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#1

Laois / Re: Underage squads 2024

Last post by clonadsane - Today at 02:04:22 PM

Another humbling defeat today our minor footballers

#2

GAA Discussion / Re: Sam Maguire 2024 Group 3 ...

Last post by statto - Today at 01:42:34 PM

Looking at the gaago games surely Donegal and cork would have been a better pick today rather than a facile Dublin won in cavan.also putting Sligo v antrim on tomorrow at the same time as Derry v Armagh which will get limited viewing from neutrals.

#3

General discussion / Re: Hamas attack Israel & sub...

Last post by whitey - Today at 01:35:12 PM

Any thoughts on the ceasefire proposal?

#4

GAA Discussion / Re: Sam Maguire 2024 Group 1 ...

Last post by tonto1888 - Today at 01:20:07 PM

Went on to Ticketmaster last night to buy my ticket. Seen stand available so tried to buy one. Each option wouldn't allow me to buy a single ticket. Said unavailable. When I went to but 2 they were somehow available. Ended up getting a terrace ticket. Joke

#5

GAA Discussion / Re: Accuracy of Gaelic Footbal...

Last post by LeoMc - Today at 01:17:33 PM

There has always been 5hite games, there will always be sh1te games.
Enjoy the good ones. They will live long in the memory when the s4ite is forgotten.

#6

Tyrone / Re: Tyrone Club Football and H...

Last post by LeoMc - Today at 01:12:46 PM

This tier 2 & 3 minor championship is some BS....  minors have played what 9-10 games already and now going into a b competition after being comprehensively beaten by Derry in the Ulster championship
Seriously...  club minor season is a shams, away behind, U16s has been delayed by a few months already ...

Do Tyrone need to be in a tier2 competition?

What the GAA have done at national level to the Minor and U20 grades is a joke. The round robins and tiers have completely diluted the significance of the competitions. Added to this is the fact they added this format against the request of counties and the Ulster council. No speeches or interviews further adds to the idea that the GAA are trying to take the competitiveness out of the Minor grade.
Tyrone minors have played I believe 9 games this season and lost 4 of them and deservedly exited the Ulster Championship at the Semi Final stage against Derry. Should be season over and plenty to mull on for the team and players going forward into Under 20 age group. But instead of being finally able to rejoin up with their clubs and play the remaining league games, they are off to play a Tier B competition no one wants to be in that could potentially run for another 3 weeks.
At club level the minor season has been shambolic. CCC telling clubs players are available to clubs and then the county management telling players to not play and then some players playing and others not playing. Ridiculous.
If the GAA are going to insist on continuing down this route of Round Robin and tiers then Club Minor season should not start until late June and conclude prior to the Senior Club Championships starting.

What I would like to see at club level would be -
A modified calendar along the lines of:

U12 - April - June
U14 - July - October (finish before school football begins)
U16 - March - June (starting after the conclusion of school football which is generally St Patrick's Day and the traditional club start anyway - County Minors available to all clubs as was supposed to be the case this year but enforced by CCC - problem would be lessened as less players affected)
U18 - Late June - September (beginning after County Minor season and exams and concluded prior to Senior championships)
Reserve (with anyone Over 16 eligible - giving those lads football through Spring) - April - August
Senior (Over 17 only eligible) - May - October

Why should club fixtures be based around school fixtures?
These players are club players first off.

Are you saying U12's finisb in June?

It is either u12 and u16 finish end of June or u14 and u18 finish end of June as was the plan this year.

Is it not a bit mad U12's stop playing in June, tbe start of the summer and have no action for nearly 4 months of the year?

If U12 finish in June, they join up with U14 panel in July.
Just like when U16 finishes they join up with either U14 or Minor depending on their age.

This would make far too much sense for our CCC to go along with it.

Minor was in the second half of the year last season, u16 first. Clubs overwhelmingly asked for it to be changed back.

In that schedule you'd have 17 yo lads waiting until late June for games. 13/14 yo's waiting til July for football. That's crazy

There are pros and cons to either order.

