Silly neutral fans at games

[johnneycool]

I was there at croke park yesterday and it was brilliant, gaa at it's best. I had been telling everyone all year that Kerry weren't done and these guys had one more in them. Was delighted they showed their class again yesterday but just didn't get over the line in the end.

Anyway there was this guy behind me wearing his mayo jersey, in his thirties id say. Firstly why would anyone bother wearing a mayo jersey when their not playing is beyond me, especially at that age but no harm done I suppose, each to their own.
His main crime was when the game was starting and the crowd were outroaring each other with 'C mon kerry', C'mon Dublin', he then had to shout ' C mon MAYO!

Really, why would anyone bother doing that???
This isn't mayo bashing, their are clowns everywhere.

Come to think of it, he was wearing a baseball hat, so maybe it was james horan

Irish people that wear baseball hats are generally a bit special.

Try telling that to Brian 'Glanbia' Cody.

[DJGaliv]

I was there at croke park yesterday and it was brilliant, gaa at it's best. I had been telling everyone all year that Kerry weren't done and these guys had one more in them. Was delighted they showed their class again yesterday but just didn't get over the line in the end.

Anyway there was this guy behind me wearing his mayo jersey, in his thirties id say. Firstly why would anyone bother wearing a mayo jersey when their not playing is beyond me, especially at that age but no harm done I suppose, each to their own.
His main crime was when the game was starting and the crowd were outroaring each other with 'C mon kerry', C'mon Dublin', he then had to shout ' C mon MAYO!

Really, why would anyone bother doing that???
This isn't mayo bashing, their are clowns everywhere.

Come to think of it, he was wearing a baseball hat, so maybe it was james horan

Irish people that wear baseball hats are generally a bit special.

Try telling that to Brian 'Glanbia' Cody.

I think Horan fancies himself as a bit of a Kevin Costner - Field of Dreams. "Build it and they will come" - talk like you are the best team in Ireland and you'll win Sam.

[DJGaliv]

This Mayo chap is small potatoes. We all congratulate ourselves on how there is no segregation at matches unlike the beasts that frequent soccer, and I guess it's nice in the abstract. But the reality of it is a complete pain in the hole. You're sitting down a couple of minutes before throw-in, thanking your lucky stars that you're surrounded by your own kind thanks to tickets bought through the club, then along comes the biggest baluba God ever put into shoe leather. Just in case you didn't know who was on the opposition's team, he'll shout "come on" followed by their name every time one of his team touches the ball. He'll conduct an eyeballing contest with someone from your own county sitting several rows way for 70 minutes, a habit that seems to require him to swing elbows into your personal space at the same time. His memory for any time your county bottled it spectacularly is encyclopedic and he isn't afraid to show off this talent (NB this is obviously a bigger problem when you are from Waterford than, say, Kerry). About the only positive thing that can be said about the experience is that if you lose,you also  win because you don't have to cope with proximity to him should his team lose.

On reflection, I'd like to apologise to everyone I ever sat beside at a match.

Brilliant. I've encountered plenty of balubas in my time.

[Jinxy]

I was there at croke park yesterday and it was brilliant, gaa at it's best. I had been telling everyone all year that Kerry weren't done and these guys had one more in them. Was delighted they showed their class again yesterday but just didn't get over the line in the end.

Anyway there was this guy behind me wearing his mayo jersey, in his thirties id say. Firstly why would anyone bother wearing a mayo jersey when their not playing is beyond me, especially at that age but no harm done I suppose, each to their own.
His main crime was when the game was starting and the crowd were outroaring each other with 'C mon kerry', C'mon Dublin', he then had to shout ' C mon MAYO!

Really, why would anyone bother doing that???
This isn't mayo bashing, their are clowns everywhere.

Come to think of it, he was wearing a baseball hat, so maybe it was james horan

Irish people that wear baseball hats are generally a bit special.

Try telling that to Brian 'Glanbia' Cody.

I think Horan fancies himself as a bit of a Kevin Costner - Field of Dreams. "Build it and they will come" - talk like you are the best team in Ireland and you'll win Sam.

Also, Mayo train in the middle of a big field of corn.

[spuds]

I was there at croke park yesterday and it was brilliant, gaa at it's best. I had been telling everyone all year that Kerry weren't done and these guys had one more in them. Was delighted they showed their class again yesterday but just didn't get over the line in the end.

Anyway there was this guy behind me wearing his mayo jersey, in his thirties id say. Firstly why would anyone bother wearing a mayo jersey when their not playing is beyond me, especially at that age but no harm done I suppose, each to their own.
His main crime was when the game was starting and the crowd were outroaring each other with 'C mon kerry', C'mon Dublin', he then had to shout ' C mon MAYO!

Really, why would anyone bother doing that???
This isn't mayo bashing, their are clowns everywhere.

Come to think of it, he was wearing a baseball hat, so maybe it was james horan

Irish people that wear baseball hats are generally a bit special.

Try telling that to Brian 'Glanbia' Cody.

I think Horan fancies himself as a bit of a Kevin Costner - Field of Dreams. "Build it and they will come" - talk like you are the best team in Ireland and you'll win Sam.

Also, Mayo train in the middle of a big field of corn.

Not true. Mayo train in the middle of a small field surrounded by stone walls and grasses green.

[Glensman]

Ah,Maybe he was just practicing for the final!

Last week,at the Mayo Tyrone semi final I went up the elevator behind two males (no spring chickens either) both of whom were wearing Antrim jersies! In fairness they did not vocally proclaim their allegiance!

Rule 17568 of the GAAcode - any time we get anywhere near Croke the Saffron can come out.

Orchardman - there is absolutely no age at which you should stop wearing county colours. It is a must! You clearly woke up beside too many muck savages after a night in Scruffys/Tea Garden/c**k n Bull and have been scarred.

Celebrate your county...don't hide it!

I caveat this by saying this doesn't apply on holiday but at Croke, THURLES (which is a great ground by the way...) or other grounds and 4/5 miles radius round it having pints or not then that is fine.