Kivlehan
27/08/2007, 3:28 PM
Meanwhile the English rugby team get to play at Croke Park. The decision having nothing, of course, to do with the serious shillings that landed into GAA coffers.
Time to wake up and smell the 21st century.
It probably is more of a business decision than a tradition-based decision. If the GAA has a very tight grip on the sports consciousness in Connacht as I have read, then some with the GAA may feel it dangerous to "legitimize" Sligo Rovers by associating with them at all. If they feel that there are limited sports entertainment dollars to be earned, they may not want Sligo Rovers encroaching on their share of the market.
If that is the case, then Sligo Rovers handled this brilliantly. They come out looking like generous, community-oriented folks while the GAA look a bit petty.
Time to wake up and smell the 21st century.
It probably is more of a business decision than a tradition-based decision. If the GAA has a very tight grip on the sports consciousness in Connacht as I have read, then some with the GAA may feel it dangerous to "legitimize" Sligo Rovers by associating with them at all. If they feel that there are limited sports entertainment dollars to be earned, they may not want Sligo Rovers encroaching on their share of the market.
If that is the case, then Sligo Rovers handled this brilliantly. They come out looking like generous, community-oriented folks while the GAA look a bit petty.