Galway hurling moving lock, stock and barrel into Leinster!

[Franko]

And for counties like Laois , Offaly and Wexford it would've been Turkeys voting for Christmas. With the strength of Kilkenny, and Dublin and Galway at underage it would be very difficult for them to come out of Leinster.

The GAA must be one of the few organisations that would give the turkeys a vote regarding Christmas.

Would you apply the same logic to a vote on the wee 6 joining the 26?  Same principle but I'm sure there'd be some argument if the relevant 'organisation' didn't give those in the 26 a vote on it...

[manfromdelmonte]

It'd be like the premier league giving the premier league clubs a vote on whether to admit Celtic.
Oh, wait.

[muppet]

And for counties like Laois , Offaly and Wexford it would've been Turkeys voting for Christmas. With the strength of Kilkenny, and Dublin and Galway at underage it would be very difficult for them to come out of Leinster.

The GAA must be one of the few organisations that would give the turkeys a vote regarding Christmas.

Would you apply the same logic to a vote on the wee 6 joining the 26?  Same principle but I'm sure there'd be some argument if the relevant 'organisation' didn't give those in the 26 a vote on it...

I'm talking turkey, what are you talking about?

[Premier Emperor]

I'll be shot for saying this, but some of these lads' biggest worry with 10 minutes to go seemed to be whose jersey they'd bring home.

This sums up Galway hurling!

[GalwayBayBoy]

they'd be better off staying out of Leinster at this stage if you ask me and building up a bit of a siege mentality against all the other big counties.
they might even get a home game or two

There is zero chance of Galway getting any home games at present. The Leinster council want the extra gate receipts that Galway bring but don't want to give them any home games or let their minors and U-21's in. In effect it makes Galway 2nd class citizens within Leinster.

I think there would be a much bigger stink made out of it only for the fact that most of the focus is currently on the current farce in the Galway hurling championship which could be held up past Christmas.

[manfromdelmonte]

they'd be better off staying out of Leinster at this stage if you ask me and building up a bit of a siege mentality against all the other big counties.
they might even get a home game or two

There is zero chance of Galway getting any home games at present. The Leinster council want the extra gate receipts that Galway bring but don't want to give them any home games or let their minors and U-21's in. In effect it makes Galway 2nd class citizens within Leinster.

I think there would be a much bigger stink made out of it only for the fact that most of the focus is currently on the current farce in the Galway hurling championship which could be held up past Christmas.

I meant stay out of Leinster and get a qualifier game at home under a new arrangement

[Asal Mor]

Anyone catch the "championship haircut" sketch with John Mullane on Second Captains the other night. I thought it was brilliant.

[Lone Shark]

they'd be better off staying out of Leinster at this stage if you ask me and building up a bit of a siege mentality against all the other big counties.
they might even get a home game or two

There is zero chance of Galway getting any home games at present. The Leinster council want the extra gate receipts that Galway bring but don't want to give them any home games or let their minors and U-21's in. In effect it makes Galway 2nd class citizens within Leinster.

I think there would be a much bigger stink made out of it only for the fact that most of the focus is currently on the current farce in the Galway hurling championship which could be held up past Christmas.

I'm open to correction on this, but my understanding is that the issue is not so much the home games, but the fact that Galway are arguing that they should get to keepthe bulk of the revenue on home gates, as opposed to - for example - when there is a Leinster SHC game in Tullamore or Portlaoise and the home county gets a ground rent but the Leinster council still gets the bulk of the gate money.

If that is the case - and again I say that I wasn't at any of the discussions so I can't say for certain - I can see why the Leinster council would hold that view. These are Leinster council fixtures, so of course they should get the revenue from it.

[emadden]

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[johnneycool]

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Would they deliver to the Ards peninsula?

[From the Bunker]

Have to say i agree with this. Galway at this stage are being treated as third class citizens in the Hurling Championship. After a fairly successful trial it's now time to move on!

Time for Galway to leave Leinster's cold house?

Martin Breheny
Irish Independent

By 6.15pm next Saturday, Galway will have played their 18th game on the eastern circuit, spread as follows: Tullamore - 5; Croke Park - 5; Portlaoise - 5; Mullingar - 2; Nowlan Park - 1.
It's an extensive tour of Leinster, missing out only on Wexford.
Meanwhile, not a single Leinster foot has crossed the Shannon over the past six years.
Counties are allowed to enter home-and-away arrangements, an option that most in Leinster have taken up, except when it comes to Galway. None of them will admit it, but there appears to be a tacit agreement that Tullamore remains as far west as they will go to play Galway.
And when Galway sought last year to have their minors and U-21s play in the Leinster Championship, they were politely rejected.
So here's the position then: Leinster counties won't cross the Shannon to play Galway seniors, nor will they allow Galway's minor and U-21s to join their championships.
It's scarcely a partnership of equals now, is it? Leinster are entitled to run their affairs as they see fit, but then so are Galway. And if that includes being treated like second-class citizens in Leinster, then it's time to take a stand.
If Galway threatened to withdraw from Leinster unless the venue and underage issues were addressed, it would become a matter for Central Council, which has responsibility for the All-Ireland format.
That includes Galway playing in Leinster, but it cannot be allowed to continue in such a one-sided deal.
If Leinster is becoming such a cold house for Galway, they should consider checking out. That would bring matters to a head.

http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/martin-breheny-dublins-rivals-need-to-wake-up-and-set-higher-standards-31274406.html