Double hop!
Neil Houlihan writes:
Article in the Economist about how China is trying to take over soccer has a picture of the chairman kick balls in Croke Park!
I’m not sure if this is an off-side or a square ball?
Thanks Neil
Patriotic Goal (The Economist)
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ever try heading one of those O’Neills.footballs. do it once and you’ll learn why you shouldn’t use them in a game of association football.
I failed a pitch side concussion test after heading a wet oneills
Was just going to say, when rain soaked like heading a rock
Cissies!
Up the Dubs!
It pains me to say it but it’s hard to look beyond the Jacks for Sam AGAIN.
Very hard to win back to back but better to travel in hope :)
As a child I once took one of those balls to the face. I’m not sure I ever recovered…
They’re practically lethal weapons. Horrible yokes.
Took one to the top of the ceann unexpectedly as a 7 or 8 year old down at the GAA pitch. Kicked by none other than my own aul fella training the older kids by kicking it as high as he could for them to catch. Good thing I’ve forgotten about it. Forgotten about what? Exactly.
Regularly did as a youngster
Now I not spelk or tlak so good
has anyone said a great bunch of lads yet?
a great bunch of lads
Harrah!
You’ve made my day!
I came hear to rad that…. or type it if it wasn’t already done.
Take the rest of the day off !
Xi Jinping keep a copy of that picture in his office, according to the article
Yeah, he has it stapled to the chest of the dissident he uses as a toilet.
…neither of them a place with a great GAA tradition
It’s essentially a football he’s kicking. GAA football is just a really childish made up version of soccer, designed to show the empire how cutting edge we were at making up a sport. In reality it’s just the bastawd child of soccer ball!
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NG
Ok, I think its a great game but prefer hurling however, I think it’s strange how the O’neills ball has never evolved. The balls used in soccer and rugby have evolved from he clumps of leather to efficient pieces of kit.
Is it because it would go against tradition?
I don’t think they are as heavy as they used to be (I’m a semi retired Junior B -Half back)
Still a hard enough baxtard on the right peg to kick when wet though
yup, remember kicking a size 5 one as a 10 year old with my adidas littbarski boots…
went to take a point but luckily the ball was too heavy and it dipped under the post for a goal!