Ahh, Carlow - the aristocrates of gaelic football.

Brolly (Monaghan) - Posts: 4472 - 30/05/2010 13:33:22    662073

Handpassing is fine. It a part of the game ya cant kick the ball all the time. The problem is when a team gets 13 men behind the ball and defends the whole game. Its awful to look at. The other team have no choice but to handpass the ball around aimlessly. I've nothing against the ulster lads but it was them who started this negative stuff that is ruining the game.

patmcgee (Longford) - Posts: 520 - 30/05/2010 14:53:06    662128

whiterbannnas
County: Mayo
Posts: 1750

662069 i saw all those games you mention mayotyroneman. They all followed a similar pattern. Defending in packs. Turn the ball over and then handpass it to death until you get a shooting opportunity. If tyrone kick-passed the ball more than 5 times in any of those games i would be stunned


I would be stunned if you posted anything other than Tyrone jibes on here

Did Mickey Harte put beastings in your tae or something?

ochonlir (Cavan) - Posts: 4343 - 30/05/2010 17:14:08    662241

IN the first week, so called purists of the game Kerry hand-passed the ball about 30 times more than Armagh v Derry game.

Go Figure.

Fr.Ted.Crilly (Derry) - Posts: 449 - 30/05/2010 17:32:53    662258

wildrover, surely Ulster has been the most successful province the past 10 years, so its up to the rest to adapt and keep up. survival of the fittest eh

spiderpig123 (Down) - Posts: 175 - 30/05/2010 17:33:13    662259

kerry had no choice but to handpass the ball sure didn't tipperary try to use the ulster style blanket defence when the went in front. same old story.

chicago09 (Kerry) - Posts: 694 - 30/05/2010 18:14:15    662302

`funny that for years coaches were trying to get forwards to defend and when it finally happens it's called blanket defence

football where no on but the backs can tackle might be more exciting to some but it naieve to others

ochonlir (Cavan) - Posts: 4343 - 30/05/2010 18:23:52    662312

I would imagine that the pace of an Ulster championship game is hard to acustom yourself to if all you are used to is muckball in carlow.

maigh_eo (Mayo) - Posts: 1346 - 30/05/2010 18:26:40    662320

tell me "maigh_eo" why do mayo bother contesting finals if yis are always to scared to win them?? ive often wondered that now that you mention muckball

wildrover (Carlow) - Posts: 242 - 30/05/2010 20:35:54    662487

wildrover
County: Carlow


How does a Carlow man have the neck to criticise any team or province's style of football?

blu (Down) - Posts: 1240 - 31/05/2010 09:42:39    662647

I'd rather get to finals than spend my life wondering what it would be like to be in one.

maigh_eo (Mayo) - Posts: 1346 - 31/05/2010 09:52:27    662654

the poster from Carlow has every right to voice his opinion and it belittles those who are trying to deny him that right

ochonlir (Cavan) - Posts: 4343 - 31/05/2010 10:58:10    662713

Just because you come from a small footballing county doesnt mean you dont know anything about football. So people from carlow and mayo have a right tto voice their opinions too.

patmcgee (Longford) - Posts: 520 - 31/05/2010 11:25:26    662763

blu
County: Down
Posts: 922

662647 wildrover
County: Carlow


How does a Carlow man have the neck to criticise any team or province's style of football?


Trying to figure out that one my selve cant wait for his answer.

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 31/05/2010 12:13:21    662851

did tyrone people have opinions before the noughties

too right they did

ochonlir (Cavan) - Posts: 4343 - 31/05/2010 12:58:19    662923

Carlow doesn't even sound like an Irish county, it is usually the name of the dopey clown in a circus with the big red nose and curly ginger wig. Does ANYONE know where Carlow is and how to get to it? In a quiz it's always Carlow that people can't get when they are asked to name the 32 counties......which shows how inconsequential and irrelevant the county is. Talking of clowns how is Carlow football this weather? Furthermore it has the funniest most awful kit in Gaelic Games, like someone threw all their colours into a wash with a white shirt..............and out came the Carlow top.

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9829 - 31/05/2010 13:06:47    662941

wildrover
County: Carlow
Posts: 111

662487 tell me "maigh_eo" why do mayo bother contesting finals if yis are always to scared to win them?? ive often wondered that now that you mention muckball

Tell me wildrover, when have you ever made an all-ireland final, you disgust everyone here and have let your county down tut tut. Sort it out ;)

I_agree (Mayo) - Posts: 58 - 31/05/2010 14:27:34    663066

ochonlir
County: Cavan
Posts: 678

662923 did tyrone people have opinions before the noughties

too right they did

Bearing in mind that Cavan have two Ulster titles in 40 years and Tyrone have won 6 Ulster titles in between Cavan's last two victories in 1969 and 1997 I think you chose the wrong team to use as an example

omaghredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 3656 - 31/05/2010 14:39:31    663080

your post dosen't make sense


a tyrone poster was dissing the carlow poster on the basis of their lack of success

my post means that prior to the all ireland wins Tyrone people had opinions

ochonlir (Cavan) - Posts: 4343 - 31/05/2010 16:33:24    663240

Someone said kerry and tipp both tried to play football. Their match had 80 handpasses more than Armagh v Derry!

corrinshego (Armagh) - Posts: 305 - 31/05/2010 16:48:34    663271