Railway cup no more?

[From the Bunker]

How many of the smug annual All Ireland Final attendees would bother their rear ends coming in to watch such a game?
Used even 20k of the 82,300 ever get in before the end of the Minor Finals in the past?

It all depended on if their county was involved.

I don't see any other sport do double headers in the case of a Final. Especially when the main event is a sell-out!

[AustinPowers]

It's just two rounds of matches. Semi finals probably played the week before All-Ireland finals.

Having those matches in Croke Park on All-Ireland final day will be enough incentive HQ are thinking

Could be a runner as we're talking last 2 weekends in July.
Would totally depend on player buy in.
All expenses paid weekend in Dublin, Semis Friday night in Croker?

There would be no  football the AI final weekend anyway , so players are free. So, have   semis on a Friday,  unlimited  subs. 

Players just turn up and play  the game. No need for any training sessions weeks in advance. And that way , you might actually get an entertaining game without any the usual  tactics

Railway cup  final wouldn't impinge on tickets either.  Two different minor counties  as a curtain  raiser demands  those two are given a share of the tickets.  A railway/Senior AI final  double header , you still have  a big percentage of the attendees from the two senior finalists

[toby47]

How many of the smug annual All Ireland Final attendees would bother their rear ends coming in to watch such a game?
Used even 20k of the 82,300 ever get in before the end of the Minor Finals in the past?

It doesn't matter.  Giving say players from Fermanagh, Antrim , Carlow or Sligo the chance to play in Croke Park on all Ireland final day- players from weaker counties certainly deserve this honour.

It also ties in with the hurling development goals around recognition
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Sz3ZjcJ1To

Aguisin : Farrandeelin RIP

With all due respect, it's not really appetising is it.