All Ireland Event Part 2

Dr_Pepper

I agree with Gatling, however perhaps John could come on here and let us know first hand if he wants to do it and if he can facilitate it? Having never been to the site i'm a little worried since he hasn't even come on to put his site forward even for financial gain.

Either way i'll be looking forward to GTAC's event regardless of where this event is held.

Spitfire666

john stays off the forum for the most part as its full of crap and petty arguments.
A phone call to the mobile number in the drogheda thread will answer any questions. as far as i know he would have no problem hosting the event at the site.

Mrs MaxForce

Gatling wrote: »

just also happened to be HRTA's birthday ,hopefuly G-Tac and drogheda will also host there bithdays,

before any site holds the event shouldnt there be a list of facilities required,
1-safety and marshals
2-camping
3-full chrono facilites
4-food+water facilitys
5-space and different game types

1. we have the man power and and brillant saftey measures in place.
2. We have fantastic camping facilities which now includes a fire pit .
3. We have full chrono facilties.
4. We have food and water on site [Ithink mY burgers and breakfast rolls went down well}:D:D
5. we have infinate space and new game sceanerios in place for such an event as we were plannig another anyway
6.futher more we have just finished our new toilet block and have ladies and gents toilets in place and also a dedicated are for changing and fixing your equipment
7. We have as much parking facilties as need even been able to accomadate camper vans and have hook up facilties if needed

Regards Evelyn

Dr_Pepper

Spitfire666 wrote: »

A phone call to the mobile number in the drogheda thread will answer any questions. as far as i know he would have no problem hosting the event at the site.

Sweet i guess that will be Fal's job if the masses are chosing Drogheda,
Sounds like someone just got a lovely co-ordinator job!

2. We have fantastic camping facilities which now includes a fire pit

Fallschirmjager

thanks gatling....for bringing us back down to earth. bravo sir.

okay dont read this as a rant or angry but i am laying my cards out on the table. if you want a rant i have one in the last para or so marked RANT...so dont go getting all emotional, i am just stating some bare facts as i see them. feel free to disagree.

just to get the ball rolling here..we are currently not playing airsoft in the republic. offended, upset, annoyed, disgusted...excellent..now what are you going to do to change those emotions into ACTION.

i have no issue with rotation, in fact it was what i suggested the first time out but bear with me as i check my business card...one sec....

nope, nope, it doest say anywhere on it either master of the universe or dictator ...those bastards in hr never updated it...

so, you know, i thought, and to quote jack nicholson, im spitballing here, maybe we could, oh i dont know, have a democratic vote? Us meat eating, global warming is crap members of the secret right wing conspiracy, gun toting nuts are weird like that i know.

the last time there was a vote also. i suggested there would be a vote this time. im all on for rotation, i love rotation, the earth does it, solar system does it, jeeze, the water in the sink does it, hell if its good enough for them, its good enough for me, but i am also on for having players turn up. And spare me the both sites are equal, you didnt know that until the poll went up. it seems to me the best way of playing is to play where the majority want to play. your opinion may differ. if you want something different, or think you can do better...lets hear it.

i also asked on the first page for feedback from the sites, the only one to date to respond was mad_ozzie saying Cork could not deal with the numbers and bravo to him and gtac saying they were about to offer. we also got someone speaking on behalf of a site saying game on. wow, really? thats the level of commitment is it? game on...let me repeat...g a m e ...o n..thats it? fuk me, where do i sign up for that, heres the deeds to my house, hell you can have my car, you can sleep with my sister, ...let me be a part of 'game on'. for the beginners here, that last sentence is called sarcasm.

As yet no other site has confirmed they can or want to manage this. All we have here, NOW, is a thread offering options and a date in a calendar. nothing more nothing less.

Also i totally accept that running a site is tricky and tough. But where are the events for the summer? for the vast majority of players, this is the campaign season, they disappear into houses in the winter. then its just you and me and a few dozen other sad bastrds. Seems to me that would be a good way for the sites to get our hard earned cash if they step up a gear. Jeeze i am on a roll with ideas today, anyone want to pay me a consultancy ????

There is nothing to stop any one of them running a super event like red hammer from the lads and lassies across the border. In that respect asi_casper is entirely correct...we have a marker to reach. Casper is very smart chap, he knows full well, if we all went north, their would be no going back...the difference is night and day. Casper if it werent for the VCRA, dude, that guy bumping into you in the queue to register would be me.

