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well Scotland v ireland was the last of that lot, as a bitter opponent of letting soccer and rugby into croker i have to say that after a few games and the good vibe that came with the positive press it wasn't that bad after all and the money is very useful. contracts with Aviva mean that even for big games rugby and soccer must be played at landsdown road (40000) which will inevitably push soccer/rugby out of reach of ordinary working class who given the price that will have to be charged for tickets simply wont be able to afford them. something of an own goal. no doubt our forward thinking leaders will see the big picture and reduce prices to attract the salt of the earth types... thats not even funny is it?  no they'll say soccer is so much and rugger is so much we should charge more and besides we need the money etc.. brace yourselves lads theres a storm coming

heard something this morning about croker not wanting any old refs at inter county games did anyone else hear that. banty could get the road. why are club games different do they not require refs that are capable as well. what age is mcclatchey he must be over 60 he ref'd my father

i see in todays 'star' both mickey harte and joe kernan being credited with changing modern gaelic football? what ever harte did,. armaghs blanket defense and style of play was in place under the two brians, who if they'd have been allowed spend the same money as joe may have had more luck. joes experience and legendary status as a FOOTBALLER plus his success with cross made him a firm favorite with the orchard fans, but as brian mcalinden has since proven with his sucesses he was no slouch when it came to management. joe took over a team on the brink of success and instilled a bit of belief and we are all very grateful but credit where credit is due. As for harte he simply copied what he saw and with the treasure trove of players at his disposal he couldnt help but have success

i read now darragh has pulled the plug he feels its ok to have a go at the assoc. that put him on the map so to speak.(irish star) yeah he wants the gaa to get "sexy" i seem to remember that in the early stages of the gpa not many kerry players joined up because they said they were very well looked after. so whats changed. is there a book on the way? a bit of punditry with rte? everybody wants to change the gaa from croke park to the child at under age. i dont see this mood for change and i mean radical change in any other sport. change rules, change more rules we're just after doing 125 years why is it necessary? why does every new generation assume that they are smarter than the one before??? past generations had time to ceile round the country, they didnt know what a mortgage was and they reared 10 and 12 kids and played football. I'm reading about lads on here who cant afford the price of a match ticket and barely have time to watch it on the telly. whats the story? I've never seen so little interest in gaa sport in my life and better than that the kids that are showing up to learn our games are either so over weight or so puny and weak that i think I'll do well to get 2 players out of about 30. fuk it! i know lets make gaa games all virtual to give the fat kids an equal chance before they get a court injunction making sure they get football! would that be sexy. sorry darragh you caught me at a bad time.. i'll buy your book if danny murphy leaves me a few quid or i'll wait til its in the bargain basket 

how many times have you sat down to watch a game on tv and been bored and ended up putting a tape of a match that you've seen over and over. even a game not involving your own county. which begs the question have you seen anything in the league or last years championship that that could be called a classic or even close, a game you,d be annoyed about if someone recorded dancing on ice over? nothing springs to mind. maybe i,m getting old..