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If Dublin GAA is full of volunteers....... - 3 Like(s)
what the hell are they spending all the dosh on?
Like a boiling pot of water, not that they've come to the boil, CP can turn the heat down and still keep them simmering, if that's what's required.
Not according to John Costello. He wants funding kept going, because...............because why?
Because Dublin have spent more money than any county in history to acquire their recent successes and they want to keep it going.
#buyingtitles
Cully (National) - 08/12/2017 13:53:55
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Where have all the good speeches gone ? - 3 Like(s)
Cillian O'Connor (2016) will be one for the ages.
Cully (National) - 06/09/2016 17:04:44
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New President of GAA - 3 Like(s)
Congrats to Mr Horan.
In other news, funding for Dublin GAA has been trebled......
Cully (National) - 25/02/2017 10:06:17
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Dublin v Kildare - 3 Like(s)
Man City storming to another Delaney Cup.
Cully (National) - 16/07/2017 16:15:47
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Mike Quirke's Examiner article on Dublin's funding - 2 Like(s)
Dublin didn't invest in bricks and mortar, because they didn't have to. Croke Park is available when needed, DCU is used for training. Why build your own when others are building for you.
It mentions that Laois got €165k in 2015, but what about 2014? Cork was second in 2014 with €69k. Is that population based? 1/5th of the population of Dublin, 1/20th of the funding.
Dublin can say what they like, but without a decade of financial doping, they wouldn't be where they are now. The GAA decided to build a 'product' and now they have it.
Cully (National) - 10/06/2016 12:45:23
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Will Leinster ever be competitive again? - 2 Like(s)
Not as long as the financial doping continues. The GAA are wakening up to the fact that Dublin's success is a monster of *their* creation. Now, they're trying to stop the rot before it goes too far. 11 Leinsters in the past 12 years. They'd won 1 in the previous 9.
Cully (National) - 29/01/2017 15:57:41
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Resentment of the greats - Dublin Only? - 2 Like(s)
There'll be an asterisk beside the Dublin wins 2011-16. The GAA decided to manufacture a team - based, without doubt, on talented players coming through - but the funding being received is horrendously unbalanced,
When I had this argument with Dubs, they say it's the population. Dublin has (fag packet calc) 25% of the population, but get 50+% of the funding. It's based on clubs. Dublin has 3% of the clubs but 50+% of the funding. It's based on player numbers. Dubin has fewer players than Louth, Meath and Kildare combined, but get an amount that dwarfs their combined funding by a huge factor.
I saw a tweet this morning that showed that showed the funding per player and the nearest any county got was about 1/4 of what Dublin registered players get per capita. Some counties, like Tipperary, are getting ONE-TWELFTH of what Dublin are getting per player capita.
This Dublin team is a product of GAA marketing men and women. "Build it, they (sponsors) will come". Overhype Dublin and the sponsors will lap it up. It's a joke and is only hurting the game in the longer run. Dublin boyos might nyah nyah about "their" wins, but they didn't do it on their own.
Cully (National) - 06/10/2016 16:59:05
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12 week ban for Cody? - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Liamwalkinstown: "some amount of hypocrites here. Blatant hypocrites" The aggression is the biggest factor.
Are you saying that if an player is in the tunnel before the game, trying to get past the ref and puts his hands on him to get past, that that requires a suspension?
Look at the aggression in Connolly towards the official before the push - pointing and shouting in the linesman's face. The Cody contact was initiated by the official.
https://www.balls.ie/gaa/diarmuid-connolly-push-linesman-366354
http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/watch-could-brian-cody-face-ban-for-laying-his-hands-on-match-official-during-kilkennys-defeat-35910435.html
Cully (National) - 13/07/2017 13:36:43
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Can Dublin Ladies appeal? - 2 Like(s)
Should not happen. The score was in the first half, so the game could have changed immeasurably from that moment. In 1995, Laois offered Carlow a replay after Michael Turley kicked a ball wide, at the death, which the umpires called a score. It was the last kick and was clearly the difference between a Laois win and a draw.
