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12 weeks for Connolly. Is a GAA Witch Hunt in progress? - 6 Like(s)
Replying To Ulsterman: "Dubs should dry their eyes and take the punishment. Connolly is a superb footballer but he has to get the message that he is subject to the rules like everyone else. This self pitying, myopic, paranoid nonsense from Dublin fans really takes the biscuit. They have had Croke Park, the CCCC, media and many officials in their back pocket for quite a while now and the rest of the country have had their fill of their whinging. I wouldn't be surprised if Dublin do appeal and Connolly gets off on some technicality or legal argument. That however is why Gaelic Games is struggling in places, the one team, one dimension of the Association." I think the main reason Connolly should get this ban is not just because of the incident but because of the two other times he has (and shouldn't have) won appeals with the CCCC not to mention he has serious anger issues and it need to be made an example of.
It's not just on the pitch if anyone remember this incident a few years back
The man needs a bit of sports anger management, there are a few other players in teams across the country that could do with it to...but Connolly is nearly in some incident every game; and you can't at this stage say it's down to everyone being against Dublin..It's just common sense. A fantastic footballer but one with anger issues that you can see on and off the pitch. He could do with those 12 weeks to seriously take a good look at how he's repeatedly letting his team down. He's lucky he plays for Dublin as his discipline goes largely unnoticed because of all the trophies coming in..If he was on a Kerry /Tyrone/mayo or in fact most of the top ten teams he would be viewed as letting his fans and team down.
GameOfTyrones (National) - 06/06/2017 21:14:58
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Elements of the GAA that are No More - 4 Like(s)
Replying To Gleebo: "1. Klaxons at games.
2. The celtic cross emblem at centre-field on All-Ireland final day.
3. Taking non-scorable frees off the ground.
4. The handpassed goal.
5. The Ban/ Rule 21.
6. Not sure about this one, but did Michael Collins recently have a GAA trophy named after him?
7. Ladies football/camogie matches being played being the 21m lines of a full-sized pitch.
8. Cotton togs.
9. Pitch invasions after All-Ireland senior finals." Best of luck to all stewards involved trying to stop number 9 if Mayo win next week haha
GameOfTyrones (National) - 10/09/2016 15:55:51
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Is this Mayo's year? - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Gael85: "The September curse is over. Could this be Mayo year?" I'd like to see it ,just to see the reaction of the players /fans .No victory in any sport could come anywhere near close to Mayo finally winning an AI.
It would be like watching a paralyzed man in a wheelchair stand up after 65 years and walk after eight operations and false hope.
Mayos AI win would be in a different class to Leicester city title or Donegal of 2012. They came out of nowhere and won without any hints of nearly winning for the previous 20 years or so . Famines yes ,but famines without dinner being waved in your face whilst hungry.
I think most fans around the country ( besides Dubs and maybe Fermanagh after this summer) want to see it happen on Saturday because it would be a very very special day in Gaa terms that no one will forget .Every all Ireland Mayo win after their first famine breaker people will not care, nor will it be so special for them as a county , it just can't be , but It's like a sad movie that everyone just needs to see the happy ending so the film can end.
I want to see Aidan O Shea and all the old men in the stands bawling their eyes out with happiness , I want to see the celebrations on the news in castlebar and Enda Kenny singing after ten pints of Porter, I want Mayo for Sam not even from a gaa fans perspective but just as a human being. Just that raw emotion of relief of an entire county to be played out across the country .
Everyone hates watching suffering and I know no one will die because of the result but its this suffering that everyone wants to end .It's just human nature , I can't help but feel sorry for that county and I have family from there so I've always had a little thing for Mayo so I hope they can all do us a favour and win the bloody thing for once!
Went on way longer than I intended , deep rant over.
GameOfTyrones (National) - 30/09/2016 10:03:51
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Mayo vs Roscommon - 3 Like(s)
Replying To oakleafersir: "Yes I have predicted Mayo wins and yes I am going for a Galway win. They drew to Cork and Derry and we're lucky on both. They struggled to Clare massively. What do you want me to say.
