More Thuggery on the GAA field

[Jinxy]

How do you know anyone had their bag gripped or have you just been sucked in by the Dromid PR machine?

I know a Dromid man and he showed me the paw prints on his bag so that's good enough for me.

[AZOffaly]

Precisely why I said a PR machine would have made a much better job of it from their side. This was a bunch of angry people lashing out and letting emotion rule the head. Some of the stuff they came out with was not at all helpful to their case. As to the video I think the trampish behaviour is fairly obvious.

[Main Street]

What would any self respecting GAA man be doing with a handbag?
surely the lethal weapon has to be a man bag?

[Jinxy]

At the end of the day, all things being equal, the subs jumping the hoarding is what sways it for me.
That can't go unpunished.
I think Derrytresk will be made an example of here as this isn't the Tyrone county board they're dealing with.
Would not be surprised if they were turfed out.

[ONeill]

I remember getting the balls pulled off me at U14 by a Windmill FB before a ball was kicked.

[AZOffaly]

What would any self respecting GAA man be doing with a handbag?
surely the lethal weapon has to be a man bag?

It was a woman and Derrytresk are auctioning it for charity (the handbag).

When this all dies down, as it will, Declan is going to get an awful slagging about that, on and off the field. He knows it too

[AZOffaly]

I'd be shocked if they were turfed out. There'll be a rake of suspensions given to both teams.

I agree that's what will happen. I'd say Dromid will get a couple of 2 monthers or so for the initial incident and I suspect Derrytresk will get 5 or 6 longer ones for the subs entering the field and maybe a mentor or two. They won't be thrown out.

[Jinxy]

Don't underestimate how sensitive Croke Park are to the bleatings of the Joe Duffy brigade.
Multiple newspaper front pages carried stills of the action too.
I think they'll come down hard on both teams but Derrytresk will get the worst of it because of their subs.

[Whishtup]

Derrytresk women do not carry handbags.  Due to the spongy nature and sphagnum composition of the surrounding moss, a bouncy gait has  developed over the years that can seriousy upset the contents of any handbag.  Many's a Derrytresk woman in the fifties was spotted with black lips and red eyes, until after a convention in the hill hut in 1960, handbags were banned from all sporting events.  The offending item may have been mistaken for a make-up holster, developed by Hugh-Pat the Red boys' oul' blade, Biddy the youngfella...

[rrhf]

I have faith that there will not be a hysterical response. I suspect both clubs will receive hefty fines, and there will be a few on each side suspended.  Again I don't think if the Kerry en had won there would be any fuss, despite the rows.  One ill that article sums it all up well.

[Gold]

Bench shouldn't have emptied but was really just handbags over in 30 seconds.

Re people saying the 'worst i've ever seen'--that's pure shite --See Antrim (abandoned) Football Final St Pauls' v Cargin 2000 at Casement for worst (best) anyones ever seen

[Jinxy]

Some website had their top 5 GAA rows.
Moorefield and Dromard was a proper dust-up!

[Leo]

Have replyed the video over and over.
The initial incident along the line, which seemed to be sparked by some sort of blow from the Kerry player,  and developed into a spat between 2 players, was innocuous enough until a "mentor" got involved, then a Derrytresk player came in at a hundred miles an hour - obviously to cool things down! Suddenly all eyes are on the sideline.....
At 11 seconds (yes, 11 seconds) at least 3 Derrytresk subs had vaulted the barrier, followed by the mob, and all hell let loose.
Faults on both sides but, lads, when the field is encroached  -menacingly - by subs, mentors and (maybe) some supporters, the club has to hold its hands up.
No sign of that from DT so far, sadly quite the oppposite.
The best we've heard is "leave it up to the GAA".
We ARE the GAA. If I was a member of a club whose subs etc. behaved like that I would be demanding that the club deal with it severely right away.
But the sneaking regard culture prevails....Is that what our association is about?

[Jinxy]

Some website had their top 5 GAA rows.
Moorefield and Dromard was a proper dust-up!

Never heard of it.

What were the punishments then?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGYAj6odXyk

http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=86576

[saffron sam2]

LS, you seem to interpret things in a rather exaggerated manner. You seem to want to believe I'm making an excuse.

No one is excusing anything here. No one was settling scores for previous games. Setting a context isn't finding an excuse - it's more of a psychological observation and I know I'm correct about this. I listened to normally rational friends and relatives spouting frighteningly irrational beliefs about Kerry v Ulster and even the rest of Ireland v Ulster. During the height of the Tyrone/Derry rivalry of the 90s and Tyrone/Armagh rivalry of the 00s nasty incidents occurred on and off the pitch more than ever compared to before or after. Really poisonous atmospheres. It would even spill down to club friendlies and the dancefloors. I honestly believe both sets of fans and players had ill-informed preconceptions of their opponents and that added fuel to the fire.

Good point well made. It seems that the common link in all your examples above is Tyrone.

History repeating itself (sorta)

Crokes livid over 'unsavoury' incidents but won't appeal club final result

By Tony Leen

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

DR CROKES will not appeal the result of Sunday's controversial All-Ireland club final, but will file a letter of complaint to Croke Park detailing allegations of several "unsavoury" incidents involving Crossmaglen officials and supporters during and after the game.

'Twas only a matter of time until the doyens of such behaviour appeared on this thread.