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Why Are RTÉ Not Showing The Div 1&2 League Final Live? - 24 Like(s)
Is it still April Fool's? TG4 give fantastic coverage throughout the league, bit unfair to then give final to RTE who don't bother with GAA coverage except for championship
Claretandblue (National) - 02/04/2023 15:11:04
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Clare V Cork - All Ireland Hurling Final 2024 - 9 Like(s)
Replying To ForeverBlue2: "He missed a lot more than that…. Cork had a clear penalty which would have resulted in a black card only for Murphy to bottle it…He missed a blatant free in to Cork which led to Clare going 3 up near the end of et… should have been down to a 1pt game..And before someone brings up the line ball that went to Cork .. that was the linesman's call and nothing to do with Murphy… To hear the woeful RTE panel heaping praise on the referee and at the same time showing his errors was laughable…. Murphy in the end ruined what was a brilliant game of hurling that deserved to go to a second day… Well done to Clare on their victory" I feel sorry for you. It must be shocking being so bitter about everything in our wonderful association
Claretandblue (National) - 22/07/2024 09:56:17
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GAA Officials - 6 Like(s)
Where do you propose to get these hundreds of refs from? 32 league matches would require 224 referees. What are clubs supposed to do? There were many hundreds of club league games on yesterday.
Claretandblue (National) - 21/03/2022 14:44:14
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Dublin V Kerry - 6 Like(s)
Anyone who thinks O Se deserved a card after penalty does not understand Gaelic games.
Claretandblue (National) - 10/07/2022 19:14:27
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Munster Hurling Championship 2025 - 6 Like(s)
Replying To SixtiesKid: "Why is it that so many people are opposed to the proper implementation of the rules in Hurling?
As usual we see great attention to refereeing standards during the league and then all is abandoned come Championship.
What other sport allows referees to blatantly ignore the rules in order to "let the game flow"?
Over recent years we have allowed blatant throwing of the sliotar to the extent that it is now standard practice.
Charging with the ball is now rampant.
Over-carrying, shoulders into the back etc, too many indiscretions constantly allowed.
In rugby the laws are implemented with vigour. Soccer is the same, even using VAR to check if there was a foul in the build up to a score.
In golf you penalize yourself in you transgress.
But in the game of hurling we turn a blind eye to the constant fouls, all in the name of letting it flow.
Why? The game has deteriorated in terms of skill in recent years and is now based as much, if not more, on physicality than skill.
Its now all about creating and winning rucks, bursting past opponents taking 6-7 steps, high tackles and one handed hurling or throwing the sliotar. Nobody even bothers to take a side line cut anymore. Referees don't implement the 13 metre rule at all on line balls.
Bad refereeing has been a problem now for a decade or more and dare anyone say so.
If the game continues in the current direction it will loose its standing as the great sport it once was." How anyone can say there's been a deterioration in skill over the past decade is bordering on embarrassing. The skill levels went through the roof in the 2000s and in the past 10-12 years they've increased again. The game may be more physical but the skill levels are outrageously good
Claretandblue (National) - 10/06/2025 22:28:34
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Westmeath Football thread - 5 Like(s)
We put together fifty mins of decent football, that's more than 35!! The behaviour of the Down supporters as John Heslin took a potentially levelling late free was shocking, has no place in Gaelic games. Northern supporters travel in great numbers and are passionate but their behaviour was disgraceful
Claretandblue (National) - 25/02/2023 21:27:43
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Galway V Kerry All Ireland Final 2022 - 5 Like(s)
Presume the commentators on here criticising Sean Hurson's appt will go back under cover again after a truly magnificent performance by the referee, he was the best man on the pitch after Clifford and Walsh.
Claretandblue (National) - 24/07/2022 19:02:21
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Smart Sliothar - 5 Like(s)
Award for most childish post of the year
Claretandblue (National) - 10/03/2022 15:00:42
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Alan Dillon Comparing GAA Referees With Soccer - 5 Like(s)
Rugby referees have made complete cock ups of crucial matches at the highest level. In 2017 Lions series the ref awarded a late penalty correctly to NZ but then decided as match was a draw to award a scrum. Beyond farcical. In 2015 WC Scotland were robbed against Australia by a ref who blew the final whistle as he ran for the tunnel. Laughable if it wasn't so serious. Rugby officials not nearly as respected as we're led to believe. The numbers playing each week are far fewer than GAA or soccer, hence fewer controversial incidents
Claretandblue (National) - 05/12/2021 21:23:17
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Connacht Club Football Championship - 5 Like(s)
Did any player make a mistake in that game yesterday? Just curious as if he did surely he was set upon by 6-7 irate teammates physically assaulting him and verbally abusing him?
