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Things You Hear Now At A Gaa Game That You Didn't Hear Is The 80'S

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Tomsmith here

In conversation it was remarked that you hear things now being said at Games that you did not hear in the 80's
Things like
No 1 Text me the score of that Game
No2 Do you have a Plug in place for my Car
No 3 No cash allowed

Agh sure many more new sayings exist

tomsmith (Cavan) - Posts: 3982 - 28/05/2024 11:24:48    2547870

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Tomsmith here

I suppose for some parts of Cavan I have NO Cash was often heard even before the eighties

tomsmith (Cavan) - Posts: 3982 - 28/05/2024 13:01:38    2547896

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Who did we draw in the qualifiers.
No lifting children over 16 of age over turn styles.
Mayo 4 SAM

Jack L (None) - Posts: 3141 - 28/05/2024 13:12:49    2547898

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One thing that hasn't changed is people saying 'pity that the match isn't on the telly'.

Big difference though is that back then, there were probably only eight matches shown live per year - the four All-Ireland senior semi-finals, the two senior finals, and the two curtain-raiser minor finals.

Now you've about 40 matches shown each year on RTE, God only knows how many more on TG4, and somewhere around 40 on GAA GO as well, and people still aren't happy......

Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2622 - 28/05/2024 13:50:35    2547909

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Did you buy your ticket on-line?

Ollie2 (Louth) - Posts: 912 - 28/05/2024 14:42:36    2547928

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Replying To Pikeman96:  "One thing that hasn't changed is people saying 'pity that the match isn't on the telly'.

Big difference though is that back then, there were probably only eight matches shown live per year - the four All-Ireland senior semi-finals, the two senior finals, and the two curtain-raiser minor finals.

Now you've about 40 matches shown each year on RTE, God only knows how many more on TG4, and somewhere around 40 on GAA GO as well, and people still aren't happy......"
You have a point. Much as we all love watching the big games in Munster and in Ulster football that we can't get to, there was a mystique about the big games back then that made being at one more of a pleasure.

I can still recall almost everything about the big Dublin football matches I was at in 70s but also visits to Thurles in 80s to see the Cork Tipp epics which were truly incredible games to witness.

We are spoiled.now .... said no grumpy oul fella like me ever :-)

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3131 - 28/05/2024 14:56:29    2547931

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'Will you buy me a program?'

Programs are becoming obsolete...

MrPBoylan (Monaghan) - Posts: 207 - 28/05/2024 15:09:18    2547937

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"Grand to get the championships over with in July so Croke Park can hold concerts "

eslinchickenmaryland (Leitrim) - Posts: 274 - 28/05/2024 15:39:59    2547952

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Ah Ref and Enda are on doing Twitter spaces.

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7651 - 28/05/2024 15:40:00    2547953

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Replying To eslinchickenmaryland:  ""Grand to get the championships over with in July so Croke Park can hold concerts ""
There are too many intercounty games

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13884 - 28/05/2024 16:07:11    2547967

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What do ya think of the split season

Jack L (None) - Posts: 3141 - 28/05/2024 16:25:21    2547971

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Every team doing a cool down session before going to the dressing rooms after the game

leitrim4sam (Leitrim) - Posts: 672 - 28/05/2024 16:45:08    2547975

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Good recycling of the ball to work it through the quarter-back, then inside the scoring zone to the clutch players

Malonemagic (Laois) - Posts: 803 - 28/05/2024 16:52:54    2547978

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Ah jaysus power gone on my phone can't get selfie.

CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2380 - 28/05/2024 17:26:01    2547985

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A great roar I heard at a Galway and Ros game in recent years after long bouts of handpassing by both teams was a fella shouting, "it's called f%#king football, kick the f%#king ball!"

MachaireConnacht (Roscommon) - Posts: 999 - 28/05/2024 17:58:41    2547992

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'The clutch score'

eslinchickenmaryland (Leitrim) - Posts: 274 - 28/05/2024 18:57:33    2548003

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The plus one

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13884 - 28/05/2024 20:35:13    2548029

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The word intensity

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13884 - 28/05/2024 20:35:34    2548030

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"He was taken off as they couldn't stop the blood / had concussion."
"You can't play with the U12's anymore because you're 13"
"Everyone back into your own half"

county man (Limerick) - Posts: 1117 - 28/05/2024 20:41:05    2548033

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Replying To MrPBoylan:  "'Will you buy me a program?'

Programs are becoming obsolete..."
That is very true. If someone brought you home a match program from an inter-county game in the 80's, you'd be delighted and read it cover to cover. Would never be asked to bring one home now.

county man (Limerick) - Posts: 1117 - 28/05/2024 20:48:56    2548037

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