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Usa Clubs Should Be Banned From Taking Players Other Than Bona-Fide Students From Ireland In Summer

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Eamonn Coleman lost the Derry job when in Chicago in 1994. Some say that Derry would have won other All Ireland's if he stayed on but I'm not so sure. PattyONeill (Derry) - Posts: 227 - 05/08/2023 15:27:14 2499144 Link
Tomsmith here The ethos of the Gaa is based on Volunteerism and anything else participants are following the wrang sport. The Gaa founding Fathers would turn in their graves on Pay for Play fellows using the Gaa to line ones pockets.. So all you pay for pay followers go follow the beautiful Game brigade tomsmith (Cavan) - Posts: 3863 - 06/08/2023 12:42:38 2499231 Link
Replying To tomsmith: "Tomsmith here The ethos of the Gaa is based on Volunteerism and anything else participants are following the wrang sport. The Gaa founding Fathers would turn in their graves on Pay for Play fellows using the Gaa to line ones pockets.. So all you pay for pay followers go follow the beautiful Game brigade" Whatever about turning in their graves the rules state that the GAA is an amateur association.There is a 24 week suspension or expulsion for breaking the rule but if they are serious they need to go after the managers first 1 or 2 intercounty ones come to mind. jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 1470 - 06/08/2023 19:50:38 2499286 Link
Replying To tomsmith: "Tomsmith here I say ban all transfers other that Students.. Why do Clubs train footballers for money Bags to take them to the USA each summer. These USA club s do the have ayouth policy , underage ect. Who do these finders ( I say every County has a spotter who I am told gets a finders fee ) pick from aClub . Is it players from the second or trird team in a Club, Naw Naw the best and would it matter to the US money bags it the home club in Ireland was relegated naw Naw. I say ban the payment and the journey men would soon stop going state side" God above a lot of these players were students when covid hit and couldn't go to States to play and most of them might get their ticket and handy job but that's all and they enjoy it.It's an experience.They are normally back for championship and if not, it is a chance for other players at their home club to get experience.Why punish a player because they want to go abroad for few weeks of the Summer?And also if they are playing and training abroad, their home club should not punish them for not being around to train with them by not playing them when they get home. Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 228 - 06/08/2023 20:27:34 2499291 Link
Replying To tomsmith: "Tomsmith here The ethos of the Gaa is based on Volunteerism and anything else participants are following the wrang sport. The Gaa founding Fathers would turn in their graves on Pay for Play fellows using the Gaa to line ones pockets.. So all you pay for pay followers go follow the beautiful Game brigade" Is it ok to get the top GAA people to talk at a white collar dinner and get well paid . Club players go out every Sunday and put their bodies on the line for the sport. Try telling a bricklayer who breaks a leg that he couldn't have gone to play and pay in America. Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 2023 - 06/08/2023 20:44:22 2499296 Link
Have no problem with players going to the US and getting expenses but the fact that many clubs are without players atm who have travelled abroad shows that it makes more sense to flip and modify the split season and have intercounty played for all the summer months with club commencing in September when most of the players concerned will be returning after the end of the NY gaa championship to return to college. For instance Galway club championships are now underway and I'd imagine that a number of clubs will be missing players for another 4 or 5 weeks and will have to play some important club championship games without them. PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1908 - 06/08/2023 23:23:02 2499322 Link
Replying To tomsmith: "Tomsmith here The ethos of the Gaa is based on Volunteerism and anything else participants are following the wrang sport. The Gaa founding Fathers would turn in their graves on Pay for Play fellows using the Gaa to line ones pockets.. So all you pay for pay followers go follow the beautiful Game brigade" The last time the GAA brought in a "Ban" on soccer and rugby didn't end that well. In 1989 the late Tony Keady was banned for playing in New York, while two Tipp players played in the SAME game. That and a crooked ref from Wexford cost Galway the All Ireland. Bans in my book mean we dont/cant deal with a situation so we are going to exclude it. The GAA is not a hobby, its a product that is heavily commercialized and IMHO is slowly moving towards professionalism. Players are the only ones at IC level that are not getting paid. If they want to go play in US, UK or Oz then it should be right to do so. If they get expenses, "jobs" and free accommodation so what, what business is it of the GAA or any of the clubs back home, Players do not have contracts or any commitments to club or county, until they do they have every right to leave and play for whoever they feel like. BostonGuy (Galway) - Posts: 111 - 07/08/2023 16:01:56 2499394 Link
Replying To PoolSturgeon: "Have no problem with players going to the US and getting expenses but the fact that many clubs are without players atm who have travelled abroad shows that it makes more sense to flip and modify the split season and have intercounty played for all the summer months with club commencing in September when most of the players concerned will be returning after the end of the NY gaa championship to return to college. For instance Galway club championships are now underway and I'd imagine that a number of clubs will be missing players for another 4 or 5 weeks and will have to play some important club championship games without them." You might suggest that modification to Cork and Wexford!! Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 1463 - 07/08/2023 17:18:35 2499398 Link