They aren't the team they used to be." I'd like to point out people talk about Mayo not being as good as they were 2-3 years ago but until last year Mayo hadn't drawn an all Ireland final since I think 96. They can within a point of an all Ireland, all the other finals in between they were pretty much bet out the gate most of the time or at least comfortably bet.
Although they have no real form it's a bit daft to totally drop them out as not as able to contend with ourselves Kerry or Dublin. Mayo clearly do not work in terms of form. Found that out the hard way last year ! It's all the day with them and regardless of how crap they play against an average team (like last year with nearly every team and Tipp)they still managed to give a real go to Dublin not once but twice.
Yes Mayo are not the team they were 2-3 years . These days they are just ridiculously unpredictable,random somewhat entertaining because of their near misses and collapses but not the same team more in terms of unpredictablity than being not able to beat the best . I don't know what to make of them. I won't be putting any bets on them for any match that's for sure .but I wouldn't write them off because of their form. They obviously don't seem to work that way.
GameOfTyrones (National) - 23/07/2017 19:08:00
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Am Surprised by Kerry - 3 Like(s)
Replying To witnof: "Normally ahead of every ambush '55, 75, 09 etc Kerry talked down their chances. Feed the Dubs hype by basically they were only showing up for the numbers etc. And not much noise other than to talk up Dublin
This time they have basically come out guns blazing (in relative terms) saying they will win, talking about hunger, speed and the bench and that Eamon Fitz has a surprise/new strategy up his sleeve.
This time the 'hype' is all Kerry and Dublin are making no noise other than to say it will be tight.
I thought Kerry would try to fuel the Dublin favouritism. if they lose will they be accused of believing in their own hype as the Dubs of the past have been?" It is reverse Yerracology I think.
I've being looking at polls on different sources on the net.
I think on Joe.ie something like 50( i cant be exact on this one but deffo evenish) percent of people thought Kerry will win.
Pundit Arena says 66 percent to Dublin 33 to Kerry.
Kerry Gaa proboards doesn't have a poll (that I can find anyhow)
On Mayo's main Gaa website it is a little more optimistic with Kerry at 47 percent
Resevouir Dub page doesn't have a poll but general consenus is that Dubs will win.
I would love to say a poll were no Dubs or Kerry fans are voting , I think that would be closer to 75 25 in favour of Dublin although I could be wrong.
GameOfTyrones (National) - 26/08/2016 11:18:50
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This Mayo team will never have a better chance! - 3 Like(s)
Replying To jimbodub: "I wouldn't.
It's a devalued achievement and it tarnishes the once great title
That title should be kept for true champions - something Mayo simply cant be in 2016
Sure Galway are champions over you.. as I said.. 51 will remain long ago!
But sure 3/4 AI Champions is better than nothing so I get your desperate point alright!" Are Barcelona not REALLY champions of LA Liga because they lost five games last year.Are Leicester city not champions because they didn't do it unbeaten?Portugal didn't get a single win in their group and won the euros , not champions?Greece in 2004 even lost a group game.Few people would even remember it. They won't be written into the history book as 3/4 champions.
IF (big if) Mayo win the AI the fans won't care less about your opinion or anyone else thinks about them being '3/4 champions'.All teams in the AI championship play within the rules.Which mean a team can lose one provincial game and still win the AI, big deal.Thread seems like a cheap dig at Mayo ,with one hand building them up to be potential champions with the other hand implying they won't be real ones if they do, but the Dubs will be 'real' champions.It's the stuff I hear twelve-year-olds say.
GameOfTyrones (National) - 16/08/2016 12:55:03
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The word Culchie - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Auldfella: "Told years ago that it originated around a guy who came from Kiltimagh, Mayo and who moved to work in Dublin. Would say to all and sundry that he was from Kulty or Kultimagh and hence the birth of the word Culchie into the local Dublin city slang. Dont know if this is true." Nah, I'd be inclined to go more down the cul-an-ti root of the word's origins.
Irish for back of the house obviously .
