Why I hate the GAA

[jbyrne]

For the record, I think the fans were booing Shefflin

i agree. he took a dive. thought every 50/50 went kilkennys way yesterday

[reder]

But there is a lot of stupid booing in soccer. I wouldn't take it too much to heart. To be fair as well l I think the crowd yeaterday were booing the bad referring decision and not Shefflin.

I watched a whole 20 mins of GAA football the other week as I was a guest in someone elses home and couldnt really avoid it. It was the Dublin V Kerry match and I use the 'V' in the loosest sense of the word. At half time the Dublin fans booed their team off the pitch. In all my years of watching football games (real football I mean), I have never heard booing like it. The others in the room, most of whom were GAA fans, even commented on it.

[DeLorean]

i agree. he took a dive. thought every 50/50 went kilkennys way yesterday

I don't even think it was Shefflin that was "fouled" though. If it was the one out by the sideline that looked like a fair shoulder and should have just been a sideline to Waterford. That referee is a joke anyway, come on like what would a Westmeath man know about Hurling Most of the yellow cards he gave were really petty. I did mention my dislike for him before...

That Westmeath fella Barry Kelly is the pits altogether.

Having said that I've seen him have worse games than yesterday and I don't think he influenced the result too much as KK always looked like they would answer anything Waterford could produce.

As for the booing there's plenty of it in the GAA alright, but nothing compared to the soccer where one guy could be booed for 90mins and I don't have a huge problem with a commentator making a fairly isolated comment about it.

[paul_oshea]

I watched a whole 20 mins of GAA football the other week as I was a guest in someone elses home and couldnt really avoid it. It was the Dublin V Kerry match and I use the 'V' in the loosest sense of the word. At half time the Dublin fans booed their team off the pitch. In all my years of watching football games (real football I mean), I have never heard booing like it. The others in the room, most of whom were GAA fans, even commented on it.

They are Dublin soccer fans, on a day out in croker.

[Neish]

IMO: Hurling when it played well is a great game to watch (and would probably come third in my fav to watch after association football and rugby union), but gaelic football is usually awful.

Hurling is quick, can be very skilfull and almost completly unique as a sport, where gaelic football is often slow and boring to watch and just an Irish version of a ball game. The over macho element of gaelic (also in hurling but not top the extent it is in football) where regularly you have to guys pushing and sholduring each other when the ball is doen the other end of the pitch. Also I often see gaelic fotball game where a team is leading by a point or tow with a few minutes left and instead of passing the ball amongst them selfs thus kepping it off the opposition the players insist on humping the ball up the feild often losing possession

[paul_oshea]

your whole post there is looking at gaelic football from a soccer point of view.

At the end of the day the reason people who play, like and watch it is because they consider it a mans game as oppossed to soccer, and they have generally played and/or are in decent shape as oppossed to a lot of people i have seen who knock it i.e. overweight bear belly soccer supporters

Ive played both, and i still "play" a little bit of gaelic(cant play soccer anymore unfortunately), I was less useless at soccer, so that leaves me in a position to comment objectively

[kingdom hoop]

At the end of the day the reason people who play, like and watch it is because they consider it a mans game as oppossed to soccer

Oh dearie me...

There are many reasons I play, like and watch it - "manliness" never comes into it. Anyone I've ever played alongside is the same.



Why I might hate the GAA... the annoying and usually non-constructive arguments that stem from either inaccurate, lazy and sweeping generalisations (see above for an example), or from the endless us v them (whether within the sport or between sports). Overall for me though, the benefits greatly outweigh such negatives.

[paul_oshea]

KH, anyone ive ever met always says that to me, id say half the time its tongue in cheek the other half it isnt. And yes I am being serious there. Ive been a county PRO before so I know there are some amount of eejits out there.

Obviously though the rest of the post was tongue in cheek. touché, oh dearie me

[kingdom hoop]

Obviously though the rest of the post was tongue in cheek.

Yes I knew that, and apologies for not keeping the same tone going. But I get annoyed when people peddle that kind of rubbish, whether it's light-hearted or serious. You're only perpetuating the issue by making light of it yourself.
Personally, I favour a "beat them" rather than a "join them" approach.

[paul_oshea]

So you do agree its about beating them then...ok sorry I just had to.

[MeathDrog]

Had this written to me by some Gah head on another site. I don't even know where to begin.

its a far more physical game then soccer and thats a fact. the tackle is perfectly fine.
i watched my school team play in the senier leinster schools final at oriel park and it was like torture. are supporters didnt even bother to sing and half of them are those so called "diehard" drogheda united supporters!
now compare that to when they were playing in the louth schools final there was an amazing atmosphere and a deadly game of football to watch!
i think those soccer fans there who thaught badly of gaeilic changed their views after that.
in case you havent noticed but most people who go to soccer matches in ireland dont even like soccer and only want to throw bottles at opposition supporters or pick on small groups of them.

[John83]

in case you havent noticed but most people who go to soccer matches in ireland dont even like soccer and only want to throw bottles at opposition supporters or pick on small groups of them.

The stupid, it burns.

[Neish]

your whole post there is looking at gaelic football from a soccer point of view.

At the end of the day the reason people who play, like and watch it is because they consider it a mans game as oppossed to soccer,

No its looking a Gaelic footbal from my point of view. And are you being serious with that man's game part?

[Magicme]

Philip Vaughan. That is the reason.

[MeathDrog]

We have another reply from the same Gah head. I must invite him to this place.

u stupid? i was talking about the leinster soccer final in oriel park.
u saying drogheda fans dontt smoke weed and worse still before matches ad juring?
i personally know ppl that have!
i understand that we dont have as much chants as soccer fans but we dont make up chants like "if ur from dundalk then ur in to heroin....."
against mayo we were singing away in a manger,
come on you boys in green(obviously)
beautiful meath,
when the royals go marching in,
a few others about individual players,
you'll nvr beat the royals!,
and a few about mayo when some of their supporters started shouting ****e about meath.....

its not much in comparison to drogheda united but remember we have a very entertaining and exiting match to watch so a song every 2mins isnt needed.

u keep playing that foreign game and keep telling yourself its better but mostr ppl who play both prefer our national sport!

[gspain]

We have another reply from the same Gah head. I must invite him to this place.

Please don't. Anyone who thinks bigotball is exciting is in serious need of help.

They'll be ploughing up United Park next.

[Source]

[QUOTE=gspain;1216097]Please don't. Anyone who thinks bigotball is exciting is in serious need of help.


The so called Gah head is probably only 7 or 8.
I assume your not much older going by your comments.

Do you not think your being a little narrow minded there, saying that there is something wrong with a person who finds another sport interesting & exciting.

I bet when a girl turns you down, you say to your mates she must be a lesbian and is in serious need of help.

[paul_oshea]

Its a very childish arguement alright, but in fairness he is right, more people do prefer gaelic football in this country.

[bennocelt]

Its a very childish arguement alright, but in fairness he is right, more people do prefer gaelic football in this country.

yeah and FF are in power...........and people worship bits of wood in Limerick..........

[Neish]

Its a very childish arguement alright, but in fairness he is right, more people do prefer gaelic football in this country.

Yeah but the vast majority of them can also be seen screaming at a TV when Liverpool, Celtic, Man U, Aresnal etc are playing.I Know its been seen many time before but its still a classic and IMO sums up the many of many GAA supporters