100% mate. Look Kerry are a fine footballing county. They’ve produced some great players. But they like to portray themselves as purists, like our good friend above who maligning Northern teams in his post.
The thing is Kerry are as cynical...
1980 v Roscommon was not one for the purists.
Really cynical gamesmanship by Kerry when Roscommon seemed to be getting on top.
Pat Spillane's long treatment for injury broke the momentum of Roscommon. The ref actually tried to lift him off the...
I dunno, it's up to teams to adapt to the new rules. Today Donegal (and Dublin for most of the year) didn't even try to incorporate the 2 pointer into their game plan. Whether they just don't have the players who can consistently kick them or...
Exactly that. It won’t be reported as this though as the ‘purists’ won the big one. Kerry are as defensive as any Ulster team but never seem to get the same negative press.
Overall the new rules haven't been the catalyst i thought they'd be, laid bare today in a boring, often cynical final, they can be manipulated as much as the old rules.
The two pointer killed the game as a contest of jeopardy today in all honestly.
Total giraffe. You don’t flog something with one very clear set of rules, wait until everyone’s bought them, then change the rules.
Changed following fan engagement ? Only downhill from here, if this is how they operate.