|
" Official Match Day Programmes" - 10 Like(s)
Replying To catch22: "Ah come on, for Jaysus sake , is this some sort of a f*c*in joke ?
A thread about program pricing.
What next ?
A thread about the color of the seats." Well they definitely need to do something with the seats. The colours are way too bland. Imagine if they were to change the colours of the tiers in each stand. Personally I think instead of two tone blue as they have been since the mid 90s a combination of red, yellow and green would do wonders for the look of the stadium.
Onion Breath (National) - 06/09/2019 22:39:40
|
|
B Flynn's comments on A O'Shea - 7 Like(s)
Replying To royaldunne: "You do realise Bernard has zero links to Meath anymore? He lives works owns businesses coaches club all in Westmeath, add to that all of his children wear Westmeath jerseys and support Westmeath along with Bernard and his wife. Just thought id throw that in their, as your comment was nonsense and based on 1980s and nothing to do with present day." What a load of nonsense. You make it sound as though Meath are not Flynn's county. Of course they are and always will be regardless of what jersey his kids wear, or where he resides now.
Reality is he is a particularly useless analyst who, like many, has nothing to contribute but an ability to keep talking.
Over the course of 24 hours earlier this year he went on national radio (same channel) and predicted Cork would be promoted from Div 2 before saying they'd finish closer to Div 3 than 1 by the end of the league.
Useless as an analyst but nice footballer in his day without ever being exceptional. A typical Meath footballer in many respects - lucky and overrated.
Onion Breath (National) - 18/05/2017 23:11:31
|
|
Cork's Commemorate Jersey - 7 Like(s)
Very uncomfortable with this. Whatever about McSwiney and McCurtain commemorating the Kilmichael ambush is way too far. The only people who commemorate that event are the provisional IRA. The same lowlifes who are apologists for the killers of Jerry McCabe. If the State doesn't recognise the Kilmichael ambush as an event worthy of commemoration then the Cork County Board should have the sense to steer well clear. Sense and the Cork County Board don't often go together, of course.
Onion Breath (National) - 21/02/2020 20:21:10
|
|
12 weeks for Connolly. Is a GAA Witch Hunt in progress? - 5 Like(s)
Replying To hill16no1man: "I seen it today when the wexford player got yellow carded in the hurling he out his hand on the ref." Ah would you go away out of that. Surely even you can understand it's the manner in which it occurs not solely the fact of it occurring.
Did the Wexford player confront the ref aggressively, firmly place his outstretched hand on the refs chest with the implied threat of pushing him over and did the Wexford player jab two fingers aggressively and threateningly close to the refs face? Answer is no on all counts.
Your comparison is completely and utterly bogus. You've made a fool of yourself by making it.
Onion Breath (National) - 10/06/2017 23:33:45
|
|
The Corona Virus And Possible Effects To GAA Matches - 5 Like(s)
The GAA hierarchy are making fools of themselves at this stage. Week after week since this started they've had someone giving interviews on national media where they've openly speculated, in response to obvious questions, about different options and plan A dates and if that doesn't work out we'd look at plan B dates etc etc. Living in cloud cuckoo land they are. Their motivation of course is to get turnstiles moving again i.e. the loss of money is killing them.
Now the president has had to go on national radio denying a story about putative plans for inter county teams to return training. They need to show leadership and put an end to all this. A statement is needed that all GAA activity, club, county, Scor the whole lot of it, is suspended until the end of 2020 in the national interest. The association will review the situation in early 2021 having regard to public health advice at that time. And leave it at that.
And to hell with what any professional sport might do in the meantime, and individual sports like tennis or golf. If professional rugby or soccer resume in some limited form for commercial reasons let them at it. It won't apply to amateur rugby or amateur soccer as they're in the same boat as GAA so it's not as if the local GAA club will lose out on players going off playing local soccer etc. This reflects the reality. Whatever about 2021, no amateur team sport can be played in Ireland this year. Anyone who thinks otherwise is not listening to what the public health experts are saying every single day.
