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Will The Gaa Game Ever Recover To What It Was Like

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Tomsmith here I just wonder with all the new proposals being made will the Gaa game ever recover to what our beautiful game was like before those two Boyous ( ough dont let me start ) got at it . Fifteen behind the ball , quick break, push up, off the shoulder ect ect. The Gaa game was beautiful to watch before it was tampered with . I think that if we could revert to what it was like, when a fullback was a fullback and afullforward played on the edge of the square ect. I long for it to return tomsmith (Cavan) - Posts: 3982 - 20/06/2024 10:36:09 2553143 Link
Replying To tomsmith: "Tomsmith here I just wonder with all the new proposals being made will the Gaa game ever recover to what our beautiful game was like before those two Boyous ( ough dont let me start ) got at it . Fifteen behind the ball , quick break, push up, off the shoulder ect ect. The Gaa game was beautiful to watch before it was tampered with . I think that if we could revert to what it was like, when a fullback was a fullback and afullforward played on the edge of the square ect. I long for it to return" that time is long gone never to return mickcunningham (Westmeath) - Posts: 1871 - 20/06/2024 10:46:10 2553148 Link
Which GAA game? Rounders? eslinchickenmaryland (Leitrim) - Posts: 274 - 20/06/2024 10:59:32 2553154 Link
Probably not. The emphasis nowadays in on athleticism and coaching different skills. Yes, the outstanding fullback, majestic in the small square - enter at your own risk. Centre backs spraying good ball to the wings. Midfielders - Mick O'Connel etc? What can I say. Corner and wing forwards who terrorised defenders. The full forward - The Bomber springs to mind. Mind you, those games that stick out in the memory were scarce. There was an awful lot of sh one t games too. Many more than the standout ones. So, maybe we are in a better place ?? Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 1272 - 20/06/2024 11:00:23 2553155 Link
Hopefully not. Hurling has never been better.:) skillet (Limerick) - Posts: 1103 - 20/06/2024 11:45:24 2553162 Link
Replying To skillet: "Hopefully not. Hurling has never been better.:)" I don't know. Free fests, stop-start, I think it was better maybe in the noughties or tens to be honest. But maybe you mean from a Limerick view and I can see why! StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1785 - 20/06/2024 13:31:28 2553198 Link
Replying To tomsmith: "Tomsmith here I just wonder with all the new proposals being made will the Gaa game ever recover to what our beautiful game was like before those two Boyous ( ough dont let me start ) got at it . Fifteen behind the ball , quick break, push up, off the shoulder ect ect. The Gaa game was beautiful to watch before it was tampered with . I think that if we could revert to what it was like, when a fullback was a fullback and afullforward played on the edge of the square ect. I long for it to return" These new rule changes sound positive for football especially three players having to be in your own half which might make football more attractive than prsently. Hurling is still drawing big crowds and drawing large TV viewership figures , its a pity a few more counties dont break through ( after Limerick win this year !) OpenStand (Limerick) - Posts: 718 - 20/06/2024 13:54:33 2553201 Link
Jesus wept. The same topic reworded to create yet another whinging thread. It's like Liveline on here. TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 8157 - 20/06/2024 15:13:37 2553219 Link
Tomsmith here I just wonder with all the new proposals being made will the Gaa game ever recover to what our beautiful game was like before those two Boyous ( ough dont let me start ) got at it . Fifteen behind the ball , quick break, push up, off the shoulder ect ect. The Gaa game was beautiful to watch before it was tampered with . I think that if we could revert to what it was like, when a fullback was a fullback and afullforward played on the edge of the square ect. I long for it to return posted by Tomsmith Tomsmith here Flaker I can not understand where you are coming from when you say this is a whings, Flaker Tomsmith nearly always posts good quality intelligent posts. The great Mrs T states that some of you are away down in the lower ledge in relation to quality I rest my case tomsmith (Cavan) - Posts: 3982 - 20/06/2024 18:49:32 2553254 Link
Replying To tomsmith: "Tomsmith here I just wonder with all the new proposals being made will the Gaa game ever recover to what our beautiful game was like before those two Boyous ( ough dont let me start ) got at it . Fifteen behind the ball , quick break, push up, off the shoulder ect ect. The Gaa game was beautiful to watch before it was tampered with . I think that if we could revert to what it was like, when a fullback was a fullback and afullforward played on the edge of the square ect. I long for it to return" How far back? Back to drop kicking the ball 60 yards? Back to driving in Holy Mary balls? Back to player's not fit to walk? Back to what exactly? Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 2150 - 20/06/2024 23:17:48 2553288 Link
Replying To skillet: "Hopefully not. Hurling has never been better.:)" Seriously? Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6144 - 21/06/2024 03:02:14 2553294 Link
