Fantastic advice

[HolylandsMan]

Peadar

The Ulster was staged in Croke Park from 2004 to 2006 because of the fact that more fans wished to attend the game than could be catered for in any ground in Ulster.

Simple as that.

On a more general note, I read this site most days and, as a lifelong GAA person whose taken up supporting Derry City through mates in the past few months, I can honestly say that the twisted attitudes towards the GAA by some Eircom League fans are one of the biggest turn offs to me.

[Peadar]

Peadar

The Ulster was staged in Croke Park from 2004 to 2006 because of the fact that more fans wished to attend the game than could be catered for in any ground in Ulster.

Simple as that.

It's common to have games sold out. Greed took them to Dublin!

[Dodge]

On a more general note, I read this site most days and, as a lifelong GAA person whose taken up supporting Derry City through mates in the past few months, I can honestly say that the twisted attitudes towards the GAA by some Eircom League fans are one of the biggest turn offs to me.

Turn offs to what? A few people here despise the GAA, more people are fans. Thats the beauty of the el, eveyone has an opinion

[monutdfc]

It's common to have games sold out. Greed took them to Dublin!

Moving the game allowed more people to attend.
Is it greeed that caused the FAI to move Irish internationals from Dalymount to Lansdowne?

[Peadar]

Is it greeed that caused the FAI to move Irish internationals from Dalymount to Lansdowne?

Being from Ulster, you'll be forgiven for thinking that the north and south sides of Dublin city, are in different provinces.

By the way, safety reasons were the driving force behind the move from Dalymount, since a review of the stadium meant that the capacity was dramatically reduced. There's a big difference!

[pineapple stu]

like ucd soccer wise - fairly irrelevant as well

Honours

* First Division League Championships: 1

1994/95

* FAI Cup winners: 1

1984

* FAI Super Cup winners: 1

2000/1

Don't recall the Sligwegian GAA team winning the Super Cup?

And you forgot our numerous Leinster Senior Cup titles, as well as the First Division Shield, the Fair Play award and the U-21s.

[sligored]

stu,
you would want to give all these extra honours to the official ucd web site because that is where i got this info. congrats

[pineapple stu]

You got info from the official UCD website?! Dangerous...

I much prefer www.stigonline.com for things like that. Although I've just noticed we're missing an awards section. Must get onto that.

[Dr.Nightdub]

On a more general note, I read this site most days and, as a lifelong GAA person whose taken up supporting Derry City through mates in the past few months, I can honestly say that the twisted attitudes towards the GAA by some Eircom League fans are one of the biggest turn offs to me.

Simple explanation, two words: Thomas Davis.

Not that we don't appreciate the new dimension they've added to Rovers-baiting though. Doublethink is such fun once you get the hang of it.

[Dodge]

Simple explanation, two words: Thomas Davis.

It goes back way way longer than that

[Sideline]

Doubt it , the GAA fans around here like their football good and British

Hit it on the head there gus.

[HolylandsMan]

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Originally Posted by HolylandsMan
Peadar

The Ulster was staged in Croke Park from 2004 to 2006 because of the fact that more fans wished to attend the game than could be catered for in any ground in Ulster.

Simple as that.

It's common to have games sold out. Greed took them to Dublin!

It might be common to have games sold out but when about half of the people wishing to attend can fit into a stadium, moving it to a stadium that can hold the expected crowd is nothing more than logic and avoid thousands not going is nothing more than logic.

Turn offs to what? A few people here despise the GAA, more people are fans. Thats the beauty of the el, eveyone has an opinion

That may well be true Dodge but it certainly isn't the perception I get from being a fairly regular reader. I wouldn't say it would put me off going to matches or that but it does annoy me hearing the sort of twisted nonsense some people come out with.

Anyway I didn't mean to pull the thread off topic, apologies.

[blackholesun]

>Simple explanation, two words: Thomas Davis.

I used to be never that bothered with the GAA one way or another.

However after years of the GAAs henchmen like Kenneddy and McCarthy holding up the Rovers and Eircom League footie taking off in Tallaght I now despise everything about them. Id never set foot in Croke Park or give them a penny as long as I live! Their greed and paranoia is beyond belief!

bhs

[Billy Lord]

I used to support the Dublin gaelic footballers and hurlers (league games and all, unlike the vast majority of so-called great GAA fans who only go to big championship games), but since Dublin GAA tried to screw Shamrock Rovers I have withdrawn my support and replaced it with contempt.

[osarusan]

Turn offs to what? A few people here despise the GAA, more people are fans. Thats the beauty of the el, eveyone has an opinion

Couldnt you argue the exact same for the GAA, some fans of which are also eL supporters? Is that the beauty of the GAA?

[Dodge]

YOU could, I couldn't

No real problems with GAA fans myself. Just the top brass, and some of the media

[DmanDmythDledge]

I used to support the Dublin gaelic footballers and hurlers (league games and all, unlike the vast majority of so-called great GAA fans who only go to big championship games), but since Dublin GAA tried to screw Shamrock Rovers I have withdrawn my support and replaced it with contempt.

Have Dublin GAA or the GAA itself backed Thomas Davis?

[neutrino]

see pat the prat given sligo great advice (in the star) to"get out into the communityand sell yourself " well fcuk me nobody would ever think of that , what a leg end

You'd think that advice was so obvious that it's already been done. Sligo Rovers do nothing to get out into the community at all. They did/do a few soccer camps but they dont endear themselves to any part of the Sligo community. The ground is located amid thousands of family houses in a mile radius yet they havent tried to entice people across the road to come out. So they should actually take dolans advice.

If Sligwegians aren't being encouraged through the turnstiles, then someone isn't doing their job properly.

The only encouragement is the usual spiel in the champion saying if supporters want a club they should turn up. The MC is voluntary so to say someone isnt doing their job properly would be unfair. More like not fulfulling their role to their full capacity

PS - Excuse me if this post is on topic

[Schumi]

The MC is voluntary so to say someone isnt doing their job properly would be unfair. More like not fulfulling their role to their full capacity.

The Sligwegian CPO is full-time surely.

PS - Excuse me if this post is on topic

It didn't use the word Sligwegian so I don't think it was on topic.

[red bellied]

[QUOTE=Schumi;704256]The Sligwegian CPO is full-time surely.

No but it should be.