government grants to GAA players -- not getting into prefessionalism etc

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Rossfan

#210
April 15, 2008, 07:43:20 PM
Quote from: pintsofguinness on April 15, 2008, 07:40:35 PM
Quote from: Rossfan on April 15, 2008, 07:37:39 PM
Quote from: pintsofguinness on April 15, 2008, 06:59:04 PM
, I don't know anyone (other than some posters on this board) that are in favour of it. 

About 90% of the Congress Delegates voted in favour.

and what?
what?
Davy's given us a dream to cling to
We're going to bring home the SAM

pintsofguinness

#211
April 15, 2008, 07:44:37 PM
 ::)
Which one of you bitches wants to dance?

magpie seanie

#212
April 15, 2008, 07:58:58 PM
QuoteAbout 90% of the Congress Delegates voted in favour.

No they didn't. That was reported but I know from someone who was in the room that about 25-30% voted against it.

Rossfan

#213
April 15, 2008, 08:12:33 PM
If there were that many they would surely have counted the hands ?
The report I read was that it was 8:1 which would bear out general opinion on the issue.
Davy's given us a dream to cling to
We're going to bring home the SAM

magpie seanie

#214
April 15, 2008, 08:15:34 PM
Ther was one report that quote 8:1 alright. One. I spoke to someone who was in the room. Who is this "general opinion"?

Rossfan

#215
April 15, 2008, 08:25:46 PM
Opinions of Irish people,GAA fans, players , officials, club activists that i have come across over the last 5 or 6 months.
The only place I came across any kind of opposition was on this forum. :-\
However the Silent majority won the day as it usually does when the oul ballot box (metaphorically speaking in this case) takes over.
Davy's given us a dream to cling to
We're going to bring home the SAM

INDIANA

#216
April 15, 2008, 09:15:27 PM
so you think it'll stop now rossfan tht the GPA will be happy with 3k per player for the next 15 years? me bollox.

Rossfan

#217
April 15, 2008, 09:43:46 PM
As it's the Government that's giving the players assistance with their expenses I dont suppose there's a whole lot the GPA can do about it.
And why are you calling yourself a bollox? ;D
Davy's given us a dream to cling to
We're going to bring home the SAM

quidnunc

#218
April 15, 2008, 10:55:02 PM
Some papers said the vote against the grants was as much as 1/3 or 40%. Others said as little as 35 or so votes.

Mark Conway was quoted as saying he was promised a handcount and this was reneged on.

If this so, how can we state categorically?

All we do now is that at least 10 counties were mandated to vote against beforehand. If they didn't all raise their hands, they must have known it was inevitable, after all the 'support the president or else' politicking that was going on for weeks beforehand.

orangeman

#219
April 15, 2008, 11:26:22 PM
Quote from: Rossfan on April 15, 2008, 08:12:33 PM
If there were that many they would surely have counted the hands ?
The report I read was that it was 8:1 which would bear out general opinion on the issue.



How many voted to get rid of John Maughan ???  ;)

Uladh

#220
April 16, 2008, 10:37:19 AM

Even maughan voted for his own removal

Maximus Marillius

#221
April 17, 2008, 10:22:03 AM
Quote from: Maximus Marillius on April 15, 2008, 10:08:40 AM
Zulu...fair play to you giving that much time to your club....a massive contribution by any standards...repsect. A few questions for you......does no one else in your club want to take any of the teams, I am trying to understand why you are involved with so many teams within one club....do you actually do the coaching for all of these teams or are you the dreaded water man.....or are you the chairman (or chairmans son) who feels they can trust no one else to do the job. Loook forward to understanding why you have so much on your plate...amybe everybody in your club are lazy hounds and don't want to put the work in to see the club improving

zulu?

orangeman

#222
April 17, 2008, 10:24:17 AM
Quote from: Maximus Marillius on April 17, 2008, 10:22:03 AM
Quote from: Maximus Marillius on April 15, 2008, 10:08:40 AM
Zulu...fair play to you giving that much time to your club....a massive contribution by any standards...repsect. A few questions for you......does no one else in your club want to take any of the teams, I am trying to understand why you are involved with so many teams within one club....do you actually do the coaching for all of these teams or are you the dreaded water man.....or are you the chairman (or chairmans son) who feels they can trust no one else to do the job. Loook forward to understanding why you have so much on your plate...amybe everybody in your club are lazy hounds and don't want to put the work in to see the club improving

zulu?

He's too busy coaching all those teams, word has reached us that he has packed in the board !  ;)

AZOffaly

#223
April 17, 2008, 10:27:54 AM
To be honest, I don't see why he should answer that question, or what it's got to do with it. Maybe he's a workaholic. Maybe he really enjoys doing it. Maybe he's a shit player. Maybe he's an egomaniac. Maybe there is no one else doing it. Maybe he's an excellent coach.

I don't think it's relevant to the debate here though. Why even ask the question in that context?
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