Club Championships 2025

[thebigfullforward]

Have any club championships started?

I see fixtures in the paper for Antrim 'championship' if you can call group stages championship. Straight knock-out the real thing...

Kerry seem to have the right formula though.

Tyrone seemed to be good though in Tyrone but pretty poor elsewhere

Considering the Tyrone senior team got to the All Ireland final and is so competitive the team they drew with in the first round of the  championship (Clonoe) was relegated.. ultra competitive. Tyrone Intermediate and Junior teams regularly win Ulster.. 🤷  it's not bad.
Kerry nominate teams to play in Junior that are clearly too strong for that level. They've a poor senior record.

Errigal Ciarán last January was the first ever Tyrone club to reach All-Ireland senior final.  Kerry clubs have reached 10 finals winning 6 but have only won one since the mid 90s has their current format played a part in that?

I've no idea. I just suggested the straight knock-out is real championship competition not round-robins which are designed to bring in more revenue. Sin é!

Or it gives players more games, then waiting all year for potentially one game. Tyrone dont start the championship until September.

Is that not what the league is for? Players take league seriously and get them ready for Championship. It's the best system in my opinion

[Rossfan]

18 adult games in Roscommon this weekend in the Senior, Intermediate and Junior A CHAMPIONSHIPS.

[Truthsayer]

Have any club championships started?

I see fixtures in the paper for Antrim 'championship' if you can call group stages championship. Straight knock-out the real thing...

Kerry seem to have the right formula though.

Tyrone seemed to be good though in Tyrone but pretty poor elsewhere

Considering the Tyrone senior team got to the All Ireland final and is so competitive the team they drew with in the first round of the  championship (Clonoe) was relegated.. ultra competitive. Tyrone Intermediate and Junior teams regularly win Ulster.. 🤷  it's not bad.
Kerry nominate teams to play in Junior that are clearly too strong for that level. They've a poor senior record.

Errigal Ciarán last January was the first ever Tyrone club to reach All-Ireland senior final.  Kerry clubs have reached 10 finals winning 6 but have only won one since the mid 90s has their current format played a part in that?

I've no idea. I just suggested the straight knock-out is real championship competition not round-robins which are designed to bring in more revenue. Sin é!

Or it gives players more games, then waiting all year for potentially one game. Tyrone dont start the championship until September.

They don't wait all year for one game... they play pre-season tournament and loada league games...

[gallsman]

I've no idea. I just suggested the straight knock-out is real championship competition not round-robins which are designed to bring in more revenue. Sin é!

So you're saying we shouldn't count Tyrone's AI wins in '05 and '08 as they weren't "real" championships. Sound.

[Truthsayer]

I've no idea. I just suggested the straight knock-out is real championship competition not round-robins which are designed to bring in more revenue. Sin é!

So you're saying we shouldn't count Tyrone's AI wins in '05 and '08 as they weren't "real" championships. Sound.

Be some backdoors needed to get Antrim into a final 
Check title of thread CLUB Championship..
 

[general_lee]

Armagh SFC draw was earlier today. Teams are seeded based on league position with Group 1 probably the toughest group. In-form Killeavy and Culloville (1A & 1B league winners) finalists for the last two years Clan na Gael and 2016 & 2020 winners Maghery.

Top team in each group progresses straight to the QFs. Teams finishing 2nd/3rd in each group play each other to join the 4 group winners.

Clann Éireann and Crossmaglen are most people's favourites along with Killeavy and Madden.

Group 1
Killeavy
Clan na Gael
Culloville
Maghery

Group 2
Madden
Mullaghbawn
Cullyhanna
Pearse Óg

Group 3
Crossmaglen
Silverbridge
Granemore
St Peter's

Group 4
Clann Éireann
Armagh Harps
Carrickcruppen
Dromintee

[Milltown Row2]

I've no idea. I just suggested the straight knock-out is real championship competition not round-robins which are designed to bring in more revenue. Sin é!

