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Replying To KillingFields:  "You know nothing about rugby and several other sports. very clear from this post.
The international tests against Southern hemisphere sides in November and June(now July) are not friendlies in the way friendlies are in Soccer and Hurling/Gaelic. they are treated as very high standard and the players, coaches, supporters and media all treat them as such.
Fine you think its boring. but there isnt contradictory rules at least in your exampes.
Your idea on the rugby schools is completely false and just shows youre prejudiced against rugby with no real experience of the sport."
woh there now, no need for the personal attack, I stated my oppionion thats all, if you dont agree say so, no need for the "you know nothing about it etc."I have no problem in saying I have little time for Rugby (or RUGBEE as a few toffee nosed people I know pronounce it)..I know enough about Rugby to know some or the rules are a strange compared to other sports...a sport where you have a cross bar and posts and no nets yet you cant score a goal:) If more drop kicks were in the game it would be a way better game..its all about tries and it takes a week to get one almost..I stand over my posh school views, alot of harm was done in them too as we heard in recent times, parents, wining and dining the school clergy and what have you and all that went on that the parents werent aware of, so dont go tellinng me about my views of these schools, signs on the posh media in this country killed off that narative of news story too in the media....Good luck and thanks for your views, dont ridcule mine..thanks..again.

Fairplayalways (Offaly) - Posts: 1037 - 31/01/2023 16:44:46    2455610

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Replying To ExiledInWex:  "I always find this thread in the "people will complain about everything" category.
If you really want to find out the score, you aren't watching the news for it.
There is Sunday Sport on every Sunday for 5 hours. RTE have about 5 minutes to give an update on soccer, rugby, golf, GAA, tennis, horse racing, and so on.
They don't have time to read out the division 4 barnstormer between Wicklow and Sligo, because outside of Sligo and Wicklow there is maybe 0.001% of the population who care who won it.
I also find it funny the people who say "there isn't enough coverage of our county" in the highlights section. I don't think you'd find 10 minutes of highlights in most games, hurling or football, truth be told, that I want to see. 3-4 minutes is enough for nearly every game."
oh lets let on then its all perfect, just because your county is read out "**** the rest" mentality...typical of this country now, if you voice oppinion against what the so called masses think is ok you are seen as trouble...its only forum no need to get so carried away by it..the sun will rise again tomorrow...

Fairplayalways (Offaly) - Posts: 1037 - 31/01/2023 16:46:52    2455611

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Replying To Fairplayalways:  "woh there now, no need for the personal attack, I stated my oppionion thats all, if you dont agree say so, no need for the "you know nothing about it etc."I have no problem in saying I have little time for Rugby (or RUGBEE as a few toffee nosed people I know pronounce it)..I know enough about Rugby to know some or the rules are a strange compared to other sports...a sport where you have a cross bar and posts and no nets yet you cant score a goal:) If more drop kicks were in the game it would be a way better game..its all about tries and it takes a week to get one almost..I stand over my posh school views, alot of harm was done in them too as we heard in recent times, parents, wining and dining the school clergy and what have you and all that went on that the parents werent aware of, so dont go tellinng me about my views of these schools, signs on the posh media in this country killed off that narative of news story too in the media....Good luck and thanks for your views, dont ridcule mine..thanks..again."
You said the November/July rugby tests are glorified challenge matches which is completely false. Saying that implies you know nothing about rugby.
Your description of rugby and calling it "rugbee" and dismissing people by how they pronounce the word makes you as much if not more of a snob than the people you are criticising.
In rugby penalties are goals.... the full names for scoring kicks are drop goal/penalty goal. Drop kicks are quite hard to score thats why theyre so rare. It isnt all about tries but when with a conversion theyre double the points of kicks at goal then of course they will be more of a focus.
You know little about nearly all clubs in the country as they dont have many past pupils of fee paying schools.
Talking about alleged harm in some of those schools is an outrageous thing to bring into this argument.
Incidents like those happened in a lot of other schools with none of the fees of those schools.
its actually disgraceful that you brought that up.

KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3746 - 31/01/2023 17:52:04    2455636

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Replying To KillingFields:  "You said the November/July rugby tests are glorified challenge matches which is completely false. Saying that implies you know nothing about rugby.
Your description of rugby and calling it "rugbee" and dismissing people by how they pronounce the word makes you as much if not more of a snob than the people you are criticising.
In rugby penalties are goals.... the full names for scoring kicks are drop goal/penalty goal. Drop kicks are quite hard to score thats why theyre so rare. It isnt all about tries but when with a conversion theyre double the points of kicks at goal then of course they will be more of a focus.
You know little about nearly all clubs in the country as they dont have many past pupils of fee paying schools.
Talking about alleged harm in some of those schools is an outrageous thing to bring into this argument.
Incidents like those happened in a lot of other schools with none of the fees of those schools.
its actually disgraceful that you brought that up."
Your last point I mentioned in a comment that the mods wouldn't put up, disgusting that such horrible stuff would be brought into this discussion.

TerribleFootwork (Wexford) - Posts: 1760 - 31/01/2023 20:13:21    2455682

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Replying To Fairplayalways:  "any notice how RTE television seem to think the big games iin division 1 are the only results worth mentioning of a Sunday evening/night, if we are lucky they will show them on screen and if your quick enough you can read them yourself. I was driving yesterday evening and my daughter had Iradio on in the car and low and behold they went through each division.Once the big fixtures are covered its on to Rugby and horseracing...I was following a blog online yesterday where a divsion 4 team lost and their supporters were equally as interested in their counties defeat as I heard or read of any of the top division teams are..is it any wonder that these teams are almost forgotten about, I know social media is now is top dog but not everyone has it either, just like horseracing and rugby, not everyone wants to know who got a bonus point win or made history with their 100th winner in such and such a race..."
They do the same with the League of Ireland results. They read out the results from the Premier Division and ignore the results from the First Division,

Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6177 - 01/02/2023 10:18:05    2455726

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Thankfully there was no hurling today. The hurling league doesn't deserve air time. RTE highlights can show meaningful highlights from the start tonight.
The hurling league Division 1 is just a league of challenge games. The GAA should consider having some football division 2 games on hurling weekends. It'll give RTÉ and TG4 something more worthwhile to show.

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8745 - 05/03/2023 19:50:55    2462083

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Replying To legendzxix:  "Thankfully there was no hurling today. The hurling league doesn't deserve air time. RTE highlights can show meaningful highlights from the start tonight.
The hurling league Division 1 is just a league of challenge games. The GAA should consider having some football division 2 games on hurling weekends. It'll give RTÉ and TG4 something more worthwhile to show."
Hurling is the only game to watch, league or championship. RTE is clued in by putting hurling on before football. It allows people to turn off the screen and go to bed early once the hurling highlights are over. Very few remain to watch piddle-paddle sidewards ball! At least when the Dubs were winning their six-in-a-row it was entertaining (bar the last year) at least. It's gone to pure muck altogether now!

foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 2196 - 05/03/2023 20:37:19    2462114

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Replying To legendzxix:  "Thankfully there was no hurling today. The hurling league doesn't deserve air time. RTE highlights can show meaningful highlights from the start tonight.
The hurling league Division 1 is just a league of challenge games. The GAA should consider having some football division 2 games on hurling weekends. It'll give RTÉ and TG4 something more worthwhile to show."
Although it's said the ever glamorous RTE will disect, comment and give detailed results on each and every competitor in DWTS.
All in a 2 hour plus prg. !!?

supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3164 - 06/03/2023 08:08:26    2462173

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Replying To foreveryoung:  "Hurling is the only game to watch, league or championship. RTE is clued in by putting hurling on before football. It allows people to turn off the screen and go to bed early once the hurling highlights are over. Very few remain to watch piddle-paddle sidewards ball! At least when the Dubs were winning their six-in-a-row it was entertaining (bar the last year) at least. It's gone to pure muck altogether now!"
Tá tú ag cáint raiméis. Football is great. Very close games with only a point or two. Games go to the last minute. You are wrong!

galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2611 - 06/03/2023 11:22:43    2462218

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Replying To galwayford:  "Tá tú ag cáint raiméis. Football is great. Very close games with only a point or two. Games go to the last minute. You are wrong!"
Yes. I much prefer hurling but I've watched more exciting football games so far this year, and been at more exciting football matches, than in hurling league. Football leagues have much more of an edge to them because they are more important. Hurling leagues have been reduced to championship training.

