What are they smoking in Birr?
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 9:43 pm
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well saidOffalys Future wrote:I looked on with utter disbelief when I read in the paper that Birr GAA club are fundraising again with their " Monster Draw" to raise funds for the continued development of St. Brendan's Park.
Are these people stupid? Birr hurling is much similar to Offaly hurling nearly dead and buried and they continue to waste money on their pitch and try to get it to a standard so they can fight to hold county games and the county hurling final.
Offaly has a county ground and that is O'Connor Park. A county the size of Offaly does not need two county grounds. Birr GAA has been really mismanaged and they have completely lost the plot. As of January Offaly are estimated to owe 2.1 million for O'Connor park development.
A few stats:
Between 2004 and 2008 Birr won county hurling titles at all grades = 12
Between 2009 and 2013 Birr won county hurling titles at all grades = 0
Anyone with a brain would know that the foundations to Birr's great success (and Offaly's) was made at underage with the school team in 1985 and 1986. Any resources and funds that are raised should be directly invested into the school and their underage setup.
It's really disappointing when you see so many people from Birr that have side-stepped their club and took on roles at county level when their club needs them now more than never. And while some are trying to help now its too little too late and the wrong person is managing the senior team.
Birr need a strategic plan, they need a visionary and they need it quick.
They need to give up the ghost on the pitch and concentrate on making their club great again. The only way this will happen is to put a serious investment into underage hurling and the community school. This wont come from Offaly county board or the Leinster council. Its Birr GAA's responsibility.
Offalys Future wrote:I looked on with utter disbelief when I read in the paper that Birr GAA club are fundraising again with their " Monster Draw" to raise funds for the continued development of St. Brendan's Park.
Are these people stupid? Birr hurling is much similar to Offaly hurling nearly dead and buried and they continue to waste money on their pitch and try to get it to a standard so they can fight to hold county games and the county hurling final.
Offaly has a county ground and that is O'Connor Park. A county the size of Offaly does not need two county grounds. Birr GAA has been really mismanaged and they have completely lost the plot. As of January Offaly are estimated to owe 2.1 million for O'Connor park development.
A few stats:
Between 2004 and 2008 Birr won county hurling titles at all grades = 12
Between 2009 and 2013 Birr won county hurling titles at all grades = 0
Anyone with a brain would know that the foundations to Birr's great success (and Offaly's) was made at underage with the school team in 1985 and 1986. Any resources and funds that are raised should be directly invested into the school and their underage setup.
It's really disappointing when you see so many people from Birr that have side-stepped their club and took on roles at county level when their club needs them now more than never. And while some are trying to help now its too little too late and the wrong person is managing the senior team.
Birr need a strategic plan, they need a visionary and they need it quick.
They need to give up the ghost on the pitch and concentrate on making their club great again. The only way this will happen is to put a serious investment into underage hurling and the community school. This wont come from Offaly county board or the Leinster council. Its Birr GAA's responsibility.
There's kids that aren't third or fourth generation Irish in most areas, that's not unique to Birr - and certainly soccer and rugby is everywhere as well. You'll do very well to find a crossroads in Ireland without a soccer club nearby. I wish Birr well in their endeavours but they are not unique at all in having other sports to compete with.babsandbond wrote:.... but in birr it's harder now they have alot of forgein nationals in primary school so hurling mighten be there first sport, we have rugby and soccer to compete against too country clubs don't have them issues......
In fairness, we needed one decent county ground and it was always going to be Tullamore. Of course the debt is an issue but Birr upgrading their stadium doesn't do anything for the county as a whole, it only does something for Birr. In that regard I understand and support Birr club in their efforts, but I expect that they'll find it tough.puzzled wrote:Perhaps they are smoking the same stuff as they are in the county board spending Millions on O'Connor park?
Seems to me that posters on here have a fear that Birr might get their grounds to a standard where they pass a leinster council inspection and what would the county board use as an excuse for playing minor and U21 county hurling games in Tullamore then as well as Senior Semi-final club games?
I for one will have no problem buying a few tickets to help the Birr club along.
At least clubs have a choice as whether or not to buy tickets!