Mickey Harte joins the Irish News

[Tony Baloney]

A hack predicted to me on Monday that the Irish News rant page on Thurs will be filled by the same 4-5 crackpots. He was proved correct.

The Irish News Off The Fence sold its soul a long time ago. I used to write in ridiculous letters which were printed until my email was banned. So did SS2 and TF.

What, Tony sent ridiculous letters into a newspaper rant page?! Who'd a thunk it

[Maguire01]

On a week when one of his players has been 'grabbing' the headlines and Mickey doesn't mention it, well that's not good enough. If he has signed up as a columinst he has to at least refer to this. If I was the sports editor at the Irish News I wouldn't be impressed. Shit or get off the pot Mickey, you can't have it both ways.

Harte bottled the Ricey affair as did the Irish News by allowing him the omission.

Aw c'mon guys! Now i think the column is as dull as the next man, but you can't seriously have expected Mickey to comment on a case of one of his own players currently being considered by the CCCC?

[RedandGreenSniper]

On a week when one of his players has been 'grabbing' the headlines and Mickey doesn't mention it, well that's not good enough. If he has signed up as a columinst he has to at least refer to this. If I was the sports editor at the Irish News I wouldn't be impressed. Shit or get off the pot Mickey, you can't have it both ways.

Harte bottled the Ricey affair as did the Irish News by allowing him the omission.

Aw c'mon guys! Now i think the column is as dull as the next man, but you can't seriously have expected Mickey to comment on a case of one of his own players currently being considered by the CCCC?

Fair enough. Don't think the fact that its under consideration by the CCCC is what stopped him though. But that can be the excuse in this case.

[Maguire01]

On a week when one of his players has been 'grabbing' the headlines and Mickey doesn't mention it, well that's not good enough. If he has signed up as a columinst he has to at least refer to this. If I was the sports editor at the Irish News I wouldn't be impressed. Shit or get off the pot Mickey, you can't have it both ways.

Harte bottled the Ricey affair as did the Irish News by allowing him the omission.

Aw c'mon guys! Now i think the column is as dull as the next man, but you can't seriously have expected Mickey to comment on a case of one of his own players currently being considered by the CCCC?

Fair enough. Don't think the fact that its under consideration by the CCCC is what stopped him though. But that can be the excuse in this case.

Well yeah, he probably wouldn't have mentioned it anyway. But he's never going to highlight bad behaviour of his own players. And as has been said many times before on this thread, as a serving manager, he really isn't going to say anything interesting about anything.

[Uladh]

Maybe you're just realising that to almost everyone else bar those on this board, it was no big deal. I've managed to set foot in 4 Ulster counties in the last 2 days and have spoken to GAA men. Not one mentioned Ryan McMenamin. They've all taked about the game/tactics. Mickey gave it the coverage it deserved.

Ironically, Every single GAA man i spoke to this week about the national league games, including tyrone men, got to McMenamin at some stage. usually with the opening line "what about that kn**ker McMenamin...."

One of us is moving in the wrong circles

[ONeill]

Maybe you're just realising that to almost everyone else bar those on this board, it was no big deal. I've managed to set foot in 4 Ulster counties in the last 2 days and have spoken to GAA men. Not one mentioned Ryan McMenamin. They've all taked about the game/tactics. Mickey gave it the coverage it deserved.

Ironically, Every single GAA man i spoke to this week about the national league games, including tyrone men, got to McMenamin at some stage. usually with the opening line "what about that kn**ker McMenamin...."

One of us is moving in the wrong circles

Yea, I didn't go to Armagh.

