Quote from: marty34 on Today at 07:48:23 AMQuote from: tonto1888 on Today at 07:27:37 AMnever in doubt...........
Not sure about that, season wise anyway.
I think Celtic made that title a lot harder than it should hsve been. 7 or 8 pts up at a stage and they let that slip instead of driving it home. That Rangers team is a poor outfit in my opinion. They'll have a massive clear out this summer.
About Scales, he's very average. Against better opposition, he's not great. He's a grafter and has improved. CCV's form has dipped, whether that's through injury or whatever.
The key thing for the board now is to invest - buy 4 or 5 quality players e.g. keeper, centre-back and left back etc. Spend decent money on them and get quality in.
In the Champion's League again with that money guaranteed plus good chance O'Riley will go for big money in the summer. If J. Fringpong moves on, Celtic are due a big cut of that transfer fee. All said, Celtic should have £100m in the bank.
Up to the muppets in the board now to invest wisely for the next 3 years and build a platform. Buying 'project players' like O'Riley is all well and good...if it works but they've bought too many 'project players' who are sitting in the reserves on decent wages. On that, it's time to clear the duds out and tidy up the wage bill. Move them on. Quality over quantity.
Surely they should be doing their transfer business now - a good scout should have their homework done on target positions via video anlysis and profiles etc. Get the players in as early as possible.
Scottish Cup is the next thing up. Need to win that also.
Quote from: Lár na páirce 1 on Today at 10:29:15 AMFar from impressive ,got a few scores near end when cargin had emptied bench and had loads of youngsters on some even playing first senior games ,Ballymena been built up to be something they aren't imo very very average with a dinosaur in charge
Quote from: skat man on May 15, 2024, 03:40:25 PMQuote from: Caitlin on May 15, 2024, 02:57:33 PMQuote from: skat man on May 15, 2024, 01:40:48 PMQuote from: johnnycool on May 15, 2024, 11:44:59 AMQuote from: skat man on May 15, 2024, 09:35:53 AMwhy would anyone in Down want to become a referee when they seen how our best ref was treated and after all the talk of rigorous investigation its now been brushed under the carpet and why would the county board not hush it when the clubs and current referees stand by and let that happen.
Not sure it was brushed under the carpet as I think the outcomes were shared with the referees during a meeting at the start of the year.
One of Paul Faloons requests to have all championship referee's mic'd up and recorded is to be introduced this year I believe.
Surely with such a robust investigation being carried out by croke park on behalf of down into how the county board handled the process then all clubs would be privy to the findings of that report? I dont think such a report even exists or any investigation was carried out.
officials are micd up anyway in championship but there isnt enough to go around on big match weekends , and as for recording everything im not sure how that happens without all new gear purchased.
the very fact no one knows exactly whats gone on 7 months later is a disgrace.
i agree completely wobbler, it has to be on coaches and club to enforce
The report findings were shared with our county board rep.
There are two different issues here; the report reflects a sad chapter in our county's history where there were no winners. The recommendations should be implemented and we move on.
Each club has a responsibility to develop referees and , more importantly, develop respect for referees. We can learn from the LGFA; at a game on Saturday one of our players got injured and the ref handled the situation very well, both teams gave and got respect.
what were the findings ?
Quote from: JonnyD_ on May 15, 2024, 03:01:21 PMright lads (+lasses) a bit of craic who's going to win this weekend but more importantly why:
st johns v ballycran
c'dall v p'ferry
enda's v dunloy
b'galget v rossa
b'castle v loughguile
Quote from: Keyser soze on Today at 10:09:37 AMI did the door ticket thing a number of years ago, don't know that makes me a better club member than others who make different contributions, coaching kids, the army of ladies do the teas and all that at matches, those on the gate, people who land up for ground clean-ups... anyone lands here trying to sell a £20 ticket which isn't that often, I ask do yous pay your manager and buy or not accordingly...Quote from: onefineday on Today at 01:58:01 AMQuote from: Keyser soze on May 15, 2024, 09:53:35 AMMy god there are some crying hoors in the GAA who want everything for free, I surely hope they are over represented on this board or the organisation is truely in trouble.
Crying about the price of tickets to games, and the price of diesel to get to games, and how much a feed costs, and having to get a ticket for the wains, and not getting to see every game on FTA tv, and the game they just saw was lateral shite, and the forward mark, and the studio analysis, and negative managers, and people coming to the door selling tickets for their club, and the amount of money the GAA has, and the lack of money the GAA gives our club, ad nauseum ad nauseum ad nauseum.
