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Any news on how things are progressing within SV team?

I have heard that GMG is still willing to assist SV team if they want him; not all of previous officers have been tarnished

Vision did better than I thought they would. Some of the margins surprised me. It was a wipeout. They missed a trick not running candidates against Murray & Eastwood. They were gimmes.

I believe that misunderstanding/confusion led to TE being elected; I heard GMG believed TE had withdrawn so withdrew also so that position would be left vacant requiring co-option later. It was widely believed he would easily beat TE but didn't want to serve under Joe, and in the event of Collie being unsuccessful he would have been stuck. Unfortunate!

Bannside, I don't know whether it actually applies in any Clubs, but it is possible that that some may give their delegates a conditional mandate? That is, if "A" wins 1st vote then vote, 1,2,3 etc.; if "B" wins then vote X,Y,Z. It might be a novel approach but I speculate that some Clubs may allow delegates to exercise a level of discretion?

I think the 1st vote is key. Depending on how the vote for Chair goes the "mood" at Convention will react. I predict it could be similar to 1996 when Joe O'Boyle ousted Oliver Kelly as Chairman; the mood of Convention was so obvious for change that Gerry Barry etc. were never going to be elected. Although the SV candidates are standing separately I think that this 1st vote will set the tone and dictate the subsequent polls!

HS, I'm sure many wonder as you do. All we can do, however, is, within each Club, ensure that your delegates to County meetings and convention are honourable members who go there to represent the interests of their club and not on their own account. I know that anytime I have been mandated by my Club to vote for/against a motion or for a certain individual I have done that.
The same "weakness" may be noted at Congress when we trust that County delegates vote according to the mandate so given by the clubs.
Paper votes make this difficult to confirm but in both cases (county and national) a show of hands may make a close vote hard to call, plus it could lead to fear of voting against successful candidates?

This thread has gone very quiet??

Cmna read my post again. I have said GMG has put in a lot of hours amd needs applauded for that. Nothing derogatory at all to say about the man so not sure where you picked that up. And I know he works in accountancy and puts a lot into his club as well. A very good Gaa man.  I'd guess he too would want to see a few new faces especially with good business backgrounds coming forward at county level.

Not sure what TE's qualification us though to be in and around so many different jobs in the county. Maybe he is just glad to get out of the house lol. And sitting on interviewing committees for football management jobs. Jesus wept did he ever play, coach or manage anyone! That's the type of shit that needs nailed.

It's not as if GMG is running against PMC anyway! Just the way you said "works in accountancy", rather than is a qualified accountant - just because he doesn't have his own practice/ isn't a "businessman"! I believe he has been approached to run on SV ticket.

Quote Culchie11 "I'm not sure where this has come from either as South Antrim chair is not running for a position on the county exec. He maybe wanted to air his views in it. He may get another phone call after this"

His pals are running for Chair/Treasurer?

"We will seek to manage our fixtures in a way which schedules club games throughout the county, covering all age groups and across both codes. We believe this can be done in a way which accommodates and supports our county teams, including minor and U21 hurling and football teams"

I think it's convenient for current incumbents to imply that the above abolishment of Divisional Boards; SV statement simply implies an overseeing position, regarding timetable/scheduling - IMO!

CNMA, Tyrone can be a gate man or sell lollipops at the sweetie van on match day or whatever. A good lad whose heart is very much in the right place. And Gérard too has punched in a lot of hours, often doing thankless jobs that no one else was queuing up to do. Their dedication should be applauded, not knocked.

My problem with them is when I see them adjudicating at interviews for senior football management etc. That's where I draw the line.

Bannside, I thought you'd have known that Gerald is also a qualified accountant! And a Club Treasurer for 20+ years - Ahoghill have had a few projects in that time!

If you want to "clear the decks" you'd hardly want Gerald McGarry or Tyrone Eastwood as Assistant Treasurer?

Apparently, despite convention timetable indicating that nominees would be notified by 3rd Nov, enabling them to reply by 9th, they have not been notified at 2pm on Friday 6th! How can anyone confirm or reject a nomination if they haven't been so notified? Is something underhand going on? I think rank and file members would like to be aware of this!

Who (else) is running for Treasurer / Ass. Treasurer?

I think PMcC may still be in with a chance, wouldn't have put his name forward if he was not sure he met the criteria 

Who are "riders" for Assistant?

Who (else) is running for Treasurer / Ass. Treasurer?