Mickey Harte joins the Irish News

[rrhf]

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.             

[Minder]

So he is some sort of Zen master? If Mickey Marte did his column in Swahili there would be some on here telling us how "profound" it was........

[The GAA]

This column was never going to be anything other than dross. Harte is in too precarious a position to risk anything that might give any opponent the slightest motiation.
the only plus for him is as a lobby position every week.

p.s. what the feck has mark conway done to be considered a "deep thinker"?

[rrhf]

He stood up to the growing tide of shallowness emerging within the GAA, and he feckin won.   

[The GAA]

I must live in a parrelel universe. what are you on about?

[ONeill]

He stood up to the growing tide of shallowness emerging within the GAA, and he feckin won.   

Like feck he did. All the doom merchants were professing their love of the game last September without a mention of grants.

[Tim Buzaglo]

I make it his third article and it has all been compete dirge.

RRHF - what are you on about???

The man writes 3 crap articles, this does not make him a deep thinker.

[RedandGreenSniper]

Its a decent article and, as someone who played abroad, I found it interesting. But its a subject matter for a quiet week. 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.

[tyssam5]

Dear god lads did anyone read that pile of drivel in this morning's paper? I think the man's away with the fairies. John Morrison only with superior tactical knowledge.

Ancient Indian quotes and a Buddhist parable? I don't think our Priest would be out of place using that article word for word in his Sermon on Sunday!

You must have a good priest if your sermons are of that caliber.

I rarely darken the doors of the chapel myself, so I will take MH's spiritual guidance on a Friday.

Oh god, so now not only is MH the best manager that ever walked but he can be a substitute for a priest? If you miss mass on a Sunday fear not, MH will make it all better with "the man above" on a Friday.

Yep that's my thinking. Not trying to say he's an actual deity but definitely a useful conduit to the Supreme Being.

I like the man but... what you said is utter nonsense.

He may be a good IC manager but he doesn't have a direct line to the Almighty.

It's this sort of stupidness from Tyronies that pisses me off.

You took my comment at face value and I'm the one being called stupid?

Next time I'll insert one of the wee faces for you, would the sticky out tongue one have clarified it for you?

[seamusthebard]

His first two articles were just OK. Today's was  boring stuff. His clumn is not helping his deep thinking image!

[Tony Baloney]

A lot of excitement over nothing. As a current manager he'll have absolutely nothing of any note to say on anything outside of Tyrone in case he makes someone cry. Current players, managers etc are bloody useless at this thing in any sport.

No shocks then. Harte bottled the Ricey affair as did the Irish News by allowing him the omission.

[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.

[Fear ón Srath Bán]

His first two articles were just OK. Today's was  boring stuff. His clumn is not helping his deep thinking image!

Care to expand on your philosophy of spreading the games? I'm dying to hear.

[Tony Baloney]

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.

The board members must have been busy sending letters into Off The Fence in the Irish News yesterday where there was really only one topic. Hazard a guess what it was. Mickey Blessed is Thy Name.

[ONeill]

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.