Ally McCoist
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He was always very anti Ulster but hid behind the ‘just banter’ excuse.
All Ireland Series 2024
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Armaghball
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Spillane is good owl craic apart from the bitterness when Kerry are beat. He’s a bollox but sure you know what you get with him.
The captains bit was alright, not sure what more they could have done? Thought the 2 Johnnies were good craic.
Jarlaths interview was abit of a car crash… Kielty fairly hammered him with the tough questions in fairness.
The captains bit was alright, not sure what more they could have done? Thought the 2 Johnnies were good craic.
Jarlaths interview was abit of a car crash… Kielty fairly hammered him with the tough questions in fairness.
JoeH
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I don't think jarlaths interview was a car crash
RTE had a huge scope to cover and spent far too much time on the Gallagher topic. jarlath is 100% correct in this matter - it was well known what Gallagher had done over the years.
Jarlath handled all the questions exceptionally well when RTE could have included other questions such as what the status of integration? Is the international rules coming back? And so on
pablo
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Wonder if Pat was at the semi final. The passion, noise and singing of the huge Kerry support that day will stay with me for a long time
Armaghniac
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They couldn't fight a seven nation army.
Indeed. They brought a colour and noise unsurpassed.Ná habair é
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Pat Spillane thinks he's funny - he's not.
Patrick Kielty thinks he's funny - he's not.
I don't think Jarlath's interview was a 'car crash'. Show was billed as a celebration of the GAA. In that sense, I thought the line of questioning was totally inappropriate. I think Jarlath handled it extremely well.
I think Patrick Kielty is an absolutely dreadful interviewer, though that's par for the course on that show.
Jarlath Burns comes across a bit much. Feel like he is trying too hard to please everyone. His stance on the Gallagher situation was unusual. Im not saying he was right or wrong but what I can say is fair play to him for showing a set of stones and taking responsibility. He did not sit on the fence.
Spillane is a grade 1 cnut. Honestly, an old sour prick. Living of his reputation. As other alluded to - if he was more worried about the lack of support from his native Kerry it would answer him better.
The GAA special on Friday night was honestly cringe worthy and boring.
Spillane is a grade 1 cnut. Honestly, an old sour prick. Living of his reputation. As other alluded to - if he was more worried about the lack of support from his native Kerry it would answer him better.
The GAA special on Friday night was honestly cringe worthy and boring.
PatMustard
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I agree.
I'm not sure why Jarlath contacted the Naas club, when he, and the GAA, couldn't actually stop the club hiring Gallagher as their manager.
Whatever about the allegations against Gallagher, he hasn't been convicted of anything as far as I'm aware.
So if there is a law (state or GAA) against hiring someone as a coach because of certain criminal prosecutions, Gallagher clearly doesn't fall into that category, because, as Jarlath said, Naas were entitled to hire Gallagher as coach should they have chosen to do so. And Jarlath/the GAA were, obviously, powerless to stop it.
So, I just feel Jarlath has left himself (personally), and the GAA as an organisation, wide open for criticism.
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I think it was poor of him to get involved. Also, he said there is a way back and Gallagher knows that it is. Anyone else know?
Ouch It’s Francie
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Yeah, if he wants to clear his name, sue his wife as it’s her allegations that outed him. But he’ll not - she’ll get her day in court and it’ll be worse for him. Bit like what happened thawn MMA clown in a Dublin court who was at the Nuremberg Rally in Washington the other day!!!
Ard Mhacha 13
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He has never denied the allegations.
Hear hear. Also the book on his case hasn't been closed. Absence of evidence does not equal evidence of absence. Do you know the high % of domestic abuse/s*xual assault cases that go unconvicted.
It's well known with locals in Monaghan/Clones, Fermanagh etc. what he subjected his then girlfriend and future wife to in public, never mind what on behind closed doors.
PatMustard
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What's the latest on that?
Last I heard was the relevant authorities had investigated and there was no case to answer.
Armaghball
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Yeah thats what I thought too.
It’s a tricky one, theres obviously not enough evidence to charge him in a court of law, yes a lot of people have made up their own minds, but how can the GAA stop him coaching based on what are allegations until proven otherwise. (Obviously disgusting if true)
armaghtimmy
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And yet Banty still had him onboard as coach last season....
Ard Mhacha 13
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Having seen how Corduff played against Shane O'Neills a number of years back targeting Ciaran Mackin continually with Banty having seen absolutely nothing, his behaviour off the pitch comes as no surprise.
I got the impression from what Jarlath said in the interview last Friday that he had possibly also contacted Corduff but they had ignored his reservations about the appointment.
Armaghball
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Think some in Corduff kicked up a fuss, especially the ladies, but Banty more or less said if you don’t let Gallagher coach I’m walking away with all my €, so they backed down.
jpowell100
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And they did the same against Saval in the ulster championship too. And I’m a couple of games in the Monaghan championship last year, not surprising at all