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That some people get paid doesnt mean the association is then professional. College sport in the US is amateur yet the coaches are some of the highest paid people in the country. The top level of the sport hasnt been on the verge of professionalism for some time The money being spent on Dublin doesnt mean the players are professional. Most of the other counties or at least players have access to top class facilities as much as the dubs. KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3494 - 21/12/2020 17:36:31 2325154 Link 0 |
Limericks set up is nothing on a professional teams. Compare it to what Munster Rugby do in the city. Compare what Dublin do to Leinster. They are not near comparable. The GAA is an amateur organisation but that doesnt at all mean or should it mean that nobody can or should be paid,. All the physios are paid for the services they provide to the teams involved. Theyre not employees of the teams/counties/clubs. The money spent on Dublin doesnt mean they are a professional sports team. Most counties have a top level set up with top class facilities, very good coaches, support staff. Just look at so many of the county centre of excellences. Like Kerry, Mayo etc. KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3494 - 21/12/2020 17:48:20 2325159 Link 1 |
As mentioned some people can't understand. We try To explain but it's impossible for some to comprehend. But never mind. Keep taking the millions from the GAA and keep winning your one team competition. And keep telling yourself it's a level playing field. You might even believe it some day.
the creeler (Cavan) - Posts: 512 - 21/12/2020 18:26:41 2325175 Link 1 |
And you're from Kildare???? Who couldn't get near the worst Meath team ever put out!!
the creeler (Cavan) - Posts: 512 - 21/12/2020 18:27:17 2325176 Link 0 |
Oh well if mcstay said it it has to be true. Analysts are never ever wrong. Why then did Mayo tire in the last ten mins but Dublin didn't???
the creeler (Cavan) - Posts: 512 - 21/12/2020 18:28:06 2325177 Link 0 |
Sure even leitrim have a centre of excellence. What's your point?! You're say limericks set up is not comparable to Dublin but then Dublin is not next door to professional?? Contradictory fair to say.
the creeler (Cavan) - Posts: 512 - 21/12/2020 18:29:49 2325180 Link 0 |
Ya I know what you're saying, Mark O'Connor from my own club is a professional Aussie rules player with Geelong and he's also going to college doing a degree in business, so going to college doesn't stop him from being a professional footballer.
KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 21/12/2020 18:36:11 2325182 Link 0 |
Which skill levels are better? The best of our players go out against an Australian team that practise with the round ball for a few weeks before the international rules games and are given an embarrassing exhibition by the Australians on how to accurately kick the ball 30-40 yards to a team mates chest and routinely beat them too on the scoreboard. I don't see any beauty in a so called great team passing a ball back from midfield to the goalkeeper and tippy tappying it while they wait for an opponent to come tackle them. republicofcloone (Leitrim) - Posts: 375 - 21/12/2020 18:57:29 2325195 Link 0 |
Where is the contradiction? Limerick and Dublin have very good set ups in place but they arent a patch on full time professional teams. KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3494 - 21/12/2020 19:04:59 2325197 Link 1 |
Very difficult to get that message across here though! Sure even professional soccer clubs send young lads to college!
the creeler (Cavan) - Posts: 512 - 21/12/2020 19:08:46 2325199 Link 0 |
Well Carlow beat ye in 2018 so what does that say for your lot? Leitrim and Carlow also have better county grounds than yours, what does that say about Kildare professionalism?
republicofcloone (Leitrim) - Posts: 375 - 21/12/2020 19:24:17 2325208 Link 0 |
Mark O'Connor gets paid to play. He is a professional footballer.
lilylanger (Kildare) - Posts: 758 - 21/12/2020 19:38:30 2325212 Link 2 |
Try to stay on point.
lilylanger (Kildare) - Posts: 758 - 21/12/2020 19:42:35 2325213 Link 1 |
"Limericks set up is nothing on a professional teams. Compare it to what Munster Rugby do in the city. Compare what Dublin do to Leinster. You say limericks set up is nothing on a professional team and then you say compare what Dublin do to Leinster. Why are you comparing limerick and Dublin if Dublin aren't next to professional? Surely limerick and Dublin should be the same but you say compare limerick to what Dublin do to Leinster. If limerick aren't professional why are you comparing them to Dublin who also "are not professional?" Surely you should have compared them To a professional team! That is the contradiction my friend the creeler (Cavan) - Posts: 512 - 21/12/2020 19:45:29 2325214 Link 1 |
What Dublin do isnt a patch on any of the provinces. The rest and recovery the pro's do is miles more than anything Dublin, Limerick or any inter county side do. I compared Limerick to Munster and Dublin to Leinster. Neither county sides are a patch on the pro sides for what they do in training, the r&r players have. KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3494 - 21/12/2020 19:52:40 2325217 Link 1 |
Because they are fitter. Simple really. It's not rocket science; there's no s&c gap.
avonali (Dublin) - Posts: 1974 - 21/12/2020 20:07:23 2325221 Link 7 |
But why are they fitter if all teams do the same training??????
the creeler (Cavan) - Posts: 512 - 21/12/2020 20:32:13 2325228 Link 1 |
Kildare and professionalism don't exactly fit in the same sentence! But then again the GAA as we all know is an amateur organisation so fair play to them for sticking to the amateur ethos
the creeler (Cavan) - Posts: 512 - 21/12/2020 20:46:41 2325235 Link 0 |
Yes NcStay, a Mayo man born in Castlebar, played for Mayo for 7 years, won 2 Connacht titles, has 1 all star, led Mayo U21s to a Connacht title, Roscommon Gaels to a title and St Brigids to an AI title and Roscommon seniors to a Connaught title. He's a football analyst and writes articles on football for the national press. But sure what would Kevin McStay know about Mayo GAA over a Kerryman masquerading as a Cavan man and posting on a GAA forum. G'wan outta dat with your "professionalism".
Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4700 - 21/12/2020 20:47:29 2325236 Link 6 |
You say teams are doing same training but its very simple. Some teams are fitter. Just like pro soccer, pro rugby and any other sport. Theyre fitter. KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3494 - 21/12/2020 20:49:56 2325240 Link 0 |