Replying To Seanfan: "I see Croke Park to have a friendly soccer match between 2 English teams next August!!!"
I saw that yesterday and assumed it was an April Fools. Unbelievable that they would do something as crass as this at a time that would have been (should be) peak Gaelic games season.
Replying To Seanfan: "I see Croke Park to have a friendly soccer match between 2 English teams next August!!!"
I was actually about to post something like "cue the inevitable complaints from people who still insist the All-Irelands should run into August or beyond, and who ignore the benefits of the split season for club players everywhere".
Replying To TerraPovera: "I saw that yesterday and assumed it was an April Fools. Unbelievable that they would do something as crass as this at a time that would have been (should be) peak Gaelic games season."
Plenty of great hurling and football games all through August all over the country.
Replying To 32_4_1: "Spot on? It's rubbish. The tighter the pitch, clearly it's easier to stifle the better team. Put 30 players on a pitch the size of a tennis court and talent has no bearing whatsoever.
Expand the dimensions, inferior teams, their players get isolated. Wondering would anyone pick up on the Kerry/Donegal point after the league final. Kerry will do them when it matters.
GAA unique as it's player for player, position for position. In the past on a bigger pitch, Tyrone tried to shut down the space against Kerry, by rushing them in numbers. Teams do it to Cork in hurling.
It's done for a reason, to offset the talent dearth in the weaker team. Give the better team time, you'll be isolated on bigger pitches. Narrow the dimensions and it stifles the better teams!"
You need more talent to operate well in tight spaces, not less. Why do you think there's such a shift in modern coaching towards small area small sided games?
Replying To 32_4_1: "Spot on? It's rubbish. The tighter the pitch, clearly it's easier to stifle the better team. Put 30 players on a pitch the size of a tennis court and talent has no bearing whatsoever.
Expand the dimensions, inferior teams, their players get isolated. Wondering would anyone pick up on the Kerry/Donegal point after the league final. Kerry will do them when it matters.
GAA unique as it's player for player, position for position. In the past on a bigger pitch, Tyrone tried to shut down the space against Kerry, by rushing them in numbers. Teams do it to Cork in hurling.
It's done for a reason, to offset the talent dearth in the weaker team. Give the better team time, you'll be isolated on bigger pitches. Narrow the dimensions and it stifles the better teams!"
The best players come to the fore when the intensity of games ramps up and there's less space. And the less skilful lads can't handle it. Why do you think Clare and Tipp won the last 2 AI finals?