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supporting another... what do people generally think of this? if you are brought up in a certain area,that is were you are from. add to the fact that kids are been developed in this same area,but clearly there parent(s) have them supporting another county doesn't seem right imo. would it be fair if a club in another county develops these kids all the well up from 4 only for these kids(if good enough) to go on and play for another county? should there be some kind of rule brought in? or will the kids understand this as they get older? any thoughts or experiences of this kind of thing? ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 20/05/2017 13:55:13 1988536 Link
Replying To ziggy32001: "supporting another... what do people generally think of this? if you are brought up in a certain area,that is were you are from. add to the fact that kids are been developed in this same area,but clearly there parent(s) have them supporting another county doesn't seem right imo. would it be fair if a club in another county develops these kids all the well up from 4 only for these kids(if good enough) to go on and play for another county? should there be some kind of rule brought in? or will the kids understand this as they get older? any thoughts or experiences of this kind of thing?" That's interesting ziggy I suppose that would happen more on the border between ye'r selves and Dublin. Although we had John clearys nephew playing for us in U17s and the cork U17s had Aidan o'mahonys nephew playing full back for them so obviously it's not happening down here. KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 20/05/2017 14:56:17 1988552 Link
Is it about supporting another or playing for another? I see no reason why a player cant support a different county. I grew up in a different county, Played club football there and played under age county there. I have always supported Donegal though as both my parents are from Donegal, Along with my siblings and cousins and alot of friends. I have always went to Donegal games with my parents and know more about Donegal GAA than most Donegal people. dstuction (Donegal) - Posts: 1209 - 20/05/2017 15:12:26 1988557 Link
Anthony Nash was a die hard Limerick fan all his life until he was picked to play for Cork I know of a current Tipp hurler who was born and raised to support KK by his KK father, this lad didnt just support KK, he despised Tipp with a passion. He is now an All Ireland medal winner with Tipp..... These things happen. I dont see the problem. Its an amateur game. Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 20/05/2017 15:22:38 1988561 Link
Replying To ziggy32001: "supporting another... what do people generally think of this? if you are brought up in a certain area,that is were you are from. add to the fact that kids are been developed in this same area,but clearly there parent(s) have them supporting another county doesn't seem right imo. would it be fair if a club in another county develops these kids all the well up from 4 only for these kids(if good enough) to go on and play for another county? should there be some kind of rule brought in? or will the kids understand this as they get older? any thoughts or experiences of this kind of thing?" Ziggy, your almost dictating to someone there who they SHOULD support according to you.... My kids are born and reared in Limerick, but they all have Dubs jerseys and will go to Croker to watch the Dubs with me as their Mother, a native, couldnt care less about the GAA They will play for the local club, so if they decide later in life to support Limerick, thats 100% cool with me. But they will be reared in blue jerseys till that date, and I would pass no apologies for that! Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 20/05/2017 15:27:01 1988562 Link
Replying To Liamwalkinstown: "Ziggy, your almost dictating to someone there who they SHOULD support according to you.... My kids are born and reared in Limerick, but they all have Dubs jerseys and will go to Croker to watch the Dubs with me as their Mother, a native, couldnt care less about the GAA They will play for the local club, so if they decide later in life to support Limerick, thats 100% cool with me. But they will be reared in blue jerseys till that date, and I would pass no apologies for that!" no not really a child will generally be influenced by their parents all that is fair enough,but basically should a child who is been rared in a county and developed in that county right through then have to play for that county if good enough in the future? ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 20/05/2017 15:56:54 1988566 Link
Replying To ziggy32001: "no not really a child will generally be influenced by their parents all that is fair enough,but basically should a child who is been rared in a county and developed in that county right through then have to play for that county if good enough in the future?" Unless they go and live, study or work in another county. GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7345 - 20/05/2017 16:05:39 1988569 Link
Replying To ziggy32001: "no not really a child will generally be influenced by their parents all that is fair enough,but basically should a child who is been rared in a county and developed in that county right through then have to play for that county if good enough in the future?" Ziggy... How do you feel about James McLean playing for ROI having played all his underage for NI Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 20/05/2017 16:24:31 1988572 Link
Replying To GreenandRed: "Unless they go and live, study or work in another county." yeah spot on ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 20/05/2017 17:03:38 1988584 Link
