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Ive never read or heard so much bullsh1 t , have we just reinvented the game of football , I think Jim has spent far too much time with the soccer guys , anybody watching or playing the game for the last 30 to 40 years can point out hundreds of games or tackles that make one being discussed just another tackle , Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 29/07/2013 13:13:55 1446093 Link 0 |
What exactly was Gollogly supposed to do ? Was he supposed to take a couple of seconds and think about it? Was he then supposed to pull back because he thought he might cause an injury to the other player. MaigheoAbu (Mayo) - Posts: 343 - 29/07/2013 13:19:23 1446112 Link 0 |
Sergeant_Slash Culann (Dublin) - Posts: 2306 - 29/07/2013 13:30:45 1446143 Link 0 |
Fair dues benjyyy for being the 1st Tír Chonaill man to refuse to unquestioningly toe the party line. It's hard to believe that it took 5 pages for one man to express even a smidgen of reservation that Mr McGuinness' comments verged on the simplistic to say the least an tseabhac (Kerry) - Posts: 441 - 29/07/2013 13:37:15 1446159 Link 0 |
Once again it is the media who have made a story out of this and twisted his words into a story that will sell, I genuinely do believe he was making a statement out of concern for the welfare of his player but got caught up in the emotion. I personally don't think Gallogly was making a genuine attempt to win the ball (if he was I'd like to know who taught him how to tackle) but in saying that he doesn't seem a dirty player, he was fired up and took the man. It's not the first challenge of it's kind and certainly won't be the last. He didn't intend to put McHugh in hospital that's for sure and of course he took himself out of the game too. McGuinness took the reporter's bait and went back for seconds, he's obviously a passionate man and not afraid to speak his mind which is why reporters love making these stories. I've read a couple of newspapers' columns on the matter and it certainly comes across as a bit moany alright. I think he should have left things unsaid but it was a genuine concern for him to lose a player to such injuries. tirchonaill92 (Donegal) - Posts: 156 - 29/07/2013 13:59:46 1446204 Link 0 |
1. Jim is a sports psychologist. Everyone and his dog can see he is trying to get a "us against the world" mentality in the camp. white.n.blue (Monaghan) - Posts: 249 - 29/07/2013 14:02:32 1446207 Link 0 |
Jimmys playing minds games here - nice smokescreen to get in before the next game. Don't believe that the player was targetted as alleged. roast (Kildare) - Posts: 143 - 29/07/2013 14:04:40 1446215 Link 0 |
White.n.Blue has it bang on .. waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13655 - 29/07/2013 14:06:06 1446219 Link 0 |
tirchonaill92 and whitenblue , spot on comments Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 29/07/2013 14:10:11 1446232 Link 0 |
I think the Jim McGuinness aura is slowly starting to peel away. He's now having a go at cynical fouling, and rightly so as it is a problem in our game. But no notice given to the fact that his own team have been at this. The inscrutable McGuinness is now looking vulnerable. Treaty_Exile (Limerick) - Posts: 386 - 29/07/2013 14:11:26 1446235 Link 0 |
Mind games - fair enough. My issue is with the way he has dragged gollogly into these mind games, as if he had targeted mchugh. It is not only very unsporting, it shows a distinct lack of class. TheMaster (Mayo) - Posts: 16187 - 29/07/2013 14:14:35 1446244 Link 0 |
Why wasn't anyone outraged last week? 51longago (Mayo) - Posts: 2981 - 29/07/2013 14:15:03 1446246 Link 0 |
white.n.blue perhaps you are right with your interpretation of the tackle, good to see a bit of honest analysis rather than blatant defence. I agree it looks worse in the replays and in real time a split second decision to pull out is very difficult when you fully commit to a 50/50 ball tirchonaill92 (Donegal) - Posts: 156 - 29/07/2013 14:15:30 1446247 Link 0 |
Ha benjyyy are you being serious? omaghjoe (Tyrone) - Posts: 1191 - 29/07/2013 14:19:33 1446261 Link 0 |
But guys its an amatuer sport. dstuction (Donegal) - Posts: 1209 - 29/07/2013 14:28:59 1446279 Link 0 |
As I have said before, I'm pretty sure Gollogly went for the ball but realised at last second he wasn't going to get there so made sure he got a good hit on the man. Now that's not a slight on Gollogly because 99% of players would do the same given the magnitude of the occasion and I think 100% of managers would expect it of their players. Whether they would admit it publicly or not is a different story benjyyy (Donegal) - Posts: 1435 - 29/07/2013 14:29:35 1446281 Link 0 |
It wasn't pointed out last week because. The interviewer asked mc Nulty why him and Jim had a bit off a set to. Mc Nulty said he thought that Jim was tring to influence the linesman. Jim was asked my he was approaching the linesman and gave the reason that was broadcast last night. That why it wasn't mentioned last week. Jim has a point. Don't know about the gollogly tackle on mc Hugh in real time it looked 50:50 in slowed play more 70:30. A booking at most. red1980 (Donegal) - Posts: 106 - 29/07/2013 14:30:19 1446284 Link 0 |
Omaghjoe benjyyy (Donegal) - Posts: 1435 - 29/07/2013 14:37:13 1446308 Link 0 |
Sergeant_Slash petejoeduff (Donegal) - Posts: 329 - 29/07/2013 14:56:25 1446344 Link 0 |
JayP... are you francie bellew? :) marvinberry (Donegal) - Posts: 39 - 29/07/2013 15:07:23 1446364 Link 0 |