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#91

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

Last post by snoopdog - May 13, 2024, 05:08:36 PM

This weekend.
They couldn't have had a double header there?

#92

General discussion / Re: Premier League 2023-2024

Last post by trueblue1234 - May 13, 2024, 05:01:19 PM

@trueblue1234 Best to save your pity for Jurgen Klopp who was on course for a perfect send off which would have been the first league title for Liverpool to pick up in front of a full Anfield for 34 years, a 3rd place finish is no consolation to that

😂

After all that hard work over the last 2/3 months and it backfires on you in spectacular fashion.

#93

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

Last post by blanketattack - May 13, 2024, 04:56:25 PM

All-Ireland B Final

Saturday Páirc Tailteann 2:15pm

Down v Westmeath

All-Ireland final

Sunday O'Moore Park 1pm

Kerry v Tyrone

This weekend or next weekend?

#94

GAA Discussion / Re: Ulster Senior football cha...

Last post by Blowitupref - May 13, 2024, 04:55:51 PM

It does stop a man catching a long ball in and getting swamped by 3 defenders and getting turned over.

Is this what people want to stop?

Going to take a guess and say Itchy was a forward in his playing days?

#95

General discussion / Re: Premier League 2023-2024

Last post by Captain Obvious - May 13, 2024, 04:53:24 PM

@trueblue1234 Best to save your pity for Jurgen Klopp who was on course for a perfect send off which would have been the first league title for Liverpool to pick up in front of a full Anfield for 34 years, a 3rd place finish is no consolation to that

[Empirical evidence suggests there is almost no such thing as home advantage in GAA as most matches are between 60-40 to 40-60 supporter levels. Since Super 8 came in and then round robin, results have shown no advantage to playing at home. Likewise when you examine Connacht and Ulster championship. There are as many away wins as home wins. Now, if there are games where Dubs (or anyone else) have 70-80% of the crowd, then absolutely that's an advantage. But that never happens at AI semi and final level. And only started happening at Leinster final level when Kildare and Meath fans gave up the ghost.]

#96

GAA Discussion / Re: Leinster Senior football c...

Last post by ClubScene13 - May 13, 2024, 04:53:11 PM

Dublin senior club football full of money,  nearly a professional setting, hence better pick than anybody else

That's certainly more to do with it than the GDOs and Croke Park.
The GDOs are a complete red herring. They have nothing to do with elite players in clubs, never mind county level.
Empirical evidence suggests there is almost no such thing as home advantage in GAA as most matches are between 60-40 to 40-60 supporter levels. Since Super 8 came in and then round robin, results have shown no advantage to playing at home. Likewise when you examine Connacht and Ulster championship. There are as many away wins as home wins.

Now, if there are games where Dubs (or anyone else) have 70-80% of the crowd, then absolutely that's an advantage. But that never happens at AI semi and final level. And only started happening at Leinster final level when Kildare and Meath fans gave up the ghost.

At minor and U20/1 level, there is rarely anything between Dubs, Kildare and Meath. The current pick of all three senior teams comes from lads who played in those games. Dublin club levels doesn't really increase the pick for the Dubs, in that if you haven't played minor and/or U20 you're not getting picked by the Dubs (with very very rare exception) but it's huge in bridging the gap from underage to adult. Week-in, week-out high quality football. That for me has to be one of the key reasons Dublin players seem to improve after U20 (and we probably retain more in the game too) than many other counties.

There are other advantages we have, such as everyone living in the county and less wasted travel time to training etc (esp compared to the likes of Mayo).

People who spout on that the games development funding is even remotely anything to do with how the Dubs go from being one of many counties that regularly produce decent underage teams to being so outstanding at senior intercounty are way off base. Either just ignorant or deliberately misleading

If you can't see the advantage in playing in the same venue 10-15 times a year, in your county, when other teams play in it 2 or 3 times if they're lucky, I don't know what to tell you.

I also would not agree that its a 50/50 split at AI semi final and finals. The ticket distribution might say that, but it isn't. Not to mention kicking into a sea of blue behind one of the goals, you're just bias, and that's fine.

#97

General discussion / Re: Name your three favourite ...

Last post by tonto1888 - May 13, 2024, 04:47:31 PM

About a girl
Love buzz
Something in the way

#98

General discussion / Re: Name your three favourite ...

Last post by bennydorano - May 13, 2024, 04:40:09 PM

All apologies
Come as you are
Smells like Teen Spirit

#99

GAA Discussion / Re: Ulster Senior football cha...

Last post by Taylor - May 13, 2024, 04:29:55 PM

It does stop a man catching a long ball in and getting swamped by 3 defenders and getting turned over.

Is this what people want to stop?

The mark has been rarely used for this in recent times.

#100

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

Last post by Blowitupref - May 13, 2024, 03:57:24 PM

All-Ireland B Final

Saturday Páirc Tailteann 2:15pm

Down v Westmeath

All-Ireland final

Sunday O'Moore Park 1pm

Kerry v Tyrone