Replying To OpenStand: "These new rule changes sound positive for football especially three players having to be in your own half which might make football more attractive than prsently. Hurling is still drawing big crowds and drawing large TV viewership figures , its a pity a few more counties dont break through ( after Limerick win this year !)" Hurling in general doesn't draw large crowds. The Munster hurling championship draws large crowds. So too do the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final of the All-Ireland series. These games are very much the exception to the rule. This year's Leinster hurling final also drew a good crowd. That's as far as it goes. Games in the Leinster hurling championship seldom draw crowds of more than10,000. The vast bulk of the matches in the Leinster hurling championship draw crowds of less than 10,000. Some of those games pull crowds of 2,500 and 3,000. The crowds at Division One matches very seldom come near 10,000. The National Hurling League final this year between Kilkenny and Clare was a pathetic 12,000. Those competitions I have referred to are the elite competitions. The crowds at league matches in Divisions 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B vary between small to non existent. The same is true of the Lory Meaghar, Nickey Rackard, Christy Ring and Joe McDonagh Cups. The Lory Meaghar, Nickey Rackard and Christy Ring finals this year were played in front of a minuscule "crowd" in Croker this year. The crowd for the three finals combined was smaller than you'd get at the Dublin Cumann na mBunscol finals. The truth is that people don't go to see the vast bulk of inter county hurling games in both league and championship. A lot of them are played in front not much more than one man and his dog. Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6144 - 21/06/2024 03:21:42 2553295 Link
just knew it was this cavan fisherman before I even clicked in Whestofthewest (Clare) - Posts: 177 - 21/06/2024 08:06:49 2553300 Link
Tomsmith, it's not often I agree with a Cavan man but you're spot on here. I recall growing up in an era where the skills of the game were taught. Now its all athleticism, diet plans and drinking bans. Very seldom do we see lads playing with freedom, all part of a system. doublechamps (Fermanagh) - Posts: 150 - 21/06/2024 08:51:19 2553309 Link
Replying To doublechamps: "Tomsmith, it's not often I agree with a Cavan man but you're spot on here. I recall growing up in an era where the skills of the game were taught. Now its all athleticism, diet plans and drinking bans. Very seldom do we see lads playing with freedom, all part of a system." No it's not. The players of today are every bit as skillul if not more skilful as the players of years gone by. Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6144 - 21/06/2024 09:39:47 2553319 Link
Replying To Greengrass: "Hurling in general doesn't draw large crowds. The Munster hurling championship draws large crowds. So too do the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final of the All-Ireland series. These games are very much the exception to the rule. This year's Leinster hurling final also drew a good crowd. That's as far as it goes. Games in the Leinster hurling championship seldom draw crowds of more than10,000. The vast bulk of the matches in the Leinster hurling championship draw crowds of less than 10,000. Some of those games pull crowds of 2,500 and 3,000. The crowds at Division One matches very seldom come near 10,000. The National Hurling League final this year between Kilkenny and Clare was a pathetic 12,000. Those competitions I have referred to are the elite competitions. The crowds at league matches in Divisions 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B vary between small to non existent. The same is true of the Lory Meaghar, Nickey Rackard, Christy Ring and Joe McDonagh Cups. The Lory Meaghar, Nickey Rackard and Christy Ring finals this year were played in front of a minuscule "crowd" in Croker this year. The crowd for the three finals combined was smaller than you'd get at the Dublin Cumann na mBunscol finals. The truth is that people don't go to see the vast bulk of inter county hurling games in both league and championship. A lot of them are played in front not much more than one man and his dog." And all the football crowds have been massive this year? Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13884 - 21/06/2024 09:40:42 2553320 Link
Replying To Greengrass: "Seriously?" Yes.. skillet (Limerick) - Posts: 1103 - 21/06/2024 10:16:49 2553330 Link
Replying To Greengrass: "No it's not. The players of today are every bit as skillul if not more skilful as the players of years gone by." Disagree big time here. You have lads on county panels now based on what km they clock up on the daily. Those fellas wouldn't have got a sniff in bygone years. doublechamps (Fermanagh) - Posts: 150 - 21/06/2024 10:18:25 2553331 Link
Replying To Greengrass: "No it's not. The players of today are every bit as skillul if not more skilful as the players of years gone by." absolutely wrong the players of today are robots . not in the same class as the players of the past mickcunningham (Westmeath) - Posts: 1871 - 21/06/2024 10:23:32 2553334 Link
Some lads must still listen to matches on the wireless. Can't move with the times or accept change. Sad. SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2503 - 21/06/2024 10:34:24 2553338 Link