The lack of football in Gaelic Football.

screenexile · April 11, 2012, 04:55:13 PM

Sin bin works a treat in Ladies Football and wasn't given enough time in Senior Football and was not applied properly at the time. It would seriously cut out a lot of the cynicism in the game.

The lifting off the ground is fine as it is I think it doesn't need to be tinkered with. I still think that a mark from a kick out and all frees inside the 45 being taken off the ground would be a good thing and encourage the good skills in our game!!

Syferus · April 11, 2012, 05:28:56 PM

The idea that just being allowed to pick the ball off the ground, using the rules that have been very successfully used in ladies football, would effect the skills of the game in any way is mind-boggling. All it means is no more stupid frees for picking the ball off the ground or flicks too quick for the ref to see. The player can get possession faster, he can pass the ball faster, he can create a chance faster.

Everyone was talking about how fisted points are some sort of scourge to goal chances and exciting football, yet the biggest scourge of exciting football is players messing around on the floor trying to control a ball properly and opposition players surrounding them.The slippery slope argument could be used to outlaw almost any change, I see absolutely no validity in it.

rrhf · April 12, 2012, 10:25:27 PM

I have a real Problem with ladies football, is it the rules or the ladies
Apeing about trying to play a mans sport but without the moustaches.

rrhf · April 12, 2012, 10:29:42 PM

By the way the only new rule I'd bring into gAelic football is that those with enough of an inferiority complex to insist on bringing in new rules from other sports, get a lifetime ban.

rrhf · April 12, 2012, 10:37:42 PM

If we are honest with ourselves and by ourselves I include ronaldo, andy Carroll et all, soccer is shite, but we don't hear any of us calling for a solo and bounce to be brought in to make it more of a manly game

PAULD123 · April 13, 2012, 11:39:05 AM

Quote from: rrhf on April 12, 2012, 10:29:42 PM
By the way the only new rule I'd bring into gAelic football is that those with enough of an inferiority complex to insist on bringing in new rules from other sports, get a lifetime ban.

You should never be so foolishly proud in life to think that you can't learn from others!

bustsummoves · April 13, 2012, 11:42:41 AM

Such a crappy topic, how boring. Use would be good experts

omagh_gael · April 13, 2012, 02:28:51 PM

Quote from: bustsummoves on April 13, 2012, 11:42:41 AM
Such a crappy topic, how boring. Use would be good experts

How does one use '...would be good experts?"

ONeill · April 14, 2012, 01:49:58 AM

As a matter of interest - how legal are the following handpassess in this clip - http://youtu.be/tTMZFPzCZGU

1:01 Enda McGinley to Davy Harte
1:20 Ciaran Whelan's pass

and

2:30 Davy Harte's tackle

?

Zulu · April 14, 2012, 02:17:48 AM

Whelan's is perfectly legal, McGinley's looks to be a throw and the tackle is a cowardly cheap shot, though I never noticed it before. Dooher was fouling in the same sequence of play as it happens.

rrhf · April 14, 2012, 10:45:09 AM

Quote from: PAULD123 on April 13, 2012, 11:39:05 AM
Quote from: rrhf on April 12, 2012, 10:29:42 PM
By the way the only new rule I'd bring into gAelic football is that those with enough of an inferiority complex to insist on bringing in new rules from other sports, get a lifetime ban.

You should never be so foolishly proud in life to think that you can't learn from others!

I refute that on the basis that it is important to refute that