Way back when, rural dwellers would enter the back of the house into the kitchen so they wouldn't make a mess of the front of the house that used to be used for formal visits. So they would be known as cul an ti's and you can understand how that end up becoming culchie over time and probably seem strange to the Dubs.So they'd cal us country folk cul-an-ti's then eventually Culchie was coined in today's English .Remember reading up a bit on this for a history project back a few years ago for college.Jackeens is another story but it's not a history forum so i'll shut me mouth with that.
GameOfTyrones (National) - 14/09/2016 19:42:25
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Connacht Championship 2019 - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Galway2019: "In fairness we can't talk about bandwagon supporters, only 6000 showed up to a home championship game last weekend in salthill. Come aug ever man woman and child will be looking for a ticket.
I'm also nearly sure there is only 5/6 clubs max in Mayo who play hurling compared to 80 in Galway. If you are going to have a go at only 250 showing upto a mayo hurling game then your argument is stupid cause on a club to supporter ratio basis they are better supported than what we got for our first home championship game." I think you're right. Hurling and football are too different sports. They might be under the term "Gas but like it or not they are totally different games. If you grew up following hurling It's difficult to get more or as excited about your counties orher code. What about Galway and mayo county handballers.
The interest in a game develops over time. Through passion and tradition. You can't just buy it from a ticket.
Galway have a much larger population. But have to compete with more rugby, hurling and soccer especially in the city. I live here and notice it.
Mayo have half the pop but a more faithful pop around the big ball and that's all there is to it. The two cancel each other out and no divide compared to Dublin and everyone else.
GameOfTyrones (National) - 19/05/2019 13:13:55
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Is there bad blood between Dub and Mayo? - 2 Like(s)
Replying To waynoI: "Are the players and supporters of Dublin and Mayo actually developing a very bitter attitude towards one another ?
I have to say that Dublin's rivals certainly in the last 4 years of so, seem to be Mayo.
We've beaten Kerry each and every time we've played them, Mayo on the other hand seem to have our number. They've taken us to a replay the past two years now.
With all the shinanigans from the Keegan/Connolly crap that happened last year and is spilling out again this year, Paired with the fact the two teams are very close in terms of ability (results speak for themselves too), The ticket situation, The taking over of the hill, The tunnel incident etc...
Is there actually bad blood there ?
Judging by the various Mayo and Dublin facebook and twitter pages, there is certainly no love lost, A lot of personal stuff being posted in the comments between Dublin and Mayo "supporters" .." Between fans I doubt theyre is much more than the odd isolated drunken brawl in a pub over a bit of slagging.I'd imagine the Mayo fans may have a little bit more rage with Dublin than the other way around ,simply because Dublin have been doing what Mayo can't ,win AI's.Dublin are just are out there on their own as the county most have a natural disliking towards.
It's hard not to hate the neighbour with a new merc and your going around still driving a 1999 Honda civic . . but then everyone else is a little bit jealous of Dublin , same thing with Kilkenny for years and Kerry some years ago.
I doubt the players actually hate each other but a few match ups might be a little more anger fueled ,particularly Connolly and Keegan ..and no harm , always makes for good entertainment.
I quite enjoy Dublin/Mayo games because of this rivalry that has been going the past few years.With Mayo and Dublin I always think before the game I'm not sure who will win , I can't say I feel this way about Dublin and any other team, even ourselves or Kerry ( in my opinion)are not yet ready to actually run Dublin to the wire for 75 mins . The Kerry/Dublin rivalry is dying off simply because Kerry can't beat Dublin anymore . Mayo can and that is what I think gets under the Dubs skin a little . Most other teams just hope for the best against Dublin ,Mayo 100% believe they can win and I think nearly every Dub fan knows in the back of their minds when playing Mayo there's a chance they might lose..I know you can say there is a chance that Dublin could lose Kerry or Tyrone but if I was a Dub fan I probably wouldn't right now believe they would lose to either,but Mayo would be the team that would have me worried and that is where a good rivalry comes from , two evenly matched teams and that feeling of terror and anxiety as a fan not knowing for sure who will win .
GameOfTyrones (National) - 30/09/2016 09:23:26
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Galway vs Mayo - 2 Like(s)
First thing's first Comer is angry beast of a player who any team in the country would love to have!
Secondly; good exciting game.
