GPA exceptionalism

[gallsman]

Parsons thinks GPA members should be at the heart of the integration discussion

[BigGreenField]

Parsons thinks GPA members should be at the heart of the integration discussion

Lots of words in the quotes,
No actual suggestions by GPA as to what should be done different or to speed up matters.

This quote stood out

"The GPA members, the players who give so much of their time freely, their energy, their love to these games, have every right to help shape that future."

They do but so does every other Gaa, LGFA and Camogie member. Real first among equals crap waving an entitlement flag in the air.

Have the integration cmtee published anything on what the hold ups are?

[gallsman]

Like any other union leader, Parsons is looking out for his membership, but this continued nonsense has to be called out. Micheál Carrigy hit the nail on the head:

Longford-Westmeath TD and former Longford GAA Central Council delegate Micheál Carrigy took exception with the GPA's calls to be at the centre of the integration process.

"I don't agree that the GPA should be sitting at the table with the three associations. The three associations represent the membership across the entire country and internationally.

"And in my view, every member is equal within the association. But you (GPA) don't seem to think so by coming in here and asking us to put you at the table that represents 0.66% of the entire membership of the organisation." 

Integration is about the fundamentals of the entire organisation, from which springs/will continue to spring the IC game across all four codes. Parsons is simply looking for more wherever he can get it. They've spied what they think is an opportunity, so they're making a lot of noise around it.

[BigGreenField]

Like any other union leader, Parsons is looking out for his membership, but this continued nonsense has to be called out. Micheál Carrigy hit the nail on the head:

Longford-Westmeath TD and former Longford GAA Central Council delegate Micheál Carrigy took exception with the GPA's calls to be at the centre of the integration process.

"I don't agree that the GPA should be sitting at the table with the three associations. The three associations represent the membership across the entire country and internationally.

"And in my view, every member is equal within the association. But you (GPA) don't seem to think so by coming in here and asking us to put you at the table that represents 0.66% of the entire membership of the organisation." 

Integration is about the fundamentals of the entire organisation, from which springs/will continue to spring the IC game across all four codes. Parsons is simply looking for more wherever he can get it. They've spied what they think is an opportunity, so they're making a lot of noise around it.

Absolutely, like the BMA and doctors the positioning odd the GPA as an altruistic organisation is annoying. Fair play to that TD.

[tiempo]

The reimagined/integrated GAA will be a new organisation complete with quotas and new avenues for the union to monetise, the GPA is a Trojan horse looking to take over from within. Personally I think integration will be a huge fail, it'll be more divisive and political than ever, less about games, more about agendas

[tiempo]

To me, equality is a commitment to a direction, rather than a moment in time. Speaking loosely, I don't know if there's any organisation in the world that we could say is exactly gender equal, because how do we define it? How do we determine it?

How do you even compete with this drivel, the GPA are in total fake it til ye make it territory

They've gone full Bradford

[APM]

https://m.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/gpa-survey-majority-of-male-inter-county-players-in-favour-of-manager-payments-but-split-over-amateur-status/a1001500669.html?errorCode=0

GPA in the papers again.

[tiempo]

https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41728032.html

As Tom would say 'there's evidence, not proof' that the players want a 7 month season