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[longboard]

Kilkenny play Galway on Sunday in a replay of the All Ireland Hurling Final.

Wil the Cats break down the massed defense of the Tribesmen? Will the Tribesmen bring Liam home?

http://www.independe...ng-3242058.html

I'm plumping for Kilkenny to win but I'd prefer a victory for the Tribesmen.

The Irish Independent, not the most reliable of organs, estimates that the game will generate c9m Euros for the GAA, directly and indirectly.

http://www.independe...ay-3242057.html

Watch the game with a few pints of plain taken.

Enjoy, as they say in Batley.

http://galwayhurling.com/

[gingerjon]

Big fan of hurling - always struck me as the better of the gaelic games that Channel 4 used to show.

I do however need a decoder to understand your post.

[Martyn Sadler]

Kilkenny play Galway on Sunday in a replay of the All Ireland Hurling Final.

Wil the Cats break down the massed defense of the Tribesmen? Will the Tribesmen bring Liam home?

http://www.independe...ng-3242058.html

I'm plumping for Kilkenny to win but I'd prefer a victory for the Tribesmen.

The Irish Independent, not the most reliable of organs, estimates that the game will generate c9m Euros for the GAA, directly and indirectly.

http://www.independe...ay-3242057.html

Watch the game with a few pints of plain taken.

Enjoy, as they say in Batley.

http://galwayhurling.com/

The Irish side of my family ancestry came from Kilkenny, which is a beautiful part of the country, so I'm afraid I'm not on your side for this one.

[longboard]

Big fan of hurling - always struck me as the better of the gaelic games that Channel 4 used to show.

I do however need a decoder to understand your post.

A few pints of stout and a couple of balls of malt and you'll understand every word.

If pushed, I'd say that I prefer footbal to hurling, maybe because I played more.

[longboard]

The Irish side of my family ancestry came from Kilkenny, which is a beautiful part of the country, so I'm afraid I'm not on your side for this one.

Kilkenny have proud record in hurling.

I was interested in the estimate of 9m euros being generated for the GAA by the replayed final. Not bad for an "amateur" sport.

[Marauder]

I was told that the old guy (Dennis Dawson) who used to live next door to my mother once won the most expensive player in the all Ireland final, not sure if it was Hurling or Gaelic football.

[D9000]

On what channel is GAA shown in the mainland UK? BBC Norn Iron used to have highlights and some live games, which could be seen via iPlayer, but not this year. Prefer football myself. Not that there's much danger of Fermanagh taking Sam home.

[Johnoco]

On what channel is GAA shown in the mainland UK? BBC Norn Iron used to have highlights and some live games, which could be seen via iPlayer, but not this year. Prefer football myself. Not that there's much danger of Fermanagh taking Sam home.

Its on Premier Sports (428 Sky)

Edited by Johnoco, 28 September 2012 - 10:41 AM.

[D9000]

Its on Premier Sports (428 Sky)

Buggrit.

[Methven Hornet]

If County Down aren't involved, I'm not interested.

[longboard]

I was told that the old guy (Dennis Dawson) who used to live next door to my mother once won the most expensive player in the all Ireland final, not sure if it was Hurling or Gaelic football.

Not sure what you mean here.

Truth to say, an All Ireland winners medal is still highly valued.

[longboard]

On what channel is GAA shown in the mainland UK? BBC Norn Iron used to have highlights and some live games, which could be seen via iPlayer, but not this year. Prefer football myself. Not that there's much danger of Fermanagh taking Sam home.

An Ulster final might be a more realistic target for the Lakeland County men, although I can't recall them winning it. Senior finals this weekend............................

[gingerjon]

Kilkenny won pretty comfortably? Someone got a red card for being violent with their 'hurley'.

[D9000]

An Ulster final might be a more realistic target for the Lakeland County men, although I can't recall them winning it. Senior finals this weekend............................

Only county in Ulster never to have won the fecking thing. Although they did make an all-Ireland semi-final replay in 2004. As a sports fan, nobody could ever accuse me of being a glory hunter.

