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Lazy Couch potato wrote: ↑Sun Oct 04, 2020 5:54 pm I think he had the ability of both peter the great or Maurice but his ability to affect a game was less

Peter carried a hopeless Tyrone to within a poor referee of winning in 95 scoring all but one of his teams points in that final. Fitz similarly carried Kerry when they were rubbish.
For all his ability he won all Ireland’s with Dublin teams where every single player of the 26 are good enough to be all stars

Zico wrote: ↑Sun Oct 04, 2020 6:45 pm

Lazy Couch potato wrote: ↑Sun Oct 04, 2020 5:54 pm I think he had the ability of both peter the great or Maurice but his ability to affect a game was less

Peter carried a hopeless Tyrone to within a poor referee of winning in 95 scoring all but one of his teams points in that final. Fitz similarly carried Kerry when they were rubbish.
For all his ability he won all Ireland’s with Dublin teams where every single player of the 26 are good enough to be all stars

Isn't it harder to stand out as exceptional in a team of stars?

witnof wrote: ↑Sun Dec 06, 2020 6:10 pm Keep calm...........;it's only Mayo and they don't do finals

EverReady wrote: ↑Sat Dec 19, 2020 8:09 pm Relentless. North and South Dublin coming...

EverReady wrote: ↑Sat Dec 19, 2020 8:09 pm Relentless. North and South Dublin coming...

EverReady wrote: ↑Sat Dec 19, 2020 8:29 pm Clubs are too big in Dublin lads. The membership is ludicrously large and through all age grades. Only surprise at this stage is we haven't broken through in the hurling

EverReady wrote: ↑Sat Dec 19, 2020 8:41 pm Lads when you go up to St Mary's on a bog standard Wednesday night you have one to two teams finishing up training at 8.30pm.and the vets starting up our run around. Club shop and bar all shut. You go up to Lucan Sarsfields and you have multiple teams across multiple pitches all pucking away. Club shop and cafe open and bringing in the moola. They are utterly dominant these days.

iarmhiman wrote: ↑Sat Dec 19, 2020 8:42 pm

EverReady wrote: ↑Sat Dec 19, 2020 8:41 pm Lads when you go up to St Mary's on a bog standard Wednesday night you have one to two teams finishing up training at 8.30pm.and the vets starting up our run around. Club shop and bar all shut. You go up to Lucan Sarsfields and you have multiple teams across multiple pitches all pucking away. Club shop and cafe open and bringing in the moola. They are utterly dominant these days.

And they're not even as big as Ballyboden or Killmacud

EverReady wrote: ↑Sat Dec 19, 2020 11:54 pm Young fella let me down LM. I was hoping for dual coding but currently he has taken that to mean GAA and GAA. I think I heard Lucan are the 4th biggest in Dublin. Something like that. My uncle in law from KK moved up here donkeys ago and was involved in setting them up. They played out of a cow shed for years

themaddog wrote: ↑Thu Apr 01, 2021 9:03 am Cheating Dubs. Strip them of their titles.

Leinster in London wrote: ↑Thu Apr 01, 2021 10:54 am

themaddog wrote: ↑Thu Apr 01, 2021 9:03 am Cheating Dubs. Strip them of their titles.

So Brian Fenton, (Raheny), Brian Howard, (Raheny), Jonny Cooper, (Na Fianna), & some of their pals caught knocking a ball about in a northside park. All probably within their respective 5k limits.
Hardly a Dublin training session. Has a trainer even been identified?

Leinster in London wrote: ↑Thu Apr 01, 2021 10:54 am

themaddog wrote: ↑Thu Apr 01, 2021 9:03 am Cheating Dubs. Strip them of their titles.

So Brian Fenton, (Raheny), Brian Howard, (Raheny), Jonny Cooper, (Na Fianna), & some of their pals caught knocking a ball about in a northside park. All probably within their respective 5k limits.
Hardly a Dublin training session. Has a trainer even been identified?

iarmhiman wrote: ↑Mon Jul 05, 2021 10:18 am Dreadful decision. He's a shit ref anyway. Many a game has been decided by a shite decision from him.

Clare looked very good up to that. This Ryan Taylor looks the real deal.

Galway were so flat and i put that down to arrogance which this Galway team is regularly. Dublin are hard to break down with that double sweeper. KK will need to run at them as they may get no joy out of long ball.

Limerick did enough but Cork will get to semis I reckon. Limerick will beat Tipp. Still look the best team. Definitely the most physical.

Rumham wrote: ↑Sun Aug 08, 2021 6:09 pm I need a breath.

