Kerry v Tyrone

[Bud Wiser]

There was no fun watching this debacle, I don't know what the purpose of complaining about the referee is because the two teams were like two old heavyweight boxers back in the fifties where they came out for the first round, duly put their arms around each other and hung out of each other without throwing a punch for about ten rounds. Using the depressive actions of a Cork team as a comparison surely puts the icing on the cake because outside of Joe McCarthy from the Dixie's half of them suffer from Keanitis and would depress an outright Euromillions winner. They should bring in something like an NCT test for the likes of these teams who want to play the type game that was dished up in Killarney and see if the players can actually kick the ball to each other from more than 20 yards, or get the ball from one end of the field in less than 35 handpasses, or maybe bring them to a Kildare, Galway or Laois game before the riggers from RTE arrive on site to waste good television licence payers money.

[Lucifer]

By the way the nasty, sometimes, untruthful and disrespectful stuff written about players and teams before games heightens the tensions within the game. This helped  create an artificial level of animosity and aggression, and helped stir the crowd to be way "too up" for the game.  I believe negative hype which we seen had limited grounding the week before for Seanie Js return to Cavan.  For all intense purposes we are all listening and going with it.  It really is influencing us and not in the best way.   

Good point (p.s. 'intents and purposes.')

[blanketattack]

I'm the opposite. I actually love to see players revelling in victory. There's too much emphasis on 'bigger picture' bullshit and codology in modern day GAA and it's refreshing to see players elated with a single win.

One of the most depressing sights I've ever witnessed in Gaelic Football was the reaction of Cork's players when the final whistle went, after a tremendous comeback won them the National League final last year. No cheers, no smiling, no celebrations. It was like a wake.

Hopefully Kerry's celebratory style will begin the antidote to this lack of happiness.

Best post in the thread - why don't people like fun anymore?

I agree. Celebrations add to a game. Who'll ever forget Darby's little dance in '82 after he scored the goal.

[orangeman]

This shows the legendary status Mickey enjoys everywhere. Nice touch by the fans and by Mickey.

[BennyHarp]

Coldrick had it in his head to throw out a few yellow cards early on thinking that would mean he was in control, however this gave him nowhere to go as a strong word with a few players early on would have had greater impact and still left him with the yellow card option. As it turned out he had booked that many players he was in danger of ruining the game completely by sending off a load of players for two yellows and he didnt have the balls to do that which meant he lost control. The McGuigan sending off was ridiculous but was an example of a deceaion made by a ref who knew his position was undermined and at that stage he had bowed to home pressure. It's a tough job, but the players and spectators deserve refs who are up to the job.

[BennyCake]

Nice moment. In what other sport in the world would you see something like this?

[eddie d]

tv3 commentators must of had money on kerry

[moysider]

Galvin's 'rap' puts rhythm back in kerry

By Billy Keane
Monday July 23 2012

This was as good as an All-Ireland. Kerry have finally quelled the 10-year Tyrone rebellion with a 10-point win. Three defeats in a row to Tyrone cut deep -- a blot on an almost perfect career copybook.

The boys of the old brigade never gave up. Aidan O'Mahony and Tomas O Se played as if their years of toil were no more than a scroll back through an online calendar. Marc O Se of the mazy ways is the best defender in Ireland.

Eoin Brosnan was clever and cool. Declan O'Sullivan kicked points while he was hanging off the side of his marker like a Cossack trick rider.

Kieran Donaghy is back and in his glorious pomp.

Killian Young and Donnacha Walsh served shorter sentences in the Tyrone jail and they, too, gave their all.

And the Gooch would find space for a Giant Sequoia in a box of matches.

It is, indeed, a tribute to Tyrone that this win means so much to us. Three times they plundered the family silver from our grasp and on each occasion they were the better team.

Alas, a few of their number let the county down. There were bad tackles from both sides, but it was persistent from Tyrone.

However, then you had Eoin Mulligan, scorer of the wonder-goal that changed a county's destiny. He wore a Kerry jersey and mixed with the crowd after the game.

This is the Tyrone we will focus on, the Tyrone of Peter Canavan, Sean Cavanagh, Stephen O'Neill and Brian Dooher. Footballing immortals all.

Mickey Harte looked tired and a little frail as he offered his congratulations to the Kerry team.

