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[I ask do yous pay your manager and buy or not accordingly...]

#1

GAA Discussion / Re: GAA moneybags and Sean Cav...

Last post by Truthsayer - Today at 11:27:15 AM

My god there are some crying hoors in the GAA who want everything for free, I surely hope they are over represented on this board or the organisation is truely in trouble.

Crying about the price of tickets to games, and the price of diesel to get to games, and how much a feed costs, and having to get a ticket for the wains, and not getting to see every game on FTA tv, and the game they just saw was lateral shite, and the forward mark, and the studio analysis, and negative managers, and people coming to the door selling tickets for their club, and the amount of money the GAA has, and the lack of money the GAA gives our club, ad nauseum ad nauseum ad nauseum.

And then thinking they are great GAA men when they've not ever wore a shirt or even washed a shirt.

I would say the vast majority of posters on here are not even GAA members.

Keyser, in my experience a good auld moan and gripe is the common language of humanity. I've spent plenty of time abroad and worked with many nationalities and the average gaa fan or poster on this board is no different to the majority everywhere else (well west coast USA with their unwavering positivity might be the exception).
And as for your comment on posters probably not being members, I suspect the vast majority of us are pretty involved with gaa at some level. We are the diehards or we wouldn't be on here in the first place. Not that many people find discussions on the kickout strategies of Armagh all that interesting you know....

There certainly are diehards on here but a majority, definitely not.

There was a thread on ticket selling on here recently.

Not only was there just one poster, of the many who contributed to the thread, who had actually gone out to sell tickets, but there were quite a few who were complaining about being asked to buy a ticket by clubs coming to their door, and there were even a few calling for it to be banned.

Like what sort of GAA person would begrudge being ASKED to voluntarily contribute a few quid to the GAA, by a person who is giving up their time to travel around the country to raise funds for their local club. The people selling the tickets are diehards, people whinging about it on Gaaboard are blowhards.

So no I don't agree that a majority are GAA diehards, their diehardness extends to going to county matches and complaining their hole off on GAA board about stuff they probably know very little about.

And yes that would indeed include Armagh kickout strategies

I did the door ticket thing a number of years ago, don't know that makes me a better club member than others who make different contributions, coaching kids, the army of ladies do the teas and all that at matches, those on the gate, people who land up for ground clean-ups... anyone lands here trying to sell a £20 ticket which isn't that often, I ask do yous pay your manager and buy or not accordingly... 

I've asked on here before, does anyone know any club that pay an outside manager through club funds? I'm not aware of any.

Truthsayer, does your club pay an outside manager? Does the money come from club funds or a benefactor / sponsor?

I know of clubs paying through club funds, sometimes allocating specific fundraisers. I rem a club the senior players did the fundraising as they drove the paid manager idea while another the senior players gave a direct debit!
Aye there's benefactors, I think are misguided... and I don't mean expenses diesel etc..

#2

General discussion / Re: TV Show recommendations

Last post by statto - Today at 11:24:05 AM

Manhunt is really good.

Dramatization of the Lincoln assassination and subsequent hunt for John Wilkes Booth. Booth played by Anthony Boyle, Edwin Stanton, Secretary of War who was Lincoln's right hand man and led the investigation, by Tobias Menzies.

What platform is this on?

#3

General discussion / Re: Man Utd Thread:

Last post by jcpen - Today at 11:23:23 AM

Spurs had a great season and they're only 6 pts, 2 wins better than a bad United side. If United by some miracle  win the Cup, Ten Hag has had a better season than the Farewell Flopp. The main issue with that team is being constantly over run in the middle. 1 correct purchase could be worth an extra 10 points next season, but it's not too often utd get it right in the transfer market this last 10 years or so.

Would a cup win really be a better season over Liverpool?  Liverpool punched above their weight given the big overhaul in midfield and competed for the title for a prolonged period of time and qualified easily for Champions League.

United are more than likely going to finish on a negative goal difference over 38 games(embarassing given the money spent) and have shifted little or none of the deadwood that ETH inherited when he got the job. 

Don't go there statto, apparently he was only fishing 

#4

Antrim / Re: Antrim Hurling

Last post by johnnycool - Today at 11:22:17 AM

right lads (+lasses) a bit of craic who's going to win this weekend but more importantly why:

st johns v ballycran
c'dall v p'ferry
enda's v dunloy
b'galget v rossa
b'castle v loughguile

Ours is easy, Rossa by some margin.

We're dire at the minute.

Anything coming through JC?

We do have a smattering of good underage hurlers coming through but its too early to tell, but any young lads thrown into that team will struggle, no real leadership in there and too many of the more seasoned lads passing the buck and may well be told to fúck off next year when we're in Div2 and start afresh.

Some of them seem to think you don't need to tackle in hurling anymore, but sure I'm an old cúnt who knows nothing.

#5

GAA Discussion / Re: Tailteann Cup 2024

Last post by Captain Scarlet - Today at 11:21:43 AM

Even within the counties it's kinda gone quiet here...

I think Kildare will beat Waterford by 10 plus and then Leitrim will make it a bit tighter. It could still come off the rails if a team really bottles up, but the fact that we might have thrown off the self-imposed shackles and fear could mean that they are in a better place by then.

How is everyone else looking?

#6

General discussion / Re: Man Utd Thread:

Last post by statto - Today at 11:20:23 AM

Spurs had a great season and they're only 6 pts, 2 wins better than a bad United side. If United by some miracle  win the Cup, Ten Hag has had a better season than the Farewell Flopp. The main issue with that team is being constantly over run in the middle. 1 correct purchase could be worth an extra 10 points next season, but it's not too often utd get it right in the transfer market this last 10 years or so.

