termninja 5,290 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Oh it's the feel! I know what it is!German Automobiles Association? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChelseaChick 430 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 ...or do you? I don't think even that many of the Irish members on here think it is to be fair, except for Shane and I.And Nicola Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishblue 128 Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 Oh it's the feel! I know what it is!German Automobiles Association?You're unbelievably close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishblue 128 Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 And NicolaYes. I... erm... forgot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
termninja 5,290 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 You're unbelievably close.Woot? My feeling has failed me? You're probably wrong...Oh it's the feel again!Gealic Athletic Automobiles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishblue 128 Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 Woot? My feeling has failed me? You're probably wrong...Oh it's the feel again!Gealic Athletic Automobiles?That, is a very interesting idea... but wrong. Also, you're the first member who isn't Irish to post here too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
termninja 5,290 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 That, is a very interesting idea... but wrong. Also, you're the first member who isn't Irish to post here too.I feel proud 'cuz of that. I have written a little part of history here now :eyebrows:Gaelic Automobiles association? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishblue 128 Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 I feel proud 'cuz of that. I have written a little part of history here now :eyebrows:Gaelic Automobiles association?I'll post these few videos and see if you figure it out from there. These are pretty basic explanations too and probably won't highlight much of the best of the sports. On that note, this is also for anyone else who hasn't a clue why I made this thread, or what its about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
termninja 5,290 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Oh I know! It's rugby!Seems like an interesting sport though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishblue 128 Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 Funnily enough rugby is a sport I have no interest in whatsoever, but Gaelic football does get described as a hybrid of rugby and football quite a lot. 'They' say its older than both, but who knows?:mellow:Hurling rarely ever gets compared to anything, but people say almost always say it's crazy if they haven't experienced it before.After that, there's also rounders and handball, but they're not as popular. They all come under and are governed by the Gaelic Athletic Association. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
termninja 5,290 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Funnily enough rugby is a sport I have no interest in whatsoever, but Gaelic football does get described as a hybrid of rugby and football quite a lot. 'They' say its older than both, but who knows?:mellow:Hurling rarely ever gets compared to anything, but people say almost always say it's crazy if they haven't experienced it before.After that, there's also rounders and handball, but they're not as popular. They all come under and are governed by the Gaelic Athletic Association.my thoughts exactly :eyebrows:It's good to have something "national" such as this that people will refer to your country Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishblue 128 Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 I guess so, but the only trouble there is no one outside that country is familiar with it. Ireland play Australia more-or-less every year in a game where they combine Gaelic football and Aussie Rules and call it International rules. I don't think it's even that popular among AFL fans in Australia to be honest, but it's a much bigger event here even when it's held in Australia. The AFL still gets a quite a good pool players through Gaelic football though, which has been a bit controversial over the past few years. The one advantage for players is that the AFL is professional and the GAA isn't, so if they're good enough in most cases they'll leave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane 2,275 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 That Owen Mulligan goal against Dublin still sends shivers down my spine, Unbelieveable goal. Meath were robbed today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishblue 128 Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 Meath were robbed today Yeah, whatever. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishblue 128 Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 This weekend's results:Gaelic FootballConnachtRoscommon 2-12 Leitrim 0-6LeinsterWexford 1-24 Wesmeath 0-15Carlow 0-14 Louth 0-13UlsterDonegal 2-14 Cavan 1-8 Hurling Leinster Kilkenny 1-26 Wexford 1-15 Munster Waterford 3-15 Limerick 3-14 Ulster Armagh 0-14 Down 1-10 Not too many surprising results there apart from Carlow in the football in my opinion. Hope they do well in their semi-final but I can't really see anything past a Wexford win. Roscommon are into the Connacht final, against either Galway or Mayo, so there's another month to go without any competitive football for them. I didn't watch it myself, but the Waterford-Limerick match in the Munster hurling semi-final went right to the death apparently so it sounded like a good one.The first round of qualifiers has also been announced: Clare v Down.Laois v Tipperary.Antrim v Westmeath.Louth v Meath.London v Fermanagh.Cavan v Longford.Wicklow v Sligo.Offaly v Monaghan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane 2,275 Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 We completly steam rolled Leitirm, you see it IB? I'd take Senan Kilbride over Johnny Doyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishblue 128 Posted June 16, 2011 Author Share Posted June 16, 2011 We completly steam rolled Leitirm, you see it IB? I'd take Senan Kilbride over Johnny Doyle I didn't see the full thing, but I saw the highlights of it on the Sunday Game and even then Kilbride looked very impressive... but I wouldn't go that far yet. Reckon you can win Connacht again this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane 2,275 Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 I didn't see the full thing, but I saw the highlights of it on the Sunday Game and even then Kilbride looked very impressive... but I wouldn't go that far yet. Reckon you can win Connacht again this year?Yeah I'd say so, Can't wait for the final but we haven't achieved anything until we beat Galway and Mayo, If we beat them and get a decent draw in the AIQF I think we could make the Semi's anyway, Shine and Kilbride are two of the best forwards in the country tbf.Think you'll beat Dubin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishblue 128 Posted June 16, 2011 Author Share Posted June 16, 2011 Yeah I'd say so, Can't wait for the final but we haven't achieved anything until we beat Galway and Mayo, If we beat them and get a decent draw in the AIQF I think we could make the Semi's anyway, Shine and Kilbride are two of the best forwards in the country tbf.Think you'll beat Dubin?Fairly hard to say to be honest. I'm a bit pessimistic about it, but that always happens. This will be Kildare's first real test, since Wicklow and Meath didn't prove any major problems. If Johnny Doyle is injured for this, we could be in a bit of trouble, but then again it's been said that that's not as bad as first thought too. McGeeney has been saying that he's not worried about the wide tally, but no matter what we can't afford as many against Dublin. If our backs, which will probably be more or less the same as the Meath match, manage to restrict their forwards at all, then we should have a very good chance, but that's easier said than done especially with Dublin's full forward line. So basically, I'm not saying anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane 2,275 Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Fairly hard to say to be honest. I'm a bit pessimistic about it, but that always happens. This will be Kildare's first real test, since Wicklow and Meath didn't prove any major problems. If Johnny Doyle is injured for this, we could be in a bit of trouble, but then again it's been said that that's not as bad as first thought too. McGeeney has been saying that he's not worried about the wide tally, but no matter what we can't afford as many against Dublin. If our backs, which will probably be more or less the same as the Meath match, manage to restrict their forwards at all, then we should have a very good chance, but that's easier said than done especially with Dublin's full forward line. So basically, I'm not saying anything.Haha, we hit a fair few wides against Leitim aswell as missing two goal chances, But the game was over anyway. I really do think we'll win the All Ireland in the next few years, and Fergal O'Donnell deserves immense credit for what he's done with us, We got beat by Mayo by 19 points, than redeemed ourselves slightly in the qualifiers, beating Wexford then losing to Meath, then winning Connaght last year. We have good backs who rarely conceed a goal (1 in the Championship last year, granted it was only 4 games), Michael Finneran at midfield is the most improved player in the Championship over the last few years according to Pat Spillane, Cregg is a brilliant half forward and has been hailed by pudnits, Senan O'Grady came in against Leitrim and must have covered every blade of grass on the pitch, getting MOTM on local papers, and Shine and Kilbride speak for themselves really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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