Why is there a black section on the crossbar of a GAA goalpost?

Jimmy14 · February 11, 2011, 11:20:12 PM

Any answers?

Keep it clean.........

BennyHarp · February 11, 2011, 11:30:45 PM

Why not?

5 Sams · February 11, 2011, 11:35:28 PM

You were obviously listening to the radio the the other morning? Was it Hector or Darcy?? Anyway an oul fella in our club reckons it's the GAA's way to remember the victims of the famine.

Eamonnca1 · February 12, 2011, 12:34:56 AM

Quote from: 5 Sams on February 11, 2011, 11:35:28 PM
You were obviously listening to the radio the the other morning? Was it Hector or Darcy?? Anyway an oul fella in our club reckons it's the GAA's way to remember the victims of the famine.

Heard that myself.

Hardy · February 12, 2011, 11:36:48 AM

To stop people saying "huh?" when somebody says "over the black spot".

Denn Forever · February 12, 2011, 11:45:45 AM

Help the guy lining the field. Put the penalty spot opposite the black spot.

winsamsoon · February 12, 2011, 04:12:12 PM

Haven't a fooking notion lol

OverTheBlackSpot · February 12, 2011, 05:28:52 PM

Did someone say my name ?

sammymaguire · February 12, 2011, 05:48:10 PM

It's pretty looking.

RedandGreenSniper · February 12, 2011, 06:45:55 PM

It's the bonus for pre-training crossbar challenge, one point for hitting the bar, two for the black spot. No other possible reason for it.

under the bar · February 12, 2011, 07:09:51 PM

Other than for denoting the middle of the goal I doubt there's much other significance.

dundrumite · February 12, 2011, 07:26:57 PM

Quote from: OverTheBlackSpot on February 12, 2011, 05:28:52 PM
Did someone say my name ?

Over The Last · February 13, 2011, 12:34:35 PM

Gives free-taker's something to focus on....

qwerty · February 13, 2011, 05:12:51 PM

I was under the impression that the centre of the crossbar is always to be black as a mark of respect to those who were murdered in Croke Park on Bloody Sunday.

blanketattack · February 14, 2011, 09:47:08 AM

It's to mark the middle of the goal. It's fairly easy to stump Hector if he didn't know that.