And then thinking they are great GAA men when they've not ever wore a shirt or even washed a shirt.
I would say the vast majority of posters on here are not even GAA members.
Keyser, in my experience a good auld moan and gripe is the common language of humanity. I've spent plenty of time abroad and worked with many nationalities and the average gaa fan or poster on this board is no different to the majority everywhere else (well west coast USA with their unwavering positivity might be the exception).
And as for your comment on posters probably not being members, I suspect the vast majority of us are pretty involved with gaa at some level. We are the diehards or we wouldn't be on here in the first place. Not that many people find discussions on the kickout strategies of Armagh all that interesting you know....
There certainly are diehards on here but a majority, definitely not.
There was a thread on ticket selling on here recently.
Not only was there just one poster, of the many who contributed to the thread, who had actually gone out to sell tickets, but there were quite a few who were complaining about being asked to buy a ticket by clubs coming to their door, and there were even a few calling for it to be banned.
Like what sort of GAA person would begrudge being ASKED to voluntarily contribute a few quid to the GAA, by a person who is giving up their time to travel around the country to raise funds for their local club. The people selling the tickets are diehards, people whinging about it on Gaaboard are blowhards.
So no I don't agree that a majority are GAA diehards, their diehardness extends to going to county matches and complaining their hole off on GAA board about stuff they probably know very little about.
And yes that would indeed include Armagh kickout strategies
Quote from: JoG2 on May 15, 2024, 10:47:14 AMAre you sure?Quote from: Gianni on May 15, 2024, 10:24:42 AMQuote from: Gianni on May 13, 2024, 10:48:14 AMCould anyone help me understand these doubts?Quote from: Gianni on May 12, 2024, 10:47:35 AMHi men! I am Giovanni from Italy, I come from Rome. I am an amateur soccer player and now I discover this new sport, i.e. Gaelic Football.I add also these questions
I have already read all the rules but I still have doubts.
Ok, let's get started.
1. When the player is in possession of the ball, the ball is held in his hands, he could:
A. throw the ball in the air and catch it again with your hands? I think not, right?
B. throw the ball in the air, hit it with any part of the body except arms and hands and then catch it in the hands? I don't think so, am I right?
C. throw the ball and hit it with any part of the body, maybe like someone throws the ball in the air and then hits it with his head, legal?
D. Bringing the ball with the hands at head height and then, without either throwing or releasing it, hitting the ball with the head or any part of the body except the hands, legal?
2. Rule: 1.5 When the ball has not been caught, it may be bounced more than once in succession.. So a player could control the ball with one hand (or two?) and play it basketball style as far as he wants? It would be much easier than soloing so how come we don't see it? The reason I expect is that 'caught' does not infer with both hands?
3. When a player tries to catch a ball in the air he may touch the ball several times with his hands as long as he has control of it. But could he continue to bounce the ball from his hand into the air as Hurling players do with stick and ball?
Rule: To play the ball up with the hand(s) and catch it again before it touches the ground, another player, or goal-posts
But, according to the rule, a player, once he touches the ball once in the air, cannot touch it a second or third time?
I believe as long as he can't control the ball the player could do it, but if we interpret the rule literally this wouldn't be legal, would it?
4. Situation: a player takes possession and hops the ball.
A. After the hop he flicks it up in the air and catches it before it bounces the ground, a posts or a player.
B. he flicks it to pass the ball to someone else.
C. he flicks it to score a goal.
are A, B, C legals?
5. Situation: a player with the foot or with other parts of body but the hands tries a "Sombrero trick" and:
A. in the air he strikes the ball to an other direction.
B. in the air he strikes the ball and then he caught it.
C. in the air he caught it and goes on.
6. Ladies Gaelic football allows this:
Rule: A player may toss up the ball with one hand and play it off with the same hand.
So a player toss up the ball with right hand, surpass a player and then he can catch it with right hand, legal?
What does mean this Rule: Showing the Ball or Turning Twice with the ball is NOT a foul providing it is done within the 4 step rule.
I mean what are the showing the ball or turning twice.
Thanks
Handpass
When a player makes a legal handpass (with one or two hands) he may do:
A. After he makes a legal handpass, can he catch or just touch the ball on the fly, without waiting for the ball to touch the ground, a post or another player?
