correct mate.
i briought this up last week here asking why the GAA are building soulless , huge stadiums in every county that are only used 6-7 times a year by the county team and are never , ever full and i had my head torn off when i suggested they could be beter advised to channel the cash to the promotion of the game not the building of monuments that only stand as reminders of its decline as the years go on, and the stadiums lie crumbling and empty.
Todays feature game in TV n Cork was played in front of 2 thousand people in a ground that holds 43k… i rest my case
saw a brief clip- the 2 terraces & the stand were empty
will be interesting to see do de duds get a decent crowd for the league games left- 20k saw them play kerry is woeful & must have been shit in a stadium that must have 65000 seats in it
The country simply cannot sustain interest in two separate stick and ball games on the same weekend. Hurling was knocked for six, and I now know what it was like to live in Kilkennyshire circa 1875.
liverpool were playing manhester today
dont say it too loudly but that is & always will be GGA fans first love
correct.
there was almost as many people from Ireland today at the game against India then there were at Kilkenny and Wexford hurling match.
i wonder will the irish circket board now build a 30k stadium in GAA-esque fashion?
have you git a list of attendances from the 1st division today?
they are never published mate for obvious reasons of embarrassment they would cause the organisation
Tipperary V Waterford - Semple Stadium Thurles, the home of hurling - 4,947.
Shamrock Rovers FC V Dundalk - Tallaght Stadium Dublin, the home of football - 5,263.
2,866 in attendance for NHL Cork V Galway in Pairc Ui Chaoimh. Someone else can dig out the number in Tuners Cross on Friday pls?
Tipperary V Waterford - Semple Stadium Thurles, the home of hurling - 4,947. - capacity of semple satdium , 50, 000
2.6k in the park yesterday in a stadium built to hold 43k, 1.5k in tullamore yesterday in a stadium built to 25k… i think we have made the point that the GGA have made a misake in building these huge stadiums in every county as they are simply never , ever utilised
Shamrock Rovers FC V Dundalk - Tallaght Stadium Dublin, the home of football - 5,263. - capacity of talaght stadium 6,500
derry vs sligo at the brandywell. ~4k people ina stadium that holds 5k
cork vs wexford youths at the absolute gutter level of irish football. attendnce approx 1100 in a stadium that hold 7.5k
yes , LOI attendances are shite but at least they are not played in stadiums designed for a capacity to hold a premier league game even tho it will never , ever be required as the people will never go thru the turnstiles on a regular basis as is the case of the GAA grounds outlined above
I get the impression Mickee wants the GAA to knock down a few seats and make the stadiums smaller. These stadiums are 20,30 40 years old, at least. What do you want from them?
They need to be that size for big championship games. Like Derek Kavanagh has been suggesting lately, League games should only be played in Pairc i Ring, Midleton, Clonakilty, Mallow etc. Smaller grounds that will create better atmospheres and will probably actually attract bigger crowds with the local novelty factor as well. Cork and Monaghan in Clonakilty (think it would be about 5k) would be full as opposed to 1k down the Pairc. The fans would prefer it, its cheaper to run and open these grounds, you’ll bring more money to smaller more local economies and the players would also prefer it. Nobody makes money from league games in Pairc i Chaoimh.
Odds after 3 rounds played:
Div1
Kilkenny 2/5
Cork 6/1
Tipperary 7/1
Div2
Limerick 8/13
Clare 5/4
Laois 12/1
Galway have slipped down in the odds placings after the defeat to Cork. It occurred to me the other day they have been in pretty much the same place in the rankings for the last 20 years, the 3rd or 4th best team in the country. Not good enough to ever reach the top, too much underage success to ever fully disappear. McIntyre has gotten a fair bit of praise but he hasn’t fared any better. Tipp and Kilkenny are clearly better than them, Waterford are around the same level. By the looks of things they haven’t made any real changes tactically since last year either. More of the same from them.
Waterford fume over 12-week ban for Davy
By John Fogarty
Friday, March 11, 2011
WATERFORD manager Davy Fitzgerald will strongly contest a proposed 12-week suspension handed down to him following last Saturday’s Allianz Division 1 game against Tipperary.
The Clare native was cited in referee James Owens’ report for comments the official claims were made by Fitzgerald. On the basis of the report, the Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) have proposed Fitzgerald be banned from the sideline for three months.
