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Empires Collapse From Within - 29 Like(s)
Very few people begrudged Dublin their first All Ireland in 2011 after a gap of 16 years. Even when they won a few there wasn't a lot of hostility. However in recent years the All Ireland has been a coronation and repetitively boring. Many Dubs became arrogant, entitled and dismissive of the wider concerns about football. The media shamefully drank out of Dublin's cup and worshipped at their altar and for that they should hang their heads in shame. Finally the GAA hierarchy in Croke Park should now take their collective head out of their arse and realise Gaelic Games aren't just about Dublin.
Ulsterman (National) - 14/08/2021 22:08:48
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Dublin bullying of media... - 15 Like(s)
While I have taken issue with Spillane for past ablutions I think the way he has been hung out here is scandalous. He commented on the actions of a player who put his hands on an official. Whether intentional or not the rules are black and white and he merely quoted the relevant regulation.
One would have thought his Sunday Game colleagues would have backed the correct application of the rules instead if currying favour with Dublin who are starting to resemble a one party state and displaying the behaviour of an arrogant oligarch.
Ulsterman (National) - 02/07/2017 15:03:38
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Martin McGuinness RIP - 15 Like(s)
There's a deep sense of sadness across the Nationalist community today, we have lost one of our own. Martin, you stood up when others didn't and you led us when we needed direction. You will go down in history alongside Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King. May God Bless Your Soul. Rest in Peace Comrade. HOME IS THE GAEL.
Ulsterman (National) - 21/03/2017 16:07:56
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12 weeks for Connolly. Is a GAA Witch Hunt in progress? - 13 Like(s)
Dubs should dry their eyes and take the punishment. Connolly is a superb footballer but he has to get the message that he is subject to the rules like everyone else. This self pitying, myopic, paranoid nonsense from Dublin fans really takes the biscuit. They have had Croke Park, the CCCC, media and many officials in their back pocket for quite a while now and the rest of the country have had their fill of their whinging. I wouldn't be surprised if Dublin do appeal and Connolly gets off on some technicality or legal argument. That however is why Gaelic Games is struggling in places, the one team, one dimension of the Association.
Ulsterman (National) - 06/06/2017 19:52:11
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Time To Take A Stand. - 13 Like(s)
The Irish News is today reporting that the Antrim hurlers were subjected to anti Northern, sectarian abuse and taunting from Waterford players in yesterday's game in Corrigan Park. What motivates fellas to do this? Is it just slagging/sledging in attempts to put players off or is there something more deeper and systemic in what's going on? Do other GAA players and counties not understand what many Gaels in Ulster faced over the past 50 years. We have had members murdered, clubhouses attacked, pitches studded with glass, pipe bombs attached to gates, non stop harassment and threats from the RUC, UDR and British Army etc. Do people not know the history of this island or do they just not care? It's time for Croke Park to issue a statement on what's going on. If this was happening to any other group there would be an outcry. Enough is Enough.
Ulsterman (National) - 28/02/2022 14:20:25
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Down Manager Alleges Sectarian Abuse - 10 Like(s)
I've posted it on the Carlow thread. Their hurlers, not for the first time, have been accused of calling Northern players "Prods and Brits" during a match. I don't think anyone cares about slagging on a pitch but that's just offensive towards 1. Protestants 2. British people and 3. It's used in a derogatory way and designed to denigrate Ulster players whose club grounds have even burnt to the ground and who have seen numerous members murdered over the past 40 years. Fair play to most Gaels across the island including Carlow folk who have condemned it. To those fellas who engage in this stuff I would say wise up and go educate yourselves about the GAA, especially in Ulster, and the history of this island.
Ulsterman (National) - 07/02/2022 15:43:09
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Dr Crokes vs S'neil - 10 Like(s)
Replying To TheUsername: "Congrats to Crokes a very contained, expierenced and disciplined performance.
You would have to fell for SN in many ways they didn't deserve to be beaten, but were with their boots on, felt the bigger pitch wore them out, shot selection wasn't great and they were prone to rushes of blood to the head. Very spirited permormence and can be proud of the performance and achievement this year.
Lovely gesture by Crokes with Amy O Connor, would melt the year." Disciplined??? Are you for real? Cynicism personified but will be ignored and hidden behind the mushy Gooch stuff.
Ulsterman (National) - 17/03/2017 18:56:28
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Inequality in County Funding - 10 Like(s)
Dublin GAA are more or less run as a professional outfit now and the reality is the rest don't really stand a chance. Dublin fans, Croke Park and media may all be wallowing at this but Gaelic football in the rest of the country is suffering as a consequence.
