Larry Ryan: Tradition is dead but the hand of history hurls off its good side
LAUNCH: Noel McGrath of Tipperary and Ryan Taylor of Clare at the launch of the Munster GAA Championship at Pairc Ui Chaoimh in Cork. Photo by Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile
Tradition is a thing of the past, as per Liam Cahill. A nice line. A succinct warning to move with the times.
Tradition, in the GAA sphere, is at least 75% complaint. People not easily satisfied. Structures and calendars. Games on in the wrong month, or on the wrong day, or at the wrong time for the milking. And probably not on in the right place. Too many games on. Not enough games on. The game not on the telly. Too many games on the telly before the hurling. Too many games for young lads, but why can’t the young lad play in this game too? Why is there no round robin? What is the need for a round robin? Would he ever let it flow? How is that not a free? The team named too late. The team named too early.
