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Post by southward on Apr 2, 2012 22:00:48 GMT
Shocking performance by us in Castlebar, a shambles. Everyone here I'm sure knows my thoughts about the league, I cannot see any way a team that fails to have a good league (in this case at least making the top 4) can hope to turn it on in the championship (by which I mean August on). The stats don't lie and are quite overwhelming. Yes some teams that have won a couple of leagues and All-Is can cherry pick their year to some extent, and need to in order to allow sufficient physical & mental recuperation, but I cannot see it applying to a team that just won one. In any event as we all know winning back-to-back All-Is has only been achieved by Kerry in 21 years. Well done to Mayo and perhaps they are building towards a serious challenge in the summer. I feel though they must qualify for the league semis. Somewhat surprised and disappointed to read posters here casually discussing the idea of what amounts to allowing Mayo to win to ensure the knocking out of another team. Blame the format if you like, but I feel that's a terrible attitude to have, cynicism of the lowest order. Not that Kerry should want to be playing their A-game or risking very important players IF they want to win the league, of course. But still............. In fairness Rashers, idle speculation in 1 post doesn't exactly amount to a clamour by supporters for Kerry to lose on Sunday. Anyone paying into the Stacks park wants to see a good performance, a decent game and a win. - anything else won't go down well. It's fanciful in any case to suggest that the players might set out to lose - we're not Kilkenny after all. Anyway, a lot of lads now are playing for their jersies, and not just the newcomers either.
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Post by seamo on Apr 2, 2012 22:18:13 GMT
Shocking performance by us in Castlebar, a shambles. Everyone here I'm sure knows my thoughts about the league, I cannot see any way a team that fails to have a good league (in this case at least making the top 4) can hope to turn it on in the championship (by which I mean August on). The stats don't lie and are quite overwhelming. Yes some teams that have won a couple of leagues and All-Is can cherry pick their year to some extent, and need to in order to allow sufficient physical & mental recuperation, but I cannot see it applying to a team that just won one. In any event as we all know winning back-to-back All-Is has only been achieved by Kerry in 21 years. Well done to Mayo and perhaps they are building towards a serious challenge in the summer. I feel though they must qualify for the league semis. Somewhat surprised and disappointed to read posters here casually discussing the idea of what amounts to allowing Mayo to win to ensure the knocking out of another team. Blame the format if you like, but I feel that's a terrible attitude to have, cynicism of the lowest order. Not that Kerry should want to be playing their A-game or risking very important players IF they want to win the league, of course. But still............. In fairness Rashers, idle speculation in 1 post doesn't exactly amount to a clamour by supporters for Kerry to lose on Sunday. Anyone paying into the Stacks park wants to see a good performance, a decent game and a win. - anything else won't go down well. It's fanciful in any case to suggest that the players might set out to lose - we're not Kilkenny after all. Anyway, a lot of lads now are playing for their jersies, and not just the newcomers either. Exactly! Kerry don't throw games, and Kerry fans don't ask them to. Jack and co. pick a team to win, players play to win, supporters be disappointed with a loss, happy with a win.
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Post by kerrygold on Apr 3, 2012 8:16:27 GMT
I see the media are starting to get on Dublins back, interesting space with plenty of references to Dermo in the sheets. The sulphur whiff of summer time is shooting in the breeze.
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Post by longball2 on Apr 3, 2012 8:29:34 GMT
I see the media are starting to get on Dublins back, interesting space with plenty of references to Dermo in the sheets. The sulphur whiff of summer time is shooting in the breeze. Tommy Carr was getting stuck into them as well last night on Newstalk. That guy is a beaut. He was more or less questioning Gilroy and his management. I think there will be a big reaction from Dublin. Its the start of April. They need to be in form for August. I would say Gilroy is delighted these "problems" are emerging when he has plenty time to deal with them. If Tommy Carr is questioning you it means you could be doing something right as we know in Kerry!!
