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General discussion / Re: Podcasts

Last post by square_ball - Today at 04:09:24 PM

Hampshey
Phenomenal
Most powerful one yet

That's me done. For now

Whats wrong with this one? Thats how you say it is it not?

The podcasts are grand. Don't listen to them all but would dip in and out of them. Niblock is a decent interviewer but definitely goes down the 'powerful' route too much that now I just don't believe him any more  

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Derry / Re: Derry Club Football & Hurl...

Last post by shawshank - Today at 04:06:23 PM

its true

#3

GAA Discussion / Re: Guide to the Sam Maguire a...

Last post by shawshank - Today at 04:05:44 PM

Well Tyrone looked like a team that were out on there feet against Donegal at the finish, and that was just after their second consecutive game. Why oh why are you comparing amateur players who go to work on a Monday to a professional. 

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GAA Discussion / Re: Guide to the Sam Maguire a...

Last post by yellowcard - Today at 04:02:22 PM

I'm not sure this extra week is that big of a deal at all. Professional soccer players are capable of playing 90 minute matches every 3/4 days in peak season and I've seen people claim that GAA players at the top level are just as fit. So these players are well capable of fully recovering physically in the space of 7 days.

What about the advantage of getting into a rhythm of playing top level games week on week. I certainly don't think its anywhere near as big of a deal as many people make out.

#5

General discussion / Re: Podcasts

Last post by Main Street - Today at 04:00:56 PM

I think one time Thomas started by recognising that he had claimed the previous episode to be the most powerful but this one really is the most powerful (on the Niblock scale).

The podcast's greatest achievement was managing to persuade  Francie (Hatchet Man) Bellew to come on and it follows that Thomas' discipline was stretched to the rafters to restrain his compulsion to fill in the many seconds of dead air as we waited for Francie to finally answer  with a yes or no. 

#6

General discussion / Re: Podcasts

Last post by Milltown Row2 - Today at 03:58:42 PM

Well like any good journo he'll be taking all your points on board and change it up the next time, as they do read these

#7

General discussion / Re: Podcasts

Last post by Truthsayer - Today at 03:57:07 PM

I don't think he's praising himself either but trying to draw people to listen to the next podcast. There have been excellent ones and indeed powerful but to constantly say this is most powerful yet becomes a bit meaningless and kind of diminishes previous ones.

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GAA Discussion / Re: Guide to the Sam Maguire a...

Last post by Cunny Funt - Today at 03:54:30 PM

The last rr - pre qf- qf
 is the killer

I wonder how many first seeds will win their qf . Will it be 3/4 like last year ?

You would have to assume 4/4 would be the standard every year for the group winners making it the the semis.
This would have been the case last year only for Monaghan's penalty win over Armagh.

I wouldn't be surprised if 3/4 would be the usual most years for the first seeds in as regards making the semis. I think most years you've a very decent chance of one of the Ulster teams turning over one of the other provincial winners.

As you said the the preliminary quarter-finals route with 3 games in 3 weekends looks like an absolute death-trap of a route towards Sam. It's very hard to see a team winning Sam through that route.

Yes would expect that to be the case until such time that all Quarter finalists are given at least two weeks prep time.  If we get another 3 Quarter final mis-matches this year as we did last year then HQ need to tweak it.

I don't think there is any chance that all the quarter-finalists are going to be given two weeks prep time for a fair while yet (think 10 years or so).

If you give the four preliminary quarter-finalists two weeks, you would need to give the group winners three weeks (assuming you did't stagger the groups) which would tilt the advantage of winning the group a fair bit away from the group winners. I don't think the powers that be want to reduce the benefit of winning the group/increase the odds for the teams coming 2nd and 3rd in the group.

Even if you were to play around with the timing and stagger the group stages to give all four quarter-finalist two weeks, it would lead to a situation whereby you gave some sides three weeks and some two at a later stage which I think the powers-that be would consider a worse option.

Long story short I think the GAA is going to keep the status quo in place for a good few years yet and that winning your group is going to be key if you want to win Sam.

The powers to be will surely want all of their All Ireland Quarters to be as competitive as they can possibly be?  In year one of this new format we got highly competitive Prem Quarter finals decided on fine margins and only one of the All Ireland Quarter finals going that way. If that is repeated this year it will have to be looked at sooner than later.

Topping your group avoiding play off game and not playing any of the group winners in the last 8 is enough of advantage IMO.

HQ in congress were asked about making that tweak to the schedule and the answer was to wait for another year or two to see if it remains an issue. 

#9

General discussion / Re: Podcasts

Last post by quit yo jibbajabba - Today at 03:49:18 PM

Hampshey
Phenomenal
Most powerful one yet

That's me done. For now

#10

General discussion / Re: Podcasts

Last post by lurganblue - Today at 03:45:11 PM

It is powerful stuff though