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Jack Mccaffrey - 9 Like(s)
Replying To KingdomBoy1: "He's got nothing more to prove you say? Well he didn't prove he could win a big championship game outside of crokepark :-)" Neither has David Clifford to be fair. All big championship games are in Croke PArk for both Kerry and Dublin.
tiobraid (National) - 29/06/2020 16:38:34
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Pearse Stadium - 9 Like(s)
Felt really sorry for two good teams having to play at the side of the ocean today. Salthill is just not suitable for games. Two good teams. The one big reason for the game being poor was the conditions. All for a city like Galway having cship games but every second game in salthill is ruined by the conditions
tiobraid (National) - 26/05/2019 21:18:36
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Dubs V Mayo - 9 Like(s)
What are people on about with the John Small tackle? If a man on your team hit a lad as clean as that you'd be delighted. I've watched it 20 times and see it equally as good as the Paudie maher tackle on John canning a few years ago. If it was any other player or county apart from Small there'd be nothing about it
tiobraid (National) - 15/08/2021 21:59:46
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Money Grabbing Gareth Brooks - 8 Like(s)
Replying To BarneyGrant: "DJ the latest to criticise the new scenario.
Makes no sense to basically disappear GAA from the sports headlines for half the year. No wonder half the country think they're from some kip in England or Scotland." Did you ever play club GAA at adult level or do you ever watch or go to your local club games? If the GAA wasn't already 12 months of the year then it certainly is now.
tiobraid (National) - 17/12/2021 11:08:18
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On What Grounds? - 6 Like(s)
Replying To daytona11: "It's the one thing that has let down this Dublin group and will always be mentioned when people talk about their greatness. Connolly putting hands on the linesman, John Smalls red card and now Costello. A black mark for sure." This Dublin team will be remembered as a great team who played football the right way, tough but fair and with a panel and management team who are the most humble I've ever seen in the GAA. Counties who have won nothing don't carry themselves like the way these Dublin players do. They're certainly not the team that blew kisses to the hill like before.
What really sums them up is how little media they do. Not picking on mayo but they for example always have a queue of players ready to give interviews. Dublin are on a different level to everyone else before you even bring football into it at all.
tiobraid (National) - 28/11/2020 22:46:08
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Dean Rock Free Taking Project - 6 Like(s)
Well done to him. Great idea. Club managers are pulling in thousands a year and not many have issues with it. Always been a big Dean Rock fan. Easily the most under rated player in the country for me.
So many hurling free takers get lauded for big scores in games and more often than not, all are from frees. Yet people state that Rock scores little from play when its not the case. His scores from play is up there with any top Dublin forward, past or present.
Comes across as a real genuine and level headed guy so goo luck to him.
tiobraid (National) - 08/07/2020 18:01:38
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Kilkenny V Waterford - 5 Like(s)
Replying To Canuck: "I am going to rant. I never blame refs and always defend them even against my own team but that was absolutely scandalous. In the first quarter every time a Kilkenny player got bottled up he gave a free. If he applied the same to Jamie Barron he would have 10 frees on his own. Once Kilkenny got well ahead he began to give the odd one to us at the wrong end of the field. Guess what he started again when it got down to two points. One in particular Ryan threw up the ball and caught it again, got challenged and a free to Kilkenny. Look I have the greatest respect for Kilkenny and hate making our win about refereeing but if we had got pipped it would be a sore point for ever more.
Looking forward to tomorrow and hopefully we can put it up to the winners." First of all well done on a supper performance.
Secondly while I was delighted for one Tipp man I was ashamed of the other. He done absolutely everything to hand that game to kk. I don't know if he and Cahill has some rivalry or what but that was a disgrace. None more so that the last quarter when Kk got 3 of the softest frees in a row I've ever seen.
Embarrassing stuff.
However let's not take a away from a huge performance and Waterford will have the country behind them from here on in. Bennett is probably the most unorthodox skilful hurler I've seen and he's been doing it for years and finally seems to have the injuries behind him. I'd imagine a lot of people in Waterford would have questioned Cahill when he laid down his marker at the start but they must love him now!
tiobraid (National) - 28/11/2020 20:45:15
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Wexford Intercounty Hurling 2023 - 5 Like(s)
Absolutely sickened to hear what happened at yesterdays game. I hate to say it but you don't have to go far to hear racist remarks in this country and from people you don't expect too. It's so widespread in this country from ethnicity, nationality to religion, there's comments I hear so often.
I hope the culprit is found and identified.
I've seen comments saying that Lee Chin is as Irish as any of us. To me that's not much better. If he's Chinese, British, Nigerian or from anywhere else it doesn't make any difference.
