Awk dry your eyes would you, its people on here complaining about Riceys actions at the weekend no other Tyrone players are being condemned. In fact I have read numerous messages applauding Sean Cavanagh and Mickey Harte on here in the last few days. You Tyrone boys would need to stop playing the victum, them v us... my ****

Niamh (Derry) - Posts: 2397 - 17/02/2009 17:20:36    209841

colinwex theres another thread on this but i would say the team of the decade should not be decided until next decade? but to take u up on your point i think even kerry lads themselves would like to beat tyrone on there way to an all-ireland. if either county wins this year maybe then they could be crowned.

jaffacake (Meath) - Posts: 720 - 17/02/2009 17:21:57    209844

GaelAntrim , agree with most of your post but disagree with some little bits. I agree that the GAA are attracting people from the less prominent community in the North and to a certain degree ARE punching above their weight. There are however HUGE nationalist areas of the North where the GAA is a poor cousin compared to soccer. West Belfast and Derry City have huge Nationalist populations and a very low percentage are involved in Gaelic games. I know in Derry city that inroads are being made and probably the same applies to West Belfast as well but is it a case of too little too late??

dubupnorth (Dublin) - Posts: 1897 - 17/02/2009 17:30:23    209861

Aw c'mon Willie we've always slagged Tyrone.

northpole (Derry) - Posts: 739 - 17/02/2009 17:39:48    209876

Ye dudupnorth thats been a real problem for years. Unfortunately Belfast schools have failed to promote Gaelic games over the last 40 odd years. I had this same discussion with Joe Brolly (sorry to name drop) on sunday .He as you may know is involved with st. Brigids and Antrim and he was lamenting the fact that Belfast schools are not concentrating exclusively enough on Gaelic compared with Tyrone for instance where schools like the Acanamy in Dungannon always go after first rate GAA past players as their PE teachers. I think you have to give a young lad an option of variety in school sports but i dont think thats happening in the more successful counties like Kilkenny, Kerry or Tyrone and that singleminded approach is what breeds success.

gaelantrim (Antrim) - Posts: 1616 - 17/02/2009 17:46:31    209892

williewentwell
County: Tyrone
Posts: 295

209596
This forum is getting a bit old hat, Its seems that its OK to take a swipe at Tyrone( the NORTHERN UPSTARTS) from all parts of Ireland North South East and West .Is it a case that when you have a successful team that TYRONE HAVE BEEN THIS DECADE and happen to beat Kerry(the romantic side of the GAA) on the Big Occasions, that everybody outside Our Beautiful County of Tyrone have What I call Manchester United Syndrome everybody hates us we don't care! were Tyrone! Tyrone! Tyrone! were on our OWN.




London 7-21 0-8 Tyrone.

You probably are on your own.

Instead of gloating about being useless perhaps you could offer the players a bit of support in their efforts.

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 17/02/2009 17:53:56    209913

Look at the amount of threads and post going on about this... If tyrone had won there wouldnt be 100th of the fall out... Every second post is from a tyrone fella grumbling about something, why cant ye accept that ye were 100% beaten? Outplayed and outfought by a better side. Its funny, this is the very thing tyrone fellas were trying to force down our necks all year, but when the roles are reversed ye cry foul...
Same old 'bigot', 'us against them' zzzzz...

Bet out the gate, on ur own turf, end of

TheMaster (Mayo) - Posts: 16187 - 17/02/2009 18:46:57    209966

williewentwell County: Tyrone Posts: 295 209596 This forum is getting a bit old hat, Its seems that its OK to take a swipe at Tyrone( the NORTHERN UPSTARTS) from all parts of Ireland North South East and West .Is it a case that when you have a successful team that TYRONE HAVE BEEN THIS DECADE and happen to beat Kerry(the romantic side of the GAA) on the Big Occasions, that everybody outside Our Beautiful County of Tyrone have What I call Manchester United Syndrome everybody hates us we don't care! were Tyrone! Tyrone! Tyrone! were on our OWN. Ah dry your eyes and stop feeling sorry for yourself, just do what the Dubs do and grow a thick skin

PJ (None) - Posts: 2288 - 17/02/2009 19:00:25    209977

I think the main problem is Tyrone are very very jealous of the fact that Kerry are the romantic favourites and despite Tyrone's recent success they can never have the kind of support that Kerry have and probably will always have as long as they are successful. Tyrone have tried to raise themselves above Kerry on this site with alot of gloating and claims of greatness etc.. but you can't suddenly claim to be the greatest footballing county with success only in the past 10 or 15 years. There is alot to admire about some of the recent Tyrone teams especially the likes of Cavanagh and Canavan but let me start: Kennnelly(which one), O'Shea (which one, Jack, Dara.....), Fitzgerald,Walsh, Spillane, Morna, Sheehy, Moynihan, Cooper, O'Cinneide, OKeefe, Nelligan.... It reads like a bible of the greats of GAA. Kerry could probably fill half if not more of the top football players ever. Even claims of being the team of the decade are unfounded. Kerry have won 4 titles since 2000 and Tyrone have only won 3. Kerry have been in at least 6 finals since 2000, Tyrone I think have been in 3 which they have won which a obviously a great record. However we would have alot of Tyrone people since winning in the Summer making all kinds of unfounded claims. Lol why do you care so much?

