Kerry V Tyrone Fodder AISF 23rd August 2015

[Armamike]

Severe lack of Kerry posters to liven things up here.  Where's Mike Sheehy?

[blanketattack]

03 Gooch way too light to face 2015 Tyrone.
Donaghy last year in 3 big games far more influential than O Cinneide was.
Aidan O'Mahony is as mobile now as he's ever been. Marc O Sé far more wily now also

[muppet]

Severe lack of Kerry posters to liven things up here.  Where's Mike Sheehy?

Oath keeping: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/michael-brown-shooting/oath-keepers-turn-michael-brown-protests-ferguson-missouri-n407696

[blanketattack]

Severe lack of Kerry posters to liven things up here.  Where's Mike Sheehy?

Oath keeping: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/michael-brown-shooting/oath-keepers-turn-michael-brown-protests-ferguson-missouri-n407696

No, trying to recruit them to protect JOD and Gooch

[omaghjoe]

03 Gooch way too light to face 2015 Tyrone.
Donaghy last year in 3 big games far more influential than O Cinneide was.
Aidan O'Mahony is as mobile now as he's ever been. Marc O Sé far more wily now also

You could maybe argue the impact and unpredictability of Donaghy is more useful but its a stretch, I would prefer the reliable and thinking O'Cinneide.
But feck me Gooch no way, he was so nimble and agile back then that physicality didnt matter so much. He has adapted unbelievably well to losing these traits by moving to the 40 but with them and playing instinctively in front of he posts was where he was best.

On a side note O'Se and O'Mahony are some servants, the commentator on Sat night mentioned that Dick Clerkin was the longest serving active intercounty footballer, but I immediately thought of these two, how long are they at it?

[Mourne Rover]

Only the lower deck seats for both the Hogan and the Cusack have so far been placed on sale and they are practically all gone. What are the chances of the upper decks being made available ?

[Ciarrai_thuaidh]

03 Gooch way too light to face 2015 Tyrone.
Donaghy last year in 3 big games far more influential than O Cinneide was.
Aidan O'Mahony is as mobile now as he's ever been. Marc O Sé far more wily now also

You could maybe argue the impact and unpredictability of Donaghy is more useful but its a stretch, I would prefer the reliable and thinking O'Cinneide.
But feck me Gooch no way, he was so nimble and agile back then that physicality didnt matter so much. He has adapted unbelievably well to losing these traits by moving to the 40 but with them and playing instinctively in front of he posts was where he was best.

On a side note O'Se and O'Mahony are some servants, the commentator on Sat night mentioned that Dick Clerkin was the longest serving active intercounty footballer, but I immediately thought of these two, how long are they at it?

Not as long as you'd think. They were both relatively late developers. Mahony barely made a Kerry minor panel and only appeared as a sub in the semi final in 1998. His only appearance as a minor. Marc made the team that year but was no great shakes as a minor. He played u21 in 2000 but that was a weak team. Year after wasn't great either. Mahony went to CIT, played Sigerson football and improved rapidly. Was centre back and captain on u21s in 2001.

Marc made his debut in 2002 in the league with Kerry, but whether he would have got a run so early if his uncle wasn't manager I'm not sure. He played throughout the 2002 championship and did ok, but was roasted in the final by Diarmuid Marsden and taken off. He was a sub for a lot of the following year. Was dropped for the Tyrone semi final. Came on and scored a spectacular point just before half time.

It was only when Jack took over in 2004 they both established themselves (along with Paul Galvin) as first 15 players. They both turned 24 that year. Goes to show, it's not too late for lads to establish themselves and push on to greatness. If you'd told me when he was being roasted in the 2003 1/4 final against Roscommon that Marc O'Sé would become a top class defender and win 5 All Irelands, I'd have laughed at you!

[rrhf]

V interesting post.

[giveballaghback]

The most stupid cynical team plays the most cynical cutest whores of all, makes for an interesting game.
Kerry were cynical before the word was invented, Tyrone should cop themselves on and just use it when they have to, the ref will have an interesting day out and regardless will be to blame for other peoples bad behaviour, yes lads its all-ireland semi final time with 2 of the top teams in the country, I wonder will we see any football or will it be another Shakespearian performance. Come on Mayo or even the Dubs. 

[FermGael]

Unconfirmed reports tonight via Philip Jordans twitter that ccc have handed out a ban to a Tyrone player for the semi final.

[omagh_gael]

There's only one option available, track down all the miracle grow we can and get the beards ready for the 23rd!

[Ciarrai_thuaidh]

Ah the GAA, making a balls of actually running our games since 1887...

Banning McCann for 8 weeks for (an unquestionably disgusting act) the dive, when Shields did the very same thing a few weeks back on Live TV and got away scot free to mention but one..you just can't decide to jump on the bandwagon and pick ONE guy out over a media furore.

The solution to this issue, if done right (which won't happen) would be to instruct refs and officials to ACTUALLY PUNISH THE PLAYERS DIVING. A yellow card and a hop ball, losing possession a couple of times and the player and team involved won't be long copping on.
This would require a competent administration and a lot of competent refs, though. Neither of which I believe exist currently.

Brolly, ar5ehole that he is, has accurately dismembered the CCCC's case here on twitter in a few tweets. If they persist the same will happen in the DRA or whatever, wasting a lot of time, energy and money in the process.

[AZOffaly]

Ah the GAA, making a balls of actually running our games since 1887...[/b]

Banning McCann for 8 weeks for (an unquestionably disgusting act) the dive, when Shields did the very same thing a few weeks back on Live TV and got away scot free to mention but one..you just can't decide to jump on the bandwagon and pick ONE guy out over a media furore.

The solution to this issue, if done right (which won't happen) would be to instruct refs and officials to ACTUALLY PUNISH THE PLAYERS DIVING. A yellow card and a hop ball, losing possession a couple of times and the player and team involved won't be long copping on.
This would require a competent administration and a lot of competent refs, though. Neither of which I believe exist currently.

Brolly, ar5ehole that he is, has accurately dismembered the CCCC's case here on twitter in a few tweets. If they persist the same will happen in the DRA or whatever, wasting a lot of time, energy and money in the process.

What was so good about 1884 to 1886?

[Ciarrai_thuaidh]

Ah the GAA, making a balls of actually running our games since 1887...[/b]

Banning McCann for 8 weeks for (an unquestionably disgusting act) the dive, when Shields did the very same thing a few weeks back on Live TV and got away scot free to mention but one..you just can't decide to jump on the bandwagon and pick ONE guy out over a media furore.

The solution to this issue, if done right (which won't happen) would be to instruct refs and officials to ACTUALLY PUNISH THE PLAYERS DIVING. A yellow card and a hop ball, losing possession a couple of times and the player and team involved won't be long copping on.
This would require a competent administration and a lot of competent refs, though. Neither of which I believe exist currently.

Brolly, ar5ehole that he is, has accurately dismembered the CCCC's case here on twitter in a few tweets. If they persist the same will happen in the DRA or whatever, wasting a lot of time, energy and money in the process.

What was so good about 1884 to 1886?

There were no championships to f**k up then if i'm not mistaken? Didn't they only start in 1887?

Are you in for the Tipp job? 

[Gabriel_Hurl]

No All-Irelands until 1887 AZ