Is Hurling the greatest game ever?

Yamanoto

flas wrote: »

IRFU you mean no!?seeing as its their ground?

It's split 50:50 between the two sporting bodies for the term of the lease (60 years), after which time the IRFU will regain ownership.

oldyouth

Dick phelan wrote: »

And in Soccer do Chelsea, Man United, Arsenal, Man City not nearly always finish at the top of the PL, in Tennis is it not usually Nadal, Djokovic, Murray, Federer ect who win? In Rugby do NZL, Australia, France, Wales ect not usually win. Every sport has the usual teams that finish near the top not just GAA.

But there are no rules that if they get beaten in a game, they get re-admitted to the same competition where an underdog is not afforded the same privelage

Mal-Adjusted

oldyouth wrote: »

But there are no rules that if they get beaten in a game, they get re-admitted to the same competition where an underdog is not afforded the same privelage

Nor is there in GAA sports to my knowledge

Wolf Club

I love Gaelic games but it annoys me the way the GAA go on about their games as being superior. No other sporting organisation does it, you'd never hear someone from the FA giving out about rugby.

Last years AI hurling final replay was the best sporting event I've ever been to though, followed by the drawn game. After years of Kilkenny's omnipotence (which made the hurling championship incredibly dull and predictable despite all their might), seeing this young group of players shine in front of 82,000 people really was a moment to behold.

diomed

If you think Garth Brooks is the greatest, hurling is the greatest.

anncoates

TheMza wrote: »

if it's such a good sport why don't they get paid?

So the GAA can say they're 'amateur' continue to hoover up the lions share of funding while being a very wealthy commercial organisation.

WesternZulu

Wolf Club wrote: »

No other sporting organisation does it, you'd never hear someone from the FA giving out about rugby.

That's not true at all.

You get idiots in all sports giving out about other sporting organisations.
Some people are just small minded and it's not just a GAA trait.

Don't forget it was GAA members who pushed for Croke Park to be opening...it was led from the bottom up.

anncoates

WesternZulu wrote: »

Don't forget it was GAA members who pushed for Croke Park to be opening...it was led from the bottom up.

It was a temporary abeyance of the rule as applied to a single ground that they would have been mad to turn down given the money they got for rent.

tile_man

I find the borderline mythical status which many are keen to attach to hurling quite tedious , its as if loving hurling makes one more truly irish , plus most famous people are always at the ready to gush praise upon its " unique " purity , eamon dunphy springs to mind

personally I find the game over rated , its not a good game to watch on tv as the ball moves so fast , the camera cant catch up

Stojkovic

When Eire26 play in a World Cup or Euros the whole country comes to a standstill. (Same would happen if Utd and Liverpool ever met in a CL Final).

I've never seen that happen for a Kilkenny-Cork AIH Final !!

Duckworth_Luas

Stojkovic wrote: »

When Eire26 play in a World Cup or Euros the whole country comes to a standstill. (Same would happen if Utd and Liverpool ever met in a CL Final).

Well that's not true

Stojkovic

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

Well that's not true

Germany match in Japan was a noon kick-off on a Tuesday. The whole country stopped work !!!

Dick phelan

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

Well that's not true

Agree i personally couldn't give a fcuk if Liverpool or United was in the CL wouldn't be something i'd have to watch. Might watch it i don't hate football but i'd hate to miss an All Ireland or in fact most big Hurling matches. The point about the Euro's and WC well they do only come along every 4 years and Ireland is only in one about every 12, I mean when Ireland were playing in the Rugby WC the same occurred, When Taylor won the Gold the nation practically stopped for that fight. Any major sport at the top international level does this imo. All Ireland final's are watched by a majority i'd say.

Duckworth_Luas

Stojkovic wrote: »

Germany match in Japan was a noon kick-off on a Tuesday. The whole country stopped work !!!

RoI Vs World Champions Spain at the last European championship had less people watching than Ireland Vs Wales in the 2012 Six Nations. The country did not come to a standstill for the rugby!

