Boyle GAA Blog ...by Tony Conboy

Friday 1 p.m.
Boyle U 21s' will play Pearses on Saturday the 12th at Knockcrogery (as of now) at 2pm.
After the club meeting last Tuesday night (poorly attended!) the club will be putting forward motions to the County Board Convention on a couple of items. They are: 1. That the introduction of a clock/timing system as per Ladies football for the timing of games be explored.
2. That the All-Ireland hurling and football finals be played two weeks earlier to allow, essentially, for the possibility of holding important county club games at a more sympathetic time of year in terms of weather and conditions and also giving more space for the playing of club games at a more approriate time of year.

There may be other considerations such as the football final being less a victim of late September weather also. Another plus consideration would be the playing of the All-Irelands during the late summer period alowing more of a wide -world visitor attendance possibility.
If people have views on these motions please let us know. Apparently there is a similar motion going before the Dublin Convention.

The club's Annual General Meeting will take place on Sunday December the 11th at 5 p.m. The County convention is on Wednesday, December the 14th in Kilglass Centre.
The main item for discussion, laqst Tuesday night, was the County Board's radical (punitive) proposals regarding the input of club's in financing the Board in terms of levies/draws etc. This is the bane of clubs, many of which are indebted themselves and who are really stretched to finance current club activity and meeting expenses in terms of insurance/registration fees/team preparation expenses/grounds maintainance and the myriad of other expenses which means that running a club now costs circa €50,000 per annum. The worrrying state of the County Boards finances has its origins in mismangement or whatever from a number of years ago. As Vincent Browne might say; "Wouldn't that do your head in'.

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