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Would You Rather.. - 14 Like(s)
Replying To achara: "Would you rather your county won 5 in a row or have the most all ireland wins, by a good bit! Me personally would rather more all irelands
1 in a row would be nice too:)" Finally a thread that can't possibly descend into a tedious Dublin v Kerry argument!
cavanman47 (National) - 26/10/2020 09:27:07
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Meath V Dublin Leinster Final. - 13 Like(s)
Replying To Joxer: "Tipp were wearing a replica jersey from 1920. Were you expecting to see Teneo, a firm founded almost a century later, emblazoned across it?" No I wasn't. Tipp did what you'd expect.
Dublin didn't do what an amateur team should do. Why couldn't they have worn replica jerseys too? Why the need to keep the AIG logo?
Don't tell us. We already know the answer.
You can buy as many Leinsters and All Irelands as ye like. You can't buy class.
cavanman47 (National) - 24/11/2020 15:48:59
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Stephen Cluxton 100 - 12 Like(s)
Replying To fingalman: "The GOAT. The greatest player of all time. Hope that is clear enough for you." Just funny using the word Goat. .given a goat's aptitude for high altitude vs. Cluxton's weakness under the high ball.
cavanman47 (National) - 02/06/2019 21:09:30
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Congrats to wonder boy Con - 11 Like(s)
Replying To blueblood2011: "Con O'Callaghan what a year he had and he continues to shine for Cuala today
Much deserved YPOTY and easily could have been POTY in his debut season
Some talent and at only 21 what a future this kid has." Was a million miles away from POTY but everything else you say is true - an outstanding season, a massive talent who is fulfilling his enormous potential. Has a great future for bith club and county in whichever code he pursues.
cavanman47 (National) - 05/11/2017 22:16:39
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Gough Speaks Out Against Shamefull Slurs - 10 Like(s)
Replying To TheUsername: "Objectively i think he had a poor game the first game and was spooked, also think the semi and abuse he got in 16 played on his mind to, was horrible to see. Thought Connor Lane in the second game was the worst ive seen in a long time, although Maurice Deegan put in a really awful performance for Tyrone in the semi as well this year.
Refs can be got at if that is your way, but you have the hope quality on the pitch will always tell and you dont have to rely on the off field dark arts. I think over all it lowers the esteem and dignity of a county." The GAA Hour went through every decision in the drawn game and reckoned he had a very good game. Only really made 2 errors-
1. Penalty should've been retaken
2. Trip on Moran missed in the dying moments
cavanman47 (National) - 01/12/2019 16:09:18
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Meath V Dublin Leinster Final. - 10 Like(s)
Replying To royaldunne: "Excellent posts furlong. Jasus that is some young team we have. Youngest in country??" Ballyboden under 6s have a few years on them
cavanman47 (National) - 17/11/2020 14:26:04
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The Corona Virus And Possible Effects To GAA Matches - 10 Like(s)
A lot of people arguing re numbers at games etc. .
Look, 500 at most grounds would have worked just fine, if people had socially distanced.
Celebrating after wins would have worked just fine, if people had socially distanced.
Level 3 will work, if people socially distance, wash hands, etc.
The problem isn't the rules, its the failure to follow them.
We will likely end up at level 5 because it keeps people apart, so their stupidity can be controlled to a greater extent and the consequences of that stupidity are minimised.
You can complain about the GAA, NPHET, and the government all you want, but the virus spreads primarily through IRRESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOUR. (Meat plants and to a lesser extent schools are now an exception).
Settle in, look after yourself and others, because the best we can hope for now is that level 3 remains until January, because we ain't going back to level 2 or 1 during flu season, not a hope.
cavanman47 (National) - 06/10/2020 14:03:06
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Donegal V Cavan. Ulster Final. 2019- - 9 Like(s)
Replying To cacsmckilly: "Cavan should win this. Donegal wont get the space they got against a very off day for Tyrone. They will be crowded out and wishing they were playing the red hands again who gifted them immense freedom and space. Most people will be hoping for a Cavan win due to length of time since they got the last one. Myself included. Both teams though wont get past the super 8's. One wont even make it." But let me guess. . . Tyrone will put their "very off-day" behind them, appeal McCann's inevitable suspension, get through to the super 8s and beyond, reach the All Ireland final against Dublin where, unfortunately another "very off-day" will see them "just fall short" again.
cavanman47 (National) - 10/06/2019 11:59:08
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The Dubs, The Monies & The Prejudices - 9 Like(s)
He calls any notion that money has helped Dublin "fake news".
