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RockyRainbow · 30-06-2012, 21:40

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Welcome to boards RockyRainbow and thanks for taking the effort to register to post something positive.

Thanks...I don't actually know what I'm doing, tis daunting, I'm fairly sure people are judging me...

**Clareman** · 30-06-2012, 21:50

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DEFTLEFTHAND · 30-06-2012, 22:06

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Originally Posted by RockyRainbow

Thanks...I don't actually know what I'm doing, tis daunting, I'm fairly sure people are judging me...

Hon Tipp, Rocky.

rpurfield · 01-07-2012, 09:46

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Originally Posted by whatnext

You can't choose who to support, you are what you are and you support your own county, end of.

But then....... My daughter is born and currently living in Dublin, still only a baby, but if I see a Dublin jersey on her I will seriously have to consider her inheritance... She will be brought up as a Meath woman.

My wife on the other hand is English. She wanted to follow Meath, but I explained that that is simply not how it works. I gave her 3 choices: 1. Lancashire, where she is from, 2. Donegal, her mothers county. 3. Mayo her fathers county. She chose Donegal.

So I've contradicted myself twice, in a way.

But one thing is for sure you can never change, ever.... Well apart from Seanie Johnson, Larry Tomkins, Shay Fahy, etc, etc,

I've given myself a lot to think about there, time to put the gaff on the market and start commuting from Meath... The thought of rearing a Dub... I feel sick :-)

our twins were born in holles st and ive been getting a lot of stick off the sister in law about them being dubs.she seriously told the wife she was buying the twins dublin jersies and i told her in all seriousness theyd go straight in the bin i wouldnt even return them to the shop.as far as im concerned the lads will be coming to games as soon as they are old enough and theyve meath jersies already and ill probably have them down st pats nursery next year.

interestingly i work with a scottish man whos cheers for ireland over scotland and lives in navan but goes to dublin games!!

flanders1979 · 01-07-2012, 16:30

I suppose you could have a favourite second team without being an oddball. Usually a team without any rivalry to your own county. For example, I can't see many people in Meath supporting the Dublin hurlers.

Stinicker · 01-07-2012, 18:24

I'm from Kerry why would I need to support another county? Still I always support any team playing Cork and so do most true Kerrymen as was evident when we watched Mayo dump them out last year the same day as Kerry saw off a strong Limerick challenge.

Duiske · 01-07-2012, 19:14

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Originally Posted by DEFTLEFTHAND

Hon Tipp, Rocky.

We'll see.

Will always support Kilkenny, but to be honest I love watching Munster hurling. Leinster hurling has gotten ridiculously boring, and given a choice between watching KK vs any leinster team at Nowlan Pk or watching any 2 Munster teams clash in Semple, I'd take the Munster game in a flash. With a Limerick team heading in the right direction and Cork only a year or two away from being great again its only going to get better in Munster.

RockyRainbow · 08-07-2012, 14:23

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Originally Posted by DEFTLEFTHAND

Hon Tipp, Rocky.

Tiobraid Arann abu

RockyRainbow · 09-07-2012, 19:41

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Originally Posted by Duiske

We'll see.

Will always support Kilkenny, but to be honest I love watching Munster hurling. Leinster hurling has gotten ridiculously boring, and given a choice between watching KK vs any leinster team at Nowlan Pk or watching any 2 Munster teams clash in Semple, I'd take the Munster game in a flash. With a Limerick team heading in the right direction and Cork only a year or two away from being great again its only going to get better in Munster.

Yes, there's never an unexpected outcome in Leinster hurling, is there?

I'm joking, but really, fair play to Galway, their backs held ye off well.

[-0-] · 09-07-2012, 21:05

No maternity hospital in Clare for a while now. Does that mean I support Limerick because I was born there? No. I support Clare because that's where I was raised. I spent 5 years in Kerry and 4 years in Galway as well, but I don't support either of those counties.

This weekend if Limerick beat Clare, I won't mind too much. I would rather be beaten by Limerick than anyone else actually.

tipp_Gunner · 09-07-2012, 22:29

Supporting any one other than Tipperary (in hurling or football) for me comes as natural as loving any children i may have in the future. Might be easy for me to criticise anyone for not staying loyal to their county given we have the population and thus generated revenue to challenge for honours more regularly down here. Still i think counties will only get stronger if people get up off their arses and get behind them. These are amateur athletes doing their very best and putting in the hours. Perhaps some arent training as smart as others but its fair to say all are training hard.

**MrJoeSoap** · 09-07-2012, 22:54

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Originally Posted by tipp_Gunner

Supporting any one other than Tipperary (in hurling or football) for me comes as natural as loving any children i may have in the future. Might be easy for me to criticise anyone for not staying loyal to their county given we have the population and thus generated revenue to challenge for honours more regularly down here. Still i think counties will only get stronger if people get up off their arses and get behind them. These are amateur athletes doing their very best and putting in the hours. Perhaps some arent training as smart as others but its fair to say all are training hard.

Spot on, and especially in hurling. I'd love to see counties like Westmeath, Laois, Antrim, Carlow etc... improve to a level where they can be competitive. It can only be good for the sport. In the most basic sense of the word, I would "support" these counties, but in the sports sense of the word I don't think I would actively cheer them on in a game.

