Quote from: Truthsayer on Today at 12:01:14 AMIt is GAA elite's attempts to carve up our national games and privatise and sell off the profitable, prestige games. Our best and most high profile games should be available to all grass roots GAA members via our national broadcaster. Jarlath's efforts to play the man and not the ball in this debate betrays the weakness of his argument.
Quote from: Gabriel_Hurl on May 14, 2024, 05:32:18 PMRory and the wife divorcing - not the greatest prep for a major you'd imagine.
Quote from: lurganblue on May 14, 2024, 11:16:53 PMAbsolutely delighted to have secured 4th place and CL football. From sitting near relegation when Emery took over last season to this moment is such a huge achievement. 5 years since the owners took charge of the club in the championship.
Quote from: RedHand88 on May 14, 2024, 11:44:45 PMQuote from: Truthsayer on May 14, 2024, 11:08:52 PMQuote from: RedHand88 on May 14, 2024, 08:50:44 PMThere you go... I'm alrite fuc u Jack... as for Jarlath Burns he's part of that corporate mindset likes to make grand speeches in the Hogan Stand and tell us what a great club man he is, but dismisses the disenfranchised grassroots when he's challenged..Quote from: Truthsayer on May 14, 2024, 06:45:55 PMQuote from: RedHand88 on May 14, 2024, 06:08:24 PMNot to you obviouslyQuote from: Truthsayer on May 14, 2024, 05:49:04 PMQuote from: RedHand88 on May 14, 2024, 05:38:51 PMI don't known. Even a few is too many.Quote from: Truthsayer on May 14, 2024, 02:36:28 PMQuote from: Rossfan on May 14, 2024, 02:29:17 PMYou mean not providing free entertainment to casual armchair followers of gaelic games ?No I mean there's elderly people, gave their life to GAA, not well enough to go to games that can't afford to pay and families can't afford it or to take crowd kids to a local pub.
What size do you think that very specific demographic is?
Is it really though?
I don't believe there is a significant cohort who as you say:
1) Are elderly
2) Gave their life to the GAA
3) Are too sick to go to games
4) Cannot afford to go to a game
5) Family cannot afford to buy them a ticket
6) Family will not take them to the pub to see it.
This is the sentimental nonsense Jarlath Burns was talking about.
But the grassroots have never had it better! Every hole in the hedge has a state of the art hub now or is building one.
How do you expect the GAA to continue to fund these? Magic money tree?
I also think you are in the minority on this.
Quote from: greatpoint on May 14, 2024, 05:54:31 PMQuote from: Norm-Peterson on May 12, 2024, 09:25:54 PMI wonder did they ever manage to drag McBrearty off the stand, wittering on for a long time.
Cringey stuff from Niblock too chuckling every time McGuinness did a fist pump.
It wouldn't surprise me if Tyrone beat Donegal in 2 weeks. No great shakes.
Also that is a very posh voice of Thomas Kane for a South Derry person.
Didn't look like they needed to be any great shakes to beat Tyrone the first time around to be honest
Quote from: Truthsayer on May 14, 2024, 11:08:52 PMQuote from: RedHand88 on May 14, 2024, 08:50:44 PMThere you go... I'm alrite fuc u Jack... as for Jarlath Burns he's part of that corporate mindset likes to make grand speeches in the Hogan Stand and tell us what a great club man he is, but dismisses the disenfranchised grassroots when he's challenged..Quote from: Truthsayer on May 14, 2024, 06:45:55 PMQuote from: RedHand88 on May 14, 2024, 06:08:24 PMNot to you obviouslyQuote from: Truthsayer on May 14, 2024, 05:49:04 PMQuote from: RedHand88 on May 14, 2024, 05:38:51 PMI don't known. Even a few is too many.Quote from: Truthsayer on May 14, 2024, 02:36:28 PMQuote from: Rossfan on May 14, 2024, 02:29:17 PMYou mean not providing free entertainment to casual armchair followers of gaelic games ?No I mean there's elderly people, gave their life to GAA, not well enough to go to games that can't afford to pay and families can't afford it or to take crowd kids to a local pub.
What size do you think that very specific demographic is?
Is it really though?
I don't believe there is a significant cohort who as you say:
1) Are elderly
2) Gave their life to the GAA
3) Are too sick to go to games
4) Cannot afford to go to a game
5) Family cannot afford to buy them a ticket
6) Family will not take them to the pub to see it.
This is the sentimental nonsense Jarlath Burns was talking about.
Quote from: nrico2006 on May 14, 2024, 11:29:19 PMAny hidden gems movie wise?