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Ive written about this before but last night was the worst ive ever seen.
The GAA Control Centre instructed their own private stewards to remove any soccer flags hanging over the walls in Croke Park last night. So we were left with about 3 Irish Banners and 2 Huge Cypriot (Chelsea & Spurs) flags on the lower hogan.
Their stadium, their rules. The FAI as a body should never have had to turn to the GAA to have a stadium to play in, but there we are.
That said, on a personal level I think it's a petty move on the GAA's part.
while i wouldnt agree with it all you can say is it is there stadium.
Loaning it for free are they?Quote:
Originally Posted by Duggie
Presumably these conditions were made explicit during the rental negotiations.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macy
As I've stated I think it's petty, but if you put yourself in a position where you need to rent a stadium then you have to put up with the conditions in the rental agreement.
*******s....ive said it from day one, the GAA will ruin this country!!!!
What do you expect GUFCT from that lot anyway :mad: but as every day that passes we get a day nearer returning home to lansdowne , i know it's not ours but it feels like it home .Quote:
Originally Posted by gufct
exactly.Quote:
Originally Posted by irishfan86
when we played the bigger teams though Hill 16 was flooded with the Opposition Flags while Tricolours were being taken down. I actually asked the w****r that took down an Athenry Tricolour which has hung at GAA Grounds allover the country including Croker and his reply was GAA Control had radioed them to remove every Irish Flag from around the Ground.
:mad:
Would've had eircom park open by now if Bertie and FF had given us as much help as they gave the GAA in redeveloping Croker rather then putting obstacles in the way at every opportunity so Bertie could build the laughable white elephant that Stadium Ireland turned out to be.....Quote:
Originally Posted by irishfan86
Name sounds like some sort body a dodgy government would set up control the people.Quote:
Originally Posted by gufct
In fairness to GAA players, they are very good amateur sports people and have a great attitude towards their sport. Unfortunately at the top there is a business element that care about nothing but their own pockets.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rovers1
our flag should not be defaced in the way it so often is with the name of pubs etc on them in anycase
JByrne its in the GAA constitution as well, not to deface the tricolour i.e. no writing, thats why they dont allow them in Croke Park. You will never see one in Croke Park any other day either includng the Aussie Rules.Quote:
Originally Posted by jbyrne
the fai should follow this alsoQuote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
or adorned with the name of internet sites :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by jbyrne
Perhaps they should ask the people who paid for most of the place (i.e. the taxpayer - yah yah yada yada I know it was lottery money not tax revenues but the same bloody thing) whether they mind flying our national flag in our nation's capital.
I thought it was hanging them over advertising boards was the issue.
What's a soccer flag?Quote:
Originally Posted by gufct
That was the PD's idea to block the stadium.Quote:
Originally Posted by Drumcondra 69er
6 more games, and we'll be back in Lansdowne.