GAA All Star Wars

[anon7035031]

He’s absolutely seething at Galway sweeping up all available trophies this year, including his beloved Leinster Championship. If Canning wins HOTY it could be too much for the poor chap.

[maroonandwhite]

This was wexfords greatest year in decades, yet we took home all the cups

[balbec]

Joe will be bringing the title to Limerick this year.

[balbec]

To go with the other three that day.

[croppy_boy]

@ciarancareyshurlingarmy

That is a very long time to hold a grudge

That’s what Gary Kirby’s fingers said.

[Ambrose_McNulty]

Galway shattered this little boy’s dreams for 2017

Wexford GAA 2017 - Gorey Gorey, the Messiah is still here!

That’s pretty much promotion secured by mid February after Davy’s text book diversion. I’m not too bothered about winning the league outright but I’d take promotion, Leinster and the All Ireland as a treble of sorts. Well done and keep it going, boys.

[balbec]

Waterford thought they only had to turn up that day. Typical townie arrogance.

[maroonandwhite]

His dreams are our reality

[Ambrose_McNulty]

Limerick were waiting in the long grass.

[Bandage]

Some Galway posters are hopping off the search function and sitting down with notepads to list out inconsequential things Joe Canning did. I’m sorry but I don’t think any of you, even with your limited understanding, genuinely believe Canning was Galway’s best player this season, guys. I believe astute hurling observers wouldn’t include him in Galway’s top five. I think @backinatracksuit would describe your collective carry on here in prolonging the wind up as a bit of a yawnfest.

[backinatracksuit]

It seems I’ve touched a nerve again, my reference to a yawnfest has much more to it than Joe, it strikes me that you’ve lost interest in proper forum INTERNETTING and have become a giant wum with a few catchphrases,
Only a gobshite would truly claim that JoeCanning was incidental to Galways fantastic year.
I await the ‘I know you are but what am
I’ type response.

[Bandage]

Oh great. You’re back analysing my psyche, misinterpreting my posts in your responses and pre-empting what I might say next. I knew the relative peace couldn’t last forever.

Put simply there was a couple of Galway backs, at least one midfielder and a couple of forwards better than Canning this season.

[the_man_himself]

@anon7035031

52 min: Canning helps win dirty ball which David Burke pointed

Did he win it or did he help win it?

@anon7035031

52 min: Canning down injured and moves in to FF for a short spell to recover

Why the fuck is this included?

@anon7035031

63 min: Touches ball several times during frantic scramble for the ball

Of your big list there basically all he did was hit over frees and set up a point. Easiest likes you’ll ever get

[anon7035031]

The post was in response to the clueless Wexican claiming Canning did not touch the ball in the last 20 minutes. Can you not grasp the simple concept of the point being made?

[backinatracksuit]

I’m doing nothing of the sort, what an odd post.
My only issue is with your repeated attempts to piss on the players character and your assertion that he did nothing but put a few dead balls between the posts.
This award has been awarded to far less deserving players but he wouldn’t be my choice in s fair fight.
Don’t be such a pussy.

[the_man_himself]

Did he say that Canning didn’t touch the ball in the last twenty minutes?

[the_man_himself]

@backinatracksuit

This award has been awarded to far less deserving players

Name them

[anon7035031]

@Bandage

Put simply there was a couple of Galway backs, at least one midfielder and a couple of forwards better than Canning this season.

That’s certainly a valid argument, Galway had many heroes this year on their way to winning all available trophies, and I would be happy with any of them winning HOTY, a somewhat meaningless prize compared to an AI medal.

However, some criteria has to be used to select the HOTY from a crowded field, and generally the player who makes the most significant contribution to their team in the business end of the championship gets the award (Callanan not getting it last year, given his performance in the AI final, was a complete joke). Without Canning, Galway would certainly not have been in the AI final, and likely would not have won the final. Great players find a way to win, Jamie Barron was sitting on the sideline and Kevin Moran hitting stupid wides while Joe was going about his business winning an AI.

For what it’s worth, I think Gearoid McInerney should also have been nominated for his outstanding displays in the SF and final.

[anon7035031]

@Bandage

Canning touched the ball 7 times in the All Ireland Final from open play.

Don’t think he touched it at all in the last 20 minutes.

Hit a good lineball up the Cusack Stand side as the final whistle went though.

@the_man_himself

[Bandage]

Very weird post.

You’re playing dumb and being a bit obtuse. Using exaggeration to make a point is very common. I don’t really think Canning “did nothing” all year but his influence was overwhelmingly from placed balls and others are much more deserving of a POTY nomination.

Intervening in response to a perceived slight on the player’s character is screaming mary stuff. Presumably this was because I said it’s a bit off to go off taking selfies on your own for 15 minutes instead of celebrating with your team mates.

You’re accusing me of being a pussy while purring away yourself.