It seems some people on page one agreed with a vote and now on page 4 dont. Sorry you cant have it both ways, there is no such thing as a vote until you dont like the outcome, okay, with the obvious exception of the EU referendums, but i am not aware of it in airsoft.

Look, here is my stance on it..we have to move on from where we are. So lead or follow or get the fuk out of the way, this isnt rocket science people- there was a window for action by the sites after the gathering to grasp the opportunity. we have to move on from a bunch of guys in a field shooting plastic at each other. Thats for every saturday or a kickabout for a laugh, but events need to be events. They need to have a story, a reason to pick a side, an interactive game. a compelling event. That is what i will part with my hard earned cash for. look at red hammer? look at the european events, look at the websites, the registration, the stories. Its not difficult -- it requires someone who wants to push. Last time i checked we have about 260 on the map at the IAA! Have you met these 260 people? what are the sites going to offer to get 260 to play? If you want 260*the daily cost, they will need something more the 2 teams lining up. if 260*daily charge doesnt give you an incentive as a site owner - may i politely suggest a different line of business.

i honestly dont give a crap where these events are located. I dont live in the arseend of nowhere, but i can see if from the back bedroom so everywhere is an hour and half for me. I want to play. I want to give you my money to play.

Finally, and i am in RANT mode now, so prepare to be offended, this is not the socialist peoples republic. I am not working all week to give my money so a site can get a 'financial bump' to build their site. They offer a service, i pay for a service....if they believe they have a great site, excellent...make a case for me to play and i will turn up...i am not paying my hard earned cash to give anyone a financial bump. I am all financial bumped out. i dont expect it from where i work, i dont see why anyone else should either. (i asked the VP i work for, for a financial bump, trust me you are getting the polite version here) The financial bump agenda was to show the sites that if they build it we will come. If they didnt understand that from 'the gathering', again pm me for my consultancy rate, they are very competitive.


so feel free to get all emotional and offended, and go ahead and rant and bitch and moan about how unfair i am, hell, go ahead and report me and get me banned but you know what, that wont make the 260 players turn up. I am no different then you, i am betting a lot of us here who truly love airsoft want to see the next evolution in the best game in the known universe...the current situation will only get us so far before we level out...we will top out in numbers unless we can build it. Also i will puke blood if someone mentions, its a new sport, its in setup or any variation of same, sorry its time to let go of that excuse.


my part in this equation is that i pay to attend an event on your site. Have aeg...will travel- with wallet. So are you going to get offended or are you going to get my money?? i know which i would pick.

Mrs MaxForce

Fallschirmjager wrote: »

thanks gatling....for bringing us back down to earth. bravo sir.

okay dont read this as a rant or angry but i am laying my cards out on the table. if you want a rant i have one in the last para or so marked RANT...so dont go getting all emotional, i am just stating some bare facts as i see them. feel free to disagree.

just to get the ball rolling here..we are currently not playing airsoft in the republic. offended, upset, annoyed, disgusted...excellent..now what are you going to do to change those emotions into ACTION.

i have no issue with rotation, in fact it was what i suggested the first time out but bear with me as i check my business card...one sec....

nope, nope, it doest say anywhere on it either master of the universe or dictator ...those bastards in hr never updated it...

so, you know, i thought, and to quote jack nicholson, im spitballing here, maybe we could, oh i dont know, have a democratic vote? Us meat eating, global warming is crap members of the secret right wing conspiracy, gun toting nuts are weird like that i know.

the last time there was a vote also. i suggested there would be a vote this time. im all on for rotation, i love rotation, the earth does it, solar system does it, jeeze, the water in the sink does it, hell if its good enough for them, its good enough for me, but i am also on for having players turn up. And spare me the both sites are equal, you didnt know that until the poll went up. it seems to me the best way of playing is to play where the majority want to play. your opinion may differ. if you want something different, or think you can do better...lets hear it.

i also asked on the first page for feedback from the sites, the only one to date to respond was mad_ozzie saying Cork could not deal with the numbers and bravo to him and gtac saying they were about to offer. we also got someone speaking on behalf of a site saying game on. wow, really? thats the level of commitment is it? game on...let me repeat...g a m e ...o n..thats it? fuk me, where do i sign up for that, heres the deeds to my house, hell you can have my car, you can sleep with my sister, ...let me be a part of 'game on'. for the beginners here, that last sentence is called sarcasm.

