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Replying To Kew:  "I agree totally. I thought perhaps they needed funding for casement park but that will never be built now. The only other explanation I can think of is the inclusion of the ladies? I heard the GAA totally miscalculated the cost of incorporating them into the GAA. They are more then doubling expenses while not increasing any profit. They will also have to provide and spend on new facilities. By all accounts it seems they signed up to something they cannot provide."
My view is that the organisation is increasingly driven by professionals whose bottom line is income.

Which is fair enough but the GAA is not a private company owned by shareholders and its job is to preserve and extend the national sports, not to potentially put that at risk by devoting more time and resources to making money from other sports and events.

We survived and grew strong when the state was either hostile - pre 1922 - or did little to fund us. That is a relatively new phenomenon. State and corporate dependency is seldom good for the long term health of any former voluntary body.

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3118 - 08/10/2024 10:16:09    2573613

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Replying To Viking66:  "True. What have attendances got to do with it anyway? If there were only 4 Irish GAA teams playing in a similar set up to the URC I'm sure there'd be better attendances at the GAA games. Fact is GAA is way more popular in Ireland than rugby. Comparing the 2 at any level is like comparing apples and oranges."
Not a right comparison either especially talking about if there was only 4 gaa teams. It's an Irish only aport at elite level

Not going to argue gaa is more popular bar a few exceptions. Tv wise rugby and soccer internationals and occasional provincial matches will get higher attendance/tv figures but gaelic football is ahead

KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3674 - 08/10/2024 10:16:26    2573614

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Replying To GreenandRed:  "There was very little competition from other sports when All Irelands were in September and GAA still didn't market the finals too well. Almost no competition from other sports in July. I agree with the breakneck speed but not the timeframe when it suits many club and county players to finish in July. They put too many games into too short a time. Keep the timefrane but have less games, longer breaks between games for players to avoid injury. Players and coaches should dictate this. Not the GAA or supporters and definitely not us 'experts' online."
Players don't need longer times off between games at inter county level especially if it holds up club players.
The inter county players training and playing load is managed very well in peak inter county season that they can maintain the schedule they put in
It's the training load not time frame between games that causes injury reduce training sessions not time frame between games

KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3674 - 08/10/2024 10:19:12    2573615

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Replying To KillingFields:  "Not a right comparison either especially talking about if there was only 4 gaa teams. It's an Irish only aport at elite level

Not going to argue gaa is more popular bar a few exceptions. Tv wise rugby and soccer internationals and occasional provincial matches will get higher attendance/tv figures but gaelic football is ahead"
That's the point though. Provinces play teams from other countries. What are attendances like at top level AI League Rugby club games? Which would be a fairer comparison to our intercounty games? And what are the relative TV viewing figures for them?

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13861 - 08/10/2024 11:34:58    2573636

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Replying To Viking66:  "That's the point though. Provinces play teams from other countries. What are attendances like at top level AI League Rugby club games? Which would be a fairer comparison to our intercounty games? And what are the relative TV viewing figures for them?"
Club ail games can't be compared to inter county at all.
They don't play on tv. Streamed by clubs or irfu only

KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3674 - 08/10/2024 12:30:41    2573646

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Replying To KillingFields:  "Club ail games can't be compared to inter county at all.
They don't play on tv. Streamed by clubs or irfu only"
Like I said in my initial post- apples and oranges.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13861 - 08/10/2024 13:01:35    2573654

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Otb were saying Leinster have sold over 40 thousand more tickets for croke park this year then Dublin GAA. Crazy what's going on

Kew (Galway) - Posts: 100 - 08/10/2024 13:24:46    2573664

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Replying To Kew:  "Otb were saying Leinster have sold over 40 thousand more tickets for croke park this year then Dublin GAA. Crazy what's going on"
Big social event that one simply must attend old chap.

Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 1950 - 08/10/2024 13:40:24    2573667

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Replying To Seanfanbocht:  "Big social event that one simply must attend old chap."
Who's a bit bitter and jealous eh?

KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3674 - 08/10/2024 14:33:22    2573678

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Difference I see in support is Leinster have a 12 county base and Munster have 6..can't compare support for rugby and Gaa on that basis..all Gaa support comes from one county for a team not a province like there is in rugby..a huge difference also is ticket pricing which rugby have got right,the more central the ticket the higher the price..if im right,terrace tickets are 25 or 20 euro which is very reasonable..Gaa could learn from that..

CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2378 - 08/10/2024 15:09:40    2573684

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Replying To KillingFields:  "Who's a bit bitter and jealous eh?"
Not me anyway.
I don't need to lock rugby's arse to try and feel good about myself.

Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 1950 - 08/10/2024 17:00:42    2573708

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Replying To Kew:  "Otb were saying Leinster have sold over 40 thousand more tickets for croke park this year then Dublin GAA. Crazy what's going on"
And to think some clowns in the GAA think there is no problem with the game…. Heaven help them…!

ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3025 - 08/10/2024 17:21:22    2573710

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Replying To ForeverBlue2:  "And to think some clowns in the GAA think there is no problem with the game…. Heaven help them…!"
Change the record. You're boring at this stage.

Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6144 - 08/10/2024 17:53:51    2573715

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Replying To Seanfanbocht:  "Not me anyway.
I don't need to lock rugby's arse to try and feel good about myself."
You clearly are a bit bitter especially with this type of reply as you're so dismissive of the sport trying to make yourself look "cool" without any knowledge of the sport

KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3674 - 08/10/2024 18:08:29    2573723

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The novelty of Munster playing Leinster in Croke Park and the history behind it is a big selling point, rugby season doesn't clash with any other sporting events in Ireland and it's very diluted as there's only 4 teams to follow.

CRTW (Carlow) - Posts: 18 - 08/10/2024 18:14:06    2573725

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Replying To CTGAA10:  "Difference I see in support is Leinster have a 12 county base and Munster have 6..can't compare support for rugby and Gaa on that basis..all Gaa support comes from one county for a team not a province like there is in rugby..a huge difference also is ticket pricing which rugby have got right,the more central the ticket the higher the price..if im right,terrace tickets are 25 or 20 euro which is very reasonable..Gaa could learn from that.."
Leinster might have 12 counties, but Leinster Rugby doesn't represent a lot of them outside of a portion of South County Dublin. It certainly doesn't represent me. Where I work in Dublin you would never see anybody in Leinster apparel or talking about it, nor where I live in Kildare.
That said when I lived in Limerick you'd see Munster jerseys on everyone, people were mental about Munster rugby (in a good way), a lot of people I've me from throughout the province of Munster would have had some level of interest in Munster rugby compared to the equivalent in Leinster where so many people would have zero interest in Leinster.
Munster rugby always hit me as being a more down to earth kind of setup, sport of the people so to speak, as opposed to Leinster rugby that always comes across to me as a bit high falutin and elitist.

Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2085 - 08/10/2024 20:33:18    2573753

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Bon I wouldn't disagree with you,what I was trying to say was with all the counties involved in 2 provinces,tickets will be sold more easily..yes Munster rugby was always more down to earth..what would you think of the pricing situation??think Leinster had tickets very reasonably priced to for the champions cup in croke park..

CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2378 - 08/10/2024 21:18:41    2573771

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Replying To Bon:  "Leinster might have 12 counties, but Leinster Rugby doesn't represent a lot of them outside of a portion of South County Dublin. It certainly doesn't represent me. Where I work in Dublin you would never see anybody in Leinster apparel or talking about it, nor where I live in Kildare.
That said when I lived in Limerick you'd see Munster jerseys on everyone, people were mental about Munster rugby (in a good way), a lot of people I've me from throughout the province of Munster would have had some level of interest in Munster rugby compared to the equivalent in Leinster where so many people would have zero interest in Leinster.
Munster rugby always hit me as being a more down to earth kind of setup, sport of the people so to speak, as opposed to Leinster rugby that always comes across to me as a bit high falutin and elitist."
Numbers of clubs a d kids playing in those clubs show large enough numbers are interested in the sport

You clearly have little or no interaction with people involved in the sport ad there's thousands involved In the sport across leinster as down to earth etc as in munster or anyone else.

KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3674 - 08/10/2024 22:40:58    2573793

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Replying To Bon:  "Leinster might have 12 counties, but Leinster Rugby doesn't represent a lot of them outside of a portion of South County Dublin. It certainly doesn't represent me. Where I work in Dublin you would never see anybody in Leinster apparel or talking about it, nor where I live in Kildare.
That said when I lived in Limerick you'd see Munster jerseys on everyone, people were mental about Munster rugby (in a good way), a lot of people I've me from throughout the province of Munster would have had some level of interest in Munster rugby compared to the equivalent in Leinster where so many people would have zero interest in Leinster.
Munster rugby always hit me as being a more down to earth kind of setup, sport of the people so to speak, as opposed to Leinster rugby that always comes across to me as a bit high falutin and elitist."
That would be my view as well to be honest.

Incidentally Wexford wanderers are based on the same grounds as my GAA club. Just a bunch of lads dressed in Ralph Lauren sneering at you carrying a hurl from their SUV like you're a dinosaur shouting look at them "goys" even though they could be a farmer's son from tacumshane

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3142 - 09/10/2024 09:03:57    2573827

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Replying To KillingFields:  "Numbers of clubs a d kids playing in those clubs show large enough numbers are interested in the sport

You clearly have little or no interaction with people involved in the sport ad there's thousands involved In the sport across leinster as down to earth etc as in munster or anyone else."
Ormond you do live in a rugby bubble to be fair and even someone like me who loves rugby and played it points things out to you it does over your head. You tried to debate with me about playing numbers and numbers of clubs in Connacht when you clearly didn't know what you were talking about. You instead stepped away from the thread if I remember correctly.

TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 8155 - 09/10/2024 09:50:12    2573838

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