What do you think of the new championship structure so far ?

[larryin89]

Made the trip down to mchale yesterday, I rarely miss anyway home and away that's just the way it is with me , personal choice as I enjoy it but in all my years following Mayo, yesterday was the first day I remember feeling numb and disinterested, even up in the clubhouse there was nothing , no atmosphere. There's an aerial view pic of 1998 game v Galway in the clubhouse, i looked at it yesterday and a thought ran through my head , look at the crowd , remembering the days of old when mchale was bursting at the seams with people and noise . I've never been in the camp of been in favour of a return to the one chance salon championship but I have to admit yesterday I started to question my theory.

[seafoid]

Group attendances are what you'd expect for Group/qualification games  especially when overpriced, no packages of any sort and no marketing etc. Only the regular followers are going.
The old Qualifier games never drew the big day eventers either.
Some seem obsessed with possible Croker double headers.
Play the games as near to half way as possible. At least 5 or 6,000 will look decent enough in a smaller stadium.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7HahVwYpwo

Inflation has hammered family incomes so the match budget has been hit as much as any other aspect of spending.                                                                                       

[didlyi]

Group attendances are what you'd expect for Group/qualification games  especially when overpriced, no packages of any sort and no marketing etc. Only the regular followers are going.
The old Qualifier games never drew the big day eventers either.
Some seem obsessed with possible Croker double headers.
Play the games as near to half way as possible. At least 5 or 6,000 will look decent enough in a smaller stadium.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7HahVwYpwo

Inflation has hammered family incomes so the match budget has been hit as much as any other aspect of spending.                                                                                       

Hasnt affected the Munster Hurling Championship attendances or hurling in general. If the product is right then.....

[Rossfan]

The Munster Hurley stuff sure draws them in.
Fairly well populated Counties, playing local derbies, old traditional pairings, a belief that any one of them can beat the other on a given day.
I think it was 266k for the 10 round robin games.
Leinster pales in comparison crowds wise.
9500 at Wexford v Kilkenny for instance.

[seafoid]

3 provincial finalists and Westmeath prop up the tables after 2 rounds

https://www.rte.ie/sport/results/gaa/2023/6342/tables/

[armaghniac]

3 provincial finalists and Westmeath prop up the tables after 2 rounds

https://www.rte.ie/sport/results/gaa/2023/6342/tables/

You'd expect previous year Tailteann winners to be around the bottom. The others reflect dysfunctional provinces, although Kildare are especially disgraceful given the size of the county.

[seafoid]

3 provincial finalists and Westmeath prop up the tables after 2 rounds

https://www.rte.ie/sport/results/gaa/2023/6342/tables/

You'd expect previous year Tailteann winners to be around the bottom. The others reflect dysfunctional provinces, although Kildare are especially disgraceful given the size of the county.

The provincials reflect the absence of seeding more than anything else plus there is the sui generis case of Leinster , where the GAA made a desert and called it a football championship.

[highorlow]

Made the trip down to mchale yesterday, I rarely miss anyway home and away that's just the way it is with me , personal choice as I enjoy it but in all my years following Mayo, yesterday was the first day I remember feeling numb and disinterested, even up in the clubhouse there was nothing , no atmosphere. There's an aerial view pic of 1998 game v Galway in the clubhouse, i looked at it yesterday and a thought ran through my head , look at the crowd , remembering the days of old when mchale was bursting at the seams with people and noise . I've never been in the camp of been in favour of a return to the one chance salon championship but I have to admit yesterday I started to question my theory.

Your weren't alone in thinking that Larry, most people in the crowd were bored.

[Rossfan]

Aww boohooo
Poor little rhubairbíns

[theskull1]

Too many in the GAA family need to get paid these days.
Unintended consequences are people losing interest and club reserve fixtures getting cancelled left right and centre.

[blanketattack]

3 provincial finalists and Westmeath prop up the tables after 2 rounds

https://www.rte.ie/sport/results/gaa/2023/6342/tables/

The alternative would have seen Clare, Sligo and Westmeath replaced with Meath, Cavan and Fermanagh.

I'm beginning to think Proposal B would have made for a much better and more interesting competition.

[RedHand88]

Made the trip down to mchale yesterday, I rarely miss anyway home and away that's just the way it is with me , personal choice as I enjoy it but in all my years following Mayo, yesterday was the first day I remember feeling numb and disinterested, even up in the clubhouse there was nothing , no atmosphere. There's an aerial view pic of 1998 game v Galway in the clubhouse, i looked at it yesterday and a thought ran through my head , look at the crowd , remembering the days of old when mchale was bursting at the seams with people and noise . I've never been in the camp of been in favour of a return to the one chance salon championship but I have to admit yesterday I started to question my theory.

Omagh was the same from what I heard. An eerie silence for parts of the game, and this is Tyrone v Armagh in the Championship. I was looking forward to this format at the start of the year but it just feels like something to pass the time until the knockouts start in a few weeks.

[statto]

Not a fan of the new format at all.  In Armagh club championship last few years been straight knock out and been brilliant.  This years powers that be have decided to revert back to group stage format similar to AI series 4 groups of 4 top team into quarters and preliminary quarter finals.  All just seems a bit of a money racket. 

[Rossfan]

Terrible having PLAYERS PLAYING games.
We need to eradicate that kind of thing.

[RedHand88]

Terrible having PLAYERS PLAYING games.
We need to eradicate that kind of thing.

This is it too. Does anyone want to go back to having their county play 1 or at most 2 championship games in a year? Imagine being knocked out in April/May and knowing your county won't play again until after Christmas...