So you're saying we shouldn't count Tyrone's AI wins in '05 and '08 as they weren't "real" championships. Sound.

Be some backdoors needed to get Antrim into a final 
Check title of thread CLUB Championship..
 

And still no winner since it started. But still the best 

[Rossfan]

Club round robins hardly bring in much revenue.

[Truthsayer]

I've no idea. I just suggested the straight knock-out is real championship competition not round-robins which are designed to bring in more revenue. Sin é!

So you're saying we shouldn't count Tyrone's AI wins in '05 and '08 as they weren't "real" championships. Sound.

Be some backdoors needed to get Antrim into a final 
Check title of thread CLUB Championship..
 

And still no winner since it started. But still the best 

By best would mean most exciting and competitive.. not 1 team dominating for years and not getting a glove laid on them until the provincial series.
Errigal hammered the Antrim champions last year by the way... probly St Galls or Cargin?

[Milltown Row2]

I've no idea. I just suggested the straight knock-out is real championship competition not round-robins which are designed to bring in more revenue. Sin é!

So you're saying we shouldn't count Tyrone's AI wins in '05 and '08 as they weren't "real" championships. Sound.

Be some backdoors needed to get Antrim into a final 
Check title of thread CLUB Championship..
 

And still no winner since it started. But still the best 

By best would mean most exciting and competitive.. not 1 team dominating for years and not getting a glove laid on them until the provincial series.
Errigal hammered the Antrim champions last year by the way... probly St Galls or Cargin?

Again, yet to ever win and being the most exciting

[gallsman]

I've no idea. I just suggested the straight knock-out is real championship competition not round-robins which are designed to bring in more revenue. Sin é!

So you're saying we shouldn't count Tyrone's AI wins in '05 and '08 as they weren't "real" championships. Sound.

Be some backdoors needed to get Antrim into a final 
Check title of thread CLUB Championship..
 

"Championship competition" is championship competition regardless of whether it's club or county. If you want to walk back your shite talking, grand. If not, you'll just have to live with the fact that, by your own logic, a full 50% of Tyrone's AIs don't count.

[Truthsayer]

I've no idea. I just suggested the straight knock-out is real championship competition not round-robins which are designed to bring in more revenue. Sin é!

So you're saying we shouldn't count Tyrone's AI wins in '05 and '08 as they weren't "real" championships. Sound.

Be some backdoors needed to get Antrim into a final 
Check title of thread CLUB Championship..
 

"Championship competition" is championship competition regardless of whether it's club or county. If you want to walk back your shite talking, grand. If not, you'll just have to live with the fact that, by your own logic, a full 50% of Tyrone's AIs don't count.

If you read back I said.. knock-out is real championship not the league shadow boxing. I assume Antrim has quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final. It's hurting you this 

[Truthsayer]

I've no idea. I just suggested the straight knock-out is real championship competition not round-robins which are designed to bring in more revenue. Sin é!

So you're saying we shouldn't count Tyrone's AI wins in '05 and '08 as they weren't "real" championships. Sound.

Be some backdoors needed to get Antrim into a final 
Check title of thread CLUB Championship..
 

And still no winner since it started. But still the best 

By best would mean most exciting and competitive.. not 1 team dominating for years and not getting a glove laid on them until the provincial series.
Errigal hammered the Antrim champions last year by the way... probly St Galls or Cargin?

Again, yet to ever win and being the most exciting

Doesn't bother me that Tyrone clubs don't win the All Ireland. Only club I want to see winning is my own 🤷
Congratulations winning the All Ireland 20 years ago or whatever it was 🏆

[gallsman]

It's hurting you this 

Not in the way you think, but yes. Engaging with you hurts my head alright.

[Truthsayer]

It's hurting you this 

Not in the way you think, but yes. Engaging with you hurts my head alright.

So why did you engage with me? I'm just saying I don't see league format as championship. It's not that controversial an opinion. They all go to a knock-out stage that's the real money..