Gaelic Games on Sky Sports

[KevinGage]

In Gaelic football, the start is crucial:

[bertlambshank]

This started before they started!

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[dave shelley]

Amazingly, only five players received one match bans, I think I'm right saying that.  GAA officialdom along with their referees are totally gutless.

[UK Redsox]

That reminds me of a Lydney v Matson Gloucestershire County Cup match from the 1990's. We kicked off and our NZ flanker wiped out a Matson forward while the ball was still in the air. Cue a mass brawl whilst the ball just rolls out of play without even being touched.

I was also at a game between the same sides when a certain try was stopped by a spectator throwing his bike in front of the winger.

[Ger Regan]

Anyone else watch the hurling final? Possibly the best game I've ever seen.

[UK Redsox]

Anyone else watch the hurling final? Possibly the best game I've ever seen.

Yes, I watched most of the second half. A great game.

Why does it go straight to a replay rather than having extra time?

[dave shelley]

Anyone else watch the hurling final? Possibly the best game I've ever seen.

Great Ger wasn't it?  It had to be good to maintain my interest. 

[Ger Regan]

Anyone else watch the hurling final? Possibly the best game I've ever seen.

Yes, I watched most of the second half. A great game.

Why does it go straight to a replay rather than having extra time?

The gaa love their replays. Another 82,000 sell out in two weeks. I think it's only replays that go to extra time.

[UK Redsox]

I'd have loved to have played Hurling when I was younger. I reckon I've have been pretty good at the long range shots but not so good at the jumping and running bits.

[Dave Cooper please]

I played a bit of shinty when I was a mere youngster and living in the Highlands, very similar game to hurling and every bit as violent.
Loved it, but there wasn't a Sunday when I didn't wake up covered in bruises and hardly able to walk, great game.

[peter w]

Not a fan of any Irish sports. Its just all a bit mental.

[Jon Crofts]

What no penalties or shoot outs or extra time?

The GAA must be rubbing their greedy little hands together at the thought of another 80+ thousand sell out at a minimum of 80 Euros a pop.

[Ger Regan]

What no penalties or shoot outs or extra time?

The GAA must be rubbing their greedy little hands together at the thought of another 80+ thousand sell out at a minimum of 80 Euros a pop.

No penalties (it wouldn't really work with the scoring system), but there is extra time, but I think it's only in replays (there was a replay in the football semi-final a few weeks back that went to extra time).

Apparently tickets for the replays are generally around 20 quid cheaper than the first game, but you'll get no argument on the greed of the gaa from me.