GAA Jersies ...

Fulton Crown · 03-06-2011 10:12PM #1

Just heard a D4 type on RTE (where else) going on about GAA jersies.

And indeed the people who wear them.

Sarah McInerney she was ..an her to be a "journalist" with the Sunday Times.

Jist of what she was getting at...and she made several references to it...was that folks wearing GAA jersies were soooo uncool.

MMMM .......says I why GAA jersies ?

Why not soccer or Rugby or basketball jersies....

What the freek has this D4 princess againt GAA jersies ...

The Crown is puzzled.....

El Weirdo · 03-06-2011 10:13PM

They are uncool.

manlad · 03-06-2011 10:13PM

meh

Duffy the Vampire Slayer · 03-06-2011 10:14PM

A lot of people seem to have a chip on their shoulder about GAA jersey's. I think its just a form of snobbery as they view Gaelic Football and Hurling as 'bogger' sports.

mikemac · 03-06-2011 10:14PM

You're not cool enough to pull off posting in the third person , sorry OP

The_Kew_Tour · 03-06-2011 10:14PM

I will bate the woman with Hurley so I will.

Hyperbullet · 03-06-2011 10:14PM

Fulton Crown wrote: »

The Crown is puzzled.....

As am I.

By this thread.

Badgermonkey · 03-06-2011 10:15PM

They're like 1981 in nylon form.

Turtyturd · 03-06-2011 10:15PM

Your gimmick slipped OP.

ShamoBuc · 03-06-2011 10:16PM

El Weirdo wrote: »

They are uncool.

Incorrect!

Chris P. Bacon · 03-06-2011 10:16PM

I had my Waterford hurling jersey on today, because it was hot and the top felt great in the heat,who really cares what a person wears.

Temptamperu · 03-06-2011 10:17PM

i have never had a jersey, therefore uncool.

My Startrek dress uniform on the other hand brings all the girls to the yard

Turtyturd · 03-06-2011 10:18PM

mikemac wrote: »

You're not cool enough to pull off posting in the third person , sorry OP

To be fair all the gimmick posts are pretty retarded....bar the citizen...he was good for a laugh.

Biggins · 03-06-2011 10:18PM

Temptamperu wrote: »

i have never had a jersey, therefore uncool.

My Startrek dress uniform on the other hand brings all the girls to the yard

LOL I laughed when I read that.
I got a Star Trek one too!

No way was I getting the red one though! :pac:

My name is URL · 03-06-2011 10:22PM

She's right you know, Ted

Fulton Crown · 03-06-2011 10:25PM

mikemac wrote: »

You're not cool enough to pull off posting in the third person , sorry OP

Your opinion bothers me not a whit pal.

So...don't be sorry...:D

Gordon Gecko · 03-06-2011 10:25PM

I remember as a schoolboy my chums and I playing cricket in the quadrangle, when all of a sudden some uncouth louts, ruffians of the lowest order, wandered in wearing GAA jerseys and began berating us with the most frightfully common utterances. Their vulgarity was such that it took the grounds keeper days to remove the shards of shattered monocles from the quad. Thus I wholeheartedly concur with the aforementioned journalist's sentiments viz a viz GAA jerseys,

Rgds,

Rt. Hon. Gordon Gecko Esq.

mikom · 03-06-2011 10:28PM

Fulton Crown wrote: »

Your opinion bothers me not a whit pal.

So...don't be sorry...:D

Howya bantam.

Mint Sauce · 03-06-2011 10:28PM

Look, Munster beat Leinster. Get over it D4.

:pac:

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 03-06-2011 10:33PM

Some people just like looking down their noses at others and being able to pigeon hole them into easily identifiable groups makes this task easier on their miniscule minds

stovelid · 03-06-2011 10:42PM

GAA jerseys tend to be more vile than other sports jerseys: just the design or something. Almost psychedelic.

It's almost like an self-consciously down-home design approach, to wit: the more minimal and relatively tasteful that foreign (read: Brit) sports jerseys get, we self-consciously keep ours manky.

Kinda like a Calvita/Red Lemonade/Erin soup thing where the inherent crapness of the product is not hidden but actually foregrounded in the advertising as a subcultural nod to the retro tastes of nostalgic culchies living under duress in The Smoke.

Like an arch, knowing protest against taste, if you will.

spider guardian · 03-06-2011 10:44PM

Plenty of 'boggers' in Dublin wearing GAA tops as well. Probably will get a few more given how well they're doing in the hurling

Salty · 03-06-2011 11:33PM

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

A lot of people seem to have a chip on their shoulder about GAA jersey's. I think its just a form of snobbery as they view Gaelic Football and Hurling as 'bogger' sports.

Can't stand this particular form of snobbery. People who wear GAA jerseys aren't trying to look cool, or make a fashion statement. Generally speaking, most people who get dressed in any sort of clothes are not doing so keeping "I must make a fashion statement" or "I must look cool" in their heads.

I find that people who wear the jerseys have some sort of pride in their county, in hurling and football, and want to be comfortable while they're out and about.

Probably the reason why so many wear GAA jerseys abroad too; they're loose fitting and comfortable in warm weather.

Luxie · 03-06-2011 11:54PM

Gordon Gecko wrote: »

I remember as a schoolboy my chums and I playing cricket in the quadrangle, when all of a sudden some uncouth louts, ruffians of the lowest order, wandered in wearing GAA jerseys and began berating us with the most frightfully common utterances. Their vulgarity was such that it took the grounds keeper days to remove the shards of shattered monocles from the quad. Thus I wholeheartedly concur with the aforementioned journalist's sentiments viz a viz GAA jerseys,

Rgds,

Rt. Hon. Gordon Gecko Esq.

Similar happened me down the polo club. only it was them cricket louts

Killer Pigeon · 03-06-2011 11:57PM

What's her opinion of Leinster Rugby jerseys?

bonerm · 03-06-2011 11:57PM

I'm in favour of them. They're a great way of knowing who to avoid when abroad in colonial cities.

ballsymchugh · 04-06-2011 12:01AM

has anyone mentioned irish people in australia wearing them yet?? apparently roysh, that's, loike, a total mare or something?

boogle · 04-06-2011 12:01AM

Biggins wrote: »

LOL I laughed when I read that.
I got a Star Trek one too!

No way was I getting the red one though! :pac:

I think that's cool.

But I'm not cool.

El Siglo · 04-06-2011 12:13AM

GAA jerseys are ridiculous, especially when some arse hole you went to school with puts pics of himself on facebook wearing one on Bondi Beach or in San Diego. I live in Belfast and the GAA jersey brigade is always out in full swing, you're nothing unless you have a number on the back as well, guaranteed to get your hole then in the Hatfield.

Diabhal Beag · 04-06-2011 12:20AM

I always like people who make arguments about why they shouldn't wear jerseys. I don't wear jerseys a lot but when I do I really don't care if you think it's childish. Tell that to the hundreds of thousands that go to matches in the summer for GAA and the millions that attend football matches throughout the year.

Salty · 04-06-2011 12:21AM

El Siglo wrote: »

GAA jerseys are ridiculous, especially when some arse hole you went to school with puts pics of himself on facebook wearing one on Bondi Beach or in San Diego. I live in Belfast and the GAA jersey brigade is always out in full swing, you're nothing unless you have a number on the back as well, guaranteed to get your hole then in the Hatfield.

But what do people have against them? Where's the difference in wearing a soccer jersey or a rugby jersey?

It seems, people think that the "GAA jersey brigade" have some sort of notions about themselves. But what sort of notions could they possibly have?

Not picking on you specifically, btw, just your post was the last one to object to them.

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