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Mayo GAA Discussion - Part 3

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Welcome to the Mayo GAA discussion thread - Chapter 3, yer trotting them out quicker than a Mills & Boon Romance !.

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PARlance

Fann Linn wrote: »

Won't go to waste. Ye can flog them to a Cavan man!

No way is a Cavan man forking out for a hotel in Dublin!!!

Loafing Oaf

Fann Linn wrote: »

Won't go to waste. Ye can flog them to a Cavan man!

If you're happy to take about a quarter of the cover price.:P

Fann Linn

Blargh wrote: »

Hopefully its stays in croke bought two tickets and booked a hotel in Dublin for the night before all the drama was announced. Ill be furious if they change venue or the game ends up being a walk over.

Won't go to waste. Ye can flog them to a Cavan man!

Blargh

Hopefully its stays in croke bought two tickets and booked a hotel in Dublin for the night before all the drama was announced. Ill be furious if they change venue or the game ends up being a walk over.

rebel girl 15

Teacher0101 wrote: »

What happens in the FA cup when Man Utd are drawn against a low level team? They don't change the venue,

See this doesn't happen too often as the Premier League sides only enter the FA cup at the 3rd round stage when a lot of the smaller teams are out already

rebel girl 15

franklyon wrote: »

From the official GAA page

Page 98 Offical GAA guide 2018
Note: Home Venues shall be subject to approval by the Central Competitions Control Committee and shall meet the criteria set down by the National Facilities/ Health and Safety Committee.

That is under the Quarter final stage, further down the page you will see the rule regarding qualifiers with no mention of said rule. Kildare completely right to hold out - presume Mayo lads will prepare for the game as per normal and try and put this out of their minds

charlie14

Powerhouse wrote: »

Yeah, but will the average club member in Leitrim or Kerry really vote against their local club delegate in the future because he didn't issue a statement of solidarity with the Kildare football team?

I wasn`t talking about any county other than Kildare in the context that if the Kildare county board do a backroom deal with Croke Park that is contrary to the wishes of their own club members, then they should be aware that come club agms Croke Park will have no say or influence in save their county board membership.

Powerhouse

charlie14 wrote: »

All members of county boards have first to be elected by their clubs as club delegates.
They may love hobnobbing with the glitterati in headquarters, but the glitterati have no say in them becoming or retaining their positions as members of their county boards.

Any of them that goes against the wishes of their own club members would be well advised to remember that.

Yeah, but will the average club member in Leitrim or Kerry really vote against their local club delegate in the future because he didn't issue a statement of solidarity with the Kildare football team?

charlie14

Powerhouse wrote: »

In fairness the whole "solidarity" thing is fine in theory but at the end of the day county boards are part of the GAA. They have as much and more allegiance to Croke Park as they have to the Kildare county board. They also have their own perspective - for example, Waterford might wonder what the fuss is about when they couldn't play any home game in the Munster championship because their ground wasn't deemed up to scratch. It would be a bit rich for them to express solidarity with a county refusing to play at all.

All members of county boards have first to be elected by their clubs as club delegates.
They may love hobnobbing with the glitterati in headquarters, but the glitterati have no say in them becoming or retaining their positions as members of their county boards.

Any of them that goes against the wishes of their own club members would be well advised to remember that.

Powerhouse

Teacher0101 wrote: »

That's fair enough, I know sometimes teams want to cash in. Kildare don't want to cash in, and it's in the rules that they get home advantage.

Pretty bad that other county boards aren't expressing solidarity with Kildare.

In fairness the whole "solidarity" thing is fine in theory but at the end of the day county boards are part of the GAA. They have as much and more allegiance to Croke Park as they have to the Kildare county board. They also have their own perspective - for example, Waterford might wonder what the fuss is about when they couldn't play any home game in the Munster championship because their ground wasn't deemed up to scratch. It would be a bit rich for them to express solidarity with a county refusing to play at all.

Teacher0101

That's fair enough, I know sometimes teams want to cash in. Kildare don't want to cash in, and it's in the rules that they get home advantage.

