Belfast GAA is dying...

Started by Belfast GAA man, February 17, 2017, 09:44:25 PM

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Jeepers Creepers

Quote from: Saffsof82 on October 26, 2021, 09:44:24 AM
Some Belfast clubs have taken their eye off the ball in recent years. Dependent on traditional families to supply players. But the economic boom years of the mid 2000s alot of west belfast gaels took the opportunity to sell up and move the the burbs or beyond. Clubs need to take a look at how they are recruiting. Seeing clubs like ODS, gorts, Davitts, eire og, st agnes doing lots of great juvenile work, sending their own coaches into schools, recruiting from the primary schools then.

add in the 1,000 other activities available to kids now that people wouldn't have dream't of sending their kids to years ago. More disposable income maybe answers that Q?

Saffsof82

very true, remember playing a minor game one night against a st bs, chatting to a couple of their supporters asking if we were full strenghth, we werent because it was a beautiful summer evening and a few lads had gone to the silage, they said that they were down a few too as lads had gone surfing!!

bannside

Belfast GAA is not dying, there does seem to be a movement of sorts to get proper development structures in place at juvenile level. Most clubs in Belfast have acknowledged this and have stepped up their focus in this critical area. That needs to be acknowledged.

It will take time to see the benefits, Gaelfast can expedite this as well of course. I'm confident that Antrim football as a whole will be in a much better place in a decade than it is now, with city and country clubs all upping the ante.

That does not take away from the fact that for a decade at least there was something badly off in the city. SW clubs have developed their facilities and their players in a way that largely speaking city clubs haven't.  That's evident in schools as well except SW schools are no better in this regard.

There are plenty of green shoots around the city, and Antrim need that if we are going to be any kind of a force in the next generation.

Fear Bun Na Sceilpe

The facilities and support from local nationalist parties is very good in Belfast. Unfortunately for us in Derry id say Mark H Durkan is the only lad with any interest or background in GAA. The rest in SF and SDLP are all soccer, boxing and cricket heads. No interest in supporting GAA initiatives. All the community hubs are SF and soccer controlled bar the recent one in Top of the Hill.
Our club are training at Claudy at the minute to get GAA nets and lights


Belfast GAA man

Casement being shut has affected kids wanting to play GAA in belfast for the last 10 years - it USed to be a dream to play there instead of an eyesore. Fair play to the SW boys who have dug deep and  kicked on. Building works starting at Casement even and Gaelfast cranking up would fairly lift morale in Belfast GAA

Fear Bun Na Sceilpe

Quote from: Belfast GAA man on October 27, 2021, 10:19:46 PM
Casement being shut has affected kids wanting to play GAA in belfast for the last 10 years - it USed to be a dream to play there instead of an eyesore. Fair play to the SW boys who have dug deep and  kicked on. Building works starting at Casement even and Gaelfast cranking up would fairly lift morale in Belfast GAA

A lot of Gaels outside Belfast don't want to go to Casement, its a nightmare location

Never Give Up

Quote from: Fear Bun Na Sceilpe on October 27, 2021, 11:28:35 PM
Quote from: Belfast GAA man on October 27, 2021, 10:19:46 PM
Casement being shut has affected kids wanting to play GAA in belfast for the last 10 years - it USed to be a dream to play there instead of an eyesore. Fair play to the SW boys who have dug deep and  kicked on. Building works starting at Casement even and Gaelfast cranking up would fairly lift morale in Belfast GAA

A lot of Gaels outside Belfast don't want to go to Casement, its a nightmare location

While Croker is in a dream location? Perhaps Casement should be moved to the m2 at Randalstown to make it a bit handier?

Fear Bun Na Sceilpe

Quote from: Never Give Up on October 27, 2021, 11:32:45 PM
Quote from: Fear Bun Na Sceilpe on October 27, 2021, 11:28:35 PM
Quote from: Belfast GAA man on October 27, 2021, 10:19:46 PM
Casement being shut has affected kids wanting to play GAA in belfast for the last 10 years - it USed to be a dream to play there instead of an eyesore. Fair play to the SW boys who have dug deep and  kicked on. Building works starting at Casement even and Gaelfast cranking up would fairly lift morale in Belfast GAA

A lot of Gaels outside Belfast don't want to go to Casement, its a nightmare location

While Croker is in a dream location? Perhaps Casement should be moved to the m2 at Randalstown to make it a bit handier?

