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<blockquote data-quote="An Tarbh" data-source="post: 93551"><p>they are still amateur and yes there's a huge amount of players with regular jobs, however if you're a top GAA player then you're likely to get very preferential treatment with your job, for example one footballer who works for a bank got a promotion when he had a good season, which gave him far more flexibility for his training, there's far more player endorsements which is making it easier for them not to bust their ass with a 9-5 job. My point is that players these days are far more aware of what is required to be a top GAA player and moreso in football than hurling, players are spending too much time in the gym and not enough time on basic footballing skills, it's no coincidence that as players have got physically stronger that the standard of football has gone down the drains, I know there's some people here who would argue against this point but you only have to look at the facts. I point to the number of wides Ireland kicked in the last 2 series, a disgraceful number, never would have happened, even back in 98 when the series was revived.</p><p></p><p>I don't really agree that being professional makes you more agressive, that's more of a personality trait imo, I know I'm generalising here but the Australians are tough, hard ********, while we're a bunch of sissies, it's embarassing really and I'm sure plenty of the Irish players don't want to go through that embarassment which only goes to show what a bunch of sissies they really are.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="An Tarbh, post: 93551"] they are still amateur and yes there's a huge amount of players with regular jobs, however if you're a top GAA player then you're likely to get very preferential treatment with your job, for example one footballer who works for a bank got a promotion when he had a good season, which gave him far more flexibility for his training, there's far more player endorsements which is making it easier for them not to bust their ass with a 9-5 job. My point is that players these days are far more aware of what is required to be a top GAA player and moreso in football than hurling, players are spending too much time in the gym and not enough time on basic footballing skills, it's no coincidence that as players have got physically stronger that the standard of football has gone down the drains, I know there's some people here who would argue against this point but you only have to look at the facts. I point to the number of wides Ireland kicked in the last 2 series, a disgraceful number, never would have happened, even back in 98 when the series was revived. I don't really agree that being professional makes you more agressive, that's more of a personality trait imo, I know I'm generalising here but the Australians are tough, hard ********, while we're a bunch of sissies, it's embarassing really and I'm sure plenty of the Irish players don't want to go through that embarassment which only goes to show what a bunch of sissies they really are. [/QUOTE]
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