More GAA Shame

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Jesus, go easy on him ffs. No need to lower the blade so early of a Friday morning.

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143

Fair play, you finally got there, Christ I set it up since the first post

A bag of medals for sitting on a bench, fair play to him all the same.

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145

He has a nice hair transplant though

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As shrewd Dublin football observers always said ā€˜thereā€™s a reason Costello could never crack the Dublin starting 15ā€™

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Is Costello the lad with more All Ireland medals than championship starts?

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Hardly Iā€™d say

149

Darren daly probably

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Think I heard that before the All Ireland semi final

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In 2018 he had 5 All Ireland medals from two championship starts so itā€™s probably correct.

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152

One of those Championship starts was v Donegal in 2014.

Heā€™s probably tied now at 7 All Ireland Medals and 7 Championship starts

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That could be what I heard.

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If you won one all Ireland medal , Would you value it if you never played a single match in the championship and were never more than a squad member ? You done all training , made all sacrifices etc but never played ā€¦

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Itā€™s all about being on the field and contributing. You canā€™t tell me a medal means as much to a benchwarmer

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156

I donā€™t think I would.

I had to play, luckily I always merited my selection but if I didnā€™t get my chance Iā€™d walk away.

Iā€™d rather play and win nothing than win something but not play.

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Its about the ethos/culture created by management. Team sport is about the squad. You park self interest. If you do this, then of course you value the medal. It should be no different to been on starting 15, or part of the management set up.

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158

But deep down youā€™ll know the truth

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Winners arenā€™t happy getting splinters in their arse and been given a participation medal

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160

Stephen O Neill wouldnā€™t even take his medal in 2008

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Probably a bit different in GAA intercounty terms though, you canā€™t just up and leave and join another team generally.

Some might go back and be more involved with their club but itā€™s a lower level and they are always going to be available to their club at the main point of the season.

I think thereā€™s a certain timeframe as an intercounty panelist where you just say youā€™ve tried enough and itā€™s time to walk away.

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Its about ā€˜adding valueā€™ to the group.