The Ulster championship is without doubt the most boring.This game is like a Junior A game, there is nothing good to say about this game.To come on here and slag off every other province is ridiculous after another poor Ulster clash.

mikeyjohn (Galway) - Posts: 305 - 21/06/2009 14:59:18    318276

It wasn't awful football, just really boring!
The atmosphere in Casement today seemed akin to a funeral.

JuanVeron (Westmeath) - Posts: 1866 - 21/06/2009 15:43:46    318305

mickeyjohn did you see the state of the quality on offer last night between Mayo & Roscommon. Highly entertaining stuff if you ask me.....

our_fella (UK) - Posts: 119 - 21/06/2009 15:52:03    318317

Im delighted derry are out ..

Lofty (Monaghan) - Posts: 727 - 21/06/2009 15:53:35    318320

Absolutely and totally mind numbingly boring.

Football is dreadful.

Thank goodness for Mayo yesterday.

As I said elsewhere I suspect Roscommon would win Ulster, easily.

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 21/06/2009 15:55:04    318323

With all due respect to a great Tyrone team, this was trully awful stuff to watch.

I blame Derry. A team with very limited talent (especially missing the individual talents like Doherty, Kielt and Muldoon) has to do two things: Work very very hard and drag more talented opposition down to their level. Derry did those two things for the first three quarters of the game today resulting in very poor fare for the spectator. It was only when Tyrone introduced fresh talent and prowess to the game that they could throw off the shackles that Derry had put on them and go on to let class shine through, destroying Derry. Now I cant fault Derry for hard graft and effort and trying to do what they had to do but it results in negative boring play. Im not saying they were dirty either but the way they played was indicative of a team without much in the line of deadly, natural talent. It was sad to see Tyrone getting bogged down in this with their great individual talent like Kavanagh & O'Neill not shining as brightly as they should but when Dooher, Brian McGuigan and Sean O'Neill came on it was like fresh air had been breathed into the game. Talents began to shine through which of course, went in Tyrones favour.

I dont want to get into Anti-Ulster stuff because to class an Ulster team like Tyrone as anything but trully great footballers is unfair but this was very poor tack for the most part due to Derrys negativity!

spudenator (Laois) - Posts: 1052 - 21/06/2009 16:06:26    318330

Patrique

You're not taking your nonsense pills again, what have we told you before? That wasn't great but what are Tyrone to do? Teams try to mix it with them, they give it back and then end up grinding out results;teams play football against them and they outplay them. Tyrone can't win sometimes but their class is there for all to see, anyone who says otherwise has an agenda for their own reasons. Derry deserved to lose and they are turning into a cynical team of mixers. Losing respect for Derry fast.

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9817 - 21/06/2009 16:08:40    318334

Football is turning into Rugby League I fear. What can the GAA do to reduce the impact of negative tactics that has been so prominent accross the board this year?

JuanVeron (Westmeath) - Posts: 1866 - 21/06/2009 16:14:42    318337

anyone that defends this game is to blind to see. there was no football in this game pure rubbish

mikeyjohn (Galway) - Posts: 305 - 21/06/2009 16:14:53    318338

mk

You seem to be an expert in pure rubblish as you post a lot of it.

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9817 - 21/06/2009 16:18:09    318342

Ulsterman are you blind this game was middle of the road stuff

mikeyjohn (Galway) - Posts: 305 - 21/06/2009 16:22:49    318343

Ulsterman
County: Antrim
Posts: 685

? That wasn't great but what are Tyrone to do?

Learn how to read.

And stop being paranoid. I never mentioned Tyrone except to congratulate them. Ulster football is dire.

Tyrone are a good side despite this.

But please, NO-ONE try to tell me that Ulster is the highest standard.

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 21/06/2009 16:29:56    318348

With all due respect to an improved Cavan and a valiant Antrim, I think for the first time in a long time were seeing Ulster develope into a two tear province: Tyrone and then the rest a fair bit behind them.

spudenator (Laois) - Posts: 1052 - 21/06/2009 16:32:21    318350

Boring, no MJ, its cut and thrust, I know you connacht boys are used to playing the game at a higher level than the rest of us, 'pure football' i believe you like to refer to it as. It wasnt pretty by no means, i think the world and his dog would have predicted that beforehand, however a limited Derry side had to do what they could to stop the AI champions from playing, and in that respect they suceeded for 3/4 of the game, that said its nice to know that the Tyrone bench is bristling with class and potential match winners, and this my friend is how the 2009 AI will be won, by Tyrone of course.

brendtheredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 10897 - 21/06/2009 16:34:22    318355

terrible match yes an there hasnt been an outstanding game in ulster this year but in truth i havent seen 1 outstanding game in any province this year! cork kerry was good that was about it! we will really see a truly rubbish team play next saturday! cavan tyrone final! as for the mayo game yday a team of grannys would have beat rosscomman

dj27legend (Down) - Posts: 641 - 21/06/2009 16:35:17    318358

mk

You would do better to actually READ people's comments before replying to them. I SAID that the game wasn't great, and it wasn't, but how can anyone really balme Tyrone for that? Most of the negative stuff came from Derry who have abandoned their traditional attractive football for some silly physical masterplan.......that doesn't work. Tyrone are a superb side who sometimes have to react to the way their opponents are playing. It appears to me that you are more interested in sticking the boot into ANY Ulster match and team no matter who is playing. You would do better to look at your own backyard and the worst Championship side I have ever seen Roscommon. Now if ANYTHING would turn people off our games last night's match would big time. The word BORING could have been invented for that game, and Connaught football in general.

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9817 - 21/06/2009 16:35:37    318359

Physical? The ladies Twenty20 final was more physical.

The main problem was the lack of spirit or effort.

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 21/06/2009 17:04:34    318391

Can only bate whats put in front of ye...

Plastic Paddy (Tyrone) - Posts: 664 - 21/06/2009 17:09:25    318395

How can Joe Brolly sit there and defend Derry and that game of football.... if it was any other county he would be raving about the atrocious standard of football....

yearofthelily (Kildare) - Posts: 279 - 21/06/2009 17:19:41    318398

never seen big Sean so off? well marked? or just not his day I would go for the latter

fortyfive (Tyrone) - Posts: 5929 - 21/06/2009 17:25:53    318400