I imagine a scenario in which, to overcome an opponent, the player makes a legal hand pass, then goes around him, and finally catches the ball on the fly. But would it be legal?
B. After legal handpass, can he touch the ball with any part of his body (are arms also considered hands?) except his hands, without waiting for the ball to touch the ground, a post or another player?
That is, imagine a player who makes a handpass and then hits the ball on the fly with a foot, a thigh or with the head or, much more spectacularly, with the chest, to pass the ball to a teammate or even to score a goal or a point. Would it be legal?
C. After a legal handpass, can the player touch the ball with any part of his body and then catch it with his hands?
Point with handpass
We know that to score a point is possible either by kicking or handpassing the ball over the crossbar. But with a handpass does the ball have to be hit with a closed fist or can it be hit with an open hand?
Now we have this:
A fist pass may be used to score a point, a Hand Pass may not.
But in the GAA Rules we have it is legal to score a point with a handpass in which the ball is hit with both a fist and an open hand.
Rule:
A player on the team attacking a goal and who
is in possession of the ball may not score:
(i) by carrying the ball over his opponents'
goal line;
(ii) a goal with his hands except as provided
in Rule 1.2, Exception (ii) but may score a
point with the open hand(s) or fist.
Other question:
The ball may be knocked from an opponent's
hand(s) by flicking it with the open hand
But when the ball is released or is bouncing or soccer juggling, i.e. I mean when the ball is not in contact with the hand, can it be stolen by touching it or grabbing it with both hands?
Sorry for my long time but I hope you can help me understand all my doubts. We can't play without understanding all of this.
Thanks
Thanks
Can we assume all the passes are legal!!
A. Yes as long as the ball bounces before collecting
B. Yes
C. Yes as long the hands don't touch the ball on the ground
Point with handpass : open or closed fist are both allowed
QuoteYes as long as the ball bounces before collecting
QuoteYesB. So if a player makes a hand pass could he touch the ball with any part of his body except his hands without waiting for the ball to touch the ground, a post or another player? We have a situation where the player handpasses and then, without the ball touching the ground, touches the ball again on the fly with his head, chest or leg, would it be legal as long as he doesn't touch it with his hands?
QuoteYes as long the hands doesn't touch the ball on the ground
QuotePoint with handpassBut in the card it says that the point can only be scored with a fist pass but not with a handpass, in the GAA rules, however, it is not very clear, it only says that you could do it with an open hand and with a closed hand. Why this difference?
Quote from: AustinPowers on May 15, 2024, 06:24:20 PMI don't think Southgate is any big shakes , but he'd be better than ETH. You might see somewhat safety first style football, but he has better knowledge of the PL than ETH did (as that clearly shows ), and I reckon he'd steady the ship and tighten things up at least.
I'm not clued into the European leagues so I don't know who else would be a good fit at united ( other than Ancelotti, perhaps), but as we've seen, continental managers to the PL are much riskier as the game in Spain/Italy is different. So in that respect, Southgate would probably be the best of a mediocre bunch of british-style managers , at this stage
Quote from: onefineday on Today at 01:58:01 AMQuote from: Keyser soze on May 15, 2024, 09:53:35 AMMy god there are some crying hoors in the GAA who want everything for free, I surely hope they are over represented on this board or the organisation is truely in trouble.
Crying about the price of tickets to games, and the price of diesel to get to games, and how much a feed costs, and having to get a ticket for the wains, and not getting to see every game on FTA tv, and the game they just saw was lateral shite, and the forward mark, and the studio analysis, and negative managers, and people coming to the door selling tickets for their club, and the amount of money the GAA has, and the lack of money the GAA gives our club, ad nauseum ad nauseum ad nauseum.
And then thinking they are great GAA men when they've not ever wore a shirt or even washed a shirt.
I would say the vast majority of posters on here are not even GAA members.
Keyser, in my experience a good auld moan and gripe is the common language of humanity. I've spent plenty of time abroad and worked with many nationalities and the average gaa fan or poster on this board is no different to the majority everywhere else (well west coast USA with their unwavering positivity might be the exception).
And as for your comment on posters probably not being members, I suspect the vast majority of us are pretty involved with gaa at some level. We are the diehards or we wouldn't be on here in the first place. Not that many people find discussions on the kickout strategies of Armagh all that interesting you know....