Random question/thought....

Fandango

Looking at the championship mainly over the last few years, do you think a top class hurler stands out more than a top class footballer? And a top class hurling team stands out more than their football counterparts? The talk about a great hurling game being more enjoyable than a great football game got me thinking on it. Hurling is a much faster pace, decisions have to be made quicker, taking a ball down and hitting the net is done in the blink of an eye etc, but in football you more often have to do a bit more work to hit the net.. so do you think a great hurler looks even better compared to a great footballer? General question by the way as i love both sports.

PS. A few drinks have been consumed but question still stands, altho would ask it better if i was slightly more sober

blackbelt

Fandango wrote: »

Looking at the championship mainly over the last few years, do you think a top class hurler stands out more than a top class footballer? And a top class hurling team stands out more than their football counterparts? The talk about a great hurling game being more enjoyable than a great football game got me thinking on it. Hurling is a much faster pace, decisions have to be made quicker, taking a ball down and hitting the net is done in the blink of an eye etc, but in football you more often have to do a bit more work to hit the net.. so do you think a great hurler looks even better compared to a great footballer? General question by the way as i love both sports.

PS. A few drinks have been consumed but question still stands, altho would ask it better if i was slightly more sober

Let me guess,you were out in Dicey's again???:)

Fandango

Me arse! Im at home drinking cans and playing poker

blackbelt

Fandango wrote: »

Me arse! Im at home drinking cans and playing poker

Here's the real question,how is poker a sport?Like Poker After Dark on Setanta.Are they takin the p1ss or what??:D

Fandango

More to the point, how is it gambling? To an extent it is a sport. It requires skill and stamina which are fundemental to sports. Also concentration, patience which seems to be lost in alot of teams but is required. Its more a sport than gambling

blackbelt

Fandango wrote: »

More to the point, how is it gambling? To an extent it is a sport. It requires skill and stamina which are fundemental to sports. Also concentration, patience which seems to be lost in alot of teams but is required. Its more a sport than gambling

Then also watching it should be a sport.I just don't have the stamina for that though nor the patience.:)

salthillman

What a thread....