Competitions that the GAA Could do without.

[From the Bunker]

International Rules Pure rubbish
Railway Cup Lost in the quad mire of Club, county and Int rules commitments!
McKenna/McGrath/FBD/O'Byrne Cups Start the national League a fraction earlier and feck this away
Connacht/Munster/Leinster Junior Championships Dublin and Ulster don't bother why should the rest? The only reason I could see for retaining this championship would be for weak counties like Carlow and Kilkenny to put their senior teams into and have competitive games.
Minor and Under 21 Championship Time to merge these to into an under 20 championship. 21 year olds are old enough for senior commitments alone.

[mylestheslasher]

They shouldn't play finals at any level in a gesture of good will to poor Mayo

[Jinxy]

They should get rid of the O'Byrne Cup (sorry flourbags) but keep the O'Byrne Shield.

[From the Bunker]

They shouldn't play finals at any level in a gesture of good will to poor Mayo

Bet you were a long time thinking that one up (AH)!

Come to think of it, It would also suit Cavan!

[mylestheslasher]

They shouldn't play finals at any level in a gesture of good will to poor Mayo

Bet you were a long time thinking that one up (AH)!

Come to think of it, It would also suit Cavan!

We don't get to the finals to lose them so makes no odds to us.

[GaelOg]

Should the Tommy Murphy competition be re-introduced

[BennyHarp]

The Armagh senior club championship?

[seafoid]

Leinster hurling championship

[From the Bunker]

The Connacht Hurling Championship.

[Sea The Stars]

In my opinion doing something about the Sigerson and Fitzgibbon Cups could really benefit the Spring calender. This is the time of year the burnout debate reaches it's peak because young players are potentially involved with college, u21 county, senior club, senior county multiplied by two for both codes.

I know the tradition that exists with these competitions but the tradition stems from a time when players could be away from home for several weeks and college football or hurling were a good way to keep playing at a high standard. They are now more of an inconvenience in the calender. Besides college is for education. The amount of colleges offering scholarships to young county players to beef up their Sigerson/Fitzgibbon team is ridiculous. Kind of unfair too that you have these lads getting into courses because of their sporting capabilities as opposed to intelligence.

I don't think the colleges would do away with them but maybe the GAA should try to do something to lessen their importance. Or maybe play them off in November and December.

[Eamonnca1]

If International Rules is such rubbish, why does it get such big attendances?

[Jell 0 Biafra]

I dunno...why do so many people buy Kanye West's music?

[muppet]

I dunno...why do so many people buy Kanye West's music?

Because Daniel O'Donnell likes him.

[Champion The Wonder Horse]

If International Rules is such rubbish, why does it get such big attendances?

It doesn't. Any attendance are inflated by cheap ticket prices.

IR and Railway Cups otf for starters.

[seafoid]

I dunno...why do so many people buy Kanye West's music?

His wife's arse has become an anthropological phenomenon.
Life is so mysterious sometimes.