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Post by ballhopper34 on Jul 7, 2020 18:07:39 GMT
Before covid struck, the departure of Donie Buckley was the hot topic. Has anything happened about a replacement if in fact he will be replaced? Pretty sure they said at the time that there would be no replacement and that his responsibilities would be allocated within the existing coaching staff. I think the point of his departure was that he had no meaningful role in the set up - PK taking a lot of the duties on himself. You can't have a Vice President smarter that the President.
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Post by Mickmack on Jul 7, 2020 22:26:30 GMT
By John Fogarty GAA Correspondent
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Monday, July 06, 2020 - 06:00 AM A criminal case relating to alleged online abuse of Clare GAA secretary Pat Fitzgerald and other county officials is at an advanced stage.
An Garda Síochána have confirmed to the Irish Examiner that the investigation into a request made by the Clare County Board is ongoing and “a file is currently being prepared” for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Learn more In November, Clare GAA chairman Joe Cooney stated the board had alerted Gardaí to a series of derogatory remarks made about Fitzgerald and other officials over several years. Clare GAA provided a series of social media posts to Gardaí.
Cooney said: “A complaint has been lodged with Clare GAA by an employee (Pat Fitzgerald). It arises from social media and what has been put up on it, not alone over the last couple of months but the last number of years.
“Other officers of Clare GAA have also been badly maligned on social media. It’s not good enough for people working as volunteers for the GAA whether at club or county level to be subjected to that. In fact, it’s a disgrace.
“It has been going with Pat for a while back, but other officers have been getting it very badly too over the last couple of weeks and months. We’ve handed it over to An Garda Síochána now and we want a thorough examination to be carried out to find out who’s behind it and put an end to it.”
At a county board meeting in November, a Facebook page was singled out by a number of delegates as being the main source of the abuse. It is believed Fitzgerald was subjected to attacks as Clare conducted the process to select their senior hurling management team for 2020.
In his annual report, Fitzgerald outlined why the Gardaí were contacted: “I suppose there comes a time when one has to cry ‘enough is enough’. For years I have been pilloried on social media and other online platforms, subjected to cheap shots by a majority of people who haven’t the decency or courage to put their names to the posts. And for most of the time I have chosen to ignore the diatribe.
“I have always prided myself as being a person with solid principles and values, of decency, integrity and honesty. But this year’s vitriol descended to unacceptable levels. When online posts question those personal characteristics and enter the realms of a smear and belittlement campaign as I see it, I just could not sit idly by any longer and bite my tongue. It was time to take forceful action.
“Such an unwarranted character assassination impinges on my family as well. One can cocoon one self for so long but they too have been hurt by the unacceptable comments posted by people sitting at a keyboard, hiding behind the shields of anonymity.
“It hasn’t just been this year alone, it just came to the point where I had to go down a road I had thought long and hard about previously. A cohort of people have consistently been of the one mind, hitting the keyboard trying to tarnish my good name and that of other officers of the county board.
“It wasn’t something I did lightly but I think you will all agree it is time to put a stop to the vilified attacks. Other officers of Clare GAA have been maligned on social media and these posts are also included in the dossier of complaints.”
Fitzgerald’s son Davy is also understood to have been targeted by the same sources and the ferocity of them towards his father as well as himself is understood to have been one of the reasons why he stepped away as manager in September 2016.
For a number of years, the current Wexford senior manager has been an advocate for the Government to implement legislation against cyber bullying. Last month, he hit out at the latest derogatory remarks made about him.
Fitzgerald said last Saturday week: “I got absolutely lambasted last (Friday) night in Clare for no reason whatsoever. What actually gets me is faceless cowards that can say stuff and they don’t have their name to back it up. And then that goes all around the place and people might think that is actually true.
“It actually disgusts me some of the stuff that goes on, to tell you the truth. I was told today that something was said and I said ‘just leave it, it’s not the truth, I’ve no interest in looking at it’.”
Before he finished his term as Clare GAA chairman in 2015, Michael McDonagh highlighted the dangers of abusive posts on social media: “I seriously fear that (online abuse) will go too far some day and somebody will be put under so much pressure from what is said about them on social media.”
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Post by goonised on Jul 8, 2020 19:34:49 GMT
Any idea on how teams are coping after the lock down. Have all players returned to play, are clubs taking the upcoming competitions seriously. You wou l imagine any team that did manage to get work in during lockdown will have big advantage.
