'The GAA Today confirmed a change of date for the Leinster senior championship double-header between Wexford and Dublin in hurling and Wexford and Kildare in football to accommodate a Bruce Springsteen gig.

The games, initially scheduled to take place on Sunday 29 May - two days after the Boss' first gig in HQ - will now throw-in on Saturday 21 May at Croke Park.'

http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=249957

CroiGorm (Dublin) - Posts: 1547 - 04/02/2016 11:59:40    1822157

Fair enough, not really a big issue.

Personally, Id consider the money made off the concerts to cover the gaa's income, and move the quarter finals down the country to provincial grounds, to help out businesses which support the gaa in these areas. That would be reflective of the amateur ethos they so often crow about, I would think.

At present the gaa operates in a manner befitting ebenezer scrooge

TheMaster (Mayo) - Posts: 16187 - 04/02/2016 12:40:21    1822174

Don't see the big deal , people are always whinging that their aren't enough games played down the country.So the correct decision has been made.

uibhfhaili1986 (Offaly) - Posts: 1296 - 04/02/2016 13:24:08    1822197

Fair enough, not really a big issue.

Personally, Id consider the money made off the concerts to cover the gaa's income, and move the quarter finals down the country to provincial grounds, to help out businesses which support the gaa in these areas. That would be reflective of the amateur ethos they so often crow about, I would think.

At present the gaa operates in a manner befitting ebenezer scrooge

TheMaster (Mayo) - Posts:14840 - 04/02/2016 12:40:21 1822174

So basically the GAA should only favour business in towns with decent grounds but other business that "help" the GAA should be left behind.

Matches should be played in the the best place available to play them and there should be no other considerations.

The GAA isnt a charity so it shouldn't be doing anything to help anyone apart from it's own members.The GAA operates in a manner similar to all large sport organisations and people in general i.e it's looks after itself first and foremost.

uibhfhaili1986 (Offaly) - Posts: 1296 - 04/02/2016 13:29:44    1822202

An rightly so....The Boss is in town :) cant wait...!

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11231 - 04/02/2016 13:39:22    1822209

Don't see the big deal , people are always whinging that their aren't enough games played down the country.So the correct decision has been made.

uibhfhaili1986 (Offaly) - Posts:771 - 04/02/2016 13:24:08 1822197

It's not being played down the country, it's being played a week earlier in Croke Park.

CroiGorm (Dublin) - Posts: 1547 - 04/02/2016 14:08:42    1822223

Agreed I'd move Kerry itself to accommodate the great man!!!

Just typical, my dream gig in my dream venue and the day before this is announced I paid for my flights and accommodation for a trip to Europe starting on the 25 May.

AGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TheHermit (Kerry) - Posts: 6354 - 04/02/2016 14:09:59    1822224

Ouch TheHermit! Will the holiday be cancelled/altered for The Boss??

CroiGorm (Dublin) - Posts: 1547 - 04/02/2016 14:13:23    1822226

Don't see the big deal , people are always whinging that their aren't enough games played down the country.So the correct decision has been made.

uibhfhaili1986 (Offaly) - Posts:771 - 04/02/2016 13:24:08 1822197

It's not being played down the country, it's being played a week earlier in Croke Park.

CroiGorm (Dublin) - Posts:618 - 04/02/2016 14:08:42 1

Great.Then there is even less to compain about from anyone who might have started.

uibhfhaili1986 (Offaly) - Posts: 1296 - 04/02/2016 14:16:36    1822228

Croi, the dates for the holidays were a carefully negotiated compromise already with the GF to ensure I wouldn't miss any of Kerry's potential Championship campaign this summer.

Considering she has no real interest in the Boss, it looks like I'm stuck riding a gondola in Venice as Bruce lights up Croker.

Feck it anyway, I actually havn't seen him since 2009 and the River is one of my favorite albums.

If I give you my mobile number would ya ring me when Sherry Darling comes on so I can hear it ;)

TheHermit (Kerry) - Posts: 6354 - 04/02/2016 14:46:40    1822243

ah. Glory days. Can't wait.

s goldrick (Cavan) - Posts: 5518 - 04/02/2016 15:52:30    1822276

uibhfhaili1986, it would be great if it could be spread out to every corner of the country, but Im just being pragmatic. You need a feasible stadium to hold a game like that. Surely some games away from Dublin is a good thing? BTW I know that isn't the case here, it was just my example

TheMaster (Mayo) - Posts: 16187 - 04/02/2016 15:56:24    1822278

lucky il be back from holidays 19th may
would have hate to have missed first round of championship because some has been gets his way

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 04/02/2016 16:06:49    1822284

So the GAA are applying the Human Touch it seems - suppose this is The Price You Pay to earn some Easy Money. Glory Days indeed!!

Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 04/02/2016 16:24:14    1822290

Very good Offside!

TheHermit (Kerry) - Posts: 6354 - 04/02/2016 16:54:14    1822304

Never got Springsteins music myself.The boss of bland i'd say.Very mundane stuff.He's better than that Garth Crooks country bumpkin that held us all to ransom.Country music : please God no.Like fingernails scraping a chalkboard.And those hideous clothes and stetson hats.Line dancing dear God no.Oh these flashbacks are horrible.Than somebody please get this lumberjack shirt out of my mind?Pleaseeeseee!!!!!

cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 04/02/2016 17:02:57    1822310

I wouldn't be that bothered by Springsteen.

More a Crystal Swing man myself.

MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5028 - 04/02/2016 18:20:31    1822341

Muckross the Swinger haha

cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 04/02/2016 18:50:15    1822350

I've seen Springsteen live all over the world....delighted to be able to see him live in our home of the GAA.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11231 - 04/02/2016 18:54:43    1822351

Muckross the Swinger haha

cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts:3309 - 04/02/2016 18:50:15

Careful there cuede, Mrs MuckrossHead has been known to peruse HS checking my spellings & I wouldn't want her getting the wrong idea.

MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5028 - 04/02/2016 19:15:58    1822365