The hurling qualifiers 2017

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What’s wrong with Portlaoise for Hurling?

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https://youtu.be/yLmd0100T9g

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Jesus would you ever fuck off with your tired shite. Enjoy what time you have left with your family.

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:heart_eyes::heart_eyes:n

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Are Dublin going to object today?

http://m.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/its-an-insult-dublin-anger-over-thurles-tipp-clash-35892371.html

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They have to surely. Imagine being forced into the home ground of the all Ireland champions to play a vital knockout game with no discussion or debate. Imagine how awkward and unfair it will be o the Dublin fans. Truly shameful behaviour on part of the GAA here. I’m sure all the fans outside of Dublin will stand with them in solidarity :thinking:

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There’s an element of the horse bolting about it though. Then all of a sudden someone in the CB turned their phone on.

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Dublin are being brought to Thurles because the GAA want a double bill . I think that double bills are generally shit in that there are supporters coming and going during both games and generally neither game seems to have a real atmosphere .

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Look whose talking 2 – Coming into Limerick threads to piss off the @dodgy_keeper and @glasagusban - ditto rubby threads … Do you realize you’re hurting me too?

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Pros and cons to them. Most people don’t often get to watch that level of hurling live as a neutral and it can be far more enjoyable than watching your own county at times. No question that a smaller venue being more full makes for a better atmosphere though, especially when you’re watching it on tv.

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If the Gaelic Grounds had better facilities and perhaps a slightly bigger capacity (although that may not be an issue) it would have been a smashing spot for a double header

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It’s a load of Whataboutery from Dublin now anyway. The draw was made yesterday morning ffs.

A double header in Limerick would bring at most 10-15k. Kilkenny or Dublin wouldn’t bother their holes travelling and Twould attract about half the potential Waterford following.

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Wexford would be a great venue for Kk v Wd and Portlsoise for Tipp v Dublin .

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But it would have been handy for me Mike :joy:

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But shur that makes sense. The gaa don’t do sense. Nowlan Park would be ideal for Dublin Tipp also

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Why would it be ideal?

Portlaoise the right venue for Tipp v Dublin.

Unfortunately Tipp or Dublin have no say & we just have to accept what the GAA fixture committee comes up with. Basically a field is a field.

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Personally Harry I’d hurl in Thurles all day long and tbh either Dublin or Tipp are either good enough or not.
Twas like a Limerick fella said to me at the final whistle on Saturday. “If twas in the Gaelic Grounds, we’d have taken them”

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I think the referee had a much bigger impact than the venue :see_no_evil:

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Capacity definitely not an issue. There’s a wall you can slash against and a shop selling tae and hang sangiches - what more facilities do you actually want?

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Some fellas with small mickeys need a light to see what they are doing in the jacks apparently.