Roscommon GAA Discussion Thread

WillieMason · 02-12-2018 3:42pm

nice_guy80 wrote: »

Nope
House was bought at cost price afaik

Where do i get tickets?

nice_guy80 · 02-12-2018 4:29pm

wazzer1 · 02-12-2018 9:19pm

rossie1977 wrote: »

Cunningham looking outside county for players with Roscommon connections it seems.

Kerry born Conor Cox and Leitrim top scorer last season Keith Beirne are both going to be training with Roscommon squad. Rumours that former Dublin under 21 winning goalkeeper JB Carthy is also being looked at.

Hopefully he can unearth a few defenders and midfielders too

JB Carthy doesnt even play for his clubs 1st team so I wouldnt hold out much hope there tbh

yesnow · 05-12-2018 9:01pm

rn wrote: »

Get buying those 100 euro tickets. Only 6000 sold so far so the house is paid for, but not much profit unless we get a good run on sales.

I thought the house was a donation from Mulryan?

WillieMason · 06-12-2018 11:17am

nice_guy80 wrote: »

https://winahouseindublin.com

Thanks

rainbowtrout · 06-12-2018 11:40am

I got an email last night saying thanks for buying my ticket (some time back) and currently 7200 have been sold

Addle · 06-12-2018 3:51pm

Not even half the target?
That's so poor.
I'm surprised.

Always_Running · 06-12-2018 6:51pm

Addle wrote: »

Not even half the target?
That's so poor.
I'm surprised.

How many were you expecting them to sell? If a county as small as Roscommon end up selling around 800,000 worth of tickets I would consider it good work by the sellers than poor.

Fann Linn · 06-12-2018 7:03pm

yesnow wrote: »

I thought the house was a donation from Mulryan?

Same here.

Addle · 06-12-2018 7:53pm

I was expecting them to sell the amount they intended to sell.
With all the advertising In dublin and the commuter belt, I thought they'd do a lot better.
Time to yet, I suppose.

Pique · 06-12-2018 8:44pm

Addle wrote:

I was expecting them to sell the amount they intended to sell. With all the advertising In dublin and the commuter belt, I thought they'd do a lot better. Time to yet, I suppose.

They should push for companies to offer a ticket through the Small Benefit Exemption Scheme where you don't pay tax on the value. Same as a One4All voucher. So if you're on the higher rate you save â‚¬48 out of the â‚¬100 price.

As this is a 'lottery' I'm not sure if the tax rules allow it but still.

rn · 06-12-2018 8:53pm

nice_guy80 wrote: »

rn wrote: »

Get buying those 100 euro tickets. Only 6000 sold so far so the house is paid for, but not much profit unless we get a good run on sales.

On centers of excellence, they are white elephants when our urban areas are being over run with soccer pitches. GAA is almost running away from the challenge of urbanisation of modern society ploughing so much money into fields that are so far from all the other facilities people need.

Agreed
New GAA club needed in monksland for instance

Thankfully clann doing a great service to the population here in monksland. So vast majority of local population delighted to be part of clann.

Of course if you had a CoE in monksland it would make it easy for the few unhappy people to perhaps form a break away club. But that won't happen now.

No, house was purchased at cost price or close to. The donation was forgoing any commercial profit.

manofwisdom · 12-12-2018 2:42am

Addle wrote: »

I was expecting them to sell the amount they intended to sell.
With all the advertising In dublin and the commuter belt, I thought they'd do a lot better.
Time to yet, I suppose.

County Board Treasurer David O’Connor said on shannonside radio tonight that the number they intended to sell was 10,000 tickets and that 70% of the tickets sold so far have a Dublin address.

Addle · 12-12-2018 9:13am

I think it was her that I read the target was 15,000.
Better odds for me at 10,000!

yabadabado · 12-12-2018 9:49am

It is capped at 15k tickets, 10k might just be a realistic target they have set for themselves.

nice_guy80 · 12-12-2018 11:10am

manofwisdom wrote: »

County Board Treasurer David O’Connor said on shannonside radio tonight that the number they intended to sell was 10,000 tickets and that 70% of the tickets sold so far have a Dublin address.

you'd imagine that expats would be a huge market for this draw?

yabadabado · 12-12-2018 11:14am

nice_guy80 wrote: »

you'd imagine that expats would be a huge market for this draw?

