2008 Ulster Club Championships

[Oakleafer1993]

Ulster Senior Club Final Postponed

The Ballinderry v Crossmaglen Ulster final was cancelled due to a frozen pitch.

The Replay has been  re-fixed for Sunday 14th December at Enniskillen.

The time of the  game will be confirmed later

[orangeman]

I hope it's played in daylight this time.


Why did they want it played at 3.45pm anyway ??

[sean og]

MATCH NEXT SUNDAY @ 2PM ENNISKILLENN

[orangeman]

MATCH NEXT SUNDAY @ 2PM ENNISKILLENN

Thank God for 2 o'clock anyway.

[armaghniac]

Why did they want it played at 3.45pm anyway ??

it was at this time to allow live TV coverage.

On a related matter why did the Sunday Tribune today condemn TG4 lack of planned coverage of this game when it has been known for most of the week that it would be covered. Can they not read?

[orangeman]

I would have thought that in order to get maximum attendance, have this game as deferred coverage so that people don't have a choice. If it was deferred, would more people not choose to attend ?

[armaghniac]

If it was deferred, would more people not choose to attend ?

If it was in Casement would more people not choose to attend? 

[orangeman]

I'd have thought that more people would have wanted to go and see the game live in daylight as opposed to watching a deferred version ?

[TacadoirArdMhacha]

Is it on TV this weekend?

[crossfire]

Yes ... Live.

[thebandit]

I'd have thought that more people would have wanted to go and see the game live in daylight as opposed to watching a deferred version ?

I prefer the atmosphere at games under lights

[armaghniac]

"Very frosty again on Saturday night and Sunday morning with more bright and showery weather to follow on into daytime Sunday. Temperatures through the weekend will only be in low single figures during the day and the showers will turn to snow on the hills."

Well it may be twilight, but it will not be warm!!

[DrinkingHarp]

"Very frosty again on Saturday night and Sunday morning with more bright and showery weather to follow on into daytime Sunday. Temperatures through the weekend will only be in low single figures during the day and the showers will turn to snow on the hills."

Well it may be twilight, but it will not be warm!!

Can they not throw some tarps down with straw to keep it from freezen or even use some ground heaters to knock the frost off?

[armaghniac]

it appears that there is a real danger of frost affecting the pitch again, today's forecast is not any better.These darks days it can freeze from 4pm onwards and it is slow to thaw.

"SATURDAY NIGHT will be bitterly cold, in a light to moderate northerly wind. Temperatures inland could fall as low as minus 5 degrees. There will be a widespread sharp to severe ground frost, with icy stretches on untreated roads. Wintry showers of hail, sleet or even snow will affect western, northern and possibly eastern coastal counties, but further inland it will be mainly dry. SUNDAY will stay very cold and wintry with temperatures in low single figures at best, in a moderate to fresh northerly wind. There will be sunny spells, with further wintry showers mainly in northern, western and eastern coastal counties. Frost will be widespread and severe on SUNDAY NIGHT."

[orangeman]

Enda Muldoon has broken a bone in his foot

Niall McCusker is in bed sick!!!!

Shamrocks are finished!!!

He's big enough and strong enough to run eound with the bed on his back.



I think both will play alright.