He will be back and we wish him well.

No doubt Mickey will spend the rest of the summer minding his family and maybe taking a few sessions with the U-12s.

Like most of us, he is hopelessly in thrall to the holy game of Gaelic football.

Yes, on days like this, it is a holy game and the Kerry goal was fashioned from a mesmeric combination of skill, brains, speed and guile.

When we attack all out, with no feck-acting, football becomes a great game again.

Kerry brought in pace and fresh faces.

We now have a bench that can change games, like Darran O'Sullivan did against Westmeath when he kept us in the championship

New boy Shane Enright messed up with his first touch, but he wasn't going to look back and he marked the north Kerry way, on the shoulder, hard and fast.

James O'Donoghue has speed and balance. He is a Kerry footballer to his very core.

The old ghosts who haunt this stadium must have leapt for joy at the sight of the high fielding from Bryan Sheehan and Anthony Maher.

They not only jumped over their opponents, but through them as well, a la Darragh O Se.

Goalkeeper Brendan Kealy steered the ball to his outside men with a perfect joystick. I'd hate to have to take him on at Playstation.

tackle

Paul Galvin was a DJ on Radio Kerry the night before the game and he set the tone with his Man of the Match rap. Galvin won every breaking ball and he threw himself headlong into every tackle.

This was the winning of it.

And what about Jack O'Connor? Last week the manager was only a wave of a flag from the sack. He got all the calls right this time.

Jack will tell his boys we've won nothing yet, but this was stand-alone history. Now he can face Mickey Harte as an equal.

Eamon Fitzmaurice and Diarmuid Murphy are his two sound lieutenants. Both are football past pupils and close friends.

Ger O'Keeffe is the man from the Golden Years who has been with Jack from the start.

His Kerry players seethed at the suggestion we were scared of the north. Our integrity as a county and our courage as a race of people was put into question.

Oh but the critics must feel very silly, indeed, this morning.

Not one Kerry man stood back. Not one Kerry man gave in.

The Emperor wears clothes. The Emperor wears green and gold.

- Billy Keane

Irish Independent

Embarrassing shite.

[mayogodhelpus@gmail.com]

Galvin's 'rap' puts rhythm back in kerry

By Billy Keane
Monday July 23 2012

This was as good as an All-Ireland. Kerry have finally quelled the 10-year Tyrone rebellion with a 10-point win. Three defeats in a row to Tyrone cut deep -- a blot on an almost perfect career copybook.

The boys of the old brigade never gave up. Aidan O'Mahony and Tomas O Se played as if their years of toil were no more than a scroll back through an online calendar. Marc O Se of the mazy ways is the best defender in Ireland.

Eoin Brosnan was clever and cool. Declan O'Sullivan kicked points while he was hanging off the side of his marker like a Cossack trick rider.

Kieran Donaghy is back and in his glorious pomp.

Killian Young and Donnacha Walsh served shorter sentences in the Tyrone jail and they, too, gave their all.

And the Gooch would find space for a Giant Sequoia in a box of matches.

It is, indeed, a tribute to Tyrone that this win means so much to us. Three times they plundered the family silver from our grasp and on each occasion they were the better team.

Alas, a few of their number let the county down. There were bad tackles from both sides, but it was persistent from Tyrone.

However, then you had Eoin Mulligan, scorer of the wonder-goal that changed a county's destiny. He wore a Kerry jersey and mixed with the crowd after the game.

This is the Tyrone we will focus on, the Tyrone of Peter Canavan, Sean Cavanagh, Stephen O'Neill and Brian Dooher. Footballing immortals all.

Mickey Harte looked tired and a little frail as he offered his congratulations to the Kerry team.

He will be back and we wish him well.

No doubt Mickey will spend the rest of the summer minding his family and maybe taking a few sessions with the U-12s.

Like most of us, he is hopelessly in thrall to the holy game of Gaelic football.

Yes, on days like this, it is a holy game and the Kerry goal was fashioned from a mesmeric combination of skill, brains, speed and guile.

When we attack all out, with no feck-acting, football becomes a great game again.

Kerry brought in pace and fresh faces.

We now have a bench that can change games, like Darran O'Sullivan did against Westmeath when he kept us in the championship

New boy Shane Enright messed up with his first touch, but he wasn't going to look back and he marked the north Kerry way, on the shoulder, hard and fast.

