NFL Division 1

[ElJeffe]

Bannigan should go back to banking because he ain't an inter county manager

[Shamrock Shore]

I can't really talk but Shane Walsh is wintering well.....

[Wildweasel74]

Goalkeeper??

[thewobbler]

Good advert for the new rules this. Mayo were cruising, absolutely cruising. They withdraw their best player on the day (Flynn), concede a sloppy goal, take a tanking in midfield for 5 mins and the whole momentum of the game changes. Mayo can't clock kill, but Galway leaving gaps in their defence means Mayo can still take the game to them in spurts.

[93-DY-SAM]

Good advert for the new rules this. Mayo were cruising, absolutely cruising. They withdraw their best player on the day (Flynn), concede a sloppy goal, take a tanking in midfield for 5 mins and the whole momentum of the game changes. Mayo can't clock kill, but Galway leaving gaps in their defence means Mayo can't still take the game to them in spurts.

From a neutrals point of view that was a good game. Galway had 3 or 4 goal chances they squandered. Mayo were worth their win.

[Blowitupref]

Kerry 2-18 Roscommon 1-20. Kerry won with a score on the hooter debatable if it should have been allowed. Rossies deserved at least a draw out of that game.

[Tribesmen]

Was happy enough with how our new lads performed. Rob missed a few easy ones and we had points there for the taking but we tried to go for goal. Anyway a good game to get under the belt at this stage of the season.

On another note Roscommon threw that game away in Kerry, should have fisted the ball over the bar and gone one up. Then to let a man catch a ball clean and fist it over with time almost up is criminal

[Tribesmen]

Kerry 2-18 Roscommon 1-20. Kerry won with a score on the hooter debatable if it should have been allowed. Rossies deserved at least a draw out of that game.

As I said before need to get rid of the hooter altogether. There will be more important games in the summer that will end in a farce mark my words. The club games this year were brilliant, ref kept the time and everyone was kept in suspense right up to the final whistle. If it aint broke dont fix it.

[Rossfan]

Correct Tribesman re our shortcomings at the end.
Brendan Cawley is still a sh1te Ref.

[omagh_gael]

Watched last few mins of Kerry game, Rossies were absolutely rode there on last play not getting a stone wall free and Kerry getting a phantom one. Two seconds left and time had elapsed before Kennedy caught and hand passed over the bar.

If this were to happen in the summer there will be war. At least the last play after the hooter goes allows for a clear arbitrary end to the game.

[weareros]

Unfortunately we got rode the whole game by Cawley. When Kerry players caught in possession it was a free out; if the opposite happened it was a free to Kerry. He gave Kerry a penalty for a dive. There was a clear push on Senan Lambe in first half that was a more obvious penalty but play waved on. The Kerry player was in the square for their first goal. He gave Paul Carey a yellow card for the temerity of shouldering a Kerry player over the sideline. Then a phantom free to Kerry at end where Kerry player catches as the buzzer sounds, then is given another second to fist it over the bar for an undeserved win. Great performance all the same by a very under strength Ros team and great leadership up front by Daire and Diarmuid.

[Tribesmen]

Watched last few mins of Kerry game, Rossies were absolutely rode there on last play not getting a stone wall free and Kerry getting a phantom one. Two seconds left and time had elapsed before Kennedy caught and hand passed over the bar.

If this were to happen in the summer there will be war. At least the last play after the hooter goes allows for a clear arbitrary end to the game.

Agreed Cawley fucked up at the end. Ross deserved at least a draw from that. I personally think they should get rid of the hooter but if they are going to keep it then there should be a last play till the ball goes dead. There will 100% percent be similar situations regarding timekeeping at the end of games, teams will be cynical because they know the clock run down. With the referee keeping time he can allow extra time for time wasting etc. I really dont see how the hooter is a positive addition to the game

[bennydorano]

Monaghan were dire but it was still pretty impressive from Armagh who were themselves shorn a number of regulars.

1st day of the league has a life of its own, reality will bite back next weekend.

[thebigfullforward]

f**k me just finished the Kerry Roscommon game there. 65th minute Roscommon got a 2 pointer because a Roscommon player knocked the ball out of the Kerry players hands??? How can any ref possibly give that. And it's not the first. Kerry lad had his arm out with the ball in hand. Roscommon player could have just lifted it

[SouthOfThe Bann]

You're not telling me that Kerry clubs getting all the soft decisions from refereees has extended to county as well?