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

[AZOffaly]

Okay. But if he doesn't answer, why badger him? Just give him the pat on the back.

[orangeman]

Okay. But if he doesn't answer, why badger him? Just give him the pat on the back.

I'll second that ! 

[Rossfan]

Some papers said the vote against the grants was as much as 1/3 or 40%.

I just saw a pig flying past the window.

[orangeman]

Some papers said the vote against the grants was as much as 1/3 or 40%.

I just saw a pig flying past the window.

Everyone voted in favour of pay for play, including Michael Greenan !! 

[Rossfan]

Nobody voted for pay for play.

[orangeman]

Some papers said the vote against the grants was as much as 1/3 or 40%.

I just saw a pig flying past the window.

Everyone voted in favour of pay for play, including Michael Greenan !! 

Pay for play/ expenses = Sinn Fein / IRA - BOTH are inextricably linked.

[Rossfan]

Pay for play/ expenses = Sinn Fein / IRA - BOTH are inextricably linked.

Only if you're a GAA Manager

[orangeman]

Pay for play/ expenses = Sinn Fein / IRA - BOTH are inextricably linked.

Only if you're a GAA Manager

Congress only approved pay for players, not managers ! 

[feetofflames]

Well said.  The manager thing really needs to be dealt with, OK a lot has gone wrong but a line needs to be drawn in the sand. Anyybody who trangresses after that should be investiagted by a GAA tribunal.

[Rossfan]

Well said.  The manager thing really needs to be dealt with, .... that should be investiagted by a GAA tribunal.

Only problem is the members of the Tribunal would be drawn from the ranks of GAA officials who are actually paying the Managers in the first place.
Can you imagine the Mayo Chairman or Secretary being on a Tribunal investigating whether there were illegal payments made to ..( insert name of prominent Mayo man of your choice.... )

[orangeman]

Well said.  The manager thing really needs to be dealt with, .... that should be investiagted by a GAA tribunal.

Only problem is the members of the Tribunal would be drawn from the ranks of GAA officials who are actually paying the Managers in the first place.
Can you imagine the Mayo Chairman or Secretary being on a Tribunal investigating whether there were illegal payments made to ..( insert name of prominent Mayo man of your choice.... )

I thought you were a Muaghan fan ? 

[Rossfan]

I thought you were a Muaghan fan ? 

I am now that he's gone  from our fair County. 

YAHOOOOOOOOOOO !

[orangeman]

I thought you were a Muaghan fan ? 

I am now that he's gone  from our fair County. 

YAHOOOOOOOOOOO !

I hope you weren't one of the boys who asked the Garda which dugout Roscommon would be using at the last match that Maughan was in charge of ! 

[Rossfan]

Them boys are like the tooth fairy.
Anyway as a regular attender to Kiltoom I knew which dugout he'd be immobile in.

[Zulu]

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

Sorry MM for not replying to your post as I haven't checked in on this topic since posting that. To answer your questions, I coach all those teams largely because no-one else will do it, we are a dual club and the hurling side of things is in the acendency so most 'club men' are only willing to get involved in the hurling. I also love coaching teams so if I could I'd do it I'd do it 8 nights a week, however I'd like to see others take some of the teams as it is never good for one person (or a small group of people) to have too much say, for many reasons.
                           As for your posts OM, I wasn't boasting, in fact I feel it is the least I could do, but as usual you can 'read' between the lines of someones opinion/post and unveil the real meaning of their statements. Myself and Dessie will never be able to pull the wool over your eyes, so GAA men everywhere can rest easy that 'our' dastardly plans to destroy the GAA will never come to pass.