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Replying To facethepuckout: "raindrops on tv camera- have only ever seen this for GAA matches. Yesterdays Connacht final beat all when there was a perfectly dry, covered and purpose built area to host the cameras in the main stand." I wondered why they were where they were but then thought it must be that they want to be in a position to be looking across at the cup being presented. If you are only having one camera on one of the sides then suppose no point in being behind where they present the cup. Made viewing difficult/impossible for a lot of the game that's for sure. Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 14/07/2016 17:38:29 1883364 Link
Replying To IrishGael3: "Very true - love Monday morning humour." Yeah, hilarious. liner (Mayo) - Posts: 756 - 14/07/2016 22:25:44 1883538 Link
100s of kids having an unofficial puck around on the pitch at half-time." is my favourite scene in the GAA. It shows that we are an organisation for all the people. Many's the fine hurler being honed out there. Imagine 100's of kids on the pitch at an Irish Rugby or soccer match? I suppose they aren't allowed on to Croke Park though either. Pinkie (Wexford) - Posts:3469 - 14/07/2016 16:54:33 love this part of gaa- as gutted as i was after 21s last night - cheered us all up no end to go have puck about on pitch after the game janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 15/07/2016 08:25:45 1883627 Link
what makes me cringe is the stick players get when they lost a game , have a look at some of the nonsense on the limerick forum about our 21s after last nights defeat comments like hopeless, shambles,egos ,chips on shoulder , disinterested...nothing could be further from the truth in my view... all that team last night won an all ireland last year and represented us brilliantly , they left the pitch in tears after training their nuts off all year and then get subject to that, no wonder fellas pull out of country teams when they get guff like that over losing a game janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 15/07/2016 08:29:34 1883628 Link
Replying To ballydalane: "If your club doesn't have flags for the sideline, squares cut out from fertilizer bags and nailed to a piece of stick will do the job. A referee having to pass regular fitness tests, rules tests and referees' assessments - but then being allowed to use his half blind brother/geriatric father/ADHD neighbour/hungover drinking buddy to act as umpires for vitally important matches. Congress passing a new rule before the National League starts, players and managers not knowing about this new rule, referees going mad enforcing the new rule for the first 3 weeks of the League, managers and players going mad complaining about the new rule, GAA authorities caving to pressure from high profile managers, and referees ignoring the new rule for the remainder of the League, and everything back to the way it was by Championship, as if the new rule never existed. Young lads operating the scoreboard at club matches but being distracted by their little buddies down below and missing half the score…and still probably having a more accurate score than the referee. In the final moments of a close match, the referee shall have the option, nay, the right, to artificially engineer a draw via the "handy free". Despite proliferation of draws in GAA due to said "handy frees", no plans will ever made in the event of a draw. No one will know if there's extra time or a replay, and if a replay no one will know where or when. Deep Heat - physio in a can. Every public address announcement has to begin with "FÓGRA!" or "A GWING OOSHLA!" (ie a dhuine uaisle"). The correct GAA celebration for scoring a goal is to keep your head down, go straight back to your position and for God sake don't smile. Any indication of joy or pleasure at scoring a goal indicates you are (a) a complete show pony (or "gallery man" in GAA parlance) or (b) rubbing it in to the opposition. Point (a) above can also be applied to any player (usually footballer) who displays the following traits; dyed, bleached or spikey hair; facial or body piercings; tattoos; socks pulled up knee high ("does he think he's playing soccer or what?") and any colour football boot that isn't black." The match could be interrupted by an earthquake, plane crash or tsunami, but there will always be "at least 2 minutes of additional time at the end of the match…." 3 minutes additional time has never been announced at the end of a match. not true anymore (it was true up until this year, now they are regularly adding 4,5 and 6 minutes at the end s goldrick (Cavan) - Posts: 5518 - 15/07/2016 14:09:56 1883850 Link
