GAA County Board Takes All the Sweets
An agenda item from a recent GAA County Board meeting in the Clan Na Gaels sounds like something from the Sopranos.
There was much heated discussion over the fact that the Dowdallshill club received very little money for staging the three Pat's versus Cooley matches at their grounds, St. Brigid's Park.
It transpires that the club received €100 for each game while the County Board walked off, drove off, or ran off, with a total of €54,000 from the events.
The Dowdallshill club were insisting, quite rightly, that their token payments wouldn't cover the preparations necessary for each game.
Changing the arrangements was put to a vote but the very thought of any such change, involving the County Board having to allow the club retain any reasonable amount of the gate money, was defeated by the strength of the County Board members, leaving the Dowdallshill members very disgruntled.
It conjures up visions of the 'Mob' turning up when the game is over, and demanding the proceeds as protection money.
It doesn't seem like reasonable treatment for the hosting club, and one would like to think that the subject should be raised again in the not too distant future. Badabadaboom !
There was much heated discussion over the fact that the Dowdallshill club received very little money for staging the three Pat's versus Cooley matches at their grounds, St. Brigid's Park.
It transpires that the club received €100 for each game while the County Board walked off, drove off, or ran off, with a total of €54,000 from the events.
The Dowdallshill club were insisting, quite rightly, that their token payments wouldn't cover the preparations necessary for each game.
Changing the arrangements was put to a vote but the very thought of any such change, involving the County Board having to allow the club retain any reasonable amount of the gate money, was defeated by the strength of the County Board members, leaving the Dowdallshill members very disgruntled.
It conjures up visions of the 'Mob' turning up when the game is over, and demanding the proceeds as protection money.
It doesn't seem like reasonable treatment for the hosting club, and one would like to think that the subject should be raised again in the not too distant future. Badabadaboom !
posted by Editor at 11:05 p.m.
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