Lastly; I don't like Mayo's management moves today. Not sure why you would take off Andy Moran when momentum was building and when he just scored a point? They probably could have done with throwing Aidan O'Shea further up the pitch too when he came on. Don't know what use he is to a team that is trailing hanging around the backs passing the ball about; he needs to be making them strong runs through the Galway defence when their backs were tired.
Interested to see where Galway will be at come August...and Mayo for that matter. Mayo haven't fell apart exactly, they probably would have won this with 15 players. A red card is huge in football especially early in the game.Higgins was a big blow but that is the game of football! Where are they now? Much the same as this time last year really.No need to press the panic button just yet. If there was an extra few minutes there they would have won and with 14 men but IFs and buts are no good. They badly, so badly need a decent full forward they can bring on to deliver when Moran is getting tired etc or start someone who is at that same level. Don't know if they have that this year, seen little of the young forwards in the league. Although Boland is a decent new addition...Qualifiers is a blessing for them as there are a few players there out of fitness. I'd still expect them to arrive in Croker for 1/4s and maybe semis.
As for Galway, they have been steadily getting better but they really need a win in Croke Park this year to cement their place as a top team; winning div.2 and beating Mayo twice in a row is good progress but Croker is where it is at. I can't praise Comer enough, just his presence their in the forwards he always looked a danger and went in with some crazy strong shoulders. Presuming they win Connaught and beat Roscommon ( after they presumably beat Leitrim ) then they need a 1/4 final win. It's the next step for this bunch. After that who knows what might happen but they do need more composure in the last 15mins. Dublin would have put them to the sword with the way they approached the last 15 minutes.
GameOfTyrones (National) - 11/06/2017 20:51:08
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The Corona Virus And Possible Effects To GAA Matches - 2 Like(s)
Replying To arock: "I disagree totally, you are saying we give up lock ourselves away and horde food probably while neighbours starve! Panic is one way for a life form to become extinct. I am sure I could (but couldn't care less) produce a different set of numbers. The vast majority of those that die are in a specific age bracket and a lit have underlying conditions. HSE published guidelines today, one guideline said if a self quarantined ill patient gets worse they should get a relative to bring to hospital so as not to overwork the ambulance service. If that is the level of compatence of the health officials in charge we are doomed. But go about as if nothing is wrong, do not ban matches, defy the scare mongerers and enjoy life. GAA has a part to play and not falling for the idiotic mass panic gripping everyone is good." The stats I'm getting you can get from the lancet medical journal case studies/meta anaylsis. Although those are figures coming from the CCP, so I'd expect a fair bit of under-reporting of cases and deaths, so possibly a little worse. Simple as 1 in 5 go to hospital. The CFR is about 2-3% but it's hard to get an accurate reading in the middle of a pandemic but the flu is about 0.1-0.2
The vast majority are in the over 40 category, yes, but there is a significant minority who do not have underlying conditions and are not young, such as a 22 year old female, International Iranian soccer player who died with it and many doctors and nurses in the 20-45 category. It is a very new virus and to think the typical Irish " It will all be grand" and make a few jokes is not how this should be dealt with.
In 1918, Spanish flu killed over 20'000 in this country, we had a pop of about 4.3 million at the time of 1911 census, and roughly 800'000 got it. No, that didn't kill everyone either and luckily, unlike Spanish flu this virus targets the young less but.. In perspective, this virus has the SAME CFR (case fatality rate) as Spanish flu ( and I'd expect it to only increase with volume as hospitals become overwhelmed, as pneumonia needs oxygen treatment and those 1 in 5 cases will not all be able to receive it)
Secondly, this virus has a reproductive value of between r4 and r6.7. That is double, possibly triple, as infectious as Spanish flu. So 20'000 of 1918-1919 in Ireland, could go to 60'000 here, and that is not an unrealistic estimate. Flu kills about 500 a year here, they are simply not in the same boat what so ever.
If you think for a second the world's second biggest economy would build many hospitals and effectively stop production for something parallel with the flu, you're totally wrong.
Everything should be closed now while we have the chance, sports, airports the lot. Also about to be the biggest economic collapse in our history, but that's another topic and not going into it as this is a sports forum and the health part is what will be the main concern.
