Micko copying JOC?

[Jo90]

Laois have made one change to their
side for Sunday's quarter-final clash
against Mayo at Croke Park with
midfielder Noel Garvan a surprise
selection at full forward.

He was replaced in the first-half
during the qualifier with Offaly by
Padraig Clancy who was returning from
injury.

However, Garvan will wear the number 14
jersey this weekend for the first time
with Ian Fitzgerald moving to the
bench.

[austinstacksabu]

You know something, it's exactly what they need. The only problem really is that Donaghy was in great form all year before the switch, whereas Garvan is not in the best footballing fettle of his career, and certainly nowhere near the early stages of the 2005 campaign until he came up against Armagh.

[kerrygold]

Romour has it jack and micko meet up twice a weeks at st. finians bay and discuss tactics as they go on a gentle swim out to the skellig rock and back.

[Original KYFan]

In all fairness, it was Micko's tactic in the first place...anyone remember the Bomber?

[mossie]

some of the traditional approaches to the game returing???


big ball winners at full forward & plenty of superb fielding at midfield too in this years championship e.g. Daragh, Nicholas Murphy & Ciaran Whelan

[ArthurG]

Poor Micky Harte must be in a terrible state, after spending the last 4 years trying to destroy the traditional game only to see in 2006 Kerry, Dublin Laois & co destroying all his hard work!

[TheCritic]

Well he has loads of time to come up with a whole new system to try and destroy it.

[tyroneperson]

arthurg said:

Poor Micky Harte must be in a terrible state, after spending the last 4 years trying to destroy the traditional game only to see in 2006 Kerry, Dublin Laois & co destroying all his hard work!

What what about Armagh "destroying his hard work" they never kick the ball long do they? And Laois fist pass a lot, and dublin's forwards were not exactly up to much against westmeath.
Tyrone kick the ball plenty (see goal in last years final, dont want to go on about it). So what if we dont hoof it into a big bomber style full-forward all the time (which are generally 50/50 balls except with someone huge like donaghy), McGuigan etc can kick in nice accurate passes to mulligan/o'neill.

[Owenabue]

arthurg said:

Poor Micky Harte must be in a terrible state, after spending the last 4 years trying to destroy the traditional game only to see in 2006 Kerry, Dublin Laois & co destroying all his hard work!

Did you actually ever see Dublin play?

[Original KYFan]

tyroneperson said:

arthurg said:

Poor Micky Harte must be in a terrible state, after spending the last 4 years trying to destroy the traditional game only to see in 2006 Kerry, Dublin Laois & co destroying all his hard work!

What what about Armagh "destroying his hard work" they never kick the ball long do they? And Laois fist pass a lot, and dublin's forwards were not exactly up to much against westmeath.
Tyrone kick the ball plenty (see goal in last years final, dont want to go on about it). So what if we dont hoof it into a big bomber style full-forward all the time (which are generally 50/50 balls except with someone huge like donaghy), McGuigan etc can kick in nice accurate passes to mulligan/o'neill.

Have you ever seen Armagh play - series of short hand passes followed by long diagonal kick into powerful full forwards. I don't think their whole game plan is traditional, but they certainly kick more long ball than most other teams.

[tyroneperson]

yeah i agree-just saying about how Tyrone can cope with Armagh kicking ball in McDonnell and Clarke so it's not like Harte would be in a "terrible state."

[kerrygold]

tyroneperson said:

yeah i agree-just saying about how Tyrone can cope with Armagh kicking ball in McDonnell and Clarke so it's not like Harte would be in a "terrible state."

dont know,recent vibes from mickey sounded like that he was about to throw in the towel but agree to stay on for one more year.

[tyroneperson]

Yeah but that was after the laois defeat and not because of the use of donaghy/garvin at full-forward "destroying all his hard work."

[kerrygold]

tyroneperson said:

Yeah but that was after the laois defeat and not because of the use of donaghy/garvin at full-forward "destroying all his hard work."

they say, "you know you are at the end of the journey when you can reach out and touch the horizon".

[tyroneperson]

in english?

[TheCritic]

kerrygold said:

tyroneperson said:

Yeah but that was after the laois defeat and not because of the use of donaghy/garvin at full-forward "destroying all his hard work."

they say, "you know you are at the end of the journey when you can reach out and touch the horizon".

Have you been watching the "Truman Show" Kerrygold. ;D