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Pat Gilroy Resigns From Croke Park Role

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Pat has resigned from his Croke Park Roll over threat to the games amateur status, he has also walked away from the GAA's risk and audit committee after GAA president Jarleth Burns recently raised the prospect of contracts for county managers. - - - more trouble on the horizon. ?? supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3074 - 23/11/2024 13:34:25 2580817 Link
Replying To supersub15: "Pat has resigned from his Croke Park Roll over threat to the games amateur status, he has also walked away from the GAA's risk and audit committee after GAA president Jarleth Burns recently raised the prospect of contracts for county managers. - - - more trouble on the horizon. ??" Jarlath Burns has been flying more kites in the last 6 months than has been flown in the previous 6 years. Pat Gilroy doesn't like the colour of this kite so took the opportunity to get off the bridge in case he got associated with something that's never going to happen. Nothing to see, move on !!! dontlookback (Galway) - Posts: 279 - 23/11/2024 15:38:59 2580825 Link
Replying To supersub15: "Pat has resigned from his Croke Park Roll over threat to the games amateur status, he has also walked away from the GAA's risk and audit committee after GAA president Jarleth Burns recently raised the prospect of contracts for county managers. - - - more trouble on the horizon. ??" Could he not have stayed and fought his corner? Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 1979 - 23/11/2024 15:51:35 2580828 Link
Replying To supersub15: "Pat has resigned from his Croke Park Roll over threat to the games amateur status, he has also walked away from the GAA's risk and audit committee after GAA president Jarleth Burns recently raised the prospect of contracts for county managers. - - - more trouble on the horizon. ??" Fair play to Gilroy for stepping away if his issue is paid contracts for inter-county managers. This is more an issue for smaller counties but the Dubs would be the one county that could afford to bring in the best paid managers. Gilroy is a good GAA man and is looking at the bigger picture, not just the interests of his own county. He may also be looking at the bigger picture of who succeeds Jarleth Burns. SHCEIGHTY (Longford) - Posts: 3 - 23/11/2024 17:06:48 2580838 Link
Replying To Seanfanbocht: "Could he not have stayed and fought his corner?" I can only imagain he would think it's pointless. supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3074 - 23/11/2024 17:18:52 2580843 Link
Replying To supersub15: "I can only imagain he would think it's pointless." Professionalism is here to stay get used to it, fair play to Pat for walking. Scallioneater (Carlow) - Posts: 294 - 24/11/2024 10:22:38 2580953 Link
Replying To SHCEIGHTY: "Fair play to Gilroy for stepping away if his issue is paid contracts for inter-county managers. This is more an issue for smaller counties but the Dubs would be the one county that could afford to bring in the best paid managers. Gilroy is a good GAA man and is looking at the bigger picture, not just the interests of his own county. He may also be looking at the bigger picture of who succeeds Jarleth Burns." My memory of the show isn't completely fresh but the Sunday Game did a program about how to improve the future of the GAA for all counties, right in the midst of Dublin GAA cleaning up everything in football. Gilroy and Andy Mac from Meath were guests and Gilroy spent most of his time doubling down on ways to maximise more potential in Dublin while suggesting the rest of Ireland sort their own houses out. A GAA man he may be, but he didn't strike me as being overly interested in much outside his own blue flock. SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2508 - 24/11/2024 11:06:47 2580959 Link
Replying To Scallioneater: "Professionalism is here to stay get used to it, fair play to Pat for walking." Withdrawal of consent is sometimes the only means to turn bad situations around. Croke Park are masters at managing "change" in ways that are ultimately detrimental to us. BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3187 - 24/11/2024 11:14:14 2580960 Link
I support Pat Gilroy in his status. There is a clear divide in the GAA. In Croke Park and at intercounty level; professionalism is rampant and increasing. There is even a clear divide at intercounty level where some of the elite counties have a bigger background team than some weaker counties' squads. This isn't highlighted in the media by any one - there're all engaging in groupthink. It is only at club level; I'd say rural clubs that some of the old GAA values are still to be found. The day is fast approaching where there will be super clubs; they exist already competing for major club honours. It is already in full swing at intercounty level where we are close to players being paid just like the management team that are asking them to train harder. It will also lead to players transferring and playing for elite counties if they are deemed good enough. Croke Park is now a cash cow where they're more interested in renting out Croke Park than encourage gaels from all counties to aspire to play there. I think Pat Gilroy made the right decision as he seems to value what the GAA was, not what it is rapidly becoming. wicklowsupport (Wicklow) - Posts: 2026 - 24/11/2024 11:27:36 2580963 Link
