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transferring clubs

  • 13-01-2009 10:42pm
    #1
    kingofthecastle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70 ✭✭


    maybe someone more imersed in the ways of the gaa can answer me this.

    played gaa up until last year for my local club down the country. moved up to dublin last year and did not register or play with my home club at all last year. lookin to join a club in dublin for the coming year. just wondering the following:

    1. considering i did not play for my club last year do i still need to get a transfer to a play for a new club.

    2. when do i need to have registered by, to play for a new club in the coming season

    3. how do i go about joining a new club, do i ring someone or just turn up at training or what.

    4. im 28 and only at junior/intermediate standard, so will i be about as welcome as a dose of the clap?

    any help, greatly appreciated


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  • #2
    edward543350
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    yes you do need a transfer from your old club but you can do that once you find a new club coz you transfering intercounty:rolleyes:


  • #3
    blackbelt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,742 ✭✭✭blackbelt


    kingofthecastle wrote: »
    maybe someone more imersed in the ways of the gaa can answer me this.

    played gaa up until last year for my local club down the country. moved up to dublin last year and did not register or play with my home club at all last year. lookin to join a club in dublin for the coming year. just wondering the following:

    1. considering i did not play for my club last year do i still need to get a transfer to a play for a new club.

    2. when do i need to have registered by, to play for a new club in the coming season

    3. how do i go about joining a new club, do i ring someone or just turn up at training or what.

    4. im 28 and only at junior/intermediate standard, so will i be about as welcome as a dose of the clap?

    any help, greatly appreciated

    1. Legitimately and morally yes but the DCB or any other county board would hardly go to the bother of checking you up to see if you were with another club.The whole thing of not transferrring would only become an issue if an opposing player/team knew your predicament and lodged an appeal or letter to the county board.So just to shrug that unlikely hassle off your back you are better off declaring your move.Its all done swiftly.There are plenty of players out there who can't move for a while and would love to move and would envy your position.

    2.Seen as how you are moving county,it is irrelevent when you register or transfer as you can do this anytime.The same would happen to a Dub moving from one side of the city to the other.Registration fees are usually supposed to be paid in the new year but as we all know there are always outstanding players who haven't paid up by summer and still playing.They'll accept registration fees anytime.No club will turn down anybody new.

    3.You are free to join any club in Dublin.Naturally the club that is closer to where you live or work will be most convenient.Best to check out the Evening Herald and boards.ie to find out which clubs are close to you.There are many other websites which have valuable resources that I'd be more than happy to PM you.One in particular that I use primarily for the club scene here in Dublin.Its always a good idea to state your locality e.g you live in Swords so a poster will advise you to join Fingallians.

    You are better off ringing team mentors and explaining where you are from,what level you played at and for which club etc.It would then be up to them to decide if they want to take a look at you or advise you to ring other mentors on other intermediate or junior teams that they think would suit you and them best.Just turning up at training would be a bit naive.

    4.Certainly not.As you read in point two there is no club in their right mind that would not welcome you aboard.There are many clubs out there that are struggling for numbers and still playing at a decent standard and some of these are considered big clubs.It all depends really though.I'd advise you to go training to a few different clubs each week.Say you moved to Dublin 3 or Dublin 5 you could check out the likes of St Vincents,Clontarf,Raheny,Scoil Ui Chonaill,Parnells and see the different setups and how well you gel with the different teams.

    However there is always the possibility that clubs will fob you off as you haven't paid reg fees or insurance and some clubs are afraid of being held liable as a friend of mine will tell you.There is always pressure to go out and pick a club quickly so you will need to get on top of this at pre-season time until the end of January/February when the new season starts.Right now we are organising pre-season challenge games while some outstanding fixtures from 2008 are still being played on 25th January.

    The whole gelling in thing is more important though.There are one or two clubs that I have heard from reliable sources with a very bad reputation of not giving new players a look in due to favouritism of existing or nepotism and it does happen in family oriented clubs.Thats why you should look out for players who are brothers,cousins and sons of big figures down the club.When you hear some players with the same second name you might want to take heed.

    Happy hunting


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