GAA may bring in players names on shirts

[antoinse]

Further nonsense being brought onboard by those running the GAA.  Things have gone downhill since Mulvihill retired, he was a voice of sense and reason, less likely to follow latest trends while respecting tradition and heritage.

Very true, time to put Duffy back in the office doing what he should be doing and not courting publicity at every opportunity with his idiotic ideas.

[antoinse]

Did anybody hear the wondeful suggestion made by Marty Morrisey in his interview with our publicity seeking DG when they were discussing the names on the jerseys? He suggested that not that all hurlers have to wear helmets would the GAA consider numbering the helmets for the commentators in the birds nest

[pintsofguinness]

Did anybody hear the wondeful suggestion made by Marty Morrisey in his interview with our publicity seeking DG when they were discussing the names on the jerseys? He suggested that not that all hurlers have to wear helmets would the GAA consider numbering the helmets for the commentators in the birds nest

Should be told it doesnt matter, we're use to them getting players names wrong and mixed up.

[Gabriel_Hurl]

I'm not on for it myself as it's just apeing the premiership and rugby.

Because the Premiership and rugby were the first ones to put names on the back of jersies 

[ONeill]

Tis all about geansai selling. Can't see the problem myself. Yellow cards, sponsorship, yer man with the injury time, red boots....it started a long time ago.

[screenexile]

Don't see anything there about Canning being against it. He clearly indicates it doesn't matter to him.

Headline writers should be sent out to grit the roads naked.

I think its a good idea to put the names on shirts.

It seems he isn't for it but won't lose any sleep over it whatever way it goes

...the Galway sharpshooter said: "I'd rather just come off the field and be the same as everyone and not many people know you and you can walk around and live a normal life.

"If it is in, it is in. If it is not, it's not. It is not a big deal for me anyway."

I know Hurling is different with the helmets but I wouldn't like to see names on the back of some of the egos jerseys.  I reckon it could lead to all kinds of soccer-esque celebrations - after scoring pointing to your name etc - which isn't the GAA at all

if they wanted to do soccer esque celebrations now, they could, nothing stopping them except the idea of being made look like an eejit.
if it "isnt the gaa at all", then they wont do it surely

Thats a bit of a silly argument in fairness. . . people said Joe Brolly's kissing to the crowd 'wasn't GAA' What is that defined as anyway. I thought it was the funniest most entertaining thing I'd ever seen on a GAA pitch and it still is to my mind.

Conor Mortimer was able to have his 'ode to MJ' this year as well I really don't think putting numbers on jersies make a difference d**kheads will still be d**kheads!

[RogerMilla]

I'm not on for it myself as it's just apeing the premiership and rugby.

Because the Premiership and rugby were the first ones to put names on the back of jersies 

teddy roosevelt asked the powers that be in american football to put the names on the back as fellas were gettign away with dirty hits !

[Ball Hopper]

How about putting just the christian name on the back, plus the intial of the last name maybe as well?

[sammymaguire]

Its not broke, leave it as it is

[Canalman]

Fairly hard to id the Tipperary hurlers with alot of them wearing the yellow helmets.

[sammymaguire]

Fairly hard to id the Tipperary hurlers with alot of them wearing the yellow helmets.

I'm not taking the mickey but whats wrong with using the players number and making more use of the linesmen and umpires, surely the number would be larger on the back of the jersey than their name.

[Carmen Stateside]

Am almost certain An Lub had their names on their top in the Ulster minor championship about 15 years ago

Correct, played against them in Ballinascreen one day and a certain Mc Cloy fellow, so it said on his jersey above the number, had plenty of time to read it as i was running after him most of the game!

[muppet]

Tis all about geansai selling. Can't see the problem myself. Yellow cards, sponsorship, yer man with the injury time, red boots....it started a long time ago.

That's a great idea.

You could have the Colmans Mustard yellow card and a Ferrari Red card. The Gaa would make a fortune.

[Dougal]

Tis all about geansai selling. Can't see the problem myself. Yellow cards, sponsorship, yer man with the injury time, red boots....it started a long time ago.

That's a great idea.

You could have the Colmans Mustard yellow card and a Ferrari Red card. The Gaa would make a fortune.

tyrone would make the GAA a fortune,with all the cards they get.

[Zapatista]

tyrone would make the GAA a fortune,with all the cards they get.

and still playing late into the summer