As yet no other site has confirmed they can or want to manage this. All we have here, NOW, is a thread offering options and a date in a calendar. nothing more nothing less.

Also i totally accept that running a site is tricky and tough. But where are the events for the summer? for the vast majority of players, this is the campaign season, they disappear into houses in the winter. then its just you and me and a few dozen other sad bastrds. Seems to me that would be a good way for the sites to get our hard earned cash if they step up a gear. Jeeze i am on a roll with ideas today, anyone want to pay me a consultancy ????

There is nothing to stop any one of them running a super event like red hammer from the lads and lassies across the border. In that respect asi_casper is entirely correct...we have a marker to reach. Casper is very smart chap, he knows full well, if we all went north, their would be no going back...the difference is night and day. Casper if it werent for the VCRA, dude, that guy bumping into you in the queue to register would be me.

It seems some people on page one agreed with a vote and now on page 4 dont. Sorry you cant have it both ways, there is no such thing as a vote until you dont like the outcome, okay, with the obvious exception of the EU referendums, but i am not aware of it in airsoft.

Look, here is my stance on it..we have to move on from where we are. So lead or follow or get the fuk out of the way, this isnt rocket science people- there was a window for action by the sites after the gathering to grasp the opportunity. we have to move on from a bunch of guys in a field shooting plastic at each other. Thats for every saturday or a kickabout for a laugh, but events need to be events. They need to have a story, a reason to pick a side, an interactive game. a compelling event. That is what i will part with my hard earned cash for. look at red hammer? look at the european events, look at the websites, the registration, the stories. Its not difficult -- it requires someone who wants to push. Last time i checked we have about 260 on the map at the IAA! Have you met these 260 people? what are the sites going to offer to get 260 to play? If you want 260*the daily cost, they will need something more the 2 teams lining up. if 260*daily charge doesnt give you an incentive as a site owner - may i politely suggest a different line of business.

i honestly dont give a crap where these events are located. I dont live in the arseend of nowhere, but i can see if from the back bedroom so everywhere is an hour and half for me. I want to play. I want to give you my money to play.

Finally, and i am in RANT mode now, so prepare to be offended, this is not the socialist peoples republic. I am not working all week to give my money so a site can get a 'financial bump' to build their site. They offer a service, i pay for a service....if they believe they have a great site, excellent...make a case for me to play and i will turn up...i am not paying my hard earned cash to give anyone a financial bump. I am all financial bumped out. i dont expect it from where i work, i dont see why anyone else should either. (i asked the VP i work for, for a financial bump, trust me you are getting the polite version here) The financial bump agenda was to show the sites that if they build it we will come. If they didnt understand that from 'the gathering', again pm me for my consultancy rate, they are very competitive.


so feel free to get all emotional and offended, and go ahead and rant and bitch and moan about how unfair i am, hell, go ahead and report me and get me banned but you know what, that wont make the 260 players turn up. I am no different then you, i am betting a lot of us here who truly love airsoft want to see the next evolution in the best game in the known universe...the current situation will only get us so far before we level out...we will top out in numbers unless we can build it. Also i will puke blood if someone mentions, its a new sport, its in setup or any variation of same, sorry its time to let go of that excuse.


my part in this equation is that i pay to attend an event on your site. Have aeg...will travel- with wallet. So are you going to get offended or are you going to get my money?? i know which i would pick.

well said falls as we have already said you beat us to it as usual we were planning another event our selves anyway and we are by no means offended we will gladly provide you with a good event i think we have a good track recorded on this and {we have no problem taking your money:D:D}

Dr_Pepper

Fal i dont know how you manage to write those excellent massive replies, i would have given up after 4 lines and just wrote "forget it"! You are 100% correct and i completely agree with all of your points.
I just wanna shoot ppl, in a safe way.

Again bravo to Fal!

Now i know you have said that this is just to show interest for site owners, and some are indeed interested but lets take your point on who is.

1. GTAC are already running a summer event so they are ahead on this.
2. Cork are too small to host a huge event
3. Drogheda are game.

Tbh i think its a great place to show interest in summer events but i'd leave it to the individual sites to run their own games.

Tigger

Spitfire666 wrote: »

john stays off the forum for the most part as its full of crap and petty arguments.
A phone call to the mobile number in the drogheda thread will answer any questions. as far as i know he would have no problem hosting the event at the site.

