Cork AUL 2009/10

**Doug89** · 25/08/2009, 3:40 PM

Hello lads,

Haven't been on this for a while, good to see healthy debate regarding ref situation.
Heard today that, after last nights meeting, the end may be in site. A proposal put to the refs has been accepted but must be looked at by the FAI before it can be agreed
and an end put to the current situation..... fingers crossed.
We (Grangevale) are looking forward to to the challenge of AUL 1, but, to be honest,
it is going to be extremely tough... 26 league games with some very strong sides.
Pre-season has been ok for us, we have held onto all of last years squad and have added 2 new signings but with hols, injuries and the GAA still going it's difficult to guage
how prepared we really are... Hope there are no casualties of the strike, i.e. City Challenge/County/Corinthians Cups, that would be a shame as these are cups that teams from all divisions look forward to and can have a good go at...
Best of luck to ye all

Doug89

**bellavistaman** · 25/08/2009, 4:21 PM

i heard its looking good now lads, i was told the games the weekend are going ahead

**Parkboy** · 25/08/2009, 4:49 PM

Hey Lads,
Just back from a week in the sun.Well was actually back on Saturday night just in time for our first league game of the season or so i thought.
Couldnt believe when i heard what was going on.Hopefully things will be sorted soon because with the evenings starting to close in there will be a huge back log of games come next May.
If games go ahead next weekend will it be the original games that were supposed to be played last week?

**pacman** · 25/08/2009, 8:03 PM

Originally Posted by Parkboy

Hey Lads,
Just back from a week in the sun.Well was actually back on Saturday night just in time for our first league game of the season or so i thought.
Couldnt believe when i heard what was going on.Hopefully things will be sorted soon because with the evenings starting to close in there will be a huge back log of games come next May.
If games go ahead next weekend will it be the original games that were supposed to be played last week?

Ya thats what i heard. last weeks fixtures will be played this weekend

**littleman** · 25/08/2009, 8:29 PM

the strike is off ok but theirs nothin definate yet as to wether any games will go ahead this weekend.I was told only Msl an Youths/kids an the Aul will syart next week.If theirs fixtures on the paper tomrrow then no games this weekend.

**bluey** · 25/08/2009, 8:53 PM

heard earlier from source in aul that strike will be off on thursday night. wont be any games in aul this weekend as it will be to late to publish fixtures. so sat week before all starts off

**Horse24** · 25/08/2009, 9:38 PM

Yep Strike is over effective today. Schoolboy games on at the weekend anyway

**littleman** · 26/08/2009, 6:00 AM

Far from me to cast aspertions on your charcter Olli,but it dose begger the question,how do you exactly expect clubs to survive on a weekly basis with out so called script.

Sponsorship,,,,,,that my friend is an added bonus that all clubs get a little pick up from,the mainstay of each club is script along with a weekly ticket draw,views would be appriciated,,,,,,,,,,,,

**Radiostar** · 26/08/2009, 9:58 AM

I think fund raising is always a difficult one for most clubs, I would also be interested to know what clubs do to raise money besides the weekly script from players, might help my own club.

**olachico** · 26/08/2009, 2:15 PM

Originally Posted by littleman

Far from me to cast aspertions on your charcter Olli,but it dose begger the question,how do you exactly expect clubs to survive on a weekly basis with out so called script.

Sponsorship,,,,,,that my friend is an added bonus that all clubs get a little pick up from,the mainstay of each club is script along with a weekly ticket draw,views would be appriciated,,,,,,,,,,,,

Littleman I believe my question was a fair one so get down off the high horse! I was unaware that ye had an astroturf facility in Grattan therefore i was working off the idea that ye were training twice a week somewhere else normally costing 5 euro per session plus 10 euro for script which would be 20 euro a week which with a lot of people currently unemployed would be a lot!!

Therefore that was the reason for the question - can you take me seriously now?

**Shilts** · 26/08/2009, 2:23 PM

Originally Posted by Radiostar

I think fund raising is always a difficult one for most clubs, I would also be interested to know what clubs do to raise money besides the weekly script from players, might help my own club.

A lot of small clubs take part in the College Corinthians superdraw.
I don't know the exact details but it works something like this:
CCAFC organise the draw - cars, holidays etc.
Any club can take part and sell tickets (usually �20 - �30) and keep half of what they collect.
The beauty of this type of situation for a small club is that there is very little organistaion involved - collect tickets, sell tickets, bank half of money collected. A lot of small clubs have raised money in this manner in the past.
I don't know if there is any similar type of draw to this one in the cork area.

**bellavistaman** · 26/08/2009, 3:05 PM

whats the story with weekend fixtures lads??

**bluey** · 26/08/2009, 3:23 PM

from what i know bella, no aul fixtures. refs are off strike but disagreement was with the aul and heard that some agreement needs to be signed tomorrow night at aul meeting. will be to late to publish fixtures for weekend then.

**bellavistaman** · 26/08/2009, 3:33 PM

cheers for the update hopefully we'll have games the weekend but not looking good so from what you said, cheers bluey

**shetland** · 26/08/2009, 4:30 PM

no au l games this weekend definately .to late to organise is what i heard.

**Parkboy** · 26/08/2009, 4:32 PM

Originally Posted by Shilts

A lot of small clubs take part in the College Corinthians superdraw.
I don't know the exact details but it works something like this:
CCAFC organise the draw - cars, holidays etc.
Any club can take part and sell tickets (usually �20 - �30) and keep half of what they collect.
The beauty of this type of situation for a small club is that there is very little organistaion involved - collect tickets, sell tickets, bank half of money collected. A lot of small clubs have raised money in this manner in the past.
I don't know if there is any similar type of draw to this one in the cork area.

We take part in that draw every year and we have benefited hugely from it.Every player and member do very well in trying to sell these and we get to keep �15 from every ticket.
Just in response to the issue of money for training/games. We train every Tuesday and Thursday on our astroturf and each player pays �2 for each night.Every player pays �5 for home games and dont pay for away games.
So each week will cost no more than �9 for each player.We get to train/play on top class astroturf.Have three top class pitches and have superb shower facilities and have all our gear washed and cleaned for us.
No complains from anyone here.

**Horse24** · 26/08/2009, 5:37 PM

Ours is Tuesday/Thursday in Blarney �3.

�3 for home games, nothing for away games.

Each player is also asked to take 5 x �1.50 lotto tickets, which we encourage to spread around the family rather than pay all the money yourself.

**pacman** · 26/08/2009, 8:54 PM

Offically no games this weekend although strike is resolved.
Season starting on Sep 5th.

**bluey** · 26/08/2009, 10:05 PM

gave news that derek was stayin last week which was 100% true, but can tell you now derek has changed his mind again and is joining avondale for the season, junglejym you sources where right all right. think played game with them monday scored 2 decided to change mind again!!! it happens i suppose.