The Road To Croker - Sunday Worst Magazine

[Gnevin]

Hurling is my first love but i'm almost as fond of the big ball too. We have to be realistic in understanding our position within the sporting psyche in the country. whilst those who love the game are bordering on fanatical, the numbers who participate and follow hurling fervrently are dwarfed by those following and playing football.

Funny looking Hurler you have as you avatar .

[Bud Wiser]

Once again........ a rubbish magazine in a rubbish paper doesn't mean hurling isn't promoted, the Guinness hurling ads were among the most famous and well known TV ads of the last 10 years. And most GAA related programs or articles I've seen give proportional coverage to hurling, it is probably less than football but that is understandable as football is the bigger sport and has a greater support. Some hurling supporters are like an annoying ex-girlfriend who constantly asks you why you don't like them, , I've never heard a rugby supporter moan about why rugby isn't played in every part of every county but some lads would have you believe that it's a national disgrace that hurling isn't the main sport in places like Mayo or Tyrone.

It wasn't a rubbish magazine and any paper that goes to the trouble of printing a dedicated GAA Magazine should be encouraged and applauded.  Not everyone thinks that football is the bigger sport in terms of entertainment value.  I never expected the publication to go into detail on Mayo hurling but I would have expected a bit of information on teams like Clare, Antrim, Limerick or an interview with some of the Tipp lads instead of an interview with Pat Spillane and details about his pub in Templenoe.  I agree that the Guinness Adds were great, the best ever but right now there needs to be an advertising campaign for the hurling championship and I just think there should be equal budgets for each code.

(Glad to hear you are not from Cork)

[Zulu]

I didn't read the mag so I'll have to take your word for it that it wasn't rubbish. You were making the point that hurling wasn't promoted properly (or equally) but I don't accept that. Now I'd have issues with the GAA's promotion of both games but in comparison to football I don't see any real difference with hurling at a national level. There was that one magazine, as you point out, but to take that and make out that it is a general lack of promotion of hurling is ridiculous. Sure for God's sake the Munster hurling championship is only second to the Heineken Cup as the most over hyped sports competition in Ireland.

[The GAA]

Hurling is my first love but i'm almost as fond of the big ball too. We have to be realistic in understanding our position within the sporting psyche in the country. whilst those who love the game are bordering on fanatical, the numbers who participate and follow hurling fervrently are dwarfed by those following and playing football.

Funny looking Hurler you have as you avatar .

Good to see the thought police hard at it