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Kerry v Roscommon Armagh v Louth Dublin v Derry Donegal v Galway LimerickForLiam24 (Limerick) - Posts: 36 - 23/06/2024 19:45:00 2554119 Link
Replying To border Gael: "Just noting that any team that had a tough match last weekend fell by the sword this weekend. This rushed championship is diluting our National Games in so many ways." Yes I agree. Most fans are missing dozens of games that they'd like to watch. There's more games, but not enough time to watch 10% of them, if you're following your own county's fortunes in one or two codes. We've 4 teams playing quarterfinals next weekend, who'll be playing their third game in 14or15 days, and Mayo exiting last night having to play Derry just 6 days after emptying their tank trying to bate the Dubs. The structure needs less games, or more spacing between certain weekends. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3620 - 23/06/2024 19:55:59 2554123 Link
What time is the draw on the radio? JahTribe (Galway) - Posts: 128 - 23/06/2024 20:00:58 2554128 Link
Replying To Jazzyjeff: "Extra time and penalties is no way to decide these matches. I felt sorry on Mayo last night. They put in a serious shift. It kind of leaves Derry needing a massive performance next week again with injuries and knocks being nursed. The whole thing needs revisited. Sligo also didn't deserve to lose today. Added to that the fact we have lost 3 games and are still in championship. I am not complaining but objectively its a farce." I see no reason why teams can't play on for another period of extra time. Again GAA copying soccer. Get a proper result not a manufactured one. cluichethar (Mayo) - Posts: 467 - 23/06/2024 20:24:05 2554141 Link
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "Yes I agree. Most fans are missing dozens of games that they'd like to watch. There's more games, but not enough time to watch 10% of them, if you're following your own county's fortunes in one or two codes. We've 4 teams playing quarterfinals next weekend, who'll be playing their third game in 14or15 days, and Mayo exiting last night having to play Derry just 6 days after emptying their tank trying to bate the Dubs. The structure needs less games, or more spacing between certain weekends." The top 2 teams of the 4 groups should have qualified for the quarter finals. All teams would have had a 2 week rest. Scenicparish (Donegal) - Posts: 345 - 23/06/2024 20:33:59 2554146 Link
Replying To cluichethar: "I see no reason why teams can't play on for another period of extra time. Again GAA copying soccer. Get a proper result not a manufactured one." A golden point!? Onion_Sack (Dublin) - Posts: 214 - 23/06/2024 20:45:33 2554150 Link
Replying To JahTribe: "What time is the draw on the radio?" 8.30 sean og (Armagh) - Posts: 1061 - 23/06/2024 20:58:52 2554154 Link
Replying To Onion_Sack: "A golden point!?" Ya can't do that. It's copying Rugby League Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 1633 - 23/06/2024 21:00:45 2554156 Link
Replying To Scenicparish: "The top 2 teams of the 4 groups should have qualified for the quarter finals. All teams would have had a 2 week rest." 100%. Ye are rested and that's fair enough but its not fair to Galway, Roscommon, Derry and Louth to have to play again for no apparent reason only to get it out of the way as soon as possible. There are 3 hurling matches and 7 football matches left at senior level but they must be done and dusted as soon as possible and that's a joke and hard to understand. Croker will be empty for some of July, all of August and September when those 10 remaining games could be staggered out. JahTribe (Galway) - Posts: 128 - 23/06/2024 21:02:08 2554157 Link
Replying To Onion_Sack: "A golden point!?" Absolutely not. Play till there's a winner cluichethar (Mayo) - Posts: 467 - 23/06/2024 21:20:58 2554163 Link
Replying To Seanfanbocht: "Ya can't do that. It's copying Rugby League" Fair enough! What about a silver point! But only if it's Mayo! ;-) Onion_Sack (Dublin) - Posts: 214 - 23/06/2024 21:36:57 2554169 Link
The reward for winning the groups was a week off. The jeopardy was in having to play three weekends on the trot. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8056 - 23/06/2024 21:44:51 2554172 Link
Louth v Cork was up there with one of worst sporting spectacles I have ever witnessed on tv. I think at one stage Louth had 14 men behind their own 45m line and Cork handpassed and footpassed the ball sideways for 6 minutes. Cork goalie made a howler for the goal and then Cork missed two massive goal chances. Past hurler (None) - Posts: 775 - 23/06/2024 22:09:05 2554182 Link
Replying To JahTribe: "100%. Ye are rested and that's fair enough but its not fair to Galway, Roscommon, Derry and Louth to have to play again for no apparent reason only to get it out of the way as soon as possible. There are 3 hurling matches and 7 football matches left at senior level but they must be done and dusted as soon as possible and that's a joke and hard to understand. Croker will be empty for some of July, all of August and September when those 10 remaining games could be staggered out." Totally agree with this. It's a farce the one week gaps and then playing against teams with 2 weeks gaps. Prelim winners are out 3 weekends in a row next weekend. It belittles the championship in terms of preparation and recovery time for teams and players who give their lives to the cause through the mud and rain of winter and spring, only to be raced through the championship then at breakneck speed. It suits us next weekend playing a jaded opponent, I'm not going to pretend I'm not pleased about that from a selfish point of view. But if the shoe was on the other foot I'd be raging. In the group stages, Cork had a 2 week gap between the each game and we had one week between game one and two. How is that fair? It's a messy structure overall. We had the same issue in Ulster between the Derry and Tyrone games. The integrity of the championship depends on minimum 2 week gaps between games for all teams at all times. I find it disrespectful to players, coaches and fans also who have hardly time to breathe financially in this current format. Donegal_abroad (Donegal) - Posts: 1355 - 23/06/2024 22:55:12 2554188 Link
Replying To sean og: "8.30" Why can't the draws be made on Sunday evenings? bruffgael (Limerick) - Posts: 166 - 23/06/2024 23:11:56 2554192 Link
Replying To bruffgael: "Why can't the draws be made on Sunday evenings?" Because that might make common sense ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 2181 - 24/06/2024 07:07:59 2554209 Link
Replying To LimerickForLiam24: "Kerry v Roscommon Armagh v Louth Dublin v Derry Donegal v Galway" Yep that is what I reckon also. With an all Ulster semi final. Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 3803 - 24/06/2024 07:57:45 2554212 Link
anyone know if that down lad is okay? Hopefully no news is good news Whestofthewest (Clare) - Posts: 168 - 24/06/2024 08:06:30 2554218 Link
Interesting draws. Kerry/Derry be one I'd pick if non Dub neutral. Should be something else. I imagine Louth and Derry have good case for extra day so Dublin/Galway and Armagh/Rossies Saturday evening. BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 2875 - 24/06/2024 08:55:16 2554233 Link
Replying To S1234: "Who's clare?? Your some clown. Galway will be gone this time next week ye were shite v Tyrone and lucky to get in got over connacht final by the luck of the ref ye will get hammered come quarters" More tears this morning I see Claire.. Anyways toughest draw for Galway v Dublin..but at least we are still in it and preparing for Croke Park and a weekend away.. Mayo are getting ready for the Bonniconlon show! Belclare7 (Galway) - Posts: 49 - 24/06/2024 09:00:29 2554235 Link