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3464 - 06/03/2023 12:27:49    2462245

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Replying To BarneyGrant:  "Yes. I much prefer hurling but I've watched more exciting football games so far this year, and been at more exciting football matches, than in hurling league. Football leagues have much more of an edge to them because they are more important. Hurling leagues have been reduced to championship training."
I can never get too excited about the hurling league as it is usually played in conditions not conducive to hurling… but come summertime it's by far the better of the 2 sports… The football league can be great because all the games are close as the teams compete at their proper level while come Championship the are usually a load of miss matches which makes it boring until the very latter stages…

ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3748 - 06/03/2023 12:56:15    2462256

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Replying To BarneyGrant:  "Yes. I much prefer hurling but I've watched more exciting football games so far this year, and been at more exciting football matches, than in hurling league. Football leagues have much more of an edge to them because they are more important. Hurling leagues have been reduced to championship training."
Not sure anyone wants to win NFL Div1 tbh. Div 2, 3 and 4 more exciting for sure. And the div4 games I've been to this year were alot more open and exciting than the 3 NFL Div1 games I watched on TV yesterday, which involved plenty of lateral and backwards handpassing to keep possession.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15521 - 06/03/2023 13:12:15    2462260

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Replying To Viking66:  "Not sure anyone wants to win NFL Div1 tbh. Div 2, 3 and 4 more exciting for sure. And the div4 games I've been to this year were alot more open and exciting than the 3 NFL Div1 games I watched on TV yesterday, which involved plenty of lateral and backwards handpassing to keep possession."
All Division 1 teams in football are battling to stay in the division. Mayo are the first to achieve safety. The hurling top 9 have no jeopardy. Just a hurling league of challenge games.

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8745 - 06/03/2023 17:34:02    2462393

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The hurling league has been wogeous, have been to 2 Wexford matches and I am not shelling out another €18 for a league match ever unless something changes.

ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1329 - 07/03/2023 18:43:33    2462632

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Replying To ExiledInWex:  "The hurling league has been wogeous, have been to 2 Wexford matches and I am not shelling out another €18 for a league match ever unless something changes."
You are not alone. The GAA will have to make a few changes. Many pundits seem to think a straight final between the group winners is the way to go. Relegating the bottom team of both groups has also been suggested.

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8745 - 15/03/2023 16:26:07    2464083

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Replying To legendzxix:  "You are not alone. The GAA will have to make a few changes. Many pundits seem to think a straight final between the group winners is the way to go. Relegating the bottom team of both groups has also been suggested."
Relegating 1 out of 12 is total elite closed shop syndrome.
Football relegates 2 out of 8.

Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 2268 - 15/03/2023 16:37:53    2464085

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Replying To Seanfanbocht:  "Relegating 1 out of 12 is total elite closed shop syndrome.
Football relegates 2 out of 8."
Exactly. Every other division relegates 1 out of 6. Laois and Westmeath are looking at the possibility of having lost all 5 games. That should be relegation.

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8745 - 15/03/2023 17:46:28    2464096

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Going back to the original point on this, the GAA coverage is deplorable with RTE. But I dont begrude the horse racing coverage, as that is huge here.
However Ive never understood the depth of coverage it gives to English Premier League soccer. Yes, a lot of people in Ireland support a PL team, but there are many more suitable outlets to follow this, and many people do.

I suppose when you go on the RTE website, sure there are pages reviewing EastEnders and Coronation Street and pictures of UK c-list celebrities, so I hold little hope.

fancyaride (Mayo) - Posts: 182 - 15/03/2023 20:19:51    2464119

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Replying To OpenStand:  "Bring back The program on RTÉ radio 1 that used read out all club results in Ireland on a Sunday night from each county after 11pm news .
Often listened to it in a bar in London as fellows from all over used to hear how their native parish got on . Seán T o ceallaigh used present it for many many years until it was dropped in the 2010s ."
dont think sean t o ceallaigh ever presented on radio , he was president of ireland id say you meant sean og o ceallachain

mickcunningham (Westmeath) - Posts: 1898 - 16/03/2023 09:02:23    2464130

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Replying To fancyaride:  "Going back to the original point on this, the GAA coverage is deplorable with RTE. But I dont begrude the horse racing coverage, as that is huge here.
However Ive never understood the depth of coverage it gives to English Premier League soccer. Yes, a lot of people in Ireland support a PL team, but there are many more suitable outlets to follow this, and many people do.

I suppose when you go on the RTE website, sure there are pages reviewing EastEnders and Coronation Street and pictures of UK c-list celebrities, so I hold little hope."
English football is way bigger than horse racing here.
Horse racing is a sport with huge interest among certain groups of people and a bunch of people who put a fiver on the national and Cheltenham and that's it.
Maybe you meant horse racing is more indigenous here?

ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1329 - 16/03/2023 10:10:34    2464143

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