seamus
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Post by seamus on Aug 31, 2015 14:51:50 GMT
1. Find an article that doesn't have 'Donnacha Walsh' and 'underrated' in the same sentance. Everyone rates him. Surely the most overrated underrated player playing the game today?
2. 'We are wide open through the middle and need a stopper at centre back'. If Horse Kennelly came up from the ground and played centre back it wouldn't make a blind bit of difference. The game has moved on and one player standing on the 45 ain't going to stop the waves.
3. The Barrack Obama - Find a Kerry person who can actually drive past the place without stopping. Its like the Listowel Racecourse, Rose of Tralee and Mass rolled into one.
4. 'Testing' - We haven't been tested, they haven't been tested, 'good tests, bad tests,who's doing the testing? Its like being back in school.
5. 'Cynical' - Who's the most cynical? Who cares?
6. 'The kickouts will be vital'. #tryharder
7. 'Hunger'. One of the best. Mayo have 'the hunger'.
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Post by glengael on Aug 31, 2015 16:40:57 GMT
1. He "backed himself" to take the shot. What? He ran out to Paddy Power there and then and put a tenner on himself? Wow.
2. He "nailed" it. Put the ball over the ball from a close in free with his good leg. Give the man POTY now.
3. "Will they go with a Scubadoir?" Sounds so much better than a sweeper. Thanks TG4.
4. "Called out", as in X County need to be called out on their discipline. Who will call them out though?
5. The Compulsory quote from American sports guru or pithy story about an American sports "legend" that is meant to make us all feel stupid and lacking insight because shure them Americans know everything there is to know about sport and never made a mistake about anything ever.
6. Mention of soccer player/managers in the context of what they might have done or how they would have reacted. Rubbish. With the honourable exception of Mr. K Moran, it is not comparing like with like.
7. "Stomach for battle" and all other digestive cliches. Who has it, who doesn't , who has lost it? Num, num.
8. Crow Park. Wherever that may be.
9. "Kick off at 3.30" as per various TV guides over the past few weeks. Gee , I didn't notice they'd changed the method of beginning each half. Silly me.
10. "Forgotten man of Kerry Football" For use in the Redemption Story. For template see all articles on K.Donaghy 2014.
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Post by ballynamona on Aug 31, 2015 17:09:55 GMT
One cliche, beloved of McStay, was the "optics". It has fallen out of favour.
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Post by Kingdomson on Aug 31, 2015 18:39:04 GMT
Ger Canning - "a real judicious effort".
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Post by Annascaultilidie on Aug 31, 2015 19:20:38 GMT
"He owes the county nothing."
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Post by ballynamona on Aug 31, 2015 20:05:16 GMT
Ger Canning - "a real judicious effort". Another Canning one. For action replays, he says "lets watch it in reprise". He must be the only commentator in history to ever say that. |
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Post by Ballyfireside on Sept 1, 2015 0:39:25 GMT
When a commentator realises that the team he wants to win won't win, he has to 'put the * back into the horse', i.e. try to redeem himself by claiming he knew all along they wouldn't win. MOM often says the undertaker is the last man to let you down, I hate to say it but it is actually the solicitor with his Will Power. |
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Post by kerryexile on Sept 1, 2015 8:18:37 GMT
The one phrase that I cannot stand is “bad shot selection” if a player 30 metres out puts the ball a metre wide of the post From my understanding of the English language the phrase “bad shot selection” says one thing - he selected that shot i.e. to kick it wide. Stupid in the extreme. Its obviously one of those things introduced by psychologists to relieve the player from having to admit he didn’t have the skill.
It reminds me of a story that did the rounds many years ago about a club hurling team in Kerry who had one of the best hurlers in the county. One evening they turned up for a match and were short of players so an enthusiastic supporter whose career had peaked on the subs bench of the “B” team was drafted in at corner forward. As the good player was carrying the team deep into the game, he drew the full back line and fed the new man. He put it wide of an empty goal.
“Sorry Jack”.
“You’ve nothing to be sorry about – I was away ****ing worse to give it to you”.
Bad shot selection in North Kerry even before the psychologists had invented it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2015 22:40:23 GMT
Hammer the hammer- a pointless phrase
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Post by Annascaultilidie on Sept 2, 2015 5:58:32 GMT
Hammer the hammer- a pointless phrase I like it. I suppose you could just as easily say 'attack the opposition where they are aren't; or more subtly 'attack the opposition where they will attack you.' |
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Post by animal on Sept 2, 2015 8:07:26 GMT
Ger Canning - "a real judicious effort". Another Canning one. For action replays, he says "lets watch it in reprise". He must be the only commentator in history to ever say that. Another Canning one is to constantly say "back once again" as in when a team are playing the ball about he will say "back once again to Murphy". I find myself adding in my head "with the renegade master" but then again I am very sad. Don't get me started on Martin "it must be said" Carney |
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Post by shaggy04 on Sept 2, 2015 8:20:49 GMT
Weeshie. " a perfect day for football". no matter what the weather.
