He always knew
Same with Kevin Cassidy vs Kildare in 2011.
Thereās a real skill in knowing this while the ball is in mid air. Iād always look at the goalies reaction rather than the ball when a shot like that is in flight.
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The exact same words.
Itās about the shape of the kicker and the shape of the ball, and about five other things that all hit you at once and you have to process in about 0.15 seconds. You usually know quickly.
Hearing the mouths of the crowd catching up with their brains and hearing that embryonic roar slowly but rapidly growing into a crescendo is a beautiful thing.
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Such an iconic moment.
Wish McStay all the best in his recovery. Mayo manager is a seriously stressful job Iād imagine.
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Thereās the āknowing roarā and the ādelayed roarā too which can morph into an absolutely iconic sound.
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The Joe Canning point was an iconic roar.
The point by Johnny McGurk of Derry against Dublin in 1993 was an utterly iconic roar.
Perhaps the most iconic delayed roar was the Kieran Donaghy skyscraper point that equalised the 2011 final.
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I look at the shot takers reaction. They always know
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I was on the Lower Hogan that day. Whole family were at it , all sitting together. Never happened before or since.
Canning collected the ball, and faster than I could see it he got a shot off. The Galway crowd behind him in the Cusack told me that it was sweet. It was like a Mexican wave of a roar as different sections of the stadium realised that he somehow managed to score.
Absolutely iconic and probably one my all time favourite moments in time.
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A goalie frantically trying but failing to stop a ball just about dropping over the crossbar can add a few extra decibels to the āroarā too.
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Do none of you just watch the ball
The sheepishness of the roar that dies suddenly when the crowd who thought it was going over, realise its actually dropping a mile short can be iconic in its own way too.
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A good āmirage shotā is an addition to any game.
Something I quite enjoyed in Walsh park earlier this year was the roar of the terrace when a shot was headed over the bar. Maybe it is because it is a tighter ground and the terrace is that bit lower and closer to the stand but the cheering seemed a bit more intense than other stadiums.
Get well soon to Mcstay who has always struck me as a gent
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Did Mayo have lads living in an Industrial unit in Dublin?
Remember it well , stayed in the clouds for an age and then dropped between the posts . He was unmarkable for a period in that game , nailed on man of match . The rest is history .
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Goalies doing the pullup on the crossbar when the ball is less than a metre over the blackspot was always a real selfless act to increase the roar too.
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Surprised to learn that top intercounty players are living in a warehouse on the long mile road
Donāt let the lads in Coolock find out
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Buff Egan was actually standing right behind Canning and had it on his Snapchat, absolutely iconic.
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No doubt the County Board meeting including the ĆachtarĆ”in agus RunaĆ went ahead after a brief prayer for Kevin.
These are the sort of aesthetics that matter.
A goalkeeper turning away before the ball has even gone over the bar to retrieve a new ball for the quick kickout/puckout is another great aesthetic, especially late in the game when the goalkeeperās team has just gone behind. Conor Martin of Meath was a specialist at this. I think Martin was even pulled up in the 1995 Leinster final for hiding a ball in his hand behind his back as Charlie Redmond lined up a likely free at a crucial stage.
John OāLeary was an expert at all of the above apart from the hiding the ball behind his back bit.
Another great aesthetic is the desperate exclamation of despair after a player has missed a potentially equalising shot very late in the game. These are the sort of bodily gestures that become iconic.
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