Assuming they were justified, and if we know Laois V Kildare matches then they probably were, it's good to see one referee, at least, getting tough on foul play. Let's hope we see more of this from referees this year and years to some, and a stamping out of foul and unfair play (including the feigning of injury) in our games. Although by the time the CCCCCCCC and CDGFCRCSFA get their hands on it and confirm, overturn, confirm and then finally overturn and the apologists come out with the usual verse of '...sure isn't it a man's game...' it will all have been for nothing and that poor referee will never get another inter-county match!! But it's a start...

Real Louth fan (Louth) - Posts: 3157 - 24/01/2010 17:41:50    541089

would ye have said this if kildare were the other side of the draw? be affraid !

madden (Kildare) - Posts: 293 - 24/01/2010 18:05:43    541132

There is real spite between these 2. They play eachother 3 times a year which doesn't help. When we thumped them 2-18 to 0-9 last June it wasn't enough. We really bayed for blood. I really don't like Laois. Dermot Early was on the ground getting thumped. Disgraceful assault.

Daith (Kildare) - Posts: 1172 - 24/01/2010 18:16:31    541154

24/01/2010 18:05:43
madden
County: Kildare
Posts: 16

541132 would ye have said this if kildare were the other side of the draw? be affraid !

I didn't actually know who we were to get in the semi. But it's just a warm up tournament and win, lose or draw it won't mean anything come the end of May (or end of August in your case).

Just nice to be in a semi at this time of year and hope we can build on this run in the league and finally get out of what will be a very tough Div 3.

Real Louth fan (Louth) - Posts: 3157 - 24/01/2010 18:37:04    541174

couldnt believe my ears when i heard 7 players got sent of ..

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13654 - 24/01/2010 18:46:32    541185

Thats some amount of players to be sent off i,d say the ref was glad to see full time.Anyone tell me whats the most players ever to be sent off in a game is...

DUB1 (Dublin) - Posts: 5583 - 24/01/2010 18:55:28    541196

Referees get very officious at this time every year and then ease off as the year progresses.... weren't there a lot of cards in London too?

BIG SACKS (Tyrone) - Posts: 1681 - 24/01/2010 18:59:17    541202

The seven players sent off was justified though you could argue that more should have gone. The fight that broke out had at least 24 players in it, all throwing punches and some kicks, so how the ref and his assistants decided the three Laois players and the two Kildare where the worst is beyond me. The players who actually started the fight got away with it as well.

Daith not sure what your talking about really, the only time i saw Dermot Early on the ground with anyone was with Booth in the second half, a scuffle that lasted two min, most of it with the players holding each other and trying to be dragged apart and finished with Booth being sent off with blood coming from his mouth and Early jogging back to midfield without so much as a dirty look from the ref. Not saying Booth didn't deserve to go but since Early was not hurt there and nobody needed treatment or was bleeding after the first fight, I'm not sure where the 'disgraceful assault' on Early happened.

MarineBiologist (Laois) - Posts: 7 - 24/01/2010 19:06:20    541208

yea always said kildare were a very poor football team...not there just reverting to fighingt...very,very pure...i mean poor...all downhill for kildare from here

proevo (Meath) - Posts: 296 - 24/01/2010 19:13:44    541213

Kildare has got the Geezers Steel installed in them Now! will be a hand full for any team in there Provence and beyond!

williewentwell (Tyrone) - Posts: 1712 - 24/01/2010 19:28:09    541229

Is it on tele or youtube?

Brolly (Monaghan) - Posts: 4472 - 24/01/2010 19:52:49    541269

It's a very sad and increasing side of the game that this is very much a tactic used to 'sort out' the opposition and to get the edge.

I think it's irrelevant which player threw the first punch as it is obviously a tactic being installed in players by managers. The management team are the ones who should be facing disciplinary action.

You see I thought a man's game was fielding high balls, kickiong good scroes, giving and taking a shoulder and hard tackles, falling down, getting up and getting on with it.

Any coward can throw a kick or punch in a melee!

Real Louth fan (Louth) - Posts: 3157 - 24/01/2010 20:00:38    541282

GOD US DUBS ARE A SHOWER OF ANIMALS,WE SHOULD BE BANNED FOR LIFE .TERRIBLE IS TOO SMALL A WORD TO USE,IM APPALLED.YOU CANT BRING US ANYWHERE.GOD I CAN EVEN HEAR THE OUTCRY FROM THE MEDIA ALREADY.

finglas full ba (None) - Posts: 636 - 24/01/2010 20:07:44    541293

"Geezers Steel" as you call it won't be of much benefit if there are no players left on the pitch!!!

Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3748 - 24/01/2010 20:09:57    541295

wow say there were some digs thrown.....

flyer (Meath) - Posts: 815 - 24/01/2010 20:10:21    541296

Geezer as ye call him has turned Kildare into the poor mans Armagh. They wont win anything this year because they have no forwards, apart from Doyle. They came to Portlaoise with the intention of bullying Laois but Laois wont roll over for anyone.

FreddieT (Laois) - Posts: 3 - 24/01/2010 20:25:38    541305

You have a very short memory. They rolled over to Kildare last year when they were beaten by 14/15 points.

sedico (Kildare) - Posts: 1682 - 24/01/2010 21:06:28    541353

Since mcgeedy came to kildare there has been a improvement no doubt, and were worthy winners over laois in tullamore. But he's now came to portlaoise a few times with the kildare team dirty as hell with laois. ANYONE IN THE COUNTRY WHO KNOW'S LAOIS KNOW'S WERE NOT A PHYSICAL SIDE! Were known for our lack of size. Today kildare attempted the same thing but didn get away with it as they'd hoped! Laois played most of the game with two men less than kildare had an experimental side and only lost by 3 points against the supposed leinster number 2 (after one good year!) I'll look forward to the league match. Perhaps geezer will decide to let his team play the football there capable of.

Markymark (Laois) - Posts: 644 - 24/01/2010 21:14:58    541366

BIG SACKS
County: Tyrone
Posts: 904

541202 Referees get very officious at this time every year and then ease off as the year progresses.... weren't there a lot of cards in London too?


Players are very indisciplined at this time of year.A lot of new guys to the scene who are determined not to be found out one way or another and they will punch and box the jaw off someone to try and get the ball off him.Also experienced players are at their most unfit state at this time of year and do exactly what the inexperienced guys do above.I know for a fact that ref's dread these early season games.

fredrickwood (Roscommon) - Posts: 2871 - 24/01/2010 21:21:34    541372

lads lads lads. was at the match and the strangest thing about the result or the 7 sendings off or the off the ball incidents was john doyle getting sent off. in all fairness out of the 30 players he is the cleanist player and at best defended himself. the ref really went to make a name for himself.

Dublinlilly (Dublin) - Posts: 166 - 24/01/2010 21:27:01    541377