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So  no provincial  club championships this  year so maybe they should double the provincial club championships next season so any team that wins a county championship this year still gets to compete for the provincial and all ireland titles so that would be an 18  team ulster club championship or if same team  wins both they are the sole representive in the county..

Would anyone like to see an autumn championship as a one off just for this year  games under lights on a saturday night under lights might be good for games. All ireland final 5pm saturday kick off.

Id love to see an open draw championship i think it be great for the country but i think we then get too many moaners provincial councils will moan then if some team like Tyrone or Galway gets knockout first round they be like oh we only got one game and the gaa are too scared  of  the chance of Dublin v Kerry first round.If Dublin played Kerry in the first or 2nd round in Kerry could you imagine the hyped and buzz.

tho tyrone v kilkenny at hurling would be absolute bloodbath but thats luck of draw but tyrone hurlers would have opportunity to say they played kilkenny

I think the  gaa should maybe give a deadline of sometime in november to complete and commit to open 32 team knockout


hurling could go 16 team knockout maybe  or make hurling 32 teams aswell that could bring some hurling attention to smaller counties

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Would anyone be interested in the radical idea of  having a festival tournament type thing and having a tournament played over a month like the world cup have all matches played at croke park or something have two matches a day throw ins at maybe 5pm and 8pm

so it looks like to me they want the same format as as last season but with knockout  quarter finals instead of super 8

are the gaa strict about having the final in august/September  because i wouldnt mind seeing the all Ireland final played at 5pm on a late october or november  saturday evening i think atmosphere be great.

would the gaa ever put the hurling final and football final on same weekend one on saturday and one on sunday i would love that a weekend of finals

2 games per day

Could they do a world cup style tournament 32 team knockout with mid week games

How are  the weaker teams going to get a longer Summer ?(assuming any sport takes place during the Summer)
If this wet dream 32 County knock out competition materialises most weak Counties will be gone after 1 game.
At least with the Provincial/ Qualifier system they get 2 games in Summer.

Well, if Leitrim draw Wicklow, and winners played Waterford or Antrim - that's a lower placed team in the AI QF.

Likewise, Dublin Kerry in round 1. Winners play Mayo or Tyrone. There's 3 big teams gone before the QF.

was about to say same thing if thats how a weaker team can realistically make it to qf
Big odds on that scenario but not impossible. Would freshen the thing up. I'd be all for the open draw every year, not just this year.

youd have to say the likes of dublin tyrone kerry mayo  would not want an open draw either they would not want it to be a success they want as many games as possible

Also they be afraid of a open knockout being a success