Replaying matches because a score was waved wide in the first half could open the door to ridiculous situations. Second yellows, penalties etc all come within the scope of an appeal.
Cully (National) - 26/09/2016 07:42:10
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Cleverest / wittiest GAA flags - 1 Like(s)
I remember one from 1983:
Barney Rocks Strikes Faster Than The CIE
Cully (National) - 25/08/2017 22:13:08
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Searchable database club matches - 1 Like(s)
I've created searchable list of club matches (senior, so far) that be searched by code, and by club/county/province.
Not sure what to do with it, though. I have just over 3,000 matches and am starting to add the lower-level club matches, which I reckon will add another 1,500 to my total.
What should I do? Website? App?
Cully (National) - 17/11/2016 16:17:54
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Bubbles O'Dwyer Swearing - 1 Like(s)
He should not have said it. Like someone said, it sounded forced, like he had said to himself that he was going to swear no matter what. Unless he has Tourettes, there's no excuse. This wasn't Michael Conlan is a rage after losing - it was nowhere near that level of emotion. Tipp had that final in the bag from about 10 minutes out. They led from 0-18 1-14 onwards. O'Dwyer had plenty of time to gather himself and he gets no pass from me.
As for me cursing, my kids don't hold me up as a role model. In fact, they barely tolerate me at this stage.
Bubbles O'Dwyer, after a near-MOTM performance in the All Ireland final, IS a role model and the onus is on him to behave properly.
Cully (National) - 07/09/2016 08:27:12
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Score 2-20 and lose? - 1 Like(s)
26 points, or worse, and losing has been done five times in All Ireland hurling finals.
2016 Tipperary 2 29 Kilkenny 2 20
1990 Cork 5 15 Galway 2 21
1972 Kilkenny 3 24 Cork 5 11
1971 Tipperary 5 17 Kilkenny 5 14
1963 Kilkenny 4 17 Waterford 6 8
Never before by the reigning champions.
Kilkenny's 5-14 in 1971 was the highest score to lose an All Ireland final. Laois' 3-22 (in 2015 v Antrim) was the highest score to lose a championship match. Antrim scored 5-17 that day. Laois' score would have won over 87% of all hurling matches EVER (all things being equal).
Cully (National) - 05/09/2016 08:39:40
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Laois SHC 2016 - record score? - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Laois76: "Great research Cully. Do you think Borris/Kilcotton have missed their chance?" Thanks.
I hope not. They need a win and the parish has not had a win in over 40 years.
Cully (National) - 13/10/2016 15:04:43
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Castleknock 2016 Feile Peil Na Nog - 1 Like(s)
Replying To hill16no1man: "You do realise you can only have 15 players on the pitch regardless of if there 20 thousand or 2 thousand living in an area. People on this site are obsessed with population,but I never get how they don't question why China,India,USA and Indonesia are not dominating soccer seen as they have make up almost half of the the world's population." It was your huge population that kept Dublin ticking over for 40 years (1977-2010) but it was money that pushed you out front. Dublin won two U21 hurling titles from 1964-2006. You're heading for your fourth since then.
You won two All Irelands from 1976-2010. You're heading for #4 in six years this year. The money started to roll into Dublin 12 years ago. Co-incidence? I think not.
Castleknock is a very affluent area. Look at the speed with which they are putting their ground together. Most clubs (esp country clubs) would take decades to get that far, that quickly. Yes, you need energy and good help, but money is a huge factor. Without money, you've no investment and lads get sick of it. I wonder how much of the kids' interest is maintained by doing things with them/getting them gear?
Cully (National) - 29/06/2016 08:11:53
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Connacht tertiary competition ie FBD league - 1 Like(s)
Looked up wiki and this stated that the FBD league only started in 1995. Was there a precursor to this competition, akin to Leinster's O'Byrne Cup, Ulster's McKenna Cup and Munster's McGrath Cup?
Cully (National) - 01/01/2017 01:06:29
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