opinionated3 wrote: » I'm not lazy buddy, but thanks for the criticism anyway. I will admit to being angry with the gaa for dragging us down there for a 3pm throw in at one of the most inaccessible stadiums in the country, on a serious shopping day, and when a major music festival is also on in the city. Meanwhile Limerick would have been the logical choice. I couldn't care less how new this stadium is. It's still **** to enter/exit from.....
windy shepard henderson wrote: » ridiculous support by clare people for both games at the weekend , highlighted in the paper today , it wont do anything in my opinion to change things , in my opinion its a serious problem at this stage , it was like being in the away supporters end at a soccer match last sunday , even the home game against mayo saturday night was a joke , more like a neutral venue the excueses people were useing was it cost too much of it was handier to watch it on telly would make you sick the excuse for the tipp game saturday week is already in place as cork is too fat to travel and it should be on in limerick :rolleyes: if cost is an issue , i am sure it cost cork or mayo people the same or more to attend this weekends games , also i am sure there televisions were working fine too if they wanted to stay at home if there is no support for players , then players wont want to play , colin ryan is a perfect example, also the lack of support for the footballers in the past when operating at a similar level to this year, was the reason many players dropped of the panel and concentrated on there clubs
feargale wrote: » Indeed. That Clare guy grabbed more balls than Mae West ever did.
evolving tipperary wrote: » Looks like we'll have to watch our balls versus Clare!
namloc1980 wrote: » If it's internal deals how can the GAA bow to itself?!
small town girl wrote: I'm actually mortified by this schoolboy stunt.
Clareman wrote: » Most sporting organisations would have asked the TV companies when they would like to have the matches on, then asked which match they wanted at which time and then fixed the games, if a ground wasn't big enough then have it in 2 grounds. Clare and Tipp in Limerick, Waterford and Wexford in Thurles would suit everyone involved, but no, the GAA has to bow to internal politics and deals.
Clareman wrote: » If the match was on in Limerick it'd be the same distance for Tipperary supporters to travel (a lot closer for north of the county) and it'd be a lot closer for Clare supporters, the place would be a sell out and Pairc Ui Franc would still have a full house the next day, but no the corruption of the GAA means that supporters are just a secondary thought and back alley deals take priority so supporters will be expected to haul down
danganabu wrote: » I was just commenting to my usual match day companion that it was a real sign of how much we have aged since those days, used to love the weekend in Cork, wedged into Reardon's on the Saturday night and then ringing work on the Monday morning to explain how you were still in Cork...again! Now it's like a chore and the thoughts of the traffic and the walking
Clareman wrote: » We used to make a weekend of it for matches, traffic was that bad, I think it was 5 hours home after the '97 final but we didn't care. Standing on the terrace chanting "You'll never beat the banner" after the '98 drawn game was special.
danganabu wrote: » It was an annual pilgrimage at one stage alright and the vast majority of times it was ye who came out on top :mad: it always seemed to be an absolute scorcher of a day as well, got more scaldings on the terrace's in that dump that I care to remember.
letowski wrote: » Was 2003 the last time the Clare senior played in PUC? I have flashbacks of going there a couple of times in the late 90's/early 00's. Seemingly, against Tipperary every time too.
jackrussel wrote: » how do you make out the "vast majoirty" of tipp hurling fans are from north tipp? if youre basing it on the fact that north tipp is hurling and the south is football - well the you couldnt be more wrong. anyway - this is the clare thread so probably not the best place for a tipp discussion
danganabu wrote: » Been a little misleading by referring to Clonmel there Clareman, the vast vast majority of Tipp hurling fans are from the North and Mid Divisions of the county, the drive time from Nenagh is 2 hours.
Warper wrote: » Is RTE showing the Clare game
Clareman wrote: » I was going by the capital of each county, if you want to go by the furthest town Roscrea is 1 hour 47 minutes away and Ballyvaughan is 2 hours 30, if you want to go by county champions Thurles is 1 hour 18 minutes away and Ballyea is 2 hours 2 minutes, if you want to go by closest points Clare is 1 hour 39, Tipp is 49 minutes.
