The GPA want an 800% increase in funding to look after gimps like this chap. Spending a €10k credit union car loan in the bookies the next day.
Glad to hear he is on the mend. Interesting to hear how his physicality was suffer due to diet. If he bulks up a bit and gets his mind right he could be a key player for us.
Harsh
A 10 grand credit union loan, blown in the bookies, in one day?!!!
Ah lads.
I listened to Oisin McConville on the Irishman Abroad podcast and he mentioned that his diet suffered as a result of his gambling. It’s a very good podcast hosted by Jarlath Regan.
Don’t be such a cunt, mate.
He is in foul humour today as his mrs woke him when she was getting up to do the darkness into light and he never really got back to sleep after it… we’ve all been there and needed a vent, pal. @bandage is a lovely chap usually.
I stand by my post. Gambling is the asthma of addictions. This lad needs a good kick up the hole instead of plaudits for his bravery. Tax payers money being diverted to the GPA to give to the likes of him is sickening.
If he got a bigger grant he wouldn’t need to borrow as much. Simples
The recent GPA survey had a question in it about gambling addiction.
Jarlath Regan is an annoying cunt though
It’s an addiction you fucking retard, and you’re in no position to comment on uses for car loans you useless cunt. Maybe if he had spent a years bus pass on the horses you could better relate.
Glad he’s getting better, they county board need to set an example and open up a phone line or make a counsellor available or whatever so lads don’t feel they have no one to talk to.
True. He licks any rugby mans hole. But his interviews are generally quite good. He’s got some excellent people on his podcast the last few years.
The GPA already have a 24/7 phone line available for GGA players who put €2k on 4-horse accumulators, you fucking gimp.
I agree with bandage on this one. The GPA are making a play to be the next semi state, with perks to match.
That are a big fucking bunch of chancers
The point I as making was he felt he had no one to talk to, it should be made clear to all you men in the county that’s not the case, led by example by the the county board. This story has nothing to do with the gpa so no idea why you’re dragging them into it you fucking fool.
The important role of the GPA gets mentioned in the piece, you thick bastard. Coincidentally enough this lad gets rolled out the same week they sought an increase in funding from the government from €750k to €7m per year. You say the article has nothing to do with the GPA and (despicably) abuse me for mentioning them but bring the county board into it yourself. It’s surely not anything to do with them either if you’re being consistent. And you don’t know that the county board didn’t mention the services available to the players.
With him being satisfied to reveal his story in the national media, I’m taking it that he would have been comfortable to mention if there was an underlying issue and some causation between it and heavy gambling. Otherwise it reads like dumb/reckless behaviour on a grand scale so I don’t necessarily feel any sympathy for him feeling crap in the aftermath (barring receipt of further information on this). Similarly I wouldn’t necessarily feel terrible for a random chap who felt shit after playing video games non-stop for weeks or someone who ate way too many chocolate bars.
It’s now a case of Screaming Marys in the land of Bressie getting on their high horse when anyone says “meh, fuck off” to another “Aren’t I so brave for coming out the other side of this?” article. Why he’s in the media anyway? To raise awareness? Most people should be aware it’s not very clever to fuck €10k away in the bookies on a Friday afternoon. To apologise to those close to him? He can do that in person. To raise his own profile and push the GPA agenda? Most likely.
Now fuck off and chop some wood for your cabin, you utter cunt.
So the County Board now needs to provide suicide counseling to its players? Ah lads, are the GAA expected to do everything in this country?!