[Uladh]

Me niether. Real Football people know the boundaries

[Mike Sheehy]

I think there are different levels of thinkers within the GAA as there are in religion, business and other matters.  Harte is a deeper thinker than most and even if he dosent use buzz words or phrases or sensationalist attention grabbing language to me his deep thinking and analysis of the greater picture would put a few on here to shame.  Even if all we want to read is about the players and their bad habits and Mickey comes on and outlines a philosphy which a rising undercurrent of opinion believe might serve us well, we should turn the page if we dont understand - theres a few on here would rather throw cabbages - tis like a modern day Judean stoning somedays on here.   Perhaps too many here read the star, the sun and would forget more about Amy Whinehouse than they would remember about GAA.   Ask yourselves the wee question: Are you the junk food addict eating Lobster in a Michelin star restaurant but craving a sup of chips with it?  What level of thinking do you buy into the GAA, Is it pay for play, opening Croke Park or producing better balanced young irelanders?     I believe Mickey has the promise of a Mark Conway or Peter Quinn as one of the great deepthinkers within the GAA, who see the car before the headlights as opposed to those who just see the headlights.

jesus, what a load of unadulterated bollocks. It would be great if the mods enemies of free speech  on here weren't  so biased..... we could  have a proper discussion on Saint Mickey.

[Tim Buzaglo]

I think there are different levels of thinkers within the GAA as there are in religion, business and other matters.  Harte is a deeper thinker than most and even if he dosent use buzz words or phrases or sensationalist attention grabbing language to me his deep thinking and analysis of the greater picture would put a few on here to shame.  Even if all we want to read is about the players and their bad habits and Mickey comes on and outlines a philosphy which a rising undercurrent of opinion believe might serve us well, we should turn the page if we dont understand - theres a few on here would rather throw cabbages - tis like a modern day Judean stoning somedays on here.   Perhaps too many here read the star, the sun and would forget more about Amy Whinehouse than they would remember about GAA.   Ask yourselves the wee question: Are you the junk food addict eating Lobster in a Michelin star restaurant but craving a sup of chips with it?  What level of thinking do you buy into the GAA, Is it pay for play, opening Croke Park or producing better balanced young irelanders?     I believe Mickey has the promise of a Mark Conway or Peter Quinn as one of the great deepthinkers within the GAA, who see the car before the headlights as opposed to those who just see the headlights.

jesus, what a load of unadulterated bollocks. It would be great if the mods enemies of free speech  on here weren't  so biased..... we could  have a proper discussion on Saint Mickey.

Perfect description of the previous post. 

[mountainboii]

Another pretty poor effort today. The main piece was a rehash of his qualifier idea that had been widely reported on 6 months ago. Then there was a bit about some Tyrone supporter that had died, which, while sad, is of little interest or consequence to most of the rest of us here in Ulster. Finally, the cherry on top was an unsurprising and petty dig at the International Rules series - again, nothing new here.

Donny Doherty was almost a better read.

[updown9194]

. Then there was a bit about some Tyrone supporter that had died, which, while sad, is of little interest or consequence to most of the rest of us here in Ulster.

Fuckin hell. You need to get a bit of perspective--whatever interest it is to you I'm sure whoever the person's family was were very interested.

[saffron sam2]

SS2 still does but rarely uses the name SS2.

Three of my email addresses got banned. Men like James McDefoe, Terry McCann and Michael Fegan no longer appear. Strangely, the only one that isn't is saffronsam2@something.com.

[mountainboii]

. Then there was a bit about some Tyrone supporter that had died, which, while sad, is of little interest or consequence to most of the rest of us here in Ulster.

Fuckin hell. You need to get a bit of perspective--whatever interest it is to you I'm sure whoever the person's family was were very interested.

I'm sure they were, but football supporters from every county die every week. Its a sad, inevitable fact of life. Harte hasn't been tasked with writing an obituary column.

[Doogie Browser]

. Then there was a bit about some Tyrone supporter that had died, which, while sad, is of little interest or consequence to most of the rest of us here in Ulster.

Fuckin hell. You need to get a bit of perspective--whatever interest it is to you I'm sure whoever the person's family was were very interested.

I'm sure they were, but football supporters from every county die every week. Its a sad, inevitable fact of life. Harte hasn't been tasked with writing an obituary column.

Thats a wee bit harsh AFS though, it was hardly a full blown eulogy, merely recognition of the passing of a very well known Tyrone supporter.  There is a very easy way to protest if you like though, don't read it!

[mountainboii]

Fair enough, its just if he wanted to he could write a wee piece nearly every week on a well known individual in the GAA community that had recently died. I just expected, and wanted, something more original and accessible from his column, I've been very disappointed to date.