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I think it's more likely that Steve will play close to goal with mccurry and mcaliskey playing slightly deeper.  The two donnellys deep between 1/2 back line and mfield.  Joey maybe pick up Oshea and Gormely as sweeper. Mckenna is in for speed to do a man marking job CoC. I think we could be parking the bus and hitting them on the break with cavanagh playing in an advanced mfield position. Unlikely to be a high scoring game 0-14 to 0-12. Tyrone to grind out a result.

Interesting selection from mickey surprised mckenna in ahead of carlin glad to see mcginley holding on to his place. Did mcAliskey or McCurry play in the league game ? Looks like a 3 man fullforward line with plenty of pace.  I can see   very congested middle third with loads of space for big Sean to gallop into behind midfield.

Here's the rub on this one. With Mayo this year we all have a fair idea where they are at and from a Mayo supporters point of view it indicates that Mayo could possibly on the cusp of delivering a long awaited All Ireland title.  I can certainly understand where many of the posters on here get their confidence from and are very dismissive of Tyrones chances of upsetting the odds. But here is the thing.  We in Tyrone can be certain that by 5 o'clock on Sunday Cavanagh Gormely and Joe mcmahon will all turn in the performances the question is will the other 12 light up croke park. We know the quality is there as they have the all ireland medals at various grades. I think people underestimate the potential in this team and the landscape may look a little different at 5.00 on sunday a lot of humble pie could be for serving.

[ONeill Hero Member Posts: 18474Shoving Connie Around The Room Re: Tyrone vs Mayo AISF Semi-Final - August 25th « Reply #1362 on: Today at 02:29:41 PM »QuoteBollocks. Went through Emmet's posts and they are nearly always spot on. And ye know, the hoor doesn't boast about it. He seems a decent, knowledgeable chap. He is now off the list.The list.Joe Brolly 2013Martin McHugh 2008Pat Spillane 2003Colm O'Rourke 2003Paddy Russell 1995Winston Churchill 1922]

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Re: Tyrone vs Mayo AISF Semi-Final - August 25th
« Reply #1362 on: Today at 02:29:41 PM »QuoteBollocks. Went through Emmet's posts and they are nearly always spot on. And ye know, the hoor doesn't boast about it. He seems a decent, knowledgeable chap. He is now off the list.

The list.
Joe Brolly 2013
Martin McHugh 2008
Pat Spillane 2003
Colm O'Rourke 2003
Paddy Russell 1995
Winston Churchill 1922

O'Neill I think retrospective vidoe analysis i.e. All Ireland Gold 1995 Final a few weeks ago would suggest that Paddy Russell deserves a postumus pardon. Dubs were the better side and Russell wasn't that bad barring the obvious. Churchills was more a swipe at Fermanagh. Thatcher on the other hand should be on everones list.

It is shocking to see the way the Mayo support try to defend the indefensible, anyone defending or attempting to explain away these FACTS need to hang their heads in shame. No room in our game for tactical fouling its time Mayo cleaned up their act and Horan should not be sending his team out to pull and drag the opposition. What does he be whispering in their ears ? Croke Park needs to seriously examine the rules of the game to stamp out cynicism. Start producing Black cards, yellow cards, green cards, all the colours of the rainbow cards and special cards of Red and Green.

[Shocked and Dismayed that these dirty cynical antics from Mayo]

Shocked and Dismayed that these dirty cynical antics from Mayo can't believe they are bringing our game down to this level. Deegan needs to set out his stall early for this one to show them they can't bully and foul their way to an All Ireland. Surely it would be the most tainted of all. I was backing Mayo to go all the way but after these revelations I hope Tyrone wipe the floor with them to see and end to their dastardly ways. What message does this send out to the U6's on a Saturday morning.

Iorras 27 post a bit of a newbie your self. The Mayo support here are a very touchy lot. What's up the dreams been shattered once to often ? Believe all the hype you want but come Sunday reality kicks in.

