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Irish Independent
4 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
The Irish Independent's View: Pure play replaces puke football as shrewd Kerry take All-Ireland football title
Rule changes adopted this season have revived the excitement of the game Puke football is in the past. The era of the blanket defence smothering the opposition was killing off Gaelic football as a spectacle, and is now consigned to history. The phrase, famously coined by Pat Spillane, summed up how football was becoming a turn-off. The excitement of hurling, with its fast-paced scoring, was shining an unpleasant spotlight on Gaelic football. But, all told, this has been a season where Gaelic football was reborn, thanks to the rule changes brought in to liven up the game. The two points for kicks outside the 40-metre arc encouraged long-range kicking. The minimum of three players in each half of the pitch reduced the ability to employ all-out defence. The changes influenced how teams approached kick-outs, scoring and defence, and made the game fairer. The excessive use of the hand-pass and the retention of possession by moving the ball over and back across the middle to the third of the field remain a feature of the game. So it's not perfect. But the new rules have seen an increase in scoring and long-range shooting. The first final under the new system saw Kerry – the traditional artisans of the game – take on Donegal, who had masterminded a whole new form of zonal defence in their last title win, but had adapted best of all to the new rules. The All-Ireland final was full of intriguing subplots. Jack O'Connor versus Jim McGuinness on the sidelines ensured the game would be strategically fascinating. David Clifford of Kerry, establishing himself as a player for the ages, against Michael Murphy of Donegal, the county's greatest player now returned from retirement for one last tilt at the Sam Maguire. In McGuinness's first term as Donegal manager, the county had won the title and were then stopped by Kerry on the way to a second win. O'Connor is back in his third term as Kerry manager and has proven his ability to balance the Kingdom's attacking flair with a steely defence. The two best teams in the country faced off in Croke Park. It wasn't the greatest final of all time, but it was intriguing nonetheless. Kerry won the technical and the tactical battle. The Kingdom used greater degrees of energy, skill and savvy to win. The 10-point margin possibly flattered them a little as Donegal put it up to them at various stages of the game, particularly in the second half when they whittled away at Kerry's lead. But the 10 points is also significant, as it matches the tally from the five two-pointers – from David Clifford and Seán O'Shea – that Kerry scored across the game. O'Connor takes the plaudits for the decisions taken on the touchline. Kerry's masterful performance matched whatever Donegal had to throw at them, but also proved to be a fine example of the new rules in action. Hopefully, it's not a one-off, and teams at club- and county-level alike will see that offensive approaches are the way to go in the coming season. From puke football to pure play.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘The Odd Man Who Sings About Poop' has album of songs about West Virginia towns
(WBOY) — 12 News stumbled across an album on Spotify that might have a song about your West Virginia city or town. Singer and songwriter Matt Farley has released more than 26,000 songs under a number of artist names, including 'The Odd Man Who Sings About Poop, Puke, and Pee,' 'The Very Nice and Interesting Singer Man,' and 'The Guy Who Sings Your Name Over and Over.' He definitely has a quantity over quality approach to music, and in 2023, he released a 50-song album called 'West Virginia Cities Towns Fantastic,' along with albums for every state. 'West Virginia Cities Towns Fantastic' features titles like: 'Morgantown Good Anthem' 'Fairmont Is a West Virginia Municipality and Yes' 'Clarksburg, Uh Huh, Clarksburg' 'Bridgeport, Oh Bridgeport, West Virginia' 'Elkins Is the Subject of This Song' 'Buckhannon! Oh Yeah!' 'Grafton Is Such a Nice Community' 'Westover City Song' 'Pleasant Valley Is a Pleasant Valley in West Virginia' 'Jolly Song About Kingwood, West Virginia' 'Philippi, West Virginia' The songs, which were released under the pseudonym 'The Guy Who Sings Songs About Cities & Towns,' range from 1:21 to 2:30 each, a total of an hour and 31 minutes about West Virginia cities and towns. These are the most popular dog names in West Virginia You can listen to the album on Spotify and YouTube. Other West Virginia-related songs by Farley include 'West Virginia' by Moes Haven, 'I'm Gonna Write the Great American Novel in a Trailer Park in West Virginia – Live' by The Motern Manly Band, 'and 'The Mothman Song (Believe in the Power of Mothman!)' by The Paranormal Song Warrior. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to
