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Winning one All-Ireland is tough, retaining the title is tougher. Emmet Ryan, author of Tactics not Passion, looks at what Donegal needs to do to win Sam again in 2013 and how the rest of the country will try to stop them.
There was an easy narrative this summer. The Donegal of 2012 was a different [...]
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Taking a different approach to the season’s greetings, here’s Henry Bridge celebrating the day with Martin Tyler and Alan Smith. IT’S LIVE.
Hello, and welcome to Sky Sports live coverage of Christmas Day. We’re here at Chestnut Grove, and it promises to be an exciting day, where anything could happen.
And already we’ve had a sensational start [...]
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Mike McCarthy’s announced move to Leinster has caused no shortage of consternation. Peter Kavanagh looks at the complex issues, dating back to before the lock’s arrival in Galway, that led to his move.
Drinking alone is not a pastime to be highly recommended; but on occasion, it can lead to exciting and interesting encounters. It was [...]
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This is it, the final pre-Christmas push for Tactics not Passion. First off a massive thanks to all of you. As most of this site’s readers know, the book isn’t in shops as I went down the self-publishing route but thanks to your support it’s already done better than expected. Enough copies have been sold [...]
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Ballymun Kickhams claimed their first ever provincial title with victory over Portlaoise in Mullingar on Sunday. Emmet Ryan breaks down the tactical factors that led to their victory.
Failure to check
Despite failing to get off the mark in the early stages, Ballymun took control from the start through their defence. The Dublin champions focussed on [...]
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Portlaoise take on Ballymun Kickhams in the Leinster Club Final on Sunday. Emmet Ryan breaks down the tactical factors that will decide the fourth and final provincial final of the season.
Ballymun will look to start fast
While Paul Curran’s charges are built from the back, Ballymun have shown a tendency to look to get off [...]
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After winning the 100th Grey Cup, crowning them Canadian Football League (CFL) champions, the Toronto Argonauts are still unsure if they are a major force in Canada’s financial capital. Declan Hughes was in Toronto during Grey Cup week to take the temperature of sports fans in the city.
Toronto is Canada’s largest city with, depending on [...]
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Crossmaglen claimed their third straight Ulster title with an uneven performance against Kilcoo. Emmet Ryan breaks down last Sunday’s intriguing battle.
Cross go for the jugular
Despite having a tendency to score goals early, Crossmaglen’s campaign to date had suffered from slow starts or rather slow by their standards. There was no fear of this happening [...]
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Dr Crokes cruised to victory in the Munster Club Championship Final with a dominant display against Castlehaven. Emmet Ryan looks at the tactical factors that led to the Killarney club’s victory.
Casey opens a hole
While mostly a man-marking game, each side looked to make a positional move to influence the outcome. Castlehaven moved Mark Cahalane [...]
Tactics Not Passion, the book looks at the strategies that defined Gaelic Football over the last year. It's available in paperback from Original Writing and as an e-book from amazon.com, iBooks and most other online stores.