Replying To Offside_Rule: "I wondered why they were where they were but then thought it must be that they want to be in a position to be looking across at the cup being presented. If you are only having one camera on one of the sides then suppose no point in being behind where they present the cup. Made viewing difficult/impossible for a lot of the game that's for sure." Think they were just doing a 'Theresa Mannion' on it. neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 15/07/2016 19:37:43 1884043 Link
Interviews like this, and the lunatic on the right. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC-xMTkslD8 Pinkie (Wexford) - Posts: 4100 - 16/07/2016 12:48:05 1884202 Link
-fellas sayin "I suppose, dya know" every two seconds in an interview -Captains butchering their winners speech by saying "ah Id like ta thank..." about 50 times -fans condemning players from other counties for diving and then supporting their own players when they do the exact same thing joncarter (Galway) - Posts: 2692 - 16/07/2016 17:30:52 1884289 Link
Marty " breaking ball" morrissey . and national at hems badly sung..and sung so slow u feel the earth has stopped sob (Meath) - Posts: 492 - 16/07/2016 17:36:26 1884293 Link
The portrayal of GAA being the hard sport in comparison to soccer, absolute cringe worthy. And yes up for the match, 20th century stuff: GAA players not allowed to be criticized as its offensive yet soccer players are lambasted on social media. And also, the myth surrounding GAA players as just amateurs and they have an every day job. Yet they have a free car and diesal and clothes 222 (UK) - Posts: 695 - 16/07/2016 17:55:23 1884300 Link
fella cheering before amhran na bhfiann has ended , totally disrespectful janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 19/07/2016 10:17:22 1886056 Link
The brutal recordings of our national anthem that can be heard ringing out around the country , sounds like an old cassette being played Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 1913 - 19/07/2016 10:38:16 1886071 Link
'The portrayal of GAA being the hard sport in comparison to soccer, absolute cringe worthy.' No portrayal required....its a fact! bumpernut (Antrim) - Posts: 1852 - 19/07/2016 10:52:50 1886083 Link
As a Meath man living in Meath I found it beyond cringe the last few years having to listen to the blow ins saying "Sams Coming home" when I walk through the village. Uncle_Fester (Meath) - Posts: 217 - 19/07/2016 11:09:35 1886101 Link
The Dublin fans trying to get the Iceland soccer chant going last Sunday when the Westmeath players were taking frees. That was pretty bad. KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 19/07/2016 11:09:45 1886102 Link
Yet they have a free car and diesal and clothes --- 222 (UK) - Posts:337 - 16/07/2016 17:55:23 1884300 most of them dont only some inter county players-good luck to them janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 19/07/2016 11:26:26 1886118 Link
KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - both waterford fans and tipp fans were doing the huh chant before munster final - waterford one was very good, tipp fans did the will grigg song too janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 19/07/2016 11:46:41 1886140 Link
Replying To gormdubhgorm: "I would not agree with this. Apparently they offer tickets to tourists in the tourists boards if there is a match on that week (I read in a book called Gaaconomics- https://www.amazon.co.uk/GAAconomics-Michael-Moynihan/dp/071715453X?ie=UTF8&Version=1&entries=0) I was at a match one time in Parnell Park and there was a whole French Family at a league hurling match loving every minute of it." Agreed. Over the last number of years I've noticed a lot of tourists at games in Croke Park. One of the Dublin tourist buses tours stops at Croke Park now and I think they try and get the tourists to come to the next game on if they are still in Dublin. A lot of people seem to complain about the games not being marketed to tourists but I don't think that's a fair criticism of the GAA. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13718 - 19/07/2016 12:05:49 1886151 Link
Replying To perfect10: ""would the owner of car number 87 WX 221 please move it as it is causing an obstruction"......." In Parnell for a club games this year and heard: 'would the eejit that locked his bike to the other bike at the back of the stand please come and unlock it! John has to cycle home and get the dinner on!' MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13718 - 19/07/2016 12:09:15 1886153 Link
Replying To MesAmis: "In Parnell for a club games this year and heard: 'would the eejit that locked his bike to the other bike at the back of the stand please come and unlock it! John has to cycle home and get the dinner on!'" Ha class waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 19/07/2016 13:16:27 1886249 Link