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Title: Darren O Sullivan Eat your Heart Out!
Post by: Louth Exile on August 03, 2011, 01:57:08 PM
Scored against An Cabhan at Kingspan Brefni Park, might have been Brennan's first league game, it came at the death and won the game, as Louth went on to win the Division 2 title... Enjoy  :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HazvpSZw_iE
Title: Re: Darren O Sullivan Eat your Heart Out!
Post by: borderfox on August 03, 2011, 02:01:42 PM
Better goal than O'Sullivans. What year was that anyway?
Title: Re: Darren O Sullivan Eat your Heart Out!
Post by: blanketattack on August 03, 2011, 02:54:42 PM
From the image you can see that Brennan was on his own, running onto a rolling ball ahead of the goalie. You'd expect him to score a goal in those circumstances and he had a variety of choices. Besides what he did, he could have kicked it on the ground, taken it around the goalie on the ground, picked it up, etc.
Darren on the other hand had 3 Limerick backs and the goalie around him, the pass was in the air and behind him as he was running past so he had just an instant to react and flick it to the net.
So in my opinion Darren's was better, as 99 times out of 100 it wouldn't have been a goal, while for Brennan's a lot of forwards would have scored a goal in a similar position as below.

(http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/7789/image6d.jpg)
Title: Re: Darren O Sullivan Eat your Heart Out!
Post by: Louth Exile on August 03, 2011, 03:18:50 PM
Quote from: borderfox on August 03, 2011, 02:01:42 PM
Better goal than O'Sullivans. What year was that anyway?

2006
Title: Re: Darren O Sullivan Eat your Heart Out!
Post by: Croí na hÉireann on August 03, 2011, 03:41:00 PM
I've a headache after listening to that...
Title: Re: Darren O Sullivan Eat your Heart Out!
Post by: orangeman on August 03, 2011, 03:43:20 PM
Pure fluke - he didn't mean it !  ;)
Title: Re: Darren O Sullivan Eat your Heart Out!
Post by: Jinxy on August 03, 2011, 04:11:06 PM
It's much easier to do it when the ball is rolling along the ground.
The ball was in the air for O'Sullivans.
Title: Re: Darren O Sullivan Eat your Heart Out!
Post by: Hardy on August 03, 2011, 04:26:49 PM
It's much harder to score when the scorer is rolling along the ground. Now there was a special goal.
Title: Re: Darren O Sullivan Eat your Heart Out!
Post by: SLIGONIAN on August 03, 2011, 05:05:51 PM
The thing i love about that Louth Goal is how close the keeper was to him and it was probably the only way to beat him imo. The keeper had the side foot well and truly covered.

There were defenders closer to O Sullivan but the keeper was stuck to his line meaning most of the goals was open leaving more room for the finish. 2 amazing goals and probably of equal merit in different ways.

Its great to see genuis at work, thanks for the post Louth Exile.
Title: Re: Darren O Sullivan Eat your Heart Out!
Post by: the Deel Rover on August 03, 2011, 05:10:33 PM
Quote from: Hardy on August 03, 2011, 04:26:49 PM
It's much harder to score when the scorer is rolling along the ground. Now there was a special goal.

:D :D Your some fcuker Hardy
Title: Re: Darren O Sullivan Eat your Heart Out!
Post by: laoislad on August 03, 2011, 05:55:03 PM
Down with this sort of thing.  >:(
We can't be having 'soccer' type goals in the GAA.




Title: Re: Darren O Sullivan Eat your Heart Out!
Post by: the Deel Rover on August 03, 2011, 08:25:42 PM
Quote from: laoislad on August 03, 2011, 05:55:03 PM
Down with this sort of thing.  >:(
We can't be having 'soccer' type goals in the GAA.

according to kevin mc stay we now have an off side rule as well, next thing ya know we will be having tip offs  ;)
Title: Re: Darren O Sullivan Eat your Heart Out!
Post by: ross matt on August 03, 2011, 08:49:58 PM
Quote from: Hardy on August 03, 2011, 04:26:49 PM
It's much harder to score when the scorer is rolling along the ground. Now there was a special goal.

Brilliant Hardy! :D
Title: Re: Darren O Sullivan Eat your Heart Out!
Post by: screenexile on August 03, 2011, 09:05:25 PM
Quote from: the Deel Rover on August 03, 2011, 08:25:42 PM
Quote from: laoislad on August 03, 2011, 05:55:03 PM
Down with this sort of thing.  >:(
We can't be having 'soccer' type goals in the GAA.

according to kevin mc stay we now have an off side rule as well, next thing ya know we will be having tip offs  ;)

as such!
Title: Re: Darren O Sullivan Eat your Heart Out!
Post by: Jinxy on August 03, 2011, 09:48:06 PM
Quote from: Hardy on August 03, 2011, 04:26:49 PM
It's much harder to score when the scorer is rolling along the ground. Now there was a special goal.

There's something quite manly about a lad just throwing the ball into the net.
"There you are, now put up that fckin flag."
Back-heeling a goal on the other hand strikes me as a bit cowardly and effeminate.