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what makes you think I give a rashers about this?

Had a read of it on boards.ie and it appears he randomly kicked the ball towards the tunnel, hit the kid and immediately apologised. From the look of it the rest is random internet exaggeration.

There is nothing in the rules stopping a manager being paid.

Why would county boards state what they pay them? Do soccer clubs say how much they pay their staff?

Speculate away though.

Come again. Are you suggesting he's employed by the GAA?

(And you could at least try to spell your slimeball innuendo correctly).

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You are a lowlife creep (as we knew) to try to score points on a subject like this. In what way does this journalist's job associate him with the GAA? How is he one of "their" writers?

Because thats his job title....

Ok. So despite the fact this man has <Edited Mod 3> means that the GAA won't be involved in this story....

Right ho lads.

Yeah, its in the papers but the main point that Dublinfella seems to be making is that the perpetrator is linked to the GAA and seems to be taking some delight in this.

Taking delight? What?

The 'main point' is not me. I am not the story, so try harder than deflecting this into a rant about my percieved failings as a GAA fan.

Shocking stuff from you to try and point score off this. A very serious issue and the fact of what his employment is, is not the important factor in this and is of no relevance what so ever.

Its very relevent, or at least will be to the wider public.

The simple reality is a <Edited Mod3>. You can try and sweep this all you like, but it has happened, is out there and is an horrific story

Dogs on the street know who this is, and the jungle drums are saying he attempted suicide. <Edited Mod 3>.
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/courts/gardai-to-question-sports-journalist-over-rape-complaint-2615428.html


Gardai to question sports journalist over rape complaint

Monday April 11 2011

Gardai are investigating a complaint of statutory rape against a prominent sports journalist.

He is alleged to have had sex with an under-age girl, which by law amounts to statutory rape.

The victim is in her mid-teens and has been interviewed by gardai about the complaint.

The incident is alleged to have taken place in Dublin.

Relatives of the girl are understood to have lodged the complaint with the gardai in recent weeks.

Detectives have not yet interviewed the journalist about the allegations, but are expected to meet him in the near future.

A garda investigation was launched two weeks ago after the writer's child allegedly discovered text messages he had sent to the girl on an old mobile phone.

Text

It is understood the child found the texts while putting a new sim card into the phone.

The journalist had given the phone to the child, who was collecting them to donate to a charity.

It is understood she showed the messages to other family members. They then handed the phone over to gardai.

He is now receiving medical care.

- Tom Brady Security Editor

Irish Independent

So if he talks sh*te that gives you the right to do the same?

No wonder you get abuse on here considering you spout crap so often. Then you wonder why people don't trust what you say!

Like I say, who f**king cares. People don't LIKE what I say, but I have never, ever been wrong on anything I posted.

As I say, I couldn't give a fúck anymore. TD are dead. Gone. I predicted this 4 years ago. But I'm not 'trusted'.

People on this site need to grow up and realise that members of the GAA like me who argued against batshit spending on nonsense were right. Look at today's Indo or Examiner. The GAA hierarchy are lining up to prepare you for the worst. The problems coming down the line will make the LoI look like a walk in the park.

Considering there has been no actual attendance figures that have been backed up by any links I'd struggle to believe that Rovers would have better attendance than any counties bar maybe one or two. And definitely not Div 1 county teams.

Who f**king cares?

He said TD would get more punters through the door and you are shiteing on about intercounty attendences?

The topic in hand is a GAA club that is about to die.

I have a report of what was said last night and how much is owed to who for how long and what they want to do about it, but fcuk it. All I get is abuse, so you can wait for TD to leak it to the Indo.

Not true. League is soccer's major competition. The equalivent in GAA is the AI. And then any county team would have more than rovers best attendance!!
You don't help yourself when you come out with crap like that.

Thats not what I said. He claimed Thomas Davis would have had bigger crowds week in week out than Rovers. Rovers have crowds that many counties can't get out in the league, never mind club attendences. I never mentioned championship.

He has yet to back this up. Its patently absurd that a medium sized GAA club will get better crowds than a LoI side.

Who mentioned anything about a parade? So you are too embarrassed to admit only 200 turned out on a Monday to see the league title come home, wow what great fans. Can you answer the question for where you got your information for over 3,000 season ticket sales? Facts here are TD's have far more members than Shamrock Rovers and would have had more use for the stadium than you're lot.

Please answer the above ^^^^^

Rovers won the league on the last day of the season away from home. They have not had any games since then to parade the trophy. Was it a kids game or a function of some sort? I have no idea what you are talking about, and in fact I don't actually care.

A simple google search  - they sold their 2010 th ticket for 2010 in January 09. Two months before the season began.

http://www.airtricityleague.ie/index.php/community/cpo-objectives/shamrock-rovers

1,850 around the same time last year.

http://shamrockrovers.ie/news/latest-news?71cce52574d4d86948f2109dfa3ec02e=emyvbhnz&start=25

I anecdotally heard they shifted in the region of 3,000 season tickets last year and that evidence backs it up.

Now explain how a mid size GAA club would have 'more use' for a 7,000 seater venue than the largest professional soccer club on the island? They would get crowds that dwarf every other club on the island and more than most county sides. Bear in mind that you said this would be a 'fact'

Any evidence to offer on this one?

From TODAY'S paper...

http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/leinster-chief-warns-its-time-to-tighten-belts-2550035.html

Very clear that there will be no central bailout from that.

Where is the link for the 3,000 ticket sales you said you sold this year? 

How many people were there to show the trophy around at the end of the season? I heard 200, more would turn out to welcome TD's U12C team

I have no idea what you are talking about. There was a civic reception for the team, I didn't hear of any parade. But I wouldn't have been listening.

But thats shite deflection tactics. You claimed as a FACT that TD would get more punters in than Rovers. You also claimed as a FACT that the stadium was designed to be multi sport. I presume I am wasting my time asking for any sort of backup to this nonsense?