73 pages of hype shows a certain frailty in the Mayo support. Mayo are out and out favourites in the public and mediappundits.  If Mayo don't get off to a flyer on Sunday how long before the mental frailties of past calamities begin to show ? Mickey will setup to keep the game tight in the first half to test their metal. Mayo supporter's have set themselves up for a massive disappointment with all their Mayo for Sam Guff. If the game is touch and go with 10 to go I wonder where all the smart money will go. Don't forget that of the 4 contenders left only one has a manager who has done it before.  You can dismiss this fact if you like but experience and know how has a  massive bearing on games at this level. If Mayo struggle to get to grips with Tyrone early on I expect the confidence of the Mayo support to melt like snow of the ditch in the stands. As supporters begin to lose confidence it's amazing how that can seep onto the pitch in the bear pit of Croke Park.

Excellent poem there,

Your great uncle would be very proud

30Mog, Thon oul hurling game at the weekend was a 1 on your scale, sure the Dubs have only taken up the sticks in the last year or two to qualify for the grants.

Absolutely his attack was premeditated.  He set it up the week before and knew Tyrone would allow him the chance to let rip the following weekend as like any high level game you will find examples of cynical fouling.  Granted Cavanaghs foul played into his hands. Your argument that he is a barrister and not a Oscar winning actor holds no water there is very little difference between the two professions.  Both require the skills to make fiction believable.  Joe is a very clever and calculated individual and his attack was designed to court maximum publicity for his own purposes.  If you know the guy or know people who know him personally ask them if it was premeditated or not.

The Billy Keane article is complete horse excrement their is no place for personalised attacks on players and manager's who are amateurs by paid analysts. His excuse that its Brollys northern heritage is at the heart of his direct talking style is laughable. If anything Joes origins should have given him a greater insight in how personalising issues and events can be very dangerous as many people have suffered in the north as a result of intemperate use of language.

Paul Grimley's article in today's Irish News has ratcheted up pressure on Brolly.  Granted Grimely has an axe to grind but I think Joe's publicity stunt is hopefully beginning to backfire on him. I detected some conciliatory tones in the Brolly article in The Gaelic Life trying to portray a sense of spontaneous anger behind his rant. I fully expect a little humility from Joe the next day as he rows back from personal attacks and concentrates on wider issues of gamesmanship and cynicism in the game to secure the impression that this is his motivation and not just a publicity stunt. Joe is shrewd enough to know the GAA public will not stand for individuals using the sport for their own selfish self promotion. To answer the question asked in this thread yes it is time for him to go. It is time RTE binned the sensational sound bite analysis format and start promoting proper game's analysis like they do with hurling.

New to the board but here goes anyway.  Firstly I don't think for one minute that Brollys rant was a spontaneous reaction to the cavanagh foul. I think his attack was premeditated and a cynical attempt to maximise his own publicity.  Had Joe's motivation been truly a concern for the highlighting of cynical play in the GAA then RTE could have compiled a Montague of footage from a wide spread of game's and player's to emphasis his point.  Instead he goes for the most high profile player and managee in the game and like all good journalists he makes it personal to ensure that the story has legs and will therefore maximise his publicity.  Joes motivation has to be questioned in these circumstances.  Is it designed to maximise his own profile to either help support his own personal goals for his charitable work or is it even more cynical in that it is for his own financial gain possibly protecting his own position as a paid analyst and jornalist work. As Joe Kernan has already pointed out he has gained a maximisation in the publicity stakes from his out burst. This is not the first time Joe has had a go. In the 00's he was Tyrones chief cheerleader not because he held its players or manager in any high regard but it made good TV to have spats with Spillane and O'Rourke. Last year in the lead up to the All Ireland final he labelled Mayo as the most cynical team in the country yet a year later the same team of players and manager are now the saviour of traditional football. I can't take him seriously if everything he does and say appears to be designed to court publicity especially when it's at the expense of amateurs like cavanagh harte horan and the whole Tyrone and Mayo teams. He may be kidding the masses but he doesn't kid me.