1. this is a poll for where would be popular its not decisive its judging popular opinion its not up to you or anyone else to demand anything if you wnat an event then organise it

2. i object to the tone of your comment re "crap" and "petty arguments" its invalid and useless

Stercus Accidit

Tigger wrote: »

1. this is a poll for where would be popular its not decisive its judging popular opinion its not up to you or anyone else to demand anything if you wnat an event then organise it

2. i object to the tone of your comment re "crap" and "petty arguments" its invalid and useless

I object to YOUR tone.

rabble rabble rabble

Masada

HOLY DOG SH*T FALLS!!

where you find the commitment to think and then post such long replies baffles me.,lol.,
fully agree with ya though,
Post of the day.,:D

RabidDog

I know that myself and a lot of Galway airsofters wouldn't be able to attend an event in Drogheda.


I'd just like to take this opportunity to put support forward for G-TAC.

Martin & Evelyn started with a field late last year and looking at it now shows there huge dedication to the site and airsoft in general.

The latest addition of the toilet block, changing and repair facilities shows their commitment to creating a professional setup.

And who could resist Evelyn's cooking?

Masada

RabidDog wrote: »

And who could resist Evelyn's cooking?

That saturday burger was enough to get me back down.,:D

just on a side note about this, can we all agree that if theres sonething that your not happy about on the day, be it big or small, make your point to the people running the site on the day, and dont wait till you get home and post it on the internet, its blows it all out of proportion and incites argument from people who wenrt even there.,;)



oh and,
I just wanna shoot!

knifey_spoonie

Will everybody quit the bitching about spreading it around, What i get from reading the whole thread is that there is only one site which has actually capable and put itself forward for hosting the event.

We have had no input from John in drogheda, if he really is game for organizing another big game, he should a least post up on the thread that he is willing to host and has the facilities, if aint bothered to do this, how will he organize an event for 100+ people

The only airsoft site which is active on this thread is G-tac, call me biased but hey, they are the only site who is actually posting on the thread and the are making huge strides in improving their site every week.

Before anyone votes they should consider not only the suitability of the site but willingness of the owners to put in a huge amount of time into organizing an event of this scale

In my opinion the only site who has shown this is G-tac

AirsoftEire.com

First of all, this thread was started 3 days ago, so for a site owner not to know about this event would have been pretty reasonable I would have thought. And the way a lot of responses are worded and the general attitude on these boards of late, I wouldn't blame any site owner for not wanting to post on here, sometimes I wonder myself.

"I know that myself and a lot of Galway airsofters wouldn't be able to attend an event in Drogheda.".

And exactly how many people came from the East of Ireland for the last trip?

"The only airsoft site which is active on this thread is G-tac, call me biased but hey, they are the only site who is actually posting on the thread and the are making huge strides in improving their site every week."

Name one site in Ireland that isn't improving by the week. Whether they post on here or not is a mute point.

And just so it isn't glossed over, spreading these events around the sites is an extremely valid point.

Steve

Spetzcong

I'm almost amazed that a thread this simple could have descended into an argument, I say almost, but I've been posting on here long enough to not be too surprised.

I would love to see an event like this held in Drogheda, I think it's a great site. I'd also love the opportunity to attend an event like this in G-Tac, as I missed the last one. At the end of the day no matter where it is I'll make an effort to attend it, not because I think it'll be good for the sport of airsoft etc. etc. but because it sounds like fun.

G-Tac can clearly host an event like this, and are putting effort into organising a summer event anyway, so if the majority want another all Ireland gathering to be held there then deadly.

Drogheda could potentially host something like this in my opinion, but, we have no idea yet whether John wants to host it, also, unlike G-Tac camping might be a bit more problematic in Drogheda, although I'm sure that solutions could be found if we wanted to do it though.

Lets just see what the poll says, and leave it up to site owners to take the initiative from there, if there's enough demand for your site to host a major even, and your site has the capability then go for it.

knifey_spoonie

AirsoftEire.com wrote: »

First of all, this thread was started 3 days ago, so for a site owner not to know about this event would have been pretty reasonable I would have thought.

We already know that john knows about this thread from spitfire saying he was in contact with him and he was game for it
.


Im all for spreading the event around, but theres no point putting it to a vote unless we know a site 100% willing and capable of holding an event of this size

Thats just my two cents

AirsoftEire.com

Agreed. Time will tell.

