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Who would be on your dream team of TV pundits for the new season? johnocarroll17 (Limerick) - Posts: 408 - 26/04/2021 22:20:51 2338868 Link 1 |
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Oisin McConville, Peter Canavan and Joe Brolly. Anyone but the RTE panel. Sean Cavanagh, Pat Spillane, Tomas o Se are particularly poor especially on the highlights programme.
thegadfly (Cavan) - Posts: 290 - 27/04/2021 09:52:55 2338885 Link 4 |
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or vice versa topic...who would not be on it. Dessie Dolan, Colm says the same stuff all the time O Rourke, Pat trying to be funy but failing Spillane, Tomás O Sé etc etc
the creeler (Cavan) - Posts: 512 - 27/04/2021 09:58:17 2338889 Link 1 |
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For me I'd like to see Tony Davis, Anthony Tohill, Dara ó Cinnéide. KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 27/04/2021 10:22:57 2338894 Link 2 |
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Great topic JohnO. GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7345 - 27/04/2021 10:43:12 2338896 Link 8 |
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Think we need more pro Dublin analysts on it!!!
the creeler (Cavan) - Posts: 512 - 27/04/2021 10:47:25 2338897 Link 1 |
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Get rid of Dessie Dolan, he's too fond of Dublin in my opinion and it shows in his punditry. Anyone who finally mentions Dublin's negative style of play would have my vote to be a dream pundit. But they are afraid to say it on rte. leitrimguy1985 (Leitrim) - Posts: 57 - 27/04/2021 10:48:38 2338899 Link 1 |
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I agree with you. Dessie Dolan calling Dublin players by first names is stomach churning- like he is friends with them. Now maybe he is, assume he is when he does that and that is his perogative. But he certainly should not be on when they are playing in that case as there can be no objectivity if this is the case and RTE should step in but we all know that won't happen.
the creeler (Cavan) - Posts: 512 - 27/04/2021 11:00:39 2338902 Link 2 |
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do ye have tvs in leitrim ?
Stmunnsriver (Wexford) - Posts: 2842 - 27/04/2021 11:03:09 2338903 Link 3 |
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McGuinness, Canavan and Star did a decent job together last year. They were lightyears ahead of RTE for insight, tactics and a bit of enthusiasm which seems to be in short supply on RTE. Some good chemistry between them too. Thats the trio I'd like to see as the future of GAA coverage if possible. SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2385 - 27/04/2021 11:07:22 2338904 Link 2 |
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They're not doing too bad for a team with a 'negative style of play'. It's about winning games not entertaining the TV audience
GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7345 - 27/04/2021 11:10:56 2338906 Link 9 |
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No need for that now- what age are you?? Grow up
the creeler (Cavan) - Posts: 512 - 27/04/2021 11:13:38 2338907 Link 1 |
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And I'd also have Willy Hegarty, the commentator for Shannonside And Northern Sound. He's priceless.
thegadfly (Cavan) - Posts: 290 - 27/04/2021 11:14:27 2338908 Link 1 |
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Agree with you here 100%. definitely not about entertaining people- all about winning. Nonetheless, I think the point he was making was that Dublin certainly do engage in negative football and the dark arts. There is no question about that. However you would think that listening to RTE it is always and ever only football played in the correct way with no negativity at all whereas if other teams do it they are instantly criticised. Same analysis should be applied to all counties irrespective of who they are or what they have won. That is what objectivity is but as we know that is in very short supply in this country. Everyone seems to have an agenda. the creeler (Cavan) - Posts: 512 - 27/04/2021 11:17:54 2338910 Link 1 |
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what is a tvs? That's a tv channel I haven't heard of?
leitrimguy1985 (Leitrim) - Posts: 57 - 27/04/2021 11:18:52 2338911 Link 2 |
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Well that's it, it worked for Tyrone in the mid 00's yet rte pundits were quick to hop on their style of play constantly, you never hear a similar peep out of the same pundits actually that are still there about Dublin and their backpassing.
leitrimguy1985 (Leitrim) - Posts: 57 - 27/04/2021 11:19:58 2338912 Link 3 |
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Tyrone had a great team, some class footballers and played some great football too. They dabbled in the dark arts like a lot of team but the winning teams do it when at the most effective times. Pat Spillane was getting in ahead of the clickbaiting generation with the puke football tag. It's the ultimate compliment to a team who's won that opposition pundits starting picking holes in their style of play. A bad news story always sells more papers than a good news story.
GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7345 - 27/04/2021 11:48:46 2338919 Link 8 |
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My point is they are afraid to say it about Dublin, remember Jim Gavin barred rte from a press thing after a game. They plamas that Dublin team completely in a biased way that is no good for balanced punditry as they dont want to lose access to their cash cow, they are completely compromised in this. And I mentioned that here and got smart alec responses for highlighting it. Can nobody else see the amount of time the ball goes backwards when Dublin play. Yet rte pundits would say this is clever play as opposed to negative. I don't understand it at all. The only reason I can see is some of the ones that are there years are afraid to open their mouths least they go the way of Mr Brolly out the doras.
leitrimguy1985 (Leitrim) - Posts: 57 - 27/04/2021 11:55:15 2338921 Link 3 |
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Do you not see how often it goes forward? Hence the huge scores they rack up Dublin play a system that renders the blanket useless and have perfected it now because they play against such so often.. practically every game So well why run into swarm tackles? it's exactly what the blanket wants, to get you to over commit, be impatient and then be countered at pace. If the opposition team didn't have 14 behind the ball Dublin wouldn't play the way they do, but everyone is to cautious amd conservative to play any other way because they'll get torn up... By all means setup man v man.. but it's not going to happen, so Dublin will continue to play what's in front of them and continue to counter such with a tried, tested, perfected system. Dublin can play anyway you want but it's the opposition that dictates that. I'm sure you'd love to watch Dublin run into traps but best of luck with that. It's not going to happen. when Dublin have such a massive advantage in being tactically superior... it's beyond stupid to suggest otherwise. jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 27/04/2021 12:56:33 2338927 Link 7 |
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They aren't tactically superior, they are tactically negative. Passing the ball amongst your own team mates on your own 45 yard line isn't positive football no matter how you spin it.
leitrimguy1985 (Leitrim) - Posts: 57 - 27/04/2021 13:07:25 2338928 Link 4 |