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Post by Mickmack on Jul 8, 2020 20:18:21 GMT
Check out @sheffieldunited's Tweet:
Nice to see John Egan doing well. His Dad would have been delighted.
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Post by Mickmack on Jul 8, 2020 20:56:15 GMT
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By John Fogarty GAA Correspondent
Follow @johnfogartyirl Tuesday, July 07, 2020 - 06:30 AM Players in danger of falling between club and county, warns John Sugrue
Kerry U20 football manager John Sugrue Kerry U20 football manager John Sugrue is concerned players will suffer if they are not allowed to join county training once their clubs exit their championships.
The former Laois senior boss is hoping the GAA show the same flexibility displayed by the Government in fast-tracking phases of reopening society following the lockdown and permit players to train in small county pods providing their clubs have no further championship action.
Learn more Sugrue is fearful the start-stop nature of the transition between club and county, which could leave some county players idle for four weeks or more until September 14, the official inter-county training start date, will have a detrimental effect on elite footballers and hurlers.
As he explained: “The GAA are trying to draw a line in the sand to protect the clubs, which is fair enough. We should have really good, strong county championships as a result of this turnaround by the GAA in the calendar. It has the potential to be very intriguing.
“But on the flipside of that, if I was a guy who was knocked out of the club championship, let’s say in mid-August, and he has nothing then for a month — I think we could be neglecting our players’ needs in that window as they try then to get themselves up to inter-county level.
“I’m all for protecting the clubs. Until such time as a player is knocked out of their county championship, they should be spending no time on the field in an inter-county scenario. However, there is a small anomaly there. There might be almost like a month of an off-season there that is not necessary for a player and it’s not good for a player.”
As Laois manager in 2018, Sugrue openly admitted to organising a training camp for his panel in his native South Kerry simply because the turnaround after the club month of April to their opening Championship game was too tight. As punishment, the county lost home advantage in their first Allianz League game last season, with which he had no issue, although he was dismayed by other counties' "evasive" determination to avoid such a penalty.
Does he believe the September 14 date will be respected now that there will be punishments?
“It very much depends on the security or the insecurity of the person at the helm of the county team, I think. Insecurity will ultimately lead to panic and lead to the necessity to do something off the cuff in this scenario given that this is a once-off.
“You don't want players losing out on high quality action. Up to the time their interest ends in the county championship, they will have exposure to that. But from there to the time they can gather again as a county squad is a window of weakness in the GAA with regard to facilitating players.”
Sugrue’s Kerry U20s will face Galway in an All-Ireland semi-final on October 17 or 18 and he hopes to have clarity on what exactly he can do with his panel prior to then in the form of team meetings, analysis or walk-throughs. He would aspire to having two clear weekends to train them prior to that.
But the Renard man would like to believe no club/county player is at a loose end after their club commitments are over.
“Why can’t small pods of players whose clubs are out of the championship come together? Why not facilitate them so that they can play at a high level in mid-October as opposed to having to pull back?
“This is all about protecting the club but once the club is finished in the championship are we protecting the club anymore? I don’t think we are. I think what we’re doing is hindering the player. Realistically, a player’s next focus after his club exit the championship is county and we’re hindering them from being involved.
“The big thing is trying to decipher when county managers actually take or rob players from clubs when it is unnecessary. The county championship is the line and when a club is knocked out their players should be allowed to be facilitated back towards county training. Up until that moment, it should be forbidden and sanctions should be there, but I just think there is an unnecessary gap there where we are neglecting our players as opposed to facilitating them.
“Everyone is trying to work their way through this and what has happened is unprecedented. You’d hope that these little intricacies can be added over the next few weeks. Maybe there will be more development of the thought process and people say, ‘This is better and we can modify.’ The Government went away and modified their five-step phases so hopefully the GAA will do the same to improve the experience for the player.”
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Post by dc84 on Jul 9, 2020 10:08:54 GMT
Its a fairly silly state of affairs alright surely once your club is out of the county championship you should be anle to go back to the county? There will be a lot of county players idle for a good few weeks. I suppose we arent too badly off we have six weeks before the cork game as the league doesnt really matter that much ie we cant be relegated and winning it is kind of tainted now.