Onion Breath (National) - 27/04/2020 15:26:18
|
|
Leinster SFC 2019 - 4 Like(s)
Replying To thelutch: "I Live on the offaly border and have seen some games in the offaly championship, with the exception of Rhode the last number of years the standard is very average, offaly are a poor team and maughan taking this job is almost bewildering, can't see him doing anything there in his term, as average as we are we would be easily a 7/8 point better team than offaly, on the other hand the winners of laois/westmeath will be no push over as i see us on par with both but capable of beating both to set us up for a thumping from the old enemy" Good man lurch, talking about Offaly and then straight into talking about the semi against Leix/Westmeath and then the Dubs in the final .... forgetting all about Carlow as you go along there.
Just like Kildare did 12 months ago, keep that up all winter please and encourage others from Meath to do likewise.
Onion Breath (Meath) - 13/10/2018 09:33:26
|
|
Pairc Ui Chaoimh And Liam Miller - 4 Like(s)
Replying To arock: "Whats wrong with the AVIVA stadium? The home of Irish soccer to honour an Irish soccer player? what exactly is the problem here? You think because the GAA relented over a dump like St Conlaiths that somehow you have an armya swell of support to "revolutionise" the GAA? If St Conlaiths ever gets to point of being redeveloped who exactly is going to fund it? There is BTW revolution and change or what you are advocating anarchy and destruction. On with your crusade, if the FAI wish to rightly honour the man it should be in the AVIVA." You are a very clearly an ignorant man or woman. God help your family, if you still have one.
Onion Breath (National) - 21/07/2018 21:54:44
|
|
The GAA And "Northern Ireland" - 4 Like(s)
Why are the GAA seemingly unable to issue a statement that includes the words "Northern Ireland" and thereby reflecting the democratic view of people across the entire island to recognise the existence of the state of Northern Ireland?
It was democratically recognised when the Treaty was democratically approved in 1921 and again when the Good Friday Agreement was voted on in 1998. Still the GAA, like the IRA, continue to act as if they refuse to recognise the state of Northern Ireland. They're happy enough to recognise the state when it comes accepting government grants.
Their linguistic gymnastics designed to avoid saying Northern Ireland are tiresome and irritating at this stage. Enough of "the North".
Onion Breath (National) - 17/04/2021 10:05:20
|
|
Tailteann Cup 2023 - 4 Like(s)
Replying To royaldunne: "Ahh yeah. Look I'm like a lot of Meath people. I'm not happy we are in this, but we have no one to blame but ourselves. I do think this is an excellent competition for the likes of a Antrim etc. and I'm not been condescending in saying that or snobby. Best of luck for next year. Andy won a club all ire with the 4th ranked team in Dublin. Not only did he win dubs one he went on to win Leinster and all ire. So there's huge talent there and he will Inspire your players. Best of luck for next year" "Excellent competition for the likes of Antrim" and then you say you're not being condescending!!!
Meath were one kick of the ball away from losing yesterday and from the previous week in Belfast I know Antrim are far from a top side so Meath are where they deserve to be. So you should be seeing this as an excellent competition for the likes of Meath because it's probably the only one ye're capable of winning so embrace it rather than looking down on it as if he belong somewhere else.
In my opinion Meath are now closer to teams at the bottom of division 4 than to the teams who'll be in contention to win Sam. That may well change in the coming years but that's where Meath are now.
Onion Breath (National) - 26/06/2023 22:35:11
|
|
The Corona Virus And Possible Effects To GAA Matches - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Morty: "[quote=Onion Breath: "The GAA hierarchy are making fools of themselves at this stage. Week after week since this started they've had someone giving interviews on national media where they've openly speculated, in response to obvious questions, about different options and plan A dates and if that doesn't work out we'd look at plan B dates etc etc. Living in cloud cuckoo land they are. Their motivation of course is to get turnstiles moving again i.e. the loss of money is killing them.
Now the president has had to go on national radio denying a story about putative plans for inter county teams to return training. They need to show leadership and put an end to all this. A statement is needed that all GAA activity, club, county, Scor the whole lot of it, is suspended until the end of 2020 in the national interest. The association will review the situation in early 2021 having regard to public health advice at that time. And leave it at that.
