Sigerson Cup 2009

[Our Nail Loney]

Dromintee interest in one team still, so i'll keep an eye on things. 

Who is that?

[corn02]

Dromintee interest in one team still, so i'll keep an eye on things. 

Who is that?

UCD manager, at least I think he is still in charge.

[Zulu]

Rumour (only a rumour mind) that Kilmacud Crokes are trying to pull their players from the weekend. Can think of 3 players offhand that might be involved,     Vaughan,O'Rourke and O'Sullivan. May be others.
Wouldn't be too impressed with them if they succeed.

Yeah i heard that too, Vaughan and O'Sullivan would be massive loses for their Universities and it would be bang out of order for Crokes to try this IMO. There is 3 weeks to the club finals and playing top level football is the best way to prepare for top level football, the risk of injury is always there and is part and parcel of the GAA.

[RedandGreenSniper]

Has anyone seen much of NUIG this year? They've a decent side and I'm impressed with their strength in depth, they could be the surprise team yet

[The GAA]

Dromintee interest in one team still, so i'll keep an eye on things. 

Who is that?

UCD manager, at least I think he is still in charge.

UCD manager is down as m o'rourke. who's that corn?

[corn02]

Dromintee interest in one team still, so i'll keep an eye on things. 

Who is that?

UCD manager, at least I think he is still in charge.

UCD manager is down as m o'rourke. who's that corn?

Malachy.

[The GAA]

any relation to the other o'rourkes?

[LaurelEye]

Rumour (only a rumour mind) that Kilmacud Crokes are trying to pull their players from the weekend. Can think of 3 players offhand that might be involved,     Vaughan,O'Rourke and O'Sullivan. May be others.
Wouldn't be too impressed with them if they succeed.

Heard the rumour myself from a reliable enough source.

[INDIANA]

Its not a rumour , its  a fact. UCD won't have Cian O Sullivan- not sure about Barry O Rourke. Vaughan is not playing for DIT either.

[The GAA]

Terrible attitude from Kilmacud if this is true

[Canalman]

Bad from from KC if true. I know for a fact that UCD have obliged Crokes with the use of the Belfield pitches over the years. Don't think this issue is over yet, afaik any player on a scholarship is obliged to play with College. With regards to UCD, I can't see Dave Billings letting this one lie ......especially with the competition wide open this year.
Coláiste Eoin CBS, St Benildus, Oatlands CBS (all Crokes' "feeder schools") have also used the Belfield pitches  over the years also.

[INDIANA]

On yer bike lads. You might get to a club final once in your life. If one of them got injured playing sigerson and missed the all-ireland final Carr would be hauled over the coals. Proper order if you ask me.Sigerson isn't in a hapenny place compared to a club All-Ireland. We pulled all our players out of Sigerson,county u21's etc last year and it was well worth it.
None of the UCD Crokes players are on football scholarships so there is nothing they can do about it.

[The GAA]

Noone owns these players - certainly not their club. each player should mae up his own mind and if he agrees with you idiana then fair enough. it is very easy to say that a club championship is more important than a sigerson medal when you're not playing at a sigerson weekend. may be more important to you but not everyone will agree with you

[mattockranger]

it kind of devalues the competition as a whole....it puts the lads in an awful position with their peers....pulling out a squad on an all-ireland weekend would let their whole squad down and add a bit of gloom to the whole weekend.....
i'm sure vaughan o'sullivan and o'rourke would love to get their hands on a sigerson cup medal after doing their utmost to get there....and the opportunity might never come their way again...an awful regret to have on their conscience and unfair on the crokes to do so...

[The GAA]

Knowing Vaughan i'd be very surprised if he doesn't play