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[Some people would find this heinous: "you call yourself a Gael???"]

I love Gaelic Football.

But there's at least 10 other sports I'd watch ahead of hurling, and neither camogie nor handball is one of those.

Some people would find this heinous: "you call yourself a Gael???". Well as far as I'm concerned, those people can go and f**k themselves -  because zealotry is a very unpleasant human trait, regardless of what it is  they've chosen to get zealous about.

I don't get this 'Gael' or worse, 'fíorGhael' stuff.

I love my Gaelic Football and like AZOffaly said I would see it as part of my identity.

But I also watch just about anything else. Netball is the only thing I would absolutely rule out.

Netball has it's advantages

that looks like a stray from the hooter thread

Meath are flying well under the radar this January. Not a hoot out of Jinxy or Hardy.
I think they'll beat Galway.

Have we defined what a GAA bigot is yet?
The majortiy of replies have been along the lines of "I eat, sleep and breathe GAA, it consumes much of my life but I enjoy watching other sports. Even answers such as "I dont see the appeal of Socceer but I watch MOTD". IMO that woudl nto make you a GAA bigot.

To my mind A GAA bigots answer would be more along the lines of "I eat, sleep and breathe GAA, it consumes much of my life, I don't follow any other sports and it grinds my gears that someone who professes to like GAA would dare to like another sport" adn so far only the OP has met that criteria.

One of my teachers at national school was. It was in 81 when the superstars were on and Spillane won the Irish version. I think Mark Lawrenson was poor on the chin-ups and the day after he told us in class that soccer players like Lawrenson were paid money but had very weak arms unlike Gaelic footballers.

there were other insights as well. I think it's located somewhere in cultural inferiority syndrome. 

The teacher the year after was much more ecumenical   

I cringe when Brian Carthy asks people if hurling isn't the finest game in the world. It's like Dublin taxi drivers telling tourists that
O'Connell St is the widest street in Europe.
But it's a great sport regardless. And I love it when people from other sports recognise it.  And there is something very special about being in Porky Croky on hurling final day. Except for the razmmatazz at the end. Pure shite.   Like putting a corporate hat on the statue of David.

And fuball is less sure of itself but an unmissable part of summer in Ireland and Irishness.
The games are strong enough to stand on their own without any supplementary horseshit.

Also I have serious doubts about the current GAA leadership. But that's probably a transient thing. 

Sports people - they could be from anywhere in the world - who understand the value of sport are always interesting to talk to.   

ye are talking about westbanks and eastbanks, are ye in the middle east? ye are landgrabin from ros and sligo, watch out galway, we could even see the statue of liberty in clew bay, hup ya boy ya, come on the rossies

And this is precisely why I'll never tire of the Ballagh 'debate'. Of course, it's easy to be flippant when it's about someone else. If the Tipp hatchetmen ever come looking for Carrickbeg they'd better bring something with more firepower than hatchets!

Haven't ye got bits of Waherford on the cat side of the Suir as well ?

Eriksen is probably too good to stay at Spurs, a la Berbatov, Bale etc.
Real or PSG or some other moneybags will probably buy him 

Dalits in India are more despised than any other group I would say.
Upper castes abuse them 24/7.

The only ones blowing sh1te about Ros are various rhubarbs.
Seafoidin is then responding to their excretions by pointing out that we're not that great.
Quicker the NFL starts the better to keep ye bucks occupied

Real data. It is such a long time from September to February, isn't it ?

I'm always bemused at how those who deny the Holocaust are the same people who like the idea of exterminating the Jews.

The biggest threat to the future of the Jewish religion is intermarriage with people of other religions.
They are very inflexible about recognising the children of such unions as Jews. The Parsis have the same problem.
And most intermarriage happens in the US where a lot of people have turned away from Zionism. It is very tricky.

What I would like to know from Syferus is how many all stars this juggernaut of a team has combined? Must be well into the 20s or 30s such is the quality of player available and the strength in depth? Cregger alone must have about 10 as nearly every year according to yourself he is a shoe in for player of the year

Most of them will be in the UL hall of GAA fame by March at the latest

Cavan
Kildare
Laois
Meath

[non Rossies on this thread won't be able to type 2 words about it afterwards]

As a rossie, i'm finding this thread extremely entertaining, even though it was obviously started as a wind up by a Mayo person... I'll guarantee ye one thing. If Ros win the Connacht title, a lot of the non Rossies on this thread won't be able to type 2 words about it afterwards.. How many pages will this thread go to. We're already on page 4 after 48 hours!!. Don't remember as much commotion after Leitrim's FBD win last year. As we say in Ros, '' the best is yet to come'' !!

Don't be silly Shrewness. I guarantee ye I ll be typing about it; and I admit to a fair degree of winding up too. Who doesn t?
This craic has shortened the winter and next weekend will have a new distraction with the beginning of the league.
But you have to admit one or two posters do big up Ros a bit.
Let's see how the league goes. Championship, as ever, sorts the wheat from the chaff.

Cuthbert the Cork manager said last summer that Mayo were streetwise.
And they know how to slowly kill teams that are less cute even if they haven't yet landed the big one.
Ros are nothing yet.  Lots of potential but nothing done.
I wouldn't have them as favourites for D2 either 

[I like soccer as much as the next man, but GAA always comes first.]

I like soccer as much as the next man, but GAA always comes first.

RTE give me the shites with their constant news bulletins with coverage of the likes of Hull v Leicester, while GAA takes a very distant second place. Then they'd show feckin' Porto v Lyon live in the CL. Who gives a fcuk about that?! Makes me wonder why I pay their license fee. Oh, hang on..

Me too.
I can tune in and out of soccer but the GAA is far more compelling.
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Roscommon also lost the western side of Athlone around the same time. So all the soldiers, gardai, government workers who lived in the town.

Just in case ye are talking history.

Roscommon were probably better off without the barracks anyway. What a kip.
Syferian fantasy never includes the grim realities of army life.

This is a very good analysis of Liverpool's position in the big money picture.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/dec/12/manchester-united-liverpool-rivalry-titles-premier-league

"For Liverpool the model is less clear. Until a larger stadium, or a no-strings benefactor, can be found, the way forward is efficiencies and playing smart. Liverpool have had their Gareth Bale Season, driven into the top four by a single world-class player too good right now to be allowed to stay.But Brendan Rodgers, or a version of something like Brendan Rodgers, still looks the right idea, the kind of manager whose plan is to recruit ambitiously (although with more guile than currently), work innovatively (just please not too innovatively) and attempt to outflank the wealthier members of that cramped elite tier"

ie you'll never walk alone but transfer money will be limited.

Tottenham , Arsenal and Everton have the same limitations