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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To veterngaa:  "Another drills and running laps man."
Better than the Bar Stool coach lad.

BrehonBlonde (National) - 04/12/2025 22:26:07

Croke Park expansion - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Dothesimplethingswell:  "They were until Gaago Sky and setanta came along and thats not that long ago."
There's a big difference between all matches that were shown being on free to air, and all matches being shown on free to air.

The first part of that was true once upon a time, when free to air was the only show in town, and no alternatives existed. Any match being shown had to be shown on free to air because there was no other way of showing it.

But there was never a time when all matches were shown free to air. Even now, with so many alternatives available, it's still the case that not all matches are shown.

And what people often overlook is that RTE still show as many or more live matches now as they ever did. Somewhere in the order of 30 to 35 a year. Same as they did before the first deal with Sky Sports in 2014, and about ten more than they used to show up to about five years before that. And TG4 are still showing as many or more games as they ever did as well.

GAA GO etc. are not taking matches that were previously free to air and putting them behind a paywall. Instead, they're showing matches that otherwise wouldn't be shown at all. The TV companies can't be made buy the rights for them, and the GAA can't be expected to give the rights away for free. It baffles me how some people still don't understand this and instead long for a misremembered utopia that never actually existed at all.

Pikeman96 (National) - 04/12/2025 22:30:41

Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Marooned:  "Galway Senior football team that played Clare

Eamonn McGrath;Aaron Kavanagh, Sean Fitzgerald, Jack Folan; Dara Heneghan, Darragh Burke, Brian Cogger; Patrick Egan, Maitiais Barrett; Shane McGrath Charlie Power, Ryan Roche; Jack Nolan, Oisin McDonagh, Cillian O Curraoin"
Would like to see what Heneghan, McGrath and Egan have to offer.

O'Curraoin and Fitzy must have needed minutes.

As for the rest, nice experience for them but a lot of average club players lets be honest

GalwaysFinest (National) - 05/12/2025 08:38:57

Carlow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To CmonAymonow:  "It's being reported by LaoisToday that Lee Walker is returning to The Blues from Graiguecullen.
I've heard they've been dropping down the grades in recent years so will he be the spark they need to start bouncing back?
He was excellent this year for Graiguecullen with the exception of the semi-final."
Arra jaysus he's good enough to drag them up back to junior alone. That won't be a fun match to play against.

CarlowJuniorB (National) - 05/12/2025 11:40:43