GAA moneybags and Sean Cavanagh

[Truthsayer]

I don't know what the motivation was but there certainly is some logic in the 3 teams going through other than money. It greatly reduces the number of dead rubbers and increases the importance of topping the group.

It also evens up provincial issues.

I suppose how we view things: I view it as extra games more £££ for GAA: extra games I'd like to see is replays rather than penalty shoot-outs, certainly for a Provincial final and from AI quarter-finals on..

[tonto1888]

I don't know what the motivation was but there certainly is some logic in the 3 teams going through other than money. It greatly reduces the number of dead rubbers and increases the importance of topping the group.

you have got it all wrong. Its all money. Grab all association and what have you..........

[Truthsayer]

I don't know what the motivation was but there certainly is some logic in the 3 teams going through other than money. It greatly reduces the number of dead rubbers and increases the importance of topping the group.

you have got it all wrong. Its all money. Grab all association and what have you..........

I wouldn't go that far but is people in Croke Park whose remit is to maximise profits and at times they need to be reined in.

[JoG2]

I don't know what the motivation was but there certainly is some logic in the 3 teams going through other than money. It greatly reduces the number of dead rubbers and increases the importance of topping the group.

you have got it all wrong. Its all money. Grab all association and what have you..........

I wouldn't go that far but is people in Croke Park whose remit is to maximise profits and at times they need to be reined in.

To what end? Who is benefiting from these profits?

[Truthsayer]

I don't know what the motivation was but there certainly is some logic in the 3 teams going through other than money. It greatly reduces the number of dead rubbers and increases the importance of topping the group.

you have got it all wrong. Its all money. Grab all association and what have you..........

I wouldn't go that far but is people in Croke Park whose remit is to maximise profits and at times they need to be reined in.

To what end? Who is benefiting from these profits?

Whoever is benefiting does not give a licence to do whatever you want, no matter how unscrupulous or adversely affecting our games, in order to make profits.

[armaghniac]

Another piece of the jigsaw, TG4 too poor to bid for a package.
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/tg4-wanted-to-bid-on-championship-matches-for-free-to-air-channel-before-gaago-snapped-up-rights/a885108157.html

but TG4 might have been willing to cover less popular games, e.g. Tailteann cup, Wexford v Antrim in hurling, but the design of the "packages" presumably made this impossible.

It is a bit like a building project, you can set it up so the small builder cannot tender or you can have some smaller elements that they can reasonably bid for.

[JoG2]

I don't know what the motivation was but there certainly is some logic in the 3 teams going through other than money. It greatly reduces the number of dead rubbers and increases the importance of topping the group.

you have got it all wrong. Its all money. Grab all association and what have you..........

I wouldn't go that far but is people in Croke Park whose remit is to maximise profits and at times they need to be reined in.

To what end? Who is benefiting from these profits?

Whoever is benefiting does not give a licence to do whatever you want, no matter how unscrupulous or adversely affecting our games, in order to make profits.

How is it unscrupulous and how is it affecting our games?

We've more games than historically on terrestrial and another batch on GAAGo. You can literally fill your boots with gaelic games at the weekends. Is this not what we want?? Double headers coming out our ears atm. TG4 show a load of games outside of the championship.

You can chose to buy a GAAGo season pass, individual games or none.

The season is now split so 95% of clubs and club players can have their county players back earlier, remember, it's not all about county

[marty34]

Is it true that all money GAA brings in, 83% goes back out again to clubs etc.

Is that the start?

[Tyrone Dreamer]

I'm not w

I don't know what the motivation was but there certainly is some logic in the 3 teams going through other than money. It greatly reduces the number of dead rubbers and increases the importance of topping the group.

you have got it all wrong. Its all money. Grab all association and what have you..........

I wouldn't go that far but is people in Croke Park whose remit is to maximise profits and at times they need to be reined in.

I'm not even sure they are maximising profits. A replay of an ulster final or
All Ireland semi final would likely  surpass the revenue earned in the preliminary quarter finals.

[seafoid]

I'm not w

I don't know what the motivation was but there certainly is some logic in the 3 teams going through other than money. It greatly reduces the number of dead rubbers and increases the importance of topping the group.

you have got it all wrong. Its all money. Grab all association and what have you..........

I wouldn't go that far but is people in Croke Park whose remit is to maximise profits and at times they need to be reined in.

I'm not even sure they are maximising profits. A replay of an ulster final or
All Ireland semi final would likely  surpass the revenue earned in the preliminary quarter finals.

6 games per group x 4 groups =24
+4 pqf
+ 4 qf
=32 matches
Even with 20k per match that is the attendance equivalent of over 7 all Ireland finals

[Truthsayer]

I'm not w

I don't know what the motivation was but there certainly is some logic in the 3 teams going through other than money. It greatly reduces the number of dead rubbers and increases the importance of topping the group.

you have got it all wrong. Its all money. Grab all association and what have you..........

I wouldn't go that far but is people in Croke Park whose remit is to maximise profits and at times they need to be reined in.

I'm not even sure they are maximising profits. A replay of an ulster final or
All Ireland semi final would likely  surpass the revenue earned in the preliminary quarter finals.

6 games per group x 4 groups =24
+4 pqf
+ 4 qf
=32 matches
Even with 20k per match that is the attendance equivalent of over 7 all Ireland finals

We're talking bout get rid of 4 x pqf and top two in each group into qf. Also price of AI final ticket is maybe 6 times more...

[armaghniac]

The €50 ticket for the 3 group games seems a reasonable deal to me. 3 games for one third of the price of Bruce Springsteen.

[ONeill]

Watch this space with Jarlath. Grand speeches in the Hogan Stand all very well but as far as I can see hes another driven by corporate mentality of GAA hierarchy. Never trusted him since he suggested the Irish anthem and flag could be removed to placate unionism, then backtracked when he seen the reaction.
Burns has seized on one sentence of what Sean said in order to deflect from selling off our games thereby leaving many GAA lifelong grassroots members behind.

THIS

[Truthsayer]

Watch this space with Jarlath. Grand speeches in the Hogan Stand all very well but as far as I can see hes another driven by corporate mentality of GAA hierarchy. Never trusted him since he suggested the Irish anthem and flag could be removed to placate unionism, then backtracked when he seen the reaction.
Burns has seized on one sentence of what Sean said in order to deflect from selling off our games thereby leaving many GAA lifelong grassroots members behind.

THIS

Is it not true?...
https://gaaboard.com/board/index.php?topic=26302.0

[gallsman]

Fleggers. FFS.