Monaghan footballers reported to have trained together - RTÉ report.

I think that, like the Dubs, they should be left alone because there is **** all harm in a group of lads training together outside, and that this country badly needs to stop entertaining the cowardly curtain twitchers that are dragging us all down.

bobbysands81 wrote: »

I’m sure we will agree that, like the Dubs, they should be pilloried for the next few weeks... or maybe for some strange reason that won’t happen.

https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2021/0408/1208525-gaa-to-investigate-alleged-monaghan-training-breach/

For like with the Dubs for some strange reason the GAA will actually do nothing about it...

Tombo2001 wrote: »

Its unreal - how many COVID breaches are there going to be in GAA.

Its an absolute shocker, one rule for the gaa and another for the rest of us........

Who do they think they are.

You think every non GAA person in the club yeh hasn’t committed a covid “breach” whatever the hell that is anymore. Group of lads training outdoors oh the horror this country is a cess pit it really is. Not a day goes by that I don’t see cyclists or runners “breaching” covid rules and good luck to them at this stage.

I'm just amazed more teams not training despite restrictions, I suspect a lot are

At this rate Wicklow will be the only team left in the championship, and we will take our rightful place on the throne.

Finty Lemon wrote: »

Why would anyone be surprised that Seamus McEnaney would be breaking the law?

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/hotels-and-restaurants-prominent-on-revenue-s-13m-tax-defaulters-list-1.3719935

To be fair that has nothing to do with this

Hammer Archer wrote: »

The Dublin breach only broke this time last week and already there's barely anything further about it. On this forum, there was uproar for around 24 hours and pretty much nothing since. Obviously, the 6 time in a row All Ireland champions are going to garner more publicity than Monaghan but Dublin haven't been "pilloried for weeks".

The only thing that annoys me about these "breaches" is that it gives people with an axe to grind with gaelic games more ammunition. The fact that it's been confirmed that 0.1% of all cases (i.e. less than the number of cases confirmed yesterday) have been transmitted outdoors shows how utterly stupid the ban on outdoor training is.

Far greater risk in GAA matters is the social scene around the club finals last year. Club football should be banned for 2021, end of.

There's young people kicking ball up and down the country every day. I have a spot I go to at least once a week with my young lad to get him out and it's always a lottery if we will get a goal post spare. A lot of the times its families like ourselves, but other times there's three or four that are obviously off a team and look like they're doing their own thing, but always with a bag of balls. The point I'm getting at is it would be easy for teams to arrange a session to be sent on WhatsApp, arrange equipment discreetly and keep the coaches away from it so it looks like a group of bored young people passing time. The biggest crime with Dublin and Monaghan are being silly enough to be caught in the current climate.

bucketybuck wrote: »

I think that, like the Dubs, they should be left alone because there is **** all harm in a group of lads training together outside, and that this country badly needs to stop entertaining the cowardly curtain twitchers that are dragging us all down.

It's not about curtain twitching or whatever other little boring phrases people like you throw out to those that are being careful. It’s not like them training will kill anyone. It’s not life or death as such but it is pure ignorance of a very high level to know the rules and go ahead and do it anyway, and for that alone they all should be punished.

As someone else mentioned above, it's cheating, however you want to paint it.

its amazing how many lads I see these days just happening to arrive at the beach, football field, openspace at the same time .. usually with football boots, cones and poles ... pure coincidences all over the country too

Stones and glass houses come to mind.

It just shows what a myth is has been that we have been in level 5 lockdown since december ... the country as a whole hasn't been locked down .. the pubs and shops have been shut but life has been going on with a nod and a wink all along.

So we can't say that lockdown hasn't worked as we haven't actually done it

DuffleBag wrote: »

It’s not like them training will kill anyone. It’s not life or death as such but it is pure ignorance of a very high level to know the rules and go ahead and do it anyway, and for that alone they all should be punished.

Exactly, for a lot of people the rules are more important than life or death.

https://wiki.c2.com/?TheFiveMonkeys

mattser wrote: »

Far greater risk in GAA matters is the social scene around the club finals last year. Club football should be banned for 2021, end of.

Club GAA should be banned or all club sports, just so we can get an idea of your agenda

MFPM wrote: »

Indeed we do and there are very very few of us who have not and do not break the rules. Monaghan like the other counties know the rules a chose to break them and as such they'll take their punishment. None of that of course negates a more general point about the curtain twitchers and the unseemly spying that some of these people seem to engage in.

So you think what the curtain twitchers are doing is worse? You don't have to be spying to see someone flouting lockdown rules. Surely you can understand annoyance that some feel they are above them?

I'd only be bothered by curtain twitchers if I was doing something I shouldn't. Really don't care what others do with regards to the reporting to be honest. I'm sure they feel what they are doing is right

Good for them out training. Most people are doing something similar around the country I would say as the restrictions at this stage are doing far more harm than good. At this stage it's clear that within reason if you're doing activities outdoors then there are negligible health risks

thebronze14 wrote: »

Good for them out training. Most people are doing something similar around the country I would say as the restrictions at this stage are doing far more harm than good. At this stage it's clear that within reason if you're doing activities outdoors then there are negligible health risks

I take your point but they are getting an unfair advantage over other counties who are not holding full panel training sessions. I know most are doing something but not on this scale.

It's not about whether the rules are bullsh1t or not the GAA have strict rules in place in relation to this and this is a clear breach.