I love the sight of the line of cars that jam the road into places like thurles, each car with the flags in the back window, everyone beeping in anticipation for the big game.

twohandondehurl (Clare) - Posts: 23 - 15/05/2013 21:33:51    1384834

The knot of anxiety in the stomach
The crowds
A bit of heat in the air
The smell of burgers
Being in short sleeves

MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5030 - 15/05/2013 21:46:04    1384848

Championship makes everything better. The priest says mass quicker, the sun feels hotter, the girls seem cuter n the pints in the paraon are sweeter!

Unless you lose, then its starts raining, the cute girls go home n you realise your drinking guinness from a plastic glass!

white.n.blue (Monaghan) - Posts: 249 - 15/05/2013 21:46:12    1384849

The pint underneath the Hogan Stand in between the two games of a double header.

doublehop (Kildare) - Posts: 4172 - 15/05/2013 21:46:15    1384850

Just the sheer excitement and each score cheered vigorously! Burger Van smell is great too!!

Brolly (Monaghan) - Posts: 4472 - 15/05/2013 21:49:19    1384852

MuckrossHead
County: Donegal
Posts: 1197

1384848 The knot of anxiety in the stomach
The crowds
A bit of heat in the air
The smell of burgers
Being in short sleeves


and ye havnt even left your kitchen at that stage:)

AthCliath (Dublin) - Posts: 4347 - 15/05/2013 21:59:37    1384860

Too many to list, it's just a different feeling to any other game,

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 16/05/2013 08:43:05    1384874

Winning.

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20763 - 16/05/2013 08:49:46    1384878

The sense of battle , the craic , sitting amongst opposing fans and sheer buzz , good natured slagging and singing ,
An occasional burnt nose for forgetting sun cream
Sandwiches crisps
Plastic pints in Croker
Real pints in fagsns or Quinns
Taking the fourth generation to Croker and talking up theold heroes
The knot in the stomach once you get to knock out
Feeling you get when anthem is played un beatable

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 16/05/2013 09:11:19    1384893

Roscommon losing.

51longago (Mayo) - Posts: 2981 - 16/05/2013 09:48:44    1384911

Damothedub
County: Dublin
Posts: 345

1384893
The sense of battle , the craic , sitting amongst opposing fans and sheer buzz , good natured slagging and singing ,
An occasional burnt nose for forgetting sun cream
Sandwiches crisps
Plastic pints in Croker
Real pints in fagsns or Quinns
Taking the fourth generation to Croker and talking up theold heroes
The knot in the stomach once you get to knock out
Feeling you get when anthem is played un beatable


Some other pubs selling fake pints?

Jinxie (Meath) - Posts: 6348 - 16/05/2013 10:06:39    1384922

Seeing Mayo-men get all ahead of themselves before they eventually crash and burn - like on Sunday :-)

tribeinbrum (Galway) - Posts: 4155 - 16/05/2013 10:15:05    1384933

The aul texts and short phone calls flyin about where to meet or to give someone a ticket enroute to Croker!

Regards,

Snufalufagus....Laochra Gael

Snufalufagus (Dublin) - Posts: 8100 - 16/05/2013 10:28:52    1384945

eating sandwiches and drinking tae out of the boot of the car

sam09 (Tyrone) - Posts: 339 - 16/05/2013 10:34:11    1384949

sam09
County: Tyrone
Posts: 228

1384949
eating sandwiches and drinking tae out of the boot of the car
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Tae never tasted so good.

brendtheredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 10897 - 16/05/2013 10:39:11    1384953

Bullock sandwiches.

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 16/05/2013 10:47:47    1384960

16/05/2013 10:06:39
Jinxie
County: Meath
Posts: 5338

1384922
Damothedub
County: Dublin
Posts: 345

1384893
The sense of battle , the craic , sitting amongst opposing fans and sheer buzz , good natured slagging and singing ,
An occasional burnt nose for forgetting sun cream
Sandwiches crisps
Plastic pints in Croker
Real pints in fagsns or Quinns
Taking the fourth generation to Croker and talking up theold heroes
The knot in the stomach once you get to knock out
Feeling you get when anthem is played un beatable


Some other pubs selling fake pints?

Ha no , reference to to the plastic porter sold in Croker , it looks like , mildly tastes like guinness , but fagans or quinns now thats the real deal .

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 16/05/2013 11:03:27    1384974

There is a certain feel to Championhsip Sunday morning....getting up in the morning (usually slightly hungover), having the Full Irish, getting the Sunday paper to see what they are giving out about Mayo today and travelling to the game be it by car or train.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 12122 - 16/05/2013 11:21:38    1384987

Beating the lard out of Meath : D

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8821 - 16/05/2013 12:16:54    1385034

Putting 5 goals past a hapless dub keeper :)

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 16/05/2013 13:00:45    1385070