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American Football is more popular than GAA in Ireland!!!!

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  • 04-02-2010 7:22pm
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    Hazys
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    ...well boards really!!!

    Football tenth most popular sport on boards.ie, 7th if you dont include Airsoft (wtf that is), shooting & pro wrestling

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=64016107&postcount=6

    Probably not that accurate as GAA is 12th but i presume GAA folk use other forums, etc.



    Still tho, three cheers to all of us who post in the awesome AF forum!!


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    Black Swan
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    Hazys wrote: »
    Still tho, three cheers to all of us who post in the awesome AF forum!!
    And more cheers for those of you who keep us informed about the best plays of the day, top players, and add to the excitement of the coming Super Bowl.


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    The Sparrow
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    Who Dat GAA... Who Dat!


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    cruiserweight
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    Sports is one of those categories where the posts fluctuate depending on when the games are on, those figures will be very different during the summer for example


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    Hazys
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    cruiserweight wrote: »
    Sports is one of those categories where the posts fluctuate depending on when the games are on, those figures will be very different during the summer for example

    Its only a bit of a joke, i dont think anybody would actually believe AF is more popular than GAA in Ireland or is even close.

    I just wanted to give props to our small but active and entertaining forum.


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    kmart6
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    And deserved props they are....


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    davyjose
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    Hazys wrote: »
    Its only a bit of a joke, i dont think anybody would actually believe AF is more popular than GAA in Ireland or is even close.

    I just wanted to give props to our small but active and entertaining forum.

    This forum is AWESOME. And has played a huge part in my ever-increasing love of this Sport.

    Especially as very few of my friends have more than even a passing interest in AF.


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    Royal Seahawk
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    It's true, here's more proof!!!!

    http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/kingdom-stars-to-miss--dubs-tie-for-super-bowl-2045079.html



    I'm a massive Gaa fan but this forum is brilliant for Nfl chat amongst Irish fans, hope to see you in the Woolshed on Sunday!


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    Pherekydes
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    Hazys wrote: »
    Football tenth most popular sport on boards.ie, 7th if you dont include Airsoft (wtf that is), shooting & pro wrestling

    6th. Golf is not a sport.


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    cooker3
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    It will be 6th soon when the numbers finally reflect the death of the poker forum.


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    Black Swan
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    cruiserweight wrote: »
    Sports is one of those categories where the posts fluctuate depending on when the games are on, those figures will be very different during the summer for example
    If past seasons on this forum serve as a predictor, after this coming Super Bowl weekend, things will more than likely slow down for us until August 2010.


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    eagle eye
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    It gets busy around March too.;)


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    tallaghtoutlaws
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    eagle eye wrote: »
    It gets busy around March too.;)

    Especially the end April


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    Hazys
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    tallaghtoutlaws wrote: »
    Especially the end April

    After that depression kicks in...


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    tallaghtoutlaws
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    Hazys wrote: »
    After that depression kicks in...

    Im not too bad though I have the IAFL season keeps my addiction happy.


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    Lothaar v2
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    Maybe, this year, everyone from the AF forum could go out to watch/play in the IAFL season... then we'd all have something to post about right up until the start of the NFL seaon!

    :)


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    bobby wade
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    Hoping to get to a couple IAFL games this season. Last year was the first in a few years I got to none :(


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    tallaghtoutlaws
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    Lothaar v2 wrote: »
    Maybe, this year, everyone from the AF forum could go out to watch/play in the IAFL season... then we'd all have something to post about right up until the start of the NFL seaon!

    :)

    I second this. Support your local team.

    Full 11s locations.

    Dublin
    UCD
    Lucan
    Glasnevin
    Santry - Trinity
    Santry - Rebels
    Castleknock

    South and South West Of Ireland
    Cork (UCC Sports Grounds)
    Limerick (University Of Limerick)

    North
    Craigavon Cowboys (Brownlow Sports Centre)
    Belfast Trojans
    Carrickfergus Knights

    I have no idea where the Development 8 teams are this year.


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    Eire-Dearg
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    I'm definately going to "try-out" for the UL team next year if I get into college there, but I'll be waaaaay too small. About 1 foot, 150 pounds too small! Nonetheless, I'm gonna be Ireland's next Peyton Manning.


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    davyjose
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    Is now a bad time to tell you you put santry in twice, TO?

    :D


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    tallaghtoutlaws
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    davyjose wrote: »
    Is now a bad time to tell you you put santry in twice, TO?

    :D

    Lothar knows why I put that there. Both Trinity and Rebels play in Santry in two different locations.

    But I fixed it just for you :D:D


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    jdivision
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    tallaghtoutlaws wrote: »



    Glasnevin



    After five years, we've finally gotten the use of the college grounds. Progress of sorts.


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    StopWatch
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    for the 1st time ever, i'm looking forward to the long, dark, off-season of the soul, as this year i bought Gamepass (which has been awesome) and can now look forward to watching any game I like from the season, and a bunch of NFL films...AWE some


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    cooker3
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    StopWatch wrote: »
    for the 1st time ever, i'm looking forward to the long, dark, off-season of the soul, as this year i bought Gamepass (which has been awesome)

    Yeah. I am not sure I will be able to go through a season without it now that I have gone through 1 with it.


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    #25
    ReacherCreature
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    This thread gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside. :)


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    #26
    FridaysWell
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    AF more popular then GAA, on this, well its a much better sport :)
    This forum is one of the best here been reading here lately
    Keep up the good work :)


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    me-skywalker
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    Hazys wrote: »
    ...well boards really!!!

    Football tenth most popular sport on boards.ie, 7th if you dont include Airsoft (wtf that is), shooting & pro wrestling

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=64016107&postcount=6

    Probably not that accurate as GAA is 12th but i presume GAA folk use other forums, etc.



    Still tho, three cheers to all of us who post in the awesome AF forum!!

    Well considering the GAA is only gearing back into Season now and NFL is right at the height of it its pretty unfair to say its more popular than the GAA based on post-counts lol


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    #28
    cooker3
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    There is only 1 'NFL'


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    Xavi6
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    tallaghtoutlaws wrote: »
    I second this. Support your local team.

    Full 11s locations.

    Dublin
    UCD
    Lucan
    Glasnevin
    Santry - Trinity
    Santry - Rebels
    Castleknock
    What's the story with that Castleknock team? Are they new? Where do they play out of?


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    D3PO
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    Xavi6 wrote: »
    What's the story with that Castleknock team? Are they new? Where do they play out of?

    The Rhinos they have been around for 2 seasons. They play out of Castleknock college


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