Transferring to a Club in same county

biffo2014

Just wondering can anyone help me.

I am originally from a little village outside a town. I moved to the town 13 years ago when I was 13 but continued to play for my villages club. Unfortunately due to circumstances within the club I will not be playing with them anymore (Politics).

I now want to transfer to the team of the area where I have been living the past few years. My original club were always Intermediate as are the club I want to transfer to. They would of had been rivals down through the years. What I want to know is:

- My Club will object to this transfer. When they do what happens then? Do I have to stay out of football for a year or will their transfer be irrelevant as I live in the Town.

- The town team have a hurling club aswell and the past 3 years I have had permission from football to club to play hurling with them. Will this help my transfer?

My county's transfer have to be in by the February County Board Meeting which is first week of February. Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated

Tom Joad

I'd say it really depends on the county - AFAIK most counties have different sets of rules/policies in relation to transfers. If you post the county involved you might get a better answer.

Is it Offaly btw??

Down9194

I don't think they can refuse if you live within the parish /catchment area of the club to which you want to transfer

eigrod

It's actually 96 weeks you would have to sit out if there is a stalemate.

Here's a report on a couple of examples down in Cork in the last couple of years : http://www.southernstar.ie/Sport/GAA/Delaying-the-inevitable-is-just-a-no-win-situation-for-all-involved-21022013.htm

biffo2014

Ye its offaly. I know a clubmate of ours went glory hunting years ago. Pretended to live in a different area, club objected and he was told if he cant prove he lives there then he cant transfer. So I am asuming that I can obviously prove I am living there so therefore should I not be able to transfer regardless of objections. I live in the area, I have a young child, work here to. Dont see a reason I shouldnt be allowed but I know my club will be petty and fight it to the last.

munchkin_utd

eigrod wrote: »

It's actually 96 weeks you would have to sit out if there is a stalemate.

Here's a report on a couple of examples down in Cork in the last couple of years : http://www.southernstar.ie/Sport/GAA/Delaying-the-inevitable-is-just-a-no-win-situation-for-all-involved-21022013.htm

every county has different rules, and thats cork so could be different than Offaly

and aside from that, the cork example is an intercounty level player looking to leave a junior team to join a neighbouring senior team - so the team loosing the player would be hit fairly hard by the departure and the county board probably didnt want to encourage a situation that suddenly every decent player in the county was suddenly deserting their home team in order to boost a neighbouring senior team.