Claretandblue (National) - 12/12/2021 13:41:50
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Westmeath Football thread - 4 Like(s)
Danny Mc Cartan's lack of game time recently is one of the more puzzling aspects of our manager's decisions. He was first man taken off in Newbridge early in 2nd half after scoring three points from play. Hes seen very little action since then and if I was a defender I'd rather not mark him than some of our other inside forwards.
Claretandblue (National) - 07/06/2025 10:28:50
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Westmeath Hurling thread - 4 Like(s)
Kerry were very poor, they've been decimated by retirements, transfers and emigration in past two years, think they had 6 of panel left from squad in 2021, the miracle is they beat Kildare in Newbridge. Our hurlers at a crossroads, reality is likes of Jogger, Aaron Craig, Joey, Niall O' B, Gary Grev, David Glennon and others are getting or gone past it, the idea that they could compete in two years at Liam Mc level is utterly unrealistic were we somehow to win McDonagh next year, highly unlikely with Carlow, Antrim or Offaly, Laois or Kildare in competition. Therefore longer term strategy required, new manager, ideally local, three year term, build team around likes of David O' Reilly, Eamon Cunneen, David Williams, Darragh McCormack, Killian Doyle, Mark Cunningham, Darragh Egerton and Kevin Regan and introduce under 20s gradually like Jack Murtagh, Oisin Murray and Peter Murphy. We could struggle in McDonagh initially but surely it will pay off.
Claretandblue (National) - 24/05/2025 17:29:35
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Westmeath Football thread - 4 Like(s)
Suggesting Matthew Whittaker starts instead of Ronan O' Toole is insulting to the Loman's man, he's not in the stellar form of previous years but he's still one of our top forwards and obviously opposing sides realise he's the one who makes our forwards tick, I've criticised the management team in the past but performances in the All Ireland series the last two years have been excellent, competitive in every game against highly rated top five or six opposition
Claretandblue (National) - 04/06/2024 18:44:04
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Quinns Pub Drumcondra - 4 Like(s)
We have a housing crisis and some lad here bemoans a pub that he visits once a year being turned into apartments!! Waterford whispers news wouldn't have this stuff
Claretandblue (National) - 27/03/2024 08:47:06
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Lads Off To The AFL - 4 Like(s)
Utter nonsense. Umpires have never received payment. Referees get a paltry mileage allowance. Players not out of pocket for their efforts. No one forcing them to play, it's a choice.
Claretandblue (National) - 05/11/2021 20:17:27
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Westmeath Football thread - 4 Like(s)
The above story re manager's post match comment about the toss and playing against the wind is one that David Lynch should have words with Dessie over. The manager as good as blamed Lynch when it's his call or should be and he should be taken to task over his response. The way to deal with Wicklow was to hammer home any advantage, deflate them and their supporters, instead we did the exact opposite. Shocking stuff
Claretandblue (National) - 08/04/2024 11:44:11
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2021 Hurling Championship - 4 Like(s)
Limerick's indiscipline will cost them yet. Two reds today, no debate, they better tread carefully from now on.
Claretandblue (National) - 18/07/2021 19:12:50
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Galway Football thread - 4 Like(s)
Four points up in injury time, zero pressure on him, nice chip flick aside it was hardly Matt Connor in his prime
Claretandblue (National) - 02/12/2023 19:55:05
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Kildare Vs Dublin - Leinster Final - 4 Like(s)
Maybe Glen Ryan, McCreevy and co will tone down their crazy celebrations next time they win a meaningless league match!!
Claretandblue (National) - 28/05/2022 17:57:15
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Jimmy Cooney RIP - 4 Like(s)
Excellent post from the Offaly man.
Claretandblue (National) - 01/08/2023 16:09:02
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