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And  of all the counties where rule 11 is being brought to its knees regularly. Wouldn't they be better to get their own house in order.

That's an excellent point. Mayo are a bit of a laugh.  Opposing the grants (whick come from state coffers) while dishing out money to managers.

[On the night of the launch, there will be a presentation given as to where all money raised will be used...The money being raised is to help defray the costs during the year associated with the County Senior/U-21/Minor football teams...(Things like travel expenses for players, accomodation for the team the night before away matches, lunches for the team on the days of matches etc)]

Pietas,

That is indeed a strange one. I thought there was already a Mayo supports in Dublin club.
I think that another one was going to be set up a while back and it caused some trouble.
You might find references to it in the "old" gaa board. As a matter of interest did the email say how much membership was?

I remember that moves were made to bring Mayo fans together through this board and a meeting was held in the Burlington (RIP) attended by John Maughan and Kevin McStay, but nothing seemed to happen after that. It would appear that the county board are now in cahoots with some of the people who organised that event (I'm presuming that's how come I've be emailed).  There was no reference in the email as to how much membership will cost.

I wouldn't cast aspersions on those charged with minding Mayo's money for one second, but would ask that if one were to join 'Club Mayo' could one be sure one's money was being spent on furthering gaelic football in the county and not on silly escapades?  Mayo's track record on how it spends it's money is not exactly good, though the County Board does at least appear solvent. I hope 'Club Mayoi' is a success and that it helps build the kind of success Tyrone have enjoyed with what appears to be a similar scheme.

There are some serious questions to be asked here.  I am presuming 'Club Mayo' is based on 'Club Tyrone.'  Heck, the people behind it haven't had the wit to even t**ker the with the name.

Is Club Mayo essentially a sub-committee/fundraising arms of the Mayo County Board? Is it a sub-committee of the Mayomen's Asscoiation in Dublin (an organisation I wouldn't be mad to get involved with, real Tammany Hall stuff)  Who are the trustees of 'Cub Mayo?'  What are 'Club Mayo's' terms of reference? Will members be furnished with a detailed set of accounts each year?

The following is very vague:  On the night of the launch, there will be a presentation given as to where all money raised will be used...The money being raised is to help defray the costs during the year associated with the County Senior/U-21/Minor football teams...(Things like travel expenses for players, accomodation for the team the night before away matches, lunches for the team on the days of matches etc)

I think there should have been a bit more clarity in that email Pietas posted.

For those of us who believe inter-county GAA players are entitled to their grants, it's worth pointing out that Mayo were the first county board to oppose this, but they are now going cap in hand to their supporters in Dublin.  I won't go down the road of outling some of the other atrocities committed by that board in the recent past, but they didn't cover themselves in glory re the opening of croke park either...

Hello Laaaaaaaaaaaadies usually suffices for me.

If I know the ladies well (if you know what I mean) its:

Hello Daaaaaaaaaaaaarlings

Here are some tips which I have put together to get you through Christmas -

Step one: Search for your prey
Try to talk to as many women as possible until one gives in, which is torture if you have any sense of shame. Alternatively, pick one babe, muster up all your wit and charm and cash and go get them a drink.


Step two: Check them out properly
Are they breathing? Preferable, surely;
Are they as drunk as you are? Fine, so long as you're both still sober enough to know what you're doing;
Are they currently kissing someone else? If so it's probably wise to steer clear, at least for now.
Step three: Move in for the kill
Start with sexy glances and smiles across the room, hopefully they will be returned;
When your mates get fed up with your puppy dog routine, prepare to make a move. Wander over trying to look as cool as possible without falling flat on your face;
Stay and chat or run away, depending upon whether you pull or not; or if they have wonky eyes and weren't actually staring at you all night.
Finally, don't:
Tell them you want to marry them and have lots of children together - this will scare them off and if it doesn't then it should scare you;
Throw up on their shoes.

This is the religion you want

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Father,_the_Son,_and_the_Holy_Fonz

I have to order it online so I probably won't get until Christmas anyway!!

I intend to get some lap dances for christmas.  But I always think it is better to give than to received.  My sack is bursting with presents for all my admirers

I have fondled literally thousands of women in bars from Los Angeles to Bangkonk, New York, London, Geneva and Vienna.

By and large I did it without invitation, but they never objected and I can say without contradiction that they all enjoyed it.

I wouldn't event have been on first name terms with over 95 per-cent of them.

Sleeping with over 3,000 beautiful women

I am a man of simple tastes...

Mastrabating in a hot bath in a room lit only by candlelight while listening to Mahler's Symphony No 5.

Oysters for breakfast.

Holidays in Antibes.

Sixth gear on the Maseratti Quattroporte

Winning at backgammon

Chateau neuf de Pappe

Opéra national de Paris

Polo on Saturday mornings

Going to the Ballet on Saturday night

The feel of a new smoking jacket

The Zurich Symphony Orchestra

Didn't the Mayo scretary's job recently become a paid part-time position?  I think there's grounds for a strike here.   

Fair play to them. Frank is up to his old tricks again I see. If this isn't changed no manager with any sort of backbone would take on the senior sides in Cork. Give it two years max, and Frank would be picking himself as one of the selectors on the hurling  team. Complete madness.

GAA players are beginning to make Dublin Bus and the British Miners look like died the wool tories.  Bloody hell, it's like the 80s all over again.  Somebody breaks a finger nail and everyone's out on strike. We'll be crossing picket lines at U-12 matces next because the kids didn't get any biscuits with their tay.

wrong thread, I think

So I went across the road to Hodges Figgis, where I was informed that - I am not making this up -  it could be found in the 'Irish Humour' section.

Must have been a Galwegian stocking those books up there then.

T'was actually a yank.  Speed read most of it last night.  It's pretty much what you'd exect. It's good, but if you start it late a night you'll still be racing through it at 3am.  A couple of silly factual errors though, such as Jimmy Browne passing to Sean Lowry for the goal in the Connacht final of 85, instead of Jimmy Burke.  It's anorak stuff, but it you're gonna mention things like that, tis best to get it right.

Sean Kelly achieved what he set out to do in his 3 years in the post:

He got on TV a lot

He got rid of rule 42, thus making himself famous for doing so

He got a book deal out of it

and a well-paying job as head of a quango

Lets hope it works better on them than it did on Mayo last summer.

Regardless, all are welcome, and it should be an interesting night.  On the issue of Keith Duggan's book, I popped out to buy it today.  I couldn't find it in Waterstones on Dawson St at all, and didn't really want to buy it there after I noticed that they don't even list 'Sport' among the departments in their store.
So I went across the road to Hodges Figgis, where I was informed that - I am not making this up -  it could be found in the 'Irish Humour' section.

Duggan gives whoever designed the cover an acknowledgement at the back of the book, but the cover is an abject disaster.    I can identify Kevin O'Neill, but am unsure as to who is to his right (Brady?).  It does, however, look a good read.

Johnno will be addressing the Trinity College GAA Soc next Wednesday night, November 14, on the issue of 'Motivation.'

He will be speaking in the Swift Theatre and it starts at 8.00pm.