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Post by Mickmack on Jul 9, 2020 12:01:46 GMT
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Post by kingdomofciar on Jul 9, 2020 16:23:37 GMT
Brilliant... It would be some craic having a few pints with those fellows.
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Post by Mickmack on Jul 9, 2020 20:36:21 GMT
Colin kicked this point to win the club all ireland for Nemo. He had some right foot.
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Post by Control3 on Jul 9, 2020 20:44:50 GMT
Where did it say the conversation was banned? I understood the nutcase stuff was banned but not the 'parallel' conversation of how the virus affects the GAA, as Vet so well put it. I thought ProBoards provided a Forum Hosting infrastructure, just like the council builds roads - I don't see how they can edit content? You telling me some IT company can 'police' our conversations? If they even tried it I'd dump them at the first available opportunity and move to Facebook or whatever and where freedom of speech is upheld. I thought we had the right balance, i.e. where new members have a trial period and nutters are banned. It is not such a thorny issue anyway as people judge for themselves and even if nutter articles appear they are probably ignored and ref Vets previous article, I think this applies to all media. In fact banning stuff often raises curiosity - nobody likes others deciding for them, moreover if the 'police' have a vested interest. There are evil people everywhere, including government, law and order, etc and now that we have The Internet they are being found out. We will have freedom of speech and if we don't we can meet up elsewhere. I personally feel we should have that 'parallel' conversation, I mean we talk of money and while it is a 'parallel' matter, well more a foundation matter really, it is fundamental top the GAA. And we should take it as far as we like, if some don't want to go that far then they don't have to read particular threads/posters - simple as that. Vet has nil to be sorry for - his comments are 100% sensible, genuine and educational. As regards the games, if we get to play them, another freaky result with the GGs on Sat with a big upset in the English Derby - with so little form we could have a few right upsets, moreover with no back door, maybe there will be a match in Leinster this year = 'tis an ill wind!. An open draw would be even more exciting with everyone having a cut at the big guns - can you imagine say Fermanagh topping The Dubs in Enniskillen on a dreary Sat evenin, a very dreary one it would be! I think you are misunderstanding the whole thing. Proboards provide the infrastructure and do not act as content moderators. However, as the statement from proboards says they are in the process of stamping out mis-infomration in relation to Covid-19. Going forward plase keep your Covid-19 deiscussions to a GAA context. And finally after receiving a number of PM's and the post being reported. I will not be removing the link to the Covid-19 app in Annuascauls post. If you have an issue with privacy of the app don't download it. I happily have it on my phone and most of my family do. I have no privacy concerns and even if I had they would be far outweighed by the need to keep my family and friends safe from this virus
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Post by sullyschoice on Jul 9, 2020 21:46:40 GMT
I wonder who complained about the Covid 19 tracking App. The mind boggles
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2020 22:36:02 GMT
I wonder who complained about the Covid 19 tracking App. The mind boggles Not too difficult to work out some of them based on posts over the past week or two.
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Post by Ballyfireside on Jul 10, 2020 5:07:17 GMT
Where did it say the conversation was banned? I understood the nutcase stuff was banned but not the 'parallel' conversation of how the virus affects the GAA, as Vet so well put it. I thought ProBoards provided a Forum Hosting infrastructure, just like the council builds roads - I don't see how they can edit content? You telling me some IT company can 'police' our conversations? If they even tried it I'd dump them at the first available opportunity and move to Facebook or whatever and where freedom of speech is upheld. I thought we had the right balance, i.e. where new members have a trial period and nutters are banned. It is not such a thorny issue anyway as people judge for themselves and even if nutter articles appear they are probably ignored and ref Vets previous article, I think this applies to all media. In fact banning stuff often raises curiosity - nobody likes others deciding for them, moreover if the 'police' have a vested interest. There are evil people everywhere, including government, law and order, etc and now that we have The Internet they are being found out. We will have freedom of speech and if we don't we can meet up elsewhere. I personally feel we should have that 'parallel' conversation, I mean we talk of money and while it is a 'parallel' matter, well more a foundation matter really, it is fundamental top the GAA. And we should take it as far as we like, if some don't want to go that far then they don't have to read particular threads/posters - simple as that. Vet has nil to be sorry