Beachcomber every post confirms you as a begrudger, as for the Australian professionals beating our GAA team that should always be the case, they are full time professionals and Rules players are physically bigger than our GAA players, that advantage was plain to see in the games, the surprising thing was that in the previous series the GAA men came out on top so often.
I am sure you are aware that Conor Cruise O`Brien would be a long way from being a true gael yet read what he has to say about the GAA in his book, "The shaping of the new Ireland", O`Brien says when referring to the GAA, "One of the most successful and original mass movements of the day, its importance has not even yet been recognised", this is a small extract from his glowing tribute to the GAA.
What greatness did either of the Soccer bodies achieve? reaching the quarter finals of the World Cup and European Championship?, certainly for such a small island we have had a few good soccer players, but the masses in Ireland have always preferred to watch much more entertaing fare.
I was at Croke Park in 1953 when the Kerry v Armagh game attracted   close on 90,000, large crowds even at Club Finals are the rule, people don`t go if they are not being entertained and our two great games provide that.