Quote from: Cunny Funt on June 27, 2019, 01:47:59 PMQuote from: TheClubman on June 27, 2019, 01:23:38 PMQuote from: Cunny Funt on June 27, 2019, 01:13:01 PMQuote from: TheClubman on June 27, 2019, 12:59:51 PMbelieved wrong so as would have been at home to Galway and as said already more of a incentive to beat Galway at second time of asking.Quote from: Owenmoresider on June 27, 2019, 09:56:53 AMQuote from: macdanger2 on June 27, 2019, 09:47:36 AMhttp://connachtgaa.ie/news/connacht-minor-championship/Quote from: Owenmoresider on June 27, 2019, 09:39:37 AM
The venue decision only serves to confirm again all our suspicions about the provincial body and how it is run, and for whom. A bit unfair too that this game wasn't played this evening or tomorrow evening, giving teams who played last Friday and extra day or two to recover. Could have been the same for both teams of course had the pairing worked out differently, but it did seem to tell at times last night. Of course neither of these things would excuse the defending for the Mayo goals, but that's where the self-inflicted part comes in again.
I agree that Sligo should have had home advantage for finishing 2nd but surely this is something that should have been agreed up front. I'm not sure about the conspiracy theories though, isn't it the case that if Sligo won, ye would have had home advantage against Galway despite them finishing top?
Note the home team in the semi-final pairing.
I've no axe to grind with either county as I'm not even from Connaught but this is the scéal I've heard. The fixtures for all Connaught Championships went out last December and stated, as per the link above, that 2nd had home advantage in the u17 semi final. These fixtures were circulated on a couple of more occasions with exact same format. Sligo believed per the fixture plan that if they lost v Roscommon they were away to Galway in the semi final. It seems that this fixtures plan, which was circulated by Connaught council several times, had in fact not been ratified and this came to light at the fixtures meeting last Saturday. Sounds like someone was keeping that information up their sleeve in case it was needed.....
Last year had no semi final just the top two in the group reached the final. If that format wasn't changed it would be a Sligo v Galway final and played in Markievicz Park now as last year Roscommon who finished 2nd in table had home advantage for the final as they played Galway in Tuam in the group game.
You seem to have misunderstood what I posted. If Sligo had lost they'd have finished 3rd in the group. Galway would have been 2nd. Per the fixtures plan, this would have meant Sligo v Galway in Tuam as the 2nd place team is clearly denoted to have home advantage. That's what I've been told and it stacks up.
If what you're saying about there not being a semi final last year is true, and the new fixtures plan wasn't ratified, then it should have been straight through to a Sligo v Galway final in Markievicz Park with no semi final.
By right the team that finished 2nd in the group should be getting home advantage for a semi final/play off but that wasn't case in this years format. (2nd place Galway v 3rd place Sligo would be played in Markievicz Park)
It seems Sligo management misunderstood the situation when in hindsight they should have rested players for their final group game.
Can I ask you - did you click on the link posted by someone above? I must not be communicating this very well or you're simply ingonring the facts.