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Post by coach41 on Apr 3, 2012 8:55:11 GMT
What are the dates for the Semi Finals and final?
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Post by delorean on Apr 3, 2012 8:59:44 GMT
15/29 April
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Post by animal on Apr 3, 2012 9:11:52 GMT
Here's the Indo on Dublin's (in)discipline. It does seem a bit much is being made of it all.
Independent.ie Dublin must regain control
Gilroy must urgently improve team’s discipline as seventh suspension of year threatens to send season into a tailspin
By Colm Keys Tuesday April 03 2012
Among the first players to vacate the dressing-room in MacHale Park on Saturday night and board the bus parked behind the new main stand were the two who had seen red in the second half of a match Dublin would rather forget -- but can't if they are to get themselves back to the proper pitch that they hit for so much of last season.
Paul Flynn and Diarmuid Connolly sat opposite each other at the back of the bus and naturally the mood of both looked subdued. There was nothing much to say on a night that their manager Pat Gilroy had described as their worst for three years in terms of performance.
Minutes earlier Gilroy had delivered that most damning indictment of his Dublin teams since the "startled earwigs" analogy in the aftermath of the 2009 All-Ireland quarter-final rout at the hands of Kerry.
Gilroy could be considered one of the most measured and balanced Gaelic games managers around. He never seeks to dress up or dress down a result or a performance for anything more or less than it is. If it deserves praise it gets it, if there is criticism he lays that out too in an even-handed way.
Honesty
And when matters of indiscipline raise their head there is generally an honesty about his appraisal of what has happened.
Arsene Wenger he most certainly is not and the idea that a TV channel or a newspaper has been responsible does not enter his thinking, at least publicly anyway. At all times, his sides have accepted responsibility for their own behaviour.
So when he came to assessing the extension to seven of the number of disciplinary issues on the field of play that have either led to red cards or retrospective suspensions, on Saturday night there was no attempt to portray it as anything other than what it is -- a disciplinary problem that they have to deal with urgently before it gets out of hand and sends their season into a tailspin.
"We really have to sit down and look at that sharply or else we will have a very short year," said Gilroy, acknowledging the "very poor discipline" they had shown.
Gilroy has chosen, at times, to defend the actions which have led to some of the red cards his players have picked up so far this season.
James McCarthy looked a little unlucky when he raised his elbow in an act of protection as much as aggression as Alan Freeman moved in to tackle him with forceful intent during the first half of the fog-abandoned match with Mayo in February. A subsequent hearing saw the Central Hearings Committee agree with an original proposal to ban him for the obligatory match.
Philly McMahon's double yellow cards against Armagh were more down to awkwardness than any act of cynicism, a fact acknowledged by the manager afterwards, while there was certain frustration in Bryan Cullen when he caught Paul Cahillane late after himself being the victim of a stray punch to the side of his midriff just seconds earlier. He took the one-match ban proposed, however.
But on Saturday night it was frustration of a different kind that led to such a stark numerical reduction, an intolerance that appears to be creeping into their game as the levels of attention that go with their new status of All-Ireland champions increases.
For Flynn his retaliatory strike at Colm Boyle was out of character but it came at a time when Dublin had just conceded three quick-fire points after half-time that had put the game out of sight. How much of it was down to the frustration of the night as it was the close attention of Boyle?
Connolly's second yellow card was also needless but for those present there was a feeling that it had been waiting to happen. Connolly has sailed close to the wind already this year, having ended last season somewhat fortunate to be cleared to play in an All-Ireland final.
Yes, in last year's semi-final there had been provocation initially and he had pushed with an open hand repeatedly. And yes, Donegal's Marty Boyle's action in falling to the ground so easily certainly helped his case. But it had to have been a marginal call to clear him, helped by the sentiment of Dublin's advancement to an All-Ireland final for the first time in 16 years.
In January he rode his luck again when the Leinster Competition Controls Committee decide not to pursue a charge against him for an incident that saw his knee catch Ciaran Fitzpatrick's head with the ball long gone.
