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Ah come off it Joxer, it's not just Tyrone people saying that there is an anti-Tyrone / anti-Ulster bias in the Irish sporting media. On occasion, the Irish media itself says it! The Irish Times stated that:
"Some of the commentary about Tyrone last week went beyond general sports chatter and veered mightily close to less comfortable territory, some of it borderline xenophobic."
See:
http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/tipping-point-tyrone-are-the-bogeyman-and-it-s-not-a-pretty-place-to-be-1.2319836
On occasion, non-Tyrone people say it. Conor Mortimer tweeted that the silly knee-jerk 8 week ban wouldn't have happened to a non-Tyrone player. And another decent Mayo man, James Horan, speaking on off the ball, was very critical of the selective nature of attempted 8 week ban and the media circus that inevitably accompanied it.
A *competent* organisation would have stuck with the obvious and appropriate charge of diving. But proffering a vague alternative which contains no substantive objective elements and is based purely on subjective opinion, presumably on the basis that it might rule him out of the semi-final, was idiotic. The kind of parochial b/s that only happens in a small country. McCann's dive merited a yellow card, end of. Just as a punch thrown merits a red card etc. The rules are not that difficult, if there was anyone in Croke Park with the competence to administer them.
An *impartial* organisation would have issued retrospective yellow cards to all the other high-profile divers this year. The Irish Times article went on to say:
"And when they see a situation where McCann has to answer a charge that not only hasn't been faced by other divers in the championship but wasn't levied at Monaghan's Rory Beggan for a blatant dive in the same game, it's hard to convince them otherwise."
You assert that the 'only fact' was that McCann dived yet escaped punishment. The only fact? It all depends on how narrow your focus is. In the interest of balance, here are four other relevant facts:
1. Fact: The GAA's disciplinary committee proffered a 'disrepute' charge, instead of the obvious diving charge.
2. Fact: That odd decision made almost as many headlines as the original dive.
3. Fact: Rory Beggan dived in the same match and, never mind charges being rescinded, no charges were even brought.
4. Fact: The incident triggered the usual borderline-hysterical anti-Tyrone coverage in the national media.
Opinion: Did that ensuing furore cause Deegan to refuse an obvious second penalty and dish out a yellow card for diving and generally favour Kerry when he could? It's unlikely to have helped. Though my own opinion of the bould Mr. Deegan is that he didn't need any pre-game controversy to turn him against Tyrone.
See tweet from Donegal player, Rory Kavanagh:
'Maurice deegan is brutal'
- Rory Kavanagh (@123kav) August 23, 2015
essmac (Tyrone) - Posts: 1141 - 30/08/2015 14:22:29
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The Sunday Game is like one of those nightmare headcase visitors who's obsessed with himself, who whinges about everything and never knows when to shut up and go home.
The real problem is that the 3 amigos - Spillane, O'Rourke and Brolly - is not just that they are bitter in my view; it's also that they simply aren't up to the job in my own opinion. I don't understand the modern game and are not capable of analysing it or commenting on it; and they cover this up by endless personal attacks and rants about how much 'better' they and their 'kick and rush' era were.
See good recent article by Heaney in the Examiner:
"Gaelic football has moved on, but the media and GAA officialdom are clinging to a past that has long since ceased to exist.
The old formation of six defenders, two midfielders and six forwards needs to be consigned to the dustbin. A new vocabulary is required.
A friend of mine, who works with county teams, has gained an insight into current coaching practices. He has witnessed how the zone defence is set-up, how counter-attacks are coached, and how shooting chances are created.
Last week, he sent me his proposed list of new positions. His glossary more accurately describes the roles performed by the modern county player. I like it a lot.
By his reckoning, the typical county football team can be divided into seven key positions. They are:
1. Man-marker 2. Channel blocker 3. Line breaker 4. Midfield anchor 5 Midfield linkman 6. Shooter
7. Point of attack
… the analysis on The Sunday Game bore little or no relevance to what was witnessed in Kingspan Breffni Park. In what appeared to be a pre-ordained script, Cavan were slated for being too defensive. Their attacking gameplan was portrayed as being ill-conceived, ineffective and utterly botched.
Meanwhile, the impression was given that Monaghan had served up a master class of 'triangles', and 'vertical balls' - whatever they are. Monaghan were praised. Cavan were damned, but only one point separated the teams.
The absurdity of the analysis can be illustrated with one statistic. In the absence of a top-class forward, such as Conor McManus, Cavan actually managed to score more from play than Monaghan. Cavan didn't lose the game because of a flawed gameplan. A tally of 0-15 against Monaghan was a fantastic return. The primary reason they lost was because they conceded too many scoreable frees.
Inter-county managers take a lot of flak, and some of it is thoroughly deserved.
However, Terry Hyland was poorly treated by The Sunday Game. Anyone who tuned into Sunday's programme would have quickly reached the conclusion that Cavan hadn't a clue what they were doing, which is 's unfair.
Given the huge effort made by players and managers, they really do deserve a better service.
In the newspapers, we are still dutifully listing teams in archaic 6-2-6 formations. While on the television, analysts are sticking to tired, over played generalisations that bear absolutely no relevance to what is happening on the pitch. Is it any wonder managers treat us with such barely-concealed disdain?"
See: http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/columnists/paddy-heaney/new-position-needed-on-line-ups-333297.html
essmac (Tyrone) - Posts: 1141 - 30/08/2015 14:44:17
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