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As a Wexican not old enough to remember the 90s, and other legendary games from that era, I was always told how much the game (of football in particular) has disimproved. StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1737 - 22/02/2020 14:36:20 2268994 Link 4 |
Spot on, have been saying that for years. Remember being shown Kerry Golden Years by my Father, now when you watch it its like Junior football.
Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 2017 - 22/02/2020 17:12:51 2269033 Link 4 |
I love short pass and move tactics. The quick thinking and awareness involved are amazing especially in hurling. Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 22/02/2020 18:24:47 2269046 Link 0 |
I am certainly old enough to remember the 90s. It was a very exciting era but I have to admit that when I have rewatched some of the big games from those days, they were nowhere near as good as I had remembered them. Last season produced some outstanding football games and the quality of passing and shooting nowadays is better than ever. Gaillimh_Abu (Galway) - Posts: 996 - 22/02/2020 19:09:45 2269053 Link 2 |
I dunno,there was something nostalgic about - training involving lads carrying telegraph poles around.science it is called - laps,laps and more laps - the throw in in the 98 munster final,"manly play" was what it was called - lads having a fry the morning of a big match - the warrior running around with blood spouting,and teeth being lost perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 22/02/2020 20:30:33 2269067 Link 1 |
Modern football is rubbish compared to the great game it was in the 1950s. worple (Roscommon) - Posts: 340 - 22/02/2020 21:24:25 2269099 Link 1 |
Just wander over to the NFL 1 thread and read the complaining, bent ref's, corrupt GAA, cynical filthy Dubs, dodgy time keeping. In my experience the games are a spectacle, like Roman Collesum, complete with the last man standing ethos. If you want to moan what h soccer. arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4897 - 22/02/2020 22:29:05 2269140 Link 4 |
Don't forget those infamous training sessions where the Mayo footballers had to push cars around a car park! That idea never seemed to catch on for some reason. Then there was the first round Munster hurling championship game between Clare and Cork in '95 when Seanie McMahon continued playing after dislocating his shoulder because Clare had already used all their subs - he did force the Cork corner-back into conceding the line-ball that led to Clare's last-gasp winning goal though so there was some method to the madness.
Gaillimh_Abu (Galway) - Posts: 996 - 22/02/2020 22:33:31 2269142 Link 0 |
Your post is a bit baffling! "Except maybe for the club player..." tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 23/02/2020 04:11:49 2269189 Link 0 |
Re the title thread, I dont complain. As with a sizeable chunk of GAA gene pool people, for the most part I dont watch Gaelic football anymore. All Ireland semi final stage is soon enough to tune Into the championship. Admittedly the openness and close competitive of the league makes those games a bit more interesting especially on winter nights. PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1904 - 23/02/2020 09:26:36 2269203 Link 0 |
100% agree. In nearly half a century of attending matches, I've never been to one I didn't enjoy. However, there will always be those who prefer games full of naive defending and cheap scores. They should stick to basketball.
essmac (Tyrone) - Posts: 1141 - 23/02/2020 09:29:14 2269205 Link 1 |
Yeah I think a big problem has to do with the fact there aren't lots of good contests for much of the championship in football. Ulster is ok. There are 2 good contests in Connacht but the don't always deliver good games. Leinster has good games outside of Dublin fixtures but they kind of don't feel important because Dublin are just too far ahead. Similarly in Munster with Kerry way ahead of the pack there. The super 8s are a weird change in gear from knockout football to group football and I don't think it's worked well. The semifinals is where it gets interesting again. There's a long way until the action gets going in the football championship and I think that's a big part of the problem. It's the tv generation though too that are a problem. These games a lot of the time are a heck of a lot more exciting live than they are sat at home. Whammo86 (Antrim) - Posts: 4240 - 23/02/2020 10:40:54 2269214 Link 9 |
Because Irish people like nothing better than to complain about something. If life was perfect we'd be complaining why there was nothing to complain about. pkboher (Cork) - Posts: 49 - 23/02/2020 13:43:13 2269271 Link 5 |
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skillet (Limerick) - Posts: 1065 - 23/02/2020 15:45:06 2269287 Link 1 |
Another 2 wins for Limerick today. Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 23/02/2020 15:45:33 2269290 Link 2 |
Limerick are the team to beat in hurling. I thought they were far superior to Cork today. Horgan's prolific freetaking kept Cork in the hunt, but is camouflaging serious defects in their game.
Rockies (Cork) - Posts: 947 - 23/02/2020 19:44:29 2269411 Link 0 |
Why Cork have moved Fitzgibbon out of midfield is beyond me! Mark Coleman has performed well in the half back line for years, now he is slotted into a midfield berth! Bill Cooper operated quite well in midfield, but now inexplicably he is center back! Aidan Walsh has been played all over the field! This management team needs to instill confidence in players and this will not happen when playing players out of position!
Rockies (Cork) - Posts: 947 - 23/02/2020 20:13:29 2269434 Link 0 |
There are a couple of things I'd disagree with in your post. Yes there have always been bad games, and players are generally more skillful now than ever before due to the amount of training they get from the age of 6 up, from coaches who are much more informed than 20+ years ago. But far too often there are now bad games by design - games like the recent senior club football final where neither side were prepared to take a risk resulting in a terrible spectacle. Games like that turn off viewers and more talented footballers, its only right that efforts are made to prevent such tactics being effective. As for the club player, throughout the country there are superb facilities for players to train and play in, gone are the days of togging out in a car and chasing the cows off the pitch which was still happening just 30 years ago. Despite all the moaning, the vast majority of championships are finished in September or October, and now junior and intermediate players get a chance to win provincial and All-Ireland honours. If the club player has never had it worse I'd love to know when the golden era was. Soma (UK) - Posts: 2630 - 23/02/2020 20:29:01 2269441 Link 1 |
I'm more incline to compare the GAA with other sports in the modern day. That's where my dissatisfaction comes from. Ban (Westmeath) - Posts: 1415 - 23/02/2020 20:49:48 2269453 Link 0 |
I think it can be boiled down to a very simple point. The games have never been more professional as a result cynicism has come in and whilst it's lauded as 'closing out a game' or 'sticking to a game plan' seeing cheating for want of a better word annoys punters. I will state this is by most teams now, it's just the way the game has gone. duckula20 (Antrim) - Posts: 175 - 24/02/2020 06:07:30 2269557 Link 3 |