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Dublin refusing to do one-on-one broadcast interviews

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Replying To MesAmis:  "I'm surprised so many of our country brethren are so concerned about firstly Dublin GAA's sponsors and secondly about what the Dubs lads might say in the post match interviews.

I feel sorry for yous that sleep will be so hard to come by not knowing what Johnny Cooper thought of the game. Stay strong boys everyone!"
I'll miss Jonny Cooper's interviews. The one he did on rte after the championship draw was made last autumn was class. He spoke of the awesome challenge that was going to be presented by Carlow or Wexford in such worried tones. It deserved an oscar :)

Laois76 (Laois) - Posts: 1270 - 25/06/2017 23:12:23    2005212

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Replying To Joxer:  "So you mean it should be punished then yes? And was it?"
If every bit of handbags was punished there'd be a lot of cards. Nature of sport. Confederations Cup game other night and row at end. Video ref analysed it. Result one yellow. Seriously do you not think Connolly's reaction was a bit over the top for a game versus Carlow. And what he said to linesman if you watch after push is "that was a Dublin ball". So he pushed linesman over a lineball holy feck.

doratheexplorer (Cavan) - Posts: 1467 - 25/06/2017 23:15:25    2005213

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Replying To TheFlaker:  "Lol and tell me which is worse? Mayo losing their best player in the final for a nothing tackle while having a stormer after a campaign on TV and in the media pre match or Connolly missing games Dublin will win anyway? Dublin including some posters on here have overplayed the poor us card on Connolly, it's tiresome."
yeah the ref really dropped the ball on that one

Oh no wait

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 25/06/2017 23:19:19    2005219

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Replying To KingdomBoy1:  "Joe brolly has the cheek to lambast pat Spillane tonight on the Sunday game when all pat did was state that Connolly broke the rules and would have to suffer the consequences.

All this after brolly tore into Sean cavanagh after he took down McManus in 2013 and he questioned Sean's manhood.

Brolly just showed us what we all knew already and that's that he's nothing more than an attention seeker."
Here here!

Hate the way he puts his hand on the arm of the pundit he's beside in the studio. Creepy.

Laois76 (Laois) - Posts: 1270 - 25/06/2017 23:19:24    2005220

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I don't get how people are putting so much blame on O'Rourke and especially Spillane for highlighting the Connolly incident. Once the match was over little video clips were on independent.ie, the 42, joe.ie etc. Even aertel's account of the match mentioned Diarmuid Connolly could be in bother with the CCCC.

The pundits usually bring up the main talking points of a game. The Connolly linesman touching/hand on incident was all the talk on the Saturday night and all that Sunday. If they didn't bring it up on the SG there would have been talk of a cover up.

I think modern media and online sites cause these 'incidents' to be discussed and analysed much more than 10 years ago. Then with Diarmuid Connolly everything is news. A lot of it due to his disciplinary record and an element of giving a dog a bad name also.

In the long run will the Dubs create a seige mentality that will give them an edge or are they adding new fire to a distraction? They were unbelievable today but the bigger tests lie ahead. A huge win early in the championship has been the undoing of many a team too.. Personally i don't expect this to be the case with Dublin, they are simply too good and mentally grounded.

Laois76 (Laois) - Posts: 1270 - 25/06/2017 23:30:18    2005233

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Replying To TheFlaker:  "Lol and tell me which is worse? Mayo losing their best player in the final for a nothing tackle while having a stormer after a campaign on TV and in the media pre match or Connolly missing games Dublin will win anyway? Dublin including some posters on here have overplayed the poor us card on Connolly, it's tiresome."
Ask Connolly about the impact. Fair play to Dessie Dolan tonight. Bang on the money.

Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4700 - 25/06/2017 23:32:25    2005236

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Replying To Joxer:  "Ask Connolly about the impact. Fair play to Dessie Dolan tonight. Bang on the money."
I always get the feeling with Dessie he'll agree with more 'senior' panel members when in their company. He appears a bit weak for me.

Not saying that maybe he genuinely agrees with Brolly on the point. He just looked a bit loved up with Joe tonight and happy after getting his (well deserved) induction into the Leinster Hall of Fame. Looked a bit like he wanted a quiet night and was 'agreeable'.

I'd like to hear what Brian McGuigan or Phillip Jordan would say...also Tomás O'Sé. I find them, among the younger pundits, to be a bit more 'ballsy'. Ciaran Whelan too only he'd be compromised in this instance.

Laois76 (Laois) - Posts: 1270 - 25/06/2017 23:41:40    2005243

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Replying To Joxer:  "Ask Connolly about the impact. Fair play to Dessie Dolan tonight. Bang on the money."
Listen this has been debated to death on about 10 other threads, nothing new being said by anyone from any side.

TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 7896 - 25/06/2017 23:44:20    2005249

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Replying To TheFlaker:  "Listen this has been debated to death on about 10 other threads, nothing new being said by anyone from any side."
The moderator must be busy.

doratheexplorer (Cavan) - Posts: 1467 - 26/06/2017 00:09:13    2005265

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Dolan and brolly were a disgrace tonight. How many times has brolly gone on a rant about a player/team. Yes you can accuse spillane of overreacting but Connolly broke the rules. It was already been spoken about on social media, on this forum, on sky . Dolan and brolly are spillanes colleagues and the way they spoke about him and threw him under the bus was horrible.and completely shut Cahill down If he dared defend spillane

galwayfball (Galway) - Posts: 1678 - 26/06/2017 00:43:14    2005275

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Replying To galwayfball:  "Dolan and brolly were a disgrace tonight. How many times has brolly gone on a rant about a player/team. Yes you can accuse spillane of overreacting but Connolly broke the rules. It was already been spoken about on social media, on this forum, on sky . Dolan and brolly are spillanes colleagues and the way they spoke about him and threw him under the bus was horrible.and completely shut Cahill down If he dared defend spillane"
The same way Spillane threw Connolly under the bus?

JayP (Dublin) - Posts: 1772 - 26/06/2017 02:02:26    2005287

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The problem is RTE have too much poor. Their pundits are mediocre at best.

Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 26/06/2017 03:52:52    2005297

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Pathetic from Dolan and Brolly. It was a disgrace.

I wont be watching that rubbish again.

Thank god for the many options now such as podcasts etc.

TheRightStuff (Donegal) - Posts: 1688 - 26/06/2017 06:36:31    2005305

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Look this happens all the time, The Sunday Game crucified Galvin and played a part in bans he received I've no doubt.
Ex Dublin players likewise put Keegan in the spotlight last year when he had Connolly's number.
Cavanagh/ Sheridan etc loads of examples.
The poor Dublin lads on here sure it's only Dublin that receives this treatment.

westkerry (Kerry) - Posts: 1250 - 26/06/2017 07:23:59    2005308

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Replying To galwayfball:  "Dolan and brolly were a disgrace tonight. How many times has brolly gone on a rant about a player/team. Yes you can accuse spillane of overreacting but Connolly broke the rules. It was already been spoken about on social media, on this forum, on sky . Dolan and brolly are spillanes colleagues and the way they spoke about him and threw him under the bus was horrible.and completely shut Cahill down If he dared defend spillane"
So it's ok to throw a player under the bus as you put it, be it Connolly or Keegan or Cavanagh, for whatever indiscretion they may commit, but not ok to do the same with a pundit if it's felt they stepped over the line.

AHP (Dublin) - Posts: 323 - 26/06/2017 07:37:46    2005311

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ah yes,controversy and the dubs,they are like a horse and cart and everybody loves it when all is said and done!
for what its worth,i cant wait till a club player pushes a linesman in a dublin club match,hope the co board defend him to the hilt

perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 26/06/2017 08:24:04    2005319

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Replying To galwayfball:  "Dolan and brolly were a disgrace tonight. How many times has brolly gone on a rant about a player/team. Yes you can accuse spillane of overreacting but Connolly broke the rules. It was already been spoken about on social media, on this forum, on sky . Dolan and brolly are spillanes colleagues and the way they spoke about him and threw him under the bus was horrible.and completely shut Cahill down If he dared defend spillane"
both licking up and trying to look good for the dublin media/public..

ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 26/06/2017 08:37:36    2005331

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Replying To Iamlegion666:  "Laying hands on an official will always be more serious than an opposition player, doesn't matter the severity or sport."
Correct. Another player can generally make some shape at defending themselves if it escalates whereas a relatively unfit (at least compared to a modern player) and often older person will not, and the sanctions reflect that. "Comparisons" with fouls committed by players during a game or inter-player melees are irrelevant.

essmac (Tyrone) - Posts: 1141 - 26/06/2017 08:42:34    2005337

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Replying To westkerry:  "Look this happens all the time, The Sunday Game crucified Galvin and played a part in bans he received I've no doubt.
Ex Dublin players likewise put Keegan in the spotlight last year when he had Connolly's number.
Cavanagh/ Sheridan etc loads of examples.
The poor Dublin lads on here sure it's only Dublin that receives this treatment."
Dubs it's time to hit these hoores where it hurts.... No more holidays in Kerry. Off to Wexford from now on. Why line the pockets of these feckers

Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 26/06/2017 08:54:11    2005349

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Replying To salvador:  "Jim Gavin has often said that the Dubs don't concern themselves about what is said about them in the media. Things have changed.

I detect a psychological tactic (most likely emanating from their team psychologist) to encourage a siege mentality to help motivate and avoid complacency in their quest for the three in a row."
Exactly right. This Dublin team was almost getting bored with success and something like this to create a them-and-us mentality and give them a renewed edge is management gold.

Gavin isn't in the least bit worried about the media. He's a businessman and man of the world and knows well that a talented, slightly-controversial celebrity forward with a short fuse on a celebrity team is always going to create more media coverage than someone from e.g. Carlow. That's how the media works ffs, we mayn't like their tendency to pigeonhole people or to create sensationalist narratives around particular individuals, but that's just how they operate, especially nowadays.

But as a shrewd manager it suits him to pretend he is "outraged" if by doing so he can use it to get a bit of extra drive out of the team.

Anyway, surely the wider point is that in a media-trained age, what any players or manager say is tedious beyond endurance. Nobody ever says anything interesting or even honest. OTT as they often are, at least the Brollys and the Spillanes and the Dunphys of this world stop things from being too boring!

essmac (Tyrone) - Posts: 1141 - 26/06/2017 08:57:24    2005354

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