The Elephant in the room

[BigGreenField]

One thing that could be changed is the number of subs allowed, especially now that the clock is stopped for subs is to increase it to 6, 7 or even 8 subs allowed.

Just suits the bigger better Counties with deeper panels, rugby moved to greater subs and it's made a balls of their game.

Players being tired means space opens up and things happen. If mgrs don't want players so knackered maybe tell them to kick the ball instead of running about the pitch like a 6 yr old at lunchtime. 

[thewobbler]

One thing that could be changed is the number of subs allowed, especially now that the clock is stopped for subs is to increase it to 6, 7 or even 8 subs allowed.

Just suits the bigger better Counties with deeper panels, rugby moved to greater subs and it's made a balls of their game.

Players being tired means space opens up and things happen. If mgrs don't want players so knackered maybe tell them to kick the ball instead of running about the pitch like a 6 yr old at lunchtime. 

Agreed 100%.

[Rossfan]

So no subs and Laythrum win Sam....

[BigGreenField]

So no subs and Laythrum win Sam....

An interesting question, who'd win it with no subs permitted.

[Rossfan]

One of the same 6 as would no matter how many subs.

[joemamas]

Digressing a bit, but still on point.
Everyone (well most) agree that football has been refreshingly good this year.
personally, I cannot watch enough of it, after years of almost giving up on it.
Ok, so if you are a company making a product, lets use Apple IPhone, and it is popular and everyone wants it, what would you do. Increase production, make it more available to consumers.
What do the GAA do, put a restrictive availability on their product.
Four week from today June 29th, there will be four teams left in the 2025 championship.
Six weeks from today, there will be two.
Eight weeks from today, it will be all over by July 27th.
You could not make it up.
Roll on the premier league and Rugby   

[thewobbler]

Digressing a bit, but still on point.
Everyone (well most) agree that football has been refreshingly good this year.
personally, I cannot watch enough of it, after years of almost giving up on it.
Ok, so if you are a company making a product, lets use Apple IPhone, and it is popular and everyone wants it, what would you do. Increase production, make it more available to consumers.
What do the GAA do, put a restrictive availability on their product.
Four week from today June 29th, there will be four teams left in the 2025 championship.
Six weeks from today, there will be two.
Eight weeks from today, it will be all over by July 27th.
You could not make it up.
Roll on the premier league and Rugby   

Yeah let's go back to having a month between provincial finals and the All Ireland semis, and the same again between the semis and the AI final.

That'll help with whatever it is you think we need help with.

Yeah that's what we need.

Super idea.

[Truthsayer]

Digressing a bit, but still on point.
Everyone (well most) agree that football has been refreshingly good this year.
personally, I cannot watch enough of it, after years of almost giving up on it.
Ok, so if you are a company making a product, lets use Apple IPhone, and it is popular and everyone wants it, what would you do. Increase production, make it more available to consumers.
What do the GAA do, put a restrictive availability on their product.
Four week from today June 29th, there will be four teams left in the 2025 championship.
Six weeks from today, there will be two.
Eight weeks from today, it will be all over by July 27th.
You could not make it up.
Roll on the premier league and Rugby   

Some of us follow club football...

[gallsman]

Digressing a bit, but still on point.
Everyone (well most) agree that football has been refreshingly good this year.
personally, I cannot watch enough of it, after years of almost giving up on it.
Ok, so if you are a company making a product, lets use Apple IPhone, and it is popular and everyone wants it, what would you do. Increase production, make it more available to consumers.
What do the GAA do, put a restrictive availability on their product.
Four week from today June 29th, there will be four teams left in the 2025 championship.
Six weeks from today, there will be two.
Eight weeks from today, it will be all over by July 27th.
You could not make it up.
Roll on the premier league and Rugby   

There's more football than ever for all teams. What precisely are you asking for? The current schedule to be spread out longer? Or for the championships to be made even more convoluted and have everyone play even more games?

[Wildweasel74]

I follow club fball, plenty games on at the moment but not as good as watching county fball.

[Truthsayer]

I follow club fball, plenty games on at the moment but not as good as watching county fball.

Club championship in Tyrone is as good for rivalry and excitement as county championship. It will start after the county championship so the schedule works OK. Previously club championship was totally squeezed into couple of weeks.

[GTP]

TS - I agree with you on club football but when it comes to watching club games people will be saying league games dont matter and group matches in the championship are a sham. So anything other than a straight knock out championship match seems to be regarded as a waste of time. Meaning 50% of club teams would play one meaningful match in a year. It is another product that the GAA (or perhaps supporters) don't fully promote.
As good as the county football season has been the rules and structures could be tweaked to make it even better.

[Milltown Row2]

There is definitely a cohort of people in 'big counties' as in counties that do well that wouldn't be at their club ground all year unless they are going well in the club championship, I know there are various reasons for this, some may not live near their club and so on..

Personally I find that the club should be the heart of your passion, as it was the beginning of your journey so the roots and attention should be there, the county has its place no doubt and the big days are great, though long in the memory for us Antrim folk but I'm old enough to remember the good days of heading to Croke Park, but in the main, give me a good club championship game when its all on the line, the passion is through the roof!

[tiempo]

I follow club fball, plenty games on at the moment but not as good as watching county fball.

Inter-county championship and club league should be incomparable

Inter-county championship and club league should be incomparable

Circle round in 6 months when the club championship finished and report back if you'd favour club championships or national league fayre

[ck]

Exactly. Taper the training week on week and from match to match.

Mc Guinness needs someone/something to blame on.

Exactly. Play week on week and cut down the endless training.
The likes of McGuinness always has his ready made excuse for injuries, schedules to blame nothing to do with his over training of players of course.