And to hell with what any professional sport might do in the meantime, and individual sports like tennis or golf. If professional rugby or soccer resume in some limited form for commercial reasons let them at it. It won't apply to amateur rugby or amateur soccer as they're in the same boat as GAA so it's not as if the local GAA club will lose out on players going off playing local soccer etc. This reflects the reality. Whatever about 2021, no amateur team sport can be played in Ireland this year. Anyone who thinks otherwise is not listening to what the public health experts are saying every single day." I really don't mean to be flippant but which public health experts are saying amateur sport should be banned until 2021?"]Listen to what they are saying. Of course they're not explicitly saying no amateur sport will be playable. They don't want/have to spell it out.
What they are all saying the world over is that social distancing will remain a feature of life until a vaccine is found (that's 12 to 18 months away at best).
How can you play any team sport applying a two metre rule? Only if the two metre rule doesn't apply. How can that work? Only if players are rigorously tested and isolated from family etc for days on end before and after matches. Only professional sport can contemplate and fund that and with a high risk appetite which no amateur player or organisation could tolerate.
Hence no GAA until maybe sometime in 2021, maybe not even then, maybe 2022. For now though it's enough to suspend all GAA activity until the end of 2020 and in doing so GAA officials can stop making fools out of themselves.
Onion Breath (National) - 27/04/2020 18:32:05
|
|
Dublin v Carlow - 3 Like(s)
Replying To gormdubhgorm: "Sure haven't the Meath footballer supporters being doing that for nearly as long!?
:D
So I wouldn't be alone there!
In my original post about the game I simply stated that Eire Og is a pocket of Carlow that plays football that I know of.
It is not my fault that Carlow club football does not get national coverage
By the way has Carlow ever thought of merging with Kilkenny by the way, plenty of footballers there who never get a chance.
Sure aren't you all the one dail constituency anyways?
I think that lollipop wasp jersey's would look fairly snazzy.
It is nice to see Carlow supporters getting cocky, and giving lip for once in fairness.
Any more then one win every six years in leinster they would be in danger of losing the run of themselves entirely!" No, we haven't thought of merging with Kilkenny, and no thanks as the notion has no appeal. We have our own identity and and stand alone history as a county and we're kind of proud of it, although I admit it's hard sometimes!
I would rather win once in six years as we are than win an all Ireland as part of some combined unit (not that that would happen anyway even if all of Leinster joined together I doubt such a team would beat Dublin at the moment to be honest).
As for joining with Kilkenny on the basis of Dáil constituencies, I'm surprised to hear a Dub making that suggestion. How many different constituencies are there representing all of Dublin ... that might an idea alright.
Onion Breath (Dublin) - 25/05/2017 13:58:41
|
|
Dublin v Carlow - 3 Like(s)
Replying To gormdubhgorm: "I was there is 93 when they were in the final so you are right I don't know much about Carlow football.
But he fairness who does?" Do you always base your opinions about the strengths or otherwise of other teams on the basis of one match you attended 24 years ago?
Onion Breath (Dublin) - 24/05/2017 21:27:55
|
|
The Corona Virus And Possible Effects To GAA Matches - 3 Like(s)
Replying To moc.dna: "What happened to posts on the GAA season tickets, did Hoganstand get a phone call." They did, and the got one on the failed drugs test as well.
Onion Breath (National) - 30/04/2020 20:57:52
|
|
Joe Mcdonagh Cup 2022 - 3 Like(s)
Tough on Carlow after getting the win they needed but margins are very tight in this competition. It's a fantastic competition it has to be said. It must be doing the counties good to play such ferociously competitive matches week after week in this. With Laois or Westmeath coming down and most likely Kildare coming up, or Kerry or Antrim staying in it it's a mouth watering competition for next year. Be nice if RTE could show a live game in it each week. The start times on Saturday afternoons would allow it. Good to give it more profile.
Onion Breath (National) - 21/05/2022 17:43:11
|
|
National League 2018 - 3 Like(s)
Replying To leitrim4sam: "Wow Carlow are really getting ahead of themselves for a team that (to the best of my knowledge) have only beaten division 4 teams over the past few years including in their "magnificent championship run" last year. It's a bit annoying like" Fair enough but although we lost to Dublin and Monaghan we were very competitive against these division 1 teams. That's gives us great grounds for optimism. It mightn't last but let us dare to dream/get ahead of ourselves for a bit longer please. Its very rare that we can. It's been 33 years since we were last promoted out of the bottom division in football and we think we've a great chance this year. If we don't it'll be a crushing disappointment. You might think ye'r at a low ebb right now but what we'd give to have living memory of winning a provincial title and playing in an all Ireland semi like ye did in 94. At least ye have that, we've nothing but black and white photos of men in caps!
