In hurling, players tend to get rid of the ball far more quickly than in football, so there are much less opportunities for the pulling and dragging that is so prevalent in football. Most football managers nowadays would have fit if one of their players actually kicked the ball more than 20 yards. It is all about holding up possession and making short passes and this inevitably leads to bunching, which in turn leads to fouling. Modern inter-county gaelic football is bloody awful stuff. Thankfully hurling managers have not yet succumbed to similar methods and strategies.

Gaillimh_Abu (Galway) - Posts: 1040 - 26/03/2012 21:31:35    1137860

Hurling teams that lose a man can be destroyed by the opposition in turn killing of the spectators game where as in football a team can survive a bit easier being a man down. Only a view but i think a fair one.

North Side Gael (None) - Posts: 1076 - 27/03/2012 08:33:59    1137899

hill16no1man
County: Dublin
Posts: 1578

1137727 hurlingdub

haha owl naomh fionnbarra must be high on the list


Not mentioning any names!

hurlingdub (Dublin) - Posts: 6978 - 27/03/2012 09:10:03    1137911

MesAmis
County: Dublin
Posts: 4255

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hill16no1man

Haha, you're not a real man until you've survived a game down the Bogies!!

If you can keep the ball away from side of the pitch with the hedge you've a chance of surviving there.

Superglue (Kerry) - Posts: 1283 - 27/03/2012 10:37:20    1137972

Superglue
County: Kerry
Posts: 414


the barrs are even famous in kerry haha I take it you were playing with a dublin club against them or somebody in kerry got the wrong idea of a challenge match haha

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 27/03/2012 12:03:23    1138042

The Barrs are actually regular visitors to the Kingdom I beleive!

hurlingdub (Dublin) - Posts: 6978 - 27/03/2012 12:09:43    1138044

hill16no1man
County: Dublin
Posts: 1579

1138042
Superglue
County: Kerry
Posts: 414


the barrs are even famous in kerry haha I take it you were playing with a dublin club against them or somebody in kerry got the wrong idea of a challenge match haha

I always bring my boots to Dublin around the third Sunday in September in case there's a chance of a run.
I'd do it more often but I only travel for the final ;-)

Superglue (Kerry) - Posts: 1283 - 27/03/2012 12:29:14    1138067