"Haven't been tested" "undercooked" "blanket" "2 tier championship" "the big 4"

I am sick of hearing the same thing over and over from every pundit and journo.. particularly about the championship structure.. Nobody cared about the "weaker counties" when Kerry/Dublin were sauntering to AI finals in the 70s and early 80s. Instead they were lauded with "Kerry Golden Years" and "Decade of the Dubs" videos made to celebrate them.

unclegerry (Mayo) - Posts: 1222 - 11/08/2015 14:01:00    1768038

Personally I'd love to see one of the media outlets have a 'man off the street' type section, with 5 minutes of the show dedicated to what an ordinary punter thinks. This person could be a club player, might not be a player just a fan, anything to get away from the insular and boring world of 'punditry' that exists today with everyone saying the same thing.

I think it would shake things up and would get rid of these buzz words you speak of.

slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 11/08/2015 14:06:00    1768041

'The system'

Doesn't matter if two teams set up very differently in terms of tactics, if they are seen as being defensive they both use 'the system'.

Hank_Scorpio (Meath) - Posts: 60 - 11/08/2015 14:19:24    1768050

Tyrone
Cynical
Ulster

Probably the 3 most used media buzzwords.

Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 11/08/2015 14:20:58    1768053

Turnover, screen defence, quarter back role, power running

tombonk (Galway) - Posts: 128 - 11/08/2015 14:24:17    1768057

Offside those three words go hand in hand and probably describe everything that's gone wrong in our game!

DUBJOHN (Dublin) - Posts: 932 - 11/08/2015 14:34:07    1768067

Haven't been tested = uncertified
Big 4 = Top 12.121%
Blanket = Quilt of impenetrability
Undercooked = Steak Tartare

extranjero (Wexford) - Posts: 375 - 11/08/2015 14:35:48    1768069

Was a writer who worked in the Meath Chronicle back in the 70s and 80s who loved to describe games using the words Curates Egg ie good in patches. Same guy was fond of the term Minor when it was a point and Major for a goal.

Toney (Meath) - Posts: 298 - 11/08/2015 14:42:02    1768078

Diving Cynical play and Tyrone and the Nordies are the buzzwords now. Great Kerry fantastic Gooch and so on and on and on.

galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2519 - 11/08/2015 20:43:43    1768391

Hank_Scorpio
County: Meath
Posts: 57

1768050
'The system'

Doesn't matter if two teams set up very differently in terms of tactics, if they are seen as being defensive they both use 'the system'.

Colm Parkinson on Newstalk has been good in this regard. Highlighting the fact that "blanket defence" and defensive system" are lazy terms. There's a lot of different systems used by different sides.

roundball (Tipperary) - Posts: 2514 - 11/08/2015 21:59:24    1768444

Vertical Balls

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11231 - 12/08/2015 11:19:37    1768625

Ticking boxes

unclegerry (Mayo) - Posts: 1222 - 12/08/2015 11:29:28    1768641

'Inside Forwards' always wrecked me ... They are full forwards

Finsceal (None) - Posts: 559 - 12/08/2015 14:38:42    1768833

"Puke" was an old favorite of mine, again aimed toward the Tyrone style of football.
"Long, Diagonal ball" - Stop armagh doing that you have them beat

Find_the_space (Tyrone) - Posts: 313 - 12/08/2015 18:23:32    1769050

1. Down to the wire. (Joanne Cantwell's favourite.) 2. The first half was even, the second half was even worse (Pat Spillane). 3. Lateral passing of the ball. (Des Cahill) 4. The short whistle. (Marty Morrissey.)

Scallioneater (Carlow) - Posts: 293 - 12/08/2015 20:24:50    1769123

low and hard - like a terrier's flute

BIG SACKS (Tyrone) - Posts: 1681 - 12/08/2015 20:33:59    1769126

low and hard - like a terrier's flute

Fantastic !

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7345 - 12/08/2015 21:42:26    1769182

It's just the nature of the media and a major part of the public they are reaching out to.

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7844 - 12/08/2015 21:55:16    1769193