I think a lot of the physicality has gone and its been replaced with diving, play-acting and the verbal's have gone up a few decibels, the antics of some players is frankly embarrassing. I always remembered Ger Brennan planting a haymaker on Geraghty, Brennan walked but boy the look on his face was priceless, maybe more of that is what required.

arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4898 - 19/05/2015 21:56:16    1725863

To be honest Hermit you haven't really raised anything else worth debating. As I've said already I am against this sledging business whoever is guilty and if it happened on Sunday then dish out punishments to all involved. But you've given no facts just your opinion that you think its an Ulster problem which is just delusional to say the least. Anyone with an open mind can see that this happens all over the country and is no 'modern craze' either as people from my own club in Belfast were called all sorts during the troubles when they played tournaments across the border. This is a NATIONAL issue, not provincial!

SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2386 - 19/05/2015 21:58:27    1725866

Lets get real lads. This sort of thing has been happening nation-wide forever in both club and county. End of.

Brolly (Monaghan) - Posts: 4472 - 20/05/2015 09:00:41    1725883

I remember a friend from Waterford telling me back in the nineties about verbal abuse towards the Waterford hurlers from Clare players. Apparently it was rife at the time and it was so personal that it was reckoned it would have taken a private investigator to gather the kind of information that was used by the Clare camp. That's almost twenty years ago. Davy Fitz himself admitted in his book that he did his share of verbal abuse as a player, even I during the team parade.

westisthebest (Galway) - Posts: 444 - 20/05/2015 09:18:18    1725890

It's a disgusting part of the game, that comes from the man on man nature of the contest. The best thing is to switch off to it and get on with it.

JackoDub (Dublin) - Posts: 458 - 20/05/2015 10:30:59    1725936

Tomsmith here

Don't blame Joeeph Mc Quillan.
He had a hard enough time keeping the game going.
He had two linesmen who were beside what was happening, but I am afeared someone let Joesph down when the carryon continued for 73 minutes.
I would love to see the assessment given to the two linemen.

tomsmith (Cavan) - Posts: 3861 - 20/05/2015 18:27:56    1726225

Worth reading former Donegal player Brendan Devenney in the Indo today. Claims a Donegal minor was taunted over the death of his father from cancer. Totally unacceptable in my view and I am not surprised as a Mayo minor in 2013 received similar treatment. Also the infamous fight in 1996 was actually boiling over from a similar comment so yes it has been going on for years.

Now I ain't soft or innocent and trash talk goes and will go on but taunting of dead family members is way over the mark. The GAA supports mental health yet this carry on is going on, give me a break.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11236 - 21/05/2015 09:14:46    1726324

Its unacceptable and should be stamped out now.There is nothing manly about taunting an opponent about the death of a family member or friend.I would favour banning anyone who used such despicable tactics for life.Zero tolerance from now on please..

Barnowl94 (Galway) - Posts: 3150 - 21/05/2015 11:32:32    1726404

Taunting about a dead relative is unacceptable and whoever did it should receive a ban. It is time that even if this did happen in the past, players and management teams themselves should cut it out now. Coming out with such **** is demeaning the sport and the player doing so.

tyroneed (Tyrone) - Posts: 753 - 21/05/2015 12:15:08    1726438