Steve

Spitfire666

Tigger wrote: »

1. this is a poll for where would be popular its not decisive its judging popular opinion its not up to you or anyone else to demand anything if you wnat an event then organise it

2. i object to the tone of your comment re "crap" and "petty arguments" its invalid and useless

1. i never demanded anything, the querstion was posed as to weather drogheda would be interested in hosting the event should the vote go there way, i simply said that drogheda would.

2. Object away, i dont really care. its plain to see that boards is full of petty arguments. its not invalid as it is the reason john doesnt post here unless he needs to. that being the reason i sujested to phone him.

i didnt post to start an argument. just stated facts.

Spitfire666

knife_fighter wrote: »

We already know that john knows about this thread from spitfire saying he was in contact with him and he was game for it
.


Im all for spreading the event around, but theres no point putting it to a vote unless we know a site 100% willing and capable of holding an event of this size

Thats just my two cents

He didnt know, i said he would be up for hosting an event. i said to phone him to answer any questions. i wasnt in contact with him about the event, i just know he would be willing to host it. sorry if that wasnt clear.

knifey_spoonie

Spitfire666 wrote: »

He didnt know, i said he would be up for hosting an event. i said to phone him to answer any questions. i wasnt in contact with him about the event, i just know he would be willing to host it. sorry if that wasnt clear.

No worries, just from the post a assumed that you were in contact.:p:p

RabidDog

AirsoftEire.com wrote: »

"I know that myself and a lot of Galway airsofters wouldn't be able to attend an event in Drogheda.".

And exactly how many people came from the East of Ireland for the last trip?

I don't know what you're getting at, however The Gathering was held during exam season and so many couldn't make it. I was there but I had to bring along my son (who is 1 year old and was teething) so couldn't take part.

My point was though that G-TAC is more accessible for the West and South of the country. I'm not saying that should be a decider, just that it should be taken in consideration.

FingalAirsoft

Right here we go, we are not even open yet but I'm going to state our case, for this event and if you guys are not happy with it then maybe for the next event!
If this is just going to be based on size of the actuall playing area well then it should be G-Tac everytime untill something bigger comes our way?

before any site holds the event shouldnt there be a list of facilities required,
1-safety and marshals (we will have)
2-camping (we have loads of space)
3-full chrono facilites (yes we have)
4-food+water facilitys (tons of service's like hot food and a pub, a chip shop, a Chinese, a cafe and a Chemist and Supermarket on our doorstep, YES ON OUR DOORSTEP!)
5-space and different game types ( I believe we have the space)
- Show quoted text -"

I know we are just about to open but I really think you guys should hold off until you see our site and then make a judgment call then, again supporting a new facility should come into the equation as well don't you think?

You can tell me to fuk off:eek:, I don't mind I have confidence in the service our site can provide!

AirsoftEire.com

I have every confidence any site could pull this event off no problem and would fully support a new and upcoming site.
Unfortunately its a bit late to be putting yourself forward now Fingal seeing as the poll is well and truely underway. Unless the poll were to be restarted?

Steve

FingalAirsoft

AirsoftEire.com wrote: »

I have every confidence any site could pull this event off no problem and would fully support a new and upcoming site.
Unfortunately its a bit late to be putting yourself forward now Fingal seeing as the poll is well and truely underway. Unless the poll were to be restarted?

Steve

Aye this is true Steve,
I was the fourth post in this thread to inquire about what size of site is needed for this event, but as the last few posts where calling on any interested site owners to state a case to hold the event.
Like I said in my post if not this one then maybe the next, but I think to keep holding it in the one site is a bit boring and having it on this side of the Country gives our younger players with not alot of money a chance to go... if not to the whole event but some of it!

Spetzcong

Why not organise a weekend of airsoft to coincide with your grand opening Fingal?

There's nothing to stop any site that has the facilities going ahead and holding their own event. Why should you guys wait for people on here to decide that you're worthy?

If the timing is good and the event sounds exciting enough then you'll get the players.

Dr_Pepper

Even if it were ppl are going to go on knowledge.
The original appeal to GTAC was that it was running for months and had developed to a point where it seriously warranted a visit. Having been there most realise how excellent it as and based on the poll more want to go back.

Since Fingal isnt open, has not been tested, and is brand new i think it is too early to be a viable location. Don't get me wrong i look forward to going but its too much for now. Take Spetzcong's idea and do that for a grand opening.

