GAA debate

[Macy]

Originally posted by Xlex
If the county board and the town got on that's what would happen...

Don't think it's the clubs fault, we've often moved games to avoid a clash (Pats 5pm on a Sunday anyone?).... I don't think the County Board is willing to compromise with a "foreign" sport - it's all take take take with the GAH.....

[Xlex]

I don't really care who's fault it is that there is no relationship between them because it only really affects the supporters. I suppose there's every likely hood that there's as many soccer mules as there is GAH mules. the very nature of the problem requires the GAA to give more than they get because of the frequency of the games involved... Sadly I can't see much happening!!

[max power]

macy i have both my longford soccer and gaa jersey and will wear both with pride, to me you just support one code and fcuk all others, a lot of so called "bogball" people support the club and with one sided out dated views like yours you'll drive them away, at least xlex knows something about gaa, have you played for a club in longford and realised with the local parish team means to the people of that parish ????

this is the way it has been, soccer winter/gaa summer : fai changed that and not the gaa, so ask the fai for answers before you put all the blame at the feet of the gaa.

xlex sunday morning games would work but and there is always a but, in rural ireland a lot of people still go to mass on a sunday morning so either players, manager or someone to do with the club could not make it and there is the saturday night drink reason.

friday evening, i think thats simple, lads not living in longford and working in dublin or the like could not amke it home, traffic etc. if you finish work at 5 you won't always amke it home for a match at half 7, i know it happened to me.

saturday at 6, once again rural longford, farms = cows = milking = not a hope of a game at 6.

all the above are valid points but i think sunday evening would be the best option, would do you think xlex ????

[Macy]

But my point is all those that hopped on the tolka bandwagon put nothing into the club - not even money for a shirt!!!!

You say I have outdated views and then come up with all the excuses under the sun why the Gah have to stick with their times.... The Gah expect players to get down twice a week for training (more for the county players), but the players wouldn't be able to make it for a game!?! Also afaik cows need milking everyday of the week - don't think they have a Sunday off... So surely Sunday has exactly the same issues as Saturdays....

I'm outdated, and you're sticking up for one of the most outdated and backward sporting organisations in the world, let alone the country... They're allowed to be openly hostile and dismissive and call my sport the Garrison or Foriegn Game, but I'm not allowed to call GAH bogball???

[Xlex]

I have made about 60 ~ 70 trips to Longford during the week and on Friday's this year. I think every Club in Longford trains on a Friday. I have had games in Colmcille and Dromard on Tuesday's and Wednesday's. I have a game next Tuesday in Killoe at 7.30. I have had games in Athlone and Ballyleague and Tarmon on Midweek nights. It would really make no change for the several club players in Dublin to play on a Friday night. So really I still think that the points are still valid.

I also believe that the loyal GAA fraternity that attend games would go to an early Sunday mass or to a Saturday evening mass to accomodate a noon match, in fact I think it would make for a good day. anyway all I would ask for is that Saturday matches are played at no later that 6.00pm on Saturday, not at 7.30pm.

Ardagh and Drumlish played at 7.30pm last sunday evening. Dublin players would not have returned to dublin until 11.00 pm at the earliest from that fixture.

In the intermediate laegue we have been missing players because they have choosen the town over playing GAA yet our County board reps have not even tried to get games played early

I'm only applying the awkardness of requests I have been given from a personnal point of view rather than even take into account the preference I would have for going to Flancare for 7.45 on a Saturday evening.

(you have failed to take Macy into this debate because of his reference to bogball, he knows as much about the parochial relevence of the GAA than any of us and he knows more about the commitment required than many of us, so fair dues to his point)

[Xlex]

Originally posted by Macy
But my point is all those that hopped on the tolka bandwagon put nothing into the club - not even money for a shirt!!!!

I wouldn't worry so much about the money for a shirt, they haven't given much money at the gate either...

[max power]

macy & xlex if people are going to gaa matchs on a saturday ans sunday evening and day and have been for a long time with tv and like causing this , the change was made by the fai to summer football. so why don't de town play hteir game son a friday evening, if gaa players can make it home for games on a friday why can't town supporters go to games on a friday and be like the majority of the league ??????

its only an idea ???

[Xlex]

I think that's the way to go... But the club won't they have too much time for Dublin Supporters... home and away...

Longford's away game is the most attractive in the league (timing wise) I think the club will lose out no matter what...

[Macy]

Originally posted by the dj
macy & xlex if people are going to gaa matchs on a saturday ans sunday evening and day and have been for a long time with tv and like causing this , the change was made by the fai to summer football. so why don't de town play hteir game son a friday evening, if gaa players can make it home for games on a friday why can't town supporters go to games on a friday and be like the majority of the league ??????

its only an idea ???

Great Idea - lets compromise as long as football does all the giving, and the gah does all the taking....

[max power]

well almighty and all knowing macy tell us what to do, should we do like the british and start shootiing at the supporters ?????