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We should be proud that the opinion of a Chelsea die hard supporter from middle class Dublin believes that the GAA is a con job. Community and belonging must be confusing words for someone like him. SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2385 - 02/09/2017 16:42:06 2041856 Link 1 |
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Absolute rubbish league of Ireland teams average 1 thousand maximum for home league game's in Dublin and shels and ucd are half that at present so 5thousand combined would be generous if anything. how on earth do you know how many people go from Dublin to England or Scotland every week ? How is it possible to estimate that even as people fly to these places every day how can you honestly suggest they are going to watch soccer or what reason they are going in general that's absurd to suggest it has to be soccer to go to these places haha. I guarantee you 90% of women in Dublin would be able to pick Bernard brogan or Connolly out of a line up but how many of those could pick Robbie Brady or Geoff Hendrick out ? There's a higher percentage of women than men make up dublins population. Again I see no actual figures of fact to prove this myth. hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 02/09/2017 16:46:11 2041860 Link 1 |
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The match was shown live; the pub had four screens I was in there the whole time when it was over I only wanted one screen to watch the other three were free for anybody who wanted to watch an entire rerun of what they had just seen, hardly too much too ask and the fact that nobody even bothered looking at the screen with the rerun on where I was sitting
hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 02/09/2017 17:16:40 2041877 Link 0 |
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But there once off figures look at tg4 figures who cover games in all three sports, there two highest ever watched programmes were the last two allianz football league finals and gaa beo takes in the viewers compared to the others and they show provincial rugby and league of Ireland a direct comparison. where as the soccer and rugby games are national teams on rte the gaa don't have a national team to compare them figures on week in week out basis but you can compare county teams to provincial rugby and club soccer teams. hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 02/09/2017 17:26:33 2041880 Link 0 |
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Exactly sure the late late toy show is the biggest watched programme every year on this island at that rate we must all like toys more than sport haha
hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 02/09/2017 17:28:50 2041882 Link 0 |
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Yeah pretty crap it's even given relevance. A celeb gives his casual ill informed opinion on something ("Celebrities, is there anything they don't know ?- Homer J Simpson). So he happens to be from Dubln and therefore it is reflective on the whole of Dublin apparently. What about Graham Norton? Born in Dublin but grew up in Cork. Said he never understood GAA. That's two counties who should question how important GAA is to them. Doloroes O Riordain said she prefers Munster rugbly to the Limerick's hurling team, The shame they must feel is palpable. Dylan Moran a Meath man? Never heard him speak up for the GAA. His silence is indicative of how irrelevant our game is to the once proud county of Meath. Something needs to be done urgently to get more Celebs on our side. poguemahone (Dublin) - Posts: 365 - 02/09/2017 18:06:57 2041889 Link 2 |
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Well my 'absolute rubbish' is based on the actual figures. What are you basing your 'one thousand' average on ? 2017 average attendances to date Shamrock Rovers 2978 Bohemians 1948 St pats 1454 Shelbourne 489 Cabinteely 426 UCD 275 90% women recognise those lads, maybe 1%...maybe Soccer is ny far the biggest sport in Dublin. Dont know why you need to pretend otherwise. Not everyone needs to the like same things as you. bad.monkey (USA) - Posts: 4624 - 02/09/2017 18:16:29 2041893 Link 1 |
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Ok so you have figures there for what six clubs combined that adds up to 7thousand, that compared to Dublins home league game's which is an average of 25-30 thousand only shows how strong gaelic football is in comparison. Bernard brogan is far more recognisable than Robbie Brady or Jeff Hendrick. Nothing to do with me at all just your own numbers disprove your argument for you. hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 02/09/2017 18:57:17 2041907 Link 1 |
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Hang on a minute I've been a Chelsea fan since 1976. Not all Chelsea fans (even if I've dwindled interest in recent years ) have same opinion
royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 02/09/2017 19:04:35 2041914 Link 0 |
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Soccer is a multi multi billion euro global industry that dominates the sporting narrative for pretty much 12 months of the year. You cant take a leak these days without sky or bt etc. shoving it in your face. The GAA is a drop in the ocean compared to it and it is a testament to the wonderful work being done by the GAA volunteers that t is holding its own with soccer, and still totally outperforming the media driven rugby machine, and is streets ahead of other global sports like athletics,snooker,cricket etc. in this country. As an Irishman Im quite proud of the fact that something we created is competing so well with these Golitaths, and Im sorry for your sake, to tell you that it will be competing with them for quite some time to come. 3Dhurling (Laois) - Posts: 24 - 02/09/2017 19:13:05 2041915 Link 2 |
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Every single poster on here knows that soccer is more popular in this country. That is except you. You are deluded and ignorant to the fact. The onus is on you to provide stats to the contrary.
bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 02/09/2017 19:26:34 2041926 Link 0 |
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Maybe more people would recognise Brogan than Brady but far more would recognise Ronaldo or Messi than either of them. You're making the mistake of only looking at soccer in an Irish context (i.e. LoI and the Ireland team) rather than in a global context. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13707 - 02/09/2017 19:26:34 2041927 Link 0 |
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yes, I would have put money on that. You'd fit right in I'd say.
SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2385 - 02/09/2017 19:28:57 2041928 Link 0 |
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Theres a rugby club not far from me who used to refuse to serve local gaa folk in their bar as they werent "members". Ive no time for rugby and those who follow it. Very elitist 11jm11 (Kildare) - Posts: 365 - 02/09/2017 19:52:15 2041936 Link 2 |
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No your making the mistake of judging gaa as an international level when the sport is not international. the arguement is about sports in Dublin ronaldo or messi aren't born and bred Dublin people who represent Dublin, Brady and Hendrick and Brogan are. league of Ireland teams and Leinster rugby are compareable to Dublin gaa in attendance as they are all based in Dublin and pull support from that area. hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 02/09/2017 19:52:27 2041937 Link 0 |
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I am providing facts Your just not listening I'm comparing sports played within Dublin and giving you clear comparisons between league of Ireland, Leinster rugby and Dublin gaa. I even compared the irish national soccer team when regarding player recognition I didn't even give a league of Ireland player playing in Dublin because most wouldn't even know on here who I'm talking about. so don't label me as anything hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 02/09/2017 19:58:28 2041940 Link 0 |
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I hope your missus is unaware that you know 90% of women in Dublin!
GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7345 - 02/09/2017 20:01:00 2041942 Link 0 |
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Culchies in Dublin like GAA too!
GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7345 - 02/09/2017 20:29:32 2041952 Link 0 |
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Leinster Rugby play in international competitions. Brady and Hendrick play in international competitions. You are happy to compare them because it suits your silly argument. I understand that you must do that of course as your argument has no substance or logic. You cannot provide any stats so you name a player that suits you and ignore anything that contradicts it.
bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 02/09/2017 22:02:29 2042001 Link 1 |
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robbie keane or damien duff are bigger stars than any dublin player and it isnt close..you know it too..just the reality and effects of 24/7 football coverage
alano12 (Dublin) - Posts: 2208 - 02/09/2017 23:10:33 2042029 Link 0 |