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GAA Discussion / Re: Guide to the Sam Maguire a...

Last post by Shamrock Shore - Today at 09:30:01 AM

Kildare v Longford in Tailteann Cup next Sat at 6pm is on GAAGO.

Fill yer boots!

#2

GAA Discussion / Re: All Ireland U20 football c...

Last post by marty34 - Today at 08:56:07 AM

The money that Dublin get isn't an issue for me.

In a lot of sports,teams have more money, resources and supporters etc. than other teams.

It's the use of Croke Park which, to me, gives them a huge advantage. More than anything else.

#3

General discussion / Re: snooker world championship

Last post by Ghost - Today at 08:42:38 AM

So there we have it, Wilson v Jones. Can't wait 🤓

Doesn't exactly wet the appetite. That Jones and Bingham game was a bit of a slog at times. Bingham be disappointed he couldn't carry on the form he showed against ROS.

Expect Wilson to win the final comfortable enough but I suppose Jones has been written off all tournament.

#4

GAA Discussion / Re: All Ireland U20 football c...

Last post by Tyrone Dreamer - Today at 08:40:47 AM

'Weaponised'. Christ what utter nonsense.

Dublin's population is an advantage at underage level. An advantage that still doesn't make us the best at underage as only 15 can be on the pitch at a time.

Our senior team comes almost exclusively from lads who played minor and/or U20. If you haven't done that, you're highly unlikely  to play senior or even make the senior championship panel. There'll always be exceptions but very few, but the pool of players we pick from is usually limited to those rather than 1.6 million! In reality we've no bigger pick that Kerry. The top 100 players in Kerry and the top 100 Dublin players are probably at a similar enough level. Our best 26 is currently a little bit behind, probably.

The quality of club football in Dublin  is very high compared to most other counties, and that is down to population. This, imo, is a big reason why lads coming out of minor and U20 improve faster than many other counties, where club football has less depth.

The fact that Dublin don't have many more players makes it all the more ridiculous the amount of centra funding they've received over the last 15 years. They've got something like 20
times more money than my own county. This allows them to have excellent coaching from a young age.

On top of that their population allows them to attract sponsorship which is ten times higher than other counties. This money should be used to provide the coaching not central money. Instead Dublin can use this to provide a highly professional senior set up which most counties could only dream off.

Dublin also benefit from most if not all players living in a small geographical county. This means less travelling costs and easier training schedules and recovery for players.

When you consider the already large advantages Dublin have over everyone else it's criminal the funding central
Gaa have been allocating them. And little wonder the success they've had.

On top of all the advantages allowing them to play so many games in croke park just adds to the farce of it all.

#5

General discussion / Re: The IRISH RUGBY thread

Last post by Tony Baloney - Today at 08:36:22 AM

No doubt there is a supposed popularity of rugby in terms of attendance compared to big GAA patches however would many attendees yesterday be formally linked to clubs?  Ulster final tickets this year are being distributed solely via clubs, if IRFU adopted this for a big rugby patch they would have a substantial amount left over.

Leinster is a "club"   

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General discussion / Re: The far right

Last post by Brendan - Today at 08:29:35 AM

Not sure which three is right for this but it seems pretty appropriate, does Linfield normally have such a colourful array of flags for their games are is it just because they were playing a "Catholic team"?

They were sent packing regardless.

3rd goal, to finish it off, was great.

Fans should have been sent packing, can you really claim to be commemorating the 1913 UVF at a football match?

#7

General discussion / Re: The IRISH RUGBY thread

Last post by marty34 - Today at 08:20:18 AM

I see the ex-England player, Mike Browne, was sent off recently for a head challenge.

He then started to swear at the referee.

He is suspended for two weeks.

As part of this process, he has to give a presentation on the values of the game. This will be then used for educational purposes and help demonstrate that behaviour like this will not be tolerated in rugby.

No messing there by the rugby lads.

GAA HQ should take a good look at this. 

#8

General discussion / Re: Have many countries have G...

Last post by pbat - Today at 07:57:52 AM

Cambodia
Canada
Denmark

#9

General discussion / Re: The far right

Last post by marty34 - Today at 07:52:14 AM

Not sure which three is right for this but it seems pretty appropriate, does Linfield normally have such a colourful array of flags for their games are is it just because they were playing a "Catholic team"?

They were sent packing regardless.

3rd goal, to finish it off, was great.

#10

General discussion / Re: The IRISH RUGBY thread

Last post by LC - Today at 07:48:12 AM

No doubt there is a supposed popularity of rugby in terms of attendance compared to big GAA patches however would many attendees yesterday be formally linked to clubs?  Ulster final tickets this year are being distributed solely via clubs, if IRFU adopted this for a big rugby patch they would have a substantial amount left over.