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Three weeks ago Connolly was being mentioned as a potential Footballer of the Year in the making, such was the rich vein of form he had struck on.
His performances to crush Laois and Armagh on successive weekends suggested a new-found maturity that had moved him on to the next level of seniority in this Dublin team. On Saturday night he didn't live up to that.
Improving discipline on and off the field has been one of the cornerstones of Gilroy's work with this Dublin team over the previous three years. He had moved them away from the machismo of the previous regime to a game plan where controlled aggression in the tackle was their bedrock. Control appears to be loosening, however, and the last three months will be viewed a step back in that context.
Two years ago Kerry, as All-Ireland champions, succumbed to whatever provocation comes the way of champions and as a consequence they lost Tomas O Se and Paul Galvin at a key time of the year. They were sitting ducks after that.
Dublin need to be mindful that the same fate potentially awaits them in the months ahead. They are champions. Opponents, administrators and officials will look at them differently, whether they like it or not. That's the reality they have to deal with.
- Colm Keys
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Post by misteallaigh abú on Apr 3, 2012 9:39:24 GMT
Shocking performance by us in Castlebar, a shambles. Everyone here I'm sure knows my thoughts about the league, I cannot see any way a team that fails to have a good league (in this case at least making the top 4) can hope to turn it on in the championship (by which I mean August on). The stats don't lie and are quite overwhelming. Yes some teams that have won a couple of leagues and All-Is can cherry pick their year to some extent, and need to in order to allow sufficient physical & mental recuperation, but I cannot see it applying to a team that just won one. In any event as we all know winning back-to-back All-Is has only been achieved by Kerry in 21 years. Well done to Mayo and perhaps they are building towards a serious challenge in the summer. I feel though they must qualify for the league semis. Somewhat surprised and disappointed to read posters here casually discussing the idea of what amounts to allowing Mayo to win to ensure the knocking out of another team. Blame the format if you like, but I feel that's a terrible attitude to have, cynicism of the lowest order. Not that Kerry should want to be playing their A-game or risking very important players IF they want to win the league, of course. But still............. In fairness Rashers, idle speculation in 1 post doesn't exactly amount to a clamour by supporters for Kerry to lose on Sunday. Anyone paying into the Stacks park wants to see a good performance, a decent game and a win. - anything else won't go down well. It's fanciful in any case to suggest that the players might set out to lose - we're not Kilkenny after all. Anyway, a lot of lads now are playing for their jersies, and not just the newcomers either. Why wouldn't that type of thinking come into things? You can't seriously believe that this won't have crossed Jack o Connor's mind? It's been done before, as I pointed out with Cork in 2010. Of course Kerry will go out and try to win but im not sure how many Kerry players will be playing as if their lives depend on it come Sunday when there is nothing to play for? Why would they? They have qualified, the hard work has been done with bigger days ahead. Why empty the tanks against mayo? It would serm to me like a fairly pointless exercise. If kerry they lose i think jack would be more than happy to avoid yet another possible clash with Cork before July. I think Jack should continue on the same vein as the Laois game, give as many lads as possible an opportunity to stake a claim, no point in having them warming timber all year.
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Post by Joxer on Apr 3, 2012 11:34:07 GMT
Interesting round of games coming up over the weekend. Kerry won't be considering anything other than victory and I'd expect them to achieve that also. That will effectively put Mayo out of the running if, as I suspect, Dublin beat Cork and Down beat Laois. The upshot of that series of results would put us in against Cork in the semi which is not anyones idea of an interesting game at this point I think. An armagh victory in Donegal, which is unlikely I think, might squeeze Cork out but I'm not sure what the scoring averages are at present for Cork/Armagh. If I was a betting man, I think the Semis will be Kerry v Cork and Dublin v Down.
