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Apologies for starting a new thread, I think there was another one somewhere else but I couldn't find it. I was wondering does anyone know if the rule regarding minor players playing senior with their club has been finalised yet. I understood this was a rule coming from Croke park but I have seen nothing official yet. What I have heard are varying different opinions on what the rule is.

So does anyone have the new rule in writing?

I'm thinking of heading  to Ruislip for the Cavan v London match on the 20th. Never been before and haven't a notion about London or Ruislip. Any advice on good spots to stay the night after??

With all the talk about the proper set up of the GAA, does anyone know who the ladies GAA arrange things? As far as I know the counties are split into Junior, Intermediate and Senior. Obviously one teams in the Senior have a chance to win the big one. They also seem to have provincial finals too. I watched Cavan win the intermediate final 2 years ago and there was great excitement. If the ladies can make it  work maybe there is something to be learned from how they do it?

The All Ireland Junior championship has been run since 1912 with the only gaps being 6 consecutive years around the time of world war 1 and war of independence and 4 years around world war 2. In the past it was seen as a stepping stone to playing senior championship and also the sign of a coming team but of late the amount of counties that subscribe to that thought is reducing. At the moment there is no Ulster Junior Championship run and there hasn't been since 1986. There are however championships run in the other 3 provinces but this year teams like Dublin, Roscommon etc have no entered. Cavan have been entering the Leinster championship each of the pasty 4 years and have to play all their games away from home. Below is a link to an article I came across on score.ie which does show how some of the top players have come through the junior championship.

http://www.thescore.ie/gaa-junior-football-championship-1489358-Jun2014

This weekend Cavan defeated Scotland in one semi final 1-17 to 0-6 and Kerry beat Sligo 2-21 to 0-10. I don't know a lot about the Kerry team but in Cavan the team is seen as a way to accommodate the U21 players of previous years and to give them a chance to show their ability at a higher level.

Personally, I think this tournament is worth having as it gives players a chance to represent their county that might not otherwise get the chance. I dont think there is huge training effort put in so its not a big strain on players and it gives counties that are not at the top a real chance of winning an All Ireland. If Cavan could win a national title in 2 weeks time it could be a big boost as that is something we have no done despite all our provincial success at underage.

What do other people think?

We always do the resolutions this time of the year but how about this time we suggest the resolutions we believe other board members should have. I'll kick off with a few...

Magpie Seanie - Get down to the show grounds more often and cheer on the bit of red.
Syferus - Find a way to love Mayo and give up the sheep.
Iceman - Try satanism, nothing ventured nothing gained.
Tony Fearon - To restrict himself to one stupid new thread per week.

For me I am going to start going to mass and make friends with Seanie Johnstone

Hi all. Hopefully some of you have been in my situation and so can save me from making a mistake. I've 3 kids ages 6, 3 and 4 months. The four month old uses a car chair using the Isofix points in the car. The other two are (or should be) in booster seats with backs on them. The missus has a 5 seater outlander, which is a big enough yoke, however when the Isofix base and chair go in one side and the booster on the other there is hardly any space in between so my poor eldest has to sit cruched up. Really the problem is that most of these modern cars only have 2.5 seats in the back and not 3 full ones.

So I am thinking of changing. Ideally I want them all in the back seat as it leaves the boot free for gear when we go on longer journeys. However, I am struggling to find any vehicle that can take the 3 seats above in the back. The only one that looks promising is the Peugeot 5008, which is a 7 seater, but I think the 3 seats will fit in the middle row so no need to use the other 2. I'd prefer not to have to put any of the kids in the "boot" seats of any 7 seater but that might be the only other option.

Anyone got any ideas?