However those currently running the Association are doing so on a commercial basis and Dublin means dollar signs. The bigger picture doesn't really concern them. As long as the cash cow delivers then the rest can go and whistle Dixie.
I believe that people outside Dublin will eventually grow bored of the annual blue coronation and vote with their feet.
Ulsterman (National) - 19/07/2017 00:11:33
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Time To Take A Stand. - 10 Like(s)
Replying To sourmilk93: "Some tell tales around northern panels at the moment. Some of the stuff they have sledged down the years and get a bit of their own medicine and run crying to the media." Go and stand at the graves of Ulster Gaels who have been murdered because they were GAA members and say that.
Ulsterman (National) - 28/02/2022 15:54:09
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Future Of Leinster Championship - 9 Like(s)
I sadly believe that if it comes down to Dublin v the rest of the country the GAA top brass will back the Dubs every time. Dublin bring in a lot of revenue, the population is there and the hierarchy won't want to disrupt or annoy their cash cow. I honestly think Croke Park will plough on regardless and take the other counties for granted. If there's sufficient funding coming in from Dublin to fund their salaries and keep their expenses rolling in the GAA will be happy to carry on. They can't and won't do anything to anger Dublin or threaten their own positions. If it means the Leinster Championship falls by the wayside and the All Ireland remains the annual Dublin Coronation then so be it. They'll throw a few crumbs and baubles from the top table every so often but it'll be a case of "Stop whinging, isn't Dublin's success wonderful for us all".
Ulsterman (National) - 24/11/2020 16:14:40
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Does Diarmuid Connolly have his own rules? - 9 Like(s)
Once again a Dublin player gets away with a blatant indiscretion on the pitch. That was a reckless, dangerous grab of a player's neck that should have seen a straight red let alone a black. Tell us now the Dubs and Connolly DON'T get special treatment. It's gone beyond a disgrace now.
Ulsterman (National) - 17/07/2016 17:06:07
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Galway V Kerry All Ireland Final 2022 - 9 Like(s)
Sean Cavanagh bang on the money. Kerry and Galway getting fulsome praise from Spillane and the Southern media for their workrate and playing with a tight, pressing, defensive system.......just like Armagh and Tyrone 20 years ago. The hypocrisy and double standards are quite nauseating.
Ulsterman (National) - 24/07/2022 15:02:52
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All Ireland Football Final 2020 - Dublin V Mayo - 9 Like(s)
Crucial decisions ALWAYS favour Dublin, some things never change. What we are seeing is a professional set up pulling away. DON'T insult me and say it's nothing to do with money and resources.
Ulsterman (National) - 19/12/2020 18:29:01
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Dublin bullying of media... - 8 Like(s)
Replying To Damothedub: "Sad , worse still you probably believe it which is even more sad" What is sad is the denial and head burying of Dubs who cannot see the wood for the trees. Their arrogant behaviour reminds me of Man Utd and Rangers fans when they were winning everything. Sneering and looking down their noses at everyone else.
Ulsterman (National) - 02/07/2017 18:19:42
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CORK FOOTBALLERS ARE RIGHT. - 8 Like(s)
The Cork footballers have just stated that they will not play their Munster semi final against Kerry in Killarney. The decision to move the game from Pairc Ui Rinn to Fitzgerald stadium was obviously financially motivated and would have handed a clear advantage to Kerry. We in Antrim also had to take a stand when the Ulster Council tried to move our game against Cavan away from Corrigan Park in Belfast. Will the GAA EVER get the message that many of us are sick, sore and tired of being treated as commodities and numbers in a money game? Well done Cork, every Gael should support them.
Ulsterman (National) - 01/04/2022 10:55:23
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Sean Boylan Vs Jim Gavin - Who Is The Greatest? - 8 Like(s)
Replying To meathfan1: "Obviously my username would suggest that I might carry a bit of bias into an argument such as this one, but I have been thinking in detail about this for most of the day so far.
Looking at each manager, they both had incredible achievements. Gavin won 6 All-Irelands in a very short space of time, Boylan won 4 and got to a further 3 finals over a 20+ year term.
An argument could be made that Boylan took over a team in a much worse off state than Gavin did. Dublin were very much contenders and that first All-Ireland took a huge weight off the group in 2011.
At the same time, I think there are more distraction now to bring lads away from GAA than there ever has been, more so in Dublin than anywhere else.
Gavin was able to keep a core group of lads motivated enough to keep standards at a ridiculously high level for the length of his tenure. Although Boylan was able to build different All-Ireland winning teams in two different decades.
I genuinely believe that resources play a huge factor in creating an All-Ireland winning team in this day and age and there's no denying that is something Dublin have over most counties including Meath.
