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This Keep Ball At End Of A Gaa Game Has To Be Tackled

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Tomsmith here

The new rules RE oK AND THE Hooter is great but this keep ball near the end of the Game has to be tackled as it will lead to a stampede near the end at supporters (or fans to Ulsterman ) will stampede to the exists once the team leading on the scoreboard gets possession.
It wasent foreseen by wisemen that this negative aspect would rare its head.
I have my views on how to face this GAA challenge
What do you think ?

tomsmith (Cavan) - Posts: 4141 - 26/01/2026 00:17:27    2653230

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Replying To tomsmith:  "Tomsmith here

The new rules RE oK AND THE Hooter is great but this keep ball near the end of the Game has to be tackled as it will lead to a stampede near the end at supporters (or fans to Ulsterman ) will stampede to the exists once the team leading on the scoreboard gets possession.
It wasent foreseen by wisemen that this negative aspect would rare its head.
I have my views on how to face this GAA challenge
What do you think ?"
We need time to understand what you're saying and to get our breath back first after reading that with no full stops.

Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 2549 - 26/01/2026 12:05:32    2653293

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Replying To Saynothing:  "We need time to understand what you're saying and to get our breath back first after reading that with no full stops."
Lol.

I know what he means and am going to reply to him anyway.

The hooter makes no difference here. A team with a narrow lead near the end of the game is going to try keep possession of the ball anyway, whether the end of the game is signalled by a hooter or in the "old-fashioned" way of a referee blowing the whistle.

Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 3332 - 26/01/2026 12:29:55    2653300

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Just be honest yiu have moaning problem with every rule
Hoiter coukd be chabge dand probably shpuld and 50 m free just keave balk grpund all else is fine. You want back old rule from other posts
Keep posession was remark by one jorunalist in all ireland final but still ahppens with this new format of hooter nothing wrong with one used last ueat championship

Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 1162 - 26/01/2026 21:46:24    2653453

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Like see hoiter change back if controversey like game yesterday and others ij past league last year.
Bring back until ball is dead or define and make clocks are in sync

Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 1162 - 26/01/2026 21:48:15    2653455

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Replying To Gaaforlife2023:  "Just be honest yiu have moaning problem with every rule
Hoiter coukd be chabge dand probably shpuld and 50 m free just keave balk grpund all else is fine. You want back old rule from other posts
Keep posession was remark by one jorunalist in all ireland final but still ahppens with this new format of hooter nothing wrong with one used last ueat championship"
Hope the swelling on your thumb mends soon.

Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 2549 - 27/01/2026 22:22:55    2653657

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