for - his comments are 100% sensible, genuine and educational. As regards the games, if we get to play them, another freaky result with the GGs on Sat with a big upset in the English Derby - with so little form we could have a few right upsets, moreover with no back door, maybe there will be a match in Leinster this year = 'tis an ill wind!. An open draw would be even more exciting with everyone having a cut at the big guns - can you imagine say Fermanagh topping The Dubs in Enniskillen on a dreary Sat evenin, a very dreary one it would be! I think you are misunderstanding the whole thing. Proboards provide the infrastructure and do not act as content moderators. However, as the statement from proboards says they are in the process of stamping out mis-infomration in relation to Covid-19. Going forward plase keep your Covid-19 deiscussions to a GAA context. And finally after receiving a number of PM's and the post being reported. I will not be removing the link to the Covid-19 app in Annuascauls post. If you have an issue with privacy of the app don't download it. I happily have it on my phone and most of my family do. I have no privacy concerns and even if I had they would be far outweighed by the need to keep my family and friends safe from this virus I didn't misunderstand anything, I agree with what you are saying here and as I said, I believe most of us are of at one on Corvid. The only possible contrast is where the line is drawn as regards 'GAA context' and as you concur, nothing comes before our safety and by that I'd mean the wider community including the GAA. The GAA is a community sport anyway and it is heartening to see it fulfilling it's obligation in this respect in helping the wider community. I hope all members of your family and all families stay safe and that we come through to fight another day. Now back to things GAA and please excuse me if this is elsewhere but when will non inter-county training and games commence? Mandad gave us a brill post on the inter-county schedule so maybe someone can follow suit, say on Seniors to start. Take care a chairde agus go n-éirí an bóthar linn.
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Post by Whosinmidfield on Jul 10, 2020 8:13:31 GMT
I think you are misunderstanding the whole thing. Proboards provide the infrastructure and do not act as content moderators. However, as the statement from proboards says they are in the process of stamping out mis-infomration in relation to Covid-19. Going forward plase keep your Covid-19 deiscussions to a GAA context. And finally after receiving a number of PM's and the post being reported. I will not be removing the link to the Covid-19 app in Annuascauls post. If you have an issue with privacy of the app don't download it. I happily have it on my phone and most of my family do. I have no privacy concerns and even if I had they would be far outweighed by the need to keep my family and friends safe from this virus I didn't misunderstand anything, I agree with what you are saying here and as I said, I believe most of us are of at one on Corvid. The only possible contrast is where the line is drawn as regards 'GAA context' and as you concur, nothing comes before our safety and by that I'd mean the wider community including the GAA. The GAA is a community sport anyway and it is heartening to see it fulfilling it's obligation in this respect in helping the wider community. I hope all members of your family and all families stay safe and that we come through to fight another day. Now back to things GAA and please excuse me if this is elsewhere but when will non inter-county training and games commence? Mandad gave us a brill post on the inter-county schedule so maybe someone can follow suit, say on Seniors to start. Take care a chairde agus go n-éirí an bóthar linn. Clubs are back in contact training since the 29th June and the first round of the club championships will take place of the weekend July 25/26.
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Post by Mickmack on Jul 10, 2020 20:19:11 GMT
Outside the Hogan Stand at Croke Park. Outside the Hogan Stand at Croke Park. NHSC Guidelines on return of spectators to GAA Club Games Friday 10 July 2020 Purpose:
To advise county boards and clubs on key Covid-19 control measures required to operate safe events for spectators in line with Government Public Health advice. In the absence of specific Government advice on spectators and mass gatherings we must endeavour to take a practical, responsible, and common- sense approach to managing risk whilst observing existing regulations. It is recommended that these guidelines are adopted by all GAA clubs in 32 counties at this time.
Communication
It is essential that clear and concise information is made available to spectators before they consider attending any club games. This strategy should involve all available means of communication from national to local level. Use of official GAA websites, social media platforms, information on tickets and use of signage outside grounds are just some of the ways that key information can be disseminated to spectators attending games. Important areas to address include:
*Spectators should be aware that all the risks posed from Covid-19 cannot be eliminated, including attending GAA games but that essential control measures have been put in place to reduce risks for members.