As for the debate on location, yes the idea should be rotated however no site is limited to just this idea of an ALL-Ireland.
GTAC are already running a summer event and since people want to rotate the location the point is quite simply moot.

Having said that, i believe that Fal should contact Drogheda and tell them that he has the interest and advise him to run the event, if he turns it down it could be passed back to GTAC, purely for the name, however i feel they would probably turn it down at that point.


P.S
Honestly i dont even see the point in this whole All ireland thread.
If it is simply to show interest in an event based on location then surely each site should be looking to run one of these anyways like in the North.

Lemming

I think the whole issue of "if it's held in part 'x' of the country loads of us can't make it" is pointless and to be perfectly honest; idiotic.

Ok, first of all my apologies to the other site operators; I'm going to stick with the three names in the poll.

Now, Drogheda & HRTA are in close proximity. Draw a roughly straight line west from Dublin city. What do you get? Well f*ck me sideways ... Galway. G-tac is nice and handy fro anyone around the surrounding area, and Limerick as well. With that said, I seem to recall we had a lad from Donegal, and we definitely had folks from Cork which .. to look at a map doesn't have much difference between Galways & Dublin in terms of distance (ok, Dublin is probably a little more).

A lot of people made the effort to get to G-tac from other parts of the country. And likewise for the 1st birthday bash at HRTA. A load of us drove up to Predator on the 30th Sept 2007 for the last game before the VCRA. That was a long ass drive and I wont tell you about the crazy circumstances of one dedicated airsofter who joined up with our convoy of cars on the M1 in the pissings of rain at about 6.30am to offload all the gear he was carrying. We've had people travel to the UK. We have people travelling to Sweden in four weeks for the love of f*ck! We have people travelling to the UK in July, and up to the North in August. Hell, I was very tempted to fly over to Florida this weekend coming for Op. BlackJack.

So where people get off on claiming "we should hold it at 'x' because I can't make it otherwise" is beyond me. If people want to play, they'll find a way to come and participate.

All said and done, all of the bickering is worth naught without site operators stepping up to the plate and saying "we're interested", or taking the initiative and hosting their own events.

gandalf

Lads can you all try and discuss this objectively please and not decend into petty arguements.

Spitfire I would love to see John come on and post his point of view on holding this event. Maybe he can email you and you can post up his response if you do get in contact with him.

The reason I pegged for Drogheda is because I feel this should be spread around the sites, one to give them a chance to be exposed to a larger number of players, two to give players who can't travel to Galway the chance to play in a larger skirmish than they are used to.

GTAC put on a brilliant weekend and certainly set the bar very high for others to follow.

I look forward to a Gathering in Cork & Longford when they are up to par and then to newer sites that may be coming online in the near future (one of which I have knowledge of).

FingalAirsoft

Spetzcong wrote: »

Why not organise a weekend of airsoft to coincide with your grand opening Fingal?

There's nothing to stop any site that has the facilities going ahead and holding their own event. Why should you guys wait for people on here to decide that you're worthy?

If the timing is good and the event sounds exciting enough then you'll get the players.

Nothing stopping us at all and we shall be having a grand opening and I'm sure we'll get the players;) we have events planned, I'll leave it at that.

NMC

Lemming wrote: »

I seem to recall we had a lad from Donegal,

That was me

If people are gonna show up, they will. Its been said that this poll is for interest of where the general opinion wants this to be. Its not trying to negate anyone. A decision will obviously be reached sometime, so just vote, show your interest and if you can't go, you can't go.

Masada

I voted for drogheda simply because i havent been there yet and i wanted to get a chance to try the place out. but seeing as theres been no official show of interest from drogheda at all and Gtac are very keen to host again it makes sense to go with gtac i suppose.

Also i agree with lemming on the "I cant make it" brigade... A large number of dubs and people from surrounding counties went all the way to glaway last month and thats a hell of a trek.,

amaughan

gandalf wrote: »

Lads can you all try and discuss this objectively please and not decend into petty arguements.

Spitfire I would love to see John come on and post his point of view on holding this event. Maybe he can email you and you can post up his response if you do get in contact with him.

The reason I pegged for Drogheda is because I feel this should be spread around the sites, one to give them a chance to be exposed to a larger number of players, two to give players who can't travel to Galway the chance to play in a larger skirmish than they are used to.

GTAC put on a brilliant weekend and certainly set the bar very high for others to follow.