It's not about mass panic, but that will come naturally with something as serious as this. What do expect the government to do, even if they full out well know ( which I presume many of them have a fair idea)that a decent chunk of the population will die with this. They'll never tell everyone to panic. Panic is only useful for the individual, not the society. Which is up to a few like the HSE, WHO, CDC to try and prevent that, but once people start to notice the deaths/shortages of food/events being cancelled,etc. They will wake up to the reality and panic can no longer be stopped and that's the situation in most of Asia, the U.S and parts of Italy/France/Germany at the minute.
GAA will always be around, banning matches is worth it if it can slow things down for a bit. They will be banning them anyway, I have no doubt about it, be it in a week, or in the next month. The virus can clearly live at high temps as well as is the case with HK and Singapore right now, so don't see a summer burn out sadly.
GameOfTyrones (National) - 01/03/2020 08:47:25
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All the talk about Ulster!!!!Connacht is the strongest - 2 Like(s)
What is this my daddy is bigger than your daddy stuff lol.
If two Connaught teams end up in the semis there is a case for that arguement. But come on Roscommon/Galway and Mayo haven't beaten anyone yet really other than each other.
I can't even remember the last time I seen Galway or Roscommon get past a 1/4. They've improved but just relax. There are posters here who have seen their team win multiple all Ireland's but wouldn't post this gloating stuff.
GameOfTyrones (National) - 23/07/2017 19:22:34
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How many current players will be "legends"? - 2 Like(s)
Conor McManus
GameOfTyrones (National) - 05/08/2016 16:23:50
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Brolly on Gooch - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Gael85: "Whelan is a decent analyst. Analysis the games well and has a good knowledge of the modern game tacics/systems. One of the few pundits who genuinely knows players from counties outside Division 1. Time to rid Spillane and Brolly, Spillane has little knowledge of teams outside the top 4 and his party piece is listing scoring average of teams and guff about blanket defence. Brolly is an intelligent guy but spends too much time winding other pundits and can be quite annoying." Ha yeah now that you mention it he does rant on about average scoring etc.
GameOfTyrones (National) - 06/05/2017 22:22:42
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Dublin v Kerry call it in a word / winning margin. - 2 Like(s)
Replying To TraleeDynamo: "Kerry by 6. Dubs wont have the hunger. It is impossible to win back to back titles" That is just madness, it is obviously possible,even Offaly have done it many years back .It has been done before by lots of teams and how do you explain Kilkenny? Do you think they lack hunger because they have won so many All-Irelands?'Hunger' will not be an issue for the Dubs I'm sorry but it really won't . Everyone is hungry , even Leitrim are hungry but it is about ability and skill , something Dublin have buckets of.
Give any other reason as to why Dublin might lose , but hunger will not be an issue for them,thinking otherwise you might just be trying to pull the wool over your own eyes.I don't intend offence over that either.
GameOfTyrones (National) - 25/08/2016 20:42:06
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The Corona Virus And Possible Effects To GAA Matches - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Trump2020: "Just starting a thread on the possible havoc that the Corona Virus could have on GAA matches from both scheduling and attendance standpoints. As scheduling is already very tight due to things like weather and club vs county matches, a major pandemic could be ruinous to the 2020 GAA season and beyond. Thoughts?" There will be no 2020 championship. End of. Cannot see it. Be very lucky to finish the league but after this weekend, the start of cancelling games. Spread of this virus will only get worse.
GameOfTyrones (National) - 28/02/2020 07:11:19
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Mayo Should Park The Bus V the Dubs - 2 Like(s)
Replying To rossy15: "I'd say ur confusing the 2 o Connors
Cillian has been brilliant for the last couple of games
Its diarmuid that's not playing well ...since he came back from injury" Nope not mixing them up .Diarmaid was playing fine until injury, Great game against Kildare.Been a little quiet lately but he tips away with distant points here and there.
