New Posts For Thread: Irish Athletics - A bit of a disgrace in truth.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29310555/irish-athletics---a-bit-of-a-disgrace-in-truthNot one person making a final in track and field.A whole new track (excuse the pun) has to be taken and they have to invest into the primary school curriculum.We can surely get a long jumper, pole vaulter, shot putter, javellin thrower if the systemEamon Sweeney should be ashamed of himself for writing that tripe and I'd love 10 minutes with him to put manners on him after it.In Jamaica Sprinting is the National Sport. Every single kid grows up wanting to be an Athlete. 40,000 people turned uphttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29310555/irish-athletics---a-bit-of-a-disgrace-in-truth?post_id=522926093#522926093Eamon Sweeney should be ashamed of himself for writing that tripe and I'd love 10 minutes with him to put manners on him after it.In Jamaica Sprinting is the National Sport. Every single kid grows up wanting to be an Athlete. 40,000 people turned upSun, 12 Aug 2012 13:05:02 -0500Eamonn Coghlan ran to school, ran home for lunch (one mile) and back, and probably ran home.Today if the chauffeur doesn't arrive on time in the 4X4 hit the speedial.Too much ball sports and nil athletics does not produce athletes.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29310555/irish-athletics---a-bit-of-a-disgrace-in-truth?post_id=522922565#522922565Eamonn Coghlan ran to school, ran home for lunch (one mile) and back, and probably ran home.Today if the chauffeur doesn't arrive on time in the 4X4 hit the speedial.Too much ball sports and nil athletics does not produce athletes.Sun, 12 Aug 2012 11:10:35 -0500GREAT POST VUBIANT, indeed i only wish a lot more sports were played ,taken up by irish athletes, the g.a.a players for instance ,to try these sports and put ireland on the map as it wre, not some backward g a a mentality, WHICH IS HOLDING BACK A LOThttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29310555/irish-athletics---a-bit-of-a-disgrace-in-truth?post_id=522921281#522921281GREAT POST VUBIANT, indeed i only wish a lot more sports were played ,taken up by irish athletes, the g.a.a players for instance ,to try these sports and put ireland on the map as it wre, not some backward g a a mentality, WHICH IS HOLDING BACK A LOTSun, 12 Aug 2012 10:26:46 -0500I think alot of people are disapointed because most of the athletes are fulltime and getting paid/grants.......I think they should do better.....look at rugby when it went pro.......You would roar your head off at a GAA player and he after working 6https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29310555/irish-athletics---a-bit-of-a-disgrace-in-truth?post_id=522920035#522920035I think alot of people are disapointed because most of the athletes are fulltime and getting paid/grants.......I think they should do better.....look at rugby when it went pro.......You would roar your head off at a GAA player and he after working 6Sun, 12 Aug 2012 09:53:10 -0500of course the gaa try to look after their own sports it would be completely counter productive to encourage participation in other sports..what about all the money the fai and irfu have got...why blame the gaa for our athletics failure??the bottom lihttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29310555/irish-athletics---a-bit-of-a-disgrace-in-truth?post_id=522919737#522919737of course the gaa try to look after their own sports it would be completely counter productive to encourage participation in other sports..what about all the money the fai and irfu have got...why blame the gaa for our athletics failure??the bottom liSun, 12 Aug 2012 09:45:03 -0500Don't get as excited as other countries dc?, were you away on holidays for the Katie Taylor fights?, the country went stark raving mad for a boxer who we already knew had virtually one hand on the gold medal before the games had even started such washttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29310555/irish-athletics---a-bit-of-a-disgrace-in-truth?post_id=522918959#522918959Don't get as excited as other countries dc?, were you away on holidays for the Katie Taylor fights?, the country went stark raving mad for a boxer who we already knew had virtually one hand on the gold medal before the games had even started such wasSun, 12 Aug 2012 09:23:46 -0500That's true Ozy but if you look at original make up of GAA it included athletics so you're just giving them back what's rightfully theirs-An easy sell if done properly!https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29310555/irish-athletics---a-bit-of-a-disgrace-in-truth?post_id=522918823#522918823That's true Ozy but if you look at original make up of GAA it included athletics so you're just giving them back what's rightfully theirs-An easy sell if done properly!Sun, 12 Aug 2012 09:17:43 -0500good idea irishro, the GAA however, in my experience, tend to be very insular and defensive vis a vis other sports.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29310555/irish-athletics---a-bit-of-a-disgrace-in-truth?post_id=522918535#522918535good idea irishro, the GAA however, in my experience, tend to be very insular and defensive vis a vis other sports.Sun, 12 Aug 2012 09:07:16 -0500@GantQuestion was why?Using words like "disgraceful" to describe our athletes suggests that the person feels we have been let down in some way.Isn't it really just a childish sulk that we don't get to get excited as much as other countries do?https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29310555/irish-athletics---a-bit-of-a-disgrace-in-truth?post_id=522918451#522918451@GantQuestion was why?Using words like "disgraceful" to describe our athletes suggests that the person feels we have been let down in some way.Isn't it really just a childish sulk that we don't get to get excited as much as other countries do?Sun, 12 Aug 2012 09:04:03 -0500superb post vubianthttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29310555/irish-athletics---a-bit-of-a-disgrace-in-truth?post_id=522917297#522917297superb post vubiantSun, 12 Aug 2012 08:25:29 -0500