Donnielighto · 09-07-2012, 23:00

Galway lad here. Love beatin mayo jsut cos. Would support them against pretty much anyone else though, the poor tragic lads

Tombo2001 · 10-07-2012, 13:43

Here is a map of GAA clubs in Ireland.

The Red ones are football only.

The blue are hurling and yellow are both.

http://www.gaainfo.com/articles/gaaclubs.php

You will fairly quickly spot that everything north of Athlone is more or less Red; as is more or less the entire Atlantic Coast line from Derry down to West Cork.

In other words, there are many counties where hurling is not played at a high level, or anything approximating a high level.

In this case, I dont think its fair to expect the young kids in these counties to have the Armagh/Longford/Cavan/Leitrim/Donegal/Meath/ Louth etc etc number ten as their hero, when they could have Shefflin or Lar Corbett instead.

So yes, I think its entirely reasonable if you are from Monaghan. Less so if you are from Tipp.

Stereomaniac · 10-07-2012, 13:54

I was born in Waterford. But as a child I never knew that. I grew up and have spent the most part of my life in Kilkenny. My father is from here, and my mother is from Blackrock. I am always glad to see Dublin get a victory, provided that it is not over the cats. However, last year I moved to Waterford. I feel a sense of pride when I look at the Waterford team now. So in Munster I root for Waterford, but Kilkenny is where my allegiance truly lies, I feel. That link the abover poster put on here is very interesting. I have always found it amazing that Kilkenny are so dominant in hurling and they just don't go in for the football at all. I see that New York are ranked ahead of us in the listing there. Oh well, at least I can cheer for the Dubs when it comes to the football championship.

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30-06-2012, 21:50	#32
Clareman Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 8,141 Adverts \| Friends Mod: GAA, Midwest, Rugby	It's the internet, everyone thinks they are better than everyone else Have a look around the place, different forums have different rules so try to familarize yourself with the Charter (rules) of the forums you visit.

01-07-2012, 16:30	#35
flanders1979 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 580 Adverts \| Friends	I suppose you could have a favourite second team without being an oddball. Usually a team without any rivalry to your own county. For example, I can't see many people in Meath supporting the Dublin hurlers.

01-07-2012, 18:24	#36
Stinicker Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 5,277 Adverts \| Friends	I'm from Kerry why would I need to support another county? Still I always support any team playing Cork and so do most true Kerrymen as was evident when we watched Mayo dump them out last year the same day as Kerry saw off a strong Limerick challenge.

09-07-2012, 21:05	#40
[-0-] Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,820 Adverts \| Friends	No maternity hospital in Clare for a while now. Does that mean I support Limerick because I was born there? No. I support Clare because that's where I was raised. I spent 5 years in Kerry and 4 years in Galway as well, but I don't support either of those counties. This weekend if Limerick beat Clare, I won't mind too much. I would rather be beaten by Limerick than anyone else actually.

09-07-2012, 22:29	#41
tipp_Gunner Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 6,459 Adverts \| Friends	Supporting any one other than Tipperary (in hurling or football) for me comes as natural as loving any children i may have in the future. Might be easy for me to criticise anyone for not staying loyal to their county given we have the population and thus generated revenue to challenge for honours more regularly down here. Still i think counties will only get stronger if people get up off their arses and get behind them. These are amateur athletes doing their very best and putting in the hours. Perhaps some arent training as smart as others but its fair to say all are training hard.

09-07-2012, 23:00	#43
Donnielighto Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 910 Adverts \| Friends	Galway lad here. Love beatin mayo jsut cos. Would support them against pretty much anyone else though, the poor tragic lads

10-07-2012, 13:43	#44
Tombo2001 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,017 Adverts \| Friends	Here is a map of GAA clubs in Ireland. The Red ones are football only. The blue are hurling and yellow are both. http://www.gaainfo.com/articles/gaaclubs.php You will fairly quickly spot that everything north of Athlone is more or less Red; as is more or less the entire Atlantic Coast line from Derry down to West Cork. In other words, there are many counties where hurling is not played at a high level, or anything approximating a high level. In this case, I dont think its fair to expect the young kids in these counties to have the Armagh/Longford/Cavan/Leitrim/Donegal/Meath/ Louth etc etc number ten as their hero, when they could have Shefflin or Lar Corbett instead. So yes, I think its entirely reasonable if you are from Monaghan. Less so if you are from Tipp.

10-07-2012, 13:54	#45
Stereomaniac Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The Bird Cage Posts: 1,786 Adverts \| Friends	I was born in Waterford. But as a child I never knew that. I grew up and have spent the most part of my life in Kilkenny. My father is from here, and my mother is from Blackrock. I am always glad to see Dublin get a victory, provided that it is not over the cats. However, last year I moved to Waterford. I feel a sense of pride when I look at the Waterford team now. So in Munster I root for Waterford, but Kilkenny is where my allegiance truly lies, I feel. That link the abover poster put on here is very interesting. I have always found it amazing that Kilkenny are so dominant in hurling and they just don't go in for the football at all. I see that New York are ranked ahead of us in the listing there. Oh well, at least I can cheer for the Dubs when it comes to the football championship.