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We have terminated Robert Brosnans contract. He supposidly played in a high profile quarter final of the Cork Senior Football Championship this weekend,2 days before our season make-or-break game in Longford. fool!!
officail site doesnt much though:
http://www.waterford-united.ie/nextp..._from=&ucat=1&
anybody know of others being sacked/released for playing other sports??
Yeah he plays for my local club St. Nicks- quarter final against Carraigdhoun at the weekend.
Stupid thing to do really but I guess he decided it was worth the risk. Been a long time since the club did well in the Championship.
but didnt they lose the match i think??
Nope they won 2-9 to 1-8 and Brosnan got 3 points. Play Nemo in the next roundQuote:
Originally Posted by blue til i die
A few years ago a promising Galway United player who only made a handful of first team appearances (I can't remeber his surname - Padraig ?) was playing Gaelic Football for his local club.
A photographer from the Connacht Tribune arrived to take photos and he was conspicuous by his absense from the pre match team photo.
Unfortunately, he scored a crucial goal and his colour photo was plastered in the sports section of the paper when he was celebrating scoring the goal.
who caresQuote:
Originally Posted by micls
didnt they lose to Nemo this weekend??
is it a sackable offence though??
suprises me since we allowed PJ Banville do it a few years ago to play Football for Wexford!
I'd guess BTID since he asked....Quote:
Originally Posted by feo123
GAH :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by micls
bit harsh being sacked maybe, wasnt he on loan from cobh? was he any good?
Possibly did. Dont keep up fully was going by the websiteQuote:
Originally Posted by blue til i die
If its in his contract not to play games within a certain timeframe of one of ye're matches, then I guess it is.
Id wager its probably not the first time though, he probably had a warning before
i'm just interested if this has happened at other clubs?? couldnt care less about brosnan,he's a fool, since he had already been warned about it!
he was on loan last year but signed for this year! was handy enough, had a great game against Derry City last week. could play centre half or centre forward!Quote:
Originally Posted by feo123
It could say in his contract that he wasnt to play in other sports? I know that when Tony Mannion was GUFC manager he didnt let anyone play GAA as if they got injured playing it, GUFC still had to play their wages, along with the extra bills that came with it, physio etc. to get the players back into shape.
as far as i know,he had already been warned about it,so i suppose if he blatently played another match,he got wat he deserved.
Gallagher the Dundalk keeper failed to turn up for an away trip last month - the reason?
He was playing GAA instead
Didnt even get the sack - as far as I know he wasnt even disciplined
Richie Foran was always at it and even did it while at Carlisle while in the off season - usually played Gah with St. Josephs I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by blue til i die
Ger Robinson missed basically the entire season for Kildare due to Gah commitments. Should be a zero tolerance policy across all clubs. If you're serious about being a professional sportsmen there's no time for indulging in these childish pursuits which are inimical to personal and sporting development.
Playing GAA , if you're earning even a partial living playing soccer( or real football ), should be punishable by being forced to walk through the town dressed in a capuchin outfit ringing a bell chanting '' unclean , unclean '' :D
P.J. Banville if I am not mistaken signed as an amateur, on the previous occasion he played for the Blues. In that instance as he doesn't get paid , the rules might be different.
He was on loan last season to Waterford but signed for them permanently this season, I can understand Waterford's frustration with this, I mean what with picking injuries up etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by feo123
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Originally Posted by Raheny Red
He was caught by Motherwell i think if he was with them and was told not to do it again by the manager
Proper order- fair play to Waterford for taking a stand on this. At such a vital time for the club this was shocking unprofessional and stupid behavior and sacking him was entirely appropriate.
Totally agree Mr.A,being paid to play soccer at premier level then goes and wrecks it all by playing bloody gah,jesus its so frustrating even writing this to think what he's after doing,:mad:was a donkey anyway,delighted rams got rid of him..:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Mr A
If you've got nothing to say, try saying nothing.Quote:
Originally Posted by feo123
They should have suspended him without pay for the remainder of the season. That way they keep his registration stopping him signing for another club. By sacking him he is now an out-of-work professional and can sign for any club that will take him on.
