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EEh !     Right Rolo. Point taken

Now did you take the blue pill with the two little white ones this morning. Theres a good lad  

thanks be to God this thread is being kept clear of all non GAA stuff. Oh....

anyway - Cork:

just like a previous sporting disagreement (Saipan), I think there's wrong on both sides.

Frank Murphy is a symbol of all that is god awful about the GAA and the sport we love. He uses the rule book to get injustice rather than justice, he has a terrible combover unless I'm sorely mistaken, he comes across like a man who has never played a game, he lectures amateurs who give of their time for free while pocketing a salary himself and is a dictator who places yes men round the place

BUT, and this is a huge but, just like every other good administrator, the games would not happen without him. If nobody set up the fixtures, read the rules, applied the disciplinary hearings etc etc, then there would be no games. Each and every club, league etc, that I have ever played in had such characters. Desparate sad fellas one and all, but necessary.

the Cork county board voted for a motion designed to clip billy's wings. that is what we get from democracy - sometimes you get gobsh1tes voting for some terribly silly things

I read Tom humphrey's interview with Sean Og at the weekend. the players are right to believe that the board should give the manager his choice of selectors, that they should get boiled chicken rather than ham sambos (although quite how big a difference that really makes is questionable) etc. etc

But they are wrong to feel that they should ignore the deemocratic decision of the board. They should go to their club delegates and argue their case, persuade them of their position and get the delegates to convene an EGM and reverse the position. they can vote out Teddy and back Billy if they choose.

If Sean Og wants to cause a  revolution he would probably find far more backers in a small club anywhere in Cork then he would at county board level. Revolution start from the grassroots not from the palace. If you're inside the tent, all you're doing is p1ssing on those outside, you're not weakening the system from within, you're part of the system.

Anyway, they can't really go on strike - they can refuse to play. but the board could surely find 15 people in the whole of Cork to represent the county? If they really wanted to, there would never be a game without 15 rebels on the pitch.

But this is not about a strike, this is a power struggle

And Cork's biggest enemy (and I am speaking abpout both sides here) is their arrogance. That awful belief that they are the Independent Republic of Cork, that they are the real capital, that the Banks is the national anthem.

Very hard to find pity for any of them - the hurlers have slipped to Kilkenny and failed to keep pace, the footballers are still well short of real quality, the county board obnoxious.

c'mon the Dubs.

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Lads

I have been away for a few days - some good - some not so good.  However,  Was at a Referee's presentation in Croke Park.   All everyone was talking about was the Cork situation.  There was a meeting all day Saturday and all the players did was come up with more demands.   I agree with W.S. Smurf is an idiot!   He is arrogant and extremely important in his own mind but Donál Óg is as bad if not worse.   There is no pride in the Jersey, and no willingness to compromise on any front.   These players received the bones of €30,000 last year in free holidays, cars, tickets to matches (26 for quarter, semi and finals) to do with what they wished.   They have been placed in jobs which enable them to take time off as needed for training, challenge matches, etc.,   In Kerry the Gooch and Star are both Youth officers with A.I.B. They go around schools promoting the bank and I was told that If you wnat one of the players to open a fete or present medals to under aged teams the fee is between €500 and €2000.   Our local club here have forked out huge amounts for certain people to attend summer camps, present underage trophies and it is the same in every county.  

If I was managing the Cork Team - not one of them would ever see a cork jersey again.   They have insulted the people of their county.   The county board will always be there - the team will come and go.

There my rant is over !!!!

Gis a shout if ya make it J.

Will be in the usual spot, behind the Dug Out at the Killester end.

It  is a 7 oclock kisck off isnt it ????/

 7 is correct Blondie ,and like u i am looking forward to the game ,looks like we could be in for a very Shi-ty night weather wise ,winter woollies will be the order of the day,and  a hot whiskey before and after to keep the nip at bay

joey the lips wrote:  7 is correct Blondie ,and like u i am looking forward to the game ,looks like we could be in for a very Shi-ty night weather wise ,winter woollies will be the order of the day,and  a hot whiskey before and after to keep the nip at bay

Tx Joey will wrap up warm thermals order of the day.

Not sure P think they are tenner

Blondie wrote: joey the lips wrote:  7 is correct Blondie ,and like u i am looking forward to the game ,looks like we could be in for a very Shi-ty night weather wise ,winter woollies will be the order of the day,and  a hot whiskey before and after to keep the nip at bay Tx Joey will wrap up warm thermals order of the day. Not sure P think they are tenner

Enjoy the game

Be warned it is snowing here in Tralee hope it's not on its way to you

 

Blondie wrote: It  is a 7 oclock kisck off isnt it ????/

Nah J, it's a Seven O'Clock........... " Throw in "................Jeez .

We had our Under 12s out in Castleknock this morning, first year and first game in the "A" Division for us.

All that I will say is that we have a lot of work to do.