Case for the Defense

[mrhardyannual]

In the Mayo Senior Football Championship game between Castlebar Mitchels and Ballaghadereen on Sat night, the Ballagh coach, Eamon O Hara is reported to have asked the referee, before the throw in, if he had any objection to all his players bar the midfielders lining up in their own half of the field. The referee reportedly insisted that they must start the game with six forwards but what they did afterwards was up to themselves. After lining out in the traditional manner, Ballagh then withdrew all bar Andy Moran into the defense. At half time they trailed by one point. For the second half throw in all Ballagh players were in their own half.
Cutting edge coaching? Madness?
Discuss.

[Gabriel_Hurl]

Did they win?

[larryin89]

Castlebar won the game, tactic failed . Coaches are slowly losing the plot trying to be the inventor of a new found system . O hara just another ejit of this era.

Most important thing in this game was Andy looked very good .

[macdanger2]

In the Mayo Senior Football Championship game between Castlebar Mitchels and Ballaghadereen on Sat night, the Ballagh coach, Eamon O Hara is reported to have asked the referee, before the throw in, if he had any objection to all his players bar the midfielders lining up in their own half of the field. The referee reportedly insisted that they must start the game with six forwards but what they did afterwards was up to themselves. After lining out in the traditional manner, Ballagh then withdrew all bar Andy Moran into the defense. At half time they trailed by one point. For the second half throw in all Ballagh players were in their own half.
Cutting edge coaching? Madness?
Discuss.

Was just going to post this and was wondering what thread to put it in!!

Ballagh were 1 up at HT and failed to score for the 2nd half. It's worth noting as well, that Ballagh would be in the top 8 teams in the county rather than a newly promoted minnow

[Denn Forever]

The Pundits were talking before the Cavan game about Cavan's 1 - 14 system vs Monaghan's 1- 13 -1.  Don't know who was utilising the Diamond formation as well.

[Gabriel_Hurl]

I don't think they named enough subs

[deiseach]

Mario Balotelli can't even get onto that panel.

[Jinxy]

If you were a Ballagh man between the ages of 14 and 45 you'd be fairly sick you didn't make that panel.

[AZOffaly]

I can just see them bringing on number 42 and the auld lads in the stand going mad because they are 'ruining him for the Juniors'.

[Syferus]

Strange stuff from O'Hara. There's the talent in that Balagh panel to play a much more adventurous brand of football.

[Bingo]

Any pictures of the subs bench during the game?

[AZOffaly]

Any pictures of the subs bench during the game?

[sensethetone]

The guys in the jeans played againist Cross.

[Bingo]

  AZ, enjoyed that.

[theticklemister]

Some lucky women in Ballaghdreen I tell ye