Greatly exaggerated GAA Myths

[western exile]

The Kerry panel have strength in depth

[Onion Bag]

Donal o Cusack has a girlfriend

[Dinny Breen]

Meath never give up...

[cornafean]

Kerry never complain when they are beaten.

[johnneycool]

Down are the most successful Ulster County

I'd contend that they are.

Down are won 5 lost 0 in All-Ireland final terms.
Cavan are won 5 lost 5.

Aye, but neither could hurl shite over a wall.

1992   Down 2-16   Antrim 0-11

How long would my post be if I put up all the times Antrim beat Down?

it'll not take you so long to post up the ones played outside of Antrim.

[LeoMc]

i'm going to be pedantic here! Most of these arent myths, just daft sayings.

There's a difference between hyperbole and myth, lads. By hyperbole I mean something like 'arse handed to him on a plate'--literally impossible, figuratively quite common. Myth would mean 'widely' accepted beliefs which have no basis in fact, i.e. that Socrates played for DCU/UCD/TCD; Kevin McGourty was named as the best player in Ulster by Mickey Harte etc.

I agree. Can people stop posting random sayings on this thread or I will beat the fcuk out of them.

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Down are the most successful Ulster County

I'd contend that they are.

Down are won 5 lost 0 in All-Ireland final terms.
Cavan are won 5 lost 5.

Aye, but neither could hurl shite over a wall.

[WeePeteIsALegend]

Another myth about to come to an end
"Down always beat Kerry in Championshp"

[The face]

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That's also why Mickey Harte fought tooth and nail to get the mark scrapped.
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So true, I'm a big fan of Mickey Harte but the "mark" was an initiative to help on of the great skills of Gaelic Football. Any true football man would encourage this but his opposition was pure self interest, with some lame, vague excuse that it would slow the game down.

[tyssam5]

That's also why Mickey Harte fought tooth and nail to get the mark scrapped.
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So true, I'm a big fan of Mickey Harte but the "mark" was an initiative to help on of the great skills of Gaelic Football. Any true football man would encourage this but his opposition was pure self interest, with some lame, vague excuse that it would slow the game down.
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Did you watch the league? I didn't see much of the 'great skill'?

[DuffleKing]

Thats because you were watching tyrone

[Kerry Mike]

Kerry never complain when they are beaten.

We are still bitter about the Polo Grounds 

[The face]

I was working abroad for all the league so saw no football.  But are you telling me that the high catch isn't one of the main skills of Gaelic? Also, the point was that Mickey Harte opposed to this because it doesn't suit Tyrone's swarm tactics. Mickey Harte is against the Compromise Rules, thats his opinion but he was against the mark for self preservation which was disappointing to see.

[In the Onion Bag]

That hurley is played in the North.

They only play a mild form of shinty, a scottish game hence its strength in co Antrim and the Ards.

That's why the Ulster winners get a hammered when they venture over the border. 

[The face]

"insert name of famous player"'s brother was even better than him only for drink/county minor selectors/women

[haranguerer]

I was working abroad for all the league so saw no football.  But are you telling me that the high catch isn't one of the main skills of Gaelic? Also, the point was that Mickey Harte opposed to this because it doesn't suit Tyrone's swarm tactics. Mickey Harte is against the Compromise Rules, thats his opinion but he was against the mark for self preservation which was disappointing to see.

Sos the pick up. Should there be a free every time the ball is picked up correctly?

Its bollocks - similar to the suggestion a while ago that a point from a sideline cut in hurling should be worth two because its a great skill - by that logic running the length of the pitch and scoring a goal should be worth 10? 20?