Tyrone v Kerry NFL Round 2

rrhf · February 19, 2009, 04:44:34 PM

I think the reaction here is ridiculous. Its a classic case of someone nasty being outnastyed. Looks like the Kerrymen just cannot take their bating on the nasty stakes. I just hope there was no long term damage caused. Some people put themselves up to be the moral guardians of football . Well stop the trash terrace talk and maybe that might filter down to the field. I still blame Spillane for starting this talking trash lark, and he gets paid for it,, the players have to do the trash talk for free, on cold wintry nights, and all for a lock of butties after the game.
Actually I wonder could the GPA step in and stop these intercounty players talking to each other...

under the bar · February 19, 2009, 05:35:31 PM

Like snakes there are no moles in Ireland.

Zapatista · February 19, 2009, 06:42:44 PM

Quote from: under the bar on February 19, 2009, 05:35:31 PM
Like snakes there are no moles in Ireland.

I see

Puckoon · February 19, 2009, 07:23:18 PM

All well and good Mike - but no need for the attack on MH.

You are behaving like the very people you castigate.

Gabriel_Hurl · February 19, 2009, 07:28:10 PM

i stand corrected

Double Cross · February 19, 2009, 11:25:16 PM

Quote from: Redhandfan on February 18, 2009, 12:42:54 AM
Excuse my ignorance here, but did something happen in Omagh last Sunday that I missed? I was sitting in the stand for the whole of the Tyrone v Kerry match and saw nothing out of the ordinary....well, certainly nothing to warrant such mass hysteria from so-called followers of gaelic games. The world has gone crazy alright when a little flick from Ryan McMenamin and a bit of pushing and shoving among players and mentors at the final whistle makes front page news and huge outcrys on GAA Discussion Boards. I know Tyrone v Kerry was a high profile game last weekend but, for crying out loud, that does not mean we should turn every little minor incident from that match into a national scandal.

We often complain when our good friends at BBC and UTV go over the top with their coverage of every little melee that takes place at an inter-county match. Yet, members of this Board get all hysterical over one or two wee incidents last Sunday that would barely raise an eyebrow at a club match. People here should think of some of the rows and incidents that have taken place at club and some county games down through the years, and then compare it to what went on at Healy Park. For feck sake, there wasn't a serious foul stroke or so much as a punch thrown at Omagh on Sunday. No one got hurt or was in any serious danger. So, I suggest that people here stop getting all hot and bothered over stupid little things and get back to discussing football.

At last, a football fan and not a gossip merchant. Couldn't agree more, you would think to hear some of the posters on this board that there was nothing on in Omagh on Sunday other than a bit of a schemozzle involving McMenamin, hardly a word on the game itself or even the Goochs contribution. Maybe they are watching BBC NI too much, then again at least BBC NI go to the odd game which is more than can be said for a lot of the current posters

Over the Bar · February 19, 2009, 11:35:41 PM

The Derry & Armagh wans sure have the toys out of the pram over this one. But then again they've been out more or less constantly since '03 and with every Tyrone win the screams get louder at every miniscule indiscretion.

bennydorano · February 20, 2009, 04:36:58 PM

I must say I've watched with increasing disbelief all week at how this defeat for Tyrone is being turned into some sort of moral victory, even Joe Brolly's at it into today's substandard edition of the Gaelic Life. One in the motivation bank etc.. Kerry leaving the field looking a beaten team... such nonsense. I know who my money'll be on when hardies come to hardies - that is if Tyrone make it far enough to play Kerry, of course.

orangeman · February 20, 2009, 04:43:57 PM

Quote from: bennydorano on February 20, 2009, 04:36:58 PM
I must say I've watched with increasing disbelief all week at how this defeat for Tyrone is being turned into some sort of moral victory, even Joe Brolly's at it into today's substandard edition of the Gaelic Life. One in the motivation bank etc.. Kerry leaving the field looking a beaten team... such nonsense. I know who my money'll be on when hardies come to hardies - that is if Tyrone make it far enough to play Kerry, of course.