Would a cup win really be a better season over Liverpool?  Liverpool punched above their weight given the big overhaul in midfield and competed for the title for a prolonged period of time and qualified easily for Champions League.

United are more than likely going to finish on a negative goal difference over 38 games(embarassing given the money spent) and have shifted little or none of the deadwood that ETH inherited when he got the job.  The Manager was questioned if was right man for the job every second week.

#7

GAA Discussion / Re: GAA moneybags and Sean Cav...

Last post by Captain Scarlet - Today at 11:17:55 AM

To follow the money in all this isn't to go back to the GAA's door in my book. The RTÉ owning 50% is where I have a bigger issue. It's essentially being propped up by taxpayers money now.

Does some go toward running GAAGo? Last year the GAA said they don't go for big games, but this year they admit it. But, is there an editorial for all this. Who in RTÉ is at that? If you run 50% of the company surely you have input into the day to day too...

 

[I ask do yous pay your manager and buy or not accordingly...]

#8

GAA Discussion / Re: GAA moneybags and Sean Cav...

Last post by JoG2 - Today at 11:12:27 AM

My god there are some crying hoors in the GAA who want everything for free, I surely hope they are over represented on this board or the organisation is truely in trouble.

Crying about the price of tickets to games, and the price of diesel to get to games, and how much a feed costs, and having to get a ticket for the wains, and not getting to see every game on FTA tv, and the game they just saw was lateral shite, and the forward mark, and the studio analysis, and negative managers, and people coming to the door selling tickets for their club, and the amount of money the GAA has, and the lack of money the GAA gives our club, ad nauseum ad nauseum ad nauseum.

And then thinking they are great GAA men when they've not ever wore a shirt or even washed a shirt.

I would say the vast majority of posters on here are not even GAA members.

Keyser, in my experience a good auld moan and gripe is the common language of humanity. I've spent plenty of time abroad and worked with many nationalities and the average gaa fan or poster on this board is no different to the majority everywhere else (well west coast USA with their unwavering positivity might be the exception).
And as for your comment on posters probably not being members, I suspect the vast majority of us are pretty involved with gaa at some level. We are the diehards or we wouldn't be on here in the first place. Not that many people find discussions on the kickout strategies of Armagh all that interesting you know....

There certainly are diehards on here but a majority, definitely not.

There was a thread on ticket selling on here recently.

Not only was there just one poster, of the many who contributed to the thread, who had actually gone out to sell tickets, but there were quite a few who were complaining about being asked to buy a ticket by clubs coming to their door, and there were even a few calling for it to be banned.

Like what sort of GAA person would begrudge being ASKED to voluntarily contribute a few quid to the GAA, by a person who is giving up their time to travel around the country to raise funds for their local club. The people selling the tickets are diehards, people whinging about it on Gaaboard are blowhards.

So no I don't agree that a majority are GAA diehards, their diehardness extends to going to county matches and complaining their hole off on GAA board about stuff they probably know very little about.

And yes that would indeed include Armagh kickout strategies

I did the door ticket thing a number of years ago, don't know that makes me a better club member than others who make different contributions, coaching kids, the army of ladies do the teas and all that at matches, those on the gate, people who land up for ground clean-ups... anyone lands here trying to sell a £20 ticket which isn't that often, I ask do yous pay your manager and buy or not accordingly... 

I've asked on here before, does anyone know any club that pay an outside manager through club funds? I'm not aware of any.

Truthsayer, does your club pay an outside manager? Does the money come from club funds or a benefactor / sponsor?

[BTW does the club players association still exist?]

#9

GAA Discussion / Re: GAA moneybags and Sean Cav...

Last post by JoG2 - Today at 11:10:51 AM

in contrast to being the grab all association the GAA constantly hobble themselves.

they banned alcohol and bookies sponsorship and advertising as at time when every soccer jersey had some on-line or Beer Brand bookie on them.

the banning of replay potentially cost millions every year  and lead to ridiculous penalty shoot outs.
they hold the championship at a stupid time of the year to facilitate club

BTW does the club players association still exist?

Disbanded after the split season came into play

[but as we've seen, continental managers to the PL are much riskier]

#10

General discussion / Re: Man Utd Thread:

Last post by NAG1 - Today at 11:08:00 AM

I don't think Southgate is  any big shakes , but he'd be better than ETH. You might see somewhat  safety first style football,  but he has better  knowledge of the PL than ETH did (as that clearly shows ), and I reckon he'd  steady the ship  and tighten things up at least.

I'm not  clued into the European leagues so I don't know  who else  would be a  good fit at united ( other than Ancelotti, perhaps),  but as we've seen, continental managers  to the PL are much riskier as  the game in Spain/Italy is  different. So in that respect, Southgate would  probably be the best of a mediocre bunch of  british-style managers ,   at this stage

Is that true? 14 of the 20 PL managers are foreign, 13 of them European.

What less risky English appointments have there been? Potter?

Could never understand that move by Potter, moving from one of the most stable structures in the premier league to one of the biggest basket cases. Don't think it made him a bad manager but it has definitely hurt him, he will need his next job to be a success to get back to that level.

ETH got a good reception from the OT fans last night after the game, don't think there is any real desire to oust him. That may change after the Cup Final or maybe it is just an acceptance of the situation the squad are in at the moment.

Varanne seemed genuinely sad to be leaving, Martial on the other hand looked like he couldnt get off the pitch quick enough.