Limerick GAA. Don't be sad. Another 45 won't be so bad. Limited heartbreak

the_man_himself · January 10, 2019, 11:13am

I know nothing about his personal life

iron_mike · January 10, 2019, 11:58am

Watch it then. He’s not had it easy

flattythehurdler · January 10, 2019, 12:19pm

He was a fucking predator at his peak. Unmarkable. I’ve heard he is one of the most decent men you’ll ever meet. Kept his counsel through awful times.
I bet he has a nice manner in the deli queue, which is the main thing round here cc @bandage

dodgy_keeper · January 10, 2019, 12:28pm

Agreed, some of these Dublin footballers could finish their careers with 10 All-Ireland’s but there won’t be a frantic rush to listen to them on their future Laochra Gael talking about following the process and how they took it one game at a time…

flattythehurdler · January 10, 2019, 12:33pm

A shur look, I suppose.

Batigol · January 10, 2019, 12:36pm

“We weren’t taking (insert midland shithole county here) for granted” before going on to beat them by 20 points

glasagusban · January 10, 2019, 1:32pm

Smashing article, seems like a dead on lad. Good to see his ambition to add more scoring in the coming year. I thought he had a more mixed season last year than some did but he clearly has massive potential and I think there’s a lot more to come from him.

flattythehurdler · January 10, 2019, 1:56pm

Yawn.

balbec · January 10, 2019, 2:05pm

Tankardstown boy. One of our own.

Fagan_ODowd · January 10, 2019, 2:07pm

This lad is fairly full of his own shit.

flattythehurdler · January 10, 2019, 2:08pm

My thought also.

Watchyourtoes · January 10, 2019, 2:13pm

Mentality is everything between winning and losing at least this Limerick team has shed the woe is me shit we had for decades.

iron_mike · January 10, 2019, 2:37pm

Well I reckon that settles that one

Esso_Oil · January 10, 2019, 3:08pm

Ooooooffffffttt!!!

Aristotle · January 10, 2019, 3:49pm

Flanagan is a stylish player, he’s a lovely striker of the ball. I’d say he must be one of our most accurate shooters, I can only think of two missed points in last year’s Championship.

You would like him to be a bit more direct sometimes. As a full-forward, he comes out in a big loop before he heads for goal. And while that creates chances when he offloads and also gives him good opportunities to take a point, when he plays more direct, there are goals to be got.

A serious hurler though, the performance against Cork was sensational and he had a brilliant final.

Peejaymc · January 10, 2019, 6:17pm

Fully agree with that, that’s something to work on in his game, when he gets the ball he’s often running away from goal (see the point he got in the All Ireland final). When Gillane gets it he’s nearly turned before he’s landed and is always going direct to goal

glasagusban · January 10, 2019, 6:20pm

Did he not mishit quite a few scoring chances in the league?

Julio_Geordio · January 10, 2019, 6:20pm

Gillane turns so fast he can’t bring the Hurley with him

Batigol · January 10, 2019, 6:20pm

I’d rather he caught the ball more too, rather than trying to control it instantly on the hurley.

I’m not too sure about the directness. I love the way he takes opposition full back for a trip to the wings every minute. Tears the heart out of the opposition defence. I’d rather he kept that up and left Gillane inside to be direct.

iron_mike · January 10, 2019, 6:21pm

He did. He needs to work on his touch. Plus he needs to get a little more selfish.