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The Most Overused Commentary Cliches In The GAA

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Ger Canning "From an impossible angle". If a shot isn't taken from directly in front of the black spot it's "an impossible angle".

14KY37 (Kerry) - Posts: 30 - 13/08/2018 10:08:17    2132565

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Replying To Loughduff Lad:  "When the ball is kicked along the ground, they invariably say its been played soccer style. Why the need to refer to another sport when a legitimate method of kicking the ball is used. I really hate that cliche. You don't hear of hockey/cricket/baseball style when playing hurling..."
Would you not agree that Shane Walsh scored a soccer style goal on Saturday?

Westfester (Limerick) - Posts: 944 - 13/08/2018 10:12:03    2132567

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Replying To Westfester:  "Would you not agree that Shane Walsh scored a soccer style goal on Saturday?"
Not at all, a perfectly good Gaelic goal using the skills available to him I would say!

Loughduff Lad (Cavan) - Posts: 2383 - 13/08/2018 10:15:58    2132570

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Ger Canning

"That's his 3rd or 2nd or 1st or 4th Championship goal"

Ger we don't care if it's 50th championship goal. it's a goal

When is Ger Canning & Martin Carney leaving.
Abysmal commentary. Sky way way better & they know what they are talking about

flukey (Cavan) - Posts: 28 - 13/08/2018 10:21:30    2132576

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The word 'marauding' is quite often used by GAA commentators. He made a 'marauding' towards goal. But 'swashbuckling' is one of my favourites! He is a 'swashbuckling' player!

marauding adjective [ before noun ] uk ​ /məˈrɔː.dɪŋ/ us ​ /məˈrɑː.dɪŋ/ going from one place to another killing or using violence, stealing, and destroying: Witnesses reported gangs of marauding soldiers breaking into people's houses and setting fire to them.

engage in daring and romantic adventures with bravado or flamboyance.
"a crew of swashbuckling buccaneers"
synonyms: daring, romantic, heroic, daredevil, swaggering, dashing, adventurous, rakish, bold, valiant, valorous, fearless, lionhearted, stout-hearted, dauntless, doughty, devil-may-care, gallant, chivalrous, dazzling, macho, ostentatious

Concerned_Supp (Westmeath) - Posts: 71 - 13/08/2018 13:34:27    2132705

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Replying To flukey:  "Ger Canning

"That's his 3rd or 2nd or 1st or 4th Championship goal"

Ger we don't care if it's 50th championship goal. it's a goal

When is Ger Canning & Martin Carney leaving.
Abysmal commentary. Sky way way better & they know what they are talking about"
Actually some people do care about that type of information flukey.

Westfester (Limerick) - Posts: 944 - 14/08/2018 00:11:44    2133020

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Martin Carney in 1998 when Colm Parkinson soloed up (with his usual lose solos 2 metres ahead of him) from wing back to score a point against Westmeath.

'He sallied forth as is his forte'.

Absolute verbal diarrhoea.

BliainanÁir (Laois) - Posts: 598 - 14/08/2018 10:03:00    2133056

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