GAA football 2020

sausy wrote: MayoMark wrote: I do find that there is a sizeable portion of the Dublin following who get far more joy from others' misery than actually winning. Last year's semi final was absolutely dreadful with the abuse levelled at us in the Cusack. But for all that we got plenty of commiserations, pats on the back etc after 2016 and 2017. Unfortunately Sid, I think the ridiculous FB and Twitter sh*te actually rubs off on a certain portion in real life.    Those FB/Twitter Dublin pages are bandwagoning, knuckle dragging f'#kwits, blow in retards. They have some obsession with Mayo because they were never at a game before 2012. I had a good at some of them in the Quays Bar last year after the final replay while drinking with Evan Comerford and they started trying to sing some stupid song about Mayo. We just beat Kerry FFS.

Borussia wrote: eireland wrote: Down in munster anyway we were nearly all delighted outside kerry to see dublin Bridge a large gap. You'd always have a lot cheering for Dublin due to the large partisan crowd that added to the occasion. When Dublin started on their 3/4/5/6 in a row run people simply got sick of seeing the same team over and over again winning it. The leinster championship not even worth watching anymore. I used to cheer for Kilkenny as my second team as half the family are from there but I want nothing more then KK to lose now after they won so much and made the hurling boring for a few years. On top of that there's the added dislike that dublin as a county received massive special treatment by the GAA not afforded to others. It's just natural lads. If any other county was in your position we'd want them to lose as well. Nothing personal. On the hurling I'd noticed that Meath and Kildare hurlers were making progress. I can't for the life of me understand why the GAA when they came up with the save hurling in the capital plan, didn't extend it so wicklow, Kildare, Westmeath, Louth and Meath. Give them the exact same treatment and grow the sport in more then just dublin. The same should have applied to the likes of mayo, Antrim, down and kerry where there's already a respectable hurling presence.  The East Leinster project was specifically aimed at some of those counties. It will take time for the impact of that to be seen.

MayoMark wrote: oldbilly wrote: Dublin used to do a scheme where you got a stamp for every league game you attended that guaranteed championship tickets didn’t they? Maybe all counties should just reward the fans who attend most games? Be easy enough to put together and very fair. I get a ticket now and again for the gaa but I’d give it to a fan who’d attend a lot, I’ve not been bothered with Gaelic football since the late nineties, it’s a totally different game now. There has been a Season Ticket since 2009 so this is already in place really

oldbilly wrote: Dublin used to do a scheme where you got a stamp for every league game you attended that guaranteed championship tickets didn’t they? Maybe all counties should just reward the fans who attend most games? Be easy enough to put together and very fair. I get a ticket now and again for the gaa but I’d give it to a fan who’d attend a lot, I’ve not been bothered with Gaelic football since the late nineties, it’s a totally different game now.

Kind of sounds familiar alright. They have the Parnell Park pass which was great when league games were actually played there but when they changed to Croke Park you had to bring along the pass to change it for a ticket which made it more awkward tbh. In 2011 the week before the final the Dublin county board reopened the Parnell park pass to anyone guaranteeing them a ticket for the final in a week so basically people joined up paying about €200 for the privilege of buying a €70 ticket. Think it was the Parnell Park stand scheme they reopened basically another form of ticket touting 

Edited by Trigboy 10 - 22 Dec 2020 at 8:41pm

Down in munster anyway we were nearly all delighted outside kerry to see dublin Bridge a large gap. You'd always have a lot cheering for Dublin due to the large partisan crowd that added to the occasion. When Dublin started on their 3/4/5/6 in a row run people simply got sick of seeing the same team over and over again winning it. The leinster championship not even worth watching anymore. I used to cheer for Kilkenny as my second team as half the family are from there but I want nothing more then KK to lose now after they won so much and made the hurling boring for a few years.

Dublin used to do a scheme where you got a stamp for every league game you attended that guaranteed championship tickets didn’t they? Maybe all counties should just reward the fans who attend most games? Be easy enough to put together and very fair.

Borussia wrote: sid waddell wrote: Borussia wrote: sid waddell wrote: Trigboy 10 wrote: The Dublin fan has changed a lot in the last 20 years loads of idiots on the Hill and even the Cusack etc who haven’t got a clue now One time i remember a Dublin player was down injured and some fool was shouting for the other team to put the ball out as if it was soccer. The late 90’s early 00’s was a great time on the Hill but some amount of bandwagoners have come along since. There has always been eejits on the Hill though and there has always been bandwagoners The cider drinkers down beside the Nally stand always existed  The pre-match drinkers at the canal down by Binn's bridge always existed There was a riot during the 1984 All-Ireland semi-final Somebody here recently referenced a Union Jack being burned at the Kildare replay in 1998, I remember that I remember lads running onto the pitch at half time at the 2003 qualifier against Derry in Clones, wee weeing on the pitch The Hill has got milder over the years if anything And bandwagoners exist outside of Dublin also! The Mayo women sat beside me for the 2016 final first game was asking which stand was the Hogan Stand ! The reality is that probably a majority of the support that each county brings to a final are fair weather fans, or at least non-regular match goers - some non-regular match goers from the counties are proper GAA people who do good work in clubs Ah sure I do know that. I was a bit annoyed that day as I knew a few people (Some Dubs but maybe more Mayo people) who would be good fans but had struggled to get tickets.

Borussia wrote: sid waddell wrote: Trigboy 10 wrote: The Dublin fan has changed a lot in the last 20 years loads of idiots on the Hill and even the Cusack etc who haven’t got a clue now One time i remember a Dublin player was down injured and some fool was shouting for the other team to put the ball out as if it was soccer. The late 90’s early 00’s was a great time on the Hill but some amount of bandwagoners have come along since. There has always been eejits on the Hill though and there has always been bandwagoners The cider drinkers down beside the Nally stand always existed  The pre-match drinkers at the canal down by Binn's bridge always existed There was a riot during the 1984 All-Ireland semi-final Somebody here recently referenced a Union Jack being burned at the Kildare replay in 1998, I remember that I remember lads running onto the pitch at half time at the 2003 qualifier against Derry in Clones, wee weeing on the pitch The Hill has got milder over the years if anything And bandwagoners exist outside of Dublin also! The Mayo women sat beside me for the 2016 final first game was asking which stand was the Hogan Stand !

Trigboy 10 wrote: The Dublin fan has changed a lot in the last 20 years loads of idiots on the Hill and even the Cusack etc who haven’t got a clue now One time i remember a Dublin player was down injured and some fool was shouting for the other team to put the ball out as if it was soccer. The late 90’s early 00’s was a great time on the Hill but some amount of bandwagoners have come along since.