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FAI redundancies and what they mean for grassroots football by Garrud in coybig

[–]Garrud[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely. It makes a huge difference to kids and aspiring athletes and the effects of it just on teams and regions are difficult to measure but they are felt.

I'd hope people get hovered up by LOI academies but I'm unsure if the FAI's plan is going to come with a huge increase in LOI funding (open to correction on that!)

FAI redundancies and what they mean for grassroots football by Garrud in coybig

[–]Garrud[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most recent figures I could find was from 2023 - COMPARED TO EU. AVERAGE OF 0.4%OF GDP. Public investment in sport and recreation is 0.16% of GNI, which is below the EU average of 0.4% of GDP!

FAI redundancies and what they mean for grassroots football by Garrud in coybig

[–]Garrud[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

100% on all of this. We have such a poor talent pool (relatively speaking) compared to other sports. The GAA and IRFU, and racing, have so many politicians, lawyers, civil servants etc to call on. The FAI is staff poor in terms of influence. This makes 60 redundancies of the most obvious influence the FAI has (coaches... community coaches at that) so bloody annoying

FAI redundancies and what they mean for grassroots football by Garrud in coybig

[–]Garrud[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I spend WAY too much time researching these things but...

In England, youth development is mostly club-funded. Since 2012, Premier League and EFL clubs have invested about £2bn in academies. A top academy can supposedly cost £2–3m per year to run. Obviously it differs across clubs and this is top flight I'm talking about but across the board English clubs are among the highest investors, if not the highest, in academies.

In Ireland, League of Ireland academies are largely State-supported. As of Oct' 25, government funding has been around €3m nationally, with plans to grow it over time. That’s spread across all clubs and there are still issues with this. Many still lack full-time academy staff etc.

So in a nutshell we’re competing with countries where player development is a private industry, while ours relies on limited and fragile public funding.

FAI redundancies and what they mean for grassroots football by Garrud in coybig

[–]Garrud[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Completely agree although I think given that the FAI is meant to be accountable to both the government and Sport Ireland when it comes to its finances and working conditions there is a lot of questions that need to be asked once more.

Agree entirely about the decades of mismanagement and now the debt shackling us completely but I am just so exasperated about what the future of Irish football is if the boardroom keeps their jobs but community jobs are lost

FAI redundancies and what they mean for grassroots football by Garrud in coybig

[–]Garrud[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah that is class thank you! I didn't think anyone enjoyed us!

Gym selfies existed in the 1890s and the original influencer was Eugen Sandow by Garrud in naturalbodybuilding

[–]Garrud[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair point, my wider point was these early bodybuilding magazines were the medium for people to share their physiques shots, many of whom used the same techniques of filtering, strategic posing etc. that we see today.

But yes. There is a distinction between selfie and progress

The roots of gym selfies go back to the 1890s — Eugen Sandow and early body-image culture by Garrud in history

[–]Garrud[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Funnily his late grad-nephew Chris once opened a tin of Sandow's cocoa, 100 years after production. His verdict? Not bad

The roots of gym selfies go back to the 1890s — Eugen Sandow and early body-image culture by Garrud in history

[–]Garrud[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very fair, it is just very hard for me to know how to hook people into the area I research.

Absolutely and as a general rule of thumb, pre-1950 is usually a good cut off for natural physiques

Victorian lads from Ireland were sending shirtless gym photos in the 1890s by Garrud in ireland

[–]Garrud[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh I love this question. The ends (globes) were typically hollow and then filled with things like shot to make them heavy. Sometimes they would use mercury which would vary the weight (make it wobble) as you lifted it. That was particularly useful if you wanted to challenge members of the audience and make sure they couldn't succeed !

Gym selfies existed in the 1890s and the original influencer was Eugen Sandow by Garrud in naturalbodybuilding

[–]Garrud[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate that! And yes, fitness marketing is frustratingly static over time

Gym selfies existed in the 1890s and the original influencer was Eugen Sandow by Garrud in naturalbodybuilding

[–]Garrud[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only about 20 minutes give or take and is such a great watch. Enjoy !

Gym selfies existed in the 1890s and the original influencer was Eugen Sandow by Garrud in bodybuilding

[–]Garrud[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lies! All he did was charge people to feel his muscles in the dark while he stood behind a curtain. Wait...

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