2008 Ulster Club Championships

[SidelineKick]

Ok ok it wasnt going to knock him out or anything, but my point is that the whistle had long gone and McGuckin felt the need to get that sly box in, I have no sympathy for him getting a head butt, however what Francie did was plain stupid. Only 5 mins gone and head head butts a player in front of the ref, you would think Cross and Francie especially with his experience would know not to do something like that in the heat of the moment!

Look sideline, stop before you make an absolute ASS of yourself. You went on about Darren Conway as if GAA was finished as we know it [ nobody was happy] but to condone Bellew by saying it was stupid when it has to be one of the dirtiest things ever done on a GAA pitch shows how biased you are. Now us Bellaghy ones are  no fans of the sha mrocks but wwe have suffered at the hands , knees, elbows  of Crossmaglen and I think you have to agree tht Bellew should have been sent off, suspended for 3 months and it might have had a influence on yhe result but i don't think it would have.

Tones I think you will be the death of me. I have already said he should have been sent off and I have also already said he should get punished now as a result. PLEASE tel me where I condoned it! Jesus sometimes (most actually) your posts make no sense whatsoever.

[orangeman]

Once both set of players started running towards the same narrow gap, there was a fair chance of somebody giving or taking a bit of a nudge - both set of players were out to do all they could to win the game, tensions were running high, and as soon as the first wee nudge was given / taken, it was inevitable that there was going to be a full scale row given the occasion, the venom that was present throughout both games and the confined space.

Remember Semplegate started as a result of both sets of players running out that day in Thurles together and a wee nudge was given and all hell then broke loose.


Players are playing for their lives, they're wound up and it's almost guaranteed to get out of hand.


Players seem to think that when the ball isn't in play and the referee isn't about, they can nearly do anything they like.


It's time that the GAA had a system in place whereby one team goes in at half time. Their subs don't even have to go in at all. Can they not kick about the same as they do most other days ?.

That's one for Cuthbert and Co. to look at.

[Drumanee 1]

lads just took another look at the half time footage and look how it seemed the cross subs seem to all get into the row together as if intended and if you look at the picture in the Irish news you see Aron kernan smiling in the background as if to say yous have fallen for it,now i could be totally wrong here but have a look and tell me what you think

I had exactly the same thought today at 12:16:26pm.

very good

[goh4205]

X is from Cross 

Y is ALSO from Cross!!! (Y is actually from Ballinderry, and hadn't been playing when this happened, i.e. he was a sub)


I'm actually looking at my original story too and it makes no sense 

X got hit by Y, X then ran after Y, not Y running after X. For Y to run after X, Y would have been hit in the first instance by X 

Lads,

I was sitting not that far from the tunnel and had a clear view of what happened.  One of the B/derry subs came running past a few of the cross subs & he must have just picked one of them at random to clobber on the side of the head.  he then ran for his life, but got caught and got a right battering. From what I could see No.14 McCusker was doing his best to settle it, but No.11 & No.8 I think bother are Conways seemed hell bent on keeping it going for which no.11 got his fair share of thumps.

If you read all the comments coming from the B/derry camp last week, they seemed more intent of getting the point across that they wouldn't be intimated by Crossmaglen on the physical presence the bring to the field, but infairness b/derry are well able to bring as much of this to the game themselves, point being they took their eye of the main prize and tried to rough it up. I'm sure this tactic has worked before with others, but few teams have the experience this Cross side do and to try and rough them up because they are beating you at football clearly didn't work for B/derry either way.

[screenexile]

Strange game yesterday. Cross totally deserving of their win but I think you have a point there goh. Ballinderry seem to struggle in the physical stakes since a few of their elder statesmen have left the side. Boys like Sean Donnelly, Paul Wilson, Jarlath Bell, Barry McOscar and Adrian McGuckin were all well able to handle the physical stakes and their loss (through retierment and injury) and subsequent replacement by players like Devlin, Wilkinson, Harney, and the 2 young corner backs (all of whom are superb footballers btw) would seem to have left a bit of a void there and when put up to them physically against a side like Crossmaglen they definitely struggled!

[INDIANA]

why take them on physically then? Brain-dead management. Balinderry would do well to invest in some coaching staff who know what they are at,because the current incumbents clearly don't have a clue.

[corn02]

X is from Cross 

Y is ALSO from Cross!!! (Y is actually from Ballinderry, and hadn't been playing when this happened, i.e. he was a sub)


I'm actually looking at my original story too and it makes no sense 

X got hit by Y, X then ran after Y, not Y running after X. For Y to run after X, Y would have been hit in the first instance by X 

Lads,

I was sitting not that far from the tunnel and had a clear view of what happened.  One of the B/derry subs came running past a few of the cross subs & he must have just picked one of them at random to clobber on the side of the head.  he then ran for his life, but got caught and got a right battering. From what I could see No.14 McCusker was doing his best to settle it, but No.11 & No.8 I think bother are Conways seemed hell bent on keeping it going for which no.11 got his fair share of thumps.