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Did you win on Tyrone last year as well ?

ONeill · February 20, 2009, 05:28:13 PM

Quote from: bennydorano on February 20, 2009, 04:36:58 PM
I must say I've watched with increasing disbelief all week at how this defeat for Tyrone is being turned into some sort of moral victory, even Joe Brolly's at it into today's substandard edition of the Gaelic Life. One in the motivation bank etc.. Kerry leaving the field looking a beaten team... such nonsense. I know who my money'll be on when hardies come to hardies - that is if Tyrone make it far enough to play Kerry, of course.

Agreed with every word Brolly said. Kerry lost their discipline when Tyrone turned the screw. There was something reassuring about that second half performance.

bennydorano · February 20, 2009, 06:12:23 PM

I respect your opinion but couldn't disagree more. I have a healthy respect for Tyrone and a strong dislike of Kerry but I think a worm turned on Sunday and it wasn't in Tyrone's favour. Turned Screw is a euphamism for what now? If the new rules are adapted for the championship Kerry will walk it.

Big Mickey · February 20, 2009, 06:25:27 PM

agree whole heartedly with benny. On sunday tyrone were beat fair and square by a better team and probably shouldve got beat by more only for curran making 2/3 great point blank saves. the only reason we got near kerry (and by near, I dont mean within 3points) is because kerry stopped kicking the ball in and started to do it all themselves which happens when a team is hammering teh other. tyrone had no answer to walsh and im not looking forward to seeing how we will cope with both walsh and donaghy in there.Im no totally writing us off but didnt like what i saw on sunday.

as for the row,a load of nonsense, handbags stuff, started by ricey who we wall know byt this stage to be a tr**p on the field just cos he couldnt take his beating.

imtommygunn · February 20, 2009, 06:26:21 PM

I think second half Tyrone very much had the better of Kerry and they learned from the first half.

You would have to question what Kerry might have learnt from that game. They can bombard teams with an aerial threat yes. Cooper is when not watched right deadly. Nothing new there. They hardly even scored the second half. What they should learn is that Sheehan is not the answer in these games and Darren O'Sullivan has much more to offer.

Tyrone should learn more from it. However the form of their FB must be a worry. Again they look a wee bit light in corner back. MF must have been a worry too especially in the first half when they were cleaned. They should have the players to address most of these though and the system to cover up deficiencies at corner back.

Big Mickey · February 20, 2009, 06:35:03 PM

yea theres no doubting that probably tyrone have more to improve on and add in the fact that stevie O has to be added in would give grounds for optimism. My only worry is that we simply dont have the players to deal with kerry when they click, like the 1st half on sunday. yes we dragged ourselves back in but in my opinion that was more to do with kerry taking the foot off, stopping the gameplan and then losing momentum they couldnt regain when tyrone came back.

Also last year justy had a great year and eservably won his allstar but this year things seem to e a little harder for him 9 or maybe im just expecting too much) and I would find it hard to see him marking either donaghy or walsh aswell this year. suppose you can over nalysis things sometimes and get bogged down in detail but thats just what was in my head when i left on sunday

imtommygunn · February 20, 2009, 06:44:49 PM

Being honest about it Walsh, Donaghy and Cooper will do damage of anybody when they get the right ball in. Gormley will hold his man and somehow get away with it so he can curb them a bit but they can still get away.Last sunday the out the field players were afforded the time and space to get the ball in. Gormley going in there helped plus coincided with moves out the field which stifled a lot of ball.

The biggest worry for Tyrone I'd have thought would be Justin McMahon's form. He looks very very sluggish at FB. He was very good out the field though. I also thought Enda McGinley wasn't doing too much ball winning on Sunday.

You can say what you like about PTG etc etc but the one man I don't think Tyrone could ever have won an AI without is Brian Dooher and Kerry would not have won the amount of ball they won in the first half with him about.

Don't get me wrong - on their day Kerry can beat anyone. When they were squeezed in the second half on Sunday they were struggling though. Had McGinley kicked that one over the bar I think they'd have been beat.