Well lads any GAA quotes to share? When I read the news today about Ger Loughnanne I just thought of his great quotes down through the years. The most famous one without any doubt was "We're going to do it" when he was interviewed at half time in the All Ireland final in 1995 against Offaly. Ger had a few more catchy quotes, the one about his team selection policy was the best of the lot - "I'm not giving away any secrets like that to Tipp. If I had my way, I wouldn't even tell them the time of the throw-in."

rocknroyal (Meath) - Posts: 308 - 27/06/2011 20:08:20    968605

Offaly hurler in mid 1990's the week before an All-Ireland : "Were taking this match awful seriously. Were now training twice a week and some of the lads are off the beer since Tuesday".

Pinkie (Wexford) - Posts: 4100 - 27/06/2011 20:14:15    968618

The one thats stands out for me was after Marty Morrissey interviewed Brian Coady after a game where Coady literally lifted in out off it, and then they went back to the studio guests when i think i was Loughlane who said Willl some one go out there and pick up Marty

shrewdjudge (Waterford) - Posts: 290 - 27/06/2011 20:23:23    968625

Donkeys don't win Derbies

onlyhurling (Galway) - Posts: 800 - 27/06/2011 20:25:18    968632

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968618 Offaly hurler in mid 1990's the week before an All-Ireland : "Were taking this match awful seriously. Were now training twice a week and some of the lads are off the beer since Tuesday".

Priceless Pinkie! Those Offaly hurlers really didn't give a s***e in those days.

Goatsucker (Offaly) - Posts: 265 - 27/06/2011 20:27:17    968636

Vinny Murphy of Dublin in the winners dressing room after 1995 All-Ireland Final:

"""Whooohhy, there'll be no cows milked in Finglas tonight!"""

Ya cant beat the Dubs for serious wit like that!

Regards,

Snufalufagus...Laochra Gael

Snufalufagus (Dublin) - Posts: 8100 - 27/06/2011 20:45:40    968675

Snuffy , was it not Keith Barr who made the remark about the cows being milked in Finglas? Funny no matter who said it though!

dubupnorth (Dublin) - Posts: 1897 - 27/06/2011 20:56:08    968695

"meet the team that beat the team that couldnt be beaten" or somethin along those lines - Pete McGrath 1991

cboyle92 (Down) - Posts: 184 - 27/06/2011 20:59:49    968704

Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh:


"I saw a few Sligo people at Mass in Gardiner Street this morning and the omens seem to be good for them. The priest was wearing the same colours as the Sligo jersey! Forty yards out on the Hogan stand side of the field Ciarán Whelan goes on a rampage, its a goal. So much for religion."



"Pat Fox has it on his hurley and is motoring well now ... But here comes Joe Rabbitte hot on his tail ... I've seen it all now - a Rabbitte chasing a Fox around Croke Park!"

b.mullins (Dublin) - Posts: 1413 - 27/06/2011 21:01:26    968706

'Vinny Murphy of Dublin in the winners dressing room after 1995 All-Ireland Final:

"""Whooohhy, there'll be no cows milked in Finglas tonight!"""

Ya cant beat the Dubs for serious wit like that!

Regards,

Snufalufagus...Laochra Gael'

I agree re. the Dubs wit but the background to this comment is so wrong I had to sign myself up!!

The quote was by Johnny Barr after Erin's Isle (a Finglas Club!) victory over Clane in the 1993 Leinster Club Championship!! Johnny also described his knee bandage as ``It's like wearing a condom, you never really get used to it."

All_for_One (Laois) - Posts: 4 - 27/06/2011 21:05:51    968712

Thats right lads it was indeed! Couldnt remember for the life of me to be honest but had Murphy stuck in me head!!

Regards,

Snufalufagus...Laochra Gael

Snufalufagus (Dublin) - Posts: 8100 - 27/06/2011 21:13:29    968721

Micheal O Muirceartaigh the legend that is.

Teddy McCarthy to John McCarthy, no relation, John McCarthy back to Teddy McCarthy, still no relation."

"Teddy looks at the ball, the ball looks at Teddy."

"Pat Fox out to the forty and grabs the sliothar, I bought a dog from his father last week. Fox turns and sprints for goal, the dog ran a great race last Tuesday in Limerick. Fox to the 21 fires a shot, it goes to the left and wide... and the dog lost as well."

"Sean Og O'Hailpin... his father's from Fermanagh, his mother's from Fiji, neither a hurling stronghold."

"He grabs the sliotar... he's on the 50 ... he's on the 40 . . he's on the 30 ... he's on the ground."

"Colin Corkery on the 45 lets go with the right boot. It's over the bar. This man shouldn't be playing football. He's made an almost Lazarus-like recovery from a heart condition. Lazarus was a great man, but he couldn't kick points like Colin Corkery."

"In the first half they played with the wind. In the second half they played with the ball."

1-5 to 0-8...well from Lapland to the Antarctic, that's level scores in any man's language."

"Setanta Ó hAilpín....the original Setanta from the old Gaelic stories was ten foot tall, had ten fingers on each hand and ten toes on each foot but even he couldn't be playing better hurling than his namesake here today."

" Dublin have scored two points, one from the hand and one from the land."

square_ball_69 (Westmeath) - Posts: 826 - 27/06/2011 21:48:50    968786

all for one- cheers for clearing that one up , I guessed the wrong Barr!!

dubupnorth (Dublin) - Posts: 1897 - 27/06/2011 21:53:23    968796

Brian Cody: "The only time to be ahead is at the final whistle."
Sligo fan in London a couple of years ago on the grass bank that serves as the Emerald Grounds main 'terrace': "I'm looking for seat 543." Priceless, got a few raucous laughs.

Tongo (UK) - Posts: 1795 - 28/06/2011 08:22:16    968831

There's some great Micheal O Muirceartaigh quotes alright. There was a thread on them last year summer when he announced his retirement.

men_of_49 (Meath) - Posts: 2003 - 28/06/2011 08:58:18    968844

'Sheep in a heap' Babs
'Not a bad auld Flock' Johnny Pilkington after winning the AI

onlyhurling (Galway) - Posts: 800 - 28/06/2011 09:45:31    968878

anaything original lads. If I hear anymore of the above I will get sick, typical GAA repeat after repeat

N16Calling (UK) - Posts: 260 - 28/06/2011 09:56:03    968884

"And its big Pascal McConnell in goals for tyrone. No matter how much it rains it will never get up to his ankles"

square_ball_69 (Westmeath) - Posts: 826 - 28/06/2011 11:55:57    969040

Ger Loughnane: Tipp vs Limerick 2009 AI hurling semi final.
Tipp were 9 or 10 points up at half time and Michael lyster asked Ger what changes Limerick could make for the second half to change the game around for them.
Loughnane replayed by saying that would be like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titantic.
Brilliant.. :)

Dan Breen (Tipperary) - Posts: 165 - 28/06/2011 12:36:37    969117

"Give it Tullyallen!!", a place in Louth, in this case used as a verb.

rrbm (Louth) - Posts: 120 - 28/06/2011 15:05:04    969421