god this match is awful - im away to watch some paint dry

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11689 - 05/02/2011 15:21:44    860940

Have you ever met a GAA man who goes to county games but not to club games???

I would say the majority don't go to club games.

Hag_and_Cheese (Tipperary) - Posts: 6103 - 05/02/2011 15:23:27    860942

liathroidboy
County: Mayo
Posts: 1456

860861 jesus hurling spuds where do all the people at an all ireland final come from so? i havent seen 80 odd thousand at a club match

do you think all 80,000 all come from the same club??
boy, surely you're capable of better than that. The 80,000 at an AI final all go to club games, they come from probably a few hundred clubs, therefore over a few thousand club games I would say that 99.9% of the people at a gaa final will have been to at least a few club games during the year. Lets compare AIL club attendances with gaa club attendances. Only one winner. Your point is ridiculous.

hurlinspuds (Cork) - Posts: 1494 - 05/02/2011 15:32:30    860945

NO.

I remember someone saying on another thread a few months back that you dont understand rugby until you have played in. Well i played in for 5 years in school and gained nothing but contempt for the game, Its boring to be honest and bad for play if your a number 1,2,3,4,5,14,11 cause normally you never tough the ball and just wander around the field like an ejjit..

Someone mentioned Rugby is analysed and has more stats than any other sport... Id advise that person to put on sky sports 1 at 10pm sunday

miketyson (Limerick) - Posts: 2748 - 05/02/2011 15:34:06    860946

I take it back, I take it all back. By defeating mighty Italy, the Irish rugger goys have won my respect. Long may this run of form continue. Ireland, Ireland, together standing tall...

Seamus89 (Kilkenny) - Posts: 3848 - 05/02/2011 16:36:38    861001

thats funny that you somehow know that all 82000 at an all ireland attend club matches- funniest thing ive read in a while- while your at it can you tell me next weeks lotto numbers cause you seem to know everything hurlingspud :D

liathroidboy (Mayo) - Posts: 4921 - 05/02/2011 16:47:05    861011

ronan o gara is an absolute legend :)

liathroidboy (Mayo) - Posts: 4921 - 05/02/2011 16:50:29    861014

The Irish Rugby team. A highly overrated group of individuals. But then can we expect anything else? Really, like our media is run by Tony O'Reilly. And what sport did he play? You take down the Irish Independent and you take Irish Rugby with you.

Sergeant_Slash (Cavan) - Posts: 2182 - 05/02/2011 17:03:02    861021

the old BOD and ROG show got Ireland out of the Bolognese!.

fortyfive (Tyrone) - Posts: 5929 - 05/02/2011 17:03:50    861022

liathroid boy, how could 82,000 attend a club game??? Your argument is ridiculous. I wouldn't say that everyone who attends an AI goes to club games but the vast majority do. I'd say (in my opinion only!) that WAY less attend rugby club games. It would make sense when you consider the huge numbers who attend GAA club games over the summer (into the millions) in comparison with the relatively small numbers who attend rugby club games. Big numbers attend, ireland, munster and leinster games but after that???? proffer an argument instead of making smart comments and maybe the argument would go somewhere....

Everyone i know who goes to intercounty gaa matches also attends club matches. In fact, i would say that given the choice i'd much prefer to see my club win something than my county and most would probably agree.
I can't see attendances getting better with that display. terrible game. felt sorry for the italians. Everyone seems to be playing badly bar the french.

hurlinspuds (Cork) - Posts: 1494 - 05/02/2011 17:40:11    861041

liathroidboy.
god only knows were you are coming from , i never associate my anthem to that of killing it is the anthem of the 32 county ireland , thats twice now you have lowered your anthem , calling it pathetic , and associated the anthem with killing people , you should be sorry and also ashamed of yourself by coming out with comments like that .

ta32 (Tyrone) - Posts: 4907 - 05/02/2011 17:53:41    861057

I want to marry ronan o gara.

mikeoc (Kerry) - Posts: 567 - 05/02/2011 17:54:54    861060

Imagine paying all that money to go to Rome and then spending all the time on your laptop. Methinks Walter Mitty ballboy talks some crap.

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9825 - 05/02/2011 18:06:48    861066

ulsterman.
mee thinks the same about ballboy ;D.

ta32 (Tyrone) - Posts: 4907 - 05/02/2011 18:59:07    861100

Ta therfore on your reckoning GSTQ should be played at tyrone matches- its the exact same it the official national anthem isnt it? regardless of who it represents- egg on face :)

liathroidboy (Mayo) - Posts: 4921 - 05/02/2011 19:07:01    861112

shankhillliathroidboy.
if thats what you want to believe , why dont come down to tyrone and suggest the G.ST.Q. be played at tyrone mathches i am sure it would be met with open arms , especially around strabane or carrickmore or ardboe , come on down for the crack and let them know how lizzies loyal servant feels ;D.

ta32 (Tyrone) - Posts: 4907 - 05/02/2011 19:38:09    861136

05/02/2011 19:38:09
ta32
County: Tyrone
Posts: 3636

861136
shankhillliathroidboy.




Now why do you need to insult the Shankhill Road, what did they do on you?

Is it that Community Centre Gerry kelly organises that annoys you, or the Irish language classes, the "worker's" traditional music festival, or what?


Speaking of trad music, with about 200 beautiful, haunting slow airs, how DID we end up with that god awful dirge that is the National anthem?

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 05/02/2011 20:05:28    861158

Ta32,

he might bring a few lobsters with him and a couple of bottles of champers if they take the strait-jacket off him !!

Cavan_Slasher (Cavan) - Posts: 10253 - 05/02/2011 20:22:00    861174

ta32
County: Tyrone
Posts: 3637

861100 ulsterman.
mee thinks the same about ballboy ;D

i want to be your brother in law

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 05/02/2011 21:02:54    861204

ta32
County: Tyrone
Posts: 3637


why dont come down to tyrone and suggest the G.ST.Q. be played at tyrone mathches i am sure it would be met with open arms , especially around strabane or carrickmore or ardboe.

If thats what people wanted in tyrone let them do it, similarly with the rugby crowd let them play whatever they want.. dont know much about the IRFU but they dont seem to have an internal strife re the anthem

You could always join a rugby club and work for change from within. Democracy.

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 05/02/2011 21:06:22    861206