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It is a complete load of BS. The main reason (excuse) given was that it would allow the beaten provincial finalists more than a week to recover, therefore the pre scheduled Q/finals draws like we currently have.

The futility of it all will be evident over the next month, especially in the "A" group, with all due respect to other teams involved, the Q/finals on Sunday August 3rd will be Mayo/Galway V Kerry/Cork, pretty novel pairings don't you think. When the world cup hype dies down, some informed media pundits, (an oxymoron I know) will latch on to it.

It reeks of overkill/panic when trying to solve a simple problem, by making it worse. In footballing terms, it reminds me of John Maughan's efforts at replacing Dermot Flanagan in the All Ireland final in 1997.

The simple solution would be to play all championship games to a conclusion. It is something I have been saying for years, there is little or no excuse at this point, other than extra revenues. With all the excellent marketing of our games and concerts etc, paying off stadiums,this argument is nowhere near as strong as it was. What other sport I ask, allows their penultimate game, i.e. All-Ireland final to be a draw, I know tradition etc, but remember 40 years ago you still had the bishop, parish priest, local TD's throwing in the ball and then hightailing it to the sideline. It would also eliminate all the issues surround club football or the lack thereof. If the NFL in the US, can draw up a fixed schedule six months ahead of time, surely the GAA can. It would also allow a potential open draw/other championship format, while also keeping provincial championships.

Not to completely digress, but I was watching the end of the Tipperary V Limerick hurling game with my 15 year old daughter on line last month, just as the games finished , Ger Canning announced "and now Limerick go on to meet the winners of Cork and Clare in the Munster final in six weeks time" My daughter said "did he just say six weeks", I said "yes honey", her response "that's insane", my response "you are right".

No need to say anymore.

how long between rounds of the FA Cup?
or Champions League knockout stages?

its all about the schools.
get the coaches into schools

clubs will benefit

Fennelly fouled the ball there again.

Don't fecking watch it ya header!!

either apply the rules or don't
the ball never leaves his hand when he hits it off the hurley.

Fennelly fouled the ball there again.

Fennelly fouled the ball twice already, not pulled up on it.

Great.
We get to see Fennelly foul the ball every time, as he tips it off the hurley.

Donegal players look physically huge, in comparison to Antrim players
They must be shovelling the creatine into them.

can't argue with the 1000 handpasses comment

how is Carney allowed commentate?

he is so biased!
cannot remember the Antrim players names!

Murphy won a handy free = Martin says it was defo a free
Antrim won a free = soft free

So how many years without a championship win for Pat Flanagan?

when you don't pick from the WHOLE of the county, you'll never win anything

it's the one thing about Roscommon minors over the past 9 years.
players from clubs, who will generally never win anything major at underage, get starting places eg Barrys, Glaveys, Eire Óg, St Ciarans and are part of the squad
just an observation

the GAA is really the only large local sporting body which could afford the rent to get the gates opened.
and the rent isn't even covering the private security costs on the barracks for the year

and even then, the pitch is terrible. you wouldn't put a third string junior rugby team out on it

she has a point

the barracks is a HUGE site. and it belongs to all the local people
Westmeath GAA only need a few parts of buildings, which are spread out in a few separate buildings and the playing fields (which are in terrible condition)

the place could be used by half the sports clubs and community groups in Mullingar and there'd still be space left over.