All-star nominees at the banquet

mickmackey1

Does anyone know if every all-star nominee goes to the event in Dublin next Friday or is it just the selected teams? It seems a bit awkward to go up only to be told: 'sorry you're not getting an all-star...'

cormac halpin

mickmackey1 wrote: »

Does anyone know if every all-star nominee goes to the event in Dublin next Friday or is it just the selected teams? It seems a bit awkward to go up only to be told: 'sorry you're not getting an all-star...'

All are there and the free wine helps, a lot.

ProudDUB

It's an award show, just like any other. There are the nominees and there are winners. Not everyone can win. If only the winners from both codes attended, there would be a mere 30 people in the audience. That's not much of an award show, a dinner or a TV show. Just because they don't win, I imagine that a lot of the attendees appreciate the nominee/invite, as its a very public recognition of the great year that they had.

ArmaniJeanss

mickmackey1 wrote: »

Does anyone know if every all-star nominee goes to the event in Dublin next Friday or is it just the selected teams? It seems a bit awkward to go up only to be told: 'sorry you're not getting an all-star...'

Everyone should be practising their fake smile and applause for when they don't win. And befuddled I'm not worthy look for when they do win.

ft9

They would get paid for expenses too.

mickmackey1

ProudDUB wrote: »

It's an award show, just like any other.

Well not really. There aren't too many award shows where you're told the day before that you haven't actually won but shur you might as well turn up anyway:rolleyes::D

rebel girl 15

But I thought only one team was announced before the ceremony and the other one was announced on the night - alternating each year between the hurling and the football teams

Kkid

No one is announced the day before and the other announced (to the players) on the day. I won a few quid a few years back as a friend rang me and told me the team, he won one so he was delighted!

AGC

Kkid wrote: »

No one is announced the day before and the other announced (to the players) on the day. I won a few quid a few years back as a friend rang me and told me the team, he won one so he was delighted!

+1 to that, at decent odds as well. Bookies have knocked it on the head now from a couple of days before.

Any player can go nominated or not

Kkid

Sorry for the lack of punctuation. The Bookies close betting now at an earlier time so they're cute enough to know!

mjp

Just heard all stars team there


Paul Durcan

Keith Higgins
Ger Cafferkey
neil Mc gee

Lee Keegan
Karl Lacey
Frank mc Glynn

Neil Gallagher
Aidan Walsh

Mark mcHugh
Alan Dillon
Paul Flynn

Colm Mc Fadden
Michael Murphy
colm O neill

Here's the breakdown:

8 Donegal
4 Mayo
2 Cork
1 Dublin

Thought Graham Reilly unlucky to loose out to Paul Flynn in half forward line.
Most of team picked itself

Flukey

Maybe it is done to get a bit of early publicity for the night itself, but they should name both teams on the night and not one on the day before.

J Cheever Loophole

mickmackey1 wrote: »

Does anyone know if every all-star nominee goes to the event in Dublin next Friday or is it just the selected teams? It seems a bit awkward to go up only to be told: 'sorry you're not getting an all-star...'

I always remember hearing a story which highlights this issue - I think it was 1985 and the football awards were being announced on the night.

"And the full back award for 1985 goes to Gerry..........

a certain Mr McCarville gets up out of his seat, clearing his throat

..........Hargan!"

sits back down again......



Not sure if that is actually true or urban myth but it always made me laugh.

mickmackey1

J Cheever Loophole wrote: »

"And the full back award for 1985 goes to Gerry..........

a certain Mr McCarville gets up out of his seat, clearing his throat

..........Hargan!"

sits back down again......

I don't know, the winners always seem to be handily placed near the front of the stage without having to battle through an ocean of in-laws & hangers on, and you never really catch sight of the other nominees, I reckon they've been given the nod beforehand...

cormac halpin

J Cheever Loophole wrote: »

I always remember hearing a story which highlights this issue - I think it was 1985 and the football awards were being announced on the night.

"And the full back award for 1985 goes to Gerry..........

a certain Mr McCarville gets up out of his seat, clearing his throat

..........Hargan!"

sits back down again......



Not sure if that is actually true or urban myth but it always made me laugh.

Lies according to Hargan.

J Cheever Loophole

cormac halpin wrote: »

Lies according to Hargan.

I'd better contact my solicitor so!

Deco99

cormac halpin wrote: »

All are there and the free wine helps, a lot.

The nominees that didnt win are unlikely to go. I know for a fact one who has been nominated three times, only went once when he was thought he was in with a shot. Not goin tonight either. Free wine or not. :P