Carramore have already approached garrymore on numerous occasions looking to join and Garrymore told them they didn't want them so I doubt it's an option for the Carramore players to play with garrymore

blueandwhite13 (Mayo) - Posts: 13 - 09/02/2013 15:30:14    1330911

Blueandwhite13 your name and comments suggest your a hollymount man. Some very biased and false statements also!!

kitboy (Mayo) - Posts: 61 - 09/02/2013 15:58:51    1330928

What statements were false kitboy?

blueandwhite13 (Mayo) - Posts: 13 - 09/02/2013 16:40:30    1330946

It does not work because de old lads in each club dont want it and de county board make hard also.the clubs that join up would want a new name and all young people to run lt

xxr (Mayo) - Posts: 47 - 09/02/2013 16:48:24    1330950

Well Hollymount (or St Colmans what they want to called all of sudden) have make it clear they dont want them, im sure Garrymore will take them. I cant imagine any rural club turning down 10+ players. It seems that there is some within the Hollymount club that have a great opinion of themselves and the limited success that the club once enjoyed

Westmayo (Mayo) - Posts: 335 - 09/02/2013 16:51:30    1330951

Pity they couldn't stay together.. Was it not st comans and not st colmans as one poster but it that the club was to be called? I would imagine that there are people on bth sides posting on this thread so how accurate some of the comments are here might have to be taken with a pinch of salt.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11236 - 09/02/2013 17:00:49    1330955

Garrymore would need to be carefull, am I not correct in thinking that players from Crossboyne are Carramore players by law?. For example, Trevor Nally, to name just one. Carramore/Taugheen is the half parish of Crossboyne and didn't Trevor's uncle Paddy Nally play for Carramore at one stage. The parish goes right into Claremorris and people might remember the great Johnny Farragher playing for them back in the 80's. I'm told they also have their own ground, which Hollymount do not. The Hollymount pitch and amenities are community owned, with trustees. People might find that those very same people are the ones creating the problem by threatening to close the grounds if their views are not upheld. Funny enough, all the players want the amalgamation to continue and in my opinion it would be Hollymount that would be the losers if those few get their way, as the players won't play in that situation. Carramore will play as themselves and all the players will follow.

dandydavitt (Mayo) - Posts: 349 - 09/02/2013 17:15:07    1330958

I think the pitch in hollymount is a community pitch which has been the home ground to the GAA club for the last 50 years. I has also been developed into a home ground by the GAA club. The pitch that Carramore have been using is a field owned by a local farmer and rented by the GAA club. That is why the Carramore club were never able develop these grounds.

blueandwhite13 (Mayo) - Posts: 13 - 09/02/2013 17:26:52    1330962

Dandy you are a fair and honest poster on this forum but you are wrong in relation to players from garrymore being "illegal".

Boundaries were drawn up in the early 90's in relation to Garry,holly,carra and clare-m.as a result players played according to these boundaries.exceptions were made for sons of fathers who had played for particular clubs outside the boundaries of said clubs.your example is valid under parish rule but incorrect under the boundary rule.

As it currently stands those boundaries are now gone since the amalgamation so it opens the whole area up again to poaching etc.

In essence garrymore have nothing to lose from the failure of this amalgamation.

jono (Mayo) - Posts: 350 - 10/02/2013 10:56:05    1331243

Jono,
I stand corrected if that's the case. I personally have great admiration for the Garrymore football club. Sadly, the times we live in means that no club is safe from emigration. I'd imagine the landscape in Mayo football circles will have changed somewhat in 5 + years. Very few towns and villages have many 22 to 30 year old men remaining and that is simply terrible. Right now i'm among a great many of them, visiting some relatives and these guys and gals have no intention of returning. Problem is, most will meet new partners, settle down and are more or less lost for good. I just can't believe the numbers i'm seeing.

dandydavitt (Mayo) - Posts: 349 - 10/02/2013 15:03:29    1331407

It's becoming a serious problem alright.most clubs losing so much talent.its unsustainable to think that in a small area covering Garry,holly/carra that there could be two clubs competing in the higher ranks of mayo club football.eventually with depopulation I can see the whole lot merged together.might not be what the old hands want but i feel it will happen out of necessity.and as you said the landscape of club football will change dramatically if things continue the way they are.

jono (Mayo) - Posts: 350 - 10/02/2013 21:38:13    1331757

Any update on this fiasco? What team, if any will be playing in this years O Mara Cup, and forthcoming league & championship?

yellowsubmarine (Mayo) - Posts: 117 - 11/02/2013 09:01:26    1331810

As it stands holly/carra will be playin together this year. Players have been trainin away without a problem so as far as I'm concerned they're still one of favs for the intermediate title and will also be keen to retain the o mara cup

GAAPAJO (Mayo) - Posts: 51 - 11/02/2013 19:09:45    1332309

I have heard Hollymount are having an AGM on March 12th - sent out to all members and the county board have been notified. What is interesting is the letterhead - "Hollymount GAA" only no mention of Carramore or do they have seperate AGM's ? - would seem strange if they did.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11236 - 13/02/2013 14:08:39    1333403

March 12th?? Are they taking the p*ss?? The draw should have been done last week but was put on hold because of them. They'd want to sort themselves fair lively. If they're not sorted by that AGM they're a disgrace. I didn't think it was possible but I've grown even less fond of Hollymount since this latest fiasco.

killer_88_ (Mayo) - Posts: 2040 - 13/02/2013 15:49:59    1333497

Sunday February 24 is the d day as O mara cup starts for their section that day.

rober (Mayo) - Posts: 206 - 14/02/2013 17:22:24    1334074

I'm reliably informed that Croke Park have sorted out the few upstarts who wanted to go back to the past and do away with this amalgamation. Hollymount/Carramore are once again on the field of play and good luck to them. Now they've something to aim for this season, it might silence the begrudgers as well.

dandydavitt (Mayo) - Posts: 349 - 19/02/2013 16:56:45    1336223

Good news for them - I know one of two players and the team have been training all along while this mess has been going on. If the players are for it, they are what matters. Not the old fogies who had their day.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11236 - 20/02/2013 10:15:40    1336482

This is not just about the senior team! Don't forget all clubs begin with underage and development of same! The "upstarts", as you have called them, have thankfully not forgotten the underage talent and want to ensure they have a stable club for years to come. And not a new club that is being set up by dictators, bully's and fair weather supporters at the top table!! It's time them, and their other halves got off their high horses, stopped dictating and listened to the community. This is turning into an amalgamation of two families!

serioustalk (Mayo) - Posts: 1 - 25/02/2013 17:38:08    1339041

But surely amalgamation is the only way to ensure the under-age have a club?? I think the people that are pushing for Holly/Carra to remain together are the ones protecting the the younger players and the success that will come in the future.....NOT the past!!

kitboy (Mayo) - Posts: 61 - 25/02/2013 18:22:45    1339063