Is the earlier Championship a success or failure?

[shark]

So we are giving up the summer to other sports!!!
But right now with little on and big games taking place there are no media days and no coverage.

Yep. All the screaming from certain people about the split season creating a loss of exposure. That argument shown how weak it is. The only sport worth watching this weekend is the all Ireland hurling semi finals, and the teams aren't speaking to the media.

[onefineday]

I see HQ are looking at getting rid of league finals in an effort to free up the calendar. Are pre season competitions untouchable? Surely it would make more sense to start the NFL mid January instead of the last weekend of the month. Option B should be to push the AI final out to early August.

Not to mention home advantage which is a huge factor in NFL, particularly come play-off time and rather inclement weather in the likes of buffalo and New England.
That said, we agree, there appears to have been an advantage to winning one's group, who'd have thought. Next year, teams and should focus on winning their groups is my advice.

[Lazer]

I see HQ are looking at getting rid of league finals in an effort to free up the calendar. Are pre season competitions untouchable? Surely it would make more sense to start the NFL mid January instead of the last weekend of the month. Option B should be to push the AI final out to early August.

The league finals should have been scrapped back when Division 1A/1B were scrapped.
The league winners should be whoever tops the league

First sensible decision by the GAA

[seafoid]

There should be enough time to run off the all Ireland without penalties and giving the PQF enough time for rest before the QFs-

[Rossfan]

And Co Finals Christmas Eve.....

[full moon]

The hurling semi finals fairly going under radar? Talk of not great ticket sales for one of the matches which isn't a great sign.

[Blowitupref]

Hurling Semi final attendance last year.

39,626 Clare v Kilkenny
52,215 Limerick v Galway

We'll see how those figures compares this weekend for the same semi final matches.

[AustinPowers]

Hurling Semi final attendance last year.

39,626 Clare v Kilkenny
52,215 Limerick v Galway

We'll see how those figures compares this weekend for the same semi final matches.

A double  header in Croke Park would  nearly cover that  crowd

Didn't the Hurling  semi  finals used to be double headers  back in the  90's?

[joemamas]

Hurling Semi final attendance last year.

39,626 Clare v Kilkenny
52,215 Limerick v Galway

We'll see how those figures compares this weekend for the same semi final matches.

A double  header in Croke Park would  nearly cover that  crowd

Didn't the Hurling  semi  finals used to be double headers  back in the  90's?

It should be a double header, is there anything worse from a marketing/ atmosphere than having an All-Ireland semi final in a stadium that is less than half full.
I was there on the Saturday last year, zero atmosphere. Clare's wides didn't help but still.

[Rossfan]

So you'd leave 9,000 to watch it on TV?
GAA say they're expecting c100k this weekend, capacity 82k.

[joemamas]

And Co Finals Christmas Eve.....

? how many county championships will have began by mid August,  my guess would be Zero to three.
Everyone in the country knows that.
Most club players are gone traveling for the summer. The All-ireland should be played Mid August full stop.
By mid July, there would be only 4 teams left, by first Sunday of August, there would only be two.
Biggest winners, soccer and Sky sports. Gaa are hading them August and September on a platter. This year thrown in Rugby World Cup  and you will not have a word about GAA from July 31st to almost November. But yet, County teams and supporters are expected to go to three games in three weekends.
There will never be Irish media coverage of any early round club championship games, and again to remind you, very very few club managers want the club championship to begin before September, as most all third level students are gone, and the same for recent graduates.

[Rossfan]

And Co Finals Christmas Eve.....

The All-ireland should be played Mid August full stop.

Biggest winners, soccer and Sky sports. Gaa are hading them August and September on a platter.

And you're taking 2 weeks of that off them

[shark]

And Co Finals Christmas Eve.....

? how many county championships will have began by mid August,  my guess would be Zero to three.
Everyone in the country knows that.
Most club players are gone traveling for the summer. The All-ireland should be played Mid August full stop.
By mid July, there would be only 4 teams left, by first Sunday of August, there would only be two.
Biggest winners, soccer and Sky sports. Gaa are hading them August and September on a platter. This year thrown in Rugby World Cup  and you will not have a word about GAA from July 31st to almost November. But yet, County teams and supporters are expected to go to three games in three weekends.
There will never be Irish media coverage of any early round club championship games, and again to remind you, very very few club managers want the club championship to begin before September, as most all third level students are gone, and the same for recent graduates.

Well not zero , as Westmeath started 2 weeks ago. I'm not familiar with other counties.
The soccer and Sky Sports argument is a weak one. There is no soccer on this weekend, and yet there has been little promotion of the hurling semi finals. 
There is little media coverage of these games because the county teams refuse to engage with media. So you could have 12 months of county games and it wouldn't make any odds in that regard.
"Most" club players are gone travelling for the summer? That is nonsense. You do know that "most" means the majority , as in more than 50%? A tiny portion are travelling. Do you think club players are all in college?

[Eire90]

all county championships should be knockout anyway leagues are there to give team multiple matches.

[Rossfan]

Just stop will ya!