Dublin missing out on the semis by losing to Cork is a real possibility and not th end of the world for them but as Rashers points out, serious AI contenders tend to be in the top 4 come end of league year on year...that and the top two maybe in div 2 but most likely only the top 1 in that division. Cork, to me, have slipped back a bit, their game is laboured and lacks fluidity...if, and its a sizeable if, Dublin get into the groove early on, I think they'll have too much for Cork on Sunday but time, as always will tell. Interesting weekend ahead.
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Post by legendz on Apr 3, 2012 11:55:07 GMT
There should be an incentive to finish in the top 2 to earn a home semi-final. Success and winning games should be rewarded.
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Post by kerrystar on Apr 3, 2012 11:59:00 GMT
There should be an incentive to finish in the top 2 to earn a home semi-final. Success and winning games should be rewarded. Not a bad suggestion, but would the Divisions 2,3 and 4 then start demanding there be semi-finals in their divisions, as they were losing out on revenue to the top dogs in Division 1?
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Post by legendz on Apr 3, 2012 13:19:38 GMT
There should be an incentive to finish in the top 2 to earn a home semi-final. Success and winning games should be rewarded. Not a bad suggestion, but would the Divisions 2,3 and 4 then start demanding there be semi-finals in their divisions, as they were losing out on revenue to the top dogs in Division 1? If they were, what'll be wrong with it? Home advantage for top 2 in lower divisions with winning semi-finalists earning promotion. I like the set-up of the Magners League in rugby where the highest team from the regular season even gets to host the final. There are enough games in Croker. If Kerry are top 2, we should have a home semi-final. If we were the highest team on league placing to make the final, why not host the final as well? As I say, a lot of games are held in Croker. Some games should be shared around more to provincial grounds that are not getting enough games. It should be easy to do in the league and give a reward for finishing higher.
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Post by mikelyster on Apr 3, 2012 15:36:53 GMT
I think Dublin are not in that much trouble, they will be fine and just as competitive again come Summer ONCE the Brogans are back and playing fully fit together. This league campaign has just highlighted that without Alan and Bernard the Dubs really struggle. No disrespect to them but lads like Mossy Quinn and Paddy Andrews are just not up to this level. Once the Dubs have Alan and Bernard together and fully fit the Dubs forward line will transform and they can play their fast counter attacking game plan much more effectively. I really do think it's that simple. I know Alan Brogan has played some games but I mean when he is fully fit along with Bernard things will change.
Saying all that though, Dublin won't win the All Ireland.
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Post by Mickmack on Apr 3, 2012 16:13:41 GMT
Pat Gilroy seems to me to be a straight talking man..... an honourable man and typical of inter county managers generally.
I dont think Dublin will win this years all ireland........ with last years team. Dublin played with a manic zeal in 2011 that they will find hard to match.....
Gilroy may be able to infuse enough hungry young turks into the team to make up for the lads who are still dining out on 2011.
The significant thing for me is that Gilroy has managed to replicate Cody in dealing with gaps between big matches. The inhouse games in Kilkenny are frightening in their intensity and Dublins were of a similar vein in 2011. After the Tyrone demolition in 2011. Gilroy spoke about "knowing that this performance was going to happen".
I think Dublin will be in the QFs in August. Its a new competition then and Gilroy will have the Dubs ready. But he will need some new faces. He talks about having two guys for every position. Write this guy off at your peril.
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Post by misteallaigh abú on Apr 3, 2012 17:20:39 GMT
There should be an incentive to finish in the top 2 to earn a home semi-final. Success and winning games should be rewarded. Excellent idea.
