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"The Dark Arts" is fast becoming the most popular GAA cliché (that has a nice ring to it). As for the "blanket defence" this year's championship hopefully may see the phrase start to lose relevance going forward. Whammo86 (Antrim) - Posts: 4226 - 11/09/2016 21:15:32 1912909 Link
He's"flying in training" is a favourite one of mine. endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2164 - 11/09/2016 21:49:46 1912933 Link
Replying To Whammo86: ""The Dark Arts" is fast becoming the most popular GAA cliché (that has a nice ring to it). As for the "blanket defence" this year's championship hopefully may see the phrase start to lose relevance going forward." One that i find ridiculous is co-commentator, telling us that a player 'caressed' the ball beautifully over the bar. This is usually used when a ball is hit over the bar on the right hand side of the pitch with the inside of the left foot ala Diarmuid Connolly's last point in the semi against Kerry. The aforementioned co-commentator feels he has to stamp ever passage of play with his 'beautiful' figurative verbosity. Laois76 (Laois) - Posts: 1270 - 11/09/2016 21:56:09 1912943 Link
"The engine room" 890202 (Wexford) - Posts: 1278 - 11/09/2016 22:33:39 1912955 Link
Teams coming in 'under the radar ' The blue juggarnaut Yerras and cute horism GameOfTyrones (Tyrone) - Posts: 469 - 12/09/2016 03:16:42 1912988 Link
Intensity :) witnof (Dublin) - Posts: 1604 - 12/09/2016 07:22:09 1912992 Link
They're waiting in the long grass. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13707 - 12/09/2016 08:11:17 1912997 Link
Replying To MesAmis: "They're waiting in the long grass." That's Galway or Mayo when the other finds any success! Spoddgy (Mayo) - Posts: 660 - 12/09/2016 08:44:22 1913005 Link
It must be said superbluedub (Dublin) - Posts: 2837 - 12/09/2016 08:52:03 1913010 Link
Industrious Awwwwnow (Cavan) - Posts: 1050 - 12/09/2016 09:31:23 1913025 Link
Showing great industry! Awwwwnow (Cavan) - Posts: 1050 - 12/09/2016 09:32:06 1913026 Link
Lookit. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9136 - 12/09/2016 09:41:36 1913035 Link
He took the sensible option or he used his experience there and took his point. Usually said after a player has blazed a glorious goal chance over the bar. The sensible option would have been to roll the ball past the keeper into the net rather than closing your eyes, kicking the ball as hard as you can and hoping for the best. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13707 - 12/09/2016 09:50:48 1913040 Link
"Whoever wants it more at the end of the day will win" (the most banal line in pre-match analysis) "That's Kilkinny for ya, Gir" (Cyril Farrell whenever Kilkenny score a goal against the run of play) "He's a good club player" (not good enough for the county team) "He has a younger brother who's better than him" (said about any star minor player. Half the time they probably don't even have a brother) "They have a good minor team this year" (the person saying it usually doesn't have the slightest clue whether they have a good minor team or not, it just gives the pretence of knowing what he's talking about - and the other person is unlikely to contradict him as he doesn't know either) ballydalane (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1246 - 12/09/2016 10:02:29 1913046 Link
Replying To MesAmis: "They're waiting in the long grass." Hunger. avonali (Dublin) - Posts: 1974 - 12/09/2016 10:10:21 1913049 Link
physicality.......a made up word by Will Greenwood if I remember right, certainly the first I heard mention it on tv, now every numpty feels they have to use it bumpernut (Antrim) - Posts: 1852 - 12/09/2016 13:52:12 1913059 Link
"The ref let the game flow" - the referee failed to apply the rules. icehonesty (Wexford) - Posts: 2550 - 12/09/2016 13:53:28 1913061 Link
Replying To icehonesty: ""The ref let the game flow" - the referee failed to apply the rules." Very good one Whammo86 (Antrim) - Posts: 4226 - 12/09/2016 13:55:35 1913062 Link
"Hes a great wristy hurler".. Another from Cyril Farrell I believe! unclegerry (Mayo) - Posts: 1222 - 12/09/2016 14:06:52 1913069 Link
Replying To avonali: "Hunger." Hate that one GameOfTyrones (Tyrone) - Posts: 469 - 12/09/2016 14:06:58 1913070 Link