning didn't play well. Taking frees is a part of Joe's game and something he's always done brilliantly at club and county level and IMO it hasn't affected his performances from play. I thought Joe was excellent this year, even in yesterday's game he did a lot of great things while carrying an injury. A lot of people would have him as player of the year. I'm not sure how much some people expect Joe to do sometimes.
Did you think he wasn't playing well because he wasn't hitting the frees? I know players grow in confidence when knocking over frees but it fairly takes it outta you even when you are fit to run up settle yourself and take the frees all the time, big Joe on the square receiving a well placed ball will get you scores or close in frees when he gets pulled down running in. Again you Galway lads will know a bit more on the senior lads, though to be fair I have a wee bit of knowledge on the TAD team
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Joe has been brilliant this year and is one of the best free takers around. but there was one league campaign for galway when Farragher was popping them over from every where. ill never forget it sideline cuts, 8o yards ,tight angles from both sides it was unreal the stuff he was doing. but he disappeared apart from dead balls. Funny thing is i think last year he was putting in more effort from play.
while we are on galway players what the hell happened to keryl wade, he was the best minor i ever seen, dare i say it better than Joe
Quote from: belleaqua on October 01, 2012, 07:35:32 PMQuote from: gallsman on October 01, 2012, 07:23:14 PMQuote from: belleaqua on October 01, 2012, 07:13:08 PMQuote from: gallsman on October 01, 2012, 06:27:36 PM
You can nit pick through a whole game if you want. He should have blown the whistle and given a 21 yard free when TJ Reid was slapped in the head. Instead of a certain point for KK, Galway broke and got their second goal. Six of one, half a dozen...
You're right you can. Is that the way we should look at incidents then? Sure if they cancel each other out it's ok then? The old 'balance themselves out over the course of the season' argument?? How will refereeing standards ever improve if you take that view?
The awarding of that free was a crucial decision. It was blatantly wrong. I have said earlier as a Galway fan that I did not think we would have won the game had it stood. However that is only an opinion I could be wrong. Arguably it indirectly contributed to the sending off. It's a point worth debating.
I understand your point about certain incidents and watched the TJ Reid incident there and it did look on tv like a slap on the head. Watching it live yesterday from the Davin Collins didnt make contact with Reid but Id see how that would be given from the angle the cameras picked it up. Reid was straight up again too which indicated no contact. That may have been the refs view too.
No, it's not, but you can't simply turn round with an attitude of "let's focus on our misfortune and ignore theirs". From a Galway point of view, the decision was crucial. Do you think Kilkenny conceding a second goal wasn't crucial to them?
It indirectly contributed to the sending off? Are you having a laugh? Donnellan was so incensed with the referee he decided to do a Benny and try and take JJ's head off?!
You're definitely kidding yourself if you think TJ wasn't slapped - Collins' flapped at him and it 100% made contact. I was sitting in the lower Hogan almost directly in line with it. It wasn't a flick of the wrist but a one-handed swing. Richie Hogan got sent-off (deservedly) for something similar earlier in the year against Limerick. It absolutely should have been a free.
He clearly swung the hurley across from looking at it here. I felt there was no contact yesterday and that TJ's reaction bore that out. If he got a blow to the head similar to the the strike Richie Hogan gave the Limerick player as you have suggested then you would imagine he would have been in a lot of distress?
No I am not having a laugh regarding Donnellan. He deserved a straight red no question. But are you realistically suggesting that frustration had no part to play?? And that the disallowed goal didn't contribute to this?? He was then pulled back chasing down a ball and lashed out wrongly. I think its a perfectly reasonable connection.
Put it this way had that goal stood I don't think Donnellan would have lashed out.
Quote from: Last Man on October 01, 2012, 05:52:43 PMQuote from: saffron89 on October 01, 2012, 05:26:21 PMDubs have been punching above their weight, this was always on the cards.
yeah lights didn't help anyone, better using the daylight. game was tense but dunloy missed some shocking chances, very unlike paddy richmond. have to take my hat off to the dunloy panel as they improved greatly throughout the year. if they keep this goin who knows.
Shams out infront now, fair play. timed their run to perfection this past years for there have been better championship winning teams
think the true test will come against galway winners, can't wait.
hope they strike another blow of antrim hurling
Galway fell away badly after the silly pull by Cyril. sooner cats are dethroned the better, they are super, but aren't currently helping hurling to a degree
what happened the dub minors, couldn't watch it was that bad
Quote from: Seamroga in exile on September 30, 2012, 08:40:42 PMQuote from: north_antrim_hound on September 30, 2012, 07:47:38 PMso basically you agree with me. You have to play him.Quote from: Seamroga in exile on September 30, 2012, 07:09:27 PM
I don't care hs, they know who I am. Sitting here right beside them.big men.
The chances are if your sitting beside them and your half cut they are winding you up. it could be worse if we would have popped over half our frees and a couple of scores you would be getting worse than that.
I'm with HS to on last night, LG boys on here saying we where only in 2nd gear(wtf does that mean) if there was only two points in it with 2 minutes to go what where you doing in 2nd. my view is youse where in top gear(I don't know if that's 5th or 6th I'm not familiar with loughgeil transmissions). bottom line is you need watson to hit top form again and get more space than he got last night. Like him or hate him there will be no cups without him
Mushy is a gentleman btw, I have loads of respect for him. and I've said all year that Dunloy would be the team to beat.
But sure, what do I know.
Quote from: Buswhacker on September 30, 2012, 08:05:47 PM
Well if LG don't win cups,there's a poor chance of any other Antrim team winning any.The team that won the All- Ireland would have beaten Dunloy last night by about 20 pts. Antrim finals are always close ,scrappy affairs,it's where we go afterwards that matter.
Quote from: Seamroga in exile on September 30, 2012, 07:09:27 PM
I don't care hs, they know who I am. Sitting here right beside them.big men.
Quote from: BlackandAmber on September 30, 2012, 05:25:18 PMQuote from: Seamroga in exile on September 30, 2012, 05:10:18 PM
Why do they not win more club titles?
agh aye, Loughgiel.
hmmmmmm think you might find KK have 10 club titles Ballyhale (5) James stephens (3) Glenmore & St Martins :-)
btw well done to the Shams, 3 in a row and now 18 all together.
hard luck Dunloy. worked like dogs and mebbe coulda/shoulda but .........
Crap match but result all that matters.
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on September 30, 2012, 04:22:16 PMQuote from: Seamroga in exile on September 30, 2012, 04:16:11 PM
It's a simple game. Keep your shape, win the game.
I hope Galway come out all guns blazing.
That's tactical from Galway, playing the extra man outfield and Kilkenny have the extra defender, it's about making the space outfield and taking the long range scores
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on September 30, 2012, 04:05:30 PM
hit the ball first time and it would have been another goal