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Anti GAA Agenda - 2 Like(s)
Replying To WanPintWin: "You need to understand that not every comment which isn't flattering about rugby comes from a place of condescension for the game.
Rugby, like every sport has its issues and chief among them in Ireland is trying to broaden the playing base.
I love watching rugby and I've supported Connacht for years and have been to Irish games. I was looking forward to Saturday's match, but I thought it was a poor game for the reasons I've already outlined. That has nothing to do with a chip on the shoulder, just an objective observation of a game which took almost two hours to play and had far too many stoppages.
As I said before, it is an issue that the vast majority of our Irish system produced players come from a private school background, when only a very small fraction of the population actually attend private schools.
This is to the detriment of the Irish rugby team. Pointing it out isn't taking a shot at rugby, it's something that's factual and has been acknowledged by many in the game as a problem.
Plenty work is being done to address it, but it will take a long time.
Fobbing everything off as 'Gaels' with a chip on their shoulder is just as disingenuous as those who seem to take pleasure in having a go at rugby all the time." The title of this particular forum is "Anti GAA Agenda"
Blaming rugby, or any other sport for that matter, for their ills is ridiculous. Does rugby have its issues? Of course it does. Will they try to rectify them? I've no doubt they will. In the same way that Jim Gavin rectified the dross that was called Gaelic football for the past few years.
The IRFU couldn't give two hoots about what the GAA is doing. Why would they?
The "true Gaels" are the problem. Trying to ram it down our throats that there's only one show in town will only drive people away. It doesn't work. There's ample evidence that it doesn't work. The Gaa "Gaels" should stop worrying about other sports and concentrate on fixing their own problems.
ThePowerhouse (National) - 24/11/2025 15:10:17
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To foreveryoung: "He missed only two, which isn't a lot. I doubt that he left them out deliberately. Neither seems to be a prominent club, so probably easy enough for them to slip the mind." I'm sure the two clubs with 21 senior titles between them would be delighted to hear you don't think they are prominent.
alalalalalum (National) - 24/11/2025 14:29:29
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To veterngaa: "The issue too is that when David McCague asked JMcQ after the game had he inspected it before the game he said he hadn't. Then you have Michael Geoghegan preaching after the game how experienced he is … but not that experienced how to assess the pitch before.
If it was a dry day I think Scotstown would wipe them easily. Scotstown went man to man on defence and Newbridge had the wind first half. Expect a 5/6 point victory next weekend" Obviously you were sitting on the highstool again or you would have seen the ref inspecting the pitch before the game. Also the pitch was safe to play on at that stage. Again if you were at the game you would have noticed the the incessant rain that fell in the first half making the pitch unsafe to continue on. You, along with the other guys coming on here spoofing about fixtures and split seasons are a laugh. If you want all football played in Summer months then the only answer is for clubs to play without their county players. Good luck with getting that over the line.
ORIELMAN85 (National) - 24/11/2025 14:30:20
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Christ that jersey is an ugly one. Looks simple enough and not much of a change but whatever small details they did change they made it worse.
Also would it be that egregious to ask the sponsors could we turn their logos blue for the sake of the jersey?
Jjoniel79 (National) - 24/11/2025 15:46:15
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Anti GAA Agenda - 1 Like(s)
Lads there's an International Honour in Rugby called the Wooden Spoon, awarded to the team that finished last in the 4/5/6 Nations competition. Ireland are out front on their own as the "winner" of this title the most times. While some lads seem to get great pleasure running down the country's achievements in the sport this millennium it is worth bearing in mind we are a very small country in the history of the sport, and what has been achieved by the country's rugby players in the recent past has been more exceptional than in most other international sports, and achieved with mostly Irish born and raised teams at that.
Viking66 (National) - 24/11/2025 19:00:21
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Scenicparish: "There should be no matches in Ballyshannon because of the lack of a Stand there. Rediculas that a so called County ground has no Stand with all the past County Board officers from that area." Jim on record as preferring Ballyshannon and our record there is impressive compared to Letterkenny. You can be sure Jim was consulted on this and will have had considerable influence.
There is more comfort for supporters in Letterkenny but you can't argue with the records in both
PeterQ92 (National) - 24/11/2025 21:28:42
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Anti GAA Agenda - 1 Like(s)
Replying To ThePowerhouse: "The title of this particular forum is "Anti GAA Agenda"
Blaming rugby, or any other sport for that matter, for their ills is ridiculous. Does rugby have its issues? Of course it does. Will they try to rectify them? I've no doubt they will. In the same way that Jim Gavin rectified the dross that was called Gaelic football for the past few years.
The IRFU couldn't give two hoots about what the GAA is doing. Why would they?
The "true Gaels" are the problem. Trying to ram it down our throats that there's only one show in town will only drive people away. It doesn't work. There's ample evidence that it doesn't work. The Gaa "Gaels" should stop worrying about other sports and concentrate on fixing their own problems." For anyone involved in a sport to say they are anti another sport shows they don't belong in sport to begin with. Saying you have zero interest in the sport, to me is ok and while there are few sports I would have on that list I am sure there are some. At the top levels in the GAA, they are well aware of what other sports are doing and how they are growing however what that knowledge allows them to do is potentially change the product they are offering and to make it more appealing to the parents and children who are the real targets. There is not one sport in this country that is running perfectly and I would say that is the same for any sport anywhere - who has the perfect model? Rugby and Soccer have an international exposure that a lot of people in the GAA envy and therefore try their best to ridicule or diminish their achievements, GAA has its unique identity tied to Irish culture and history which is something the other sports will never be able to take away from it.
Its not a zero sum game and that is why there still is a lot of cooperation between sports organizations, yes they are competitors and will always learn from each other to improve their own product at the margins but as you say the vast majority of the issues are withing their own organizations and can only be resolved by their organizations focusing on what their product is.
zinny (National) - 25/11/2025 01:41:09
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