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Lads I am currently abroad so have only seen the McHugh incident this morning as I had no access to the RTE player. Taking that incident on its own, I have no idea what the big fuss is. In my opinion there was no malice from either player and Mark came off worse. I watched it over and over and have the same conclusion each time. TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 8458 - 29/07/2013 18:37:04 1446811 Link 0 |
Im very dissapopinted with jim mcguinness comments, ive been a big fan of donergal over the last few years and certainly would not begrudge them of any of there success. I just think its ridiculous him coming out and saying something like this considering the big physical side he has turned donegal players into over the last few years. Stephen Gollogoly is a great player and has given years of good service to Monaghan and recieved a pretty nasty eye from the collision himself, i doubt he would have been happy sitting out the rest of the game. Im not sure if his comments are aimed at him or if they are aimed at the Laois game. Maybe Jim is under a bit of pressure now all of a sudden!!! Muineachain76 (Monaghan) - Posts: 180 - 29/07/2013 18:41:11 1446820 Link 0 |
Its like teh reverends wife out of the simpsons... bluedubstar (Dublin) - Posts: 835 - 29/07/2013 18:41:18 1446821 Link 0 |
For crying out loud can i get a straight answer off any donegal person. 51longago (Mayo) - Posts: 2981 - 29/07/2013 18:46:33 1446829 Link 0 |
'The Boy Who Cried Wolf' in Donegal must be taught as the story of a boy who while incorrect about the incident in question was congratulated that he highlighted the dangerous potential of animal attacks in the area even though they never happened. doublehop (Kildare) - Posts: 4172 - 29/07/2013 18:52:06 1446838 Link 0 |
Horan ready for Donegal challenge paddyogall (Mayo) - Posts: 5110 - 29/07/2013 19:01:14 1446853 Link 0 |
51longago MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5028 - 29/07/2013 19:06:26 1446867 Link 0 |
Word is that James Horan has an article in tomorrow's papers. MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5028 - 29/07/2013 19:08:14 1446870 Link 0 |
http://www.advertiser.ie/mayo/article/62723 paddyogall (Mayo) - Posts: 5110 - 29/07/2013 19:50:17 1446933 Link 0 |
Oh dear god wait for the reaction to this.... (I don't even know where to start but I think I'll just pass) tirchonaill92 (Donegal) - Posts: 156 - 29/07/2013 19:57:27 1446944 Link 0 |
Jim Mc Guiness has a very good point. I wholeheartedly agree with him. so does that mean that we wont be seeing anymore of this type of play from Donegal ? His men were no saints on their day out in Ballybofey in May. If O Neill hadent have got his hands out in time his head would have been in mush against the wall behind the bottom goals in Ballybofey and there would have been war on the sidelines and many would have been hurt as there was no safe exits. Also in a championship game in Clones a few years ago Joe Mc Mahon had held Michael Murphy very quiet for the game up until a bloke was brought on who went straight up the field, laid Mc Mahon out and was taken off straight away. Jim I respect your views, get your own house in order first and when you do others will follow. border Gael (Monaghan) - Posts: 920 - 29/07/2013 20:07:54 1446969 Link 0 |
I must admit "The Mayo Advertiser" was not what I had in mind when I said "newspapers". MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5028 - 29/07/2013 20:12:50 1446982 Link 0 |
Jim is just trying to influence public opioion and therby the referee. This was done before the All Ireland by Brolly. It seemed to influence the ref. I think we are all wiser now. mod (Mayo) - Posts: 859 - 29/07/2013 20:29:38 1447017 Link 0 |
Amazed at the responce of the posters. Everyone knows that it is to influnce the refs in the coming games. Hell jim knows this as much as everybody in the country knows this. The point is if it changes the refs decision in one incident it could be the difference between winning and losing. So why the crying and whinging. THINK OUSIDE THE BOX LADS. Its modern sport psychology to gain the slighest edge in the game. So ignore it and try and beat it. Horan has started it already as well, indeed started after last years all ireland with his comments. Everyone in donegal knows its going to be tough to beat mayo as this donegal team is tired. The same as most all ireland champions over the last 25 years because of the level of fitnees required increasing every year THE EXTRAMAN (Donegal) - Posts: 554 - 29/07/2013 20:32:34 1447023 Link 0 |
mod MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5028 - 29/07/2013 20:41:32 1447032 Link 0 |
There is no doubt that Mcguinness is trying to influence the attitude of referees before the game on sunday. This is not an issue as far as i am concerned. It happens often enough before games, I remember 2 years ago a kildare mentor drew attention to donegals cynical fouling before the lilly whites went out in extra time playing rugby! Not just that, there is a litany of this sort of comment made before and after games. Dont forget, that the journalist brought it up. It was not McGuinness himself. Donegalman (None) - Posts: 3853 - 29/07/2013 20:44:30 1447037 Link 0 |
I can't disagree with McGuinness in relation to the heavy tackling, but there is no way his player was targeted that is now just the nature of the modern game. Unfortunately that is the game we now have, poor man's rugby. Yet any time there is a suggested rule change in these area's of the game Ulster squares up shoulder to shoulder and says its usual No. For third man tackles it has to be a straight red end off, that is NOT playing the ball it is playing the man and worse a man who is at his most vulnerable. arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4955 - 29/07/2013 20:49:38 1447046 Link 0 |
Bordergael are you Omaghjoe in disguise by any chance? Refer to my earlier post for a bit of info on that incident, worthy of a red card? Yes it was a red card offence, if it was the other way about I would certainly be looking for red. But to suggest his sole purpose was to go on and take big Joe out and then come off again is ridiculous, as someone else alluded to why risk one of your better players (who isn't a dirty player either) when he could have put in a fringe player who was unlikely to see much game time anyway tirchonaill92 (Donegal) - Posts: 156 - 29/07/2013 20:57:04 1447055 Link 0 |
I would suspect this actually is about player welfare not anything about referees or whatever. Martin Mc Hugh was actually on the radio (Newstalk I think) a few weeks before this incident and talking about player welfare and that the game generally is becoming too dangerous. tyroneed (Tyrone) - Posts: 753 - 29/07/2013 21:03:40 1447063 Link 0 |