County Teams who are openly training in November/December

[Sonny Joe]

I have been told by a Down County player that the county squad are training collectively, openly abusing the new rules set by Croke Park. Surely they need to be taken to task on this by the authorities

[Bomber]

Croke Park will deal with them so you don't have to worry your wee head.

[lfdown2]

I have been told by a Down County player that the county squad are training collectively, openly abusing the new rules set by Croke Park. Surely they need to be taken to task on this by the authorities

i am sure he would think a lot of you coming on here and saying it!

[Maroon Heaven]

I am sure alot of the counties will have weight training diet programmes in place

[Sonny Joe]

I am sure alot of the counties will have weight training diet programmes in place

i know that, but i am talking about the team training as a team on the field

[dodo]

[full back]

Always thought this rule was going to be very difficult for Croke Park to enforce or to prove
But now that we have Sonny Joe to blow the whistle, CP can sit back & relax............

[Muzz]

Does anyone know if this rule includes trials?

[Maximus Marillius]

No i dont think it included more than 3 trials?

What are Down at...thats a bit cheeky. Come on Crokey parky.....fair play and all that!!!!

[nrico2006]

Hardly a big deal - if a manager wants a team to train then its nobody elses business.

[Maximus Marillius]

Hardly a big deal - if a manager wants a team to train then its nobody elses business.

i agree in principle, but if some county boards are enforcing it...then it should be enforced across the boards.

[thebandit]

How do they plan to penaliise teams who train? Financially? League points?

[illdecide]

Who gives a shit

[Bomber]

Hardly a big deal - if a manager wants a team to train then its nobody elses business.

It is somebody elses business as the GAA's hierarchy have said you don't do it, so you don't. They have said funding will not be released to the counties who go against it so it will be interesting to see will they follow through with it.

Why are counties back training so early anyway? Players need a break after club football is over to get refreshed and a gym programme is adequate for November and December anyway and then go at it on the field from January. Players who are drained from going straight into club action after getting knocked out of the championship only to go straight back into it again after the club season is over is not good either. I am certainly in favour of a gym programme though as doing nothing at all in November and December will see a player lose a lot of fitness also.

[youngfella]

I have been told by a Down County player that the county squad are training collectively, openly abusing the new rules set by Croke Park. Surely they need to be taken to task on this by the authorities

What are the rules from croke park ?