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"Make the most of it."!! Now, there's an understatement. BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 2565 - 02/06/2023 10:48:07 2483524 Link 3 |
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Good job you did not have to travel to Croke Park from Westport, Letterkenny, or Bantry. Many Dublin supporters could not even travel from the local pubs for the hurling game. Could not believe it. letsgetgoing (Roscommon) - Posts: 507 - 02/06/2023 10:53:04 2483528 Link 5 |
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I think the point he was making is that its a bit ironic talking about long days in Croke Park because you are at the stadium for 4 hours on top of a 20 minute commute either way..5 hours max. Spare a thought for the lads coming from Gweedore , Bellmullet, Clifden or Caherciveen who have 6 to 8 hours travel on top of the Croke Park time even if its for a single game... now they are long days. anotheralias (Galway) - Posts: 840 - 02/06/2023 10:57:40 2483534 Link 3 |
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You are making the assumption that all Dubs live I Dublin!
Liffeylad (Dublin) - Posts: 74 - 02/06/2023 14:00:36 2483585 Link 1 |
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Was out in Howth before the game just got to Croke park for about the last 5 minutes of the Hurling match, on route I couldn't get over the pubs all packed with Dublin supporters, no interest at all in their hurlers in championship action? Our hurling team is a middle of the road Nickey Rackard cup team but I'd love to see both teams in action on the same day and the drinking in pub can be done afterwards.
The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 3757 - 02/06/2023 14:44:12 2483603 Link 2 |
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Catch and kick football and constantly giving away possession was hardly better football? Many hammerings dishes out in the so called good old days too. Also because it's being debated a lot but was it not that long ago Tv only showed semi finals and finals? Fact is there has never been as much GAA on tv. The only grip I have is we are playing 24 round robin games to eliminate "four" teams. It's ridiculous. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11232 - 03/06/2023 00:30:44 2483645 Link 1 |
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A fair point. I generalise. But i would say that 95% + of dublin supporting matchgoers are in the greater dublin area (dublin, wicklow, meath, kildare, louth). For sure lots of people who are native of other counties live in those areas too, but i guess that they contribute to kess than 20% of their counties' support
anotheralias (Galway) - Posts: 840 - 03/06/2023 10:24:44 2483669 Link 1 |
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Every team gets 3 Summer games. If only 2 go through from groups you can end up with dead rubbers. Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 1419 - 03/06/2023 10:56:36 2483678 Link 0 |
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Ridiculous. Only two teams should come out of each group straight into quarter finals.
endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2166 - 03/06/2023 10:59:36 2483681 Link 1 |
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Agreed, lot of rubbish!
realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8592 - 03/06/2023 13:30:06 2483705 Link 0 |
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Dublin is a football county, most Dubliners have no interest in hurling.
realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8592 - 03/06/2023 13:34:32 2483708 Link 2 |
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The vast majority do.
ponga (Mayo) - Posts: 649 - 03/06/2023 13:38:22 2483709 Link 0 |
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One of the main issues with the super 8s was dead rubbers in round 3. With three progressing now it should lead to little or no dead rubbers on round 3 on June 17th/18th.
Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3347 - 03/06/2023 14:03:58 2483712 Link 0 |
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It's a tricky one, only 4 getting eliminated seems crazy and the preliminary quarters just looks like making additional games for the benefit of the GAA back account but I can see the point on wanting to avoid dead rubbers. Still huge incentive to come top and avoid prelim round. Also incentive to come second if you can't make first and have home advantage in the prelims. Time will tell how teams approach this. Could be a case of exit the provincials early, then be fresh for round robin and top your group for the best route to an AI final.
MachaireConnacht (Roscommon) - Posts: 784 - 03/06/2023 14:11:34 2483713 Link 0 |
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Hope you will be publishing the results of your survey
Liffeylad (Dublin) - Posts: 74 - 03/06/2023 19:17:39 2483795 Link 1 |
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Not sure I would hold that against any fan. I'd rather watch cricket than stick fighting and have never attended a row hurling game and never will. Yeah u might say not gaa man but I rather watch rounders and only shite footballers play hurling in Roscommon
sourmilk93 (Roscommon) - Posts: 1145 - 03/06/2023 22:06:55 2483840 Link 0 |
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Exactly - but not telling him where I live.....
Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 3733 - 03/06/2023 23:28:32 2483851 Link 1 |
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Why are you so disparaging of our native game? Any Irish person who'd sooner watch cricket than hurling tells its own story - it's a mentality that's far removed from that of the true gaels of your county, Dúghlas de hÍde, in particular, the most notable and most gaelic of all our Presidents.
baire (Galway) - Posts: 1805 - 04/06/2023 10:22:29 2483874 Link 0 |
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You leave me in no doubt that you don't attend hurling games. For the record many good or decent footballers that plays hurling and all footballers that has represented Roscommon at inter county level something you don't do if rubbish footballers.
The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 3757 - 04/06/2023 21:19:29 2484042 Link 1 |
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Could do with republishing his lecture on the need to deanglicise Ireland.
BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 2565 - 04/06/2023 22:23:09 2484069 Link 0 |