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Post by Dermot on Apr 3, 2012 17:35:53 GMT
This is a bit off point but John Galvin had to leave the pitch in Limerick's draw with Fermanagh with a serious looking knee injury. Hopefully for the poor lad it isn't the cruciate again. Would be a shame not to see his midfield abilities again this year. The cruciate injury is becoming nearly impossible for lads to fully recover from. Maybe an amateur player's body can not simply get back to the heights of being a modern day Gaelic footballer. Please god it isn't the cruciate anyway. Terrible news ... was reading today that its the same knee as well ... This is almost a weekly thing now ... Something is going badly wrong. We've just had one of our brightest hopes (i.e. Ronan O'Neill) fall victim to the same feckin thing ... He is out of the Snr's & U21 side for the reat of the season. This lad really is class and its soul destroying to hear that he's going to loose a year ... I hope they both come back stronger and better but you would have to feel worse for Galvin as it must be torturous to do the same knee again after just 4 games when he has spent the last year working hard on his recuperation ... It would be hard to come back after that at 31/32. Is any "real" effort being put into trying to sort this out ?
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Post by seamo on Apr 3, 2012 18:16:03 GMT
O man, I can't believe some of the comments on here with regards to how hard we should try to beat Mayo! I feel like using so many explicit's....IT'S SPORT, most of you PAY HARD EARNED CASH to see these games, this kind of thinking doesn't belong in any sport and despite being amatuers these players have an obligation to the jersey and to their supporters to always give 100%. On our home patch it would be a disgrace to roll over for any team, simply because "we have nothing to play for"...hello you guys ever heard of MOMENTUM!!! "WINNING'S A HABIT"!. Every single player who plays for Kerry on Sunday should be of the mindset that they are playing for their position on the team, otherwise why the f$$k do we have a panel of 30!!! Finally, those of who have suggested beating Mayo isn't all that important; you would be the first to complain on here about how you felt you had wasted your money going to a game that players didn't give 100% to win. I fully expect Kerry to select a side to win, and to go out with the mentality of winning the game. If we lose, I expect players to be disappointed, and to worry about their positions on the team. <<<All that, builds towards winning All-Irelands.
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Post by kerrygold on Apr 4, 2012 8:40:07 GMT
By Martin Breheny
Dublin risk getting egg on faces
Wednesday April 04 2012
So far, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland have not commented but, presumably, in their expanded role as food monitors, they will have noted that Dublin footballers have aligned themselves with Easter eggs this year.
Squad pictures are all over a particular brand, part of the proceeds from which will go to something called the Dublin Players' Foundation.
Dublin supporters will certainly have noticed it and wondered if the players might have felt some egg on their faces after last Saturday's trimming in Castlebar. Commercial sideshows are always attracted to All-Ireland winners, but sometimes you wonder if some lines are best left uncrossed.
They include players posing with models in order to flog Easter eggs, just as the competitive season is really cracking up.
- Martin Breheny
Irish Independent
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Post by kerrygold on Apr 4, 2012 8:42:42 GMT
By Colm Keys
Armagh relief as McKeever free to face Donegal
Wednesday April 04 2012
Ciaran McKeever has been officially cleared to play for Armagh in their final-round league match against Donegal in Ballybofey on Sunday.
Armagh have been informed by the GAA's Central Hearings Committee that the investigation into incidents in Portlaoise during their recent league match against Laois is now closed.
No charge has been laid against McKeever, who was red-carded at the beginning of the second half for an alleged kicking offence in the tunnel area as the players made their way off at half-time.
That red card was rescinded by the CHC in the days after the match but sent back to the Central Competition Controls Committee for further investigation.
McKeever was called in by CCCC last week, while a Laois player was also asked to give evidence but declined.
There was concern that evidence from the fourth official, who saw the incident in the tunnel, would not be sufficient to lay a charge against the player.
Under rule, when the CCCC are preparing a disciplinary report against a player, they can submit a list of witnesses to attend a hearing on their behalf.
Controversy reigned in the days after that game, with Armagh alleging racist and sectarian abuse in recent weeks against their players without specifying the matches it took place in.
Laois and Armagh subsequently issued a joint statement through the GAA press office, acknowledging that inappropriate comments were made during the match which would be dealt with internally. No disciplinary action will now accrue despite the furore surrounding the match.
