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Green and red,i agree 100%.It should be up to the counties and players themselves. cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 27/01/2016 14:05:33 1819719 Link 0 |
The thing is, would you rather be part of a county that traditionally never wins anything but lives in hope of one day winning something and has a day out in croke park every generation or so OR part of a forced amalgamation that may have a slightly better chance of winning something s goldrick (Cavan) - Posts: 5522 - 27/01/2016 14:11:32 1819724 Link 0 |
Goldrick,there should be nothing "forced"on anybody.If someday down the line there is a will from players up and down the country for radical change like this i think it would be worth a shot.If not,no problem,we stick with the pretty predictable current format. cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 27/01/2016 14:18:57 1819727 Link 0 |
O'Shea just mentioned this as a possibility to change things. He did not suggest that it should happen. bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 27/01/2016 14:19:40 1819728 Link 0 |
There's no real point going over and over the old debates that GAA isn't of interest to the average Dubliner. There's not even much point addressing the Games development funding that Dublin have received. realman2 (Kildare) - Posts: 464 - 27/01/2016 14:23:20 1819730 Link 0 |
I don't think this is a realistic option . Cannot see a few Connaught or Leinster and Munster sides wanting to become one big happy family and watering down the dynamic of a county's group. No , more investment in weaker counties yes but not this. catch22 (USA) - Posts: 2148 - 27/01/2016 14:25:30 1819731 Link 0 |
ah here this fella really needs to turn up in the big games before making statements like this. Maybe Mayo need to amalgamate with galway and then we might get to win Sam sxckev (Mayo) - Posts: 211 - 27/01/2016 14:29:07 1819737 Link 0 |
So realman are we on the same wavelength regards possible amalgamation after all? cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 27/01/2016 14:32:43 1819740 Link 0 |
How many counties would we have to amalgamate to makes things "competitive"? 10/11 counties in Leinster? 3 in Connacht? 4 in Munster? 2 or 3 in Ulster? Jeez that would be one small, quick, championship eh? Dubsfan28 (Dublin) - Posts: 2509 - 27/01/2016 14:49:14 1819747 Link 0 |
In fairness, we give out about gaa players giving interviews that would be less entertaining than watching paint dry, yet when someone speaks openly, this is the response. TheMaster (Mayo) - Posts: 16187 - 27/01/2016 14:52:57 1819751 Link 0 |
I was thinking 16 counties in total.Both hurling & football.And because of the reduction in teams we would be able to pay the players a decent salary.Fanciful i know but a man can dream cant he? cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 27/01/2016 14:57:52 1819753 Link 0 |
Would the whole idea of amalgamation work? There are several obstacles that would appear to arise, both logistically and strategically both the idea of giving up / sharing an identify with a former rival would be considered: Kurt_Angle (Dublin) - Posts: 567 - 27/01/2016 16:12:45 1819784 Link 0 |
TheMaster - I think it is an Irish thing in general....a large percentage of the population hate people speaking their mind, giving an opinion they disagree with have the attitude "who doe's he think he is?" or in Aidan's case "ah sure mayo have won nothing in x years" I have even found on forums like this people will throw that back at you for giving an opinion becuase you are from Mayo or could be Dublin, Tyrone etc for other reasons. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11690 - 27/01/2016 16:20:15 1819786 Link 0 |
yew_tree. I have no doubt it comes from some deep-seated, parochial over-familiarity with your neighbours and their business from Ireland of years ago. Although Id argue a lot of it comes from fans of rival counties who want to spin it to knock him, regardless of what he says. TheMaster (Mayo) - Posts: 16187 - 27/01/2016 16:39:02 1819794 Link 0 |
ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 27/01/2016 16:42:28 1819796 Link 0 |
cuederocket Victorious87 (Wicklow) - Posts: 603 - 27/01/2016 16:53:09 1819801 Link 0 |
Stupid, it's amazing the way these ideas on amalgamations and B All Irelands always come from those in stronger counties who it won't affect pj_mcmanus (Limerick) - Posts: 431 - 27/01/2016 16:54:05 1819802 Link 0 |
so everyone is in agreement that unless there is a desire from the counties this will effect, this idea should stay in fantasy land? SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2589 - 27/01/2016 19:39:37 1819839 Link 0 |
I agree with that but it's not long ago amalgation of clubs would have been seen at fantasy....I am not arrogant or naive enough to say county amalgation will, not happe in the future. However until the day comes that two so called weaker teams want to join up then no it won't happen. Blaming and getting all upset at O'Se for expressing an opinion and reading the full interview it's childish and stupid though. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11690 - 27/01/2016 20:59:16 1819864 Link 0 |
cuederocket you seem to ignore the far higher percentage of people aged 18 - 30 in Dublin then in more rural counties. To match Dublin's population you would have to put together Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan, Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon, Mayo, Galway, Clare, Longford, Westmeath, Offaly, Laois and Kilkenny, we would have some hurling team. Its very easy to look down from a perch in Croke park and tell weaker counties what to do. I would suggest you come down to Carrick on Shannon to the Roscommon Leitrim match to see how much a local rivalry means to people This idea that if you add a couple of counties together suddenly there going to become all Ireland contenders is ridiculous , similarly bigger is not always better if you at 3 of 6 smallest counties in population Roscommon and Monaghan are both in division 1 this year and Fermanagh got to the all Ireland quarter final last year. ros1 (Roscommon) - Posts: 1211 - 27/01/2016 21:08:58 1819867 Link 0 |