Replying To jobber: "St Lomans astro?? Funded by Leinster??? I think you are at least partially wrong on both counts. If I remember right it Lomans and Westmeath and was funded by Westmeath and Leinster"
Sorry Jobber don't understand your statement - did Leinster GAA not grant aid the astro at Lomans ?
Replying To OverTheHill85: "Finea to Tyrrellspass 48 Minutes Glasson to Robinstown 44 Minutes
You have proven the exact point why the county is fractured; it's all about North Westmeath. God forbid underage players would have to drive 45 Minutes for a county final in a top of the range pitch and facility.
So it's ok for the players from Athlone, Tang, Maryland, Garrycastle, Tubberclair etc to travel 44 Minutes to Robinstown where the proposed COE is, but it's an issue for Northern clubs to travel the other way. Clonmellon to Tyrrellspass is less than Glasson to Robinstown, I'm using Glasson as I think it's the most Southern point in the county.
Are a lot of the county hurlers not from Castletown, Raharney, Clonkill and surrounding areas anyhow.
The above is the very reason most didn't get behind the COE; it's location bang in the middle of two of our biggest Mullingar clubs. Every man and dog on the street knows it should be further south towards Loughnavalley direction. I don't think the original poster is in cuckoo land, you are my friend."
Glasson is North East of Athlone , so certainly not the most southern part. It's about as far south as Kinnegad. As far as driving time from Robinstown , then Tubberclair are probably the furthest alright- which is probably what you were getting at.
Replying To jobber: "So tell me how are you going to pay the Minimum extra 100k in expenses to the hurlers, the extra good costs of bringing the food from North of Mullingar to Kilbeggan. Not to minds having Finea,Ballycomoyle,St Pauls,Delvin football and hurling,Castlepollard,Lough Lene Gaels, Brownstown,Ringtown,Crookedwood and the county chairmans Multifarnham,the last chairmans Ballynacargy all up in arms at having to travel to Kilbeggan for underage knock out games. You my friend are living in cloud cuckoo land"
Location is key and really Delvin to Kilbeggan has a great road now maybe you haven't travelled much lately and sure there some great food outlets in Kilbeggan now . They could even try Kilbeggan porridge it's very good for gaa player's. I am sure some of the players from the north of the county would enjoy a nice bowl of warm porridge after training
Replying To OverTheHill85: "Finea to Tyrrellspass 48 Minutes Glasson to Robinstown 44 Minutes
You have proven the exact point why the county is fractured; it's all about North Westmeath. God forbid underage players would have to drive 45 Minutes for a county final in a top of the range pitch and facility.
So it's ok for the players from Athlone, Tang, Maryland, Garrycastle, Tubberclair etc to travel 44 Minutes to Robinstown where the proposed COE is, but it's an issue for Northern clubs to travel the other way. Clonmellon to Tyrrellspass is less than Glasson to Robinstown, I'm using Glasson as I think it's the most Southern point in the county.
Are a lot of the county hurlers not from Castletown, Raharney, Clonkill and surrounding areas anyhow.
The above is the very reason most didn't get behind the COE; it's location bang in the middle of two of our biggest Mullingar clubs. Every man and dog on the street knows it should be further south towards Loughnavalley direction. I don't think the original poster is in cuckoo land, you are my friend."
I take your points but like It or not the majority of the clubs are in north and central Westmeath. MulIingar is the capital and centre of the county. Castletown,Brígids,Fr Dalton's and Southern Gaels provide about six or seven of the 35 strong hurling panel.I believe we need to do a deal with some of the clubs around Athlone to develop something but Rome wasn't built in a day. I take your points about southern parts of the county being detached from the board but have to ask how many of the people in the south put themselves forward for election? Tom Farrell Tang was chair followed by Sean Sheridan but the last three have all been from the north. Lomans astro was developed in Farrell's time.
Replying To Westmeath213: "The astroturf pitch is solely a Leinster council gig. Leinster council funded the whole development dressing rooms included and infact they still own it. Not exactly sure on the right name for it but the guy who is in charge of taking bookings etc for the Astro is in some way employed by Leinster council. Westmeath had little to do with it and Lomans even less so.
I think it does be overlooked at times that Lomans have only 1 proper playing pitch of their own which is amazing and after seeing a few school games on it recently the pitch is in need of some serious work."
Yeah I believe Westmeath and Lomans had little to do with it but there was another party to the original agreement. That would be for another chat though
Anyway, I was just speculating that the COE location close to other substantial club facilities might influence the thinking - I also omitted the 2 pitches at Plunketts. Had a quick look online and I don't see any planning application lodged for the COE ? What was latest update ?