Answer me this......

[thejuice]

Is there are a reason other than money making for the 1st/2nd round to go to extra time but the semi's don't?

[Zulu]

Probably not. All games should go to extra time IMO.

[joemamas]

Probably not. All games should go to extra time IMO.

I could not agree more. it is a joke .

I will go one step further. The all-ireland finals in gaa must be the only finals that potentially have a replay a week or two later. What a crock. There must be no stranger feeling than full-time in a drawn all-ireland at a full croke park.

If it is a money thing then increase the prices by 20-25% and make sure of a result. I think it would be a lot cheaper than another trek up to Dublin.

[BennyHarp]

It's a strange championship system whereby you can watch a drawn game one week which goes to extra time, then the following week a drawn game goes to a replay. It's all a bit untidy in my opinion!

[Hardy]

Probably not. All games should go to extra time IMO.

I will go one step further. The all-ireland finals in gaa must be the only finals that potentially have a replay a week or two later. What a crock.

What - because other sports don't replay their major finals, the GAA is automatically wrong to replay theirs? Would anyone seriously suggest a few minutes extra time followed by the farce of a penalty shoot-out (for example) is a fairer way to decide a major final than a replay?

There must be no stranger feeling than full-time in a drawn all-ireland at a full croke park.

Having experienced it twice when supporting my own team, I can happily report that it doesn't feel strange at all. Mostly, it feels great to have the privilege of getting to see two AIFs in the one year. What can be bad about that?

Personally, I think the GAA is mad to be moving to reduce the number of replays. On the one hand they wallow in the folklore of the legendary replay series from the past and eulogise what they did for the image and popularity of the GAA. On the other hand, they want to abolish them? That's a head-shaker for me.

[joemamas]

Probably not. All games should go to extra time IMO.

I will go one step further. The all-ireland finals in gaa must be the only finals that potentially have a replay a week or two later. What a crock.

What - because other sports don't replay their major finals, the GAA is automatically wrong to replay theirs? Would anyone seriously suggest a few minutes extra time followed by the farce of a penalty shoot-out (for example) is a fairer way to decide a major final than a replay?

There must be no stranger feeling than full-time in a drawn all-ireland at a full croke park.

Having experienced it twice when supporting my own team, I can happily report that it doesn't feel strange at all. Mostly, it feels great to have the privilege of getting to see two AIFs in the one year. What can be bad about that?

Personally, I think the GAA is mad to be moving to reduce the number of replays. On the one hand they wallow in the folklore of the legendary replay series from the past and eulogise what they did for the image and popularity of the GAA. On the other hand, they want to abolish them? That's a head-shaker for me.

My guess is that nobody wants penalties, that is a farcical notion. What about additional extra time. Good god the attendances this year are showing that supporters are becoming fairly selective about going to a game for the sake of going.

What about the fixture mess especially at club level than ensues, Take for examples last years q/finals in football, "dates were etched in stone" so much so that croke park sold tickets for the q/finals as a weekend package. God help the poor supporters from Meath and Mayo who planned accordingly, only to see a replayed Roscommon V Wexford qualifier playoff scuttle that game, Of course not even the teams involved knew until the week before who would not be playing.

Believe it or not the same can happen again this year as there is no weekend break between any of the last three qualifier rounds and the q/finals.  I suppose it is fine if you are sitting on your arse, but if you have a family or club committmets, than all bets are off.

[JUst retired]

I think the reason for no replays in the earlier rounds was to free up time for club games.

[Zapatista]

Replays are really going to screw up the Club games.

I'd say if a game is played at a neutral venue there is no reason why it shouldn't go to ET.

[Zulu]

Yeah, it's the clubs that replays screw with the most and since they are hard-pressed enough I think ET should be played in all games. If it is still a draw after that they maybe a replay is the best option but not after 70min.

[orangeman]

Yesterday's draw in Killarney will earn at least €1m for the GAA and much much more for Cork city itself.



Good enough reason as far as the hierarchy are concerned.

[Lazer]

I think it should be the other round,

1st round games go to a replay (as there is a home advantage) - if you get a draw with a team on their own ground, you've eraned the right to play them at your own ground!

Semi Final upwards go to extra time as no home advantage