Hello there. I'm a long time reader and first time poster. I'm afraid my first contribution to this forum is one of negativity, but I need to get a load off my mind. Here are my main gripes with the GAA.
1) BLAME DUBLIN: As if their massive population advantage wasn't enough, they are afforded another benefit that other counties don't have, in any other sport. Yes, that's right. Voodoo. How in the name of Shane Curran is Jimmy Gavin allowed to use black magic, while Fitzmaurice couldn't bring his Druid in to Croke Park by officials. It's appalling. The sight of Jimmy Gavin tearing the head off an Aidan O'Shea doll after 20 minutes of the All-Ireland final was frankly sickening and cost Mayo the All-Ireland.
2) PEOPLE WITH POSITIVE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT FOOTBALL: Out of order. Everyone knows that hurling is the world's greatest game, we are reminded of it by hurling Jihadists every 28 seconds, and yet some people will have you believe that football is not just a game for those who drown adorable pets. Some people never learn.
3) NO PHONE-IN: It's high time we organised things in such a way that we can vote for who wins the Championship. We need to give an All-Ireland to Mayo and Waterford. Sure everybody loves them.
4) TOO MUCH POSITIVITY IN RELATION TO KERRY FOOTBALL: I want less acknowledgement of Kerry's consistently breathtaking play, and more people who pretend to be unimpressed by them. More talk of the well running dry for the first time in 110 years. More talk of soft All-Irelands. More talk of 'they'd win nothing in Ulster'. Less respect. More people like Liam Hayes, Joe Brolly and Paddy Heaney, but with a twist: no need to pretend that they love Kerry. Let's be open: we are big, fat, flaming Kerry haters, and we're proud.
5) GAA ALLOWED TO MAKE MONEY. WHY?: I have never in my life sought to make as much of a profit as possible from a brilliant product. I work for free. How dare, HOW DARE, this brilliant organisation that adds so much to our lives attempts to make a bit of money. Selling their product (or soul, if you ask me), to the highest bidder is WRONG.
Rant over.
1) BLAME DUBLIN: As if their massive population advantage wasn't enough, they are afforded another benefit that other counties don't have, in any other sport. Yes, that's right. Voodoo. How in the name of Shane Curran is Jimmy Gavin allowed to use black magic, while Fitzmaurice couldn't bring his Druid in to Croke Park by officials. It's appalling. The sight of Jimmy Gavin tearing the head off an Aidan O'Shea doll after 20 minutes of the All-Ireland final was frankly sickening and cost Mayo the All-Ireland.
2) PEOPLE WITH POSITIVE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT FOOTBALL: Out of order. Everyone knows that hurling is the world's greatest game, we are reminded of it by hurling Jihadists every 28 seconds, and yet some people will have you believe that football is not just a game for those who drown adorable pets. Some people never learn.
3) NO PHONE-IN: It's high time we organised things in such a way that we can vote for who wins the Championship. We need to give an All-Ireland to Mayo and Waterford. Sure everybody loves them.
4) TOO MUCH POSITIVITY IN RELATION TO KERRY FOOTBALL: I want less acknowledgement of Kerry's consistently breathtaking play, and more people who pretend to be unimpressed by them. More talk of the well running dry for the first time in 110 years. More talk of soft All-Irelands. More talk of 'they'd win nothing in Ulster'. Less respect. More people like Liam Hayes, Joe Brolly and Paddy Heaney, but with a twist: no need to pretend that they love Kerry. Let's be open: we are big, fat, flaming Kerry haters, and we're proud.
5) GAA ALLOWED TO MAKE MONEY. WHY?: I have never in my life sought to make as much of a profit as possible from a brilliant product. I work for free. How dare, HOW DARE, this brilliant organisation that adds so much to our lives attempts to make a bit of money. Selling their product (or soul, if you ask me), to the highest bidder is WRONG.
Rant over.