Pretty bad that other county boards aren't expressing solidarity with Kildare.

Bunny Colvin

O'Neill was told to shut up by the Kildare County Board. Harsh imo, he even bought a new suit and was going to premiere it at the press conference.

Powerhouse

Teacher0101 wrote: »

What happens in the FA cup when Man Utd are drawn against a low level team? They don't change the venue,

Not sure if there's a special rule for Mnchester United but this idea that non-League soccer teams always plays at home is erroneous. Sometimes they cash in.

For example, Yeading played Necastle United in the 2005 FA Cup at QPR's ground rather than their own as they had only a 3,500 capacity. This has almost taken on article of faith status but is far from a given.

Kalyke

Teacher0101 wrote: »

What happens in the FA cup when Man Utd are drawn against a low level team? They don't change the venue,

Its the dark arts of the O Connors at work!!

Teacher0101

What happens in the FA cup when Man Utd are drawn against a low level team? They don't change the venue,

charlie14

If Kildare stick to their guns then the GAA, not just legally but in the court of public opinion, do not have a leg to stand on.
To now come out with that rubbish from one Croke Park huncho that they are concerned that there would be trouble between fan in Newbridge due to some not having tickets while others had is sheer baloney.
There has always been more demand for tickets for All Ireland Final days than seats available, but I have yet to see a riot on Drumcondra Road because of it.

They have been playing fast and loose with this whole health and safety argument over ground capacity for way too long when the world and its mother knows it is simply about revenue.

wirelessdude01

Wonder if the Kildare players have been having their say behind closed doors. Could it be that they have indicated that they want the game played where ever?

PARlance

muddle84 wrote: »

Has anyone bought a ticket for this yet?

Going to pick one up at the gate!

PressRun

He was told not to have the press conference. It'll be solved behind closed doors between the GAA and county board.

Powerhouse

windy shepard henderson wrote: »

Highly doubt it as most of the clubs in kildare are showing there support towards the stance , he had to cancel the press conference due to work commitments I believe

That story is changing by the minute. In fairness, the work commitments thing was difficult to believe in the first place anyway as you'd make bloody sure you were able to attend a press conference you had called so publicly this morning on an issue so topical and time-significant. The diary would have been cleared in advance.

muddle84

Has anyone bought a ticket for this yet?

km79

windy shepard henderson wrote: »

Highly doubt it as most of the clubs in kildare are showing there support towards the stance , he had to cancel the press conference due to work commitments I believe

No he was correctly told to pipe down !
http://twitter.com/paddyward99/status/1011639722949607425

windy shepard henderson

IRE60 wrote: »

BoyleSports‏Verified account @BoyleSports 3m3 minutes ago

Cian O'Neill's press conference has been cancelled...Are Kildare going to backtrack??

Highly doubt it as most of the clubs in kildare are showing there support towards the stance , he had to cancel the press conference due to work commitments I believe

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Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

As Bjork once said "It's oh so quiet".

But think about it, if Mayo keep winning then there will be loads to talk about almost non stop from Saturday until at least August Bank holiday.

Can't wait.

Sorry for quoting my own post but it's been non stop with this Kildare debacle for the last few days.

IRE60

BoyleSports‏Verified account @BoyleSports 3m3 minutes ago

Cian O'Neill's press conference has been cancelled...Are Kildare going to backtrack??

IRE60

This could be sh1t - but someone on Twitter sust said the press conference has just been cancelled

franklyon

Ah not as clear cut as I thought it was. Misguided you are right.

eagle eye

I thought there were a specific set off rules for the All-Ireland qualifiers and the super eights?

Misguided1

http://res.cloudinary.com/dvrbaruzq/image/upload/ludlpjt6lq1ywtpsy4zn.pdf

Page 97 refers to round 3 with no mention of fixture. That only appears in All Ireland Quarter Final group stage.

franklyon

From the official GAA page

Page 98 Offical GAA guide 2018
Note: Home Venues shall be subject to approval by the Central Competitions Control Committee and shall meet the criteria set down by the National Facilities/ Health and Safety Committee.