The GAA All Star Awrds

My name is URL

What is even going on here. It's just a load of gombeens looking awkwardly at a camera, and a female presenter that seems nervous as fcuk and keeps stammering.

Tis on RTE 1 atm.

Awful stuff. May as well have been on the radio

They're even fcuking up the shots of the audience. Brutal

lawlolawl

My name is URL wrote: »

What is even going on here. It's just a load of gombeens looking awkwardly at a camera, and a female presenter that seems nervous as fcuk and keeps stammering.

Tis on RTE 1 atm.

Awful stuff. May as well have been on the radio

They're even fcuking up the shots of the audience. Brutal

An amateurish TV program for an amateur sports organization.

Someone in RTE is thinking outside the box!

Also, does this double as the Farmer of the Year awards?

My name is URL

Imagine Marty Morrissey at the after party. With lasers and women bouncing off his head

jaysus

Bowlardo

The least the could do was show a few of the better lucking other halves

s4uv3

My very talented little brother is there receiving an award for his dedication, skill, and bloody hard work. I'm delighted for him.
The begrudgery and bang of jealousy off ye is hilarious tbh. Just know that the recipients don't give a fcuk what ye think of them

Your Face

I didn't want to watch it so I changed the channel.

ChikiChiki

Everything was really awkward. I cringed at when she was trying to have the craic with the Waterford hurler out kicking footballs in a Kilkenny jersey. It just went very badly with awkward fake laughs and stammering. Anyway fair play to all, they are not easily won.

jackwigan

Your Face wrote: »

I didn't want to watch it so I changed the channel.

It’s a bold strategy Cotton. Let’s see if it pays off.

andekwarhola

More power to them but I thought there was a GAA forum on this site.

SEPT 23 1989

God help them it could be a child of yours

My name is URL

s4uv3 wrote: »

My very talented little brother is there receiving an award for his dedication, skill, and bloody hard work. I'm delighted for him.
The begrudgery and bang of jealousy off ye is hilarious tbh. Just know that the recipients don't give a fcuk what ye think of them

Good for him

I was having a go at the production of it. RTE and the GAA make a lot of money from what they do.

How much are you and your brother making from it?

Don't think it's possible to begrudge fcuk all

Begrudgery. The last bastion of defense whenever anyone doesn't find a thing entertaining.

Hey, on the plus side he might be offered an actual paying job in Australia because of it... so the GAA have that going for them /s

Your Face

jackwigan wrote: »

It’s a bold strategy Cotton. Let’s see if it pays off.

A high risk maneuver.

munster87

s4uv3 wrote: »

My very talented little brother is there receiving an award for his dedication, skill, and bloody hard work. I'm delighted for him.
The begrudgery and bang of jealousy off ye is hilarious tbh. Just know that the recipients don't give a fcuk what ye think of them

Seems like jealousy alright, I'd say the OP could hardly spell 'award' nevermind win one :pac:

Westernyelp

Bowlardo wrote: »

The least the could do was show a few of the better lucking other halves

The least you could do is to learn how to spell

enricoh

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

God help them it could be a child of yours

Yeah, eejits the lot of them, especially these days when you can spend your life online. Now that's how to have a really fulfilling life!

My name is URL

s4uv3 wrote: »

Just know that the recipients don't give a fcuk what ye think of them

Most people don't give a fcuk about the recipients either.

Eastenders beats the awards in terms of viewership.

Stop making everyone else pay for the hosting of this meaningless ceremony.

Arcade_Tryer

GAA players are well paid by the cailíní in the local community.

WesternZulu

After Hours has a serious chip on its shoulder about the GAA, it's tiresome.

Mr. FoggPatches

WesternZulu wrote: »

After Hours has a serious chip on its shoulder about the GAA, it's tiresome.

Weird when they're so pro-rugby, a game where kicking the ball out of play is lauded

dirtyden

It was a grand show, nice to see Lee Keegan get a well deserved FOTY award. Thought P Maher should have got HOTY but Gleeson was excellent as well.

I thought most of those interviewed spoke relatively well, a few were obviously a little tongue tied on camera but that is be cause they are regular people.

Give me that before EastEnders any day of the week.

Hon Tipp!!!!

midnight city

My name is URL wrote: »

Most people don't give a fcuk about the recipients either.

Eastenders beats the awards in terms of viewership.

Stop making everyone else pay for the hosting of this meaningless ceremony.

