IFA tagging on to GAA's apron strings

[T Fearon]

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/local/article14020182.ece;jsessionid=F91CF231CFB310CB853B21AC1344767D?postingType=posting&mode=thanks&postingId=14020450

As it will be largely the irish/american constituency the three bodies will be visiting, I hope those same communities are appraised of the IFA's aversion to sharing a stadium with the GAA back home

[nifan]

The IFA wanted to share the stadium.

The fans didnt for various reasons.

[interested]

 There'll only be one reason and we all know what that is.

[T Fearon]

Exactly. I would be outraged if any Irish american contributed financially to the IFA

[nifan]

Whats that interested?

[thejuice]

What exactly are they doing out there. That report seems vague. Is it about promoting these sports amoung the Irish community in America?

[Evil Genius]

There'll only be one reason and we all know what that is.

Pray tell, interested.

[dublinfella]

Exactly. I would be outraged if any Irish american contributed financially to the IFA

considering you are outraged about something at least once a day, thats not much of a threat.

you have started a thread condemning the IFA for promoting soccer ffs. I think that has to be some sort of record for perma-rage.

[Doire abú]

Yes we should all be annoyed at the GAA and IFA trying to improve relations.

[T Fearon]

Actually I am annoyed that the IFA are trying to coat tail on to the GAA for the benefit of raising funds in America when they wont countenance sharing a new provinicial stadium here at home.

[nifan]

when they wont countenance sharing a new provinicial stadium here at home.

Nonsense as usual tony.
You actually know your talking bollocks as well.

[Evil Genius]

Actually I am annoyed that the IFA are trying to coat tail on to the GAA

How are the IFA trying to "coat tail" [sic], or "tag on to GAA's apron strings"? As the article clearly states:
"The trip is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and organised by the Boston College Irish Institute"
The DofS and BCII will surely have invited representatives from all three codes to the USA equally, so the IFA is no more tagging along after the GAA than the GAA is after the IFA. You really are making yourself look ridiculous. Again.

[Orior]

when they wont countenance sharing a new provinicial stadium here at home.

Nonsense as usual tony.
You actually know your talking bollocks as well.

Has there been a poll on owc as to the main reason for disliking the Maze?

I surmise the reasons would include:
1) its a shrine to the IRA
2) its too far away from belfast
3) its not windsor park
4) its too big

Cant think of any others.

[GalwayBayBoy]

Sounds like a junket. Plenty of big dinners for the blazers.

[delboy]

The main reasons i would say for opposition to the maze in order of importance is

1) Its in the arse of nowhere.
2) Its too big, both the stadium and the pitch dimmensions
3) It has the associated conflict resolution/shrine centre.

Virtually all footy fans are primarily concerned with 1 and 2 and view opposition to 3 as merely a means to an end if it galvanishes the politicans to do something about it. All of the fans i've spoken to about it don't give a hoot about there being a conflict resolution centre at the maze as long as a stadium fit for purpose is built in Belfast.