journalists trying to influence/lobby rule makers and disciplinary procedures.

[Il Bomber Destro]

I thought the SG did ok. They were caught between accusations of being anti-Tyrone and accusations at being anti-positivity.

To be fair to Whelan, I don't think a Tyrone pundit on the show would have been any more willing to hold up their hands.

This is the same guy who called for McCann to come out and apologise for his indiscretion, he then defends Cooper for one of the scummiest acts I've seen on a pitch for a very long time.

Hypocrisy at his finest.

Do you want The Sunday Game to call the agenda or not? We have a weeks of people saying TSG shouldn't be calling for sanctions and then when they don't they're criticised for it.

That's not the point.  Whelan assumed the position of a defending manager tonight whereas with the McCann incident, he assumed the role of the prosecutor.  He also tried his best to downplay the antics of the Dublin players tonight and incriminate the Mayo boys when it was clear to all who watched the game who were the main tr**p-actors today.  I don't believe either Connolly or O'Shea were consistently targettted illegally today but Whelan used this lie as a distraction to Dublin's consistent fouling that was only really punished after half time. 

That's nonsense. O'Shea was tortured throughout and I only saw Connolly once and he was being harassed like fook.

Whelan said people need to stop kidding themselves and that the cynicism was out of order today. He never defended anyone.

Pretending to be victimised does no one any favours.

He never defended anyone?

"Johnny Cooper is not that type of player" for one of the most thuggish and dangerous acts I've seen on a football pitch in a long time

Compare and contrast with his demands for McCann to make a public apology for his dive, a hypocritical b**tard.

Not defending Jonny at all. He deserved a straight red. But you mustn't watch alot of football if that constitutes the "the most thuggish and dangerous acts" you have seen .

Maybe premeditated and calculated attempts to injure players is common place in Dublin but that's as thuggish and sinister a move as I've seen in Championship football in a long time. Diarmuid O'Connor can rule himself very fortunate his season isn't finished and he avoided a serious injury.

Nothing new for Cooper as he committed a very trampy action on Heslin in the Leinster Final this year. I guess he plays for the right team on so far that his actions aren't highlighted.

[yellowcard]

I thought the SG did ok. They were caught between accusations of being anti-Tyrone and accusations at being anti-positivity.

To be fair to Whelan, I don't think a Tyrone pundit on the show would have been any more willing to hold up their hands.

This is the same guy who called for McCann to come out and apologise for his indiscretion, he then defends Cooper for one of the scummiest acts I've seen on a pitch for a very long time.

Hypocrisy at his finest.

Do you want The Sunday Game to call the agenda or not? We have a weeks of people saying TSG shouldn't be calling for sanctions and then when they don't they're criticised for it.

That's not the point.  Whelan assumed the position of a defending manager tonight whereas with the McCann incident, he assumed the role of the prosecutor.  He also tried his best to downplay the antics of the Dublin players tonight and incriminate the Mayo boys when it was clear to all who watched the game who were the main tr**p-actors today.  I don't believe either Connolly or O'Shea were consistently targettted illegally today but Whelan used this lie as a distraction to Dublin's consistent fouling that was only really punished after half time. 

That's nonsense. O'Shea was tortured throughout and I only saw Connolly once and he was being harassed like fook.

Whelan said people need to stop kidding themselves and that the cynicism was out of order today. He never defended anyone.

Pretending to be victimised does no one any favours.

He never defended anyone?

"Johnny Cooper is not that type of player" for one of the most thuggish and dangerous acts I've seen on a football pitch in a long time

Compare and contrast with his demands for McCann to make a public apology for his dive, a hypocritical b**tard.

Not defending Jonny at all. He deserved a straight red. But you mustn't watch alot of football if that constitutes the "the most thuggish and dangerous acts" you have seen .

It was certainly the most thuggish incident in the game yesterday. Cooper had his eyes fixed on the opponent and deliberately planted his studs into O'Connor. It was a cowardly act that deserves a 3 match ban. 

[stibhan]

Saw this on twitter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vode0lF9tX4

Fast forward to 2:10 and watch closely. Apparently diving is a new, Tyrone phenomenon, only creeping in from intercounty players and soccerballers.

[omaghjoe]

 

Saw this on twitter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vode0lF9tX4

Fast forward to 2:10 and watch closely. Apparently diving is a new, Tyrone phenomenon, only creeping in from intercounty players and soccerballers.

Thats hilarious made O'Mahoney's look Daniel Day Lewis.

Although in fairness the diving skills have improved, but maybe thats down to a generation raised on WWF/WCW

[deiseach]

Saw this on twitter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vode0lF9tX4

Fast forward to 2:10 and watch closely. Apparently diving is a new, Tyrone phenomenon, only creeping in from intercounty players and soccerballers.

Well it was the year that soccer threatened to supplant Gaelic games in the hearts of the plain people of Ireland. The GAA had to engineer the four-game saga between Meath and Dublin to show everyone what really mattered.

You have to love the dismissive reaction of the ref.