This could be a serious blow for the government. Shortall has a good reputation as hard working and idealistic politician. James Reilly, the senior minister, seems unable to work with anyone. His unilateral decision to add 2 primary care facilities in his own constituency to a list Shortall put together based on merit stinks of stroke politics. Seems to me the wrong minister was allowed to resign and it just goes to show that FG's "new transparent politics" is a pile of stinking dung just like all the other lies Enda and his mates told prior to the election.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0926/reilly-and-shortall-meeting-tense-and-difficult.html?3401958,3401958,flash,247

With another thrilling edition of the Sindo just around the corner, let's see if we can guess the 6 anti sinn fein headlines that will appear. Don't let evidence or any ridiculous sense of staying neutral get in the way of a good headline.

I suggest the following....

-Martin mcguinness beats the crap out of Miriam in back stage brawl.
-New poll -90% of those polled believe Martin mcguinness knows who killed everyone in Ireland (poll conducted in sindo office)
- bull that trashed kingscourt pub owned by Martin mcguinness.
- Martin made Dana cry.

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/father-whose-daughter-died-in-fire-may-never-walk-again-2900154.html

Let me tell you about this incident as it seems to not making the news anymore. A sc**bag from Sligo Town went into Boyle, got into a row in a pub over a woman with a guy. He then threaten to burn this guy out of his house in front of everyone in the pub. He then went up the road in the night, poured a flamable liquid in the door of a house with a man and 3 kids in the house. The house did not belong to the guy he had threatened.

The house went up in an inferno. The father got his 3 kids onto a roof of a porch at the back of the house but then fell from the roof breaking his back. He talked 2 of his little girls into jumping from the roof. The youngest got frightened and went back into the house and was found dead in her bedroom.

Everyone in Sligo at this stage knows who this drug-dealing piece of shit is who did this. What is wrong with society that this is the type of evil sc**bag we produce. I'm against the death penalty but only so that miscarriages of justice can occur (i put no value on the life of someone who murders children) but when it is so obvious who did this I wonder what is the point in us wasting our time jailing him. If we put in solitary in a dark cell for the rest of his life that might be justice but I'm sure he can pal up with his drug dealing gang of scumbags and watch TV all day instead.

The club I am with now is really struggling with training numbers. Reasons are emigration, more lads working evening shifts (pubs etc),  other sports and mostly they just don't care enough. Just wondering if lads could share how their clubs training is going, if numbers are low, why is that and has anyone come up with any innovative ideas to improve the situation?

Hi all,

Looking to get some advise on public liability insurance for the football field & clubhouse. Anyone know a spot that gives competitive prices?

Folks. I am sure you have all seen the horrific footage on our TV's from the famine in Somalia, Kenya & Ethiopia. The sight of little children to starved and dehydrated that they can't even cry is heartbreaking to anyone, especially those with children of their own. Its also brings to mind that 150 odd years ago we had a famine here in Ireland and I can only imagine the sights must have been just as horrific. To this many of us curse the British for allowing such an event to occur.

With that in mind I am asking that, once again, the members of this board come together and make a donation to assist these poor people. I know times are tough for a lot of us but no matter how tough here it can not compare to this famine. So I ask, could people please consider making a donation, whatever they can, to one of the organisations below. If people would like to post a link to other charities that would be fine. I have no preferred charity or allegiance to anyone in particular so choose which ever one you like.

Thanks. Myles.

http://www.concern.net/
http://trocaire.org/
http://www.supportunicef.org/site/pp.asp?c=9fLEJSOALpE&b=7542627
http://www.redcross.ie/

Well its in Croker on Sunday 1st of May. I think we have a great chance to win our 1st U21 title and I assume it was us that prevented the game being played in Sligo. Come on Cavan!!!

Robbed from Joe.ie. The top posers according to Joe (http://www.joe.ie/gaa/gaa-features/the-gaa-poser-0010544-1) are

Paul Galvin, Conor Mortimor, Ciaran McDonald, MJ Tierney, Colm Parkinson, Trevor Giles, Owen Mulligan, Zach Tuohy

The arch nemesis of the poser is Francie Bellew.

So I'd like to nominate Seanie Johnston from Cavan for his big fist up to his adoring fans after he scores. Any others?

My arch nemesis would have to be Bernard Morris!

You get the drift I'm sure so lets have them (


The GAA posers: Who are they and how do you identify them?

