Is the earlier Championship a success or failure?

[square_ball]

"From a broadcaster's perspective, from a commercial perspective, the build-up to All-Ireland finals in August or September gives greater scope, energy and focus.

McBennett has some cheek coming out with that crap. There's so little coverage given to GAA from one week to the next on RTE you wouldn't even know the championship was on so it wouldn't matter when it was on to them.

Also world cup final is likely to be on at 8pm or thereabouts. That'll be a great day of sport to look forward to.

[Truthsayer]

I mean look at that headline:

"split season debate still rages"

How can anyone honestly write that headline? Because some gombeen is telling misty eyed lies about days of yore, does this imply there's a "rage"?

Nobody talks about the split season as it is.

In other words it's such a blinding success, nobody seems to even to notice anymore.

Apart of course, from a small group of people masquerading as journalists, issuing the same contrary "thought pieces" on an annual schedule while pretending to work.

It's a shameful thing what journalism has become, it really is.

100%. Anyone actually involved in football loves it. Maybe a tweak to get an extra week here or there but on the whole it's a huge success.

And anyone worried about the All Irelan clashing with the world cup we're better off without tbh

Totes. Am really enjoying the club championships and county was run off well too. GAA is not so stupid to have the All Ireland final on the same day as the World Cup final.. are they?

Don't think Ireland will be in it anyway.

Of course they won't be in it but it is the biggest watched sporting event on the planet or certainly up there.

[Franko]

I mean look at that headline:

"split season debate still rages"

How can anyone honestly write that headline? Because some gombeen is telling misty eyed lies about days of yore, does this imply there's a "rage"?

Nobody talks about the split season as it is.

In other words it's such a blinding success, nobody seems to even to notice anymore.

Apart of course, from a small group of people masquerading as journalists, issuing the same contrary "thought pieces" on an annual schedule while pretending to work.

It's a shameful thing what journalism has become, it really is.

Agreed.

There is no debate

Essentially everyone who matters is strongly in favour

On the other side, we've a few journos who don't like going to grounds without fancy press boxes and seafoid