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#1

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

Last post by Mikhailov - Today at 11:42:06 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?

U14 leagues are virtually wrapped up. Championship will be wrapped up by the end of June. A lot of those players will have no action until u16's start next July.

The U14's will all play U16 this year either in their club 'A' team or for their club development squad at u16

#2

General discussion / Re: Boxing Thread

Last post by ONeill - Today at 11:34:01 PM

I don't like the idea of that fight. If JP knocks Tyson out, it's a sad day for boxing.

#3

GAA Discussion / Re: Power Rankings

Last post by Duine Inteacht Eile - Today at 11:33:11 PM

Hyde a long time now. Or is it Jekyll?

Either way.... 2 games in 2021 are doing some heavy lifting. And that's harsh because winning an All Ireland takes some doing. It's just that those performances were very much the outliers for this squad.

#4

Tyrone / Re: Tyrone County Football and...

Last post by ONeill - Today at 11:31:55 PM

You just want to see something fresh and exciting. A bit of adventure. The class of 97/98 offered that in the years down the line after that.

#5

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

Last post by LeoMc - Today at 11:24:56 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?

U14 leagues are virtually wrapped up. Championship will be wrapped up by the end of June. A lot of those players will have no action until u16's start next July.

#6

GAA Discussion / Re: Joe Brolly

Last post by ONeill - Today at 11:24:48 PM

I don't know much about yer man who accompanies Joe on the podcast, but it must be very frustrating. At the same time, if they're making much money from it, he just bites his lip.

It has got to the stage though that you have a question mark over nearly every story he tells. I heard one recently when he talked about Canavan coming back on v Armagh in 03 and kicking a few more points in the AI Final.

#7

GAA Discussion / Re: Power Rankings

Last post by ONeill - Today at 11:19:38 PM

Hyde a long time now. Or is it Jekyll?

#8

General discussion / Re: Boxing Thread

Last post by Captain Obvious - Today at 11:11:17 PM

Tyson v Jake Paul has been postponed indefinitely

#9

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

Last post by weareros - Today at 09:52:30 PM

We had Sweden in our WC qualifying under Vera Pauw and we were more than a match for them home and away. Yes, they are one of top teams in world but we definitely have gone backwards.

#10

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

Last post by Itchy - Today at 09:41:12 PM

Ladies getting another bad beating. Good job they got rid of the last manager. They strike me as a team full of egos