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Skull

"while the rest of us were concerned about player welfare and wanted the IR series scrapped, the GPA who cliam to represent the players taking the hammering, think that it should be maintained."

The GPA have expressed the view of the intercounty players. Now, if you're gonna tell the players they are wrong in wanting to continue the series by all means fire away but these are the fellas playing the game so while you're concern for them is admirable, they don't seem to share it.

The scare mongering about the GPA never changes.

Everyone knows what the GPA really want, but as usual there is no substance to the perception

bt - the point is you are prepared to accept the word of a union so long as you agree with them.

I find the defending of the GPA quite alarming here.

The GPA announced the result of a membership vote, that is all. It is the job of their leadership to express the majority opinions of their members.

Whats wrong with that?

The hysterical attacks on the "perceived" real agenda of the GPA on a litany of other issues as a result reminds me of the US & UK administration's constant reminder that we are all in great imminent danger from the great bogeyman.

The GPA have the capacity and the will to call a strike within 45 minutes....

Text vote - members were asked if they supported the retention of the international rules series.

the members voted in the majority for the retention of the series.

Gpa releases statement on behalf of the membership asking for the retention of the series.

As a matter of interest, do you doubt the credability of all unions on the basis of not sharing their aims? for example, when firemen demand better working conditions, do you automatically assume that their full time administrators must have thought this position up on their own unmandated?

For the record - i don't like the international rules thingy and would scrap it in the morning

Everything with the GPA has to be a conspiracy. It's getting worse than the vatican. bt - do you not think for a second that its possible that the gpa have supported the retention of the series because they have been mandated to do so by their membership?

every time that organisation makes a statement on behalf of their membership, the usual suspects announce carte blanche that it can't be representative of their members, how many pf their members voted and sure they've feck all of the intercounty players on board.

Is it so unrealistic to think that intercounty players support the continuation of a outlet which lets them aspire to representing their country?

It's also worth noting that the relationship with the afl was there from the beginning as the gpa was based on the australian model as the structures and ethos of their game were closest to ireland and the gaa.

mid - i'm not sure you ever think through your views on all things gpa. you see those three letters and the red mist descends! it might be worth remembering that all gpa members are club footballers and their mates represent every corner of the association.. you might also note that louth are one of the biggest represented counties in the gpa and one of the more militant strands.

or "navan" as its known in sligo

2 - jarleth?

credability gone.

the number of full championship games tony mcentee has played for armagh in this period hardly makes it into double figures due to injury

well dooher's doing ritely to have picked-up two All-Ireland medals for gaelic football, and be known in the same circles as Ian Thorpe for swimming - where does he get the time?!
An all-round athlete - maybe they should build a 50m pool in Croker, and open it up for the swimmers too! Notice Ian Thorpe ia a SWIMMER!! 

You really couldn't make it up

Righto.

same thing

Ithought they were over?

come on now bensars. cormac was an exceptional footballer but not an exceptionally talented one. he worked extremely hard and was very adaptable. i would say the best thing about cormac's game was that he always seemed to take the right option in posession.

My uncle has seen a lot of football and reckons kevin armstrong is the best footballer he has ever seen play..... by a mile according to himself. says if you combined tohill and sean o'neill you'd be coming close.

There is a very real possibility that united won't get through here. How many times have estute european teams picked united off on the break at "squeaky bum time"in the CL?

Quiroz is a huge problem in my opinion. i think the away form in the CL is down to him dictating a "patient" tempo and formation for these games. this simply doesn't work with the british mentality. The players' body langauge last night told the tale. Thay are being told to be restrained, patient and pick their attacks and that translates to premiership players as "relax".

Quiroz has too much influnce on the team's training and preparation. there hasn't been the same fire in the team since he has taken over the reigns. its too cool and cerebral and the team have lost its power and bite.

Keane was right from the start about him and when Quiroz gave "him or me" ultimatum, fergie should have thanked him for his services and installed roy as assistant.

Out at the group stages.

that said, i think united will get at least a draw on sunday as fergie will be hands on this week and breathing fire. they'll fall away after that.

the flaw with this one is that you are only tackling a static ball carrier. the most difficult skill in the game is tackling a ball carrier coming at you at pace.

Obviously started by someone who doesn't know antrim football as a wind up. for example, paddy o'hara would be one of the first on the list.