James O'Donoghue has speed and balance. He is a Kerry footballer to his very core.

The old ghosts who haunt this stadium must have leapt for joy at the sight of the high fielding from Bryan Sheehan and Anthony Maher.

They not only jumped over their opponents, but through them as well, a la Darragh O Se.

Goalkeeper Brendan Kealy steered the ball to his outside men with a perfect joystick. I'd hate to have to take him on at Playstation.

tackle

Paul Galvin was a DJ on Radio Kerry the night before the game and he set the tone with his Man of the Match rap. Galvin won every breaking ball and he threw himself headlong into every tackle.

This was the winning of it.

And what about Jack O'Connor? Last week the manager was only a wave of a flag from the sack. He got all the calls right this time.

Jack will tell his boys we've won nothing yet, but this was stand-alone history. Now he can face Mickey Harte as an equal.

Eamon Fitzmaurice and Diarmuid Murphy are his two sound lieutenants. Both are football past pupils and close friends.

Ger O'Keeffe is the man from the Golden Years who has been with Jack from the start.

His Kerry players seethed at the suggestion we were scared of the north. Our integrity as a county and our courage as a race of people was put into question.

Oh but the critics must feel very silly, indeed, this morning.

Not one Kerry man stood back. Not one Kerry man gave in.

The Emperor wears clothes. The Emperor wears green and gold.

- Billy Keane

Irish Independent

Embarrassing shite.

Sure now Kerry cant bate Mayo 

[From the Bunker]

Galvin's 'rap' puts rhythm back in kerry

By Billy Keane
Monday July 23 2012

This was as good as an All-Ireland. Kerry have finally quelled the 10-year Tyrone rebellion with a 10-point win. Three defeats in a row to Tyrone cut deep -- a blot on an almost perfect career copybook.

Embarrassing shite.

Sure now Kerry cant bate Mayo 

Cringeworthy stuff, a moral victory against a tired and evolving team. The truth be told this Kerry have won all their All Ireland finals versus Connacht (mostly chokers Mayo) and Munster (Cork). When push came to shove against Ulster/Leinster teams they surprisingly could not do it.  Saturday, papered over the cracks, and made them feel a bit better about themselves, but lets face it, it was a backdoor game in Killarney and there was not Cup presentation after the game. To give you perspective when Mayo beat Kerry in Croker in the National League semi-final, was there big celebrations? No we had beaten our nemisis in headquarters. But we had no Cup. The results from '97, 04 and 06 still stood.

[haranguerer]

Nice moment. In what other sport in the world would you see something like this?

Almost all of them. Lets not get carried away

[screenexile]

Nice moment. In what other sport in the world would you see something like this?

Almost all of them. Lets not get carried away

Post of the day!!

[mayogodhelpus@gmail.com]

Galvin's 'rap' puts rhythm back in kerry

By Billy Keane
Monday July 23 2012

This was as good as an All-Ireland. Kerry have finally quelled the 10-year Tyrone rebellion with a 10-point win. Three defeats in a row to Tyrone cut deep -- a blot on an almost perfect career copybook.

Embarrassing shite.

Sure now Kerry cant bate Mayo 

Cringeworthy stuff, a moral victory against a tired and evolving team. The truth be told this Kerry have won all their All Ireland finals versus Connacht (mostly chokers Mayo) and Munster (Cork). When push came to shove against Ulster/Leinster teams they surprisingly could not do it.  Saturday, papered over the cracks, and made them feel a bit better about themselves, but lets face it, it was a backdoor game in Killarney and there was not Cup presentation after the game. To give you perspective when Mayo beat Kerry in Croker in the National League semi-final, was there big celebrations? No we had beaten our nemisis in headquarters. But we had no Cup. The results from '97, 04 and 06 still stood.

Tongue in cheek 

[Farrandeelin]

From the Bunker, you're the most depressing Mayo person on this board. You're even worse than I am and that's saying something.

[From the Bunker]

From the Bunker, you're the most depressing Mayo person on this board. You're even worse than I am and that's saying something.

Like most posters this is my way of getting things of my chest, and i always like to throw things that will get some one thinking (or better still get me thinking).  Sorry if i depress you with my views, but sure you'll appreciate the uplifting posts from others more. Mayo Abu!