Replying To SaffronDon: "My memory of the show isn't completely fresh but the Sunday Game did a program about how to improve the future of the GAA for all counties, right in the midst of Dublin GAA cleaning up everything in football. Gilroy and Andy Mac from Meath were guests and Gilroy spent most of his time doubling down on ways to maximise more potential in Dublin while suggesting the rest of Ireland sort their own houses out. A GAA man he may be, but he didn't strike me as being overly interested in much outside his own blue flock." His world is Vincents and Dublin. Not up to him to "sort out" Antrim. This shows that in different situation he sees bigger picture. BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3187 - 24/11/2024 11:49:37 2580965 Link
Can an admin or someone please change the spelling of the post title (roll --> role) before my old English Teacher has a stroke. PolicemanFox (Monaghan) - Posts: 181 - 24/11/2024 13:01:35 2580975 Link
Sure haven't managers been getting paid for years, club managers are well paid too, typical Ireland it's done under the table, the dogs in the street know it's going on. Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 3046 - 24/11/2024 13:41:42 2580986 Link
Replying To Tirchonaill1: "Sure haven't managers been getting paid for years, club managers are well paid too, typical Ireland it's done under the table, the dogs in the street know it's going on." It's posts like yours that festers the minds of other reasonable posters, let me add to that your not a true gael and far trom it with that attitude. Typical ireland it's done under the table you say, if that's the case I'd prefer to sit at a different table. supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3074 - 24/11/2024 14:31:50 2580999 Link
Replying To PolicemanFox: "Can an admin or someone please change the spelling of the post title (roll --> role) before my old English Teacher has a stroke." If that's all you have to offer as a poster little man I truly feel sorry for youu. supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3074 - 24/11/2024 14:36:27 2581000 Link
Replying To BarneyGrant: "His world is Vincents and Dublin. Not up to him to "sort out" Antrim. This shows that in different situation he sees bigger picture." Maybe next time read what and why I posted the above instead of jumping in head first. I made the same point as you just did. He had tunnel vision for his own county only. It wasn't very insightful unless you believed Dublin should be achieving more than they already were and it didn't really add much to the overall theme of the programme. SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2508 - 24/11/2024 17:27:24 2581032 Link
Replying To SaffronDon: "My memory of the show isn't completely fresh but the Sunday Game did a program about how to improve the future of the GAA for all counties, right in the midst of Dublin GAA cleaning up everything in football. Gilroy and Andy Mac from Meath were guests and Gilroy spent most of his time doubling down on ways to maximise more potential in Dublin while suggesting the rest of Ireland sort their own houses out. A GAA man he may be, but he didn't strike me as being overly interested in much outside his own blue flock." I think he sees other sports as a rival unlike outside of Dublin. I heard he was totally against GAA letting rugby play in the grounds. I can imagine he wasn't to happy when Leinster rugby had more fans in croke park this year than the Dubs. Kew (Galway) - Posts: 105 - 25/11/2024 20:53:06 2581246 Link
Replying To Kew: "I think he sees other sports as a rival unlike outside of Dublin. I heard he was totally against GAA letting rugby play in the grounds. I can imagine he wasn't to happy when Leinster rugby had more fans in croke park this year than the Dubs." How did you hear he was totally against GAA letting rugby play in the grounds? Just asking! Onion_Sack (Dublin) - Posts: 266 - 25/11/2024 21:29:38 2581248 Link
Replying To Kew: "I think he sees other sports as a rival unlike outside of Dublin. I heard he was totally against GAA letting rugby play in the grounds. I can imagine he wasn't to happy when Leinster rugby had more fans in croke park this year than the Dubs." If that's supposed to be a dig at us, rugby also got same number of people as All Ireland finals. He was right to oppose them having it. If soccer team wasnt so bad theyd be in too. BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3187 - 25/11/2024 22:19:49 2581256 Link
Am I missing something ? That horse bolted years ago. Club managers get paid, the physio, the ref gets mileage etc etc. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11418 - 26/11/2024 07:14:29 2581265 Link
Replying To yew_tree: "Am I missing something ? That horse bolted years ago. Club managers get paid, the physio, the ref gets mileage etc etc." Well this came from the horses mouth, " Quote" The President of the GAA Jarleth Burns recently raised the prospect of PAID contracts for Inter County managers. If this goes ahead it will make the payments "official" - expenses will be secondary / unofficial or as an extra. supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3074 - 26/11/2024 09:16:10 2581272 Link