- Colm Keys
Irish Independent
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Post by kerrystar on Apr 4, 2012 10:50:45 GMT
Not a bad suggestion, but would the Divisions 2,3 and 4 then start demanding there be semi-finals in their divisions, as they were losing out on revenue to the top dogs in Division 1? If they were, what'll be wrong with it? Home advantage for top 2 in lower divisions with winning semi-finalists earning promotion. I like the set-up of the Magners League in rugby where the highest team from the regular season even gets to host the final. There are enough games in Croker. If Kerry are top 2, we should have a home semi-final. If we were the highest team on league placing to make the final, why not host the final as well? As I say, a lot of games are held in Croker. Some games should be shared around more to provincial grounds that are not getting enough games. It should be easy to do in the league and give a reward for finishing higher. The diff between Division 1 and the others is that there is no promotion in Div 1. If you had semi-finals in 2,3 and 4 then 3rd and 4th in each could get promoted which would be an unfair process. But your ideas about top placed team to make final staging final etc I agree with.
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Post by misteallaigh abú on Apr 4, 2012 14:48:16 GMT
Galway v Kildare should be a cracking game, home advantage for Galway should be worth a few scores. Kildare have been very impressive in their last few games, putting up decent scorelines. This has coincided with the return to form of James Kavanagh and Alan Smith. They are players who very much thrive on confidence. They should have the advantage around the middle, Daryl Flynn is coming back to somewhere near full fitness and he is vital to this team's ability to get enough ball to win matches. Johnny Doyle will probably join him there, once more.
Galway are making progress under Alan Mulholland, recent minor and U21 successes allied to a league final appearance against Tyrone could be the catalyst for further progress this summer. It's a pity that they have lost Michael Meehan, a fine footballer with a killer instinct. Pádraig Joyce still has much to offer, as he proved against Monaghan and Tyrone, even though they lost that game. Much to play for and it should be a cracker. I hope Kildare edge it but I have long been an admirer of Galway and the way they play the game.
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Post by kerrygold on Apr 4, 2012 20:35:06 GMT
Kildare should be battle hardened enough to take this one misteallaigh abu and set up a final with Tyrone. That would be a very interesting tie and good reflection of where both teams are. The Leinster championship is there to be won this year for Kildare, now that Dublin are on the Easter Eggs. Kildare might feel they own Galway one for '98 & '00. Kildare really need to boss this game and put Galway away. Plenty of interesting games this weekend and next.
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Post by southward on Apr 4, 2012 20:39:55 GMT
By Colm Keys Armagh relief as McKeever free to face Donegal Wednesday April 04 2012 Ciaran McKeever has been officially cleared to play for Armagh in their final-round league match against Donegal in Ballybofey on Sunday. Armagh have been informed by the GAA's Central Hearings Committee that the investigation into incidents in Portlaoise during their recent league match against Laois is now closed. No charge has been laid against McKeever, who was red-carded at the beginning of the second half for an alleged kicking offence in the tunnel area as the players made their way off at half-time. That red card was rescinded by the CHC in the days after the match but sent back to the Central Competition Controls Committee for further investigation. McKeever was called in by CCCC last week, while a Laois player was also asked to give evidence but declined. There was concern that evidence from the fourth official, who saw the incident in the tunnel, would not be sufficient to lay a charge against the player.Under rule, when the CCCC are preparing a disciplinary report against a player, they can submit a list of witnesses to attend a hearing on their behalf. Controversy reigned in the days after that game, with Armagh alleging racist and sectarian abuse in recent weeks against their players without specifying the matches it took place in. Laois and Armagh subsequently issued a joint statement through the GAA press office, acknowledging that inappropriate comments were made during the match which would be dealt with internally. No disciplinary action will now accrue despite the furore surrounding the match. - Colm Keys Irish Independent So then, it seems that the fourth official has less authority than The Sunday Game.