*Spectators must not attend games if they display any symptoms of Covid-19 and instead should phone their GP and follow public health advice
*Individuals that are considered high risk or are in close contact with others who are considered high risk should not attend games (click here)
*Individuals must be informed that much of the responsibility for managing Covid-19 risk remains with themselves particularly in relation to social distancing, wearing of face coverings and sanitation
*All spectators should be encouraged to bring their own hand sanitiser
*The use of face coverings is strongly advised for all patrons over the age of 13
*Spectators must not enter the field of play at any time including pre-match, at half-time and other intervals and after the final whistle or at end-of-match presentations
*Spectators should be advised to keep their own record of contacts at a match for potential tracing purposes
*All spectators should be encouraged to download the HSE tracing app (click here)
Capacity:
*Commencing 20th July 2020 in accordance with the Government of Ireland Revised Roadmap, a maximum gathering of 500 persons is permitted in the 26 Counties. This will therefore restrict the total capacity at GAA grounds to 500 until further notice
*The figure of 500 includes all present at the ground, including staff, volunteers, players, backroom staff, media, contractors, and spectators of all ages
*In the 6 Counties as of 11th July games are permitted without spectators with guidance due to be issued in advance of the resumption of competition on 17th July 2020.
*The number in attendance should be recorded by the club hosting the match to ensure that government guidance has been fully complied with. A designated person should be appointed to carry out this task
*Every ground should be risk assessed to ensure that it is capable of hosting a gathering of up to 500 people in line with social distancing measures. If not, consider an alternative venue or reduce the number of tickets allocated to reflect the capacity of the ground to maintain spectator social distancing
*If a ground cannot be secured in such a way as to prevent surplus attendees (e.g. where a match is to be played in a public park, local authority pitch or an open space) and where large crowds/crowds of 200 or more can be reasonably anticipated an alternative venue should be considered
*Consideration should be given to operating single header fixtures only where existing control measures do not adequately mitigate the risks involved in running two or more games including management of numbers and movement of spectators
*The use of a manual clicker device is highly recommended as a means of counting all personnel entering the ground
Social Distancing:
*The current public health guidance advises a social distance of 2m be maintained between people. Further government guidance may change and the GAA’s assessment method may change as a result.
*Where small groups of people are attending games, members of these should wherever possible be from the same household
*Individuals and small groups should remain insofar as possible in the same area for the duration of the game, remain 2m apart and avoid intermingling with other individuals or groups
*Signage should be in place to remind spectators to practice and maintain social distancing
*Consideration should be given to the ingress and egress of patrons particularly when there is more than one game taking place. Where possible use separate entrance and exit points to reduce crossflow of spectators and help maintain safe distancing or if entry/exit point is the same divide with a barrier to create a two-way system
*Ensure there is adequate space at the entry point for social distance queueing with adequate signage, ground markings and stewarding in place
*Before, between and after games it is essential that spectators do not congregate in groups in the vicinity of the grounds as social distancing and contact tracing measures will be compromised and the potential risk of transmission higher
Contact Tracing:
*All practical measures should be taken to inform spectators attending to restrict contact with individuals and groups outside their own household once inside the ground e.g. through public announcements, signage and stewards.
