Club Championships 2025

[shawshank]

There you go,  its nothing, a 90 minute drive at best.

[gallsman]

Its a fixture not a rule.
Ulster team v Connacht team should mean a Leinster venue with a Leinster or Munster Ref.

what a juvenile perspective. Any ground that is not on within the boundary of the two counties involved is neutral ffs. Trying to get a balance of distance for both teams is a different point. The ref, I know if I was from Scotstown I wouldn't want McQuillian who is from Ulster.

It's 45 km for Scotstown and 85km for Brigids.

Yeah, it would be far better if they both dragged to Navan or somewhere ffs.

Longford and Cavan are both on the road between the two clubs. Longford about as close to Brigid's as Cavan is to Scotstown. Longford would be no less "advantageous" to Brigid's because it happens to be in Leinster. Without knowing anything about pitch conditions and availability it was presumably one or the other.

[ardtole]

Navan is definitely unavailable.

[gallsman]

To be clear I was being sarcastic. There are two county grounds on the road between the two clubs. Absolutely no need to drag both of them off somewhere else because it happens to be in Leinster.

[mackers]

It's the same moaning out of Connacht posters as we normally get when a "neutral" game is fixed for Ulster.  In recent memory Armagh supporters have had to go to Sligo, Carrick-on-Shannon and Roscommon to play a "neutral" game against Connacht opposition. It's life.....get on with it.

[weareros]

Its a fixture not a rule.
Ulster team v Connacht team should mean a Leinster venue with a Leinster or Munster Ref.

what a juvenile perspective. Any ground that is not on within the boundary of the two counties involved is neutral ffs. Trying to get a balance of distance for both teams is a different point. The ref, I know if I was from Scotstown I wouldn't want McQuillian who is from Ulster.

It's 45 km for Scotstown and 85km for Brigids.

Yeah, it would be far better if they both dragged to Navan or somewhere ffs.

Longford and Cavan are both on the road between the two clubs. Longford about as close to Brigid's as Cavan is to Scotstown. Longford would be no less "advantageous" to Brigid's because it happens to be in Leinster. Without knowing anything about pitch conditions and availability it was presumably one or the other.

Breffni is a better footballing pitch for Brigids. Tighter grounds in Longford would suit Scotstown better and Beggan would be nailing 2 pointers all day. Happy enough with Breffni but nothing should preclude us Rossies from having a good aul whinge as both our representatives were sent to Ulster to take on Ulster competition. We'll just have to invoke the spirit of Queen Meabh and bate the Ulstermen (and be thankful the tight Sligo and Leitrim pitchs not available either).

[Rossfan]

And just to rub it in feckin Mayos get Carrick for the Junior semi, where they played the Conbacht Final as well😳

[Blowitupref]

Its a fixture not a rule.
Ulster team v Connacht team should mean a Leinster venue with a Leinster or Munster Ref.

what a juvenile perspective. Any ground that is not on within the boundary of the two counties involved is neutral ffs. Trying to get a balance of distance for both teams is a different point. The ref, I know if I was from Scotstown I wouldn't want McQuillian who is from Ulster.

It's 45 km for Scotstown and 85km for Brigids.

Yeah, it would be far better if they both dragged to Navan or somewhere ffs.

Longford and Cavan are both on the road between the two clubs. Longford about as close to Brigid's as Cavan is to Scotstown. Longford would be no less "advantageous" to Brigid's because it happens to be in Leinster. Without knowing anything about pitch conditions and availability it was presumably one or the other.

Breffni is a better footballing pitch for Brigids. Tighter grounds in Longford would suit Scotstown better and Beggan would be nailing 2 pointers all day. Happy enough with Breffni but nothing should preclude us Rossies from having a good aul whinge as both our representatives were sent to Ulster to take on Ulster competition. We'll just have to invoke the spirit of Queen Meabh and bate the Ulstermen (and be thankful the tight Sligo and Leitrim pitchs not available either).

Carrick on Shannon pitch is available will be used for the Kiltimagh v Clogher Junior semi final.

Now you could say it wasn't also set in that venue for Scotstown v Brigids because playing two matches in two days on the same pitch in early January wouldn't be very wise but it appears that wasn't considered with Breffni Park as that venue has Cavan v Monaghan in the McKenna cup the evening before Brigids v Scotstown fare off.

[AustinPowers]

Its a fixture not a rule.
Ulster team v Connacht team should mean a Leinster venue with a Leinster or Munster Ref.

what a juvenile perspective. Any ground that is not on within the boundary of the two counties involved is neutral ffs. Trying to get a balance of distance for both teams is a different point. The ref, I know if I was from Scotstown I wouldn't want McQuillian who is from Ulster.

It's 45 km for Scotstown and 85km for Brigids.

Yeah, it would be far better if they both dragged to Navan or somewhere ffs.

Longford and Cavan are both on the road between the two clubs. Longford about as close to Brigid's as Cavan is to Scotstown. Longford would be no less "advantageous" to Brigid's because it happens to be in Leinster. Without knowing anything about pitch conditions and availability it was presumably one or the other.

Breffni is a better footballing pitch for Brigids. Tighter grounds in Longford would suit Scotstown better and Beggan would be nailing 2 pointers all day. Happy enough with Breffni but nothing should preclude us Rossies from having a good aul whinge as both our representatives were sent to Ulster to take on Ulster competition. We'll just have to invoke the spirit of Queen Meabh and bate the Ulstermen (and be thankful the tight Sligo and Leitrim pitchs not available either).

Queen Maeve  went to Cooley which is in Louth. Although I believe Louth was part of Ulster at one  stage.

So, you're maybe  half right 

[ElJeffe]

Its a fixture not a rule.
Ulster team v Connacht team should mean a Leinster venue with a Leinster or Munster Ref.

Some whinging. The ground is neutral. What more do you want ?

[quit yo jibbajabba]

Jesus Christ some boys love a girn

Get the map out every time a fixtures announced so they can have a whinge

[thewobbler]

It's just a wee self defence mechanism.

Once your team reaches a high stakes game, what comes with it is a high chance that will end in failure.

Many people are unwilling to accept that this might be because they weren't good enough to win the match, and will arrive it pre-loaded with excuses should an under par performance prevail.

[quit yo jibbajabba]

It's just a wee self defence mechanism.

Once your team reaches a high stakes game, what comes with it is a high chance that will end in failure.

Many people are unwilling to accept that this might be because they weren't good enough to win the match, and will arrive it pre-loaded with excuses should an under par performance prevail.

Good point

Id love to be running the country this time of year following my club
Or if it was too far you could always you know......sit at home

[ElJeffe]

It's just a wee self defence mechanism.

Once your team reaches a high stakes game, what comes with it is a high chance that will end in failure.

Many people are unwilling to accept that this might be because they weren't good enough to win the match, and will arrive it pre-loaded with excuses should an under par performance prevail.

Good point

Id love to be running the country this time of year following my club
Or if it was too far you could always you know......sit at home

Rossies getting their excuses in early as always. The big Cavan Scotstown supporters club will be in full voice

[Rossfan]

One is entitled to query why Ulster teams v Ros games are invariably played in Ulster venues.

As for whinging....ye are the World Champions.
But ye have an inbuilt advantage with those accents.

Anyway Happy Christmas and New Year to all of ye who aren't right wing cnuts.