Replying To Liamwalkinstown: "Ziggy... How do you feel about James McLean playing for ROI having played all his underage for NI" if you are a coach you cannot be happy with that.. anyway different sport.. the gaa is all about pride for the parish,were you are from and putting on that club jersey,and if you are good enough you should play for the county were that club is based. ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 20/05/2017 17:21:01 1988586 Link
Firstly I would disown any of my kids if they played for Westmeath, they would be out of the will :). Ahh I only joking, it would be their choice, however due to parent rule (which I support) my children would have the right to play for Westmeath /Dublin or Meath and if they dont pick Meath they out of will. royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 20/05/2017 17:36:17 1988588 Link
Generally, I hate it and think it's close to a disgrace. If you don't stand up for where you came from, there's something wrong with you. As for McClean, you try coming from an Irish community in Derry and playing for a British team that plays the same anthem as the troops who shot your neighbours. Anyway, NI isn't a country and neither is England - they're just regions of the UK (England doesn't sign treaties or have its own parliament, the UK does) - legally, there should just be one UK team (we'd see how many from the wee 6 would get on that); having an NI team is a bit like having a second Irish team from Finglas. essmac (Tyrone) - Posts: 1141 - 20/05/2017 17:58:32 1988592 Link
Any future child of mine will be donning the green and red before they walk! If they want to go following "foreign" games after that, that's their lookout ;) I once bought an ex gf of mine a Galway jersey (she wanted one, before anyone jumps on me for it! ). You know it's love then... Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 20/05/2017 18:29:56 1988599 Link
If it was common to change allegiance to the county you study in, most Donegal folk would be going around in maroon-and-white jerseys.... streaker (Galway) - Posts: 497 - 20/05/2017 19:36:31 1988619 Link
Ridiculous thread. I was born in Dublin, lived there for a number of years to galway parents. Supported both counties, how dare anyone tell me I couldn't. Family moved to galway in my teens, played with people who won all Irelands with galway, and now am a galway fanatic with Dublin just another county to me, even though I'm living in Dublin. Supporting a county is from your heart, not GAA rules, or nosenical details like where you live. galwaydublin (Galway) - Posts: 226 - 20/05/2017 20:43:36 1988643 Link
Replying To ziggy32001: "supporting another... what do people generally think of this? if you are brought up in a certain area,that is were you are from. add to the fact that kids are been developed in this same area,but clearly there parent(s) have them supporting another county doesn't seem right imo. would it be fair if a club in another county develops these kids all the well up from 4 only for these kids(if good enough) to go on and play for another county? should there be some kind of rule brought in? or will the kids understand this as they get older? any thoughts or experiences of this kind of thing?" You play for whoever you want; as long as it's within the regulations. All the GAA sports are amateur. There are always topics and comments on here decrying the competition from other sports with regards to youngsters; soccer. rugby etc. And you want to start dictating to them what club or county they can play for? Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2466 - 20/05/2017 21:09:52 1988651 Link
Replying To galwaydublin: "Ridiculous thread. I was born in Dublin, lived there for a number of years to galway parents. Supported both counties, how dare anyone tell me I couldn't. Family moved to galway in my teens, played with people who won all Irelands with galway, and now am a galway fanatic with Dublin just another county to me, even though I'm living in Dublin. Supporting a county is from your heart, not GAA rules, or nosenical details like where you live." The thread is about playing for a county other than the one you grew up in and played football in, but you were still supporting another county, usually your parents native county. Of course you can support who you want. Sure I'd shout for Galway if Mayo or Roscommon weren't playing! GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7345 - 21/05/2017 09:22:22 1988708 Link
Replying To Gleebo: "Any future child of mine will be donning the green and red before they walk! If they want to go following "foreign" games after that, that's their lookout ;) I once bought an ex gf of mine a Galway jersey (she wanted one, before anyone jumps on me for it! ). You know it's love then..." Reminds me of a few years I met my sister and her friend, living in Galway, after a hurling match. She was wearing a Galway jersey and I was dumfounded. 'Sure Mayo have no hurling team' was the reason given! GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7345 - 21/05/2017 09:26:01 1988709 Link
I went to school in a town close enough to the Monaghan border so there was people at the school from both counties. We got word that one of the Cavan lads was going and supporting Monaghan with the lads from Monaghan. Let's just say school in Cavan can be tough for turncoats like that. foxes_denn (Cavan) - Posts: 129 - 21/05/2017 10:24:51 1988723 Link
Just to add to this, when I moved to galway, I realised that when occasionally visiting family gravestones, I realised that both sides of my family were maroon and white, gaeltacht connemara, going back six generations and more. The fact that I grew up in Dublin or any kid grows up in a locality, is only a fraction Of The story. A few previous threads about bringing in rules is nonsense IMAO. For example when people from the country move to Dublin, the support their county of origin harder. I saw this living in Dublin where on my road, there were people from lots of counties who gave great support. Their kids naturally would be drawn to this and be supporters of their parents county. galwaydublin (Galway) - Posts: 226 - 21/05/2017 10:40:58 1988732 Link