I look forward to a Gathering in Cork & Longford when they are up to par and then to newer sites that may be coming online in the near future (one of which I have knowledge of).

skirmish airsoft command in my oppinion is more than up to par with the other sites.<snip>


p.s. not trying to advertise s.a.c. or the up coming games just repling to this post

Jay TLR

I was talking to John and he said he'd be happy to host the event if he wins the poll but he's also trying to organize Drogheda's birthday shoot on the 26th. Hopefully the dates don't clash.

kdouglas

amaughan wrote: »

skirmish airsoft command in my oppinion is more than up to par with the other sites.<snip>


p.s. not trying to advertise s.a.c. or the up coming games just repling to this post

Advertising is exactly what you are doing, i've warned you before about it. Other sites and retailers respect the rules. We're not trying to piss anyone offend with those rules, they are there for a reason. I will not warn you again.

RabidDog

Lemming wrote: »

So where people get off on claiming "we should hold it at 'x' because I can't make it otherwise" is beyond me. If people want to play, they'll find a way to come and participate.

I will be helping to organise transport (at cost price) for people from Galway to The Gathering II (working title), which is why I said many of us wouldn't be able to attend Drogheda.


And now that I've thought about it; this thread is pointless in my view. G-TAC's summer event is going ahead anyway and since it's shaping up to be even better than the first Gathering I know it will be epic.

What this thread should be doing is encouraging sites to organise a big summer event, as long as each site ensures that it's event doesn't conflict with the others people can attend as they can/want.

Is there really any point in arguing over which site is better and having sites compete for one "All Ireland" event?

Lemming

RabidDog wrote: »

I will be helping to organise transport (at cost price) for people from Galway to The Gathering II (working title), which is why I said many of us wouldn't be able to attend Drogheda.

Thank you for making my point so eloquently.

Tigger

so is it in galway or drogheda
yer man from drogheda still hasn't turned up

Dr_Pepper

The Gathering 2 has been announced for G-Tac so the point is moot.
Tbh the All-Ireland part was a device used to get sites to run events.
They have started this so a simple title give to a site from boards users means nothing anymore.

kdouglas

The original purpose of this thread (as I see it) was to generate interest in running another large event, Gtac are now doing that, however if another site wants to run a large event there's nothing stopping them.

Tigger

gtac were always running the summer event my point was that people were going on about the other sites running summer events and now it seem sthe interest has waned

i would like tio attend large events at any other site that could orgainise one

the hrta event in february was fun the gathering seemed to go down very well (i couldn't make it even thouigh its my home site) and i'd love it if the other sites could manage

i was just dissapointed that the interest from other sites seemed to dissapear

Rooky1

Hi Guys

In my experience sites in Northern Ireland and the UK all organise there own Summer events (and other events throughout the year).
And then you normally get a handful of the bigger sites arranging much bigger events for one weekend in the summer.

My point is let all the sites do there own thing and then each site put on a big game on alternate years.

I have only played at HRTA once, but I play at Predator regularly and go over to the UK a few times a year to play.
I am going to try out G-Tac this Sunday.

Spitfire666

in the same vain as above, why are we even discussing this really when ALL the site could run large events all through the summer and just get in touch with each other so as not to run them on the same weekend and let people decide which one to go to. at the end of the day it should be the sites and not the players arranging this sort of thing.

Fallschirmjager

Spitfire666 wrote: »

in the same vain as above, why are we even discussing this really when ALL the site could run large events all through the summer and just get in touch with each other so as not to run them on the same weekend and let people decide which one to go to. at the end of the day it should be the sites and not the players arranging this sort of thing.

bravo spitfire....exactly right.....

of course the answer to the next obvious question is...??

Spitfire666

is it just me or is the next question notso obvious?

Rooky1

It's not just you, I too have no idea??

Fallschirmjager

okay, let me spell it out for you....where are the events organised by the sites?

Spitfire666

well i dont know about the rest but gtac were always going to have a big event, drogheda is having a large event in july and no doubt HRTA will try host a large event before the end of the summer once the rest of the buildings start filling up the field.

Not to mention all the sites up north which we should not rule out as they always run impressive events during the summer.

Fallschirmjager

well let agree on this...your definition of an airsoft event and mine are considerably different...



perhaps it time to close this thread as we dont appear to need it any more...

Spitfire666

well if you are talking about an event such as town assault or irene or ground zero etc, i dont think that any country would have had an event of that scale on the go at this stage.

Maybe next summer....

senordingdong

I'm in!