Apparently they aren't selling as many in US as they expected.

yabadabado · 12-12-2018 11:16am

https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2018/1212/1016690-kerry-footballer-cox-completes-transfer-to-roscommon/

cms88 · 12-12-2018 11:38am

yabadabado wrote: »

https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2018/1212/1016690-kerry-footballer-cox-completes-transfer-to-roscommon/

Very good Junior player for Kerry. Won 3 All-Irelands with them

rossie1977 · 12-12-2018 1:26pm

According to Frankie Dolan, Brian Stack has been told rest up for 6 months so I think we can add him to list of players that likely won't be playing county for a while.

Ciarán Murtagh, John McManus, Cathal Compton, Tadhg O Rourke all look to be leaving for the year and it's unlikely Diarmuid Murtagh plays any part in the league due to severe eye injury.

Fintan Cregg, Conor Devaney and Cathal Cregg from accounts have at least committed themselves for the league.

jesuisros · 20-12-2018 11:11am

yabadabado wrote: »

Apparently they aren't selling as many in US as they expected.

Did the Treasurer say that / was there a breakdown of the locations published somewhere? That'd be interesting to see.

I hear they are on course to hit a million next week

yabadabado · 20-12-2018 12:10pm

jesuisros wrote: »

Did the Treasurer say that / was there a breakdown of the locations published somewhere? That'd be interesting to see.

I hear they are on course to hit a million next week

I was talking to one of the committee members 10/12 days ago.
They know the break down but not sure they will be publishing them.

900k figure was passed at the weekend.

Pique · 20-12-2018 12:22pm

Was just checking the website for places to buy them and noticed this pic. Why are 3 people sitting laughing at a TV that's not even switched on?

Always_Running · 21-12-2018 8:46pm

Addle wrote: »

I was expecting them to sell the amount they intended to sell.
With all the advertising In dublin and the commuter belt, I thought they'd do a lot better.
Time to yet, I suppose.

In just 4 months 1 million euro in ticket sales was passed today and that was their intended target to sell they say.

Gael85 · 23-12-2018 9:53pm

wazzer1 wrote: »

JB Carthy doesnt even play for his clubs 1st team so I wouldnt hold out much hope there tbh

JB Carthy has transferred to Ballinteer

rn · 28-12-2018 11:09pm

Significant win for clann tonight in division 1 u20, beating a brigids team that called on members of 4 in a row minor team. Clann started strong, but survived a spirited brigids revival to win 0-15 to 1-10.

KevRossi · 29-12-2018 10:05am

We got a ticket number just short of 9400 yesterday

jesuisros · 29-12-2018 12:02pm

KevRossi wrote: »

We got a ticket number just short of 9400 yesterday

And the printed tickets appear to be in the 13 - 15,000 range

nice_guy80 · 29-12-2018 2:01pm

rn wrote: »

Significant win for clann tonight in division 1 u20, beating a brigids team that called on members of 4 in a row minor team. Clann started strong, but survived a spirited brigids revival to win 0-15 to 1-10.

Great year for Clann

yabadabado · 29-12-2018 3:01pm

KevRossi wrote: »

We got a ticket number just short of 9400 yesterday

Id pass no heed on ticket numbers,the physical tickets had high numbers from the off.
Supposed to be around 12k sold altogether.

Pique · 29-12-2018 5:48pm

Seller in Caseys today said nearly 13k.

liamoreilly · 30-12-2018 5:46pm

...I'd say there is some buzz around the club tonight with this draw...

Pique · 30-12-2018 6:02pm

Is it being streamed?

nice_guy80 · 30-12-2018 11:53pm

14034 tickets sold

Unbelievable Jeff

blazermel · 31-12-2018 12:08am

What an unbelievable effort from all involved, a massive contribution to Roscommon GAA and hopefully we can finally upgrade the Hyde and work on the centre of excellence. €943000 net profit is nothing to be sniffed at by the 6th smallest county in Ireland. Well done to all involved.