I understood that the rule is that if you play championship football for any club you cannot play championship football for any other club in or outside country within the same championship year. From what I understand that it is the case for example between teams in the uk and ireland i.e. if you play for a club in Ireland in championship you cannot play for a team in London in championship in the same calendar year. Please correct me here if i am wrong but surely that rule applies to teams in America too ? rossno1 (Roscommon) - Posts: 294 - 07/08/2023 18:27:33 2499406 Link
Replying To PoolSturgeon: "Have no problem with players going to the US and getting expenses but the fact that many clubs are without players atm who have travelled abroad shows that it makes more sense to flip and modify the split season and have intercounty played for all the summer months with club commencing in September when most of the players concerned will be returning after the end of the NY gaa championship to return to college. For instance Galway club championships are now underway and I'd imagine that a number of clubs will be missing players for another 4 or 5 weeks and will have to play some important club championship games without them." You have the luxury of not having to finish your club hurling championship by October to suit Provincial club championships. So you can run your championships over a longer time period. Even starting in July our players are playing championship near enough every weekend for nearly 4 months if their club makes the finals. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12224 - 07/08/2023 19:55:21 2499419 Link
Replying To rossno1: "I understood that the rule is that if you play championship football for any club you cannot play championship football for any other club in or outside country within the same championship year. From what I understand that it is the case for example between teams in the uk and ireland i.e. if you play for a club in Ireland in championship you cannot play for a team in London in championship in the same calendar year. Please correct me here if i am wrong but surely that rule applies to teams in America too ?" Obviously doesn't!! Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 1463 - 07/08/2023 20:08:06 2499424 Link
The Gaa founding Fathers would turn in their graves on Pay for Play fellows using the Gaa to line ones pockets.. So all you pay for pay followers go follow the beautiful Game brigade" Whatever about turning in their graves the rules state that the GAA is an amateur association.There is a 24 week suspension or expulsion for breaking the rule but if they are serious they need to go after the managers first 1 or 2 intercounty ones come to mind. jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 1262 - 06/08/2023 19:50:38 24992 Tomsmith here jobber from County (Westmeath) - Posts: 1262 - 06/08/2023 19:50:38 24992 you are right. What most of these pay for play followers dont get is No1 These American money Bags (Mgsonly take a Clubs best players No2 No Compensataion for the Club loosing aplayer No3 , Do many of these ( Mgs)have a Youth Policy No4 What do these MG,s do for the Gaa in the USA Four very pertinent questions that should be answered by by the money Bags brigade in the USA tomsmith (Cavan) - Posts: 3863 - 08/08/2023 10:21:32 2499470 Link
Was it Idina Mendel sung "Let it go"? Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 2023 - 08/08/2023 13:09:33 2499517 Link
Replying To Seanfanbocht: "Obviously doesn't!!" Only one way to find out is to challenge it. If I was a manager of a club in Ireland and I lost a county final to a team who contained players who had played championship football in the US then I would without doubt put in an objection stating the rule violation. rossno1 (Roscommon) - Posts: 294 - 08/08/2023 21:02:09 2499620 Link
Replying To rossno1: "Only one way to find out is to challenge it. If I was a manager of a club in Ireland and I lost a county final to a team who contained players who had played championship football in the US then I would without doubt put in an objection stating the rule violation." Tomsmith here I feel that before these transfers should be sanctioned that the home Club should get 50 % of what the money bags are offering to entice these players over to the USA. Why should Clubs in Ireland train support players for Money Bags to take the cream of the Club to the US, tomsmith (Cavan) - Posts: 3863 - 09/08/2023 15:03:05 2499748 Link
Replying To rossno1: "Only one way to find out is to challenge it. If I was a manager of a club in Ireland and I lost a county final to a team who contained players who had played championship football in the US then I would without doubt put in an objection stating the rule violation." Haha would you not just look at your own faults as to why you didn't win instead of crying of an injustice. how can these players playing over in the US be of benefit to the club. Would you come off it objection me hole sourmilk93 (Roscommon) - Posts: 1149 - 09/08/2023 15:04:56 2499749 Link
Replying To sourmilk93: "Haha would you not just look at your own faults as to why you didn't win instead of crying of an injustice. how can these players playing over in the US be of benefit to the club. Would you come off it objection me hole" Good man so its fine in your eyes for certain clubs to adhere to the rules and for others to break them. I sincerely hope your opinion is not a representative one..Just to let you know I would put an objection in before any game so the club that is breaking the rules are aware up front as they should be aware they are breaking a rule of fair play within the gaa.. rossno1 (Roscommon) - Posts: 294 - 09/08/2023 15:44:24 2499766 Link
Suck all the fun out of everything for everbody always. PolicemanFox (Monaghan) - Posts: 159 - 09/08/2023 15:57:12 2499770 Link
The GAA should make it compulsory to go to the US every Summer. Then nobody would do it points50swiththeargyllsonthewrongfeet (Tyrone) - Posts: 244 - 09/08/2023 16:14:25 2499773 Link
Playing in the US semi pro " Championships" obviously doesn't prevent one from playing in the home County Championship under the Rules (temp sanction thingy). "It was my boyhood dream to win a Chicago "championship " medal" ( and Bank $10 or $15k) Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 1463 - 09/08/2023 16:30:55 2499778 Link