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The numbers in the city isnt neccessarily an advantage. Its the community that binds a club together and thats where i think the differences are laying in antrim at the moment.

It was no coincidence that during the troubles St.Johns, St.Pauls, Rossa, St.Galls, LD etc.. were all tight knit clubs/teams with the outside factors they faced on a daily basis playing a part in geling them lads together. Them teams had all lads with family connections to the club, their social clubs were a hub for the community and you usually played for the club whos area you were from. The modern version of this in what we are seeing today is the city teams have players scattered all around the city who have no comings and goings with each other outside of GAA.

Country teams have usually 4 or 5 family connections in each team from underage up to senior, as well as primary schools where each school in a town/village is prodominantly filled with the local clubs players. All this adds to the culture of a club which is slowly slipping away from City teams. However we have seen from St.Galls and Brigids more recently, that all that can be papered over by getting palyers in from other clubs and making a good senior team!

Who did St Brigids bring in?

Code of of conducts are all good.

Question is what should be the punishment be here (or for something similar)?  How is it administered ?

How will that fit in with St Paul's tournament? It was the "Ulster Minor" competition.

Also assume Creggan keen to get the U20 grade one going again. (moving from U21)

So half the allocation to the two counties actually f**cking playing, where does the other half go

The 30 other Counties?

Surely a very low priority in a half capacity stadium?


Low Priority? 

What a sad comment..

So half the allocation to the two counties actually f**cking playing, where does the other half go

The 30 other Counties?

The Book, Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell looks into this question based on a couple of underage teams in different sports.  Bottom line wherever you start your "year" the older children will get the most benefit, because law of averages suggest the will be bigger, faster, more powerful than peers 6-12 months younger than them.

On which is the best model... School year for primary kids is a no brainer, kids want to play with their friends...

It should also work better in essence for secondary school kids as well?



Yeap.. would dovetail into college sports well doing that...

The Book, Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell looks into this question based on a couple of underage teams in different sports.  Bottom line wherever you start your "year" the older children will get the most benefit, because law of averages suggest the will be bigger, faster, more powerful than peers 6-12 months younger than them.

On which is the best model... School year for primary kids is a no brainer, kids want to play with their friends...

So while in the one hand the GAA could use the money they have been given to get a good modern stadium fit for semi finals and most finals at say a 25k capacity ( and most importantly would get Antrim their home back), you want to spend whatever it takes to get another 10k in which will be filled once every 3 years for the sake of saying the 6 counties have a stadium which is as good as anywhere else in the country.

The GAA should be told to take the money they are getting or f**k off as there are a lot of other priorities in the north at the minute than filling a few peoples ego with a big white elephant.

Like what?

Schools, roads, hospital waiting lists, payrises for nurses off the top of my head

So should spending on sports, arts etc  just be stopped?

So while in the one hand the GAA could use the money they have been given to get a good modern stadium fit for semi finals and most finals at say a 25k capacity ( and most importantly would get Antrim their home back), you want to spend whatever it takes to get another 10k in which will be filled once every 3 years for the sake of saying the 6 counties have a stadium which is as good as anywhere else in the country.

The GAA should be told to take the money they are getting or f**k off as there are a lot of other priorities in the north at the minute than filling a few peoples ego with a big white elephant.

Like what?

Why should the executive fund the shortfall ? - Because they are part of the delay.

Is the same amount not going to all 3 main sports ? - No -

Is it the executives fault if the GAA cant get its house in order ? -Executive didn't sit for three years.

https://ulster.gaa.ie/2020/12/update-on-guidance-to-counties-and-clubs-in-the-six-counties/

– Outdoor training (exercise) in groups of up to a maximum of 15;

I thought Brendan had a great game on the mic yesterday. Well researched.. apart from the three finals in a row comment.

St Galls played Dunloy in the 2018 final?

St Brigids were in the minor final in 2015, 2019 and this year.

If truth be told, I think forcing parents/players to sign a pro forma questionnaire before every session is little more than an exercise in killing unfortunate trees, as a) if someone is now feeling unwell, the chances are they've been spreading for weeks, and b) nobody in the history of the world has ever read the questions or thought about the answers on a pro forma document, after they've completed it a couple of to times.

But the rest of it I'm finding difficult to argue with. I don't like it. But I can see the merits.

Signing in every session is the bit I don't get. Sharing pen? Surely the pro forma should only be signed once?

I get the temperature check piece, you can control that with one person doing that and filling in temperature with no contact with player.

There's council pitches at the bottom of the hill I live on. I noticed the last 2 weekends there were kids doing organised soccer training. It's not near the numbers there used to be as cars used to be parked everywhere on a saturday but it is happening.

I really don't think being cautious here will lose kids to other sports. I think parents will likely appreciate it. It'll be a while before a lot of parents will send kids back into any sport whether it's available or not.

Lower numbers than before as it is unauthorised training I would suggest. Council pitches aren't open and IFA only allowed a return to training yesterday.

Was down at Musgrave today with the dog and a soccer team was training on one of ST brigids pitches. the Pitches are in terrible state and looks lije lots of people having been using them. I suppose bigger fences only solution

St Brigids (Committee?) Members down at Musgrave tonight I see, asking people to clear both pitches.