If you read all the comments coming from the B/derry camp last week, they seemed more intent of getting the point across that they wouldn't be intimated by Crossmaglen on the physical presence the bring to the field, but infairness b/derry are well able to bring as much of this to the game themselves, point being they took their eye of the main prize and tried to rough it up. I'm sure this tactic has worked before with others, but few teams have the experience this Cross side do and to try and rough them up because they are beating you at football clearly didn't work for B/derry either way.

I wouldn;t listen to a word this lad says. He is Cross' biggest fan, yet claims he doesn't support them. Has been caught out numerous times.

[TacadoirArdMhacha]

Ok ok it wasnt going to knock him out or anything, but my point is that the whistle had long gone and McGuckin felt the need to get that sly box in, I have no sympathy for him getting a head butt, however what Francie did was plain stupid. Only 5 mins gone and head head butts a player in front of the ref, you would think Cross and Francie especially with his experience would know not to do something like that in the heat of the moment!

Look sideline, stop before you make an absolute ASS of yourself. You went on about Darren Conway as if GAA was finished as we know it [ nobody was happy] but to condone Bellew by saying it was stupid when it has to be one of the dirtiest things ever done on a GAA pitch shows how biased you are. Now us Bellaghy ones are  no fans of the sha mrocks but wwe have suffered at the hands , knees, elbows  of Crossmaglen and I think you have to agree tht Bellew should have been sent off, suspended for 3 months and it might have had a influence on yhe result but i don't think it would have.

That has to be one of the most ridiculous statements I've seen on the board. Yes, Bellew was wrong, there seemed to me to be intent and he probably should have walked but I've seen far worse in underage matches.

[goh4205]

X is from Cross 

Y is ALSO from Cross!!! (Y is actually from Ballinderry, and hadn't been playing when this happened, i.e. he was a sub)


I'm actually looking at my original story too and it makes no sense 

X got hit by Y, X then ran after Y, not Y running after X. For Y to run after X, Y would have been hit in the first instance by X 

Lads,

I was sitting not that far from the tunnel and had a clear view of what happened.  One of the B/derry subs came running past a few of the cross subs & he must have just picked one of them at random to clobber on the side of the head.  he then ran for his life, but got caught and got a right battering. From what I could see No.14 McCusker was doing his best to settle it, but No.11 & No.8 I think bother are Conways seemed hell bent on keeping it going for which no.11 got his fair share of thumps.

If you read all the comments coming from the B/derry camp last week, they seemed more intent of getting the point across that they wouldn't be intimated by Crossmaglen on the physical presence the bring to the field, but infairness b/derry are well able to bring as much of this to the game themselves, point being they took their eye of the main prize and tried to rough it up. I'm sure this tactic has worked before with others, but few teams have the experience this Cross side do and to try and rough them up because they are beating you at football clearly didn't work for B/derry either way.

I wouldn;t listen to a word this lad says. He is Cross' biggest fan, yet claims he doesn't support them. Has been caught out numerous times.

Corn, I only wrote what i seen.  If you don't want to believe it, then that's your choice, your showing you true blue & white jealousy now big guy. regarding me been cross biggest fan, I wouldn't go as far as that, but I will support my near neighbours something which you find alien behaviour

[pintsofguinness]

now goh, I'll take what you say about Cross with a pinch of salt. 

[brokencrossbar1]

I heard tonight what happened.  It is as most are stating, a Ballinderry sub came from behind and hit a Cross sub on the way into the dressing room.  He got a slap from one of the other subs and then the row escalated.  I know the names of those involved but am not posting them.  On viewing the video on the news, I'm not sure if much use of it can be made, as it is very difficult to identify anyone clearly doing anything other than pushing.  WHoever it was who was wearing the luminous green gloves seems to have been the most "active".

[Jinxy]

Wearing brightly coloured gloves in a row.
Rookie mistake.

[screenexile]

I heard tonight what happened.  It is as most are stating, a Ballinderry sub came from behind and hit a Cross sub on the way into the dressing room.  He got a slap from one of the other subs and then the row escalated.  I know the names of those involved but am not posting them.  On viewing the video on the news, I'm not sure if much use of it can be made, as it is very difficult to identify anyone clearly doing anything other than pushing.  WHoever it was who was wearing the luminous green gloves seems to have been the most "active".

Wearing brightly coloured gloves in a row.
Rookie mistake.

It could have been any of them lads  ...

from derrygaa.ie

Ballinderry Receive Glove sponsorship



Many thanks to Gary Higgins from Sportsworld who sponsored the Ballinderry Shamrocks players gloves ahead of their big game with Crossmaglen.  Pictured presenting to Killian Conlan Senior team selector.

[Croí na hÉireann]

Saw the Bellew "incident" on the news, he'll do time for that...

[Midman]

just watched the game, wasn't anywhere near as negative or dour as i was led to believe, some passages s of great football. Francie was lucky to stay on the pitch, impressed by the younger lads for cross, mckeown being the pick of the bunch. Intersting to see what cross do int he better weather, they have the footballers to be very hard to stop