Tag Archives: Corry’s Corner

“Kick the bloody thing in!“ A common phrase heard in grounds up and down the country as teams look to build from the back and play patience football. People love to hate the hand pass, but why? The days of just catch and kick are long gone. Long gone because they no longer work. Tactically, teams are much more organised, …

In GAA, why do so many feel the need to vilify teams for getting positive results playing in a way that doesn’t suit the purists? We hear terms like ‘black death’ and ‘puke football’ all too often when really what we are witnessing is the growth of tactics within a game that is constantly evolving. While this may be new …

In the first of a weekly column from Pundit Arena’s Michael Corry, Corry’s Corner dispels the myth that this Dublin side are better than the Kerry four-in-a-row of 1978-81. It’s funny how one moment can change the course of history. What if Marshawn Lynch had run the ball in 2014? What if Ali had gone to Vietnam in 1967? What if Seamus Darby hadn’t …