Kildare v Mayo AI Qualifier Round 3

[seafoid]

Someone on KFM just said that if Mayo and Kildare both turn up in Newbridge on Saturday they will both be expelled from the competition.

The Bodach is running the GAA.

[Crete Boom]

Its a f**king disaster for Mayo, we don't need this kid of distraction

It is also a great rally call for this Kildare team to come out and lay into us. Lets face it we are in a fragile state due to injuries and lads coming back from injury at the moment!!

[Taylor]

It may take legal action and the delaying of the Super 8's/AI series to finally make the hierarchy get their heads out of their asses and see the direction the association is taking.

Its time the people finally fought back against all of this bullshit

[Solo_run]

It may take legal action and the delaying of the Super 8's/AI series to finally make the hierarchy get their heads out of their asses and see the direction the association is taking.

Its time the people finally fought back against all of this bullshit

It has been a long time coming. Won't be long until teams start protesting by not playing games

[Jinxy]

Realistically, what is the cut-off point for resolving this?
Thinking of tickets, logistics etc.

[sid waddell]

Alan Milton has just called Kildare "lily-livered cowards" on RTE Radio.

"Let them eat cake", said the GAA PRO.

"Cian O'Neill looks like he eats a hell of a lot of it."

[Wildweasel74]

If Dublins away game had been to Donegal; would it have been in ballybofey? Would the Donegal county board had the balls to stand upto the gaa if the game was fixed for clones as their home fixture.? What Kildare are doing foreby a benefit to themselves is standing up for venues like newry; celtic park; ballybofey; sligo; pearse park, and others with not big capacity which in years to come could find themselves in the same situation; when teams with big support roll into town! They not called the grab all association for nothing!

[seafoid]

Realistically, what is the cut-off point for resolving this?
Thinking of tickets, logistics etc.

It might already be too late.
The championship has been condensed in time to allow for the Super 8 eg Munster Final on a Saturday and there is zero margin.
The clown who is holding the hard line didn't think things through.

[Jinxy]

Kildare needs to come out on top here, otherwise I could easily see provincial grounds, instead of county grounds, becoming the de facto 'home' venues for a lot of counties in years to come with the Super 8s.

[sid waddell]

Milton has now warned of a Heysel-style disaster should the game go ahead in Newbridge.

"The Mayo Firm has a notorious reputation. Letting them loose on the streets of Newbridge is a recipe for death and destruction. We need to think of the children."

[David McKeown]

Jack Anderson is a DRA arbitrator and a member of the court of arbitration for sport. I'd take his legal advice in the highest regard.

[Wildweasel74]

I remember Dublin playing Louth in Drogheda in the championship maybe bck round 95 when they won the All-ireland! Plenty didnt get in that day but it was a home fixture for louth! Derry and Tyrone played an all ticket in celtic park many years ago; thousands couldnt get tickets but Derry at the time were not giving up home advantage! Just cause alot of people want to get into the game doesnt give them the god given right to attend!@

[BennyCake]

It may take legal action and the delaying of the Super 8's/AI series to finally make the hierarchy get their heads out of their asses and see the direction the association is taking.

Its time the people finally fought back against all of this bullshit

Absolutely. All teams should boycott in support. Big wigs will shit themselves at the thought of no super 8's and beyond.

[Dinny Breen]

Milton has now warned of a Heysel-style disaster should the game go ahead in Newbridge.

"The Mayo Firm has a notorious reputation. Letting them loose on the streets of Newbridge is a recipe for death and destruction. We need to think of the children."

We're well use to crowd control in Kildare.

[Farrandeelin]

I see Willie Joe is making an embarrassment of himself as usual on MayoGAABlog.

For once I agree. The same lad was giving out spades about Mayo having to play Kerry in Limerick. Mayo should have stood up that time, but sure their white elephant of a McHale part was / is getting bailed out by headquarters.

He's a f**king alp.