Addle · 02-01-2019 10:16pm

Wow, that was a phenomenal result from club rossie.
Big congratulations to them.

nice_guy80 · 03-01-2019 1:11am

blazermel wrote: »

What an unbelievable effort from all involved, a massive contribution to Roscommon GAA and hopefully we can finally upgrade the Hyde and work on the centre of excellence. €943000 net profit is nothing to be sniffed at by the 6th smallest county in Ireland. Well done to all involved.

11th largest, geographically
not if you exclude our gaza strip in Ballagh

megadodge · 03-01-2019 2:56pm

nice_guy80 wrote: »

11th largest, geographically
not if you exclude our gaza strip in Ballagh

He meant population.

What difference does geographical size make if there are very few people? Dublin is a tiny county geographically.

nice_guy80 · 03-01-2019 9:28pm

megadodge wrote: »

He meant population.

What difference does geographical size make if there are very few people? Dublin is a tiny county geographically.

It matters when we've no GAA club in our largest population centre and our 3rd biggest population centre plays in a different county

megadodge · 03-01-2019 11:02pm

nice_guy80 wrote: »

It matters when we've no GAA club in our largest population centre and our 3rd biggest population centre plays in a different county

You're just saying what I said with different words.

It's all about population!

yabadabado · 04-01-2019 2:05am

nice_guy80 wrote: »

It matters when we've no GAA club in our largest population centre and our 3rd biggest population centre plays in a different county

No club in our largest population centre?

rainbowtrout · 04-01-2019 3:17am

nice_guy80 wrote: »

It matters when we've no GAA club in our largest population centre and our 3rd biggest population centre plays in a different county

Where have Roscommon Gaels disappeared to then?

yabadabado · 04-01-2019 3:23am

rainbowtrout wrote: »

Where have Roscommon Gaels disappeared to then?

I'm pretty sure the poster wants a new club formed.about 3 mile away from a current one.

megadodge · 04-01-2019 4:25pm

yabadabado wrote: »

No club in our largest population centre?

I presume he means Monksland.

Which is the second biggest population centre in County Roscommon.

yabadabado · 04-01-2019 4:27pm

megadodge wrote: »

I presume he means Monksland.

Which is the second biggest population centre in County Roscommon.

It is and Johnstown pitch is a few miles away.Is there really any need for another club ,why would someone in Monksland not play with Clann?

blazermel · 04-01-2019 4:52pm

megadodge wrote: »

He meant population.

What difference does geographical size make if there are very few people? Dublin is a tiny county geographically.

She actually :-D but yes population was what I clearly meant.

nice_guy80 · 04-01-2019 7:16pm

megadodge wrote: »

I presume he means Monksland.

Which is the second biggest population centre in County Roscommon.

Not when you include Athlone
Clubs on the Westmeath side are allowed recruit from the connacht side of the river.
Roscommon needs another club on the edge of athlone

yesnow · 05-01-2019 12:49pm

nice_guy80 wrote: »

It matters when we've no GAA club in our largest population centre and our 3rd biggest population centre plays in a different county

What about Clann? And Ballaghaderreen's surely not the third largest town, especially if you're counting Monksland? Roscommon, Boyle, Castlerea all definitely a good bit bigger than Ballagh aswell.

megadodge · 05-01-2019 3:31pm

nice_guy80 wrote: »

Not when you include Athlone
Clubs on the Westmeath side are allowed recruit from the connacht side of the river.
Roscommon needs another club on the edge of athlone

There is a decent part of Athlone on the west of the Shannon which is officially Westmeath. I didn't know this myself until a few years ago. Enon Gavin (among others) came from within this area, but played with Clann and Roscommon his entire career.

yabadabado · 05-01-2019 3:49pm

Geographically it's in county Roscommon .
It's afaik only in the last 30 odd years it was incorporated into the Westmeath postal area.

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