Mid Ulster possibly. It's supposed to be Ulster's stadium not Belfast's

An Watcher

Clones will always be the spot

Ciall

Quote from: Fear Bun Na Sceilpe on October 28, 2021, 07:26:32 AM
Quote from: Never Give Up on October 27, 2021, 11:32:45 PM
Quote from: Fear Bun Na Sceilpe on October 27, 2021, 11:28:35 PM
Quote from: Belfast GAA man on October 27, 2021, 10:19:46 PM
Casement being shut has affected kids wanting to play GAA in belfast for the last 10 years - it USed to be a dream to play there instead of an eyesore. Fair play to the SW boys who have dug deep and  kicked on. Building works starting at Casement even and Gaelfast cranking up would fairly lift morale in Belfast GAA

A lot of Gaels outside Belfast don't want to go to Casement, its a nightmare location

While Croker is in a dream location? Perhaps Casement should be moved to the m2 at Randalstown to make it a bit handier?

Mid Ulster possibly. It's supposed to be Ulster's stadium not Belfast's

Correction- It's supposed to be Ulsters stadium... in Belfast. Thats what the huge investment from DfC has been assigned for. Three stadia in Belfast- one soccer, one rugby and one GAA.
On a more related topic, I hope it helps drive the GAA activity in Belfast. I hear the residents are putting a case in today? Must be near the 90 days?

Fear Bun Na Sceilpe

Quote from: Ciall on October 28, 2021, 08:50:54 AM
Quote from: Fear Bun Na Sceilpe on October 28, 2021, 07:26:32 AM
Quote from: Never Give Up on October 27, 2021, 11:32:45 PM
Quote from: Fear Bun Na Sceilpe on October 27, 2021, 11:28:35 PM
Quote from: Belfast GAA man on October 27, 2021, 10:19:46 PM
Casement being shut has affected kids wanting to play GAA in belfast for the last 10 years - it USed to be a dream to play there instead of an eyesore. Fair play to the SW boys who have dug deep and  kicked on. Building works starting at Casement even and Gaelfast cranking up would fairly lift morale in Belfast GAA

A lot of Gaels outside Belfast don't want to go to Casement, its a nightmare location

While Croker is in a dream location? Perhaps Casement should be moved to the m2 at Randalstown to make it a bit handier?

Mid Ulster possibly. It's supposed to be Ulster's stadium not Belfast's

Correction- It's supposed to be Ulsters stadium... in Belfast. Thats what the huge investment from DfC has been assigned for. Three stadia in Belfast- one soccer, one rugby and one GAA.
On a more related topic, I hope it helps drive the GAA activity in Belfast. I hear the residents are putting a case in today? Must be near the 90 days?

Sorry it wasnt, it was a stadium for the 3 associations, nothing to do with location in scope. Ulster Council proposed Belfast themselves(but they have proved to be a joke of a set up since) https://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2018/08/28/news/casement-park-timeline-1417514/

Rugby and soccer heartlands are in Belfast and the premier stadia were always in Belfast anyhow. GAA heartlands are not in Belfast and Clones shared  provincial ground status for years with Casement. It was a car crash project from start to finish. I know it comes as a surprise to people but there actually is a country called Rest Of Ireland outside Dublin and Belfast.

johnnycool


NAG1

Quote from: johnnycool on October 28, 2021, 09:12:36 AM
Quote from: An Watcher on October 28, 2021, 07:56:43 AM
Clones will always be the spot

No it won't.

What a horrible place. Casement is not perfect by any stretch but it is by a far distant way a better option than Clones.

Fear Bun Na Sceilpe

Quote from: NAG1 on October 28, 2021, 03:54:11 PM
Quote from: johnnycool on October 28, 2021, 09:12:36 AM
Quote from: An Watcher on October 28, 2021, 07:56:43 AM
Clones will always be the spot

No it won't.

What a horrible place. Casement is not perfect by any stretch but it is by a far distant way a better option than Clones.

Yeah Dungannon or Cookstown would have been much better.  Jesus that road from Westlink to casement on match day aaaaah

general_lee

I've never heard worse. Belfast is a city and you clowns want a stadium in f**king cookstown 🤣