Great to see Diarmuid Connolly back in a blue shirt over the weekend.........

Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 26/02/2018 12:11:23    2080425

Haha!

I wonder how many games will be impacted?

I've my plans well and truly nailed on for the Kerry game, fingers crossed it goes ahead

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 26/02/2018 12:19:42    2080430

hopefully he doesnt do anything as stupid as he did last year

tipp11 (Tipperary) - Posts: 353 - 26/02/2018 12:21:29    2080431

Ban (Westmeath) - Posts: 1415 - 26/02/2018 12:58:37    2080448

Better keep an eye on the 'real' beast from the east, could the game be called off?

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8586 - 26/02/2018 13:21:18    2080463

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13705 - 26/02/2018 13:23:36    2080465

John Mullane referred to TJ Reid as the 'Beast from the East' on radio yesterday. Looks like the weather forecasters are wrong again.

PortInFaithful (Offaly) - Posts: 472 - 26/02/2018 13:35:51    2080473

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 26/02/2018 14:08:11    2080512

The GAA can confirm that a fixtures plan is being put in place to cater for any potential negative impact caused by the adverse weather on the Allianz Leagues.

If required, the details of this contingency plan will be announced later in the week.

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The GAA published the above yesterday.

TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 28/02/2018 12:46:35    2081204

KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 28/02/2018 13:12:46    2081215

I think they could safely call it at this point given the forecast. Things aren't going to dramatically improve by the weekend. Hope they don't wait until the last minute.

kildare73 (Kildare) - Posts: 854 - 28/02/2018 15:19:50    2081254

GAA:

Due to the inclement weather Saturday's national orientation day for the Healthy Club Project in @CrokePark has been cancelled. Notification has been issued directly to all 150 clubs involved through the relevant point of contact, including details of the alternate plans.


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Nothing on the Dubs match yet. They must be trying to give it every shot.

TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 28/02/2018 15:56:05    2081261

THE GAA WILL make a decision on Friday whether this weekend's league games will go ahead as adverse weather conditions hit the country and the hurling league knockout stages will have to be deferred if postponements take place.

There are six games scheduled for the football league on Saturday with ten pencilled in for Sunday. In hurling there are 17 matches fixed for this Sunday afternoon with the final round-robin games due to be played.

With Storm Emma set to cause chaos around the country, a call will be made on Friday if matches are to get the green light to be held. The Kildare hurlers and Leitrim footballers are set to fly to London for matches in McGovern Park in Ruislip on Sunday. A decision on those games could be made tomorrow night to accommodate the travelling teams.

The key issue for the GAA will be when the concluding stages of the hurling league take place if matches are called off. There are no free weekends between now and the planned final date of 24 March. The quarter-finals are fixed for 11 March and the semi-final ties for 18 March.

The pressure is eased on the football league as there is a free weekend on 10-11 March when potential re-fixtures of Round 5 games could be held.

Feargal McGill, the GAA director of games administration and player welfare, revealed that midweek games will not be a runner if there are postponements and that if the hurling league games are rescheduled it will not impact on plans to keep the month of April free for club matches.

"We have a contingency plan in place for every fixture between now and the end of the leagues," McGill told The42.

"That will allow us to finish the leagues and not impact on the club window in April.

"The plan doesn't involve any midweek games. The big issue is our players are still amateurs and midweek games would involve people taking time off work.

"So even if there's a second weather event, we won't be looking at midweek fixtures. We'll make the call for this weekend's matches on Friday."

TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 28/02/2018 16:07:29    2081267

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 28/02/2018 16:09:04    2081270

KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 28/02/2018 17:41:49    2081296

Hahaha

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 28/02/2018 17:56:17    2081301

The smart thing to do would be to make it known now that all games are off this weekend.
People have plans to make and it's as plain as can be that grounds and equally roads will not be the place to be over the coming days.

Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts: 2312 - 28/02/2018 19:30:19    2081315

I can't see any games going ahead, pitch condition is one concern as is snow/ice on terraces and stands, given the forecast and the weather warnings in place there is no way that even Croker would be fit by Saturday evening

Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3734 - 28/02/2018 19:50:42    2081322

What are headquarters waiting for ?

There's no matches going to be played this weekend and the players should get more notice.

carlovia (None) - Posts: 1517 - 28/02/2018 20:42:04    2081334

My self and the other 200 Kerry supporter will be devastated if this game doesn't go ahead :-0

KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 28/02/2018 20:47:27    2081336