New Posts For Thread: The jackeen gaa supporterhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30512701/the-jackeen-gaa-supportercroke park looks empty yet will probably fill up for the football. What class of a supporter do Dublin have that wouldn't be bothered to watch a spectacle like hurling against a good team like Galway but will come in their droves to watch the footbalCroker must be worth at least 13 points to the dubshttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30512701/the-jackeen-gaa-supporter?post_id=545031359#545031359Croker must be worth at least 13 points to the dubsSat, 06 Jun 2015 12:21:35 -0500The GAA have a very loyal set of followers , wildman . So has rugby . Thats not to say they couldn't have more .Football in the smaller counties is dying I suspect , dont know the figures , but who wants to play county football where you are being dehttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30512701/the-jackeen-gaa-supporter?post_id=544960753#544960753The GAA have a very loyal set of followers , wildman . So has rugby . Thats not to say they couldn't have more .Football in the smaller counties is dying I suspect , dont know the figures , but who wants to play county football where you are being deMon, 01 Jun 2015 06:40:48 -0500A County is a county,the old rivalries are great,amalgamation would be disastrous.Offaly have shone in both codes in the doldrums now but how could you amalgamate them,would you decouple them if they started to come good againIts not as if crowds arehttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30512701/the-jackeen-gaa-supporter?post_id=544960245#544960245A County is a county,the old rivalries are great,amalgamation would be disastrous.Offaly have shone in both codes in the doldrums now but how could you amalgamate them,would you decouple them if they started to come good againIts not as if crowds areMon, 01 Jun 2015 05:52:09 -0500GAA is still a very conservative organisation at HQ level and local level..The same counties that have always dominated at provincial level have a lot of power in the organisation and have no real interest in changeso the ordinary fan loses out.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30512701/the-jackeen-gaa-supporter?post_id=544960205#544960205GAA is still a very conservative organisation at HQ level and local level..The same counties that have always dominated at provincial level have a lot of power in the organisation and have no real interest in changeso the ordinary fan loses out.Mon, 01 Jun 2015 05:47:19 -0500Reference earlier posts re one sided nature of some early games , is it not time to rethink the All-Ireland series . The population of Leitrim is about 35,000 . There are more people living in any part of Dublin you care to name . We started out ashttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30512701/the-jackeen-gaa-supporter?post_id=544960113#544960113Reference earlier posts re one sided nature of some early games , is it not time to rethink the All-Ireland series . The population of Leitrim is about 35,000 . There are more people living in any part of Dublin you care to name . We started out asMon, 01 Jun 2015 05:38:06 -0500The Dubs came up to play us in Newcastle in a Division One National League match late eighties when Jackie McManus was in the process of building the team that won 2 All-Irelands in 91 and 94 .Match was low key , we won easily , the Dubs were very orhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30512701/the-jackeen-gaa-supporter?post_id=544959993#544959993The Dubs came up to play us in Newcastle in a Division One National League match late eighties when Jackie McManus was in the process of building the team that won 2 All-Irelands in 91 and 94 .Match was low key , we won easily , the Dubs were very orMon, 01 Jun 2015 05:18:51 -0500Was going to the Curragh one Sunday,it was one of those rare occasions Dublin were playing away,there was a traffic jam southbound.It was caused by Dub supporters,I never seen such cars,dilapidated yokes,a red car with one yellow door,hybrid type vanhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30512701/the-jackeen-gaa-supporter?post_id=544959445#544959445Was going to the Curragh one Sunday,it was one of those rare occasions Dublin were playing away,there was a traffic jam southbound.It was caused by Dub supporters,I never seen such cars,dilapidated yokes,a red car with one yellow door,hybrid type vanMon, 01 Jun 2015 03:37:27 -0500seen a good point made on another forum, if the GAA were going to have a mismatch like that in HQ why not have it on before the hurling, which was always going to be a tight one??https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30512701/the-jackeen-gaa-supporter?post_id=544958209#544958209seen a good point made on another forum, if the GAA were going to have a mismatch like that in HQ why not have it on before the hurling, which was always going to be a tight one??Sun, 31 May 2015 19:59:51 -0500Watched most of the second half of the hurling . Whilst it was not at the skill level of some other counties , it was nip and tuck for the last 20 minutes and a draw was a fair result ( and the GAA people counting the money dont mind draws ). Comparehttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30512701/the-jackeen-gaa-supporter?post_id=544958195#544958195Watched most of the second half of the hurling . Whilst it was not at the skill level of some other counties , it was nip and tuck for the last 20 minutes and a draw was a fair result ( and the GAA people counting the money dont mind draws ). CompareSun, 31 May 2015 19:54:31 -0500The GAA would be fkucked without the Jackeens.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30512701/the-jackeen-gaa-supporter?post_id=544956147#544956147The GAA would be fkucked without the Jackeens.Sun, 31 May 2015 15:59:18 -0500