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Post by seamo on Apr 4, 2012 20:43:21 GMT
By Colm Keys Armagh relief as McKeever free to face Donegal Wednesday April 04 2012 Ciaran McKeever has been officially cleared to play for Armagh in their final-round league match against Donegal in Ballybofey on Sunday. Armagh have been informed by the GAA's Central Hearings Committee that the investigation into incidents in Portlaoise during their recent league match against Laois is now closed. No charge has been laid against McKeever, who was red-carded at the beginning of the second half for an alleged kicking offence in the tunnel area as the players made their way off at half-time. That red card was rescinded by the CHC in the days after the match but sent back to the Central Competition Controls Committee for further investigation. McKeever was called in by CCCC last week, while a Laois player was also asked to give evidence but declined. There was concern that evidence from the fourth official, who saw the incident in the tunnel, would not be sufficient to lay a charge against the player.Under rule, when the CCCC are preparing a disciplinary report against a player, they can submit a list of witnesses to attend a hearing on their behalf. Controversy reigned in the days after that game, with Armagh alleging racist and sectarian abuse in recent weeks against their players without specifying the matches it took place in. Laois and Armagh subsequently issued a joint statement through the GAA press office, acknowledging that inappropriate comments were made during the match which would be dealt with internally. No disciplinary action will now accrue despite the furore surrounding the match. - Colm Keys Irish Independent So then, it seems that the fourth official has less authority than The Sunday Game. hahahaha It's sadly true!
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Post by kerrygold on Apr 5, 2012 9:11:51 GMT
I see Croker have chosen Henry Shefflin to carry the Olympic Torch, I would have thought Sean Og O'Hailpin would have crossed a greater cultural divide in a multiculrual world and by the very nature of the Olympic spirt.
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Post by seamus on Apr 5, 2012 9:54:06 GMT
I had a vision of Paul Galvin carrying it wearing a black glove.......
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Post by kerrygold on Apr 5, 2012 10:14:19 GMT
Tadhg having crossed sporting barriers on both sides of the world would be high risk incase he dropped the shoulder.
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Post by Annascaultilidie on Apr 5, 2012 11:19:04 GMT
Last two posts are great. Galvin's musical tastes are certainly multicultural!
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Post by Ard Mhacha on Apr 5, 2012 12:24:03 GMT
I've worked out that 5 teams can finish on 6 points after Sunday (if Down, Dublin , Mayo lose, Laois win and Armagh draw). What then? +/- difference?
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Post by Mickmack on Apr 5, 2012 12:28:51 GMT
By Colm Keys Armagh relief as McKeever free to face Donegal Wednesday April 04 2012 Ciaran McKeever has been officially cleared to play for Armagh in their final-round league match against Donegal in Ballybofey on Sunday. Armagh have been informed by the GAA's Central Hearings Committee that the investigation into incidents in Portlaoise during their recent league match against Laois is now closed. No charge has been laid against McKeever, who was red-carded at the beginning of the second half for an alleged kicking offence in the tunnel area as the players made their way off at half-time. That red card was rescinded by the CHC in the days after the match but sent back to the Central Competition Controls Committee for further investigation. McKeever was called in by CCCC last week, while a Laois player was also asked to give evidence but declined. There was concern that evidence from the fourth official, who saw the incident in the tunnel, would not be sufficient to lay a charge against the player.
Under rule, when the CCCC are preparing a disciplinary report against a player, they can submit a list of witnesses to attend a hearing on their behalf.Controversy reigned in the days after that game, with Armagh alleging racist and sectarian abuse in recent weeks against their players without specifying the matches it took place in. Laois and Armagh subsequently issued a joint statement through the GAA press office, acknowledging that inappropriate comments were made during the match which would be dealt with internally. No disciplinary action will now accrue despite the furore surrounding the match. - Colm Keys Irish Independent I was wondering how the CCCC would play this tricky one. In the week after the game there was a article in the media saying that a deal had been done whereby McKeever would be "acquitted" in return for Armagh backing down on the racist accusation. Twas always going to be interesting to see how the CCCC would let McKeever off and this is how they did it. Good day for the cynics again.
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