Angry Fans

So, the Dubs have departed the football championship. Now, who will fans in the other thirty-one counties vent their anger on? ‘Late, drunken, coke snorting, abusive Cork / Kerry fans on the Hill’ doesn’t have quite the same ring to it. Referee John Bannon attracts Kerry and Dublin fans’ ire for his handling of the All Ireland football semi final. In hurling, Waterford fans are angry about ‘the system’ that beat their hurlers while Limerick anger continues at ‘sections of da meedja’ who don’t give their hurlers the recognition they feel they’ve earned. Tickets for the All Ireland? Not many of them about but plenty of anger about the 1000% ‘mark up’ by online ticket brokers.

DAVID BILLINGS, the Dublin selector, stated in a radio interview after the game that he was very proud of the way the Dublin players conduct themselves. They were once again seen taunting the opposition (as they had done against Laois). While the referee may not see everything, the umpires and linesmen see but choose to opt out of reporting incidents to the referee. This behaviour has brought the game to a new low. - Harry – Douglas. (email)

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