GAA Response to Coronavirus

[HiMucker]

So, do people think there will be club leagues run this year. Hard to know even when the isolation will end, plus the a second wave is possible as well. So it could be a very small window of possibly for any football this year at all.

Would doubt it, id say club championships will be run off, maybe to give extra games possibly do group stages instead of straight knock out, again all depends on how soon things start to go back to normal, the only thing being that between end of 'this season' and start of next doesn't really need to be long as most players will be looking to play as much football as possible after this down time so nothing to stop championships running into winter months this year

I cant see any club football happening this year. People will be glad to get some of the other aspects of life back to normality first, like work and kids going to school.

[Taylor]

Looks like club grounds are being ear marked for testing sites (in the North anyway).

Wonder will there be any objections from locals of this happening.

Personally think the more testing the better but no doubt some ill informed 'locals will think it is being brought to their doorstep

[armaghniac]

Looks like club grounds are being ear marked for testing sites (in the North anyway).

Wonder will there be any objections from locals of this happening.

Personally think the more testing the better but no doubt some ill informed 'locals will think it is being brought to their doorstep

These multiple sites will be for locals and will be drive through affairs in general. 
Great if the 6 counties gets organised,  we can drive the virus down everywhere.

[manfromdelmonte]

Looks like club grounds are being ear marked for testing sites (in the North anyway).

Wonder will there be any objections from locals of this happening.

Personally think the more testing the better but no doubt some ill informed 'locals will think it is being brought to their doorstep

could be the first time some lads ever set foot inside a gaa club

[Rossfan]

https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/gaa-bracing-for-potential-60m-shortfall-991999.html

[armaghniac]

https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/gaa-bracing-for-potential-60m-shortfall-991999.html

Only a few weeks ago you had people complaining about the price of tickets.
If Armagh v Roscommon was on tomorrow, I wouldn't begrudge the €20 to go to it.

[Main Street]

Looks like club grounds are being ear marked for testing sites (in the North anyway).

Wonder will there be any objections from locals of this happening.

Personally think the more testing the better but no doubt some ill informed 'locals will think it is being brought to their doorstep

could be the first time some lads ever set foot inside a gaa club

I suppose a message could be sent out that anybody who comes for the test should be prepared to light a candle at the memorial just inside the front entrance, for the republican martyrs (all GAA members) who fought against the virus of imperialism.

[Taylor]

https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/gaa-bracing-for-potential-60m-shortfall-991999.html

f**k them.
The grassroots of the association will not go under irrespective of how long the virus goes on or how much revenue is lost.

If the county game, GPA etc etc feel the pain of this then it will do no harm at all

[the goal was on]

Yeah totally agree and the county game has got around 7/8 games this year between league and preseason so priority has to be getting club football going when we resume. Anything else and we'll once and for all end the shite talk from the top that club is the livelihood of the association.

[marty34]

https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/gaa-bracing-for-potential-60m-shortfall-991999.html

f**k them.
The grassroots of the association will not go under irrespective of how long the virus goes on or how much revenue is lost.

If the county game, GPA etc etc feel the pain of this then it will do no harm at all

I was listening to Woolly podcast the other day.  I think, iirc, he said that for every €1 the gaa take in, they pay 84cent back to grassroots and counties etc.

[Rossfan]

True.
However Clubs and Counties must have saved around €5m in Manager and other "expenses" at this stage.

I'd suspect whenever sport gets the go ahead there may well be limits to the numbers attending.
Meanwhile the International Rules is off as the AFL season will go on later, if it happens at all.

[marty34]

True.
However Clubs and Counties must have saved around €5m in Manager and other "expenses" at this stage.

I'd suspect whenever sport gets the go ahead there may well be limits to the numbers attending.
Meanwhile the International Rules is off as the AFL season will go on later, if it happens at all.

But how do they save it, if they don't have it? No championship games played it.  League is not even finished.

But it's not bad giving 84cent back to the clubs etc. - can't be vad to that.

[armaghniac]

International rules is now cancelled.

[magpie seanie]

International rules is now cancelled.

Every cloud.....

[Rossfan]

Meanwhile in the parallel Universe if East Mayo

https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/mayos-indoor-dome-fit-to-host-eurovision-992328.html