Great win. Lots more to come from these boys. I'd be surprised if they can turn over Limerick but we will enjoy today.

highlands wrote: ↑Sun Aug 08, 2021 6:15 pm Thought Tim O Mahoney had cost them the game there at the end but fair play they kicked on in ET.

themaddog wrote: ↑Sat Aug 14, 2021 8:43 pm Credit where credit is due. Mayo have earned their runners up medals this year.

mdaclarke wrote: ↑Sun Aug 22, 2021 5:54 pm Watched with interest. Quite entertaining. A few questions

1. Is there a lot of crossover between Hurling and Gaelic Football? Do many players play both?
2. Is there still (or was there) a cultural divide between Rugby and GAA sports. I remember when Ireland played at Croke Park, there had to be a GAA rule change as Rugby was considered an "English Sport"
3. Are the players professional
4. What is the point of the Hurling (and to a lesser extent Gaelic Football) goalkeepers, most of the time the ball is hoofed far above their heads.

highlands wrote: ↑Sun Aug 22, 2021 6:37 pm

mdaclarke wrote: ↑Sun Aug 22, 2021 5:54 pm Watched with interest. Quite entertaining. A few questions

1. Is there a lot of crossover between Hurling and Gaelic Football? Do many players play both?
2. Is there still (or was there) a cultural divide between Rugby and GAA sports. I remember when Ireland played at Croke Park, there had to be a GAA rule change as Rugby was considered an "English Sport"
3. Are the players professional
4. What is the point of the Hurling (and to a lesser extent Gaelic Football) goalkeepers, most of the time the ball is hoofed far above their heads.

At the lower levels alot of players would play both. But unusual at the top level these days as too much commitment required.
The cultural divide isnt as bad as what it use to be. Some private schools will still be all rugby and snobby about it but there is a GAA club in most villages in ireland. The old traditionalists of the GAA would still frown upon any 'foreign' sports being played on gaa grounds, but all that is changing.
They are not professional as in getting paid but pretty much full time training. GAA would never be able to have the facilities they do around the country if it was professional.
Maybe one day. WIth private investment. JP Mcmanus puts alot of money into sport in Limerick.
And as for the goalie! Well if they didnt have one, it would be a goal scored every minute instead of a point! There was a great save in the match today if you were watching it.

Well done limerick. Had them winning by 10 before the game. Class team.

mdaclarke wrote: ↑Sun Aug 22, 2021 6:57 pm

highlands wrote: ↑Sun Aug 22, 2021 6:37 pm

mdaclarke wrote: ↑Sun Aug 22, 2021 5:54 pm Watched with interest. Quite entertaining. A few questions

1. Is there a lot of crossover between Hurling and Gaelic Football? Do many players play both?
2. Is there still (or was there) a cultural divide between Rugby and GAA sports. I remember when Ireland played at Croke Park, there had to be a GAA rule change as Rugby was considered an "English Sport"
3. Are the players professional
4. What is the point of the Hurling (and to a lesser extent Gaelic Football) goalkeepers, most of the time the ball is hoofed far above their heads.

At the lower levels alot of players would play both. But unusual at the top level these days as too much commitment required.
The cultural divide isnt as bad as what it use to be. Some private schools will still be all rugby and snobby about it but there is a GAA club in most villages in ireland. The old traditionalists of the GAA would still frown upon any 'foreign' sports being played on gaa grounds, but all that is changing.
They are not professional as in getting paid but pretty much full time training. GAA would never be able to have the facilities they do around the country if it was professional.
Maybe one day. WIth private investment. JP Mcmanus puts alot of money into sport in Limerick.
And as for the goalie! Well if they didnt have one, it would be a goal scored every minute instead of a point! There was a great save in the match today if you were watching it.

Well done limerick. Had them winning by 10 before the game. Class team.

Thanks for that. I must admit that I flicked in and out of it. Watched about 20 mins in total. Only change I would make as a first time viewer would be to get rid of the high posts and make it so the ball has to go in the goal for any points to be scored!

EDIT, hope the player with the knee injury is OK. Never good when a player goes down with no-one challenging him.

highlands wrote: ↑Sun Aug 22, 2021 7:05 pm

mdaclarke wrote: ↑Sun Aug 22, 2021 6:57 pm

highlands wrote: ↑Sun Aug 22, 2021 6:37 pm

mdaclarke wrote: ↑Sun Aug 22, 2021 5:54 pm Watched with interest. Quite entertaining. A few questions

1. Is there a lot of crossover between Hurling and Gaelic Football? Do many players play both?
2. Is there still (or was there) a cultural divide between Rugby and GAA sports. I remember when Ireland played at Croke Park, there had to be a GAA rule change as Rugby was considered an "English Sport"
3. Are the players professional
4. What is the point of the Hurling (and to a lesser extent Gaelic Football) goalkeepers, most of the time the ball is hoofed far above their heads.

At the lower levels alot of players would play both. But unusual at the top level these days as too much commitment required.
The cultural divide isnt as bad as what it use to be. Some private schools will still be all rugby and snobby about it but there is a GAA club in most villages in ireland. The old traditionalists of the GAA would still frown upon any 'foreign' sports being played on gaa grounds, but all that is changing.
They are not professional as in getting paid but pretty much full time training. GAA would never be able to have the facilities they do around the country if it was professional.
Maybe one day. WIth private investment. JP Mcmanus puts alot of money into sport in Limerick.
And as for the goalie! Well if they didnt have one, it would be a goal scored every minute instead of a point! There was a great save in the match today if you were watching it.

Well done limerick. Had them winning by 10 before the game. Class team.

Thanks for that. I must admit that I flicked in and out of it. Watched about 20 mins in total. Only change I would make as a first time viewer would be to get rid of the high posts and make it so the ball has to go in the goal for any points to be scored!

EDIT, hope the player with the knee injury is OK. Never good when a player goes down with no-one challenging him.

Nah man, that would be a shit sport. Its not hockey.
Hope you keep watching. Have wondered has the foray into sky sports brought much sports fans to the game. Cant imagine its much. Will be interesting to see how long sky stick with it.