Is the earlier Championship a success or failure?

[Captain Scarlet]

No matches should be played in December.
Starting matches at 1.30 because there is no light at 4 is a symptom of the problem.
Club championships have to be standardised.

This is a fair call. There is no reason why a Master calendar can't at least be used as a guide across clubs too. You hear about some counties having needless gaps.

[seafoid]

No matches should be played in December.
Starting matches at 1.30 because there is no light at 4 is a symptom of the problem.
Club championships have to be standardised.

This is a fair call. There is no reason why a Master calendar can't at least be used as a guide across clubs too. You hear about some counties having needless gaps.

I agree. The load that falls on county players with the top clubs is too heavy. We do not want to cause the golden goose to retire early due to over exposure.

[seafoid]

https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2024/0218/1433013-orourke-calls-for-provincials-to-be-played-first/

[Eire90]

https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2024/0218/1433013-orourke-calls-for-provincials-to-be-played-first/

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people would then moan the ulster championship is being played in the cold and dark.

[Eire90]

burns wants to reduce inter county cost how does he do that

[johnnycool]

burns wants to reduce inter county cost how does he do that

Reduce the IC season even further.

Remove the McKenna Cup, Walsh Cup etc etc and replace with full blown Provincial championships, then onto the league as a build up to an open and tiered championship.

Ker ching.

[seafoid]

burns wants to reduce inter county cost how does he do that

Open draw
Knockout

Round robin means almost professionalism and the money racket.
€40m last year. It is insane for  so-called amateur sports
which end up with the same teams dominating every year.

[Eire90]

they just brought in the group stage 16 i dont think they can t**ker with that again too soon

[marty34]

https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2024/0218/1433013-orourke-calls-for-provincials-to-be-played-first/

O'Rourke is always complaining about something.

[seafoid]

The new system was supposed to reduce the amount spent on preparing teams. It actually means more injuries and the need for a bigger panel. Last year €40m was spent on inter county teams. I would love to get the split of Dublin and Limerick versus everyone else 

[thewobbler]

The new system was supposed to reduce the amount spent on preparing teams. It actually means more injuries and the need for a bigger panel. Last year €40m was spent on inter county teams. I would love to get the split of Dublin and Limerick versus everyone else 

Are there really more injuries?

[seafoid]

The new system was supposed to reduce the amount spent on preparing teams. It actually means more injuries and the need for a bigger panel. Last year €40m was spent on inter county teams. I would love to get the split of Dublin and Limerick versus everyone else 

Are there really more injuries?

We only have 1 data set so far . It's really injuries and fatigue. Something to watch this year.   

Examples would be Galway last year who went out with a whimper because of injuries to key players.Fatigue would be Clifford. Austin Gleeson was interviewed in the Irish Times recently. He said the top players can be on the go continuously for years now and that players are leaving because of the demands. He is currently taking a year off.

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2024/02/14/austin-gleeson-i-know-a-few-lads-have-gone-to-australia-they-have-a-life-out-there-theyre-loving-it-over-there/
"There are some players who could maybe be on the road four years in a row, non-stop with only a week or two here and there," he says

[thewobbler]

Yeah but...

Players have been opting out of county football for a year here and there, since forever. Gleeson's dad and grandad could have said the exact same thing.

If Clifford is fatigued he has a strange way of showing it.

As for Galway. It's a sample of one. The GAA has been at an ACL crisis point every year for 20 years.

[seafoid]

Yeah but...

Players have been opting out of county football for a year here and there, since forever. Gleeson's dad and grandad could have said the exact same thing.

If Clifford is fatigued he has a strange way of showing it.

As for Galway. It's a sample of one. The GAA has been at an ACL crisis point every year for 20 years.

There isn't enough data yet but this is how it looks so far. This year we will  have more data.

[seafoid]

I just heard on Radio 1 from Martin McHugh that Derry have several injuries including the goalie. Just fancy that.