“Offaly need help” Loughnane

Bonniedog wrote: »

Of course you will produce evidence of me or any other Dublin regular posters complaining about that, won't you

Yeah, look at the thread! Lads complaining about public transport, hotels, whatever you're having the dubs are complaining about it. On yer own thread ye have it down to such a fine art that you disguise it as taking the mick out of the red necks for daring to suggest that ye might be whinging a bit much.

Bonniedog wrote: »

Put it up Realt Dearg. Produce the evidence

Only references to the footballers playing in Kilkenny I've seen were about looking forward to it.

I've been down lots of times and only once in 40 years seen us beat you, but always enjoy it. Either be in O'Loughlins or the Park Inn.

and never heard a Cat whinge about anything

When we do it it's called registering substandard arrangements.

When ye do it it's whinging.

Bonniedog wrote: »

Ha ha!

Baseball over so hitting the hay.

I shall never accuse another rural dweller of being a whinger ever again - even a Rathgar hurler (coming up here, trying to win our junior e championship :-)

Well I still reserve the right to complain about the soft Dublin referees.

http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/gaa/offaly-county-board-under-fire-7935236

14 Months collection dust. the recovery plan for Offaly hurling.

another day another mess.

from the same men that brought you.

http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/gaa/offaly-county-board-botches-appointment-6868476


Document was sent to the local media from a e-mail address:
"Bizarrely the 'whistleblower' claimed to be Ger Loughnane, though we've verified he is not the source"
"The contents of the review and other documentation found their way to local media last week and a management meeting was called tonight"

This is the only reason it be put out at tonight meeting.
It just show the power the local media have to do both good and bad and the responsible they have.

Oasis_Dublin wrote: »

People wondering why Offaly should feel entitled to some amount of investment, which county is more likely to be competitive if it receives funding? One with a rich tradition of recent(ish) success, or one that has never won a game in the Leinster Hurling Championship in living memory? I mean are we going to give it to the Longford hurling team over the Offaly one? Do we want a competitive Leinster championship, or one dominated by one team, but where all teams are given equal funding?

It's the same in football. The GAA needs to invest in teams with some tradition. Meath and Kildare could challenge Dublin, but Longford (sorry Longford!) or Louth never will!

How on earth would the all Irelands they won in the 1980s be of any use whatsoever to them now? The hurlers they have coming up now probably don't remember the last time they won anything of any note. Their minors and 21s definitely don't. I'm 34 and I'm starting to forget myself. Id like to see offaly improve but feeling entitled to funding because of tradition when your country board can't be bothered to make a plan for improving the game in the county kind of sums up the problem really. Funding without some competent people to plan how to spend it is useless, and memories of the 1990s aren't a plan. If Westmeath or heaven help us Longford had a competent county board and a plan, then yeah, they'll make better use of the funding than offaly watching old laochra gaels and dreaming of the good old days.

The Offaly county board is now refusing to answer question from the local media and newstalk.
Original cause they weren't submitted through the correct channels
So the journalist resubmitted through the correct channels and they still will not answers then.
Why cause the local lads broke this story this week

blue note wrote: »

They said on newstalk that the Offaly county board contacted them to give out that they weren't contacted for a right of reply the first night they talked about it. So newstalk offered them the chance to come on the next night. And they said no.

I don't know what the answer there is, but I don't have any faith in them to come up with it.

I wouldn't let these lads mind my dog while it's out taking a ****e, let alone give them responsibility for allocating funding.

Funding without a good plan is a waste. Offaly CB need to develop the plan, then look for funding to implement. For the plan, they should look to Dublin and KK for guidance as they are the leaders in this.
It's not only Offaly, all other counties who wish to maximise their resources should also do this

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

How on earth would the all Irelands they won in the 1980s be of any use whatsoever to them now? The hurlers they have coming up now probably don't remember the last time they won anything of any note. Their minors and 21s definitely don't. I'm 34 and I'm starting to forget myself. Id like to see offaly improve but feeling entitled to funding because of tradition when your country board can't be bothered to make a plan for improving the game in the county kind of sums up the problem really. Funding without some competent people to plan how to spend it is useless, and memories of the 1990s aren't a plan. If Westmeath or heaven help us Longford had a competent county board and a plan, then yeah, they'll make better use of the funding than offaly watching old laochra gaels and dreaming of the good old days.

How can past success influence modern teams? Sure look at what Wexford are attempting at the moment; some of the 96 team/management are involved in underage development. It's reaping dividends at underage level. Surely you can't argue that success in the past can be a hinderance in the future?

In terms of Offaly making a plan, I completely agree with you. They should be formulating a plan. By all accounts, the county board in Tullamore is a shambles.

Can I apologise to Longford also! Plenty of good underage work going on there. What they lack is belief at senior level!