McCarthy admits he does not have backing of Cork hurlers

[The GAA]

Exactly - the players can drive what car they like.

simlarly, they can drink out of whatever bottle they like

[bingobus]

Andwhat if, as was the case in cork, the monaghan players had their deal in place and the county board decided that was a good idea and signed up to a conflicting deal, which would mean forcing the players to use a ford - breaking their pre existing agreement?

When the players are playing for Monaghan, they do as the Monaghan County Board requires them to do. No need to break contracts, what they do in their own time as private citizens is their own business.

Nicely put deiseach.

I've had enough of these two to be honest. They are so far up Sean Og's ass its unreal. Next time Sean Og is up with you in Keady why don't you just get a room and show him how much you admire him. Although, he'd prob charge you for the honour.

[deiseach]

Exactly - the players can drive what car they like.

simlarly, they can drink out of whatever bottle they like

Not when they are playing for their county, any more than they would be allowed wear Vodafone logos.

[Zulu]

The post is irrelevent to the genisis, the actual issues and the current state of this saga.
it's simply another of bud's gpa conspiracy theories which he has tried at several junctures (along with dowling) to hjck this thread with

It is far from irrelevant. Do you deny that the Powerade sponsorship was ever pulled?

What has that got to do with the ongoing malpractice at count exectutive level and the actions the cork hurlers took to highlight it?

Well off the top of head one of the issues was that the CCB had very weak structures in place regarding Development of facilities and underage teams.
If this major inflow of funds was available to them, then maybe they could go some lenght to addressing them. You don't seem to be able to see where we are coming from. The ongoing malpractice will continue in Cork but the issues behind this will re-occur around the country.

I'm pretty sure CCB have €18 million in the bank so they are certainly not short the money needed to promote and develop the games.

I don't share your 'sky is falling in' attitude


Makes a change - 5 months ago Cork hurling was dying on its feet and needed saved. Now that it is saved, it would be reasonable to believe that the sky is safe also.

Not for the first time OM you have completely misunderstood the point of the post and indeed what I was saying earlier on in the debate, you've long since stopped making any kind of intelligent contribution to this debate but still you go on.

[bingobus]

Exactly - the players can drive what car they like.

simlarly, they can drink out of whatever bottle they like

How do you survive in this day and age?

[The GAA]

I'm a realist.

it's the romantics i worry about

[deiseach]

I've had enough of these two to be honest. They are so far up Sean Og's ass its unreal. Next time Sean Og is up with you in Keady why don't you just get a room and show him how much you admire him. Although, he'd prob charge you for the honour.

I have no problem with them agreeing with Seán Óg's point of view. It's the point of view, which seems to imagine that Club Energizer (or whoever) are paying everything for the services of the player and nothing for the shirt he is wearing, to be a bit strange. As Jerry Seinfeld said, we're just cheering for laundry.

[Galwaybhoy]

Exactly - the players can drive what car they like.

simlarly, they can drink out of whatever bottle they like

Yes they can drink out of any bottle they want if they are at home or on the street, thats their worry.  But on the field of ply you drink from the bottle that the County Board supply.

Can you imagine lets say John O'Shea being handed a Coca-Cola bottle when playing for Man Utd, but instead of drinking from the bottle he throws it behind the advertisement hoardings on the side of the pitch and instead picks up a Club Energise bottle instead.  He would pay for that big time when the Man Utd Board get their hands on them.

[The GAA]

Exactly - the players can drive what car they like.

simlarly, they can drink out of whatever bottle they like

Not when they are playing for their county, any more than they would be allowed wear Vodafone logos.

You think the county board should be able to control their actions because they are wearing the county jersey. lets start living in the real world here lads - the county boards do ot own the players

[deiseach]

And before any one says it, I realise that sponsors are paying for the services of David Beckham. The difference is that in soccer a top player can find his way to the very top of his profession by dint of transfers. If his club won't play ball, he can go somewhere else. This option isn't available to GAA players. If the players getting money for Cork can't play for Cork, how long do you think the sponsors are going to be interested.

Of course, there are those who would want that option to be available to them. It would be nice if they would have the courage of their convictions though and admit as much.

[Galwaybhoy]

Exactly - the players can drive what car they like.

simlarly, they can drink out of whatever bottle they like

Not when they are playing for their county, any more than they would be allowed wear Vodafone logos.

You think the county board should be able to control their actions because they are wearing the county jersey. lets start living in the real world here lads - the county boards do ot own the players

We are living in the real world, they are representing their county, the County Board are over the GAA in the County, so you do as they say.  Common sense to be honest.

[The GAA]

Exactly - the players can drive what car they like.

simlarly, they can drink out of whatever bottle they like

Yes they can drink out of any bottle they want if they are at home or on the street, thats their worry.  But on the field of ply you drink from the bottle that the County Board supply.

Can you imagine lets say John O'Shea being handed a Coca-Cola bottle when playing for Man Utd, but instead of drinking from the bottle he throws it behind the advertisement hoardings on the side of the pitch and instead picks up a Club Energise bottle instead.  He would pay for that big time when the Man Utd Board get their hands on them.

Nonsense - have a craic with your solicitor and come back.

If you guys want to have this debate then educate yourselves in what is factually correct, not what you'd like to be correct

[cornafean]

Mel Gibson is Irish! Longford's finest!!

Indeed. His mother hailed from the Granard area. When she died (around 15 years ago iirc) her obituary appeared in the Mullahoran Notes in the Anglo Celt.

[deiseach]

You think the county board should be able to control their actions because they are wearing the county jersey. lets start living in the real world here lads - the county boards do ot own the players

Yes, I think the county board should be able to control their actions while they are playing for the county. This does not imply ownership or slavery or any other such hyperbole. If the players don't like it, they don't have to play.

[The GAA]

Exactly - the players can drive what car they like.

simlarly, they can drink out of whatever bottle they like

Not when they are playing for their county, any more than they would be allowed wear Vodafone logos.

You think the county board should be able to control their actions because they are wearing the county jersey. lets start living in the real world here lads - the county boards do ot own the players

We are living in the real world, they are representing their county, the County Board are over the GAA in the County, so you do as they say.  Common sense to be honest.

Doesn't matter how many times you say it - its not correct. the players can drink out of whatever bottle they like, wear whatever boots they like, etc