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Stay Safe. - 6 Like(s)

Replying To Breffni39:  "Posters reap what they sow."
Apparently not.

lionofludesch (National) - 13/03/2020 12:35:26

Stay Safe. - 5 Like(s)
There's some serial abuse of the red thumb on this thread.

Time to review whether we need that feature.

lionofludesch (National) - 13/03/2020 09:48:27

"Why Should Anybody Have The God-Given Right To See All Games On Television?" - 4 Like(s)

Replying To gilly1910:  "All well and good if you understand what they're saying, but if you're like most of the population who haven't a clue what they're saying, then it's not so good!!"
If I go to a live game, there's no commentary.

I don't need a commentary - in English or Irish - to enjoy the game.

lionofludesch (National) - 09/08/2019 13:07:55

Should The Rebel Flag Be Banned At Cork Matches? - 4 Like(s)

Replying To Oldertourman:  "I remember a Cromwell playing with Meath."
Not the same fella.

lionofludesch (National) - 27/06/2020 10:24:33

No Red Thumbs - 4 Like(s)
The ones that irritated me were on the posts wishing everyone Happy Christmas or whatever.

What's all that about ? Anonymous killjoy posts ? Religious bias ?

lionofludesch (National) - 02/07/2020 11:58:10

Joe Brolly Finished With RTE - 4 Like(s)
Joe Brolly's problem is that he doesn't know when to shut up. He's constantly interrupting the other pundits, often with inane and irrelevant comments.

It's not all about you, Joe.

lionofludesch (National) - 13/09/2019 08:19:10

Get Rid Of The Water Break - 3 Like(s)

Replying To AfricanGael:  "I think a game of 4 x 20 minute quarters in the All-Ireland series or even for the semi finals and final would be brilliant actually, see absolutely nothing but positives in such a move.

I mean what's not to like about that, saying it disrupts the flow of the game isn't a legitimate argument.

Wouldn't it have been a blessing in the Roscommon v Galway game to be given a break from that muck fest ."
I'd rather see players play.

Rather than drink water.

I can't see any positives and I note you don't list any.

lionofludesch (National) - 06/07/2021 12:07:03

Your Best GAA Related Memory From 2020 - 3 Like(s)
Has to be the Bloody Sunday commemoration.

Some things transcend the game itself.

lionofludesch (National) - 11/02/2021 10:38:04

News From England - 3 Like(s)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/52493621

In summary, Rugby League gets a £16m loan in view of its valuie to the community in the north of England.

Food for thought in GAA circles, bearing in mind that the GAA has a similar role in Ireland.

lionofludesch (National) - 01/05/2020 10:10:36

The Corona Virus And Possible Effects To GAA Matches - 3 Like(s)
I wouldn't trust any pronouncements just yet.

Nobody knows. Far too early. Don't let anybody kid you.

The French are saying that smoking kills off the virus but I've not started buying 20 Craven A a day.

lionofludesch (National) - 05/05/2020 15:07:53

Merry Christmas And Happy New Year - 3 Like(s)

Replying To jimbodub:  "Merry Chri5tma5"
Lol,

Never seen so many thumbs.

Happy Christmas.

lionofludesch (National) - 20/12/2019 15:41:59

Most Tactical Sport: Football Or Hurling Or Rugby? - 3 Like(s)
Thanks for the thoughts, lads. I'd no idea that there were such fiercely held views on what constitutes a sport,.

You've made me smile and even laugh out loud.

lionofludesch (National) - 21/05/2020 09:09:59

The Corona Virus And Possible Effects To GAA Matches - 3 Like(s)

Replying To neverright:  "Nothing to worry about. If it doesn't kill you, you'll be fine."
Sadly, I'm old enough to be thinking that it won't be long before something kills me.

I wake up in a morning - and that's good enough for me.

lionofludesch (National) - 29/02/2020 17:48:43

Most Tactical Sport: Football Or Hurling Or Rugby? - 2 Like(s)

Replying To streaker:  "Says the lad that started the whole debate. And did the same on the "After GAA, Your Second Favourite Sport" thread a while back..."
Is that not what fora are for ?

Debate ?

lionofludesch (National) - 21/05/2020 15:49:55

The Corona Virus And Possible Effects To GAA Matches - 2 Like(s)

Replying To The_analyser:  "5 of the 7 league games has been played it would be silly it that now becomes null and void.

No need for NFL finals, (team that tops the group win the title) and when it's safe to re-start football the two remaining NFL games should be played before any championship/knockout tournament commences."
Agree.

I would hope that, as a governing body, the GAA would have made plans for three or four different start date scenarios, maybe lock downs of 4, 8 and 12 weeks, developing to 24, 28 and 32 weeks as it became obvious that the original plans were hopelessly optimistic.

Start date is everything to deciding on the plan.

lionofludesch (National) - 19/05/2020 10:07:11

Could A Professional Hurling/Football League Survive In Ireland? - 2 Like(s)

Replying To omahant:  "We'd have to assume relations between a renegade Pro set up and GAA would not be healthy to put it mildly (it would be outright war, a la Rugby Union v League in decade past, when League was violating the 'amateur' ethos of Union (different now as both are Pro).
The gaelic Pro set up would have to rent pitches from other codes - soccer and rugby - it would be a different game - say 11-a-side on a smaller pitch, with some innovative new rules."
It's not really Rugby Union v Rugby League. A better comparison is with Rupert Murdoch's World Series Cricket (1970s) and Rugby League Superleague (about 1997). Set up his own organisations, massive disruption for a period, sides come together and peace breaks out.

Of course, both these were about Murdoch wanting to show cricket and Rugby League on his TV channels, especially in Australia. I don't see that sort of demand for gaelic games from ESPN - or anyone else for that matter.

lionofludesch (National) - 02/06/2020 10:12:16

Kerry Black Card Appeal - 2 Like(s)
Is this three-black-cards-before-you-can-appeal rule too complicated to understand or what ?

Seems very straightforward to me.

O'Brien didn't appeal the Meath black card at thed time because he couldn't.

Them's the rules.

lionofludesch (National) - 16/08/2019 15:20:51

The Corona Virus And Possible Effects To GAA Matches - 2 Like(s)
The problem with waiting for a vaccine is that lots of diseases don't have vaccines.

Yet - usually - we carry on . We can't hide in our homes for ever. We need money for food and somebody to brave coming out of their own homes to produce it for us.

lionofludesch (National) - 14/05/2020 16:32:53

Disgraceful Scenes At Half Time - 2 Like(s)
Personally, I think fighting in the tunnel is disgraceful.

People want to see it out in the open.

Was there actually a punch thrown or was it just a bit of pushing and shoving ?

lionofludesch (National) - 21/12/2020 10:25:07

Club Championships - 2 Like(s)

Replying To Bon:  "The fella who hopped the barrier to the tunnel when the antics was going on should be banned for life."
Hopped ? More like vaulted. He should be picked for the Olympic gymastics team.

lionofludesch (National) - 20/01/2020 10:30:42