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Westfester (Limerick) - Posts: 944 - 11/04/2018 23:32:32 2092498 Link 0 |
I loved that theme song, probably because it reminds me of the days when cork were actually good at hurling and winning all irelands :D, then they replaced it will a very dull one but thankfully changed a year later to the current one
PyatPree (Cork) - Posts: 376 - 12/04/2018 00:27:07 2092500 Link 0 |
The amateur ethos in teams and decisions being made by top brass that weren't all about the money. kildare73 (Kildare) - Posts: 854 - 12/04/2018 01:56:35 2092503 Link 1 |
Blackthorn boots, buck lepping after scoring. MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5028 - 12/04/2018 11:25:19 2092537 Link 0 |
King crisps in clones on Ulster final day, when all Stewart's to end of match positions wasn't announced 10 times in the last throngs of a match, the avenger not starting after the match , 6 pints before the match and 6 after then drive for a "feed" before we head to the local that had a band playing on a Sunday evening,less adds on tv during a match... stoneygrey (Monaghan) - Posts: 213 - 12/04/2018 11:50:51 2092546 Link 0 |
When you couldn't get your head around the idea that one fella in your school just didn't play Gaelic football. I mean, what did he do in the evenings, at weekends, all summer!? cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5016 - 12/04/2018 12:47:49 2092560 Link 0 |
The late eighties, early nineties, the tar bubbling on the streets of clones. walking down the hill making plans for the celebrations in Donegal town, another few pints in the Creighton, then sitting in traffic for hours as we headed home, but it didn't bother us as we knew the anglo celt was coming back to the hills. oh for the days. rorysboys (Donegal) - Posts: 2410 - 12/04/2018 13:18:31 2092568 Link 0 |
jumping across stone steps in County grounds as kids. including splitting my lip once when i misjudged the jump. Blackbog (Carlow) - Posts: 705 - 12/04/2018 13:19:15 2092570 Link 0 |
The 'plan b' announcement going out to the stewards at Croke Park when you'd be running onto the pitch after the All-Ireland final, never did find out what plan B actually was! TheHermit (Kerry) - Posts: 6354 - 12/04/2018 13:41:19 2092577 Link 1 |
Club Championship being played throughout the summer. Rosineri1 (UK) - Posts: 2099 - 12/04/2018 13:51:06 2092579 Link 1 |
Straight forward knock out championship hurling. skillet (Limerick) - Posts: 1065 - 12/04/2018 15:04:45 2092594 Link 0 |
At the playing of the National Anthem, each player in position with his marker. Full Forward side by side the Fullback, man on man, and let the battle begin and best man win! bogger from meath (Meath) - Posts: 226 - 12/04/2018 16:00:13 2092614 Link 0 |
1,The old crepe paper hats with the dye running down your face when it rained. avonali (Dublin) - Posts: 1974 - 12/04/2018 17:27:24 2092644 Link 0 |
Crowds on the pitch after the final whistle on Provincial and All Ireland final days. Chops (Westmeath) - Posts: 775 - 12/04/2018 19:00:32 2092660 Link 0 |
Togging out under a hedge, from the boot of a car, in a disused railway freight carriage, ropes for crossbars , pitches with all manner of hills and slopes. facethepuckout (Roscommon) - Posts: 214 - 12/04/2018 21:13:48 2092686 Link 0 |
Remember the lad who sat on the Nally stand roof beside the tricolour, for the whole '95 final? the hill were giving him abuse for sitting during the anthem :D realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8596 - 12/04/2018 21:27:24 2092689 Link 1 |
What I miss most is club football in the 1980s, most grounds didn't have a stand or fencing around the pitch which meant supporters stood on the side line. I remember these games as a kid where the ref would start the game and both sides giving their all but when the ball was kicked into the corner forward on your right the supporters on the left couldn't see what was going on so they stepped onto the pitch to see but never returned to their original spot so when the ball was kicked into the other side of the pitch the crowd on the right couldn't see so they stepped out onto the pitch this see saw thing would happen through out the entire game, on numerous occasions the ref would stop the game and ask the crowd to go back to the side line. It felt like we were all playing the game, the joking, laughing and banter between both sets of supporters, linesmen, refs and players made every game every summer one to enjoy and savour. Fencing around the pitches disconnected the players and team from the supporters and their families and for me destroyed club football, yes it was probably needed for insurance reasons and to prevent unsavoury incidents on the pitch from escalating further and involving supporters that could run onto the pitch and start punching players riverboys (Mayo) - Posts: 1389 - 12/04/2018 23:02:20 2092701 Link 0 |
The thing I miss most is watching Gaelic Football being played by two good teams, what they play now is pass the ball . Something has to be done to make the game worth watching again, maybe do away with both the hand and fist pass , Good job my playing days are over , the present game cant be very enjoyable to be playing in when all you are allowed to do is keep ball , don't let the other team score and hope your team scores a few points on the break. culmore (None) - Posts: 1398 - 12/04/2018 23:21:29 2092708 Link 2 |
Yes, supporters forming the sideline was 'interesting'. It was a mobile 'line', of course, moving in or out depending on who was attempting to get on the ball. It was very informative playing on the wing - you learned things about your parentage that you would never have guessed at and you got a number of interesting gymnastic tips as well.
neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 13/04/2018 00:07:46 2092722 Link 0 |
Kiwiq (Kildare) - Posts: 38 - 13/04/2018 06:59:13 2092744 Link 0 |