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Not trying to cloud any issue, just highlighting the fact that this should be a good news week for Galway with the developments going on in Tuam which as far as I am aware is being funded completely independent of the county board, in fact given the good level of organisation I hear regarding the Tuam Stadium Committee and the pace at which they have accomplished so much I think Galway could do worse than hand them the reigns of the county. By the way I don't think Galway are the only county in this position and I wouldn't be surprised if we see other county sponsors seeking clarity on what their money is being spent on going forward
Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3734 - 02/10/2019 10:39:26 2240876 Link 9 |
Would you have a link to that irish times artical??
Blackberry (Galway) - Posts: 23 - 02/10/2019 10:49:51 2240882 Link 0 |
And so you should be. The real home of Galway football.
Blackberry (Galway) - Posts: 23 - 02/10/2019 11:02:51 2240886 Link 1 |
Thanks to Supermac for his money and sponsorship. But it is time Galway looked for another sponsor. galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2513 - 02/10/2019 11:24:08 2240898 Link 0 |
Nonsense, there are very few AIG type sponsors out there & obviously you never went looking for sponsorship from any major companies, it's a fantasy to think you will match Dublin's AIG sponsor. In fact trying to get any sponsor now to align their professional reputation & hard earned cash with Galway GAA is going to be very difficult even with changes. There is a toxic culture there & nobody wants to be identified with that. If you think it's raining sponsors who will top Supermacs input especially in the lean years as they did, come back & let us know. moc.dna (Galway) - Posts: 1212 - 02/10/2019 11:37:18 2240900 Link 0 |
what a disgraceful comment to a family who (dont have to might i add) have been pumping money into Galway GAA for almost 20yrs. sure, lets go get an AIG who will pump a million into Galway for a year and then when we dont win anything watch them pull resources for the team who is winning. then who do we look at? fair play to the McDonaghs for bringing this into public light, and long may their much appreciated support continue.
CillTormoir (Galway) - Posts: 485 - 02/10/2019 11:39:00 2240901 Link 3 |
I fully agree with you. I hope it gets exposed too but it will probably get very ugly.
Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2100 - 02/10/2019 12:12:19 2240906 Link 0 |
All the evils of the Amateur GAA are money related and it is money which is ruining the game (at Intercounty level anyway though perhaps a bit too at club level when talking of the big/super clubs). Reminds me of Scottish Football a bit back in the 90's early noughties. We had one team who were being bankrolled by the Scottish Banks and gaining unfair advantages through illegal schemes and we had a number of other teams who in trying to keep up either went to the wall or did serious long term financial damage, some which still haven't recovered. The GAA has reached that stage where we are seeing some of the traditional top Counties trying to keep up with Dublin and digging deep holes for themselves in chasing what is an unattainable or unrealistic target. Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 02/10/2019 12:40:09 2240910 Link 1 |
Would you have a link to that irish times artical??"]https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/pat-kearney-says-new-financial-controls-will-be-implemented-in-galway-1.3736023 I hope this brings you to the article. lowandhard (Galway) - Posts: 33 - 02/10/2019 12:52:49 2240914 Link 0 |
It's Galway now at the minute, who knows who next. Whammo86 (Antrim) - Posts: 4172 - 02/10/2019 13:21:10 2240924 Link 6 |
Would you have a link to that irish times artical??"]https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/pat-kearney-says-new-financial-controls-will-be-implemented-in-galway-1.3736023 I hope this brings you to the article."]Thanks!! Blackberry (Galway) - Posts: 23 - 02/10/2019 13:33:19 2240928 Link 0 |
Yes thanks to Supermac for his sponsorship. But they got a lot back too. Supermacs are a huge outfit now. Galway GAA helped him achieve this. I believe that the ill fated "Mountain South" centre of excellence in the 00's, debacle dealt a big blow to Galway GAA. That said, I also believe Supermac is trying to get out of this sponsorship deal. And this financial irregularity business helps him do this. galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2513 - 02/10/2019 14:09:19 2240937 Link 0 |
The Irish media is just trolling the GAA imho. A lot of Irish businesses is run by ex Public schoolboys, (Blackrock, Terenure etc) who never liked the GAA. And just want to denigrate it. galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2513 - 02/10/2019 14:11:32 2240939 Link 0 |
The Irish media is just trolling the GAA imho. A lot of Irish businesses is run by ex Public schoolboys, (Blackrock, Terenure etc) who never liked the GAA. And just want to denigrate it. galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2513 - 02/10/2019 14:11:32 2240940 Link 1 |
You're spot on and all the GAA want to talk about is a 2 tier championship.
KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 02/10/2019 14:22:54 2240941 Link 2 |
You're not living in the real world. I can assure you if what you suggest was actually to happen, Connacht rugby would be in there as quick as a flash to sign him up. And with Supermacs having their eye on expanding into Europe it would merge well with their long term marketing plans. We should be counting ourselves so lucky to have such a major sponsor, someone who was there from the beginning when it was anything but fashionable or worthwhile from a business point of view.
PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1898 - 02/10/2019 14:27:06 2240945 Link 3 |
Yeh, good luck with that search for another sponsor to match Supermacs. We have been lucky to have such a loyal supporter through good times and bad. Imagine if our county board had been running Supermacs......
conordee (Galway) - Posts: 440 - 02/10/2019 15:03:24 2240957 Link 2 |
Bit unfair on Pat McDonagh there who is a great Galway and GAA man, although I can see a ban coming on fast food sponsorship just like ciggrates and alcohol being rolled out eventually.
yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11219 - 02/10/2019 18:27:28 2241003 Link 6 |
I honestly cant believe that people think we are going to have the pick of sponsors if supermacs pull out. Two financial reviews that the results were kept from being made public and the little that was leaked out wasnt good. Donoghue thanked supermacs when he resigned and there was no mention of the county board. Walsh made a very professional comment about the lack of structures in place for galway football that would affect the future and the county board removed it and hoped no one would notice. And if supermacs leave it will be because the county board could not tell them what they spent 1.2million on. In what world is any big name company going to hand over millions to galway gaa where there is questions over governance and no accountability. Just for publicity. There are other counties they can go to. The same people who think this will also be confused as to the lack of interest in the senior football and hurling manager jobs Also supermacs asked privately for this info 4 years ago and have received no response for 4 years. Well done pat McDonagh for making this statement public. galwayfball (Galway) - Posts: 1678 - 02/10/2019 18:37:43 2241004 Link 2 |
The next question arising out of this is what Croke Park knows about this as they were directly involved in the final report. What advice or actions did they take. Was direct action taken against one of their employees, were they let go, dismissed, paid off ? Why weren't the reports released to the public ? Were parts of the reports redacted ? Were they aware of Supermacs request four years ago re corporate governance when it directly relates to this scandal, if so who knew ? The role of senior people in Croke Park in relation to this needs to be clarified or are we going to see the same actions as in the FAI, time for some deep investigation. moc.dna (Galway) - Posts: 1212 - 02/10/2019 20:11:19 2241022 Link 0 |