Its not a meaningless ceremony. Sport is important and this is a chance to recognise these players for their effort. RTE is the state broadcaster. They shouldn't always be chasing ratings like a commercial channel.

I do agree with your criticism of the rte staff though. It was as if they didn't give much effort to preparing for the ceremony. Like they just turned up grabbed a mic and went live.

andekwarhola

WesternZulu wrote: »

After Hours has a serious chip on its shoulder about the GAA, it's tiresome.

Threads on GAA actually seem to survive a bit longer than other sports threads. Presumably a lot of culchie mods

Hans Bricks

An annual one hour award ceremony to recognize the achievements of the star players for home grown sports. On the national broadcaster. Big deal. It's almost taboo to cast a positive light on the GAA for a lot of people on Boards.

lawlolawl

midnight city wrote: »

Sport is important

Lol, no it isn't. It's people playing games.

Irish society puts way too much stock in sports. And don't give me any ****e about it making the nation more active. We have one of the highest obesity rates in the EU.

midnight city

lawlolawl wrote: »

Lol, no it isn't. It's people playing games.

Irish society puts way too much stock in sports. And don't give me any ****e about it making the nation more active. We have one of the highest obesity rates in the EU.

Gaelic, athletics, soccer, tennis, golf, hurling, swimming and a multitude of other sports played by hundreds of thousands of irish people week in week out. Keeping them fit physically and mentally, happily passing their time doing something they really enjoy. How can you say that isn't important.

WesternZulu

lawlolawl wrote:

And don't give me any ****e about it making the nation more active. We have one of the highest obesity rates in the EU.

Well we'd be a lot fatter if it wasn't for sport so I don't get your point.

Dirty Dingus McGee

My name is URL wrote: »

Most people don't give a fcuk about the recipients either.

Eastenders beats the awards in terms of viewership.

Stop making everyone else pay for the hosting of this meaningless ceremony.

Are you being made pay for it?

It's no more meaningless than any other awards ceremonies that RTE broadcast.

Dirty Dingus McGee

lawlolawl wrote: »

Lol, no it isn't. It's people playing games.

Irish society puts way too much stock in sports. And don't give me any ****e about it making the nation more active. We have one of the highest obesity rates in the EU.

Just imagine how bad things we be if people didn't have sport.

lawlolawl

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

Just imagine how bad things we be if people didn't have sport.

Yeah, i obviously want it completely eliminated and don't simply think that we go way overboard with the near blanket coverage of it coupled with the reverence we have for grown men and women who play games.

Dirty Dingus McGee

lawlolawl wrote: »

Yeah, i obviously want it completely eliminated and don't simply think that we go way overboard with the near blanket coverage of it coupled with the reverence we have for grown men and women who play games.

Blanket coverage is because people have an interest in it.If you avoid the sports pages you won't have to read about it.There is just as much if not more media coverage of celebrity bull**** but you can avoid it quite easily if you want to.

feargale

lawlolawl wrote: »

Lol, no it isn't. It's people playing games.

Irish society puts way too much stock in sports. And don't give me any ****e about it making the nation more active. We have one of the highest obesity rates in the EU.

Yes, and all the athletes are the obese ones. The GAA bashing cyber warriors are all as fit as whippets.

There's a PhD to be had in a study of brainwashed, predictable, lazy thinking in boards.ie.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Delighted for Michael Qunlivan.

Disappointed that Evan Comerford wasn't named the All Star goalie.

In regards to our Tipp hurling All Stars. A great year, Munster Champions for the 42nd time and All Ireland Champions for the 27th time. Please keep it going boys. We need a AI back to back. Haven't done it since the 60s.

ChikiChiki

My name is URL wrote: »

Most people don't give a fcuk about the recipients either.

Eastenders beats the awards in terms of viewership.

Stop making everyone else pay for the hosting of this meaningless ceremony.

Nah it not meaningless. Sure, the production of the TV show may be ****e but if you can't appreciate the achievements of the awardees then theres no hope.

** RTE needs to sack the production guy

511

s4uv3 wrote: »

My very talented little brother is there receiving an award for his dedication, skill, and bloody hard work.

He must be a hurling player because there's no skill in bogball.

I'm delighted for him. The begrudgery and bang of jealousy off ye is hilarious tbh. Just know that the recipients don't give a fcuk what ye think of them

Playing GAA won't make him a millionaire, so there's nothing to begrudge. All that so-called "talent" for nothing, he'll still struggle to pay off his mortgage like everyone else, while professional athletes live in the lap of luxury due to possessing real talent.

