There’s no GAA show like a Joe show

SINCE the All-Ireland football championship season started, there have been a fair few arguments and rows but probably the weirdest (and the funniest) came after Sean Cavanagh “rugby tackled” Conor McManus last weekend and of course, the one and only Joe Brolly had to have his say.

Although I was at the match with my friend and parents, I must say it didn’t take long for me to notice Joe Brolly had done or said something controversial (for a change!) as he was trending in Ireland on Twitter. I didn’t really know what it was about, but I took a guess that it was about Tyrone as my friend Aisling constantly pointed out Tyrone’s roughness. Even though I immediately shushed her and told her “physicality” was the word when you are surrounded by Tyrone supporters, I really did agree with her. Then of course in the middle of our “physicality or roughness” debate, we heard an almighty roar from Monaghan supporters, screaming “Cavanagh must go!” I couldn’t help but feel sorry for Cavanagh, it’s not his fault he wasn’t sent off, but of course I did feel sorry for McManus and the Monaghan squad.