Mod Note Post #1 - The 2022 All Ireland Senior Football Championship.

Ya it's very easy to catch a ball. Before the mark the minute you caught a high ball by the time you came to ground you were swarmed by defenders and conceeded a free.

The mark stopped defenders from only having to defend 10-15 meters inside the 45. The mark forces them to defend the total area inside the 45 because they will conceed otherwise.

A year ago I would have changed the mark to having to catch the ball over your head. However again it would allow packing of defences to a certain extent. Remember the ball cannot touch the ground before it's caught and has to travel a minimum of 15 meters. Not as easy as it looks.

Only problem is many teams have turned the attacking mark into something it was not intended to be. Your team struggling can’t get momentum? The shrewd player kicks it backwards long to the centre back. Centre back hits it long to the midfielder. Midfielder hand in the air claims mark. Midfielder takes ages shaping up - hand in the air etc. Wastes three minutes hits the ball sideways or even backwards.

Suddenly the attacking mark becomes the de facto defensive mark. Even when a forward claims a ‘handy mark’ because he is struggling. It’s main impact is stopping play. A fella might as well wave to his family and friends in the crowd while he is at it. Maybe tie his laces as well, And it becomes a slow placed ball contest.

I was at the Mayo v Kerry match. And I can’t remember Mayo claiming many marks if any. Since Mayo were struggling for scores and could not get momentum in the game, I was amazed they did not exploit the very flawed advanced mark rule.

Yeah but if a fella was at a match he would remember pieces of skill like the bit shown by Shane Walsh above. Jayus did you see that? Type of thing. People at home talking about it for years among themselves. Young lads trying to copy it in the backyard.

Clifford would be too awkward to turn that quick in such a small pace. His game is effective simplicity. He is no Saviola!

You can have multiple All Ireland medals and wow the crowd as well. See Diarmuid Connolly

I don’t think it is in the clip above but in Parnell Park tight pitch club game - Connolly was really on song for Vincent’s game, I was at once.

A few times he jinxed left and right. Points from way out. Some side of the foot leaving the supporters from both sides clapping/laughing and shaking their heads in disbelief. Effortless type stuff.

Can Kerry people honestly say Clifford gets the same reaction? Claims ball and boom over the bar. It does not have the same wow factor.

Plus in the Cork game that Kerry were knocked out, in 2020. Clifford was anonymous and so Kerry lost. Greatest player?

David Clifford greatest minor of all time? Maybe.

David Clifford greatest senior player of all time? No chance. Sure he would not even be one of Kerry’s greatest players of all time? Effective player? Yes. Most skilful? No.

As for Brolly praising Clifford as the best ever. People have to realise Brolly likes a headline and blows smoke about the latest new thing.

When Ulster was flying Tyrone and Donegal best ever etc. Wonderful systems of play perfection, says he.

He swooned over them. Then when they faded he slated them, letting on he knew they would all along!

Same with Dublin he is only knowledgeable after the fact. The main thing with Brolly is pantomime headlines so he gets attention and appears wise/correct.

How anyone can take him seriously, I don’t know? Then he goes away laughing - sure you have to have a bit of craic, says he.

Yeah, I was getting worried when the person said he wouldn't have a good reputation after a Snapchat video. But thankfully I've seen the video and it's just the lads singing the nickname of the county board chairman cos they were in his pub and had a tab going.

Not sure why it would damage his reputation or why the media would pick up on it but I suppose he is going to be under a lot of scrutiny from people now.

There's a video of the Kerry lads on the lash chanting Pat the Bag.

The Bag is Patrick O'Sullivan the chairman of the Kerry County Board's nickname.

His family own the Tatler Jack pub in Killarney and thar's where the lads were on the lash.

I think people are trying to make some sort of drug related insinuation.

Gutter press stuff.

Has Clifford not something untoward in this hand in that video?

This one I'd say?

Mad a CB chairman has to make a tweet like this.

It's not really it clears the matter up.