Whats this award even about???!!!
Richie H won the hurling one.

Did they have to do interviews for it!!??

Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 17/10/2015 10:58:29    1799606

Its like the rose of Tralee.

johnwhite12 (Kilkenny) - Posts: 306 - 17/10/2015 18:55:19    1799672

At least he's not a card board cut out, but never heard of this "award"

arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4896 - 18/10/2015 13:38:32    1799761

Well, he does have a good personality :)

KerryKillers (Dublin) - Posts: 711 - 18/10/2015 15:59:02    1799806

I'd question anyone using the phrase 'going to war' about a game of football when there are some savage conflicts going on all over the world.

slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 19/10/2015 09:30:14    1799985

slayer
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1799985 I'd question anyone using the phrase 'going to war' about a game of football when there are some savage conflicts going on all over the world.


Good for you

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 19/10/2015 09:54:48    1799995

Good for you

It's not about me though - it's about a player that is very much in the public eye and who youngsters look up to. I think he can do a lot more to clean up his image so it matches his obvious football talent.

slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 19/10/2015 10:24:03    1800013

slayer
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1800013 Good for you

It's not about me though - it's about a player that is very much in the public eye and who youngsters look up to. I think he can do a lot more to clean up his image so it matches his obvious football talent.

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Ok Slayer.. well done

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 19/10/2015 10:47:54    1800023

So it's gone from the war comparison to what about the poor kids...

Jeeze go light a candle while you're at it..

PS Philly is doing an awful lot for kids in Ballymun

More so than any keyboard bleeding heart

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 19/10/2015 10:54:20    1800026

He's no angel and he's got his ban

But I think he's getting a lot of unfair judgment too...

This whole non head butt thing for one...

Listen he got his ban and he deserved it but apart from that incident...

He's completely in the clear and the media / GAA community are greatly exaggerated the whole Philly bad guy thing

Very much self serving from some quarters

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 19/10/2015 11:02:01    1800029

Jimbo - Fill us in - what has he been doing for the kids in Ballymun? I haven't heard anything about the work he's doing - would be good to see the other side as he hass done a few things on the pitch this year which definitely set a bad example for kids..

blacknamber (Kerry) - Posts: 267 - 19/10/2015 11:20:09    1800039

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/dublin-star-philly-mcmahon-on-ballymun-i-love-the-place-1.2368993

'When State funding ran out this year, he decided to raise money from private sources and will help host a major fundraiser for the John Caffrey scholarship next month. "The aim is to give opportunities to people who are struggling and to make people feel comfortable in an academic situation," McMahon says.'

slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 19/10/2015 11:39:21    1800056

http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=245869

Fair play to Donaghy.

Now that he has said this, it should clear McMahon and that's that.

slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 21/10/2015 15:17:04    1800998

Fair play to Donaghy for his honesty.

Dubsfan28 (Dublin) - Posts: 2509 - 21/10/2015 15:32:48    1801015

I don't know what world some of you live in, seriously.

Firstly, the title of the article is completely misleading. Donaghy did not 'exonerate' McMahon. What he said was "I don't think he (McMahon) meant it." And then by way of mitigation added; "He's the only one who knows."

I get why intent is an important thing but at the end of the day, intent or not, he has control of where his hands go and his fingers were far too near the eye area in this situation in the context of where the ball was. If he wants to 'play on the edge' by doing that then he should face the consequences.

Even if Donaghy assured us that there was no intent (which he didn't) it means absolutely nothing. We can all see with our own eyes what happened.

benjyyy (Donegal) - Posts: 1422 - 21/10/2015 16:24:59    1801036

if Andy Murray can win a sports 'personality' award then Philly could be up for Nobel Peace Prize tbh

SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2385 - 21/10/2015 18:00:01    1801076