No club can sign anyone at this stage I don't think.
Cork GAA Championship versus Eircom leasgue ? Hmm- strange priority call...Quote:
Originally Posted by micls
Don't Nemo usually clean up in Cork anyway....?
they already lost to Nemo so he has no more gah or soccer now, good ridance!
Seeing as his Gah club has been knocked out now, and WU have sacked him, he'll probably be on the teamsheet/bench at Cobh on Saturday. :D
On the subject of 'dual' players, Garry Connaughton was playing in goals for both Athlone Town and Westmeath for years, he only gave up the soccer when it changed to a summer season.
there was a thread elsewhere that said that players out of contract cannot be signed towards the end of a season.
That was different. In that case, Robinson made it quite clear that his first commitment was to GAA. He played 3 games earlier in the season (scoring three goals) and only played last weekend as his side had been knocked out of the Meath Championship the week before.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sheridan
there are rumours that he might devote himself to soccer for the full season next year, hopefully so, he has scored five goals in just four league games this season!!
I always had a soft spot for Dave Barry because (when pushed by Cork GAA) he chose LOI football over gaelic football
In this instance Waterford are spot on. Although it does show you how low of an esteem some players hold the league in.
Brosnan apparently didn't turn up for training one night last week citing ''injury'' and then played the GAH club match on the Saturday. Breach of Contract? Too darn right! :D
P.S. What is it with Cork soccer players and telling porkies lately?
You really are all a crowd of tossers, almost every one of you.
Slating the GAA as being a childish persuit and somehow inferior to Soccer ? Grow up.
The had a contract with Waterford United and broke it- playing a GAA match just two days before a massive game for his club. If you can't see why people feel it was absolutely correct that he should be sacked then it is you that has the problem dude.Quote:
You really are all a crowd of tossers, almost every one of you.
Slating the GAA as being a childish persuit and somehow inferior to Soccer ? Grow up.
Its more to do with the fact that he was being paid money by Waterford to play football as part of a written contract.Quote:
Originally Posted by clash
He breached the contract, good luck.
BTW this is a football forum, if you want a forum that holds the GAA in higher esteem then this ain't the place for you buddy.
Is that the lad who was at Dundalk a few years ago?Quote:
Originally Posted by KildareFan
Decent player. Good for Division 1, himself and Amond would've been one of the best strike forces in the league!
Jason Sherlock was given a choice by Rico when he was at Rovers either football or GAA, he chose GAA as apparently he was making more money playing that!!!
Correct!Quote:
Originally Posted by JC_GUFC
Kinda makes a mockery of the Naz...oops sorry GAA's spin of it being an amateur sport!
Btw fair play to WUFC on this, as mentioned above and personally speaking i believe there should be zero tolerance to this, if you commit to playing football (the proper one, not that barbaric muck wrestling) at the highest level available in the country surely turning out in other contact sports is a risk to your health therefore hardly the actions of a commited footballer!
Koh
There are over 200 nations who are members of FIFA. How many countries on earth play Gaelic football? Less than 10 .Quote:
Originally Posted by clash
The best sport the GAA has is hurling and they have failed to develop it outside a handful of counties. Soccer as you call it is played all over the world.
He was doing ads for arnotts and was on tv on some stupid tv show, that money was gained mostly from being a personality from Dubs.Quote:
Originally Posted by JC_GUFC
He was on trial with liverpool for 2 weeks lasted 3 days or so before they sent him home.
Wouldnt say that brosnan had the same career choices tbh.
kdjac
I'm not talking about Brosnan getting sacked. I agree with you, he broke his contract, he should have being dropped.
I'm talking about the stupid childish and ignorant comments about the GAA here.
What the hell does it matter how many countries play soccer and how many play GAA ?
Jesus grow up what age are you ? I only started watching EL again and the reason i stopped in the first place was because of the same bull**** your talking now.
I have never heard the same ****e from anyone else, English, Welsh etc only from Irish people. So soccers your main sport, why the hell do you have to slate the unique games we have on this island ?