[Methven Hornet]

Only county in Ulster never to have won the fecking thing. Although they did make an all-Ireland semi-final replay in 2004. As a sports fan, nobody could ever accuse me of being a glory hunter.

I always think of glory hunters as choosing a team that will likely bring them success. Surely in the All-Ireland your team (ie your county) chooses you. You can't switch to another county just because they're winning (unless you're dual-qualified).

[Maximus Decimus]

Kilkenny have proud record in hurling.

I was interested in the estimate of 9m euros being generated for the GAA by the replayed final. Not bad for an "amateur" sport.

It's amateur only in the respect that it doesn't pay its players. It quite rightly I suspect, believes that it couldn't sustain a professional league. There simply aren't enough resources to go around. GAA is massive in Ireland but it only really comes on the radar during finals time. Interest and crowds are much much lower for the regular season games. I lived in Co.Tyrone, which is a big football county and you very rarely heard anything. However, when finals time comes around they go mental. I lived a 20 minute walk from the Donegal border and they had flags around everywhere when they made the quarter-finals, I can't imagine what it has been like since they won Sam.

The facilities at many of the lower level clubs are not surprisingly fantastic. I've seen GAA clubs that have been attached to huge estates. In some ways I envy GAA in its simplicity. Players play for love of the game and play for their county of birth. I imagine it must be a feeling of great pride when your county wins the cup, knowing that it is all home grown players.

As for the game itself, I enjoy it (Hurling is great to play) but it has a fundamental flaw in the points scoring in my opinion. They don't reward actual goals well enough. Donegal were something like 2-08 (14) to 0-10 (10) against Mayo with about 5 minutes to go and Mayo still just kept going for the 1 point over the top. Surely fans want to see proper goals and Donegal should have had greater reward for 2 under the bar goals. It reminds me of Union, where the best percentage play is the penalty kick, leading to negative tactics far too often.

[longboard]

Only county in Ulster never to have won the fecking thing. Although they did make an all-Ireland semi-final replay in 2004. As a sports fan, nobody could ever accuse me of being a glory hunter.

Maybe you are a lack of glory hunter.

[longboard]

It's amateur only in the respect that it doesn't pay its players. It quite rightly I suspect, believes that it couldn't sustain a professional league. There simply aren't enough resources to go around. GAA is massive in Ireland but it only really comes on the radar during finals time. Interest and crowds are much much lower for the regular season games. I lived in Co.Tyrone, which is a big football county and you very rarely heard anything. However, when finals time comes around they go mental. I lived a 20 minute walk from the Donegal border and they had flags around everywhere when they made the quarter-finals, I can't imagine what it has been like since they won Sam.

The facilities at many of the lower level clubs are not surprisingly fantastic. I've seen GAA clubs that have been attached to huge estates. In some ways I envy GAA in its simplicity. Players play for love of the game and play for their county of birth. I imagine it must be a feeling of great pride when your county wins the cup, knowing that it is all home grown players.

As for the game itself, I enjoy it (Hurling is great to play) but it has a fundamental flaw in the points scoring in my opinion. They don't reward actual goals well enough. Donegal were something like 2-08 (14) to 0-10 (10) against Mayo with about 5 minutes to go and Mayo still just kept going for the 1 point over the top. Surely fans want to see proper goals and Donegal should have had greater reward for 2 under the bar goals. It reminds me of Union, where the best percentage play is the penalty kick, leading to negative tactics far too often.

Aye, there are good facilities at many clubs, including those that have handball courts.

Yes there is money in the GAA games but not enough to sustain professionalsim and there are all kinds of rumours about how players receive money without being paid a salary, a bit like RU in the past.

I agree with you about the value of goals.

[longboard]

Link to RTE website match report:-

http://www.rte.ie/sp...ilkenny-galway/

[Northern Sol]

I can understand why people like "football" but hurling is just insane. I wouldn't stand on the sideline let alone play and yet the Irish never seem to acknowledge it as a dangerous sport.