There's one on every team. If you don't know who it is, then chances are it's you!

By William Costello

Is Paul Galvin's influence in the fashion columns filtering out onto the fields? JOE looks at some of the ways to identify the modern day GAA poser.

You might say that this neo-expressionistic breed of metrosexual footballer is doing no harm. Sir Alex Ferguson argues the opposite, so much so in fact that he has barred his youth team players from wearing any colour football boots other than the classic black leather.

Senior players like Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney are allowed wear whatever they like, so as to not impede on anyone's sponsorship deals. Sir Alex did, however, put a ban on the snood for senior and youth team players alike, he also demanded that Portuguese newcomer, Bebe, get a haircut immediately after his arrival.

Now that's taking the hairdryer treatment to a whole new level Sir Alex.

Back in the GAA world though, we'll also provide you with the ultimate toolkit for becoming a football poser and an insight into the expense that our GAA posers go to look so stylish for us.

Why is he doing it and is it any harm? We also take a look at some of the most high profile football posers, who must be the influence for such an influx of fashion over function in the modern game.

How to identify a GAA poser

White ankle socks over the ordinary socks/ or else the socks will be pulled up above the knees
Jersey sleeves will be taped up to reveal the "guns" or lack thereof.
He will usually be the free taker on the team, employing some gimpy run up routine, designed to emulate Johnny Wilkinson, but in actual fact ends up resembling something from Swan Lake, or Justin TimberLAKE for that matter.
The typical GAA poser will have bleached blonde hair or long flowing locks. Designed to entice a tough corner back (see Francie Bellew) to, "grab a good hold of it".
Henry Ford said that the public "can have any colour car...as long as it's black". The modern day GAA poser has taken this timeless phrase/philosophy, flipped it on its head and adopted that approach to their football boots. It seems their ethos is that they can have any colour, as long as it's NOT black.
Somewhere in the stand will be the WAG, any score from the poser will be immediately followed by an over-elaborate gesture of love to said WAG.
In extreme cases, the player will de-robe in the immediate aftermath of a score, revealing a personal message written on a t-shirt underneath his jersey. This message will often contain embarrassing spelling errors. Conor "Michéal Jackson" Mortimer, anyone?
You could set the clock by them suffering a career threatening injury, only to make a miraculous recovery in time to kick the resulting free.
More Skin (under armour) on show than a page 3 model.
His mere presence will insight an all out brawl in the tunnel at half time....Well when I say all out brawl, I mean he will press his forehead against a couple of opponents foreheads before his captain comes in and pulls all of his team away. It's become something of a ritual really.
Can be seen in a zombie like state entering the dressing room, with oversized earphones, clearly visible, despite being sheltered under a mammoth hood.
He is prone to having spats with his manager, especially if he is substituted.
Any tattoos or body ink WILL be revealed throughout the course of the game, or the jersey will be discarded at the final whistle (despite Baltic conditions).
Will usually have a piercing that will have to be made a big deal out of by plastering over it.
Will have their boots personalised with their name and number.
The modern day GAA poser will have some special move, unique to himself. Anything that deviates from the regular punt kick will suffice, be it the outside of the boot swerve pass (see Ciaran McDonald) or the dreaded drop kick.
Physiotherapists and doctors alike are baffled at the problems with cramp that seems to be synonymous with posers.
Any form of cold weather will require a snood

I just got sent this on an email, its a year or two old but have a listen 45 secs in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6py-JbDHgUc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Interesting idea, Sounds like to me like the people will have to save their church themselves (if they want to) as the pope and his bishop only want to look after their own greedy interests.....

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/tell-bishops-to-get-the-hell-out-of-our-cathedrals-says-writer-2305040.html

Tell bishops to 'get the hell out of our cathedrals', says writer

By Marese McDonagh
Friday August 20 2010

Irish Catholics should establish a home-grown church by demanding that the bishops "get the hell out of your cathedrals", a leading author said yesterday.