Fitzgerald had no comment to make on the matter last night. However, it is understood the Waterford camp have serious contentions with a number of the remarks made by Owens, describing them as “inaccuracies”.
They strenuously deny a number of the claims against Fitzgerald and will make the case in front of the GAA’s Central Hearings Committee in Croke Park next week.
Legal action has not been ruled out either as Fitzgerald is determined to fight against the charge. It is further understood he has been in touch with a prominent Dublin-based solicitor about the matter. As he is appealing the CCCC’s decision, Fitzgerald will be free to take his spot on the sideline for Sunday’s Division 1 game against Cork in Fraher Field. The proposed 12-week suspension is associated with a category four offence, which comes under rule 7.2 (infractions) of the GAA’s Official Code.
Fitzgerald wasn’t particularly animated during Saturday’s defeat to Tipperary, hardly reacting when Shane O’Sullivan and Clinton Hennessy were shown red cards in the second-half.
There was little of the gesticulations shown by both Fitzgerald and Dublin manager Anthony Daly towards referee Diarmuid Kirwan in the sides’ opening day Allianz Division 1 game in Walsh Park.
Although there appeared to be words exchanged between Fitzgerald and Owens after a free was awarded against Seamus Prendergast in the second-half, there was no indication the referee reprimanded Fitzgerald during the game.
It’s also being claimed in Waterford circles that an altercation between Fitzgerald and the fourth official Alan Kissane, when the latter handled a game between the Waterford and Kilkenny development team the previous Wednesday may have had a bearing on the suspension. Fitzgerald took exception with Kissane after an apparent Kilkenny strike on one of his player’s helmets went unpunished during the challenge game in Carriganore.
Following last Saturday’s defeat to Tipp, Fitzgerald said he had no real gripe with the referee, pointing out his side’s sendings off seem justified.
“They got the reds, that’s it, I’m not going to say anything about them,” he said. “They looked bad. I asked Shane O’Sullivan, he said he went to play the ball hard and lost it in the lights. Clinton, alright, he clobbered your man but the only thing I’ll say was Tommy Ryan was through on the goal at the other end. Was that not the same thing? It just didn’t look as bad that was the thing, but it was the same thing, we were bearing down on goal. I hope the referee will see a bit of sense in his report. I haven’t criticised him. I would be disappointed in a few different things but I’m not going to criticise anyone.”
The Waterford county board have learned the CCCC have recommended both O’Sullivan and Hennessy sit out a month of action as punishment for their red cards in Thurles.
O’Sullivan will not be appealing his impending suspension. Meanwhile Ken McGrath is expected to start for Waterford against Cork in Fraher Field on Sunday.
The veteran star player has only made substitute appearances against Dublin and Tipperary so far in the league.
John Mullane is also set to be in from the off after returning from club duties with De La Salle earlier this week. Mullane is one of four players from the Waterford city outfit currently in the panel. Full-back Ian Flynn has joined up along with Kevin Moran and Stephen Daniels. Eoin Kelly won’t be available for the game in Dungarvan as a recent bout of sickness has delayed his return.
Read more: http://www.examiner.ie/sport/waterford-fume-over-12-week-ban-for-davy-147887.html#ixzz1GIPTTNBB
Superb display by Kilkenny full back and goalkeeper today. 
Dalton was very poor today alright. Tannion beat him to nearly every ball in the whole game.
+1 to all that kev
Tan is a joy to watch when he is in this vein of form. An animal of man with loads of ability. Consistancy is the key and unfortunately he has no form in this.
Jaysus how long is it since Cork have beaten Waterford in a competitive match? They haven’t beaten Waterford in the Championship since 2006 and I’d say it’s the same since the beat Waterford in the league
He’s alright this time of year like he always was in the Fitzgibbon but there are big doubts over his ability to deliver in the summer. He was fairly ineffective in the two big games last year and the supply will always be fairly random. I though Eanna Ryan, Andy Smith, and Cyril Donnellan put in decent shifts today. Eanna Ryan especially showed great work ethic and has a bit more steel than this time last year. The root of Galway’s good form at the moment though is the power in the half-backline. The three of them are well able to compete on the ground or in the air and the way Kilkenny played for the most part today suited them perfectly.