Just shows how great the gaa can be. Times are tough but Gaelic football, hurling etc always shines through - pride for club and county, tis nothin better.

Brolly (Monaghan) - Posts: 4472 - 10/09/2012 18:22:48    1263542

Is this supposed to be interesting news?

Fairweather supporters.....ordinarily they wouldnt get that many at an Ulster final!!!

Regards,

Snufalufagus....Laochra Gael

Snufalufagus (Dublin) - Posts: 8100 - 10/09/2012 19:32:15    1263603

And well they should. Sure there hasn't been a train to Donegal in years!

festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3150 - 10/09/2012 19:43:27    1263618

Snufalufagus
County: Dublin
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Is this supposed to be interesting news?

Fairweather supporters.....ordinarily they wouldnt get that many at an Ulster final!!!

Regards,

Snufalufagus....Laochra Gael


Its interesting for those of us still in the AI thats for sure. i bet its the same thing down in castlebar too. Its great to see people interested.

Donegalman (None) - Posts: 3846 - 10/09/2012 19:45:17    1263621

WHERE WERE THEY IN MARCH WATCHING MAN U, LIVERPOOL NO DOUBT

Stmunnsriver (Wexford) - Posts: 2980 - 10/09/2012 19:53:16    1263630

there's a train running in fintown, very pleasant trip

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 10/09/2012 19:54:38    1263633

It's sad in a way, a sort of last refuge. I wonder does it always end 0-0 when Donegal A play Donegal B?

AfricanGael (UK) - Posts: 1947 - 10/09/2012 19:57:16    1263637

WOW

kanu (Cavan) - Posts: 181 - 10/09/2012 20:04:18    1263645

Donegalman
County: All
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Its interesting for those of us still in the AI thats for sure. i bet its the same thing down in castlebar too. Its great to see people interested.

Well said Donegalman. I always laugh when people on here use terms like "fair-weather supporters", sure its always raining in Ireland!! :-)

AfricanGael (UK) - Posts: 1947 - 10/09/2012 20:14:43    1263653

AfricanGael
County: UK
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Explain how it's sad that 30-40 men have raised the spirits of an entire county, got people smiling again, revived gaa in this county, took donegal gaa from a very very dark place to a very bright one, got people out proudly in their county jerseys again, gave people a huge day to look forward too, gave anyone under 23/24 their first all-ireland final to remember... hows it sad ?????

up_donegal (Donegal) - Posts: 659 - 10/09/2012 20:15:52    1263654

was it a backs and backs session

RAHKILL (Westmeath) - Posts: 395 - 10/09/2012 20:17:54    1263656

Here we go, another chance to have a sly dig at Donegal

benjyyy (Donegal) - Posts: 1428 - 10/09/2012 20:19:34    1263658

30 or 40 thousand Donegal supporters are happy , what about the 6 million that are depressed to death watching Donegal ? Ah but hey once yous are happy.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 10/09/2012 20:25:08    1263660

Fairweathers.

ahsure. (Galway) - Posts: 1697 - 10/09/2012 20:29:01    1263665

My old dad used to say - the further south in Ireland you go - the meaner people are! Looking at the shower on here he wasn't far wrong.
COME ON DONEGAL!!!!

sam2008 (Tyrone) - Posts: 799 - 10/09/2012 20:32:25    1263668

I never saw a train in Donegal... Where does it stop off

kikfada (Louth) - Posts: 2091 - 10/09/2012 20:40:41    1263678

Wonder where those boys were for the McKenna cup and National League.

OgraAnDun (Down) - Posts: 406 - 10/09/2012 20:45:17    1263681

If Donegal win the AI final they'll be giving out anti-depressants by the truckload.

arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4954 - 10/09/2012 20:46:51    1263685

up_donegal
County: Donegal
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AfricanGael
County: UK
Posts: 328

Explain how it's sad that 30-40 men have raised the spirits of an entire county, got people smiling again, revived gaa in this county, took donegal gaa from a very very dark place to a very bright one, got people out proudly in their county jerseys again, gave people a huge day to look forward too, gave anyone under 23/24 their first all-ireland final to remember... hows it sad ?????

All the things you have said are perfectly true and you are right to enjoy it. The sad part isn't any of the things you mentioned, its a reflection of where Ireland is today, not just Donegal, and in your own words "got people smiling again". It reminds me of what Ayrton Senna meant to Brazil, that's what I mean by sad.

AfricanGael (UK) - Posts: 1947 - 10/09/2012 21:09:18    1263707

arock
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If Donegal win the AI final they'll be giving out anti-depressants by the truckload.

Isn't Prozac and Spuds already the national dish :-).

AfricanGael (UK) - Posts: 1947 - 10/09/2012 21:20:07    1263721