Paul Rouse: Hey ref, it's not the Fleadh Cheoil!

Recalling the language of a midlands football field in the 1980s and 1990s

GAA PHRASES THROUGHT THE AGES: One of the great boons of the broadcast of club matches from around the country is listening to the sideline coaching and the shouts of the crowd that are echoing down so many streams. Picture: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

One of the great boons of the broadcast of club matches from around the country is listening to the sideline coaching and the shouts of the crowd that are echoing down so many streams.

It is a great reminder of how much – and how little – things have changed.