Hurling puts football in the shade

[pullhard]

I wish they had ' Hit the F**kin thing' today. Would have made for a much better spectacle and the tactics I saw today amount to one word..puke

I am an avid sports fan, what I seen today from both teams was the Gaelic Football equivalent of total football. I seen full backs running up the pitch to take points. Whats the point in a team lining out 1-15 anymore? I don't recall any real kick passes, this isn't to take away from the skill of a long and accurate handpass. However, this style is somewhat at odds with the sports name! I was sickened by cork hurling in the early-mid 00's started trying to make hurling into a hand passing game.

If you dont like football, stop watching it. But stop trying to compare the two, totally different sports. Hurling may well be the fastest field sport in the world, Formula 1 is the fastest tarmac sport in the world, doesn't make it the best.

I did, I put on the rugby league, Warrington v Widnes game was mental!

I have played and refereed both. Hurling is a great leveler, in terms of cancelling out physical size differences. I am amazed how two sports which are so different are controlled by the same set of rules.

[Sidney]

Time to stick a knife in every football in Ireland. Yesterday was a dirge.

[tonto1888]

I do prefer football overall but, for me, when hurling is played at a high intensity between two good teams there is no match in a any sport

[Sidney]

Watched the first half, no intensity in the game, men able to take their steps untroubled. Expected more from the big ball game.  #intheshade

No real comparison with hurling

So why are hurling people obsessed with making the comparison?

We make the comparison because:
i) we know the superiority of our game sticks in the craw of football people and we like to pick at your festering sore of inferiority every now and again
ii) the hurling firmament is cliqueish and exclusive by nature and we like nothing more than to be condescending to those outside the clique
iii) for the laugh

[seafoid]

The speed of the ball means hurling is less susceptible to a lot of the negativity that seems to be driving the development of football tactics at the moment . Duignan often says you can't say a hurling match is over with 6 points between the teams and 5 minutes left. 

[pullhard]

Watched the first half, no intensity in the game, men able to take their steps untroubled. Expected more from the big ball game.  #intheshade

No real comparison with hurling

So why are hurling people obsessed with making the comparison?

We make the comparison because:
i) we know the superiority of our game sticks in the craw of football people and we like to pick at your festering sore of inferiority every now and again
ii) the hurling firmament is cliqueish and exclusive by nature and we like nothing more than to be condescending to those outside the clique
iii) for the laugh
iv) Yesterday game was suppose the best two teams in the country, it was dire to watch, in comparison with hurling final...

Fixed that

[pullhard]

Watched the first half, no intensity in the game, men able to take their steps untroubled. Expected more from the big ball game.  #intheshade

No real comparison with hurling

So why are hurling people obsessed with making the comparison?

If the football championship was made up of the best 8 teams in the country( think A.I Quarter Finals on) it would be unreal aswel, not a mismatch in sight. But dont worry, clean, manly hurling, with its revolutionary tactics ( Hit the F**kin thing)  and lack of cynicism will save the day!!!
Get over it

The speed of the ball means hurling is less susceptible to a lot of the negativity that seems to be driving the development of football tactics at the moment . Duignan often says you can't say a hurling match is over with 6 points between the teams and 5 minutes left.

Make your minds up

[orangeman]

Interesting views. Be good for Sky.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/hurling-gopro-footage-is-quite-special-650565.html

[Wildweasel74]

Good time to bring this one up again after a serious hurling game the day, football cries out for a game like this, classic stuff with no quarter given

[SCFC]

Good time to bring this one up again after a serious hurling game the day, football cries out for a game like this, classic stuff with no quarter given

It's the first decent game of hurling all year.

[didlyi]

Good time to bring this one up again after a serious hurling game the day, football cries out for a game like this, classic stuff with no quarter given

It's the first decent game of hurling all year.

It was the first decent game of senior inter county gaa all year.

[Wildweasel74]

outside of Derry Tipp i dont think u hardly pick out a good football game neither, but that hurling match the day was another game for the ages, there is about  1 / 2 great football matches about  every 10 years these days, Kerry and Mayo 2 yrs ago and Kerry and Dublin about 4 yrs ago been the pick of them

[didlyi]

What was most encouraging today was that Waterfprd reverted to the traditional style of hurling but almost lost it when they went back to the defensive style towards the end. Now hopefully the sweeper system that has plagued hurling for the last few years is done and dusted(it doesnt work) and we can get back to having many great games, every year. Davy fits pleas take note.

[Jinxy]

What was most encouraging today was that Waterfprd reverted to the traditional style of hurling but almost lost it when they went back to the defensive style towards the end. Now hopefully the sweeper system that has plagued hurling for the last few years is done and dusted(it doesnt work) and we can get back to having many great games, every year. Davy fits pleas take note.

[thejuice]