Kildare v Cork July 25th Semple Stadium 7pm

[Rossfan]

I suppose AZ Kerry expected to win the replay while Cork Co Board most likely didn't care as it was only the oul footballers.

[AZOffaly]

Probably something like that alright. I think it's hard to know what the GAA could do differently in terms of scheduling the original final. It gave the losers 3 weeks before a qualifier, and the winners 4 weeks before a quarter final. If they scheduled it any further out than that it would be a very long break between games for both teams.

When it was a replay, I'm surprised the Munster Council didn't suggest, or Kerry and Cork request, that the replay would be the next week. That would give Cork 2 weeks and Kerry 3 (as it turned out).

I understand why you'd like a 2 week break before the replay as well, but in that case you can't really give out about the week break before the qualifier.

[Aaron Boone]

Or could have tried a midweek replay for the first time. Happens in most other sports.

[From the Bunker]

Or could have tried a midweek replay for the first time. Happens in most other sports.

And in most other sports that have midweek games, how many are amateur?

[manfromdelmonte]

I said at the time that I couldn't understand why Cork and Kerry both didn't ask for the replay the following Saturday, giving the losers the recommended 2 week break before qualifiers.

Munster council probably didn't want the game the evening before the Munster hurling final. Cork CB also agreed.to it going to Killarney again (so they'll get two games in PUC) instead of to Limerick

[AZOffaly]

I said at the time that I couldn't understand why Cork and Kerry both didn't ask for the replay the following Saturday, giving the losers the recommended 2 week break before qualifiers.

Munster council probably didn't want the game the evening before the Munster hurling final. Cork CB also agreed.to it going to Killarney again (so they'll get two games in PUC) instead of to Limerick

Yeah, that weekend was busy. That was the 5 games in Thurles weekend. But still from a Cork and Kerry perspective, you'd have imagined they'd at least request it, unless they both preferred to gamble on winning the replay or being unaffected for the qualifier. If they did that, then it's a bit rich to use it as an excuse. I don't think the GAA fixtures could have done much more in that case.

Connacht and Ulster were on much dodgier ground if they had a replay because they had no 'spare' weekend in between.

[Hound]

In my view, there should be extra time in all provincial championship matches in the event of a draw. That would cut out a lot of the excuses.

[Rossfan]

There was for Prelim and Quarter Finals for a brief few years but the Congress delegates decided in their infinite wisdom to overturn that particular rule.

[From the Bunker]

In my view, there should be extra time in all provincial championship matches in the event of a draw. That would cut out a lot of the excuses extra money.

Fixed that!