Tag: Joe Brolly
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An epic and equally upsetting weekend
If anybody has become bored or annoyed by my re-posting match text commentary in recent weeks I apologise. It’s my way of dealing with Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO) and/or separation anxiety, whichever you want to call it. From not being able to attend matches it is desired to be at. Without wanting to play…
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Evidently nothing learned since 2010
It may be time for the GAA to go and learn from other sports again. Recently, this corner learned that both American Football and Basketball have in their arsenal a transgression called ‘Delay Of Game’. It means exactly what it says on the tin. Penalty for which, in the latter at least, means free throws…
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It’s GAA Larry but not as we know it
“We come in peace, shoot to kill/only going forward ’cause we can’t find reverse” went the whimsical yet strangely apt ditty pertaining to the adventures of Captain James T. Kirk et al aboard the Starship Enterprise in Star Trek. Presuming newly-installed GAA Larry McCarthy has at least one PA he could do far worse than…