Onion Breath (Leitrim) - 09/02/2018 09:49:18
|
|
The GAA And "Northern Ireland" - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Saynothing: "I take it by that statement you weren't at the unveiling of the statue to Kevin Barry in Rathvilly. He'd be turning in his grave. The NORTH of Ireland has enough boys like you in Jim Allister and the like. I thought you'd be watching the funeral instead of replying to posts. Keep taking the mints. From all in the North." Typical still fighting the wars of yesteryear. The vast majority have successfully moved on and successive generations now accept the constitutional position as agreed by the vast majority including nationalists in Northern Ireland which meant recognition of Northern Ireland. The backwoodsmen can't bring themselves to utter the words Northern Ireland, in spite of its official and democratically mandated status, but they need to left there to die off and the GAA is foolish to be pandering to such idiots.
Onion Breath (National) - 17/04/2021 21:07:13
|
|
The Corona Virus And Possible Effects To GAA Matches - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Talking_Sense: "Absolute nothing statement . It's just same pretty much as government said last week. There will be no club or county with this virus around. Clubs I doubt very much have any liability either insurance wise against Covid 19 and players or supporters could take this virus home to relatives and people could and will die.
Can't play without a vaccine or this virus gone. GAA are just stalling for time. They should just come out and call it a day for 2020" Been saying this for weeks.
I said they should have just suspended all GAA activities, everything apart maybe from virtual Scor, for the remainder of 2020 and put it to bed. Instead they go and have more meetings and then issue a statement about .... inter county activity .... which betrays what their real interest is ... making money somehow this year.
They need to end the ongoing continuing nonsense of this endless speculation and quoted comments from individual players who understandably are dying (no pun intended) to get back playing but who don't have any responsibility for public health and safety.
Onion Breath (National) - 07/05/2020 10:16:56
|
|
The Corona Virus And Possible Effects To GAA Matches - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Crossgaa: "There will be no championship football this year. GAA have appointed 5 doctors on advisory committee so no way in hell they will advise for games to go forward.
I think more importantly that underage club games should go ahead and this virus poses no treat to young people.
GAA will make no money with behind closed door games but I can't see how they just can't go with smaller crowds at games and space them out." "I think more importantly that underage club games should go ahead and this virus poses no treat to young people."
Lord, save us (from the likes of this).
Onion Breath (National) - 07/05/2020 10:21:36
|
|
Cleverest / wittiest GAA flags - 3 Like(s)
During the 1980's early 90's Carlow had big Tommy Dywer in the middle. At 6ft 7 he was virtually unplayable when fit.
There was a banner at the Carlow Leix game in 85 in the Carlow colours placed behind the wire at the side of the pitch.
It read "The men behind the wire".
Younger readers probably won't get it.
Onion Breath (National) - 18/08/2017 21:30:20
|
|
How Little Does A Leinster Mean To Dubs? - 3 Like(s)
Replying To royaldunne: "It would appear that when as colm orouke said that there is more wife's girlfriends and mothers wearing a Leinster medal as a pendant than other players in province has actually won one. 8 in a row would seem like a fantastic achievement, but when u look that average winning margin was 20 points. Do they really care? It's a genuine question, I have known a couple of past Dublin players (80/90s ) who absolutely adore their Leinster medals and winning province. Is it now more relatable to a obc medal?
I'm not having a go, I just want to know is it really that devalued?? And before anyone starts with the Meath this or that , I'm only too well aware where Meath are, we are getting there (u17/u20) but unfortunately it will take time. Let's be honest dubs are gonna win 10 in a row Leinster. Is it time to scrap it ?? I hope not as I adore the championship knock out style. But has it had its day in current format?" Who cares what Colm O'Rourke thinks. Blowing his own trumpet again today going on about how he had met with the GAA president to outline his proposals to reform the championship and saying he's willing to,serve on any group established to look into this. Astonishing arrogance. He had his chance years ago and his proposals died a death at congress. Yesterdays man in every sense. Needs to drift away.
Onion Breath (National) - 24/06/2018 22:47:31
|