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Considering Brolly isn't a journo, its a good piece, he puts the professionals to same.

Why didn't your county board consider John Brennan...just a thought

But the point is ...Arboe are not a good team

Dromore are excellent value at 14/1

The two points that never should have been....totally incompetent ref decides where the silverware went. The ifs and buts of football.

[Pete has done himself no favours by bitching about geting poorly treated one week and then looking for the Armagh job the following week.]

Pete has done himself no favours by bitching about geting poorly treated one week and then looking for the Armagh job the following week.



BTW James Mc Cartan must be fairly smiling this morning with the news that Clarke is coming back.

have to agree entirely with this post.

[transplanted O'Shea]

But you fail to understand the level of preparation of today compared to previous generations.  While O'Shea et al were great footballers of their day, they had their skill sets matched to a game which was much more physical and based on less emphasis on the athleticism of the player.  Modern Kerry players would appear to run rings around a transplanted O'Shea forced to play the modern game under current conditions and officiating.

what you fail to understand...is how athletic both O'Shea and Spillane were, they were both running machines...you clearly never seen them play otherwise you wouldn't be discussing this. Any player who can run for fun i.e. Spillane and O'Shea, have natural footballing skill, and who were seriously competitive individuals, I would go so far as to say they were driven, would be stand out players in todays game. There are some players who could easily move through generations and fit into the game of that time due to their natural footballing ability and natural athleticism. these are two of them........ Larry Thompkins is another...Eugene Mc kenna would have been another...Jim reilly another...the common denominator is serious natural footballers with serious athletic ability. iIm sure there are others but off the top of my head I think I will hit the sack.

[even the "great" Spillane would not be on the pace of the modern game. Jack O'Shea would not manage his end to end game in today's along with today's highly conditioned footballers and his skill levels would appear to inferior]

Watching some of the older games on TG4, it's clear to see that many of them are of a pretty poor standard. The skill of today's elite is well ahead of some of those playing in earlier decades.

Wrong.

Just as modern games can be poor, some older games were poor and many were videoed.

To extend Mr Harte's argument, just as many of those from previous generations would struggle in the modern game, many modern players would be totally at sea in the 60s, 70s or 80s.  Quite a few of those on the Tyrone team would be useless if they could be put up against the Dubs or Kerry of the 70s, the physicality of the game and the attitude of the officials would have them carried off or booed off the field in minutes.  Equally, even the "great" Spillane would not be on the pace of the modern game.  Jack O'Shea would not manage his end to end game in today's along with today's highly conditioned footballers and his skill levels would appear to inferior.


The modern gplayers cannot be compared to those of previous generations, it was a different game played under different conditions

The Vauxhall Victor was always a poor car, no one could hold a candle to Ford in the 60s.

I near choked when i read that...if you or anyone thinks that Jacko or Spillane wouldn't be stars in todays game yer completely nuts. Both had size, pace, massive engines and skill to burn....do you still not understand after all this time that is the difference between kerry and the rest...the Kerry footballer is a footballer....it is all about skill with them. One of the main reasons they keep producing teams , they are better at it than the rest on a consistant basis over many years.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wN_JpB8rSQ

At least we can laugh

lol ...brought a bit of laughter to the day.

Theres a bar in bellaghy where one of the locals has a habit of saying every now and again'have you heard that such and such is dead' leaving the poor victim to start a desperate rumour. True bill!

Whats the catholic population of Dervock FFS, we could all put up stats to back up our arguements on this issue

Indy i see you have upset somebody else?.....a part time occupation

Darragh is a class act...no doubt....but for me Jacko was the complete midfielder...what about his goal in the All Ireland final...had it all.

Lads don't take it personally, you have got to be totally realistic. It would be great to see Antrim win, brilliant infact, but FFS your playing the All Ireland champs, who have all thier players fit for the first time since 05. A Division 3 team playing All ireland champs, it doesn't take a brain surgeon to figure this one out.

The Ulster final...the biggest non event for a long long time.