Cillian has had one or two good games ,he played decent against us and he stepped it up when they played Westmeath but I don't think he played amazing the last day against Tipp ,yes he always gets high scores but he does take the frees . Been missing some of them to lately. I have watched him from his very first game of the championship. His very first game against London he was black carded after 5 mins. Galway he didn't show up . Fermanagh not really, Kildare his brother and Evan Regan really outshun him,westmeath he had a good game(although missed a lot of frees and scored mostly from play if i recall correctly), against us a decent one , against Tipp off form again .
I know Mayo fans reading this hold him in serious high regard but his form is very much like Mayo's this year ,stop start . I always thought he was an amazing player but this year he isn't as good as usual , he may have a cracker of a final and prove me wrong.Evan Regan is their second highest scorer and for the life of me I don't know why he has been dropped for Doherty. Maybe due to inexperience against bigger teams or because he is not exactly a physically strong player like Andy or Cillian I don't know but I really think he should be given a start considering his speed and finese that he would bring against Dublin ,not to mention his free taking from the right side of the pitch which is pretty decent,no Dean Rock but very decent.
GameOfTyrones (National) - 29/08/2016 22:33:22
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The Corona Virus And Possible Effects To GAA Matches - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Gleebo: "Nail on the head there.
There was a confirmed case in my city the other day and people are losing their minds, panic hoarding foodstuffs and whatnot. Most people who contract it will get a slightly heavy cold FFS!
That said, if the rugby crowd are cancelling Six Nations' fixtures, then other sports may be instructed by the government to do similar, especially if there are cases confirmed in Ireland.
Who knows, we may end up with a situation similar to the food and mouth outbreak, where the championship gets pushed back to autumn.
Hopefully it won't come to pass!" I think a lot of Irish people are doing the Irish"it will be grand thing".
I never worried over bird flu, swine flu(even though that is technically the same strain the killed 50-100 million back in 1918) Anyway, this is different. You only have to look at the governments of the globe to see that.
If you want to find real official stats on the flu v Covid19 . You can look at the lancet medical journal.
Flu infected 100 people, two go to hospital. None die and roughly 1 in 1000-2000 die.
Covid19 infects 100 people, twenty go to hospital. Three die. Now those 20 will probably develop pneumonia, otherwise they probably wouldn't need to be there. That means oxygen treatment.
A large number of those will need ICU. North and South of the border already has issues with beds. So you could see that 3 easily go to 10/15 in time when you can't treat people with oxygen and that is not an unrealistic possibility.
Add in the fact that most of the pharma companies get their basic ingredients from China, there will come a time when there's shortages for basic drugs for diabetes and BP.
Not to mention it has the possibility to almost stop the total world food supply and turn into back into the stone age.
I think in this case, for once, those going to do big shops are right.
GameOfTyrones (National) - 28/02/2020 10:48:03
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Monaghan vs Fermanagh - 2 Like(s)
Replying To foxes_denn: "Hardcore, You having be rabbiting on about Monaghan this 10 years and you will always live in the Shadow of the Cavan man. MOnaghan are typical TG4 footballers. Play well in the league but useless in the Championship. And if you get over Fermanagh this weekend you will be in for a pasting in Breffni when you enter the Foxes Denn!" Monaghan will beat Cavan by nearly as much as they will beat Fermanagh today. I'm sorry but it's true. I I'd have my money on them for Ulster never mind beating the Fermanagh/Cavan.
GameOfTyrones (National) - 20/05/2017 14:13:36
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The Corona Virus And Possible Effects To GAA Matches - 2 Like(s)
Replying To suckvalleypaddy: "I agree with John O'Mahony that the worst case scenario to finish off the league is to make final 2 rounds behind closed doors. They could scrap the football final and just play the hurling between the 2 best teams in each group. The virus is a cold weather phenomenon by all accounts and when it comes back next winter there could be a vaccine. Look at Singapore, warm weather no deaths, under control. Opposite to Northern Italy. Closed doors to games for now I suppose." No. Doesn't explain Brazil. They are currently growing at the exact same speed as us with cases roughly and their number is within a few digits, yet temperatures of 30+. It's 20c in Naples at the minute and it's certainly not slowing . I don't think we get much days over 21 a year to be honest so the weather won't exactly kill it.
GameOfTyrones (National) - 11/03/2020 21:22:44
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