Former 'Newsweek' journalist Robert Blair Kaiser also said that a grandmother who is urging women to boycott Mass in protest at the way women are treated in the church has started a revolution

He called on Irish Catholics to fix their "broken church" by making it "more Irish, less Roman" at the opening of the Humbert Summer School in Co Mayo.

Mr Blair Kaiser, who reported on the second Vatican Council for 'Time' magazine, said that the battle for the Irish Catholic church had already been started by 80-year-old Jennifer Sleeman, who has called on women to boycott Sunday mass on September 26 "to let the Vatican and the Irish church know women are tired of being treated as second-class citizens".

The US author said that the Cork grandmother had probably started the revolution.

"I have every reason to believe that you can take back your church -- your church, not the Pope's church, your church -- not the bishops' church", said Mr Blair Kaiser who recommended that Irish Catholics create a "autochthonous" or local and from-the-ground-up church.

In a keynote address 'Church Reform: No More Thrones', the author said he was not attacking the Catholic faith but the "special and corrosive tyranny that popes have been exercising over Catholics everywhere".

He said that in the 1800s, Ireland's first cardinal, Paul Cullen, had built a two-tiered clerical Irish church which marched in total loyalty to Rome and his own over-reaching authority. Later, Dublin Archbishop John Charles McQuaid had "put his own special twists" on Cardinal Cullen's authoritarian model, imposing his iron will on Irish politics and Irish society.

"The cardinal and the archbishop established the clerical culture in Ireland that Judge Yvonne Murphy identified as the root cause of the Irish scandals that have sent your nation reeling," said Blair Kaiser.

Irish Catholics could establish a home-grown church by demanding bishops "get the hell out of your cathedrals" and elect their own bishops who would serve the people as listeners, not lords," he suggested.

Rejected

In a response to the US expert, 'Irish Catholic' deputy editor Michael Kelly rejected the comparison between England's occupation and the "colonising power" of the papacy.

He said that while he shared the keynote speaker's sadness that the church in Ireland had been unwilling and unable to embrace the teachings of the second Vatican Council, he could not accept that the council intended a rupture of the Catholic tradition of the church.

"What I have experienced in Ireland is a Catholicism that has betrayed the best tradition of our church, he added. He said it was more consoling to blame Rome than to search Irish Catholicism for what had gone wrong and he called for an "honest investigation" into the culture of the church here.

The dreadful truth about the "cabal of egomaniacal clerics" who failed Irish Catholics so dreadfully, is that these bishops did not come from Rome or Constantinople -- but from Caherciveen, Tullamore, Cavan, Roscommon and Castlebar.

The school continues today with an examination of the response by the Pope and the Irish hierarchy to the abuse scandals.

- Marese McDonagh

Cavan v Meath 1949 AI -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg8lMtUv6hw&feature=player_embedded

Cavan v Mayo 1948 AI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK73QcZWvWg&feature=related

Cavan v Kerry 1947 AI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5nvWXLLD0k&feature=related

Tommy Carr quit after todays hammering to cork. Would someone like peter canavan be mad enough to give it a go. Don't see any manager with a good reputation coming to cavan to risk ruining it. We are going to have to take a punt on an inexperienced man.

Anyone watching. Touching account by Michael Noonan on his wifes battle with the disease. Brave man to speak so openly on tv about such a horrible illness.

Might as well start a thread on this even though no one seems interested!

Have to say this fixture worries me. Last year Fermanagh were favourites and we were waiting in the long grass and turned them over. This year its a bit like role reversal. Cavan will be favourites but I have a real fear that Fermanagh will bring a blanket defense, hard tackling and counter attacking football to Breffni. I have a fear that if they do this then we will struggle as we always do against these tactics and I have not much faith that Carr has the knowledge to counter such tactics.

Cavan will be inexperienced in some vital areas. Championship debuts likely at FB (Corr), CB (mcguigan), midfield (Givney), CF (Nesty) and looking like Declan McKiernan could be another at FF! Seanie Johnson doesn't look like starting either. If I were a betting man I'd put money on Fermanagh