*Ground management will be responsible for the contact tracing records of staff, volunteers, players and officials. Ground management are not responsible for the contract tracing records of spectators
*All third-party contractors and media must have their own contact tracing measures in place and avoid any close contact with spectators where possible
Ticketing:
*For games with an expected attendance of 200 or more it is recommended that entry should be by pre-paid ticket only (to include spectators and non-spectators and complementary)
*Tickets must be purchased in advance of the game online or at a location away from the ground entry point if on the day sales are necessary
*The ticket allocation for spectators must be determined from the maximum capacity of 500 minus the expected number of players, support staff, ground staff and volunteers, officials and all others present in a non-spectating capacity
*Key information should be available to prospective spectators before they purchase a ticket to ensure they understand the specific Covid-19 risks involved in match attendance
Sanitation and Toilets:
*Grounds must ensure that there are adequate male and female toilet facilities available for the expected attendance
*Ensure toilets are well ventilated and there is a robust documented cleaning regime in place
*Hand sanitiser stations should be located at entry points and at other key touchpoint areas where handwashing facilities are not available
Ground Staff:
*All players, officials, staff and volunteers must have completed GAA questionnaire and online training
*Clubs should designate a competent individual to ensure there is compliance with all relevant Covid-19 guidance (someone who can dedicate sufficient time to the role)
*Appropriate stewarding arrangements (based on risk assessment) should be put in place
Medical Protocols:
*Should any patron present to staff or stewards with any symptoms of Covid-19 either before entering or whilst in the ground they should be advised to go home immediately and contact their GP
*In the unlikely event that a patron presenting with symptoms is not in a position to go home, grounds should ensure there is a room available for that person to isolate whilst waiting on the HSE/Department of Health and Social Services to respond
Ancillary Activity:
*Consideration should only be given to the operation of catering, merchandising and programme concessions if suitable controls are in place to minimise the risk to staff and spectators as per Covid-19 specific risk assessment
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2020 10:10:56 GMT
The sanitation and toilet section will the biggest challenge for a lot of clubs and counties
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Post by goonised on Jul 11, 2020 17:45:54 GMT
Any account of challenge games going on
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Post by Galway breeze on Jul 12, 2020 9:45:36 GMT
This years all Ireland is really a keep players interested competition and there will be a cloud over it for whoever wins it. Kerry will have had one of its poorest decades in football at senior level and will need to change its approach. Teams are waiting for Dublin to get weak by losing players to retirement IMO this is a sad way to go “ to be the best beat the best”. Galway, Tyrone and Donegal have been creeping up on the front two and will be in with a great chance in 2021.
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Post by dc84 on Jul 12, 2020 10:38:33 GMT
This years all Ireland is really a keep players interested competition and there will be a cloud over it for whoever wins it. Kerry will have had one of its poorest decades in football at senior level and will need to change its approach. Teams are waiting for Dublin to get weak by losing players to retirement IMO this is a sad way to go “ to be the best beat the best”. Galway, Tyrone and Donegal have been creeping up on the front two and will be in with a great chance in 2021. By change our approach what do you mean Excatly? There has been a fair amount of turnover of players in last 3/4 years. We have added some serious talent in Clifford o Shea and Tom sull. We need another 2 or three to get close to that level and we wont be far off. I think supporters are waiting for the dubs to weaken not the team.
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Post by Mickmack on Jul 12, 2020 11:11:52 GMT
This years all Ireland is really a keep players interested competition and there will be a cloud over it for whoever wins it. Kerry will have had one of its poorest decades in football at senior level and will need to change its approach. Teams are waiting for Dublin to get weak by losing players to retirement IMO this is a sad way to go “ to be the best beat the best”. Galway, Tyrone and Donegal have been creeping up on the front two and will be in with a great chance in 2021. Seeing as Dublin are clearly getting better , waiting for Dublin to get weak is a fools paradise. Can you point up evidence of teams waiting for Dublin to get weak. Its too early to say what effect the departure of Gavin will have.
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Post by Annascaultilidie on Jul 12, 2020 11:28:19 GMT
The one player I think Kerry never replaced was Darragh Ó Sé.
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Post by Ballyfireside on Jul 12, 2020 14:09:22 GMT
This years all Ireland is really a keep players interested competition and there will be a cloud over it for whoever wins it. Kerry will have had one of its poorest decades in football at senior level and will need to change its approach. Teams are waiting for Dublin to get weak by losing players to retirement IMO this is a sad way to go “ to be the best beat the best”. Galway, Tyrone and Donegal have been creeping up on the front two and will be in with a great chance in 2021. By change our approach what do you mean Excatly? There has been a fair amount of turnover of players in last 3/4 years. We have added some serious talent in Clifford o Shea and Tom sull. We need another 2 or three to get close to that level and we wont be far off. I think supporters are waiting for the dubs to weaken not the team. While the pipeline can never be too full, I think the issue is more to do with not enough maturity or whatever terminology we want to apply, as PK said of Dublin 2019 finals, we simply didn't score enough from the possession we had, more fellas have started to step up as better leaders, firstly consistently beating their markers, then being the best on their line and so on. Ah there will be better yardsticks, stats, etc, but ye get what I'm at! Cliff, O Shea, Sull & Jack have come on nicely and Adrian Spill won't be slow in coming forward once he firms his foot on the rung, veterans Murphy and O'Brien will also reach their pinnacle, both having turned games for us, then you have a big middle group that are just waiting to explode and once they get going there will be no stopping us, Jason will be even better this year and nobody can be faulted re McShane and who is like some of our unmarkables - a case of damage limitation it is and the same applies to a few Dubs, still the day will come when we will eliminate such threats. I suppose the banisters are there and Kerry want for little in terms of expertise in coaching and management, as I said, maturity, it was pure power that pipped us in that 2019 final, if our fellas have enough scope and push on then whoever beast us will have Sam. I think the uncertainty is now unfolding with teams now already having to down tools due to a single infection and our own wise owls saw that coming. Hard tom see how this will not be what 2020 is all about so we just need to hang in and hope everyone comes through. There is a lot of worry out there and we need to get our priorities right with distancing, etc, people need to remember, and made remember, the state of panic we were in when it struck, many many more could have lost their lives, some of the behavior has been deplorable, I noticed an individual using the distancing for an ulterior motive so not everyone is being sensible here, 'same old' as the saying goes!
