Off the Ball on Newstalk

[Gman]

@Nembo_Kid

inferiority complex with an awful lot of freestaters

yeah, you’ve hit the nail on the head there.

[Nembo_Kid]

Shame about how you abandoned us and then created a fucked up, inbred roaster state where you elect a rural simpleton and a gay dwarf as the two figureheads of your state. I’d be ashamed too if I was a free stater.

[ProjectX]

You have an opportunity to demonstrate to all of us your ‘Northern underclass’ credentials.

[myboyblue]

When has Parkinson said anything negative about Harte anywhere? He’s consistently called him a gentleman. As recent as Monday night even.

[myboyblue]

#alwayssomeoneelsesfault

[Nembo_Kid]

Oh he has Parkinsons?

Must be why he was such a shit footballer so.

[myboyblue]

Answer the question

[Nembo_Kid]

Don’t know why I’d do you the honour when you are the biggest coward on here and run away from being called to stand behind any of your nonsense but that’s not my agenda, I do my own thing so I’ll indulge you.

I never said he had anything to say about Harte but this evening he continued to spread blatant completely dishonest and embittered nonsense about Tyrone football teams and I don’t think he’d have the balls to say it to Harte as he’d be put in his box.

[the_man_himself]

I’d be more ashamed to be under the control of the queen of England to be honest

[myboyblue]

Now that’s a climb down. Cheers mate, consider yourself clamped.

[Nembo_Kid]

Ashamed? Weren’t you clamouring all over her when she came over, you West Brit quislings.

[ProjectX]

Nembo kid = definition of the ‘Northern underclass’

[the_man_himself]

No not personally no, that’d only be West Brits from the Pale and Cork that did that

[Nembo_Kid]

http://www.newstalk.com/listen_back/10/20739/12th_August_2015_-_Off_The_Ball_Part_2/

Near the end.

[Rocko]

@Gman

really? despite the majority wanting Down to win when they got to the final a few years back? Or the wave of support the Northern teams got in the early 90s when they had a fantastic run of 3 different winnersina row and then Down kept it going? Or how Tyrone were robbed against Dublin? How much praise Armagh got in their AI win. The pundits and media couldnt heap enough praise on Fermanagh last week when they played Dublin. You’ve an awful persecution complex. Its funny how every media outlet from Tyrone in the aftermath of this incident can not go a minute without mentioning some other player or some other team or some other incident. They are unable to view this and talk about this in isolation, constantly trying to deflect and not accept what actually happen.

I think there are generalisations about northern counties that aren’t made about other counties.

There are boring, childish posters who throw the British thing in like they’re terribly witty and you can obviously ignore them but when you see “good GAA men” like our Taoiseach, then you get an insight into the type of mindset that is prevalent in this country that would rather we didn’t have to deal with the “northern element.”

They were fine as a novelty in the 90s but soon the discussions started become very generalised and regionalised. There is no doubt that Ulster has been the most competitive province for some time now (despite what some on here will argue for the sake of it). That should be seen as a positive thing, a vibrancy for the early stages of the Championship that is missing from all the other games. But instead it’s labelled dour and negative.

I don’t like Harte - I think he’s a first rate idiot. I don’t think he’s that different to half the high profile inter county managers in recent years but he’s certainly unacceptably annoying and preachy and hypocritical. I think the criticism of Tyrone is over the top and I think some of it is related to their geography, which is disappointing.

[anon61956325]

You British apologist.

[caoimhaoin]

I would ask you the same question?

[Nembo_Kid]

Much more than the likes of yourself given your recent predictions.

[Gman]

@Rocko

I don’t like Harte - I think he’s a first rate idiot. I don’t think he’s that different to half the high profile inter county managers in recent years but he’s certainly unacceptably annoying and preachy and hypocritical. I think the criticism of Tyrone is over the top and I think some of it is related to their geography, which is disappointing.

that absolutely may well be the case, but some seem to think it’s the only reason they are being criticised, which I totally disagree with.

Personally, I was a huge fan of those sides in the 90’s and I’ve always had a liking for Down in particular. I was at the Derry game when they beat Dublin in the semi final, a super point by wing back Johnny McGurk I think it was to win it. I was at the final against Cork too. Was also lucky enough to be at the other 3 finals for the Down and Donegal wins too, and despite being fairly young, the display from those teams really stuck with me.

I also have a lot of admiration for Tyrone football and the set up they have. I’ve been lucky enough through things I have been doing to have had a first hand account of their underage development set up, and it is top class. The centre of excellence they have is unreal. The way they set up their talent academies, their minor teams, absolutely first grade. They are, in my opinion, one of the best in the country with their structures.

But Tiernan McCann made a disgraceful dive on Saturday, and absolutely revelled in it. The way their players act is ridiculous, between diving, cynicism and fouling.

But thats probably me being an inferior complexity free stater.

[anon61956325]

How do you explain the vitriol Tipperary receive so?