Cork GAA Rebellion

February 15th, 2008

Many of you are probably wondering why I haven’t said anything about the Cork GAA trouble that’s happening at the moment. The reason is I was undecided about how I felt about in. I always agreed with the players that the coach should be allowed to pick his backroom staff, which I said to the Examiner when asked at a recent rally about the issue. Otherwise it would be difficult to get the best man for the job.

However I didn’t agree with going on strike and refusing to play.

This morning I heard on the radio that they might be a solution imminent as they are entering into binding arbitration. Which basically means they are getting someone in from the outside who will pick a winner, and both sides have agreed to be bound by his decision.

I hope they find in favour of the coach picking his own team but on the other hand I worry that the players will strike again in the future over something else. They should really ensure that another option is made available to them when there are issues like this in the future. And I believe Frank Murphys powers should be reduced because I personally put the blame squarely on his shoulders for this.

I am a member of 2 GAA clubs and no one has asked me my opinion on this. It is just the County Board (i.e. Murphy) making decisions for the rest of the county.

On a lighter note here are two of the funnier jokes I got on this.

It looks like Pairc Uí Caoimh is up for rent on Daft.ie. Or see a screen shot here if it has been taken down.

And it seems the Cork strike it affecting Corks youngest supporters the most.

Entry Filed under: Opinion, Cork, Funny