Ah whisht up will you.

PS.

Well done Aussie you prince.

DEFTLEFTHAND

A question for you guys. Since the inception of the All Stars in 1971 only two counties out of the 32 have failed to ever receive an award in either code. Can you name them?

The flying mouse

Carlow & Longford.

Dirty Dingus McGee

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Delighted for Michael Qunlivan.

Disappointed that Evan Comerford wasn't named the All Star goalie.

In regards to our Tipp hurling All Stars. A great year, Munster Champions for the 42nd time and All Ireland Champions for the 27th time. Please keep it going boys. We need a AI back to back. Haven't done it since the 60s.

I think he should have won it.Rock solid in goals and his kick outs were outstanding.

Dirty Dingus McGee

511 wrote: »

He must be a hurling player because there's no skill in bogball.



Playing GAA won't make him a millionaire, so there's nothing to begrudge. All that so-called "talent" for nothing, he'll still struggle to pay off his mortgage like everyone else, while professional athletes live in the lap of luxury due to possessing real talent.

Plenty of skill in football that's why Aussie rules teams try and recruit footballers from Ireland.It's your loss if you can't recognize the skill involved.

Lots of people have talent and make no money off of it.it's just is the pathetic state of the world we live in people equate talent with the amount of the money they can make which is quite sad. Lots of greatest artists and writers died in poverty but it didn't mean they lacked talent.

I assume all those Irish Olympian who won't make any money lack talent aswell?

realdanbreen

My name is URL wrote: »

What is even going on here. It's just a load of gombeens looking awkwardly at a camera, and a female presenter that seems nervous as fcuk and keeps stammering.

Tis on RTE 1 atm.

Awful stuff. May as well have been on the radio

They're even fcuking up the shots of the audience. Brutal

Not to worry, 'I'm a celebrity get me outta here' will be back soon to keep gobsh1tes like yourself transfixed.

Your Face

Well that escalated quickly.

lawlolawl

Your Face wrote: »

Well that escalated quickly.

Yeah, people seem to get rather catty when you insult their favorite grown adults who play games.

Dirty Dingus McGee

lawlolawl wrote: »

Yeah, people seem to get rather catty when you insult their favorite grown adults who play games.

Why do you feel the need to criticise something you supposedly have no interest in and clearly have zero understanding of?

lawlolawl

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

... clearly have zero understanding of?

It's not that lofty a concept.

Grown people love watching other grown people play games to the point where they make it part of their identity and get really worked up when someone points out how trivial it all is.

Dirty Dingus McGee

lawlolawl wrote: »

It's not that lofty a concept.

Grown people love watching other grown people play games to the point where they make it part of their identity and get really worked up when someone points out how trivial it all is.

If you started a thread and decided to make fun of people who enjoy films,books, TV etc I'd imagine they'd point out the good points and tell people to stop talking about something they clearly have no interest in.Same applies to sport.Almost everything in life is fairly trivial.

eviltwin

Not a GAA fan, hate it tbh but seeing as players don't get paid a bit of appreciation for their efforts isn't unreasonable. And while I don't watch the sport lots do so it's only right it was on television.

Tilly

I think it's gas that someone would start a thread on boards about a program they don't like rather than just changing the station

/get some fresh air

midnight city

lawlolawl wrote: »

It's not that lofty a concept.

Grown people love watching other grown people play games to the point where they make it part of their identity and get really worked up when someone points out how trivial it all is.

Well everything is trivial if you want to go down that road. Tell me what important stuff do you fill your day with btw

lawlolawl

midnight city wrote: »

Well everything is trivial if you want to go down that road. Tell me what important stuff do you fill your day with btw

Nah, why would i expect anyone else to be interested in the trivial nonsense i enjoy?

andekwarhola

511 wrote: »

Playing GAA won't make him a millionaire, so there's nothing to begrudge. All that so-called "talent" for nothing, he'll still struggle to pay off his mortgage like everyone else, while professional athletes live in the lap of luxury due to possessing real talent.

Wouldn't personally be a fan of GAA but just because they're not professionals or ranked globally doesn't mean they're not skilled and very dedicated /fit athletes.

dirtyden

lawlolawl wrote: »

It's not that lofty a concept.

Grown people love watching other grown people play games to the point where they make it part of their identity and get really worked up when someone points out how trivial it all is.

And how infinitely more trivial is it to get worked up about it as you are?