So I’m right, the games governing body took an active role in improving the game at all levels in one of the counties taking part in its competition. And you see nothing wrong in this on what’s supposed to be a fair competition.
A lot of holocaust deniers on here these days. Thats the way its gone. You’d almost suspect some non Dublin chaps have vested interests elsewhere. Almost.
It’s amazing Galway do so well without any sponsorship
You have lads saying funding doesn’t matter. Then saying it does posts later.
But wait, did they even get extra funding, it’s been discussed nationally for years, but one poster isn’t fully convinced…
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They took an active role to encourage participation. Yes.
They didn’t finance Dublin hiring Jim Gavin the way the financed other county boards who overspent on county teams.
Dublin has a natural advantage in terms of numbers if properly harnessed. Kilkenny is a tiny population but dominated hurling. Why
It doesn’t need a stir pal, put down the wooden spoon.
Why the abuse of the players ?
Delivering meals to players …where does that fit in?
Kilkenny dominate hurling because its a highly skilled game they are obsessed with. Why do nz dominate rugby. Neither by the way, dominate to the extent Dublin do.
Of course Dublin has all the advantages and has no shortage of money (what was that 5m of taxpayers money from Ahern about?) so why did the gaa decide to step in. You still think it was fair. Either the gaa are running a truly fair competition, or they are protecting and growing the market in one of the teams above all other. Which is it?
What about the half a cow the Meath lads used to get after training for their tea from Kepak ??
For the second time today. Dublin hurling was making improvements before any coaching and games funding. Dublin won an All Ireland schools in 2002 followed by a Leinster minor in 2005 and 2007. These teams backboned Anthony Dalys relatively successful senior team. Since Daly left we have slipped back to 9 or 10th best in the country. To summarise our inter county team was improving before we got any extra coaching money and that improvement has since stalled. If your argument had any merit we should be dominating hurling by now. Instead we seem to be getting worse.
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I know mate. Carlow get more money per capita than Dublin. The fucking PE perverts? It’s a fucking joke.
There was special money from Ahern and the government long before the gaa stepped in
not sure about that.
A reasonably fact based article detailing the progress of Dublin and the contribution, not the only thing, that the finances made to Dublins resurgence.
The way Dublin have increased playing numbers and improved clubs and facilities is a huge success. If it was based on only an internal set up where things improved, that would be fine. The issue becomes that this massive investment causes disparity because they play in a nationally based competition.
It is what it is though. The horse has long bolted and bridging the gap will be nigh on impossible. The two outside shocks we got in ten years of championship football is all people have to grasp onto. As a competition, I’ve little interest in senior county football. I’ve been to multiple All ireland finals, usually having a pick of hurling or football tickets. I went to the Mayo game a few years back when Bernard Brogan got two goals, not sure which year off hand, but went to all hurling finals since. Its not at all interesting as a spectacle any more, hoping that a team loses for no other reason than the opposition might catch them off guard is not a sporting contest worth watching. There is such a gap between the understanding of what happens outside of Dublin in clubs and counties that it is not worth even debating anymore. Like I said, it is what it is.
And it shouldnt be like that. When Kilkenny were in the final for 5 in a row, you had a mix of people wanting to see history and the greatest team in hurling history win, in equal measure to those wanting them knocked off their perch and back to parity. We should be lauding this Dublin team and enjoying their feats. But bar a very few, no one outside of Dublin really gives a shit about them or how good they are.
Maybe its the style of play too. Its more often than not just a beating into submission. Pass, pass pass run run run and create a chance for an easy score 25m out from goal. Its not exciting or entertaining, its just a procession. Again, thats not a criticism, they play to win not entertain, its just another reason why people dont generally give a shit. The few sparks in a game from the likes of O Callaghan or Connelly when he played, pure off the cuff skill are too rare to be excited about.
They’ll beat Mayo into submisison and stroll to victory. We’ll have Cluxton lift an unprecedented title as captain and things will go on as normal. There’ll be a few more outcries of finances and parity, but there is no way to equalise the competition in its current format so it’ll just keep going until something pretty drastic happens. And it wont. And we’ll have the same debate on here next year as we have done for the last ten years.
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And so the wheel turns
the way teams set up against them is a big factor in the ‘pass pass run run run’
Funding started in 2003 according to that article. It hardly had us winning Leinsters a tear later. I was one of the first gpo’s hired in 2004. Dublin hurling was already making strides at that stage. We seem to be getting worse now. How come all that money isn’t winning all irelands for us?
It’s patently your fault.
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Gilroy was right. You couldn’t be giving money to the likes of Galway. Twould be like giving whiskey to the Indians.
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