Not sure what can be done but the very least I hope he's identified and gets a day in court for it.
tiobraid (National) - 09/04/2023 09:37:48
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Mayo V Dublin - 5 Like(s)
Keegan conceded one goal and should be 2. Liability in full back line as I predicted
tiobraid (National) - 10/08/2019 18:03:28
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Monster Hurling Weekend (Your Predictions) - 4 Like(s)
Replying To Trump2020: "Dublin over KK? Fair play to you." You went for Galway over Wexford... why shouldn't he go for his own?
tiobraid (National) - 31/10/2020 06:17:50
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2021 National Hurling League - 4 Like(s)
Replying To Newyorkkat: "A good rules change would be, on puck outs, goal keeper must puck the ball past half way line before his own team can touch the ball." Ludicrous. Defending team then filters everyone back in that case while the team with the puckout has to mainly hold their positions. Would turn into an awful spectacle
tiobraid (National) - 07/06/2021 15:20:50
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Shefflin Leaving Ballyhale - 4 Like(s)
Replying To Cockney_Cat: "There are a lot of people on here, from outside Kilkenny, who seem to know the ins and outs of Henry Shefflin's and Kilkenny's future plans." Do you ever have opinions or analysis of your own or do you always just comment negatively on everyone else's posts?
tiobraid (National) - 27/01/2020 21:37:54
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Galway Hurling thread - 4 Like(s)
Replying To clare_sparrow: "this is the reason we should be getting in lads at minor level who are at least 6 foot 2. and push for lads over 6 foot 5. get them to hurl and wel be onto something. A lot easier to train big lads to hurl than it is to get small lads strong..." Theres some obsession over the years on big tall lads from the Galway posters.
Id say the opposite is true. You cant turn anyone into a Joe Canning or an Eoin Kelly but you can def add bulk to most players. The best talent should be nurtured and not cherry big bigger players and end up with a team of "manufactured hurlers". Completely the wrong road to go down in my opinion.
tiobraid (National) - 07/06/2023 15:33:59
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National Hurling League 2022 - 4 Like(s)
Replying To baire: "I never saw JC strike a player with a hurley, never. I couldn't say the same about GH." Ah come on now! You're surely being sarcastic here?
tiobraid (National) - 14/02/2022 13:49:18
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Congrats Dublin on 3 in a row!! - 4 Like(s)
It's probably perceived that all the neutrals were shouting for mayo but that's not the case. I'm delighted this dublin team have won 3 in a row. From afar they look to be one of the most humble and downto earth lads to ever win anything. They're a credit to everyone they represent
And they play football the proper way. Well done and enjoy it
tiobraid (National) - 18/09/2017 23:07:00
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Team Of The Decade ( Eir Sport ) Style - 4 Like(s)
Replying To ConnollyDub: "Rock Over-rated?? Come off it man...if anything he's one of the most under-rated players out there.
When it really matters, he always shows up, on the biggest of days. Arguably Dublin's most influential player in finals ever.
Here's his record in finals during our 5 in a row:
2015:
2pts from frees
2016:
4pts (1 from PLAY)
2016 Replay:
9pts (2 from PLAY)
2017:
7pts (4 from PLAY)
2018:
7pts (4 from PLAY)
2019:
10pts (4 from PLAY)
2019 Replay:
3pts (2 from PLAY)" By far the most under rated player playing at min. Never seen him fail to deliver yet
tiobraid (National) - 04/01/2020 00:14:54
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Flair players - 4 Like(s)
I haven't seen Michael Murphy waltzing through and scoring very often the last couple of years.
tiobraid (National) - 30/06/2016 13:49:04
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2021 Hurling Championship - 4 Like(s)
Replying To Clubgaa: "No he didnt. He got a hurley in the nuts and the natural reaction is to pull back your lower body from the blow and that bends your upper body into a forward motion. Anybody who ever got a belt down there knows what the natural body reaction is." Post of the month award goes to your good self
tiobraid (National) - 11/08/2021 15:33:41
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Super 8 Weekly Predictions - 4 Like(s)
Finally got around to this. jackthedub with another strong showing out in the lead. (Hopefully this is readable when it appears on the forum!)
Week 1 Week2 Total
jacktheDub 4 3 7
Dunmore10 3 3 6
MuckrossHead 3 3 6
Bigmickey 2 3 5
Byanthon 3 2 5
greysoil 3 2 5
Man&Ball 2 3 5
OLLIE 2 3 5
Tirchonaill1 2 3 5
border Gael 2 2 4
kildare73 2 2 4
NaomhNaille 1 3 4
thelongridge 2 2 4
boriordan 0 3 3
GormlaighG 3 0 3
patk 3 0 3
Saffronhurl 3 0 3
tiobraid 2 1 3
waynoI 1 2 3
tribesman125 0 3 3
essmac 0 3 3
eirekeeper 0 3 3
Donegalman 0 3 3
riverboys 0 3 3
GreenandRed 2 0 2
KY4SAM2015 2 0 2
seadog54 1 1 2
The_Fridge 2 0 2
WaitingInTheLongGrass 2 0 2
Tir Conaill Abu 0 2 2
mon07 0 2 2
achara 0 2 2
St.Conleth 1 0 1
Trump2020 0 1 1
KY4SAM2015 0 1 1
lilylanger 0 1 1
blueblood 0 1 1
tiobraid (National) - 27/07/2018 12:12:09
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Limerick V Galway - 4 Like(s)
Replying To Miami305: "Yes it seems harsh alright. You wouldn't want to scare lads from playing in these games in future as a result, where by on the basis of this suspension, players in coming years opt out with an "injury" etc so as to preserve their involvement with the seniors" It's more than harsh, it's a ridiculous rule. It's a seperate competition and he should be let tog out.
Two yellows is no suspension and yet a red in a seperate competition warrants a suspension. Madness.
tiobraid (National) - 16/08/2018 15:56:13
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