Offering lads university places, good jobs & the best of sports science makes for an attractive environment for Dublin footballers to commit their life to the cause vs what other country teams are able to provide.
Pound for pound I would say that Boylan's achievements were greater because of how his honours were spread over the length of time he was managing (as opposed to a Mickey Harte). Also in terms of how competitive provincials were back then.
It might be like comparing apples and oranges but for me there's only one winner in this argument; Sean Boylan.
Open for debate though...." Sean Boylan by a country mile. He got his hands dirty in Meath and built up several very good squads into winners. I loved Meath in the 80's and 90's. They took no sh*te from anyone but still played some very attractive football. They proved that every All Ireland winning outfit needs steel running through it and there's no doubt that Armagh, Tyrone and Donegal looked at Meath and realised what they had to do. Sean was also a very decent fella who win, lose or draw always managed to keep his dignity.
Dublin are/were a superbly organised, well drilled outfit; very fit, driven and focused but I think anyone half decent, even a junior coach, could also have done well with the resources that Dublin had, playing wise, coaching, facilities etc. Jim Gavin did that very well but let's be honest not many would have failed. Gavin no doubt was loved by the Dubs and maybe even by his players but he struck me as not very engaging. I know he did a lot of good stuff off the field too but he just didn't come across as likeable in the way Sean Boylan did. Maybe that's unfair?
Ulsterman (National) - 20/05/2020 15:07:35
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Time To Take A Stand. - 8 Like(s)
I don't like slagging/sledging whatever people choose to call it. It's gamesmanship, deflection, diversionary etc. However it goes on but when a line is crossed it should be called out. Some on here are saying "Nordies getting all high and mighty" is a cheek but they are totally missing the central point. It's not so much the verbals, they go on. It's the derogatory "British/Prods/Unionists" stuff that gets thrown out. There are many people in their graves in the North murdered BECAUSE they were Gaels and members of the GAA. Every time a player or team go down the road of sectarianism/cultural insults they are effectively sticking 2 fingers up to those who lie in their graves. That's why they should choose their words carefully. Furthermore the provincial Councils and Croke Park should confront this head on and deal with it.
Ulsterman (National) - 01/03/2022 16:21:38
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RIP Mr Hume - 8 Like(s)
Replying To s goldrick: "I could never understand why people lauded the likes of Ian Paisley, Gerry Adams, David Trimble, Martin McGuinness, David Irvine etc for becoming peace brokers. The very same people who kept the fires of hate stoked until they latterly decided that it wasn't in their interest any longer while John Hume was trying to broker peace all the time, trying to find a solution that didn't involve tit-for-tat attacks. He was there in the bogside at the start of the civil rights marches along with others. Their way was the right way despite what all the "whatabout" merchants who cant see the wood for the trees. " Oh but what would you know, you didn't live through it". " you didn't experience the discrimination, the intimidation, the ambushes, the murder, the bombs etc etc". Well maybe if these so-called latterday peacemakers who shook hands and laughed at The Boyne or on the Late Late show had stepped back and let the likes of John Hume and other GOOD people lead their people and influence them lots of lives would have been saved." You really DON'T have a clue. Many people in the North would like a truth and reconciliation forum where the facts would come out. The main opponent of this is the British State who have the most to lose. This would only reveal just how rotten the Dirty War was and how deep it's tentacles reached into the British Establishment, into Westminster, Whitehall and large parts of the British media who lied and covered up for their activities of their state. If you think that it was ALL about Green v Orange and we were all savages who just needed taken by the hand to the promised land.....you REALLY, REALLY don't have a clue.
Ulsterman (National) - 08/08/2020 02:06:35
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Tyrone's tackling-is it legal? - 8 Like(s)
Wasn't it a Tyrone player who took a bite out of the Apple in the Garden of Eden which led to the original sin? It was apparently also a Tyrone player who denied 3 times that he knew Jesus. Tyrone players were also allegedly seen shipping boat loads of grain, wheat, barley, cattle, pigs and sheep out of Ireland in the years 1845 - 1849.
Ulsterman (National) - 24/05/2016 21:08:44
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This is not Kerry football - 7 Like(s)
Replying To Triple H: "Silly fouling off the ball, pulling and dragging, more backs than forwards, defending in depth. Where do you stop. If Fitzmaurice does not change his tactics then the Kingdom are gone." YES it IS Kerry football. They have great footballers but have a very cynical side too. Billy Morgan always said Kerry were the most cynical team Cork played down through the years. Kerry's awful antics today will probably be blamed on Tyrone and Donegal. Donaghy should get a hefty ban for that double punch on O'Shea.
Ulsterman (National) - 26/08/2017 16:47:09
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