A daisy cutter, a welt of a shoulder,turned on his left, turned on his right.
Ger o Connor. " certainly" " a great player" has been dogged by injuries. Hello to everyone around the world.
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Post by Annascaultilidie on Sept 2, 2015 8:35:53 GMT
Weeshie. " a perfect day for football". no matter what the weather. A daisy cutter, a welt of a shoulder,turned on his left, turned on his right. Ger o Connor. " certainly" " a great player" has been dogged by injuries. Hello to everyone around the world. I have to laugh at Weeshie's "he turned around". |
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Post by buck02 on Sept 2, 2015 8:59:46 GMT
"Natural full back". We havn't had one in years apparently. This "natural full back" must be able to mark Michael Murphy one week, Colm O Neill the next week and Bernard Brogan the following week.
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Post by Annascaultilidie on Sept 2, 2015 9:04:02 GMT
"Natural full back". We havn't had one in years apparently. This "natural full back" must be able to mark Michael Murphy one week, Colm O Neill the next week and Bernard Brogan the following week. Amen. The biggest myth in football. |
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Post by bomberliston on Sept 2, 2015 14:40:54 GMT
5. The Compulsory quote from American sports guru or pithy story about an American sports "legend" that is meant to make us all feel stupid and lacking insight because shure them Americans know everything there is to know about sport and never made a mistake about anything ever. 6. Mention of soccer player/managers in the context of what they might have done or how they would have reacted. Rubbish. With the honourable exception of Mr. K Moran, it is not comparing like with like. I agree 100% on both points. Especially number six. Makes my skin crawl..... |
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Post by bomberliston on Sept 2, 2015 14:41:22 GMT
5. The Compulsory quote from American sports guru or pithy story about an American sports "legend" that is meant to make us all feel stupid and lacking insight because shure them Americans know everything there is to know about sport and never made a mistake about anything ever. 6. Mention of soccer player/managers in the context of what they might have done or how they would have reacted. Rubbish. With the honourable exception of Mr. K Moran, it is not comparing like with like. I agree 100% on both points. Especially number six. Makes my skin crawl..... |
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Post by ansúilleabhánach on Sept 3, 2015 3:58:29 GMT
1. 'Turnover'. Newsflash: the ball's round, it looks the same from every angle.
"If we keep the turning the ball over in midfield"...whatever happened to simply losing the ball/possession?
2. 'Offload'.
'Pass' uses up only half the syllables, and is exactly the same thing. And it's only one third as many as...
3. 'Recycle'.
I think all of mine may stem from the same roots as glengael's no. 9...
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Post by glengael on Sept 3, 2015 12:16:25 GMT
If I may be allowed, sure I'll plough ahead anyway and risk the "sanction"!!!
11. 15 plays 10. The fella on Newstalk always says this and annoys me every time.
12. Off the shoulder. Always conjures up images of an Atelier Verscace gown to me.
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Post by watchdebreakswillye on Sept 3, 2015 12:35:40 GMT
The top of the D,
The bottom of the D,
Have a pee in the D,
Watch your P’S & Q’s in the D,
Where is this D?
Is it in the middle third
Or d’udder two thirds?
A game of two halves,
15 players behind the ball,
The Single Tower,
The Twin Towers,
The Triple Towers, 6'4'' x 16st = animal, F%c&ing animals,
Keep ball, my ball, own the ball, Double marking, no marking,
Sledging, hammer ‘n’ thongs,
Hammer de hammer,
Hammered, Hawkeye, a hawk in the sky,
Black ‘n’ blue,
Black ‘n’ yallow ‘n’ red,
Shove up on the keeper,
Let um attack, invite um on,
Football, handball, dummy teams, dumb teams, Meltdowns, phases, tactics, systems, keep your shape.
Ah Ref!
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Post by G_S_J on Sept 3, 2015 15:22:34 GMT
"Natural full back". We havn't had one in years apparently. This "natural full back" must be able to mark Michael Murphy one week, Colm O Neill the next week and Bernard Brogan the following week. Another from Weeshie "A heavy mist is beginning to fall" = Absolutely bucketing rain down |
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Post by Chinatown on Sept 3, 2015 21:47:24 GMT
"Natural full back". We havn't had one in years apparently. This "natural full back" must be able to mark Michael Murphy one week, Colm O Neill the next week and Bernard Brogan the following week. Another from Weeshie "A heavy mist is beginning to fall" = Absolutely bucketing rain down Sure it only keeps the dust down |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2015 12:18:13 GMT
Those analysts/ supporters who think they are making a big revelation when they declare that kerry do not just play pure football.
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