Armagh and Galway not allowed to play their quarter final in Croke Park

[orangeman]

It seems that a row off is brewing between Ulster champions Armagh and Connacht champs Galway over their qurter final venues.

It seems that the GAA want these 2 matches at venues other than Croke Park.


Both teams automatically thought that by virtue of winning their provincial championships that they would be playing the quater finals in Corke Park -


But it seems that there is no space in the calendar with a glut of fixtures in August.


Both team are up in arms and are prepaing for a showdown with headquarters.


Have Armagh and Galway earned the right to play in Croke Park ?

[Lecale2]

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[D4S]

Yes they have! These games should without doubt be in Croke Park.  This is the beginning of the All Ireland series of games for these teams, and to perhaps have Armagh playing in Clones, Breffni Park, parnell Park wherever they decide would be a kick in the teeth and devaluing the quarter finals!  I'm hoping we can progress this weekend and draw Cork for the quarters...double header sunday week in croke park with the first hurling semifinal between cork and kilkenny!  Would be a cracking day out!

[thebandit]

Provincial champions should havethe automatic right to play in Croke park. Squeezing the fixtures in like they have in the last month has been chaos, they were very lucky that there weren't more replays needed.

[snatter]

http://www.setantasports.com/en/Sport/News/Other-sports/2008/07/31/GAA-Unrest-in-Galway-and-Armagh/?facets/sport-space/great-britain-locale/

Galway and Armagh are ready to go to war with The GAA should their All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals be moved away from Croke Park.......

.......with Leinster champions Dublin set for a stand-alone fixture at Croker on Saturday August 9 and The GAA under huge pressure to hold Munster kings Cork's quarter-final as part of a double-header with The Rebels' SHC semi-final with Kilkenny the following day, the Connacht and Ulster champs are tipped to miss out.

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http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaa-championships/gaelic-football/galway-and-armagh-demand-to-play-in-croke-park-1443787.html

[SouthArmaghBandit]

They have more right to be there than any of the teams lining out this weekend (except Antrim & Wicklow - that's a cup final).

[D4S]

Just happened that croke park was free this weekend I guess, and with 4 fairly even contests 2double headers was a great idea in my opinion for this weekend.  But Im with you on the quarter finals issue armagh and galway have definitely earned the right to play in croke park!

[whyarerefssobad]

they have a right but they do not have more right than any other team

[Stevie Nicks]

Armagh and Galway both deserve their quarter finals in Croker but it doesn't look like it so I hope both have a home quarter final at least.

[Oriel Man]

It's not just unfair on Armagh and Galway (+ whoever they are playing), it's also unfair on Cork opponents in both Hurling and Football. Sea of Red in Croker that day!!! The hurling and Football games should be played on separate weekends if possible??

[armaghniac]

Leaving aside the question of the "right" to play in Croke Pk some combinations of games are very attractive and people will lose out ticketwise if they are played at smaller grounds. Armagh and Tyrone have had 60000+ at their Ulster final games and AI Semi-final games in Croke Pk, one imagines that almost all of this crowd would like to attend a QF, Armagh and Down would hardly be much less.  

[Oriel Man]

Armagh and Galway both deserve their quarter finals in Croker but it doesn't look like it so I hope both have a home quarter final at least.

No way is that Fair!!!! Neutral Venues like all the other quarters (Technically in Dublin's case)

[balladmaker]

They have more right to be there than any of the teams lining out this weekend (except Antrim & Wicklow - that's a cup final).

Agree.

[D4S]

Leaving aside the question of the "right" to play in Croke Pk some combinations of games are very attractive and people will lose out ticketwise if they are played at smaller grounds. Armagh and Tyrone have had 60000+ at their Ulster final games and AI Semi-final games in Croke Pk, one imagines that almost all of this crowd would like to attend a QF, Armagh and Down would hardly be much less.  

If it happens to be say Armagh v Down or Armagh v Tyrone and has to be played in Clones that will be a nightmare, as there will be a hell of a lot more than 36000(clones) looking to go to either of these games!

[orangeman]

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