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Stewards having to assist ref off the pitch in the Dundalk Young Irelanders Junior Club Semi Final. Supporters,management and players trying to get at the poor man! It's not only Ulster DundalkGael (Louth) - Posts: 891 - 21/01/2019 01:57:59 2158557 Link
Replying To DundalkGael: "Stewards having to assist ref off the pitch in the Dundalk Young Irelanders Junior Club Semi Final. Supporters,management and players trying to get at the poor man! It's not only Ulster" Does that last bit even need to be said? Anyone who thinks this stuff only happens north of the border only see what they want to. SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2385 - 21/01/2019 18:16:52 2158723 Link
Replying To DundalkGael: "Stewards having to assist ref off the pitch in the Dundalk Young Irelanders Junior Club Semi Final. Supporters,management and players trying to get at the poor man! It's not only Ulster" Who ever said it was only ulster. I'm sorry that is trying to play the victim card. It happens everywhere and needs to be condemned royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 21/01/2019 18:50:59 2158727 Link
In fairness Louth was part of Ulster at one point.... Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 21/01/2019 19:18:03 2158737 Link
Referees are not just 'abused' at GAA matches. People need to wake up to that and realise that yes - traditionally referees did take a lot of abuse but it has changed a lot and it is not nearly as bad as it used to be. The advent of the mobile phone and the ability to turn it on makes it seem that it is really bad... there have been a few I will admit that but - other sports have also seen quite a few very unsavoury incidents where parents etc have gotten involved with the match officials and yet these do not get the same media coverage. carlowman (Carlow) - Posts: 1819 - 21/01/2019 21:39:24 2158765 Link
Replying To SaffronDon: "Does that last bit even need to be said? Anyone who thinks this stuff only happens north of the border only see what they want to." Half of Ulster is not north of the border. UK schools and geography?????? seamusorinn (USA) - Posts: 295 - 22/01/2019 01:19:50 2158812 Link
Referees are not just 'abused' at GAA matches. People need to wake up to that and realise that yes - traditionally referees did take a lot of abuse but it has changed a lot and it is not nearly as bad as it used to be. The advent of the mobile phone and the ability to turn it on makes it seem that it is really bad... there have been a few I will admit that but - other sports have also seen quite a few very unsavoury incidents where parents etc have gotten involved with the match officials and yet these do not get the same media coverage. carlowman (Carlow) - Posts: 1413 - 1/21/19 9:39:24 PMYes it happens in more sports but there seems to be far more regular incidents in hurling/gaelic than other sports of abuse/physically any way DonaldDuck (Tipperary) - Posts: 544 - 22/01/2019 14:43:28 2158900 Link
Replying To seamusorinn: "Half of Ulster is not north of the border. UK schools and geography??????" 3 is not half of 9! Republic of Ireland schools and Maths??????? Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 22/01/2019 15:10:23 2158909 Link
Replying To seamusorinn: "Half of Ulster is not north of the border. UK schools and geography??????" I see education in the US is still lagging behind while they pretend it's top notch SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2385 - 22/01/2019 17:14:28 2158929 Link
Replying To DonaldDuck: "Referees are not just 'abused' at GAA matches. People need to wake up to that and realise that yes - traditionally referees did take a lot of abuse but it has changed a lot and it is not nearly as bad as it used to be. The advent of the mobile phone and the ability to turn it on makes it seem that it is really bad... there have been a few I will admit that but - other sports have also seen quite a few very unsavoury incidents where parents etc have gotten involved with the match officials and yet these do not get the same media coverage. carlowman (Carlow) - Posts: 1413 - 1/21/19 9:39:24 PMYes it happens in more sports but there seems to be far more regular incidents in hurling/gaelic than other sports of abuse/physically any way" Maybe, I do not know maybe you do but where did you get the reliable stats from. I do know that that there are 50 plus GAA matches for every rugby match played in the country. browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 22/01/2019 18:11:52 2158950 Link
Maybe, I do not know maybe you do but where did you get the reliable stats from. I do know that that there are 50 plus GAA matches for every rugby match played in the country. browncows (Meath) - Posts: 1922 - 1/22/19 6:11:52 PM How many times have you seen incidents like this recorded and reported to have happened in gaelic football/hurling games compared to rugby games even allowing for fact there is more games? DonaldDuck (Tipperary) - Posts: 544 - 22/01/2019 19:23:41 2158969 Link