Greatly exaggerated GAA Myths

[blewuporstuffed]

that football would be better without the fist pass

[LeoMc]

that football bagan in 2002.

Or is that just a northern myth?

[The Konica]

Kildare have no natural forwards

Hang on Dinny ... wasn't looking like a myth in the first 30 mins last weekend!

[Rossfan]

RTE this morning --- Tyrone have to beat Dublin,Cork and Kerry to win the All Ireland 

[AbbeySider]

<Insert player name here> is not a footballer

[Farrandeelin]

Knockmore are a dirty team.

[SLIGONIAN]

That Sligo gave 100% against Roscommon and Down.

[From the Bunker]

Pitch invasions are desparately dangerous when they happen in Croke Park but harmless when they happen in Thurles, right under Christy Cooney's nose.

Yeah, come to think of it, it seems to be safe enough to go onto the Pitch when U2 are playing in Croker!

[Jinxy]

That Sligo gave 100% against Roscommon and Down.

I haven't heard anyone say this tbh.

[Mickeys beard]

A wide's as good as a score.......hmmmm?
You never saw that back in our day..........yeah right!
This oul hand-passin's destroying the game...........is that so?
There's too much of that oul defendin nowadays...........of course there is!
There's no high catching in the game anymore...........aye right.
There was nobody like <legend>.  He would have beat any of the modern teams on his own...........must have been some player!

[EagleLord]

'If you're going to miss, at least miss on the far post, its a sin to miss a free at the near post..' ARE YOU f**king JOKING ME!? IT STILL WENT WIDE! WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE IF IT WENT WIDE ON THE FAR POST, NEAR POST OR HIT THE CORNER FLAG, THE END RESULT IS THE SAME, KEEPERS KICKOUT, NO SCORE!!!

[AZOffaly]

I've explained this before on the Monaghan Kildare thread. As a free taker, it is worse to miss on your near side. It means you've more than likely snatched at it a bit, and pulled it, like Paddy Kelly last Saturday night. If you make a good contact, but the ball doesn't come around enough, you can live with that.

So, as an ex free taker, I would say yes, it is worse to miss on the short side, it's like missing 'below the hole' on a 6 foot putt.

[EagleLord]

The ball still goes wide.

[AZOffaly]

I know it does. But in terms of how 'bad' the miss was, it's worse on the near side in most cases.

[DoireGael]

Grab All Association.....