Stojkovic

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

RoI Vs World Champions Spain at the last European championship had less people watching than Ireland Vs Wales in the 2012 Six Nations. The country did not come to a standstill for the rugby!

Thats RTE viewing figures.
What about those watching on BBC, ITV or Sky. Plus all those watching in pubs !

miss misty

WikiHow wrote: »

There was 2 all Ireland hurling finals last year?

Yes... the final was a draw and we had the replay

Alf Veedersane

Mal-Adjusted wrote: »

Why would Toulouse come to play Sligo Rovers? They're a middling team in the (very skillful) Ligue 1, but they're not terribly well known in Ireland... Unless of course, you meant the Sportsground

Haha, been there more often than I've been to Sligo and I STILL get it wrong

Duckworth_Luas

Stojkovic wrote: »

Thats RTE viewing figures.
What about those watching on BBC, ITV or Sky. Plus all those watching in pubs !

The figures are computed independently for advertising purposes and take all those watching into account. Do people not watch rugby and GAA in pubs and clubs? If anything, a higher proportion of Irish rugby fans would watch games live on BBC than on RTE.

The truth is that, outside the odd bandwagon event, soccer is not as popular as you'd like to think. GAA and rugby annually dominate the Irish TV sports market in terms of viewers. Note that RTE have even dropped showing Premiership highlights.

rwg

Anne Fast Signboard wrote: »

massively skilled sport but none of us are subjective when calling it the "greatest game ever" i would say there is no greatest game ever personally

Chess

Route1

Association Football, the worlds most popular sport for a reason, the simplicity that it can be played with almost anywhere provided one has a ball, truly is the beautiful game.

The Aussie

"Is Hurling the greatest game ever"

LOL :pac:......

If it was so good it would be played all over the world, it's not as if the Irish have not emigrated to the 4 corners of the world for hundreds of years, yep gone real far there Lads. :rolleyes:

rwg

Route1 wrote: »

Association Football, the worlds most popular sport for a reason, the simplicity that it can be played with almost anywhere provided one has a ball, truly is the beautiful game.

I think your missing 4 goalposts, 2 crossbars, tin of white paint and a brush pal

Stojkovic

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

The truth is that, outside the odd bandwagon event, soccer is not as popular as you'd like to think.

Its THE most played sport in the country.

Stojkovic

rwg wrote: »

I think your missing 4 goalposts, 2 crossbars, tin of white paint and a brush pal

Meh, jumpers for goalposts mate !!!

Duckworth_Luas

Stojkovic wrote: »

Its THE most played sport in the country.

The FAI count social soccer, indoor soccer, womens soccer, 5 a side soccer, off season GAA and rugby players, national school leagues etc, etc in their massaged figures. They even counted me once because I played in a charity indoor competition. GAA and rugby only count adult males playing in structured competitive leagues in their playing figures. Plus the guy who spouts this nonsense is used car salesman John Delaney:pac:

MilanPan!c

rwg wrote: »

Chess

Frisbee golf!

TPfeather

Tennis is the greatest game.

Mal-Adjusted

The Aussie wrote: »

If it was so good it would be played all over the world, it's not as if the Irish have not emigrated to the 4 corners of the world for hundreds of years, yep gone real far there Lads. :rolleyes:

ffs, people really seem to have a bee in their bonnet about the whole international aspect. Many other countries have very healthy GAA scenes (though football more-so than hurling).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Gaelic_games_clubs_outside_Ireland

Last year, there was a successful hurling festival with teams brought in from all corners.

http://www.aerlingushurling.com/

Me?

Hurling, great at the top level. At the bottom level it's a laugh. Watch a Junior C game it's funny.

K-9

Stojkovic wrote: »

Its THE most played sport in the country.

But attracts poor attendances barring internationals, and even friendlies and unattractive competitive matches don't get huge crowds.
GAA is the supporters favourite.