Iām a rugby fan but one aspect of the Netflix doc which rankled was the use of the term āWorld Classā. I think it was the Welsh who were wary of the potentially world class Irish team. Well when thereās only about 4 serious rugby outfits at present then itās easy enough be categorised as world class. Pundits and players alike seem to focus on physicality rather than structures and variation of play when discussing the strongest teams.
I suppose the limited pool of teams in rugby bears striking resemblances to hurling.
Graham Geraghty was setting records in bleep tests at Arsenal 30 years ago. The Tuilagiās nephew who plays for France is 24 stone at just 19 years of age. Heād hardly be serviceable at Junior B level in Gaelic football.
Edit: You had the same story on Geraghty before me.
Isnt the story that paul merson put it in his autobiography, like of everything he did in his.life, a lad being fit in training supersedes a lot of it and gets a page
But they still work which means they donāt have time for proper recovery which leads
To situations we see regularly in the round robins and in last years football championships. Where one team is completely out on its feet.
Yes the gaa season is professional in all but name. They have made money a huge factor in teams abilities to compete. Ie professionalism. That has absolutely nothing to do with a players fitness. Hurlers donāt need to be nearly as fit as soccer players because they donāt run nearly as much. It isnāt hard but maybe itās hard
For you to understand.
Iāve rinsed you in horse racing, rinsed you in soccer, rinsed you in rugby and Iāll do the same in gaa too.
Youāre best of moving on before making a show out of yourself yet again.
I donāt think you know the difference between professionalism and commercialism, or fantasy and reality. Professional in everything but name and fitness levels can be your new line sure.