All Ireland club football championships 2023/24

[Captain Obvious]

is there any reason the semi finals can not be played on the 30th/31st december

Yes. Common sense.

Common sense would be to finish the Ulster,Munster championships up sooner and have the All Ireland football semi final as two double headers with the Hurling semi finals this weekend.

2 double headers on a 4g pitch this weekend then the 2 finals on Christmas Eve?

Croke Park double headers and play the finals in the first week of January giving all club players the opportunity to play for their counties in round 1 of the National football league.

[Wildweasel74]

Why, they not deserve a break or just flog them to death.

[RedHand88]

is there any reason the semi finals can not be played on the 30th/31st december

Yes. Common sense.

Common sense would be to finish the Ulster,Munster championships up sooner and have the All Ireland football semi final as two double headers with the Hurling semi finals this weekend.

2 double headers on a 4g pitch this weekend then the 2 finals on Christmas Eve?

Christmas eve?! Christ on a bus.

[quit yo jibbajabba]

Football
Midnight mass
Santa

What's not to like. I'm in 🤣

[downtothecore]

Kilmacud and Glen semi final scheduled for Newry. Glen will really fancy their chances this time down in Newry.

[LeoMc]

is there any reason the semi finals can not be played on the 30th/31st december

Yes. Common sense.

Common sense would be to finish the Ulster,Munster championships up sooner and have the All Ireland football semi final as two double headers with the Hurling semi finals this weekend.

2 double headers on a 4g pitch this weekend then the 2 finals on Christmas Eve?

Christmas eve?! Christ on a bus.

It was a tongue in cheek response to the suggestion to play the semi-finals this weekend, not letting the provincial champions have a few weeks off.

[Captain Obvious]

Kilmacud and Glen semi final scheduled for Newry. Glen will really fancy their chances this time down in Newry.

Do a decent marking job Shane Walsh and Glen should win.

[onefineday]

Has CCC handed out suspensions for Stewartstown lads? Would expect the Clifford brothers to be overturned.

David's red card was two yellows that were deserved, and no suspension, so nothing to appeal.
What competition would Paudie's suspension get served in anyway - Kerry intermediate 2023? Or at provincial level if Fossa win Kerry?
Fossa have 0 chance of winning Kerry intermediate anyway.

Could have been a classic!!

[onefineday]

New Years Eve, Christ them lads allowed no break at all.?

is there any reason the semi finals can not be played on the 30th/31st december

Yes. Common sense.

Common sense would be to finish the Ulster,Munster championships up sooner and have the All Ireland football semi final as two double headers with the Hurling semi finals this weekend.

Championship structures have to be looked at, there's no reason why this whole thing couldn't be finished up at the end of November, other than that counties come up with increasingly convoluted ways of determining their champions.
There's plenty of time, it's just not used well. Majority of counties are finished with intercounty at the end of June, yet it's the end of October before they've finished their championship. GAA should simply decree that provincial championships start first week in October and that nominees will be required from each county.

[Armagh18]

New Years Eve, Christ them lads allowed no break at all.?

is there any reason the semi finals can not be played on the 30th/31st december

Yes. Common sense.

Common sense would be to finish the Ulster,Munster championships up sooner and have the All Ireland football semi final as two double headers with the Hurling semi finals this weekend.

Championship structures have to be looked at, there's no reason why this whole thing couldn't be finished up at the end of November, other than that counties come up with increasingly convoluted ways of determining their champions.
There's plenty of time, it's just not used well. Majority of counties are finished with intercounty at the end of June, yet it's the end of October before they've finished their championship. GAA should simply decree that provincial championships start first week in October and that nominees will be required from each county.

Them Cavan boys would just nominate their 3 best teams and play thr championship after.

[Rossfan]

Most Clubs are finished their Championships by mid September.
About 8% get to play in Provincials and half those get 1 game.
I'd say the remaining 4% aren't too upset over playing games so late in the year.

[seafoid]

It's not about percentages. By definition club all Ireland will always represent a small field percentage of clubs. It is about the load on county players.

[seafoid]

Odds on Thomas/Brigid double ?

[Blowitupref]

Odds on Thomas/Brigid double ?

8/1

[Dreadnought]

New Years Eve, Christ them lads allowed no break at all.?

is there any reason the semi finals can not be played on the 30th/31st december

Yes. Common sense.

Common sense would be to finish the Ulster,Munster championships up sooner and have the All Ireland football semi final as two double headers with the Hurling semi finals this weekend.

Championship structures have to be looked at, there's no reason why this whole thing couldn't be finished up at the end of November, other than that counties come up with increasingly convoluted ways of determining their champions.
There's plenty of time, it's just not used well. Majority of counties are finished with intercounty at the end of June, yet it's the end of October before they've finished their championship. GAA should simply decree that provincial championships start first week in October and that nominees will be required from each county.

Them Cavan boys would just nominate their 3 best teams and play thr championship after.

Hoo boy, you are beyond rattled on Cavan finally having one decent club team for the first time in ages