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Travelling was exactly one of the reasons Dan opted out of inter county football this year.
if_in_doubt (Kildare) - Posts: 3685 - 22/09/2019 23:12:41 2238395 Link 1 |
I grew up in a Gaelic football-mad rural community in the 70s. It's even better now, almost mass community participation - all ages and sexes treated equally. The key appeal of GAA for me is largely that you have to live in the area of your club - your best v our best. Properly tribal. It's the best thing in rural Ireland and it's getting even better. Club though means more to me than county. essmac (Tyrone) - Posts: 1141 - 23/09/2019 00:26:37 2238407 Link 0 |
It was refreshing to see the Cork SHC 1/4 finals covered by RTE yesterday. TG4 had the Limerick semi finals on delayed coverage also. slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 23/09/2019 10:46:14 2238454 Link 1 |
I hope that's only football you are talking about there kid cause there is no way we are letting Galway have a team if we dont
Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 23/09/2019 14:32:15 2238542 Link 0 |
Not that much at all. You could have more teams than that but what wage they would get would be... You could get more than 3 teams in Leinster considering its population and the strength of football in many counties. the fact you cant see a sole team in Kerry is madness. Between success/strength of the county combined with Limerick and you could easily have a team there and then another in rest of Munster. And KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3512 - 23/09/2019 16:31:32 2238586 Link 0 |
London has GAA team. How many Londoners are aware of it? Let's start by expanding the game in London.
Hawkeye9212 (Donegal) - Posts: 266 - 23/09/2019 16:41:11 2238588 Link 0 |
Most Londoners couldnt name their local rugby or cricket team never mind GAA. Its a transient city where you are as likely to find a pub full of Bayern Munich, Leinester or Tipperary fans as you would Fulham or Chelsea fans. Would be better to focus on the other UK county boards where communities are more setttled especially in north England where sporting culture is strong and people have an appetite for local community based organisations
Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 23/09/2019 20:18:17 2238625 Link 0 |
Most Londoners are aware of those sports. That's the difference. The likelihood of finding a pub full of Leinster fans is a lot lower than finding a pub full of Chelsea or Fulham fans. I grew up in London and there is a strong appetite for local community based organisations. Sporting culture is strong in the city. Focusing on the other areas in England is pointless as well. Cricket, rugby league, and soccer dominate in the north. London actually has more potential due to its cultural diversity, size, and wealth.
Hawkeye9212 (Donegal) - Posts: 266 - 23/09/2019 21:52:40 2238649 Link 0 |
Should opinions on this thread be collected from Div.1 county people, they would differ greatly from opinions of Div 4 people, div.4 is dead in the water and div.3 is dying a slow death, the elite top 16 are already professional perhaps not in name but certainly by nature, it is a hybrid organization with HQ being at the professional end. supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 2908 - 27/09/2019 20:14:59 2239724 Link 1 |
DubsTV on youtube always have a couple club games. brisbane (Galway) - Posts: 674 - 27/09/2019 21:55:21 2239738 Link 0 |