Railway cup no more?

[Syferus]

Quality rossfan...no point arguing with that level of intellect

There's a requirement by some here not to accept the fact the Railway Cup is dead and has been for two decades. Forgive people for being tired of the same stale arguments being brought up as if there's anything left to save.

[BennyCake]

Over 4,000 at match for Seán Cox. Dublin v Meath.

Goes to show that if games are for a good cause, interest can be got. Homeless charity, air ambulance, RNLI, hospice etc. All good causes that a lot of Gaels would support in a railway cup match or AI champs v Rest of Ireland etc.

If a severely weakened Dublin v div 2 Meath team in December can get over 4,000, anything is possible.

[Rossfan]

That was a special fundraiser game.
How many at Meath's O'Byrne Cup games?

[toby47]

That was a special fundraiser game.
How many at Meath's O'Byrne Cup games?

Read the comment above

Killer line  - 'Goes to show that if games are for a good cause, interest can be got'

[manfromdelmonte]

Railway Cup could be run for the GPA

They are a needy bunch

[Over the Bar]

Scrap the Compromise Rules debacle.

[Blowitupref]

Talk at GAA Congress this morning about returning the Railway cup and playing it in Croke Park before the senior All-Ireland finals.

[From the Bunker]

Talk at GAA Congress this morning about returning the Railway cup and playing it in Croke Park before the senior All-Ireland finals.

When the Railway cup was prevalent

- Championship was knockout - half the intercounty teams were out after one game.
- There was no Tailteann Cup
- County Club Championships were Knockout
- There was no Intermediate and Junior Club Provincial or AI Championship
- There was a hunger to see the top players represent your province.

To Make it work you need

- A defined window to free up players
- Buy in from the Top players
- Buy in from the public
- Buy in from a Top sponsor
- To market it as a top competition to win.

The reality is

- There is no hunger for such a competition
- Top players are over loaded with competitions
- There is no where on the calendar to fit it in
- There is no money to be made from this by the GAA

 

[Jeepers Creepers]

Flogging a dead horse.

[Eire90]

You would need an incentive to win it for players to care and you cant really offer prize money incentive

[Blowitupref]

It's just two rounds of matches. Semi finals probably played the week before All-Ireland finals.

Having those matches in Croke Park on All-Ireland final day will be enough incentive HQ are thinking

[Rossfan]

It's just two rounds of matches. Semi finals probably played the week before All-Ireland finals.

Having those matches in Croke Park on All-Ireland final day will be enough incentive HQ are thinking

Could be a runner as we're talking last 2 weekends in July.
Would totally depend on player buy in.
All expenses paid weekend in Dublin, Semis Friday night in Croker?

[seafoid]

It's just two rounds of matches. Semi finals probably played the week before All-Ireland finals.

Having those matches in Croke Park on All-Ireland final day will be enough incentive HQ are thinking

Could be a runner as we're talking last 2 weekends in July.
Would totally depend on player buy in.
All expenses paid weekend in Dublin, Semis Friday night in Croker?

There were many complaints last year about the strangeness of all Ireland final day  - no minor match beforehand, the timing of the 25 year thing was arseways, the event was suboptimal. So the GAA need a match beforehand. Railway Cup would give players from weaker counties recognition and fans would watch it. Even provincial flies on a window would get the attention of fans.

[Rossfan]

How many of the smug annual All Ireland Final attendees would bother their rear ends coming in to watch such a game?
Used even 20k of the 82,300 ever get in before the end of the Minor Finals in the past?

[seafoid]

How many of the smug annual All Ireland Final attendees would bother their rear ends coming in to watch such a game?
Used even 20k of the 82,300 ever get in before the end of the Minor Finals in the past?

It doesn't matter.  Giving say players from Fermanagh, Antrim , Carlow or Sligo the chance to play in Croke Park on all Ireland final day- players from weaker counties certainly deserve this honour.

It also ties in with the hurling development goals around recognition
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Sz3ZjcJ1To

Aguisin : Farrandeelin RIP