b[/b] Announcing that the presentations are definitely going to take place in the middle of the field this year and that Croke Park will be taking extra measures to ensure this happens, and
b[/b] He is absolutely opposed to any technology being introduced. Not only that, he also rejects out of hand any recent criticism of umpires or the system used to appoint them. He claims umpires are not just there because they know the referee, but because they are âvery good at what they doâ.
Nobody has really explained why they canât announce that âpatronsâ can get on the pitch in an organised fashion after a couple of minutes so any players who want to and the referee etc can get off the pitch. They can then open the gates, let people on in an orderly fashion after a clear announcement that coming on to the pitch is at your own risk. It is then no different to when tens of thousands stand on the pitch for U2 or Take That or whoever. The tradition of cup presentations can then still take place in front of thousands of their fellow county men as its done for years.
Genuinely canât see any problem with this, legal or otherwise? Is there something Iâ'm missing?
Problem probably is there is no fans or âpatronsâ organisation to put forward obvious ideas like this to the clowns in Croke Park.
Fuck him, you get presented with the McCarthy Cup in the Hogan Stand, not on some platform in the middle of the field with pyrotechnics going off. Ask any Tipp man about 2001 and theyâll tell you it took the gloss off the win, that crap in the middle of the field.
Itâs been suggested before gola, and they rolled out the âpitch compactionâ excuse.
Of course pitch compaction concerns were also supposed to prohibit the playing of three matches in Croke Park on the same day. Yet this didnât stop Nicky Brennan and Cooney fixing the Meagher, Rackard, and Ring finals on for the same day in order to shove them out of sight.
Some cunt from the âPitch Invasion Research Committeeâ was on RTE Radio 1 last week saying that the pitch compaction argument is gone and was never a reason.
Can some of ye who give any sort of a fuck about this please email this general idea to the GAA. I presume theyâve heard it before but would just like to hear the response if a few of people send it. I actually know your man Alan MIlton who is now their communications manager and heâs a sound enough lad. Iâd say he would actually get back to ya. Would like to hear his response if someone he doesnât know sends it.
Iâd like to see him stop the Oâ Learys and Lynchâs (and all of Cill Na Matra and Ballyvourney) coming on the field if Cork finally win the All-Ireland this year.
Never liked him since first came across him, his term as the big boss is making him even less endearing. Heâs from the old school lobby, friends with Honohan and the likes.