Quote from: downtothecore on Today at 04:10:57 PMDisappointing for this promising minor team but it was always out of their hands today. They needed firstly to win today which they did impressively but they needed Monaghan to beat donegal today but Monaghan didnt need to win and Donegal did, so it was very unlikely that they were ever going to get through today in this position.
Quote from: galwayman on Today at 09:49:10 PMI love Gaelic football - I have since I can remember.
I'm in my forties now and this is the first year ever that I just can't get excited about the championship whatsoever.
The format has completely fucked it up. I honestly believe the only way forward is to get rid of the provincial championships. It won't happen because the Ulster championship is so strong & competitive. The elephant in the room is that the other three are a complete and utter pile of horse shit.
When a team would be better off losing a provincial semi final (if they were to go on and lose the final) so that they could potentially get a pot two opponent of Louth, Clare or Sligo it says it all.
Dublin & Kerry can sleepwalk into a top seed spot in a group.
It's a completely uneven playing field.
It has to change so that teams of a similar standard are playing against each other and teams such as Dublin & Kerry can't just proceed through to the business end in first gear every year.
I get that they are quality teams and would do well anyway but there's no real peril for them at the moment unlike any of the Ulster teams for example.
Even ourselves last year - once we beat Roscommon we had a handy game against Sligo to get into pot one.
A lot of the games now don't mean a huge pile.
It's killing the football championship
Quote from: RedHand88 on Today at 10:17:27 PMOn the basis that Armagh have huge support.Quote from: galwayman on Today at 07:29:07 PMQuote from: seafoid on Today at 07:23:05 PMThe stadium is never going to be filled unless it's an AI final or at a stretch Dublin against either Mayo or Armagh in a semi final.Quote from: armaghniac on Today at 06:46:32 PMIts a bit one sided. The home draw for the semi final significant.the Dubs can't fill croke Park this time of the year after 14 in a row. Who is responsible for this?
Lucky in the GAA that we don't have home semi finals where blue teams can fill the stadium with their supporters and overawe the opposition.
When has it ever been any different?
Croke Park has rarely ever sold out for anything but an All Ireland final. This isn't a new phenomenon.
Eh??
Quote from: galwayman on Today at 07:29:07 PMQuote from: seafoid on Today at 07:23:05 PMThe stadium is never going to be filled unless it's an AI final or at a stretch Dublin against either Mayo or Armagh in a semi final.Quote from: armaghniac on Today at 06:46:32 PMIts a bit one sided. The home draw for the semi final significant.the Dubs can't fill croke Park this time of the year after 14 in a row. Who is responsible for this?
Lucky in the GAA that we don't have home semi finals where blue teams can fill the stadium with their supporters and overawe the opposition.
When has it ever been any different?
Croke Park has rarely ever sold out for anything but an All Ireland final. This isn't a new phenomenon.