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I would have no problem with that but once again it's back to the old problem - a complete lack of consistency.
midlands (Westmeath) - Posts: 545 - 08/02/2022 17:18:08 2399377 Link 0 |
Totally agree… what he said and his defence of Gough made no sense…. He should have at least sent the same number of players off from both sides… He even picked out one player for a yellow…mind boggling stuff……
ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 1950 - 08/02/2022 17:31:14 2399384 Link 1 |
What Row !! Ffs catch yerself on ! UnRepentant (Fermanagh) - Posts: 9 - 08/02/2022 18:09:58 2399389 Link 0 |
That's exactly my point. They achieved f**k all, which is the same as punching a lad in the head would achieve, but at least avoided the collateral damage of a long term suspension and potentially breaking someone's jaw or nose.
WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2049 - 08/02/2022 19:24:47 2399414 Link 0 |
Choke holds/head locks or anything applying pressure on the neck should be a red. Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1835 - 08/02/2022 20:39:47 2399428 Link 6 |
Ruin the game? Imagine that football were a bit more normal, scraps like that one were rare, and everyone who was involved would have been shown the line. Then people would be talking about how the scrappers and not the referee ruined the game. Look at this soccer story from seven years ago (I admit I ain't seen the video myself) and tell me did the players or the referee ruin the game.
Tacaí Liatroma (Leitrim) - Posts: 1042 - 08/02/2022 21:40:27 2399432 Link 0 |
Totally agree, if you grab your opponents head gear (helmet) in hurling your off, what's the difference same end result
Blitzkrig (Fermanagh) - Posts: 39 - 09/02/2022 07:47:38 2399440 Link 1 |
is that not why you'd run the length of a pitch? To give someone a good thump? Otherwise, why bother?
wishfulthinkin (Cavan) - Posts: 1687 - 09/02/2022 09:47:01 2399452 Link 0 |
Agree 10000%..I've seen more shufflin on d way out from mass years ago
Zucker (Leitrim) - Posts: 156 - 09/02/2022 10:25:17 2399465 Link 0 |
Maybe if they don't punish thae headlocking and that craic players will be doing it more often and know they'll get away with it! And posters saying ref made it all about himself, in what world would any ref want to make a match about themselves, come on now! Stamp it out in the league early and it won't happen in championship as much.. i agree that it was a nothing row, but i imagine that's what gaa/refs are thinking. achara (Monaghan) - Posts: 563 - 09/02/2022 12:06:12 2399489 Link 1 |
If they were to run the length of the pitch, I'd prefer they didn't punch someone in the head. It'd be better if they didn't run the length of the pitch to get involved at all, but hitting someone in the jaw at the end of it would definitely be worse. Why would you want lads punching each other in the head on a GAA pitch? WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2049 - 09/02/2022 13:25:41 2399506 Link 1 |
Find two players from opposite teams not involved in the pulling and dragging, bring the ball away 30 years away from it and throw up it between them, play on. Stop the time wasting. And on a similar note if a goalie wants to take a free kick then he has 20 seconds to do it, otherwise the ball is thrown up. Leitrim_12 (USA) - Posts: 207 - 09/02/2022 15:04:15 2399536 Link 0 |
Why get involved in a melee or a row if you're not going to lay a lad down. Maybe their intentions were to embarrass themselves and bring some femininity to the game but I don't see the point. Go back to when rows used to be worth watching.
wishfulthinkin (Cavan) - Posts: 1687 - 09/02/2022 15:07:23 2399538 Link 0 |
Agree completely with this. People wanting to see people punched in the head on a GAA pitch should consider watching other sports. This "hard man" attitude should have no place in the GAA. A club mate of my own once missed 8 weeks of work because some cowboy decided to blindside him with a punch in a match. If the likes of these lads are so manly & brave let them step inside a boxing ring instead for all to see and not be throwing digs on a football/hurling field to prove what a warrior they are.
Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9155 - 09/02/2022 15:32:48 2399546 Link 3 |
Lay a lad down? What are you on about? The reason they didn't do it, is because it's incredibly stupid, can be dangerous and lead to serious injury, a very long suspension and even a civil case. We've had court cases in Galway due to incidents like that. Punching lads in the head has no place on a GAA pitch. There's nothing 'manly' about it. It's usually a cowardly act with the victim being hit unawares. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2049 - 09/02/2022 17:41:10 2399573 Link 3 |
Small frays on a football field usually have a snowball effect. 2 men squaring up to each other, a team mate from whatever team tries to break it up but the next man in doesn't help to break it up , he usually goes for the original peacemaker. Not all men in the middle of a row are wading in.
Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 2017 - 09/02/2022 19:25:35 2399591 Link 1 |
Oh I know. I've been in that situation myself on the field. Trying to separate two lads and ending up on the ground myself in a headlock. Waking up the next day feeling like I've suffered whiplash from a car accident. You can be a "hard" player without having to resort to wrestling or worse throwing digs on the football field. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9155 - 10/02/2022 09:27:58 2399611 Link 0 |
The best post here by a mile classic.
TyroneUltra (Tyrone) - Posts: 307 - 10/02/2022 10:08:49 2399617 Link 0 |
Totally agree with that…..and then clubs standing steadfastly behind these thugs when asked to name them if caught on camera or if brought to court… Anybody who hits someone unawares and off the ball is nothing but a coward and a club should be ashamed to have him/her as a member….!!
ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 1950 - 10/02/2022 10:15:07 2399619 Link 2 |
rows used to be worth it back before lads spent all their time in the gym working on mirror muscles and focusing on their jersey pulling and pushing techniques.
wishfulthinkin (Cavan) - Posts: 1687 - 10/02/2022 10:32:07 2399622 Link 0 |