Well that's me convinced!
cavanman47 (National) - 27/06/2019 15:54:08
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The Corona Virus And Possible Effects To GAA Matches - 9 Like(s)
Replying To SaffronDon: "Its not a bad thing from an Antrim perspective I agree, expecially after last weekend! Just a bit concerning from a broader perspective if this type of thing is going to become the norm. No venue should really be seen as more risky than others if health and safety is followed correctly." You hit the nail on the head with your last line!
If you were dropped into that nursing home in Ballinasloe today, you'd damn well make sure you social distanced, kept your hands from any surfaces, and gave them a good clean before touching anything else.
Now. . .everyone just think of the entire country as one massive infected building like that for the next 6 weeks. Job done.
cavanman47 (National) - 22/10/2020 16:47:38
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Anti GAA Agenda - 8 Like(s)
Replying To KillingFields: "judging from some of the posters here in this forum there are plenty of them in here too. Complete sheep who follow the (fake left) media and the government who take every word as they say as complete truth.
preddan (Kildare) - Posts: 483 - 21/10/2020 12:56:28 hahahahahahaha
Is your tinfoil hat ok...." is there any need to bully someone just because they have a different opinion to yours?
cavanman47 (National) - 21/10/2020 13:20:53
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Sympathy for the Devil - 8 Like(s)
Thank God somebody set up a thread to talk about this incident. .
cavanman47 (National) - 06/06/2017 15:05:16
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Dublin people do not extend the hand Friendship - 8 Like(s)
Admin. . .come on t'f**k!
cavanman47 (National) - 17/08/2016 10:38:00
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RTE. - 8 Like(s)
Replying To TheFlaker: "RTE have also given Claire Byrne the mid morning slot even though Sarah McInerney has been top class." Honestly, it's as though they find out that a certain personality ****** off the majority of the general public and decides they'll shove them down the public's thoat anyway. . .Tubridy, Miriam, Bannon, Brennan. .I'm sure there are more
cavanman47 (National) - 19/08/2020 15:51:23
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All Ireland Football Semi Finals - 8 Like(s)
Replying To westkerry: "Absolutely i actually googled Croke Park seating plan yesterday as i was bringing my baby daughter and one of the first results stated Croke Park home of Dublin GAA ... you couldnt make it up." you could, and you have!
cavanman47 (National) - 22/07/2019 13:18:09
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Kerry V Tyrone - 7 Like(s)
Replying To avonali: "I can distinctly remember a certain Kerry forward -now retired but working as a Sky pundit - going up to Philly MacMahon at half time in the 2016 Semi-Final as the teams were going off the pitch. Kerry had just scored two goals and were flying. He had his hand on Philly's shoulder and was whispering sweet nothings into his ear.
I remember looking on with great satisfaction as he lay prone on the pitch after the final whistle.
A certain Roy Keane line entered my head just then." Maybe he was just thanking Philly for the lovely eye gauge a year previous. .
cavanman47 (National) - 09/08/2019 16:16:41
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Giant Flags on Hill16 - 7 Like(s)
Replying To WildPundit: "The right protest would be to walk out in the 16th minute. Dublin usually have most games won at that stage anyway!!" They're usually only walking in at that stage ;)
cavanman47 (National) - 26/07/2017 23:03:25
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MONEY - 7 Like(s)
Replying To traleegerry: "Right all you real Gaa buffs. Can we have a serious discussion on the money Dublin Gaa receive I can accept that as per head of population there is nothing wrong with the amount they receive as every other county receives the same per head of population so no prob there. Where the problem lies is and being honest I will tell you what people think in our 32 county Gaa world they are asking them self's does the Dublin goal keeper S. C GET OUT OF BED EVERY MORNING AND GO TO HIS PLACE OF Work I. E a lecturer in DCU I think and give lectures. If the Dubs want to quash these constant jibes about money let some body come out yes he does go to his place of work and lecture and do let us the last time at the very when he did and the same applies to the rest of the Dublin squad or is it that the squad are being paid as full time professionals and do not go to work at all. That is what people think that is where the funds are going to keep these guys as full time pros for 6 months of the year. No other county can afford this so it it is not a level playing field for all. I have done my research here in kerry and have done some research in Cork as well and the majority of the players are going to work and training. Would some in Dublin clear it up and it will stop the snipping. Tell the truth and if you do not know research it and confirm what is true" Good christ!
