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Post by tadhgeen on May 7, 2007 22:38:22 GMT
Joan
I suppose you know that Doyle u21 captain is rumoured to be heading Stateside this summer??!!
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Post by branch on May 7, 2007 23:51:25 GMT
If anyone knows of anyone coming over the LA for the summer send me a PM with their details, Los Angeles Wild Geese are always on the lookout for new players!
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Post by animal on May 8, 2007 9:00:20 GMT
Hi Joan,
Is that Niall Corbett of Firies? He was a Kerry minor corner back in the mid to late 90's if it is.
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Post by jo90 on May 8, 2007 10:55:40 GMT
How's the long term future of Gaelic Football in New York and the US as a whole looking?
With emmigration levels down ten fold since the Celtic Tiger it can't be be looking too rosey unless the 2nd and 3rd generation Irish and even non-Irish start to play - are there many players on the teams that fit into these categories?
Would players who are living over there permanently still make up the bulk of the starting 15?
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Post by smirnoff on May 8, 2007 13:28:11 GMT
was in ny for few weeks last summer went to see ky seniors and juniors play. keliher was there wit langan from tarbert i tinks. seniors had great team some great forwards doona will b big loss to them!! juniors not bad either struggled for numbers tho. are tarbert boys only lads to travel from n.kerry you must be takin care of them joan..
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Post by branch on May 8, 2007 16:42:24 GMT
Jo90, In LA, there used to be four teams, now there is only one, and we are struggling to get 10 to training at the moment!! But during the summer you could have 25 at training on a Wednesday, and 6 on the Saturday or Sunday!
Traffic is the killer, some of us will drive 25-30 miles for training and it will take an hour and a half! If a fella finishes work at 6 and training is at 6:30, there isn't a hope he'll make it unless he is less than 10 miles away.
To be fair we have a few Americans, but the Irish make up most of the team.
There are a few lads here who are great footballers but just either don't have the time or can't be bothered to make the time. And if fellas don't want to play, you can't make them!
Hopefully this year we'll increase the numbers and try and generate a bit more interest both from the Irish here and from the Irish on J1's!
Joan, how are things in New York?
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Post by forummoderator on May 8, 2007 18:03:02 GMT
Joan I suppose you know that Doyle u21 captain is rumoured to be heading Stateside this summer??!! Wasn't he out there last summer. Would seem unfair on Churchill IMO if he goes stateside, just after transferring to O'Rahillys |
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Post by joan on May 8, 2007 19:18:49 GMT
Enough... No comment on any player travelling or not. Ok as to the joe 90s questions. Yes numbers are down. Working very hard on the underage programs here. A lot of promising talent. Celtic Tiger?  That was really never the issue. Immirgation is the problem. We are one of the lucky clubs we are still able to field two teams. We would have more Irish than american born but we go after new lads evvery year. Teams like St Rays and Barnabas would be the reverse. We will be fine here. A lot of hard work with good officers at minor senior and ladies and will hold on. Proof of this would be (and I am proud to have been involved and continue to do so) the gaelic for girls program. Started three years ago with 35 girls and we now have this year 245. Not bad in a few years. We teach the fundamentals of the game. Compete in feile with a14 all New York girls. Did very well last year. Our u-14 boys would the division 3 last year in the same comp. So I have high hope we will be fine. And there will always be people coming and staying in NY as its a place thats gets under the skin. |
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Post by joan on May 8, 2007 19:19:54 GMT
Yes animal that is the Niall Corbett. Capt of our sr this year.
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Post by branch on May 8, 2007 21:31:07 GMT
Yeah immigration is the biggest problem, gone are the days of coming here working on building site and making a fortune before heading back to Ireland to build a house! Immigration officials are everywhere, and there has been a huge clampdown. Boston apparently is being hit very hard. Here is a link to a great article in the Boston Globe on how Boston is becoming less and less of an Irish city because of immigration problems. www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/03/18/boom_times_crackdown_slow_emerald_wave?p1=email_to_a_friendThe link above goes onto two lines, so you'll have to copy and paste it rather than click on it!!!! |
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Post by joan on May 9, 2007 18:38:09 GMT
Just have to keep the nose clean. Its not as bads as branch suggests there really is no major round ups. They are doing that in the mid west where you have a bunch of nuts anyway. And its the poor mexican they get
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Post by branch on May 9, 2007 19:00:34 GMT
You can sing that Joan! LOL! We could do with more Irish over here!!
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Post by joan on May 10, 2007 13:28:35 GMT
Well lads any of you know that NY playing Sligo sunday??? Our goalie was screwed last night. A sure then again we from Kerry expect nothing less of them here. And you wonder why i get bent out of shape bout things here and get so protective of our players.
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Post by branch on May 10, 2007 16:31:23 GMT
What happened your goalie Joan?
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Post by joan on May 10, 2007 17:35:21 GMT
trained from jan until last night 3 nights a week. Flying he is. Never saw him him in better shape. Dropped 2 other lads a few wks ago. But no suprise the called in a new lad two wks ago. made 4 sesions and started him, A total joke, Not suprised with the bull though. Just puts more fire in the belly of the beast come champioship here. Our 1st game sunday 20th.
Bring them on. sorry to say this owen but the manager is form cork and is a .........
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That was really never the issue. Immirgation is the problem. We are one of the lucky clubs we are still able to field two teams. We would have more Irish than american born but we go after new lads evvery year. Teams like St Rays and Barnabas would be the reverse. We will be fine here. A lot of hard work with good officers at minor senior and ladies and will hold on. Proof of this would be (and I am proud to have been involved and continue to do so) the gaelic for girls program. Started three years ago with 35 girls and we now have this year 245. Not bad in a few years. We teach the fundamentals of the game. Compete in feile with a14 all New York girls. Did very well last year. Our u-14 boys would the division 3 last year in the same comp. So I have high hope we will be fine. And there will always be people coming and staying in NY as its a place thats gets under the skin.