Grimley V Brolly, row in full swing

[Dont Matter]

Did Brolly ever take on a club team in Derry?
The only coaching role I can remember him being involved with was with Antrim. It was there that this tactical genious came up with the plan that Antrims full back line shouldn't face the ball but stand facing their opponents instead.
Not sure how this was meant to work but there ya go. Never took off anyhow.

[Syferus]

Did Brolly ever take on a club team in Derry?
The only coaching role I can remember him being involved with was with Antrim. It was there that this tactical genious came up with the plan that Antrims full back line shouldn't face the ball but stand facing their opponents instead.
Not sure how this was meant to work but there ya go. Never took off anyhow.

I think he funds Dublin's underage system with his TSG wages, though.

[Wildweasel74]

Brolly mouthing does not make him popular in Derry, no-one likes a "smart ass" or "know it all" even if they are right. Tohill was just as informative only more pleasant to be on TV and had alot more manners.  Though he fell foul of Rte for highlighting rightly a incident in a game with Kerry, Kerry cried foul and he didnt last a year after it. We all know Armagh were very poor, but i seen john Brennan play the same tactic against Kildare 2 yrs ago in croke park and the Derry full back line got roasted. Old timers must think games can still be won playing old style. Joe say these boys beside him didnt know much about football as they picked Galway. Joe them 2 men have 10 all-irelands, 11 all-stars, and are living legends in Meath and kerry, it be nice if he showed them the respect they earned on the football field and at least got their opinions across unhindered

[muppet]

Did Brolly ever take on a club team in Derry?
The only coaching role I can remember him being involved with was with Antrim. It was there that this tactical genious came up with the plan that Antrims full back line shouldn't face the ball but stand facing their opponents instead.
Not sure how this was meant to work but there ya go. Never took off anyhow.

Seriously?

[mylestheslasher]

Brolly says what he says so that ye can fill 5 pages on Gaaboard talking about him. There is no such thing as bad publicity. Gaa has Brolly & Spillane, Rugby has Hook, Soccer has Dunphy. Thats the way to keep the viewing figures up and more importantly to keep ye all watching at half time in between the adverts.

[Syferus]

To be fair he's great craic. Can't wait until we get our moment in the sun on June 16th, which will be quickly followed by us being thrown under the bus

[blackcard]

The facts are Joe was right. Big Paul was obstinate. He reinforces his obstinacy in today's Irish News.
You and the blinkered crew, take a wake up tablet realspiritof98. Please make relevancy your objective
and refrain from silly soundbites.

[ONeill]

Joe was completely correct. Called it beforehand and stuck by it.

No point on being on a show like that, thinking one think and afeard to say it. If you want that, watch re-runs of MOTD.

Joe for president.

[babarino]

Joe was completely correct. Called it beforehand and stuck by it.

No point on being on a show like that, thinking one think and afeard to say it. If you want that, watch re-runs of MOTD.

I agree. I thought he was talking bs before the game. Grimley had a big reputation when he was with Monaghan and many would have backed him to take over from Banty. 

It wasn't difficult to work out how Cavan were going to play, pack the defence, negate the threat of Jamie Clarke, by fair and foul means and catch them on the break. Grimley didn't have a plan to deal with it and cost Armagh victory against an inferior footballing outfit.

[ranch]

As an Armagh man I agree totally with Joe, and did so before Sunday too.

[seafoid]

There are times when Brolly has something mildly interesting to say and there are times when he has nothing to say. Unfortunately he feels the need to talk in both situations. When he has nothing intelligent to say he tends towards gratuitous insults and this is what pisses people off. They know he is spoofing and is merely firing off insults to disguise it. For example calling Ciaran McDonald a Swedish maid is mildy funny, to adolescents, but coming from a man who blew kisses to the crowd in the early 1990s it is hypocrisy.

As for the Sunday Game, we watch it because out teams are on TV, or our rivals, or the next team we play, or the likely champions etc. Anyone who watches because of Brolly needs to look at themselves. Maybe he could have his own show where he blows kisses to his fans and leave the football to the rest of us.

They should merge TSG with TLLS. Have Twink and Dickie Rock doing the odd preview. Spillane could do music intros. Spend the money they save on a proper GAA programme. Get Jinxy and one of the Nordies on to do the analysis.

[theticklemister]

Brolly mouthing does not make him popular in Derry, no-one likes a "smart ass" or "know it all" even if they are right. Tohill was just as informative only more pleasant to be on TV and had alot more manners.  Though he fell foul of Rte for highlighting rightly a incident in a game with Kerry, Kerry cried foul and he didnt last a year after it. We all know Armagh were very poor, but i seen john Brennan play the same tactic against Kildare 2 yrs ago in croke park and the Derry full back line got roasted. Old timers must think games can still be won playing old style. Joe say these boys beside him didnt know much about football as they picked Galway. Joe them 2 men have 10 all-irelands, 11 all-stars, and are living legends in Meath and kerry, it be nice if he showed them the respect they earned on the football field and at least got their opinions across unhindered

Big Pat and Colm go for Galway before the game?

[ck]

Did Brolly ever take on a club team in Derry?
The only coaching role I can remember him being involved with was with Antrim. It was there that this tactical genious came up with the plan that Antrims full back line shouldn't face the ball but stand facing their opponents instead.
Not sure how this was meant to work but there ya go. Never took off anyhow.

To the best of my knowledge Brolly has never coached any team at senior level. Sure he's a loose canon. Good on TV not good on a sideline I would suggest.
Where did you hear that he coached Antrim? Seriously doubt that.

[Itchy]

Joe was completely correct. Called it beforehand and stuck by it.

No point on being on a show like that, thinking one think and afeard to say it. If you want that, watch re-runs of MOTD.

I agree. I thought he was talking bs before the game. Grimley had a big reputation when he was with Monaghan and many would have backed him to take over from Banty. 

It wasn't difficult to work out how Cavan were going to play, pack the defence, negate the threat of Jamie Clarke, by fair and foul means and catch them on the break. Grimley didn't have a plan to deal with it and cost Armagh victory against an inferior footballing outfit.

Inferior football outfit? By my reading we should have won that game by 8 points. What makes you think we are inferior?

[babarino]

Joe was completely correct. Called it beforehand and stuck by it.

No point on being on a show like that, thinking one think and afeard to say it. If you want that, watch re-runs of MOTD.

I agree. I thought he was talking bs before the game. Grimley had a big reputation when he was with Monaghan and many would have backed him to take over from Banty. 

It wasn't difficult to work out how Cavan were going to play, pack the defence, negate the threat of Jamie Clarke, by fair and foul means and catch them on the break. Grimley didn't have a plan to deal with it and cost Armagh victory against an inferior footballing outfit.

Inferior football outfit? By my reading we should have won that game by 8 points. What makes you think we are inferior?

Player for player I rate Armagh as superior. And if Cavan were set up like Armagh were and Clarke was getting the supply that Cavan were up front, it would have been more than 8 points.