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G.P.A.
Jun 28, 2009 7:52:12 GMT
Post by veteran on Jun 28, 2009 7:52:12 GMT
In this country, on the electronic media, in the print media, there is wall to wall coverage of soccer. Rugby is making huge inroads. Listening to sports bulletins on radio, one is lucky to hear a G.AA. item tucked in at the end.
The G.A.A., an amateur movement, has to compete against these international, cash rich organisations. The G.P.A.'s response? They pop into the suggestion box the good old, imaginative strike trick. Against whom are they striking? For what are they striking? It is difficult to have sympathy for boys with a death wish.
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G.P.A.
Jun 28, 2009 23:33:52 GMT
Post by kerrygold on Jun 28, 2009 23:33:52 GMT
In this country, on the electronic media, in the print media, there is wall to wall coverage of soccer. Rugby is making huge inroads. Listening to sports bulletins on radio, one is lucky to hear a G.AA. item tucked in at the end. The G.A.A., an amateur movement, has to compete against these international, cash rich organisations. The G.P.A.'s response? They pop into the suggestion box the good old, imaginative strike trick. Against whom are they striking? For what are they striking? It is difficult to have sympathy for boys with a death wish. Can I ask what your opinion of salt of the earth players is,in particular for example, Sean Cavanagh and John Doyle? |
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G.P.A.
Jun 29, 2009 8:23:50 GMT
Post by veteran on Jun 29, 2009 8:23:50 GMT
I posed two questions regarding the G.P.A. and Kerrygold answers by asking another.
In any case, what does " a salt of the earth" player mean? Are there players who are not "salt of the earth".
This proposed strike? A blunderbuss response from a puzzling organisation.
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G.P.A.
Jun 29, 2009 10:53:24 GMT
Post by buck02 on Jun 29, 2009 10:53:24 GMT
The GPA are a classic example as a "make it up as we go along" organisation. They have done and said so many contradictory things in their time that they cannot be taken seriously.
For example: Dessie Farrell blasted Sunday Game pundits for stuff they said about players, saying these guys are paid to give their opinions and the players are amateur players. Dessies monthly pay package comes from the GPA.
Dessie Farrell does not allow the players who represented Cork in the opening rounds of the national hurling league cannot join the GPA.
I could go on.
Nobody or nothing is immune to spending cuts by the Government so why the GPA can expect themselves to be different I don not know.
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G.P.A.
Jun 29, 2009 11:03:56 GMT
Post by kerrygold on Jun 29, 2009 11:03:56 GMT
I posed two questions regarding the G.P.A. and Kerrygold answers by asking another. In any case, what does " a salt of the earth" player mean? Are there players who are not "salt of the earth". This proposed strike? A blunderbuss response from a puzzling organisation. Obviously you have no interest in discussing this so i wont waste anymore of my time with you only to add that theres a lot of very genuine players involved in the GPA organisation. |
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G.P.A.
Jun 29, 2009 11:07:01 GMT
Post by kerrygold on Jun 29, 2009 11:07:01 GMT
The GPA are a classic example as a "make it up as we go along" organisation. They have done and said so many contradictory things in their time that they cannot be taken seriously. For example: Dessie Farrell blasted Sunday Game pundits for stuff they said about players, saying these guys are paid to give their opinions and the players are amateur players. Dessies monthly pay package comes from the GPA. Dessie Farrell does not allow the players who represented Cork in the opening rounds of the national hurling league cannot join the GPA. I could go on. Nobody or nothing is immune to spending cuts by the Government so why the GPA can expect themselves to be different I don not know. It must be pretty frustrating to have gone through 5 different presidents and to have made little progress.Seems Cooney has little interest in progressing forward either. It will be interesting to see what Brennans side kick Duffy will do to progress matters as he has been involved previously with player welfare within croker. |
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G.P.A.
Jun 29, 2009 11:33:51 GMT
Post by veteran on Jun 29, 2009 11:33:51 GMT
Kerrygold,
I have a great interest in this topic. If you or anybody else could answer the two questions I posed, I will be very happy to pursue it further.
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G.P.A.
Jun 29, 2009 15:16:13 GMT
Post by kerrygold on Jun 29, 2009 15:16:13 GMT
Kerrygold, I have a great interest in this topic. If you or anybody else could answer the two questions I posed, I will be very happy to pursue it further. Ok veteran,fair enough. Their withdrawing cooperation from the various commercial media outlets that run commercial busnessess off the back of their efforts on the field of play.I wouldn't have considered that to be strike action. |
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G.P.A.
Jun 29, 2009 15:26:45 GMT
Post by veteran on Jun 29, 2009 15:26:45 GMT
Kerrygold,
Have they "withdrawn co-operation" from RTE TV/Radio?
On a different matter, I thought I read somewhere that Paul had accepted his one month suspension which would mean that he would be out for the 11.07.09 match. Not sure.
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G.P.A.
Jun 29, 2009 15:33:28 GMT
Post by kerrygold on Jun 29, 2009 15:33:28 GMT
Kerrygold, Have they "withdrawn co-operation" from RTE TV/Radio? On a different matter, I thought I read somewhere that Paul had accepted his one month suspension which would mean that he would be out for the 11.07.09 match. Not sure. As far as I know they have withdrawn co-operation from RTE for the Munster Hurling Final and Leinster Football Final to begin with. RTE are sponsors of Croke Park. |
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