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Post by john4 on Jul 12, 2020 20:37:47 GMT
The one player I think Kerry never replaced was Darragh Ó Sé. Couldn't see Murchan getting that goal if Seamus Moynihan was in either. We're devoid of a leader in defence.
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Post by sullyschoice on Jul 12, 2020 22:08:38 GMT
Any account of challenge games going on My club have had plenty already
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Post by Mickmack on Jul 16, 2020 16:59:17 GMT
Irish Times Logo User Menu NEWS m GAELIC GAMES MY SPORTS GAA championship behind closed doors will be ‘the last resort’ Croke Park hopeful of having between 30 per cent or 40 per cent capacity by October At two metres distancing Croke Park will hold around 7,000 capacity within the stadium. 0 Croke Park stadium director Peter McKenna has reopened the question of GAA championship matches being played behind closed doors even though he concedes that it would be “very much the last resort”.
Speaking to Sarah McInerney on RTÉ Radio 1’s Today programme, McKenna emphasised that such a move might be necessary to finish the inter-county championships if the public health situation deteriorates after the scheduled beginning of action in mid-October.
“I think it is the least preferential. The thing about our games is they are very much about crowd being there and enjoying it. That is why the club championships have started first.
“Okay they are restricted to 200 people. In small villages that will accommodate them but when you look at some of the bigger clubs in some of the cities that is going to be a challenge.
“I’d hate for it to be behind closed doors, but if the championship starts, I guess we’ll need to finish it. We’d like to finish it this year if we could. The preference would be to not have it behind closed doors, but we will if necessary. It would very much be the last resort.”
In previous statements, top GAA officials have appeared to rule out playing matches without supporters.
McKenna, who is also the association’s commercial director, said he was hopeful that the limit of 200 on outdoor events, which was reaffirmed in Wednesday’s announcement of a pause on Phase 4 of the emergence from lockdown, might be relaxed.
GAA clubs, whose championships begin this weekend, had hoped that from week two, they would be moving to the scheduled higher attendance limit at outdoor fixtures of 500.
“I think once you start to unravel the restrictions,” according to McKenna, “you will see slightly bigger crowds within the stadium. At two metres distancing we are probably at around 7,000 capacity within the stadium. That is very, very small really.
“At one metre we are probably at around 22,000 and if we are allowed a degree of brush off - by which I mean people walking by each other in the same row - we could probably get up to 28,000.
“You’d be hopeful that come October we might be allowed 30 per cent or 40 per cent capacity in the stadium. But it is very much dependent on where Nphet see our progress as a nation.”
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Post by Mickmack on Jul 16, 2020 17:02:56 GMT
Televised games behind closed doors is better than no games.
Will the players have to agree to covid testing the day before games. If not, how can the GAA get around the social distancing rules?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2020 21:00:33 GMT
I think the fact that it is outdoors and you won’t have large groups in proximity to each other for a prolonged period means it is fine in terms of the legislation but not sure to be honest.
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Post by Whosinmidfield on Jul 16, 2020 22:29:38 GMT
Televised games behind closed doors is better than no games. Will the players have to agree to covid testing the day before games. If not, how can the GAA get around the social distancing rules? What do you mean? Club matches are going ahead with no one being tested. Contact sport is allowed.
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Post by john4 on Jul 16, 2020 22:53:45 GMT
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Post by baurtregaum on Jul 17, 2020 0:27:07 GMT
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