GAA 2034

[Rossfan]

Is it an early April 1st story?

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaa-report-envisages-reduced-focus-on-intercounty-schedules-1.3445030?mode=amp

[mrdeeds]

They want to pay players and managers but also stay amateur. Best of luck with that.

[magpie seanie]

They want to pay players and managers but also stay amateur. Best of luck with that.

Sure that's what's happening already and has been for a good few years. It has worked so far. Most people haven't the brains to work it out for themselves so just accept the lines they're spun.

[orangeman]

The past few years they've been "softening " us up, preparing us for semi professionalism. The next leader of the GPA will take this a bit further down the road. The amateur days are long gone in most place at this stage. It's only a matter of the patrons getting their heads round it.

[Rossfan]

The "patrons" won't care one way or the other once admission prices don't go too high.
Mind you €30 for NFL Finals is a bit severe.
I suppose there's nothing in it about splitting Dublin with its 1.3m population (probably 1.6 by 2034) as it would probably have been shelved if there was??

[Syferus]

Professionalism might still be better than what we currently have with one pro team and a bunch of counties putting themselves in debt chasing them, all be it not a better solution than reigning in the wild horse in the first place

30 Euro for two national finals is very cheap Rossfan, take a look at the prices of other major sports before you spout that nonsense line again. Though something tells me you are petrified of catching a contagion if you look at another sport for too long.

[Rossfan]

Other major sports are paying their players € millions so have high admission prices.
I don't watch other sports,apart from occasional bits of Aussie Rules and have no intention of either.
A good walk is far more beneficial than watching young millionaires playing some boring game I have no interest in.
Now toddle along and watch some rubby if you've all you're colouring done.

[Syferus]

Other major sports are paying their players € millions so have high admission prices.
I don't watch other sports,apart from occasional bits of Aussie Rules and have no intention of either.
A good walk is far more beneficial than watching young millionaires playing some boring game I have no interest in.
Now toddle along and watch some rubby if you've all you're colouring done.

I hope you tell the NCAA that colleges are paying basketball and American football players 'millions'..

[Eamonnca1]

The NCAA is a bit of an outlier. It's a total scam that leaves the players with nothing and the top managers with everything. Oh and it's a "non-profit" organization like the NFL. Don't get me started.

[larryin89]

Professionalism becomes a place of work , how could you legally stop a transfer market ?

[ONeill]

Wonder how Mayo will be getting on then.

[Rossfan]

51 year old Andy Moran will still be their best forward.

[larryin89]

Wonder how Mayo will be getting on then.

Damn , everyone just loves Mayo.

It will be a poor day the day we stop competing . True fact.

[longballin]

2034 there will be discontentment in Tyrone with some calling for Mickey Harte to step down.

[Syferus]

Wonder how Mayo will be getting on then.

Damn , everyone just loves Mayo.

It will be a poor day the day we stop competing . True fact.

Today is looking like a poor day so.