IT’S A BIG day in Croker this afternoon, so the chatter about the All-Ireland Hurling Final will be at an all time high both offline and on.
So, for anyone around the world who haven’t a breeze what is going on, the obvious thing to do is fire the term “All-Ireland Hurling Final” straight into Google.
And there they’ll find this very informative Wiki entry on the event
But… but… the photo used for Croke Park – the only one on the page – would make the uninitiated think hurling is some sort of Hunger Games-esque sport with a giant, sentient mechanical claw overseeing the action
“How does this even qualify as a sport?”
Of course, the shot is taken from U2′s 360° Tour at Croke Park in 2009 - where the structure sat above the stage throughout.
But for those arriving to Wikipedia trying to find out what the craic is with this “All-Ireland Hurling Final” today it would be quite perplexing.
The specific line underneath the photo doesn’t help the confusion one bit
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Not even a “Croke Park is the usual venue for the hurling final, shown here during a U2 concert in 2009.”
And the gas anomaly has been noted a few times in recent years
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Never mind the sweeper system, put The Claw at full back and nobody would get a sniff of the posts.
The game’s gone mad.
hat-tip to Fergal Crehan, @Fergal for spotting it
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