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#1

Tyrone / Re: Tyrone Club Football and H...

Last post by tyroneStatto - Today at 10:44:38 AM

probably only work if restructured to 4 divisions. there's 51 teams now with Cookstown 3rd's so maybe could have:

1 - 13 teams
2 - 13 teams
3 - 13 teams
3A - 12 teams

It's pretty much the league structure that was in place from 1999 - 2007 with home and away games and with county men not available for the 1st half of the season. Only works though too if Tyrone are knocked out early enough.

Championship numbers would stay the same as is.

#2

GAA Discussion / Re: Leinster Senior Championsh...

Last post by shark - Today at 10:42:14 AM

Kildare have the ability to beat Westmeath but don't think they will. Still that flakiness or something with Kildare despite having talent. Westmeath have very good forwards, Luke Loughlin wouldn't look out of place probably on any team in the country, always that bit of doggedness in them too, gave us a big scare in Armagh in 2023 and weren't miles away in 2024, caused the other teams in the groups trouble as well as far as I remember .

Agree with general point , but not much point talking about 2023/24 when it comes to Westmeath. Had double figure retirements after 2024.
Just looked at the team from 2023 game, which Armagh won by a point. Used 19 players. 12 gone, and 2 more long term injured. 5 remain. Very young team now , with the notable exceptions of Loughlin, Connellan, and Daly in goals.

#3

Tyrone / Re: Tyrone Club Football and H...

Last post by Goals_Will_Come - Today at 10:28:06 AM

Are these fixtures confirmed? Are they all Starred  fixtures....?

Few senior clubs with county men have got the raw end of the deal if these fixtures are confirmed....

Fianna with 4 county men play Clonoe & Ardboe who have none plus Killyclogher who have 1 - hardly fair

Edendork (4 men) play Ardboe & Moortown with no men plus Carmen with 1 man - again very unfair

Eglish (3 men) play Galbally & Clonoe who both have none - not fair either

Donaghmore (4 men) play Galbally with none, Clarkes with 1 and Killyclogher with 1 - unfair again

Lough (4 men) play Clonoe with none and Dromore with 1 - again unfair

Surely there is a cluster of teams with 3+ county men - is the obvious thing not to have them all play each other for the starred game system.

There must be a reasonable explanation for these games above but I simply can't see how it is fair.

Teams getting punished for having county men is not fair

Clubs that have more county players than other clubs have always had that disadvantage which is why the county board have brought in the new rule this season that a win in a starred game is worth 2 points but a win in a non starred game is worth 3 points.

Surely that seems fair?

The problem with that rule change is the effect it is has on when you play teams.
For example in Senior Clonoe play Moortown for 2 points but Coalisland play them later for 3 points. That point could make the difference in the relegation picture come the end of the season.

Only way that 2/3 point system works really is if everyone plays each other home and away.

Maybe I'm a glutton for punishment but I would love to have home and away fixtures at the top grades. seemed to work for division 3 a & b last year.

lads end up training from before Christmas anyway so why not start the games in February and get 6 months of good football in instead of training for longer than most seasons last.

16 league games from 1st February till now would have you playing until the end of may which is when we aim to start our games anyway as long as the u20's are successful.

take a break between 1st set and 2nd set of games. 2-3 weeks.

reserve games would be as they are now in my opinion with only home/away fixtures played not both.(these would be played in the 2nd set of fixtures from may onwards)

 would help bleed players into senior teams around the county but still guarantees football for those lads that are past it or a bit green for senior football.


you can talk about player welfare etc and those are all valid points but ask any player in the country would they rather be dragged to donegal for a friendly or a run up some god forsaken mountain... any of them would take the game that means something.

There is the potential for that but overall grade size would need reduced to 12 or split to two sections of 8 teams. 30 league game is not sustainable and pitches don't allow for a start before April.

#4

GAA Discussion / Re: Connacht SFC 2026

Last post by weareros - Today at 10:09:54 AM

Its actually a disgraceful decision and one of many Brendan Cawley has made against Roscommon. But sure we're the good boys who will take our medicine. I was there and only thing Daire was guilty of was showing the back a clean pair of heels and kicking points from all angles, who then tackled him off the ball and Daire only brushed him away. In fact practically every commentator has said the same.

#5

GAA Discussion / Re: Connacht SFC 2026

Last post by Armagh18 - Today at 10:07:13 AM

Thats a brutal call.

#6

Tyrone / Re: Tyrone Club Football and H...

Last post by 2ndstringsub - Today at 10:06:20 AM

Are these fixtures confirmed? Are they all Starred  fixtures....?

Few senior clubs with county men have got the raw end of the deal if these fixtures are confirmed....

Fianna with 4 county men play Clonoe & Ardboe who have none plus Killyclogher who have 1 - hardly fair

Edendork (4 men) play Ardboe & Moortown with no men plus Carmen with 1 man - again very unfair

Eglish (3 men) play Galbally & Clonoe who both have none - not fair either

Donaghmore (4 men) play Galbally with none, Clarkes with 1 and Killyclogher with 1 - unfair again

Lough (4 men) play Clonoe with none and Dromore with 1 - again unfair

Surely there is a cluster of teams with 3+ county men - is the obvious thing not to have them all play each other for the starred game system.

There must be a reasonable explanation for these games above but I simply can't see how it is fair.

Teams getting punished for having county men is not fair

Clubs that have more county players than other clubs have always had that disadvantage which is why the county board have brought in the new rule this season that a win in a starred game is worth 2 points but a win in a non starred game is worth 3 points.

Surely that seems fair?

The problem with that rule change is the effect it is has on when you play teams.
For example in Senior Clonoe play Moortown for 2 points but Coalisland play them later for 3 points. That point could make the difference in the relegation picture come the end of the season.

Only way that 2/3 point system works really is if everyone plays each other home and away.

Maybe I'm a glutton for punishment but I would love to have home and away fixtures at the top grades. seemed to work for division 3 a & b last year.

lads end up training from before Christmas anyway so why not start the games in February and get 6 months of good football in instead of training for longer than most seasons last.

16 league games from 1st February till now would have you playing until the end of may which is when we aim to start our games anyway as long as the u20's are successful.

take a break between 1st set and 2nd set of games. 2-3 weeks.

reserve games would be as they are now in my opinion with only home/away fixtures played not both.(these would be played in the 2nd set of fixtures from may onwards)

 would help bleed players into senior teams around the county but still guarantees football for those lads that are past it or a bit green for senior football.


you can talk about player welfare etc and those are all valid points but ask any player in the country would they rather be dragged to donegal for a friendly or a run up some god forsaken mountain... any of them would take the game that means something.

#7

Antrim / Re: Antrim camogie

Last post by imtommygunn - Today at 09:45:43 AM

Why so few players from Dunloy Loughgiel Cushendall? Are they all just not as strong at that age group?

#8

General discussion / Re: The UK Labour Party

Last post by Rossfan - Today at 09:33:49 AM

Did ye bucks ever hear of humour?

#9

GAA Discussion / Re: Connacht SFC 2026

Last post by Rossfan - Today at 09:32:25 AM

Disappointing but not unexpected.
Meanwhile Michael Murphy, Conor Lane......

#10

GAA Discussion / Re: Connacht SFC 2026

Last post by Tatler Jack - Today at 09:29:37 AM

https://www.roscommonherald.ie/sport/gaa/daire-cregg-to-miss-mayo-match-through-suspension_arid-95217.html