Domestic compensation vote on Saturday

**Mark Breen** · 11/02/2008, 2:59 PM

Originally Posted by KildareFan

I agree witha lot you say. In my opinion
1. Players should have to play in their own area -a la GAA style
2. Eircom League Club should affiliate with local Leagues and take on Board their Academy Teams thus allowing the players continue to play with their own local area teams

I'm sorry but i do not agree with your first statement's....

Firsly point one.... Why should a young player be resticted to playing for his local team... I've seen plenty of managers who are clueless and just scream absolute crap at their squads, and struggle to give any encouragement or guidance, why should kid's be forced to play under a manager or club who doens't have a clue what they are doing when he could travel to a team 15 minutes or even 30 minutes on the other side of the city and play for a club who are run properly with good facilities and play under a coach who has his coaching certs and a good idea of how to develop the kid/Kids.....

On your second point, I agree this should be done and if i'm not mistaken this is what Shamrock Rovers did some years ago out in Tallaght ( I could be mistaken) I think they took over a club from Tallagh !!!

**DmanDmythDledge** · 13/02/2008, 12:24 AM

Originally Posted by KildareFan

2. Eircom League Club should affiliate with local Leagues and take on Board their Academy Teams thus allowing the players continue to play with their own local area teams

All eircom League clubs have to have an affiliation with a schoolboy club as part of licensing. For example, the big four Dublin teams all have a link up with the schoolboy teams which allows for natural progression from U8 right up to U20. However UCD's link up with Mount Merrion is only an affiliation, although some players have gone on to sign for UCD.

**Ash** · 13/02/2008, 8:39 AM

Originally Posted by Battery Rover

In club football / hurling you have to play in the parish you live in from the age of 18 years and over.

Not sure if thats an actual rule, although it might be frowned apon if the player
plays up through the underage ranks and then transfers to a rival club.

For example, former Town player Stephen Mullen used to play for Athlone GAA
but then wanted a mid season transfer to Garrycastle. Athlone wouldnt allow
it so he sat out the rest of that season until his registration had expired and
then joined up.

Another lad I know transferred from Athlone GAA to Mullagh in Galway.