2016 Leinster Football Championship

[Jinxy]

But the players want to play there...

[Farrandeelin]

13k in.Croke Park this evening. Wake the f**k up Leinster Council/Corporate GAA.

What about all the Dublin fans? Can't believe their hurlers don't bring some more.

[Dinny Breen]

13k in.Croke Park this evening. Wake the f**k up Leinster Council/Corporate GAA.

What about all the Dublin fans? Can't believe their hurlers don't bring some more.

Let's be frank the Dublin hurlers are a manufactured team, it demonstrates exactly what financial investment can do. Dublin hurling is an alien concept to the vast majority of Dublin supporters. They have a hard core dedicated bunch of supporters who are entitled to enjoy these good times as they were there in the bad times however I was in Tullamore last year for their game against Galway and they had less support than Kildare in CP yesterday.  It will take more than money to change the culture of hurling and support in Dublin.

[Canalman]

Plenty to say about Dublin hurling Dinny. Where were the Kildare fans?

[heffo]

Plenty to say about Dublin hurling Dinny. Where were the Kildare fans?

Pissing the last of everyone else's money up against the wall

[Donnellys Hollow]

Where were the Kildare fans?

Kildare support has fallen off for a number of reasons. Primarily the team itself has gone into sharp decline in the last 5 years which has eroded much of the bandwagon. The fallout from the Johnston saga, McGeeney's removal, various county board c**k ups have also helped create a pronounced club v county divide. Lots of good club men have little interest in the county scene anymore.

Yesterday's poor turnout is no surprise. That match should have been in Carlow for a start. €25 into Croke Park when you could have got into Portlaoise last Saturday for a tenner proves yet again the sheer stupidity of the Leinster Council fixtures committee. The Kildare minors were out at 12:30 in Newbridge yesterday (surely could have been played before the senior match?). Talking to a few lads at that match and they said they wouldn't bother heading up to watch the seniors citing lack of expectation/hope for Leinster, cost, lack of atmosphere etc. Scheduling the game for this weekend (thanks Mr Sprinsteen) clashing with the Irish Open in Straffan and Guineas weekend at the Curragh also didn't help.

[Dinny Breen]

Where were the Kildare fans?

Kildare support has fallen off for a number of reasons. Primarily the team itself has gone into sharp decline in the last 5 years which has eroded much of the bandwagon. The fallout from the Johnston saga, McGeeney's removal, various county board c**k ups have also helped create a pronounced club v county divide. Lots of good club men have little interest in the county scene anymore.

Yesterday's poor turnout is no surprise. That match should have been in Carlow for a start. €25 into Croke Park when you could have got into Portlaoise last Saturday for a tenner proves yet again the sheer stupidity of the Leinster Council fixtures committee. The Kildare minors were out at 12:30 in Newbridge yesterday (surely could have been played before the senior match?). Talking to a few lads at that match and they said they wouldn't bother heading up to watch the seniors citing lack of expectation/hope for Leinster, cost, lack of atmosphere etc. Scheduling the game for this weekend (thanks Mr Sprinsteen) clashing with the Irish Open in Straffan and Guineas weekend at the Curragh also didn't help.

This was all flagged beforehand and shows how disconnected the Leinster Council are. The Leinster championship has eaten itself.

Compare and contrast the energy around the minor and u21 championships compared to the seniors, that can't be right.

[Rossfan]

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Why on earth was this on in Croke Park? Utter madness !

Corporatism

[mup]

Plenty to say about Dublin hurling Dinny. Where were the Kildare fans?

Pissing the last of everyone else's money up against the wall

What money? Sure the Dubs are getting all the money to pay all their GDAs.

[Hill16 Blues]

13k in.Croke Park this evening. Wake the f**k up Leinster Council/Corporate GAA.

What about all the Dublin fans? Can't believe their hurlers don't bring some more.

Let's be frank the Dublin hurlers are a manufactured team, it demonstrates exactly what financial investment can do. Dublin hurling is an alien concept to the vast majority of Dublin supporters. They have a hard core dedicated bunch of supporters who are entitled to enjoy these good times as they were there in the bad times however I was in Tullamore last year for their game against Galway and they had less support than Kildare in CP yesterday.  It will take more than money to change the culture of hurling and support in Dublin.

A load of b0llix from you as usual. You know fook all about dublin hurling.

[armaghniac]

We might know little about Dublin hurling, but 0.4% of the population attended the first home championship game, so they haven't exactly caught the public eye.

[Kuwabatake Sanjuro]

Exactly 10 years ago yesterday Dublin hurlers were losing to Westmeath, then the money came and now they have an outside chance of winning an AI.

[Dinny Breen]

Exactly 10 years ago yesterday Dublin hurlers were losing to Westmeath, then the money came and now they have an outside chance of winning an AI.

Coincidence surely. Anthony Daly and now Ger Cunningham do it all for their love of Dublin hurling.. No mercenary labels there.

[INDIANA]

Exactly 10 years ago yesterday Dublin hurlers were losing to Westmeath, then the money came and now they have an outside chance of winning an AI.

You know what they say about Kildare hurling don't you?

A waste of good ash.

Don't use attendance figures on a horrible lashing wet day which you wouldn't bring kids out in to cover up the utter rancid nature of that hologram of a team you have masquerading as a football team.

0-9 in the best of yesterdays weather against a Div 4  team is pathetic. An absolute embarrasement. I'd fancy Carlow to score more then 0-9 against wexford if they played them

St Vincent's beat the full Wexford team in a challenge game this year by about 15 points .

If I were you i'd worry less about our hurling support and more where Gaelic Football is going in your county with all the money you wasted in the last 20 years

[Bud Wiser]

  That match should have been in Carlow for a start. €25 into Croke Park when you could have got into Portlaoise last Saturday for a tenner proves yet again the sheer stupidity of the Leinster Council fixtures committee. 

Did you not read all the complaints, they charged €25 into Portlaoise.