U20 All Ireland football championship 2021

[Blowitupref]

Green light for the U20 Final and minor championship

https://m.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/underage-gaa-games-get-the-green-light-to-resume-as-country-enters-level-3-39816215.html

Looks like U-20 final will be in the new year now.

Set for December 19th now.

Same day as All ireland football final. Same venue or different venue?

Both in Croke Park on the same day. U20 final at 2:30pm and senior final at 5pm

[Aaron Boone]

Green light for the U20 Final and minor championship

https://m.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/underage-gaa-games-get-the-green-light-to-resume-as-country-enters-level-3-39816215.html

Looks like U-20 final will be in the new year now.

Set for December 19th now.

Same day as All ireland football final. Same venue or different venue?

Both in Croke Park on the same day. U20 final at 2:30pm and senior final at 5pm

GAA a bit wiser nowadays with the scheduling where extra-time in the first game delayed the big one.

[Rossfan]

Croke Park is a nice neutral venue for Dublin v Galway
Roughly half way between Parnell Park and Páirc na Gaoithe.....

[mup]

Croke Park is a nice neutral venue for Dublin v Galway
Roughly half way between Parnell Park and Páirc na Gaoithe.....

Thinking the exact same thing.

It's almost gone funny at this stage.

[Blowitupref]

Green light for the U20 Final and minor championship

https://m.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/underage-gaa-games-get-the-green-light-to-resume-as-country-enters-level-3-39816215.html

Looks like U-20 final will be in the new year now.

Set for December 19th now.

Same day as All ireland football final. Same venue or different venue?

Both in Croke Park on the same day. U20 final at 2:30pm and senior final at 5pm

GAA a bit wiser nowadays with the scheduling where extra-time in the first game delayed the big one.

U20 Final now has a 2:15pm start.

[Baile Brigín 2]

So it looks like the GAA have been advised that underage games can resume while soccer and rugby told they cannot. Watch this space as they are furious

[Rossfan]

"Approved County games"
None of them in soccerball or rubby

[Baile Brigín 2]

"Approved County games"
None of them in soccerball or rubby

But why that distinction? Insane stuff and draws the GAA into an argument not of their making. Or was it?

https://fb.watch/2azdY3IL52/

[Baile Brigín 2]

It's hard to argue against this.

https://amp.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/why-is-there-return-to-play-but-no-fair-play-when-it-comes-to-the-gaasoccer-divide-39824268.html?__twitter_impression=true

[Hound]

With all due respect to underage soccer, there is nothing in Ireland on a par with the intercounty U20 or minor championships. Nobody gives a shit if St Kevin's are playing Shelbourne in an U17 soccer match, even if there is some talent on show.

But if Ireland had an U18 or U20 competitive international to play, I'm sure that would get the go ahead.

[Baile Brigín 2]

With all due respect to underage soccer, there is nothing in Ireland on a par with the intercounty U20 or minor championships. Nobody gives a shit if St Kevin's are playing Shelbourne in an U17 soccer match, even if there is some talent on show.

But if Ireland had an U18 or U20 competitive international to play, I'm sure that would get the go ahead.

Its not Kevins. Its Shamrock Rovers, Derry City etc.

Are you suggesting those clubs academies and the rugby interprovincial sides are less elite than the GAA u20's? These lads are professional remember

[Rossfan]

Those soccer teams would be playing every week in long drawn out Leagues.
The GAA minor and U 20s are knocknout competitions played over a few weeks with a reduced no. of teams each week.
A no brainer ....but another whinge opportunity for the soccerball gang.

[Baile Brigín 2]

Those soccer teams would be playing every week in long drawn out Leagues.
The GAA minor and U 20s are knocknout competitions played over a few weeks with a reduced no. of teams each week.
A no brainer ....but another whinge opportunity for the soccerball gang.

There are 3 games left. This weekend, midweek and next weekend. So not very different at all.

They have a very legitimate gripe here. That's their reward for managing Covid better as well.

[Blowitupref]

Baile Brigín 2,  This is the U20 All-Ireland championship thread, take your griping elsewhere.

[Baile Brigín 2]

Under pressure from SF soccer underage elite is back but not rugby. Bonkers.