He's a secondary school biology teacher, not a lecturer.
And yes, last time I checked, secondary school teachers are required to turn up at their place of work.
cavanman47 (National) - 24/09/2019 11:13:30
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Best Of This Generation - 7 Like(s)
Replying To yew_tree: "Has to be Cluxton...no other player has had such an influence in the game and the changes the way it's played." Thats a line that gets thrown out there repeatedly and I think it's way off the mark.
I've copied the below from one of my previous posts. . .
o be honest, the notion that he "revolutionized the role" of a goalkeeper or the game is wide of the mark yet it constantly gets thrown out there by pundits.
He came into the Dublin team in 01 and was the same as any other keeper. It was a 15 v 15 game so kick it long and let the midfielders battle it out was the order of the day.
Dublin lost the 02 all ireland semi final by a point to Armagh (Ray cosgrove hit the post with a late free).
Fast forward to 05 and yes, Cluxton and Shane Ryan struck up a partnership. Ryan was playing in midfield but wasnt a traditional 6'4" fetcher. Instead, he would make a looping run across the field and then towards Cluxton. The centre back (Brian Cullen) would pull his man to one side, and Cluxton would ping the ball into Ryan's path. It was guaranteed possession.
But not everyone followed suit. In fact, nobody did. Ryan was a good player, an all star, but he wasn't a match winner. Him getting the ball inside his own 65 and facing his own goals wasnt really any great advantage to Dublin. In fact, thru 08, 09 and early 2010, Dublin suffered hammerings at the hands of Tyrone, Kerry and Meath. Remember they had lost the 02 semi final by a point. 8 years later they were no further on.
But after the Meath game, Pat Gilroy used the qualifiers to completely change Dublin's set-up. They became defensive and very tough to beat. In fact, I think they'd have won the all ireland had it not been for a Lazarus like comeback from Cork in the semi final.
Move on to 2011, Dublin won Leinster and faced Tyrone in the quarter finals. Diarmuid Connolly shot the lights out and suddenly Dublin looked the real deal. They were expected to trounce Donegal in the semi final. But Donegal and Jim Mc had other ideas.
He deployed the blanket to end all blankets. And Gilroy responded. Instead of falling into Donegal's trap, Dublin sat back too, and suddenly any time Cluxton or Paul Durkin put the ball on the tee, they had the option of a 70yard kick into a crowded midfield or a simple dink to an unmarked corner or wing back. They took the latter option each time.
Dublin eventually won out 0-08 to 0-06 in one of the worst spectacles gaelic football has offered up in recent memory.
But that game changed gaelic football for most of the decade that followed - suddenly every manager throughout the country (with the very rare exception) decided sweepers and blanket defences were the way to be competitive. The sport became like a game of chess and you worked the ball up the pitch and only shot when you had a clear sight of goal.
Now goalkeepers faced less shots on goal and less dropping balls. And when they put the ball on the tee, they suddenly had 7 backs in front of them being marked by 5 forwards (sometimes less). The keeper's main job now was to pick out the free corner or wing back standing unmarked on the wing.
Cluxton, of course, was well able to do this, as was Durkin and a few others. And any new keeper coming into a county team had to be able to do the same. But it wasn't the 2005 Cluxton that people were emulating - every keeper, Cluxton included, were adjusting to the new era of defence first, possession play.
cavanman47 (National) - 02/10/2020 17:50:10
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Sympathy votes - 7 Like(s)
Replying To Liamwalkinstown: "I am almost embarrassed for Clarke ! A nation laughs...." Disgraceful post.
It's your opinion, and that of many others, that Cĺuxton should have got one.
It's my opinion, and evidently that of those who matter in the selection process, that David Clarke had a better year.
Absolutely no need for a post like that.
It's saying a lot about the Dublin posters on here that not one has so much as tried to congratulate their own players who did win awards.
Remember too, Clarke won his on merit in a straight shootout against cluxton and Morgan. Dean rock was moved to half forward to accommodate Mannion, and Cian O'Sullivan to centre back to accommodate Mick Fitz.
cavanman47 (National) - 04/11/2017 00:05:06
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