Donegal v Dublin AISF 31st Aug 2014

[StephenC]

Careful lads, the mask is slipping.

[BluestackBoy]

Jimmys poor mouth the week before the game whilst sitting in a jacuzzi tub in Johnstown house talking to Newstalk........................................a great team but a hypocrite of the highest order, how much of his privately raised funds goes back to the grass roots ?

Its well known Donegal have private funds from London and New York. As well as availing of the sports science department in Celtic.

But that's ok because its not Dublin

Lads

Ye are only letting yourselves down here at the moment with this stuff.

The reason Dublin lost on Sunday was because they were outhought on the sideline, outfought on the field & ultimately collapsed in a heap in much the same way as other counties did against them up to now.

I hear a rumour that Toyota want Jim Gavin's Yaris back, any truth in that?

[macdanger2]

Before anyone misconstrues my post, let me be clear. Dublin were beaten comprehensively by a better team on the day. What are your views about the five day training camp? What did it consist of? Is this not against the concept of amateurism? I am not against it in principle but does it not challenge the traditional view that the GAA is about the amateur ethos?

Amatuer ethos?  is that your real concern ??

The AFL has every right to seek out players with the potential talent to make it in Oz. What does the GAA offer any young lad with talent? Zilch.

I find it incredible that virtually all of the posters here are ignoring the fact that this is but one further step in the inexorable move to a form of professionalism at the top end of the GAA. I see nothing wrong with this - if we want to see the level of fitness and professionalism that has been exhibited by the counties over the past ten years or so. I see no reason why we don't go the way that the AFL has gone in Australia. Sport in general and the GAA in particular has adopted effective marketing strategies in recent years. Why should the players not benefit from it? Rugby has gone the same way. Let's get real here. The demands put forward by Dessie Farrell and his organisation are so mild that they barely scratch the surface. I would prefer to witness high quality professional GAA over the summer months rathetr than going back to the days when players were not properly fit.

Amatuer ethos is a long way from your preference

10 posts in 7 years Dandy?? Thanks for popping in

[BluestackBoy]

Jimmys poor mouth the week before the game whilst sitting in a jacuzzi tub in Johnstown house talking to Newstalk........................................a great team but a hypocrite of the highest order, how much of his privately raised funds goes back to the grass roots ?

Its well known Donegal have private funds from London and New York. As well as availing of the sports science department in Celtic.

But that's ok because its not Dublin

Lads

Ye are only letting yourselves down here at the moment with this stuff.

The reason Dublin lost on Sunday was because they were outhought on the sideline, outfought on the field & ultimately collapsed in a heap in much the same way as other counties did against them up to now.

I hear a rumour that Toyota want Jim Gavin's Yaris back, any truth in that?

I read in the paper this morning that Donegal are transporting their Dublin players to training by helicopter.

Disgraceful carry on.

[INDIANA]

Jimmys poor mouth the week before the game whilst sitting in a jacuzzi tub in Johnstown house talking to Newstalk........................................a great team but a hypocrite of the highest order, how much of his privately raised funds goes back to the grass roots ?

Its well known Donegal have private funds from London and New York. As well as availing of the sports science department in Celtic.

But that's ok because its not Dublin

Lads

Ye are only letting yourselves down here at the moment with this stuff.

The reason Dublin lost on Sunday was because they were outhought on the sideline, outfought on the field & ultimately collapsed in a heap in much the same way as other counties did against them up to now.

I hear a rumour that Toyota want Jim Gavin's Yaris back, any truth in that?

I read in the paper this morning that Donegal are transporting their Dublin players to training by helicopter.

Disgraceful carry on.

Maybe Roman Abramovich gave Jim a lend of his helicopter?

[Bensars]

Jimmys poor mouth the week before the game whilst sitting in a jacuzzi tub in Johnstown house talking to Newstalk........................................a great team but a hypocrite of the highest order, how much of his privately raised funds goes back to the grass roots ?

Its well known Donegal have private funds from London and New York. As well as availing of the sports science department in Celtic.

But that's ok because its not Dublin

Lads

Ye are only letting yourselves down here at the moment with this stuff.

The reason Dublin lost on Sunday was because they were outhought on the sideline, outfought on the field & ultimately collapsed in a heap in much the same way as other counties did against them up to now.

I hear a rumour that Toyota want Jim Gavin's Yaris back, any truth in that?

I read in the paper this morning that Donegal are transporting their Dublin players to training by helicopter.

Disgraceful carry on.

Travel by air is the only way to avoid the Dublin scouting system !

[Mike Sheehy]

our lads cycle to training and tog out behind a shed.

[Canalman]

our lads cycle to training and tog out behind a shed.

In Portugal.

[westbound]

was it Armagh started off the training camps circa '02 in la Manga? been going on a while Dandy

Sean Boylan had Meath away on trips to Scotland and the likes, in the early 90s, if not before.

Roscommon had 'collective training' for 2 weeks in 1944! They stayed in roscommon town but it was definitely the earliest training camp I'm aware off! They had a motto for the two weeks - KTBL (keep the ball low). A sign with the motto on it was placed over every players' bed!

Training camps and psychology!!!! Jimmy McGuinness is 70 years behind the times!!!!! 

[Rossfan]

I believe that was standard practice till the Dubs brought a mption to Congress and got it banned as reeking of "professionalism".
As one Cavan man put it " alright for them but there was no 9 to 5 in Cavan in the Forties"

[Mike Sheehy]

our lads cycle to training and tog out behind a shed.

In Portugal.

No, TO Portugal...and that's just the warmup before actual training begins.

[Fuzzman]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4TaRl79pQY

[rrhf]

was it Armagh started off the training camps circa '02 in la Manga? been going on a while Dandy

Sean Boylan had Meath away on trips to Scotland and the likes, in the early 90s, if not before.

Compromised rules. all stars junkets are deeply engrained in the gas psychie

[rrhf]

Before anyone misconstrues my post, let me be clear. Dublin were beaten comprehensively by a better team on the day. What are your views about the five day training camp? What did it consist of? Is this not against the concept of amateurism? I am not against it in principle but does it not challenge the traditional view that the GAA is about the amateur ethos?

Amatuer ethos?  is that your real concern ??

The AFL has every right to seek out players with the potential talent to make it in Oz. What does the GAA offer any young lad with talent? Zilch.

I find it incredible that virtually all of the posters here are ignoring the fact that this is but one further step in the inexorable move to a form of professionalism at the top end of the GAA. I see nothing wrong with this - if we want to see the level of fitness and professionalism that has been exhibited by the counties over the past ten years or so. I see no reason why we don't go the way that the AFL has gone in Australia. Sport in general and the GAA in particular has adopted effective marketing strategies in recent years. Why should the players not benefit from it? Rugby has gone the same way. Let's get real here. The demands put forward by Dessie Farrell and his organisation are so mild that they barely scratch the surface. I would prefer to witness high quality professional GAA over the summer months rathetr than going back to the days when players were not properly fit.

Amatuer ethos is a long way from your preference

Whatever happened to dessie farrell. Was he bought off or something?

[Hardy]

I read in the paper this morning that Donegal are transporting their Dublin players to training by helicopter.

Donegal have Dublin players?! No wonder ... Wait! What?

I did have to laugh at the helicopter "story". It's like something from the 1940s. "Aeroplane seen over Mullingar."

Kevin Foley used to take the Kepak helicopter from the UL playing fields in Limerick twice a week for training and every match day back in 1991. It was across the road from my house. I was often tempted to ask for a lift as he was getting into the whirlybird and I was getting into my Model-T to drove for three or four hours through potholes and Portlaoise. But I never had the neck.