The Non-Footy Sports Discussion Thread

[rickety]

Pitch looks heavy

 

[Lomas]

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Pitch looks heavy

There was a bit of rain in the afternoon. 75 percent humidity will kick up a few points.

 

[rickety]

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There was a bit of rain in the afternoon. 75 percent humidity will kick up a few points.

Couch grass pitch? Looks high pile from here :-D

 

[rickety]

Geez we play sh!t football. We knock the ball out wide and then whoever those blokes are come straight back in. Have we not got a winger in the whole joint that can take on a defender and put in a cross?? We certainly do not have enough talent to pass our way through the top of the box. We have a bloke 7 foot tall and put the corner to the back post?!?! Hard to watch.

 

[Mav]

Geez we play sh!t football. We knock the ball out wide and then whoever those blokes are come straight back in. Have we not got a winger in the whole joint that can take on a defender and put in a cross?? We certainly do not have enough talent to pass our way through the top of the box. We have a bloke 7 foot tall and put the corner to the back post?!?! Hard to watch.

s**t pitch, fricken hot and no crowd. There were a lot of balls that flew high which happens when you have such a spongy, uneven pitch.

Take the points and move on.

 

[rooboy_07]

Geez we play sh!t football. We knock the ball out wide and then whoever those blokes are come straight back in. Have we not got a winger in the whole joint that can take on a defender and put in a cross?? We certainly do not have enough talent to pass our way through the top of the box. We have a bloke 7 foot tall and put the corner to the back post?!?! Hard to watch.

Arzani out wide would be the hope mate.

 

[Gumble Frankieton]

Can Mayo finally break the curse in the All-Ireland Gaelic Football Final?

Mayo have appeared in ten finals since winning their last title in 1951, losing them all (1989, 1996 after a replay, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2016 after a replay, 2017 and 2020); this is the longest unbroken sequence of losing finals in the history of the competition. Four of these losses have been by 1 point, two of these were in replays.
Do it for Aileen Gilroy I say!

The curse of Mayo: can Ireland’s unluckiest side end a 70-year run?

The team have lost 10 Gaelic football finals since a priest ‘cast a hex’. Now they have reached their eleventh …

www.theguardian.com

 

[Hojuman]

Can Mayo finally break the curse in the All-Ireland Gaelic Football Final?

Mayo have appeared in ten finals since winning their last title in 1951, losing them all (1989, 1996 after a replay, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2016 after a replay, 2017 and 2020); this is the longest unbroken sequence of losing finals in the history of the competition. Four of these losses have been by 1 point, two of these were in replays.
Do it for Aileen Gilroy I say!

The curse of Mayo: can Ireland’s unluckiest side end a 70-year run?

The team have lost 10 Gaelic football finals since a priest ‘cast a hex’. Now they have reached their eleventh …

www.theguardian.com

Ouch.

 

[D23D]

Can Mayo finally break the curse in the All-Ireland Gaelic Football Final?

Mayo have appeared in ten finals since winning their last title in 1951, losing them all (1989, 1996 after a replay, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2016 after a replay, 2017 and 2020); this is the longest unbroken sequence of losing finals in the history of the competition. Four of these losses have been by 1 point, two of these were in replays.
Do it for Aileen Gilroy I say!

The curse of Mayo: can Ireland’s unluckiest side end a 70-year run?

The team have lost 10 Gaelic football finals since a priest ‘cast a hex’. Now they have reached their eleventh …

www.theguardian.com

Do they where guernsey’s with black and white vertical stripes by any chance?!

 

[Gumble Frankieton]

Do they where guernsey’s with black and white vertical stripes by any chance?!

No, but they do have a similarly tragic history in grand finals. I have some sympathy for Mayo and absolutely none for Collingwood.
This a funny photo of Gilroy in Mayo colours:

 

[rickety]

My mates son

UL's Australian punter Rhys Byrns remains steady force for Cajuns

There are several areas that need addressing after UL’s 38-18 road loss to the Texas Longhorns this past Saturday.

www.theadvocate.com

 

[krakouers]

Tanzania awarded one of the fastest penalties you're likely to see in an African World Cup Qualifier

It took less than eight seconds from the kickoff for the referee to blow the spot-kick against Madagascar.

www.theroar.com.au

 

[Kanga Glory]

Storm 24 - 6 half time.
Our own a Pap scored a try

 

[Kanga Glory]

Hojuman flick the tv over to the storm 30 - 6

 

[Hojuman]

Hojuman flick the tv over to the storm 30 - 6

Been watching since kick-off

 

[Kanga Glory]

Been watching since kick-off

The storm are my North of the 90’s

 

[Nate7]

Giving them a fair rogering!

 

[Kanga Glory]

40 - 12 spanking

 

[Hojuman]

Giving them a fair rogering!

Nate, that's a rogering mate. 40 - 12 !

 

[Nate7]

Nate, that's a rogering mate. 40 - 12 !

Lube not required!

 

[gokangas]

Lube not required!

There can never be too much lube.

 

[gokangas]

Storm are elite. They just keep doing it. That was a sensational win.

 

[DaveyBoy123]

And how's the 40+ metre 2 point field goal from Paps to finish it all off!?

My drop kicks tend to go about 5 metres after they bounce off my nose or head.

 

[shinboner magic]

The storm machine keeps rolling on.

 

[krakouers]

Former Socceroos boss Hiddink announces retirement

Guus Hiddink held a host of major jobs in world football, and some rather obscure posts too, during a stellar coaching career.

www.beinsports.com