GAA Angry Fans

There are two recurring targets for fans’ anger, week in, week out – ‘The Sunday Game’ and the conditions at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

There is praise for the quality of RTÉ’s preview of the Munster hurling final but disappointment at its scheduling.  Things are reported to have improved at the Stadium of Lee, but there’s still a long way to go.

Cork football fans certainly are a demanding lot.   Their team duly despatched a very good Limerick side in an excellent Munster Final but they’re still not happy.   And there is justifiable criticism of the continuing poor – not ‘puke’ – quality of football in Ulster.

It seems Dublin fans can never get it exactly right on The Hill and their hurler’s brilliant performance against Kilkenny was marred by booing of the Cats’ place ball takers.    Fans voice their views for and against the GPA’s claim for 5% of GAA revenue and some angry fans believe the compulsory wearing of helmets by all hurlers will mean the end of the GAA as we have known and  loved it for the past 125 years.

Get in touch:   Give your views and comments to An Fear Rua himself at GAA Angry Fans in ‘The Irish Examiner’    Just drop an email to [e-mail] and get AFR’s reaction to what you have to say.

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I THOUGHT IT was disgraceful the way the Dublin fans on Hill 16 booed and whistled at Henry Shefflin every time he went to take a free.  If they can’t win by fair means they should not win by foul.

- Tullogher Cat

AFR’S SHOUT:   Unfortunately, booing at opponents’ placed ball takers is spreading faster than the swine flu pandemic.    However, I’m sure the Leinster Council have better things to do than favouring Kilkenny hurlers.   Maybe it was a clever ploy to create the illusion of a bigger crowd.   What next?  Tailors’ dummies and blow up dolls on Hill 16?