New Posts For Thread: Do people hate the GAA?https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29476489/do-people-hate-the-gaaFound this interesting thread on the Irish soccer forum.http://foot.ie/threads/121098-Why-I-hate-the-GAASome good points, this one was the best imo:The gaa has a national competition that I would kill for in football, on the other hand, football hasProbably only applied to the north , Ozymandius , where prejudices run deep . Stemmed mainly from certain grammar schools where soccer in particular was actively discouraged , soccer interested pupils would have been shunned .Nothing written down ,https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29476489/do-people-hate-the-gaa?post_id=525805889#525805889Probably only applied to the north , Ozymandius , where prejudices run deep . Stemmed mainly from certain grammar schools where soccer in particular was actively discouraged , soccer interested pupils would have been shunned .Nothing written down ,Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:55:17 -0600rugby in the past would also have had its own rules about loyalty to their sport to the exclusion of other sports I've never heard about this Kelly, tell us more.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29476489/do-people-hate-the-gaa?post_id=525794625#525794625rugby in the past would also have had its own rules about loyalty to their sport to the exclusion of other sports I've never heard about this Kelly, tell us more.Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:08:26 -0600Debate on the ban warrants another thread .Very few people actually observed the ban , despite the draconian lengths some GAA people went to to "shop" people . Know that a lot of high profile stars of the past ignored the rule effectively , as I didhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29476489/do-people-hate-the-gaa?post_id=525793345#525793345Debate on the ban warrants another thread .Very few people actually observed the ban , despite the draconian lengths some GAA people went to to "shop" people . Know that a lot of high profile stars of the past ignored the rule effectively , as I didMon, 05 Nov 2012 08:14:17 -0600Do they play GAA up your way in Dolphins Barn.......https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29476489/do-people-hate-the-gaa?post_id=525792699#525792699Do they play GAA up your way in Dolphins Barn.......Mon, 05 Nov 2012 07:45:57 -0600To be fair there may be some dislike towards the GAA as jealousy but also the GAA wronged people with that ban, it split the country when there was no need to so a lot of rugby and soccer people never went back or dislike the gaa over it, instead ofhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29476489/do-people-hate-the-gaa?post_id=525792351#525792351To be fair there may be some dislike towards the GAA as jealousy but also the GAA wronged people with that ban, it split the country when there was no need to so a lot of rugby and soccer people never went back or dislike the gaa over it, instead ofMon, 05 Nov 2012 07:28:57 -0600Ditto Kelly!https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29476489/do-people-hate-the-gaa?post_id=525790907#525790907Ditto Kelly!Mon, 05 Nov 2012 06:15:37 -0600No idea why anyone would hate the GAA , unless they had a political agenda .Few organisations in the world have as enviable a record as the GAA when it comes to providing worthwhile healthy pastimes for those who want to get involved , at non punitivhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29476489/do-people-hate-the-gaa?post_id=525789221#525789221No idea why anyone would hate the GAA , unless they had a political agenda .Few organisations in the world have as enviable a record as the GAA when it comes to providing worthwhile healthy pastimes for those who want to get involved , at non punitivMon, 05 Nov 2012 04:21:24 -0600rat, my father was the local GAA club go to man, I was decent enough at gaelic, but always felt I was a better soccer player, so I kind of abandoned the gaa for soccer and the father didn't quite disown me but I always got the feeling I let him down,https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29476489/do-people-hate-the-gaa?post_id=525786199#525786199rat, my father was the local GAA club go to man, I was decent enough at gaelic, but always felt I was a better soccer player, so I kind of abandoned the gaa for soccer and the father didn't quite disown me but I always got the feeling I let him down,Sun, 04 Nov 2012 22:24:27 -0600ok,ok ok!!!!https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29476489/do-people-hate-the-gaa?post_id=525779081#525779081ok,ok ok!!!!Sun, 04 Nov 2012 15:40:07 -0600https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29476489/do-people-hate-the-gaa?post_id=525779011#525779011Sun, 04 Nov 2012 15:37:37 -0600