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    #62
    Xenophile
    Registered Users Posts: 4,070 ✭✭✭Xenophile


    BonnieSituation wrote: »
    Great idea. Now what will the GAA do with the shortfall in income?

    Send buckets around to members?


    No!

    For a start let's have more transparency about how money is spent!

    Let every club with a web site and that's nearly all of them, put their annual financial statement on their web site.

    Of course this goes for County Boards etc.

    We are the GAA not the IFA.

    The Forum on Spirituality has been closed for years. Please bring it back, there are lots of Spiritual people in Ireland and elsewhere.



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    #63
    micks
    Registered Users Posts: 840 ✭✭✭micks


    Xenophile wrote: »
    No!

    For a start let's have more transparency about how money is spent!

    Let every club with a web site and that's nearly all of them, put their annual financial statement on their web site.

    Of course this goes for County Boards etc.

    We are the GAA not the IFA.
    careful that might speed up the slipping away of the GAA's amateur ethos


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    #64
    BonnieSituation
    Registered Users Posts: 18,923 ✭✭✭✭BonnieSituation


    Xenophile wrote: »
    No!

    For a start let's have more transparency about how money is spent!

    Let every club with a web site and that's nearly all of them, put their annual financial statement on their web site.

    Of course this goes for County Boards etc.

    We are the GAA not the IFA.

    Changing the goalposts much? We're now onto transparency of accounts of all GAA clubs? Christ alive.

    The GAA publish accounts annually. That documents what you need to know. Any further investigation you're more than welcome to take on. I await with bated breath.


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    #65
    Realt Dearg Sec
    Registered Users Posts: 10,834 ✭✭✭✭Realt Dearg Sec


    Xenophile wrote: »
    No!

    For a start let's have more transparency about how money is spent!

    Let every club with a web site and that's nearly all of them, put their annual financial statement on their web site.

    Of course this goes for County Boards etc.

    We are the GAA not the IFA.

    And how would that make up a shortfall in income for the association at a national level?

    (Fyi all club financial statements are available by rule to club members, it's not a big secret)


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    #66
    Fr Tod Umptious
    Registered Users Posts: 15,061 ✭✭✭✭Fr Tod Umptious


    BonnieSituation wrote: »
    Great idea. Now what will the GAA do with the shortfall in income?

    Send buckets around to members?
    It's well known that the amount paid by Sky was only slightly more than had been paid by TV3 previously so the shortfall would not be a huge factor.

    Whether the bids will be as close for the next your will be interesting.


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    #67
    adrian522
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 16,105 Mod ✭✭✭✭adrian522


    So the guy who wants to watch every championship match for free from the comfort of his sofa is now demanding complete transparency. Maybe if you go to a game every now and then there wouldn't be such a shortfall.


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    #68
    Xenophile
    Registered Users Posts: 4,070 ✭✭✭Xenophile


    adrian522 wrote: »
    So the guy who wants to watch every championship match for free from the comfort of his sofa is now demanding complete transparency. Maybe if you go to a game every now and then there wouldn't be such a shortfall.

    As you have chosen to personalise, the thread, your comments do not merit a reply!

    The Forum on Spirituality has been closed for years. Please bring it back, there are lots of Spiritual people in Ireland and elsewhere.



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    #69
    Atlantic Dawn
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    With the alcohol ban coming on pitchside advertising they will need all the extra money they can get.


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    #70
    adrian522
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 16,105 Mod ✭✭✭✭adrian522


    Some people just want something for nothing all the time.


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    #71
    Fr Tod Umptious
    Registered Users Posts: 15,061 ✭✭✭✭Fr Tod Umptious


    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    With the alcohol ban coming on pitchside advertising they will need all the extra money they can get.

    When was the last time you saw any advertising of alcohol at national level in the GAA, pich side or otherwise ?


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    #72
    Green_Tae
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    The Sky sports deal is simply indefensible. You can't take all the dedication and sacrifice that volunteers put into an amatuer association and then hand it over to a private business venture. I don't care about how commercially successful that venture has been - it is simply unjust and unprincipled.


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    #73
    Realt Dearg Sec
    Registered Users Posts: 10,834 ✭✭✭✭Realt Dearg Sec


    Green Tae wrote: »
    The Sky sports deal is simply indefensible. You can't take all the dedication and sacrifice that volunteers put into an amatuer association and then hand it over to a private business venture. I don't care about how commercially successful that venture has been - it is simply unjust and unprincipled.
    So presumably you felt the same about the tv3 deal?


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    #74
    adrian522
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    Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »
    So presumably you felt the same about the tv3 deal?

    Or RTE for that matter. Or paying into games.


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    #75
    ProudDUB
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    Green Tae wrote: »
    The Sky sports deal is simply indefensible. You can't take all the dedication and sacrifice that volunteers put into an amatuer association and then hand it over to a private business venture. I don't care about how commercially successful that venture has been - it is simply unjust and unprincipled.

    Let's not over exaggerate here. Even with Sky on board, RTE still broadcast about 90% of championship games on free to air TV. Whatever peoples opinions are on SKY having the other 10%, lets not over do the hyperbole. They haven't been given "all" of anything.


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    #76
    Xenophile
    Registered Users Posts: 4,070 ✭✭✭Xenophile


    ProudDUB wrote: »
    Whatever peoples opinions are on SKY having the other 10%, lets not over do the hyperbole. They haven't been given "all" of anything.

    If and when € signs begin to appear in Sky's eyes, that's when they will go in for the" kill "demanding a lot more of the action"!

    The Forum on Spirituality has been closed for years. Please bring it back, there are lots of Spiritual people in Ireland and elsewhere.



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    #77
    Fr Tod Umptious
    Registered Users Posts: 15,061 ✭✭✭✭Fr Tod Umptious


    Xenophile wrote: »
    If and when € signs begin to appear in Sky's eyes, that's when they will go in for the" kill "demanding a lot more of the action"!

    That all depends on what the figures look like for them.

    If they see that this is increasing subs, and holding on to ones that usually cancel for the summer, then they will be interested in bidding again, if not they won't.


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    #78
    Dirty Dingus McGee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,631 ✭✭✭Dirty Dingus McGee


    Xenophile wrote: »
    If and when € signs begin to appear in Sky's eyes, that's when they will go in for the" kill "demanding a lot more of the action"!


    And then the GAA can tell them to **** off if they want.Sky can't demand anything regarding the broadcast rights of any sport.

    The GAA don't have to sell to any company they have (or at least should have) complete freedom over who they sell broadcast rights to.


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    #79
    Dirty Dingus McGee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,631 ✭✭✭Dirty Dingus McGee


    Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »
    When was the last time you saw any advertising of alcohol at national level in the GAA, pich side or otherwise ?

    Lots of pubs sponsor club teams and I've seen advertising for pubs at county and club grounds as well.

    If there is a ban on alcohol advertising there should be a ban on pubs sponsoring team to have one without the other is highly hypocritical.

    Although as far as I'm concerned there should be no ban on any type of advertising as long as the product is legal.


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