Club in trouble - a good news story!

**Doll** · 17/02/2011, 7:53 PM

I normally wouldn't wish ill of anyone but this crowd deserve all they get. I'm not a GAA supporter, as you might have gathered, but friends who are ALL know that the GAA is totally hypocritical with regards to payments to players and in particular managers.

I have no problem with any sport 'defending their corner' or promoting their sport but trying, at great expense, to prevent another club from having decent facilities is just being vindictive.

I would guarantee though that there isn't a bank in the country that would close down a GAA club!!

**bluewhitearmy** · 17/02/2011, 8:00 PM

Originally Posted by legendz

The GAA have their own problems. They don't promote the National Leagues well. A lot of discussion goes on lamenting the Championship structure. Clubs get to play few games in the summer because of inter-county action. The LoI is capable of holding it's own ground, if the majority of clubs can get their houses in order.

You really wanted to say A Championship didnt ya

**Rasputin** · 18/02/2011, 12:12 AM

Originally Posted by Big Chief

yet they choose to do so whereas very few people choose to become involved with supporting, financially assisting or volunteering for League of Ireland teams.

What?

**LOI_Fanatic** · 18/02/2011, 12:47 AM

Delighted for the horrible *****!

Karma is great

**Big Chief** · 18/02/2011, 8:03 AM

Was my post unclear? If so please detail the reasons why and I will seek to address them.

**gustavo** · 18/02/2011, 8:09 AM

Funny bit of ad selection

**legendz** · 18/02/2011, 8:27 AM

Originally Posted by gustavo

Funny bit of ad selection

It is alright. The only bit of promotion they've done and it comes up right next to my post!

**Macy** · 18/02/2011, 8:29 AM

Originally Posted by Big Chief

I have to admit there are a number of hardliners within the G.A.A. who view soccer as an ever present danger which must be stamped out in all it's forms. I, on the other hand, feel that both sports should be able to co-exist. Soccer for it's part could learn a lot from the G.A.A. in terms of volunteerism and fundraising capacity through close community ties.

Every sport, in every country, relies on volunteers and fundraising. The GAA are nothing special in that regard. All sports should and can get on - ironically in other countries the GAA relies on using other sports facilities, but in their own country they insist on a bigoted ban on "foreign games" in their grounds.

**Straightstory** · 18/02/2011, 8:37 AM

Excellent news. Hope they go under as quickly as possible. Good riddance.

**Eminence Grise** · 18/02/2011, 8:57 AM

Originally Posted by gustavo

Funny bit of ad selection

Anybody else think that Dubs ad makes it look like Jedward are playing for them?

**Schumi** · 18/02/2011, 9:32 AM

Originally Posted by Eminence Grise

Anybody else think that Dubs ad makes it look like Jedward are playing for them?

I think that's intentional, they're playing at half time of a Dublin game.

**Ash** · 18/02/2011, 9:41 AM

Originally Posted by Mr A

Sure all our clubs are based on volunteers.

except Fingal ...

**Bluebeard** · 18/02/2011, 2:21 PM

I hate to see any club go under, but Tom Davis really pushed my charity to the limit. I am hoping that they current coconuts running it who were involved in the hateful court case a booted, and decent folk GENUINELY concerned for the good of their community get involved, and they pull a Shamrock Rovers, and come back as less heinous crowd. Deffo think that Rovers should make a genuine effort to help them out, partly to demonstrate their willingness to help in the community, but also to really stick it into both the GAH Uberalles crowd who endorsed the "Rovers will destroy Davis" case, and those who are involved in Thos Davis who bang on about community, wouldn't stroll from the Square to watch Rovers, but manage to find time to make pilgrimages to Liverpool or Glasgow or London or Manchester. I'm not saying don't make them, just don't bang on about community, then stiff your own.

I am also reminded of a survey of hurlers in Limerick in the 1930s, about the biggest threat to hurling. It was commissioned by the GAH on the basis of using this to cast an incriminating shadow on the "English" games. Far from rugby and football, the hurlers said it was GAH Football was the biggest threat. Cue submerging of the report. As someone from a hurling county, it really killed me to see Thos Davis being funded to attack Rovers as a threat to the Irish games, when the GAA as a whole seems to be doing nothing to help hurling, especially by insisting it has the same rules and structures as GAH Football. Not cool. And don't get me started about how they are castrating handball - the one game they have that has a genuine chance of international success, and perhaps even an olympic slot (with a lot more promotion, granted).

Sorry, wandered off topic.