Angry Fans

Fans are angry at Cork football followers for not being …well, fans. They stayed away in huge numbers from Sunday’s football semi final against Meath. There was no band at Croker for the game. Did they take a day off as well? Dublin fans mount a convincing defence against being tarred as drunken yobs because of the actions of a tiny minority of Dubs. And Limerick fans? They’re in the All Ireland senior hurling final and some of them are still angry, or at least they’re not happy – with media pundits, the Cork hurlers and with their local media’s alleged neglect of matters GAA.

WHERE WERE the thousands of Cork fans missing from Croke Park on Sunday who failed to support one of the best teams of Gaelic footballers in the country? What could they have been doing that was more important or more enjoyable? They should be ashamed of themselves!! It is not an excuse to claim that they were tired out or broke from following the hurlers because you’re really talking about two different ends of the county. –– Banks of Sullane (email)

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