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Some Updates On The Football Review

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Replying To omahant:  "If so, it's curious why it doesn't occur - why is that?"
Shane Walsh tried it from a 45 against the Dubs. Played a quick pass along the ground, got the return, but his 2-point effort went wide.

WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2410 - 25/06/2025 17:00:43    2621021

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45s for slight deflections on wides is also a very generous reward in this day and age. Even a good block on a goal bound shot or whatever. You should probably not be allowed to shoot from those

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12427 - 25/06/2025 17:01:02    2621022

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Might be a bit on the petty side but I think there should be some kinda punishment for goalkeepers distracting the umpires by vigorously waving wide as the shot is in the air

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12427 - 25/06/2025 17:03:36    2621024

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Replying To ForeverBlue2:  "Gaelic football is now really the exact same as soccer only you can use your hands… over and back passing around the arc with nobody marking anyone for 2/3rds of the pitch… nobody really engages until you get to a certain area of the pitch… just like soccer… continuously hand passing over and back and when a team is in front coming into the last 10 minutes it gets gradually worse.. The only real difference is you get some sort of score for kicking the ball over the bar…."
Ah now, another totally over the top piece of hyperbole. Yes, the game has changed - like every sport does - but constantly painting it in such negative terms just sounds like tired nostalgia masquerading as analysis. You really do specialise in exaggerated negativity.

CeachtPeile (Cavan) - Posts: 160 - 25/06/2025 17:04:11    2621025

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Replying To CeachtPeile:  "Ah now, another totally over the top piece of hyperbole. Yes, the game has changed - like every sport does - but constantly painting it in such negative terms just sounds like tired nostalgia masquerading as analysis. You really do specialise in exaggerated negativity."
People always think comments are negative when they are totally unwilling to accept that they are actually true… Nothing at all negative in what I said.. just stating that Gaelic football is now like soccer where nobody marks anyone until they enter a certain part of the pitch.. even the soccer term 'press' is now used multiple times in games especially when a team is loosing coming into the last quarter… The 3 up has helped somewhat to cut that out but the passing the ball over and back and over and back outside the arc with no engagement… If you can't see or acknowledge this then you must be very delusional….

ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 4132 - 25/06/2025 17:27:36    2621038

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Replying To ForeverBlue2:  "People always think comments are negative when they are totally unwilling to accept that they are actually true… Nothing at all negative in what I said.. just stating that Gaelic football is now like soccer where nobody marks anyone until they enter a certain part of the pitch.. even the soccer term 'press' is now used multiple times in games especially when a team is loosing coming into the last quarter… The 3 up has helped somewhat to cut that out but the passing the ball over and back and over and back outside the arc with no engagement… If you can't see or acknowledge this then you must be very delusional…."
And your solution is?

Aibrean (Kerry) - Posts: 345 - 26/06/2025 14:40:09    2621252

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Replying To Aibrean:  "And your solution is?"
Solution is, pay no attention to his ramblings.

ORIELMAN85 (Monaghan) - Posts: 658 - 26/06/2025 14:43:00    2621254

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Replying To Aibrean:  "And your solution is?"
There is no solution to it… coaches as I have always said have the game ruined.. People laughed for years at those who watched or took an interest in soccer but now it seems that our once great game GAA has turned into a soccer type game all based on no risk possession… over and back passing to players with not an opponent near them… It's basically the once laughed at soccer using your hands…!

ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 4132 - 26/06/2025 14:48:44    2621257

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Replying To Aibrean:  "And your solution is?"
The obvious solution is to relentlessly whinge about it across multiple threads, take nothing on board, speak out of both sides of your mouth and ultimately ruin all potential discourse and give your county a bad name in the process

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12427 - 26/06/2025 14:54:23    2621259

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Replying To Breffni40:  "The obvious solution is to relentlessly whinge about it across multiple threads, take nothing on board, speak out of both sides of your mouth and ultimately ruin all potential discourse and give your county a bad name in the process"
This forum badly needs an IGNORE function.

Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 2469 - 26/06/2025 16:51:05    2621316

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