With u16s going before u18's, Minor lads were at college before their season ended.
Letting minors go first releases them to play Senior or reserve from the start of July.
Minors going first overlaps with County minor's delaying the club u18 and u16 season.
Running u12 before u14 allows those lads to experience the big pitch before moving onto the competitive football with their u14 or development team.

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General discussion / Re: Things that make you go Wh...

Last post by Captain Scarlet - Today at 12:49:44 PM

Just saw this! Tusla can't hire social workers. Can do F all to help kids in need, but are at Bloom 2024 sponsoring a show garden.
How the feck does this work? Any commercial/ marketing types here? Even for optics it's just bizarre...

https://www.bordbiabloom.com/the-raising-amazing-garden-by-tusla-fostering/

#8

General discussion / Re: The Offical Glasgow Celtic...

Last post by From the Bunker - Today at 12:42:26 PM

#9

General discussion / Re: FAI...June 2024 Friendlies...

Last post by Captain Scarlet - Today at 12:28:37 PM

I find it odd how she seems to be above any hint of criticism. Like she wasn't even in the picture for the 1st goal and the Swedees made hay down that side.
But then the management need to decide what they want too. We really missed Littlejohn and O'Sullivan to get on the ball. Likewise Payne to bomb down the sides.
Connolly was woeful too and there are just no ideas when they get into the final 3rd. Also, the two up front are very similar and Kiernan was on the bench with real pace. That'd be a better.

It's a serious group but they seem to get caught with the same issues in a lot of games now and that's a big issue.

#10

Tyrone / Re: Tyrone Club Football and H...

Last post by GlenMan - Today at 12:01:01 PM

This tier 2 & 3 minor championship is some BS....  minors have played what 9-10 games already and now going into a b competition after being comprehensively beaten by Derry in the Ulster championship
Seriously...  club minor season is a shams, away behind, U16s has been delayed by a few months already ...

Do Tyrone need to be in a tier2 competition?

What the GAA have done at national level to the Minor and U20 grades is a joke. The round robins and tiers have completely diluted the significance of the competitions. Added to this is the fact they added this format against the request of counties and the Ulster council. No speeches or interviews further adds to the idea that the GAA are trying to take the competitiveness out of the Minor grade.
Tyrone minors have played I believe 9 games this season and lost 4 of them and deservedly exited the Ulster Championship at the Semi Final stage against Derry. Should be season over and plenty to mull on for the team and players going forward into Under 20 age group. But instead of being finally able to rejoin up with their clubs and play the remaining league games, they are off to play a Tier B competition no one wants to be in that could potentially run for another 3 weeks.
At club level the minor season has been shambolic. CCC telling clubs players are available to clubs and then the county management telling players to not play and then some players playing and others not playing. Ridiculous.
If the GAA are going to insist on continuing down this route of Round Robin and tiers then Club Minor season should not start until late June and conclude prior to the Senior Club Championships starting.

What I would like to see at club level would be -
A modified calendar along the lines of:

U12 - April - June
U14 - July - October (finish before school football begins)
U16 - March - June (starting after the conclusion of school football which is generally St Patrick's Day and the traditional club start anyway - County Minors available to all clubs as was supposed to be the case this year but enforced by CCC - problem would be lessened as less players affected)
U18 - Late June - September (beginning after County Minor season and exams and concluded prior to Senior championships)
Reserve (with anyone Over 16 eligible - giving those lads football through Spring) - April - August
Senior (Over 17 only eligible) - May - October

Why should club fixtures be based around school fixtures?
These players are club players first off.

Are you saying U12's finisb in June?

It is either u12 and u16 finish end of June or u14 and u18 finish end of June as was the plan this year.

Is it not a bit mad U12's stop playing in June, tbe start of the summer and have no action for nearly 4 months of the year?

If U12 finish in June, they join up with U14 panel in July.
Just like when U16 finishes they join up with either U14 or Minor depending on their age.

This would make far too much sense for our CCC to go along with it.

Minor was in the second half of the year last season, u16 first. Clubs overwhelmingly asked for it to be changed back.

In that schedule you'd have 17 yo lads waiting until late June for games. 13/14 yo's waiting til July for football. That's crazy