Replying To Dothesimplethingswell: "The Gaa is owned by Gaa members and the GAA dont own the product. They are not a private entity or company but they are behaving like a corporate giant where money is king and to hell with rassroots and volunteering. If you survey the grassroots gaa community both young and old on the GAAs decision to charge for streaming games when rte have been almost shut out you will soon see how disenfranchised people are. The split season is wringing out players, more injuries, teams playing 3 weeks in a row but it also created a scenario where rte couldn't possibly cover even half the games. The product you mentioned is out of the shop window for at least 6 months!! Now it might be paying off financially for now as the split season is in its infancy but its slowly but surely alienating the people that actually make the GAA work. Ive often wondered where the GPA are and how they cant see the player welfare issues with lads playing 3 weeks in a row and sometimes 6 days apart and throw in a 440km journey and not hotels anywhere near the match venue.. Another talking shop as far as im concerned"
I think you'll find the GAA does own the 'product'. The Media organisations or Sponsors aren't sitting round tables negotiating with me or you. The membership of the GAA are free to put forward any proposals they like via their clubs if you don't like that notion but of course that would require members to deal with the harsh reality of economics, and they might not want to hear the truth about that. Members could also decide to setup a breakaway organisation if there was enough support for it but that would require even more effort again.
It's easier to sit on the ditch and complain about all of this of course.
Replying To Dothesimplethingswell: "The Gaa is owned by Gaa members and the GAA dont own the product. They are not a private entity or company but they are behaving like a corporate giant where money is king and to hell with rassroots and volunteering. If you survey the grassroots gaa community both young and old on the GAAs decision to charge for streaming games when rte have been almost shut out you will soon see how disenfranchised people are. The split season is wringing out players, more injuries, teams playing 3 weeks in a row but it also created a scenario where rte couldn't possibly cover even half the games. The product you mentioned is out of the shop window for at least 6 months!! Now it might be paying off financially for now as the split season is in its infancy but its slowly but surely alienating the people that actually make the GAA work. Ive often wondered where the GPA are and how they cant see the player welfare issues with lads playing 3 weeks in a row and sometimes 6 days apart and throw in a 440km journey and not hotels anywhere near the match venue.. Another talking shop as far as im concerned"
You're conflating about five different issues there: - broadcasting & streaming. - championship structure. - championship schedule. - the GPA and its effectiveness or otherwise. - and even the hotel industry.
Am not quite sure what exactly it is you want. All matches to be streamed for free?
But....but....but....what about all the poor old people who don't have broadband or smart devices?
And if all matches are to be streamed for free so that volunteers etc. can enjoy them for free, then why not have free admission to all matches too?
Replying To Pikeman96: "You're conflating about five different issues there: - broadcasting & streaming. - championship structure. - championship schedule. - the GPA and its effectiveness or otherwise. - and even the hotel industry.
Am not quite sure what exactly it is you want. All matches to be streamed for free?
But....but....but....what about all the poor old people who don't have broadband or smart devices?
And if all matches are to be streamed for free so that volunteers etc. can enjoy them for free, then why not have free admission to all matches too?"
Thats a politicians response if ever I heard one. Funny enough we always charged into matches as revenue is vital...but its only very recently we decided to shorten the season by 2 months cram everything in charge the people sitting at home to watch games and pack croke park for concerts to maximise revenue arcall costs. I like to respect and recognise the contributions those "poor old " and not so old people who gave many hours to club and county for free and kept clubs alive and still do. An ametuer organisation is being eroded by commercialism.