gigoer
County: Wexford
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OffalyBigBall
County: Offaly
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1189614 Bags packed, ready to go.
Doubt I'll find anywhere to watch the Cork/Kerry & Armagh/Tyrone double header in Poznan though.
Its a shame, because I was really looking forward to those games.
But an opportunity like this is rare, no way was I going to turn down the chance to travel to a major championships.

Why cant all our sports live in perfect harmony together? I dont see the problem

Because there are some folk in the GAA & its following who are too clannish, self centered and perhaps even greedy to think that our other sports have a right to exist.

The same applies to Rugby and Soccer. So many rugby heads looks down on the GAA and soccer to a lesser extent and some even believe Rugby to be the biggest sport in Ireland!! Deluded (relations of mine actually said that, stupid D4's)

Then theres the whole soccer brigade mostly in Dublin who have no time for anything GAA related.

I hope the soccer and rugby teams lose all their matches. Will serve RTE right for their lack of GAA coverage which you know are our national games.

BettystownRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 3353 - 08/06/2012 21:35:32    1190130

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BettystownRoyal
County: Meath
Posts: 2172

1190130 gigoer
County: Wexford
Posts: 1721

Why cant all our sports live in perfect harmony together? I dont see the problem

Because there are some folk in the GAA & its following who are too clannish, self centered and perhaps even greedy to think that our other sports have a right to exist.

The same applies to Rugby and Soccer. So many rugby heads looks down on the GAA and soccer to a lesser extent and some even believe Rugby to be the biggest sport in Ireland!! Deluded (relations of mine actually said that, stupid D4's)

Then theres the whole soccer brigade mostly in Dublin who have no time for anything GAA related.

I hope the soccer and rugby teams lose all their matches. Will serve RTE right for their lack of GAA coverage which you know are our national games.

Yes there is a small few rugby heads who look down on the GAA, more look down on soccer tbf and will call it wendyball etc and there is plenty of supporters of all the major sports who have no time for the other sports
Your last sentence is totally the wrong attitude to have.
I dont like gaelic football, love hurling but hate my local club, and dont like soccer but never want my local gaa club to lose or ireland to lose in soccer. I may dislike the sport(in the case of soccer) or members of my local club(in the case of the GAA) but i never would want either ireland in soccer or my local club or my county to lose in hurling or football

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 08/06/2012 21:47:20    1190136

ormond

you can compare club championship games to provincial rugby as they are both irish sport and should be given preferance over british sport on the irish national news channel,should it not?and rte have not got the rights to the club championships or the heineken cup so alot of simliarties.

three quarters of the matches played in the rabo direct leinster and munster will have their second string teams playing so yes it is a second string league,
it also aint the major competition its like the championship to the league in gaa terms,what does it matter if they drag the whole rabo thing out over the course of a year them games could easily be run off in a shorter time scale but because of internationals and heineken cup matches the rabo lingers on for far longer then needed and like the league in gaa comes to eventual semi finals.also the final is a bit of anti climax when you consider leinster played the heinken cup final one weekend and were out the following weekend for that final surely they could arrange at least a two week gap at the start of the year after dragging the competition out for that long

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 09/06/2012 09:19:35    1190152

BettystownRoyal
County: Meath
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agreed but the problem is most of these soccer fools are ardent man utd,liverpool supporters worship all them guys and wouldnt bother to go to an irish international match all year and then when they make it to a competition like this are out with their ireland flags and buntings and professing the youll never beat the irish attitude.

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 09/06/2012 09:27:09    1190154

Hill are you calling inter county player fools? Cause there all big prem supporters. Stevie McDonald is a massive Liverpool fan who frequently visits anfield , mossy , Paul Flynn and Barry Cahill are massive man united supporters who all go over to old Trafford during the season. Gaa people watch and support the prem as well .

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 09/06/2012 10:38:15    1190180

Such a pack of moaners, whats it got to do with anyone else what other people do as regards who they choose to follow, how often or whatever.

People must be gettin sick of these uber types, that tell you what you can and cant do. I certainly would never let them deter me , i watch Celtic as often as i can afford, i support Mayo through thick and thin, i dont go and watch Ireland but i will jump on the bandwagon for the euros as regards showing a good interest, hanging out the flags etc, why not?

GAA fans can be so drool its cringeworthy at times.

Lighten up , have a few beers and enjoy the fantastic spectacle of sport.

51longago (Mayo) - Posts: 2981 - 09/06/2012 11:28:16    1190190

hill16no1man
County: Dublin
Posts: 1789

your right we have had threads on here complaining about gaa bandwagon and people going as far as to say its the biggest bandwagon sport well you only have to look at how many people were turning out in the aviva stadium for irelands qualifiers 20-30 thousand and now look how many claim to be loyal supporters of them and looking for tickets to go over and buntings and flags if ever their was bandwagon supporters its them


i know a few heading over and most of them haven't gone to see oe qualifier game. there going for the session in poland. i'd go over if i had the time but it would be for the session not out of love for the team or soccer.

BettystownRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 3353 - 09/06/2012 11:39:02    1190196

Such a pack of moaners, whats it got to do with anyone else what other people do as regards who they choose to follow, how often or whatever.

People must be gettin sick of these uber types, that tell you what you can and cant do. I certainly would never let them deter me , i watch Celtic as often as i can afford, i support Mayo through thick and thin, i dont go and watch Ireland but i will jump on the bandwagon for the euros as regards showing a good interest, hanging out the flags etc, why not?

GAA fans can be so drool its cringeworthy at times.

Lighten up , have a few beers and enjoy the fantastic spectacle of sport.
51longago , 09/06/2012 at 11:28

No one here is telling any one what they can do or cant do. People are just commenting on the topic. Obviously you don't like what people are saying and are on the defensive. Regarding the few bears, i'll be having a few bears tonight after my junior C football match and I will enjoy them watching the highlights from the football today - the football that will not be shown live because Norway are playing Greece - or two teams like that with no relevence to Ireland in the soccer!!)

Culann (Dublin) - Posts: 2306 - 09/06/2012 11:53:42    1190208

I will watch Galway v sligo on the net.

51longago (Mayo) - Posts: 2981 - 09/06/2012 12:10:01    1190209

AM SICK TO TEATH OF EUROS ALREADY

Stmunnsriver (Wexford) - Posts: 2999 - 09/06/2012 13:46:14    1190248

clondalkindub
County: Dublin
Posts: 2105

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Hill are you calling inter county player fools? Cause there all big prem supporters. Stevie McDonald is a massive Liverpool fan who frequently visits anfield , mossy , Paul Flynn and Barry Cahill are massive man united supporters who all go over to old Trafford during the season. Gaa people watch and support the prem as well .

im calling anybody who does that a hypocrite becuase the reason they won support our soccer league is because they reckon its crap but yet our national team is the same so howcome they dont support the english national team

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 09/06/2012 14:28:08    1190265

why should you have to support some crap irish club team??..everybody supports their country no matter how bad they are

ffgg (Longford) - Posts: 2571 - 09/06/2012 14:45:43    1190280

ffgg
County: Longford
Posts: 382

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why should you have to support some crap irish club team??..everybody supports their country no matter how bad they are

hahahahaha you make this worse for yourself with asking why should you support SOME CRAP IRISH CLUB but yet say everyone should support IRELAND
does irish clubs not play in ireland.if the reason you wont support an irish club is because their crap then what is the differance in supporting ireland if they are crap too,why not support the english national team sure dont you support most of their players with their clubs you support

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 09/06/2012 15:05:42    1190294

because there is a huge difference between supporting your country and a club..can you not understand that or are you that simple?

ffgg (Longford) - Posts: 2571 - 09/06/2012 15:17:34    1190301

are you that simple ffgg you use the term SOME CRAP IRISH CLUB like you would be ashamed to support an IRISH CLUB but yet you turn around and say of course your going to support REP OF IRELAND who are supposed to be the representive team of the FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION IRELAND

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 09/06/2012 17:46:19    1190367

Well said hill16, the hypocrisy of some Irish soccer fans is laughable,
eg. They love Rooney when he plays for Man u, and hate him when he plays
for England! They are a wee bit schizophrenic!

TheGateKeeper (Tyrone) - Posts: 2843 - 09/06/2012 17:56:04    1190374

Lovin the Euro's absolutely brilliant stuff, ten times better than the drivel weve had to watch in the champ so far this year, and even worse - the commentary and punditry.

Brolly (Monaghan) - Posts: 4472 - 09/06/2012 18:03:01    1190379

Hill I understand what you are saying about people not supporting Irish soccer clubs but instead supporting English soccer clubs but you can't have a go at people for supporting their country. You call yourself hill16 no1man, so is 80% of your fellow supporters on the hill when Dublin are playing and the Dub players who support English soccer clubs are they hypocrites for supporting Ireland in the euros?

tipptothetop (Tipperary) - Posts: 531 - 09/06/2012 18:09:45    1190387

tipptothetop
County: Tipperary
Posts: 410

yes is my opinion if they claim the reason they will not follow or attend league of ireland games for them reasons and support british clubs for them reasons
like a fellow poster said its the same wayne rooney that plays for man utd that plays for england.i have no problem if somebody is a proper rep of ireland supporter its this british club loving brigade that then turn their attention to ireland when they get into a competition

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 09/06/2012 19:10:43    1190443

How do you support these Dublin players so? You go to hill16 to watch your Dublin team for whom some or most of the players you have no respect for as you call them hypocrites. You are also having a go at alot of your fellow Dublin supporters for supporting their country. Maybe it is you who are the hypocrite.

tipptothetop (Tipperary) - Posts: 531 - 09/06/2012 19:45:21    1190478