MichaelO (Tyrone) - Posts: 820 - 17/02/2009 19:28:01    209987

A few points. Ulsterman, you keep saying the rules were changed to stop mass fouling to counteract Tyrone. Now that is the same thing as saying that Tyrone were guilty of mass fouling. I do not believe that to be the case, well certainly no more than all the others. So I think there was mass fouling, but by everyone. The new rules might give us a more open game, such as last Sunday's. Well said Rio Bingo in your comments. And I must disagree slightly with Dub up North. West Belfast is a large area. I would say there is no GAA on the Shankhill Road, and precious little on Divis Street, also known wrongly as "The Lower Falls Road". However Andersonstown, Turf Lodge and the 'Murph have long been hotbeds. Alas the "new" estates in the west, closer to Lisburn, such as Poleglass and Twinbrook are not doing so well. But many of them came from Divis Street originally. And a big problem in the county is the secondary schools and a lack of good hurling.

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 17/02/2009 20:23:41    210029

I thought the new rules were brought in to improve the game of football and take the cynicism out of it. It has nothing to do with being anti-Ulster. In recent years football has been blighted by off the ball tackling etc- it doesnt take a genius to recognise that something had to be done to improve what was becoming an eyesore to look at. If a team is good enough they will embrace the changes and win regardless. Enough of this anti-Ulster tripe.Some people are paranoid about it.

galwaycelt (Galway) - Posts: 307 - 17/02/2009 21:13:04    210088

If everybody liked you what would you whinge about??

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 17/02/2009 21:19:53    210102

What you are saying is very true GaelAntrim. I know in St. Malachy's College (a co-founder of the McCrory Cup and multiple winner up to the 70s) there are four P.E. teaching staff. Two are basketball men, one runner and the fourth is an all rounder. This is not tosay they are bad teachers but it shows you that Gaelic Games are not catered for in St. Malachy's and normal teachers have to take it. I have been told however that inroads are being made by these teachers. Also St. Mary's CBS in West Belfast are playing McCrory Cup and are in the quarters, with former Antrim captain Sean Kelly in their P.E. department.

Saffron (Antrim) - Posts: 216 - 17/02/2009 21:24:25    210110

One word to sum up this tedious thread 'Boring', thats all.

brendtheredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 10897 - 17/02/2009 21:30:36    210116

;boring;

tomaoo7 (Dublin) - Posts: 5896 - 17/02/2009 21:34:44    210122

MAYBE TYRONE ARE THE NEW DUBLIN,

tomaoo7 (Dublin) - Posts: 5896 - 17/02/2009 21:36:34    210125

Alot of Tyrone fans seem to invent this so called divide in there little heads, well lads i have news for ye, it doesnt exist! So please take that chip off ye shoulders and get over it! If people dont like ye it's due to the unsportsman like antics of some of the Tyrone players. E.G. Alot of GAA fans disliked Kerry last year due to a few high profile incidents and of course because they are the most succesfull team in the history of the GAA ;)

Ciarrai Abu (Overseas) - Posts: 1050 - 17/02/2009 21:46:40    210140

Naw tomato unfair comparison. Tyrone actually win All Irelands in the 21st century and 3rd millenium.

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9816 - 17/02/2009 21:47:15    210142

Tyrone should be like the likes of Galway. Strive to emulate the silky skills of the maestros from the Kingdom, and get beaten.

Makes me sick the way the pundits go on about that Galway - Kerry game last summer. Yes they played good football in very poor conditions, but Galway were well beaten in the end.

MiseMuineachain (Monaghan) - Posts: 212 - 17/02/2009 21:52:39    210150

I hate Tyrone. I hate most styles of there play. I like Kav and Dooher and O'Neill Super players. Its McMenamin and blanket defences and most of all... they're not on the scene a wet day and they call themselves the kings of GAA. And now its moan moan moan everyone hates who boo who. Everyone hates dublin and we've had 1 good year in 20 cant wait to see what its like if we actually win anything. The reason Kerry arnt realy hated on such a scale is because they play attractive football and they arnt in your face about it and lets face they can be in everyone face they're miles ahead in the records

uncle sam (Dublin) - Posts: 102 - 17/02/2009 23:53:01    210279