Eamon Fitzmaurice is going to be hung, drawn and quartered over this comment

Jinxy · April 25, 2016, 12:31:18 PM

Of course I don't mean literally hung, drawn and quartered as that would be insensitive to all the people who have been hung, drawn and quartered.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/football/eamonn-fitzmaurice-there-was-basically-rape-and-pillage-going-on-394851.html

Eamonn Fitzmaurice: 'There was basically rape and pillage going on'

The Examiner's sports sub-editor did his job anyway.
Eamon will either apologise quickly or he will be made to apologise.
If he's smart, he'll opt for the former.
We all know what he meant, but you simply cannot use the 'R' word nowadays in any context outside of the actual crime itself.
Funnily enough, if he'd simply said, 'There was basically murder going on', nobody would bat an eyelid.

armaghniac · April 25, 2016, 12:35:39 PM

Dublin was founded by the Vikings, after all.

Jinxy · April 25, 2016, 12:38:28 PM

They've been raping and pillaging the province of Leinster for years.

muppet · April 25, 2016, 12:42:22 PM

Donaghy gets a lot more frees at FF than similar type players for other counties.

Jinxy · April 25, 2016, 12:46:00 PM

Big Joe used to be pulled and dragged all over the place for us and the ref wouldn't bat an eyelid.
Of course, he just got up and got on with the game.
That's called 'manliness', by the way.

muppet · April 25, 2016, 12:47:21 PM

Quote from: Jinxy on April 25, 2016, 12:46:00 PM
Big Joe used to be pulled and dragged all over the place for us and the ref wouldn't bat an eyelid.
Of course, he just got up and got on with the game.
That's called 'manliness', by the way.

For Donaghy it would be 'moanliness'.

Jinxy · April 25, 2016, 12:48:51 PM

seafoid · April 25, 2016, 01:25:46 PM

Very poor choice of language. Any sports head who talks about being raped in the context of losing is pig ignorant

Syferus · April 25, 2016, 01:28:15 PM

Someone call the waaambulence.

Kerry, the biggest robbers on the go.

From the Bunker · April 25, 2016, 01:29:47 PM

Quote from: Jinxy on April 25, 2016, 12:46:00 PM
Big Joe used to be pulled and dragged all over the place for us and the ref wouldn't bat an eyelid.
Of course, he just got up and got on with the game.
That's called 'manliness', by the way.

What's throwing the ball into the goal to win a game called?

Dinny Breen · April 25, 2016, 01:38:10 PM

Quote from: From the Bunker on April 25, 2016, 01:29:47 PM
Quote from: Jinxy on April 25, 2016, 12:46:00 PM
Big Joe used to be pulled and dragged all over the place for us and the ref wouldn't bat an eyelid.
Of course, he just got up and got on with the game.
That's called 'manliness', by the way.

What's throwing the ball into the goal to win a game called?

Olympic Handball?

Jinxy · April 25, 2016, 01:44:07 PM

That should have been a penalty anyway.
He was pushed.

From the Bunker · April 25, 2016, 01:48:56 PM

Quote from: Jinxy on April 25, 2016, 01:44:07 PM
That should have been a penalty anyway.
He was pushed.

It's true! The Meath number 19 pushed him!

highorlow · April 25, 2016, 02:15:04 PM

Oops, his Souness moment.

screenexile · April 25, 2016, 03:02:30 PM

It's all a bit of craic alright but it's nearly accepted now that the big lad doesn't get the frees he deserves and when he doesn't he's just a whinger. Seamus O'Shea, Michael Murphy, Donaghy get fouled a lot which referees don't give and are expected to take it when the same thing happens to Gooch or Brogan and it's a free straight away!!