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http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=247894 slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 08/12/2015 15:03:33 1812034 Link 0 |
I for one would love to see more coverage of these competitions. Hopefully work can be done and options examined sooner rather than later so that they could be looked at for the coming year or if this isn't possible 2017. wing back (Offaly) - Posts: 115 - 09/12/2015 14:05:48 1812317 Link 0 |
I for one would love to see more coverage of these competitions. Hopefully work can be done and options examined sooner rather than later so that they could be looked at for the coming year or if this isn't possible 2017. wing back (Offaly) - Posts: 115 - 09/12/2015 14:16:59 1812320 Link 0 |
GPA are a joke I know off a young player looking for help of them was refused or no reply why ? Because he only club player Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 09/12/2015 17:21:48 1812374 Link 0 |
GPA are a joke I know off a young player looking for help of them was refused or no reply why ? Because he only club player Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 09/12/2015 17:23:06 1812375 Link 0 |
Hopefully the GAA and the media give these hurling competitions more importance and air time. Still a joke the way these lads are treated. Tyrone hurlers played 12 games in 14 weeks this last year. That was the some total of 2015 26plus6equals1 (Tyrone) - Posts: 430 - 09/12/2015 18:05:16 1812385 Link 0 |
In fairness to us weaker counties the standard is getting a bit better each year. Look at the Ulster railway squad this year. Lot of counties represented. A long long way before we would be playing at the top level but solid work is being done hurling clubs here to promote and some football only clubs have taken it up at underage too which is great. A bit of exposure does wonders. Bain (Donegal) - Posts: 470 - 09/12/2015 20:01:20 1812403 Link 0 |
the GPA had to commission a Report to determine that players in the lower tier competitions would like more coverage for the competitions !!??? Could have told them all that during the GAA beo ad break. How much did they spend on this Report? Probably enough to build several hurling walls in lower tier counties... bad.monkey (USA) - Posts: 4624 - 09/12/2015 20:40:45 1812418 Link 0 |
26plus6equals1 Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 09/12/2015 21:16:12 1812424 Link 0 |
Bain he at first confided in me after I came out with my story and he did not want to say to his club .we tried to contact GPA on several occasions with no help then he did decide to turn to club after it and they helped. GPA did not help me as26plus6equals1 thinks the Meath county board helped me , after some big name members in the GPA give me hard time also one from Tyrone . Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 09/12/2015 21:29:18 1812428 Link 0 |
the GPA had to commission a Report to determine that players in the lower tier competitions would like more coverage for the competitions !!??? Could have told them all that during the GAA beo ad break. How much did they spend on this Report? Probably enough to build several hurling walls in lower tier counties... slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 10/12/2015 08:09:23 1812434 Link 0 |
This report is to be welcomed if it draws attention to the lack of promotion of these competitions by the likes of RTE & indeed the GAA itself. We were debating this on here 2 or 3 years ago, suggesting that TG4 should be given the rights to show these games as RTE, TV3, Setanta or SKY had no interest. The fact that most of these games are happening before the McCarthy & Maguire Cups begin in earnest should leave a window in opportunity to showcase these competitions & indeed usher in the 'big two' championships. There also needs to be more done at local level to get people out to support their county hurling teams in football-orientated counties. keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 10/12/2015 08:50:10 1812437 Link 0 |
Not sure these competitions are really serving any purpose though. The reason there's no coverage is because they were created to be small time. Somewhere for county hurling to die outside the traditional areas. What prestige comes from winning Lory Meagher or Nicky Rackard? They have simply made formalised counties status as weak. Has any county really made huge improvments as a result of it? Carlow maybe has made modest gains but its slim pickings. RoyalBadger (Meath) - Posts: 571 - 10/12/2015 09:07:44 1812441 Link 0 |
Royalbadger, keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 10/12/2015 10:23:17 1812457 Link 0 |
RoyalBadger slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 10/12/2015 12:37:29 1812485 Link 0 |
Read the article, very nice, warm words from Donal, but what actions do the GPA think need taken, move the minors out to a 12.00pm throw in on AI semi-final days to allow the Ring and Rackard finals to be played then perchance? bricktop (Down) - Posts: 2503 - 10/12/2015 13:32:31 1812504 Link 0 |
Read the article, very nice, warm words from Donal, but what actions do the GPA think need taken, move the minors out to a 12.00pm throw in on AI semi-final days to allow the Ring and Rackard finals to be played then perchance? slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 10/12/2015 14:51:01 1812519 Link 0 |
Thurles, Cork, Limerick bricktop (Down) - Posts: 2503 - 10/12/2015 16:51:34 1812551 Link 0 |
I would the cost of this survey was next to nil your.right (Longford) - Posts: 74 - 11/12/2015 21:40:29 1812714 Link 0 |
I think that before the AI semis is the best time. It will raise the profile, more people will watch them and more supporters from the participating counties might attend when there a big hurling match to see afterwards. Saturday matches are just tokens, give them the big stage. ZUL10 (Clare) - Posts: 693 - 12/12/2015 12:00:12 1812735 Link 0 |