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Maybe I'm just unusual but I have an admission to make. I have never been to a hurling game in my life, neither club nor county. I think its also important to note that I have played football all my life and now coach at club level so I am well and truly a man of the gaa. Ive been following the kildare footballers up and down the county for the last 30 odd years but I'd struggle to name one county hurler. Am I the only one with such an apathy towards hurling or can anyone relate? 11jm11 (Kildare) - Posts: 365 - 30/01/2015 17:22:43 1688148 Link 0 |
Unfortunately theres plenty more like you , dont know what your missing skillstar93 (Antrim) - Posts: 41 - 30/01/2015 18:31:17 1688167 Link 0 |
Hurling is the best sport in the world. We, as Irish people are lucky to have it. For an Irishman who is a gaa man, never mind a sports man, to have never even gone to a match is crazy to me! blackspot91 (Limerick) - Posts: 1055 - 30/01/2015 18:48:18 1688170 Link 0 |
I was raised on hurling but ended up playing football! realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8585 - 30/01/2015 19:09:38 1688176 Link 0 |
Well if your a coach and have been involved with your club for 30 odd years, it's very hard to see how you couldn't have stumbled across a club hurling match at some point over that duration of that time, unless you've actively gone out of your way not to watch one? 32_4_1 (Meath) - Posts: 4122 - 30/01/2015 19:13:31 1688178 Link 0 |
I'd have thought you're the only one Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 2625 - 30/01/2015 19:21:54 1688180 Link 0 |
skillstar93 realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8585 - 30/01/2015 19:23:27 1688182 Link 0 |
Surely you have watched the hurling championship including the All-Ireland finals on TV over the years. Does a certain DJ Carey not even spring to mind? lilywhite1 (Kildare) - Posts: 2987 - 30/01/2015 20:31:19 1688210 Link 0 |
Why do you happen to have apathy towards hurling if you've never been to a game? Just wondering what drives your apathy. Seems odd to me. Plasticman (Dublin) - Posts: 26 - 30/01/2015 20:47:55 1688227 Link 0 |
I would say there would be quite a few football people who would never have been to a hurling game. ros1 (Roscommon) - Posts: 1211 - 30/01/2015 21:01:06 1688235 Link 0 |
You ain't missing much. I had the misfortune of catching the first half of kk v Waterford i think. After Meath had beaten mayo in the all Ireland quarter final. My kids said if we didn't leave at half time they were calling child line :). royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 30/01/2015 21:02:14 1688238 Link 0 |
Hurling is only a glorified egg and spoon race :-D and only played by people who can't play football. KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 30/01/2015 21:30:00 1688250 Link 0 |
Kildare footballers have had plenty of double headers with our hurlers down through the years. We've also played in double headers with loads of Liam McCarthy counties hurling games. In 2008 we even played Cork before Kilkenny-Cork in the All-Ireland hurling semi. How have you never been to a game? doublehop (Kildare) - Posts: 4172 - 30/01/2015 21:33:08 1688252 Link 0 |
The prophecies have come to light, the Anti-ChrstyRing is born :D realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8585 - 30/01/2015 21:44:44 1688260 Link 0 |
This is funny because i have exactly the same attitude to football, if there was a football, id rather watch a re run of a hurling match than a football final across the road from my house. Its all down to opinion, It you dont have to love both games to be a GAA man, Take cricket for example I have no idea how it has any following, but it does. Your missing out! I would say you should watch this years drawn all ireland final in hurling or any of the last 3 drawn finals and come back and tell me they are boring, Id be looking to see your birth certificate if you thought so because you couldnt be human!! :) Colinog (UK) - Posts: 39 - 31/01/2015 08:53:12 1688273 Link 0 |
royaldunne Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 2625 - 31/01/2015 09:01:06 1688274 Link 0 |
realdub flack (Dublin) - Posts: 1054 - 31/01/2015 09:15:09 1688275 Link 0 |
you couldnt be. flack (Dublin) - Posts: 1054 - 31/01/2015 09:18:53 1688276 Link 0 |
To say hurling is played by people who cant play football is laugable! Im pretty sure the limerick hurlers would beat the limerick footballers at football! and that goes for lots of counties! A good hurling team would hold there own in football but not the other way around.. far too skillful! and for a football person to call hurling mind numbingly boring is very rich considering how defensive minded and gym orientated football is! ya you were unfortunate to be at a one sided match one time but there is no comparison in excitment between the tipp kk all ireland final and the snorefest of the kerry donegal one! Anytime a foreigner sees hurling they are amazed! not true with football... blackspot91 (Limerick) - Posts: 1055 - 31/01/2015 09:19:16 1688277 Link 0 |
I come from a county which is totally dominated by football. The first time I seen Louth play in Hurling was in the Nickey Rackard cup final in 2005. I also got the rare chance to see an all Ireland semi-final which was a cracker between Galway and Kilkenny. The best hurler of all time was a Louth man- Cu Chulainn. OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 31/01/2015 09:34:23 1688280 Link 0 |