Allianz

[JoG2]

See Saval have withdrew their motion

@McCoyniall - Saval have withdrawn their motion for tonight's Down County Committee meeting calling on the county to withdraw from NFL and NHL.

Got no support from othe clubs. Common sense prevailed.

Unfortunately I think you are being serious

Snoop is chairman of the 'I'm Alright Jack' club

[snoopdog]

See Saval have withdrew their motion

@McCoyniall - Saval have withdrawn their motion for tonight's Down County Committee meeting calling on the county to withdraw from NFL and NHL.

Got no support from othe clubs. Common sense prevailed.

Unfortunately I think you are being serious

Snoop is chairman of the 'I'm Alright Jack' club

Im not tbh.  But my feeling on this particular motion is the harm it would do to Down football and hurling.
Had Down gone ahead and no one else did. Its automatic relegation to Div 4 in football, so at least 2 years Tailteann Cup. Would the management team stay? Would the local sponsors keep with them. Would Players commit? All the progress made in last few years Would go to pot.
The hurlers would lose out on div 1 hurling. May never get there again.
My view is purely Down GAA. Nothing else.
If that doesn't suit your view then so be it. Dont make ascertations of what you think I am. Think of the long term consequences purely to Down GAA and the players.

[ardtole]

I agree snoopdog, im looking forward to going to Newry next Saturday evening. It doesn't mean im not sympathetic to the Gazan people, but Down pulling out of the National League competition made no sense to me at all and would have set us back years for the reasons you mentioned.

[Armagh18]

I agree snoopdog, im looking forward to going to Newry next Saturday evening. It doesn't mean im not sympathetic to the Gazan people, but Down pulling out of the National League competition made no sense to me at all and would have set us back years for the reasons you mentioned.

It would have been great if every county had followed suit, but hard to argue with those reasons.

Hope to seen plenty of Palestine flags at league games and refusal of captains to lift trophies with the allianz name attached would be great, even a refusal from players/managers to do interviews in front of the logo.

[tonto1888]

I agree snoopdog, im looking forward to going to Newry next Saturday evening. It doesn't mean im not sympathetic to the Gazan people, but Down pulling out of the National League competition made no sense to me at all and would have set us back years for the reasons you mentioned.

have to agree with this. It would need to be a mass pull out, not just one county. That said I wouldnt have minded seeing Down sent to division 4...........

[Sheedy]

See Saval have withdrew their motion

@McCoyniall - Saval have withdrawn their motion for tonight's Down County Committee meeting calling on the county to withdraw from NFL and NHL.

Got no support from othe clubs. Common sense prevailed.

you still standing by this lie? Don't know where you got that from.

[Dire Ear]

I agree snoopdog, im looking forward to going to Newry next Saturday evening. It doesn't mean im not sympathetic to the Gazan people, but Down pulling out of the National League competition made no sense to me at all and would have set us back years for the reasons you mentioned.

It would have been great if every county had followed suit, but hard to argue with those reasons.

Hope to seen plenty of Palestine flags at league games and refusal of captains to lift trophies with the allianz name attached would be great, even a refusal from players/managers to do interviews in front of the logo.

100%

[AustinPowers]

I agree snoopdog, im looking forward to going to Newry next Saturday evening. It doesn't mean im not sympathetic to the Gazan people, but Down pulling out of the National League competition made no sense to me at all and would have set us back years for the reasons you mentioned.

It would have been great if every county had followed suit, but hard to argue with those reasons.

Hope to seen plenty of Palestine flags at league games and refusal of captains to lift trophies with the allianz name attached would be great, even a refusal from players/managers to do interviews in front of the logo.

I wonder if a  county board would be fined if eg. a captain  took off the ribbons with  the Allianz name on them before lifting the cup.

[Dire Ear]

I agree snoopdog, im looking forward to going to Newry next Saturday evening. It doesn't mean im not sympathetic to the Gazan people, but Down pulling out of the National League competition made no sense to me at all and would have set us back years for the reasons you mentioned.

It would have been great if every county had followed suit, but hard to argue with those reasons.

Hope to seen plenty of Palestine flags at league games and refusal of captains to lift trophies with the allianz name attached would be great, even a refusal from players/managers to do interviews in front of the logo.

I wonder if a  county board would be fined if eg. a captain  took off the ribbons with  the Allianz name on them before lifting the cup.

That would take b*lls;  is there any left??

[Truthsayer]

https://m.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/current-players-wont-take-part-in-allianz-league-launch-but-company-insists-this-isnt-linked-to-sponsorship-row/a777706742.html

[Truthsayer]

GAA - Allianz PR disaster incoming... only the beginning.
https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2026/0119/1553931-dublin-players-planning-allianz-protests-for-leagues/

[Armagh18]

GAA - Allianz PR disaster incoming... only the beginning.
https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2026/0119/1553931-dublin-players-planning-allianz-protests-for-leagues/

Fair play. Hope the rest can follow suit

[Truthsayer]

Big support from Dublin greats ...

Dear Ger and the Dublin team,
We former Dublin footballers would like to congratulate you on your great moral  and courageous protest and your refusal to be complicit with Allianz and the GAA in their complicity in Genocide in GAZA.
This magnificent gesture will mark this team as special . We believe it will also define your team as much more than a group of footballers. It will remember you as a group of young men dared challenge the status quo and use their prominence in Irish life to highlight the atrocities being committed in Gaza.
You are a team of character and principles ... traits that will win you the all Ireland this year.
We former Dublin Footballers salute you and want you to know we are very proud of you
David Hickey, Bobby Doyle,Tommy Drumm, Alan Larkin, Philly Mc Mahon, Paddy O Reilly, Michael Hickey,Pat Gilroy, Michael Dara Mc Cauley, Mickey Whelan, Ian Robertson, Andy Roche, John Caffrey and Norman Bernard .

[tonto1888]

Well done Dublin. Hope others take the same step

[thewobbler]

Talk to me like a 3 year old here please. Looking for understanding rather than opinion.

Do AIG operate differently to Allianz when it comes to the Middle East situation?