Leinster Senior football championship 2024

[Saffrongael]

Westmeath shouldn't have to play championship fball a week after a Division 3 final, It doesn't make sense that there not a 2 week gap from the finish of the league

It's ridiculous

[Duine Inteacht Eile]

Westmeath shouldn't have to play championship fball a week after a Division 3 final, It doesn't make sense that there not a 2 week gap from the finish of the league

It's ridiculous

Ridiculous? These are elite athletes. I don't understand how they'd need more than a week to be ready for a game.
It's a convenient excuse.

[Armagh18]

Westmeath shouldn't have to play championship fball a week after a Division 3 final, It doesn't make sense that there not a 2 week gap from the finish of the league

It's ridiculous

Ridiculous? These are elite athletes. I don't understand how they'd need more than a week to be ready for a game.
It's a convenient excuse.

It's not ideal but it really is blown out of proportion.

[imtommygunn]

I imagine the mental side of that is tougher than the physical.

[Duine Inteacht Eile]

I imagine the mental side of that is tougher than the physical.

Wicklow got relegated 2 weeks ago but yeah God help Westmeath and their mental turmoil of winning the league a week ago.

[Gael85]

Kildare won 3 Leinster SFCs in the last 90 or so years so hardly sleeping giants.
Meath with all their winning tradition up to the early years of the Century have fallen a long way.

The last 2 Leinsters won they have 3/4 lads from outside the county to get them over over the line.

[Derryman forever]

I imagine the mental side of that is tougher than the physical.

Depends,

Is the physical self inflicted?

[Saffrongael]

I imagine the mental side of that is tougher than the physical.

Wicklow got relegated 2 weeks ago but yeah God help Westmeath and their mental turmoil of winning the league a week ago.

Give teams a few days to get over knocks and fatigue without going straight into a championship game, especially with teams playing week after week on heavy pitches.

Not everyone has a squad like a Derry or Dublin. Leitrim in the same boat today. You just will not get the best version of a team with a weeks break. 

[Armagh18]

Meath would want to find a goalkeeper before they play Dublin.

Westmeath not much better. No point crying about fixtures if you can't defend high balls kicked in.

Be great to see Wicklow beat Kildare, not totally out of the question.

[Derryman forever]

It seemed to me like W'Meath did not respect their opposition.

[Gael85]

Meath would want to find a goalkeeper before they play Dublin.

Westmeath not much better. No point crying about fixtures if you can't defend high balls kicked in.

Be great to see Wicklow beat Kildare, not totally out of the question.

Westmeath goalie poor on both goals.

[Duine Inteacht Eile]

I imagine the mental side of that is tougher than the physical.

Wicklow got relegated 2 weeks ago but yeah God help Westmeath and their mental turmoil of winning the league a week ago.

Give teams a few days to get over knocks and fatigue without going straight into a championship game, especially with teams playing week after week on heavy pitches.

Not everyone has a squad like a Derry or Dublin. Leitrim in the same boat today. You just will not get the best version of a team with a weeks break. 

I don't agree with that. I think we've just been used to our season being dragged out all year and now it's not we're struggling to get used to it. Other physically demanding sports from tennis to rugby don't yap about a week turnaround. We've seen AI finals replayed in 6 days.

[Cunny Funt]

I imagine the mental side of that is tougher than the physical.

Wicklow got relegated 2 weeks ago but yeah God help Westmeath and their mental turmoil of winning the league a week ago.

Give teams a few days to get over knocks and fatigue without going straight into a championship game, especially with teams playing week after week on heavy pitches.

Not everyone has a squad like a Derry or Dublin. Leitrim in the same boat today. You just will not get the best version of a team with a weeks break. 

I don't agree with that. I think we've just been used to our season being dragged out all year and now it's not we're struggling to get used to it. Other physically demanding sports from tennis to rugby don't yap about a week turnaround. We've seen AI finals replayed in 6 days.

It's equal for both teams in that regard.  Today was Westmeath's 4th match in 4 weeks while Wicklow had two weeks to prepare and without taking away from their win they certainly had a scheduling advantage.

[Captain Obvious]

Meath would want to find a goalkeeper before they play Dublin.

Westmeath not much better. No point crying about fixtures if you can't defend high balls kicked in.

Be great to see Wicklow beat Kildare, not totally out of the question.

Goalkeepers and defenders dealing with high balls in seem to be at all time low across the country at the moment.

[JoG2]

I imagine the mental side of that is tougher than the physical.

Wicklow got relegated 2 weeks ago but yeah God help Westmeath and their mental turmoil of winning the league a week ago.

Give teams a few days to get over knocks and fatigue without going straight into a championship game, especially with teams playing week after week on heavy pitches.

Not everyone has a squad like a Derry or Dublin. Leitrim in the same boat today. You just will not get the best version of a team with a weeks break. 

I don't agree with that. I think we've just been used to our season being dragged out all year and now it's not we're struggling to get used to it. Other physically demanding sports from tennis to rugby don't yap about a week turnaround. We've seen AI finals replayed in 6 days.

Exactly.. Players want to be playing games. The old craic of weeks and weeks between league and championship, then 1 provincial fixture / week with the mad training session / game ratio off the charts. It's much better now, for players, fans and clubs