Posters are jealous that Limerick is getting a marquis day. Thinking of the players though, the game should have been on Saturday week at hq, to be switched only if the other semi was a draw. Whoever said moving the American Football to Limerick or boycotting the American game has no class because those fans and families have long standing reservations at hotels and they did not create the problem. Mayo to get it right the next day.

suckvalleypaddy (Galway) - Posts: 1674 - 25/08/2014 10:24:29    1641517

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Why couldn't the replay be in Croke Park on Saturday week?

In case the Donegal Dublin game requires a replay, unless we are sent to Breffni park for it

Donegalman (None) - Posts: 3830 - 25/08/2014 10:28:59    1641522

25/08/2014 10:07:26 blacknamber
Really poor decision to carry the replay to Limerick imo. Couldnt believe the GAA came out and said that sat 6th in croker was a non runner because they needed to keep the stadium free for a possible Dublin v Donegal replay - total disrespect to Kerry and Mayo. If the Dub v Don game was to finish in a draw could that replay not be fixed for Clones?
Re Limerick its a fine stadium but simply wont have the capacity to take the crowd - 52k there yesterday (with no trains running) and add an extra 5k from kerry plus extra neutrals after yesterdys game - Limerick is a 45k stadium not a 60k stadium.
Also think its really tough on the players to have to do a six day turnaround - total disregard for player welfare. 6 day turn around is it really an issue? Croke Park isn't available. Where else would you play the game?
25/08/2014 10:09:13 moylagh
Firstly, congrats to both sides on putting on a great game, had everything that the games stand for. Only exception was the daft sending off.
I admit to being undecided as to whether having the replay in Limerick is good or bad. Great to see a big game outside of Croker, great for local economy and should be easier for majority of supporters to get to. To be honest, I would like to see a lot more games played outside of Croker, which in turn would free Croker up for other events. On the other hand it is an AI semi and should get priority . Bad year for planning in Croker all round with the GB fiasco and now this.
As for the money argument, think of all the IC games at different levels that are staged around the country which do attract an attendance to cover running costs, club and facility development around the country etc etc.
The bean counters in Croker set out this year to make some serious dosh. Their plans have taken a serious pasting and are now probably hoping for a Dublin-Donegal replay to make up some lost ground.surely Limerick is more tricky for Mayo fans to get to?
Croke Park was booked ages ago and this is a replay so this issue could have been solved by game going to extra time....

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 25/08/2014 10:35:56    1641527

its crazy and unfair like kerry people are a lot closer to limerick more then mayo for god sake seriously its stupid and crazy, lee keegan only should been got a yellow. but dam the gaa holding american college football on that could not to go england instead for god sake r stay where they are in america , and then its a late enough kick in , they should be kind some game before it but of course not they wont do that either, for god sake gaa hold it in croker, it will take mayo a long time to get down there jesus, and should have reduced prices on the tickets when it is all ireland semi final seriously i think and and to make it worse the replay is on sky sports 3 more then rte 2 r rte 1, what about the older people who love the gaa and passion and cnt get sky r cant afford it, the tickets should be 30 euro down in price seriously forgot to say that, when will the tickets come out fr this game. gaa never think of these things in mind, american football go to london r stay in america , mayo and kerry want it in croker end off,,..whats wrong with tullamore like nothing but have to hold it in limerick for god sake reduce the prices :/

niamhy94 (Roscommon) - Posts: 31 - 25/08/2014 10:39:17    1641530

The GAA have stated that Saturday week wont work in case there is a draw in the Donegal-Dublin game... Are Mayo and Kerry 2nd class citizens or what? What are the odds on another draw next Sunday.. Slim... play the Mayo/Kerry replay in Croker for Gods sake.. It has the potential to be the game of the year and deserves to be played on the best pitch in the country.. It will be mayhem next sat in Limerick with a ground to small to hold this fixture

unclegerry (Mayo) - Posts: 1222 - 25/08/2014 10:42:14    1641532

ormondbannerman
Croke Park was booked ages ago and this is a replay so this issue could have been solved by game going to extra time....

Exactly..!
But the GAA need the extra funds now that the G.Brooks fiasco ended the way it did...!!

Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 3738 - 25/08/2014 10:42:56    1641533

Yesterday's game was a fabulous spectacle, containing all that is best in Gaelic football. It's a pity that the game itself has almost been forgotten about with all the controversy about the venue. On RTE radio 1 sports news at 8.30 this morning, there was no mention of the enthralling nature of yesterday's contest: instead ALL the focus was on the replay.

football first (None) - Posts: 1259 - 25/08/2014 10:46:38    1641536

Ormond - Think the six day turnaround is defo an issue. After a game of that intensity yesterday the majority of players will be carrying knocks etc. You cant compare it to playing league matches week on week in March when the intensity is much lower. I want to see the replay giving us a spectacle again like yesterday - 6 day turnaround makes it harder for that to happen. really unfair both physically and mentally to expect amateur players to be good to go again next sat.
Croke Park is available on Sat 6th Sept - would make a great GAA weekend with the hurling on the Sun.

blacknamber (Kerry) - Posts: 267 - 25/08/2014 10:48:55    1641538

Penn state keeping Kerry out of Croke park, their biggest crime since Jerry Sandusky himself!

Caseys89 (Limerick) - Posts: 80 - 25/08/2014 10:52:23    1641540

Once again the GAA have made a laughing stock of themselves. American football players above our GAA players.
I'd be sacking the Head of Fixtures planner who forgets to look at the " what if " scenario.

Disgraceful by the GAA. Play the match on the 6th and if Dublin v Donegal is a draw move the AI Final by a week. No one is really at an advantage then.

WildPundit (Tipperary) - Posts: 1709 - 25/08/2014 11:01:29    1641548

I don't know why the GAA don't play extra time in the event of a draw for championship matches. It might free up time for club games

The_Bull (Cork) - Posts: 248 - 25/08/2014 11:05:33    1641551

absolute disgrace that is not in croker.the gaelic grounds is in munster and kerry know it better than mayo.sending off was adisgrace and ref could have given a number of black cards for all the times aiden oshea was fouled

Am i seriously missing something here???
They know a field ..... Its a field ???? Dimensions the same as mayo players would have played on numerous times

The grass is the same. Has posts on both ends of it ???
Has white lines on it !!!

Its a FIELD

Seriously whats the big deal. Do people really think kerry have some kind of an advantage cause they played on this FIELD before

On that logic if lets say waterford blitz the all ireland football final next year and are playing in croke park for the first time does that game need to be moved as its giving an unfair advantage to the opposition ???


Seriously like jasus
The american football game has been booked since last year everyone knew about it

ritchie (Cork) - Posts: 346 - 25/08/2014 11:08:38    1641554

@ritchie - to answer your question, yes you are. As Eamonn O'Hara put it last night, asking Mayo to play Kerry in Limerick is like asking Kerry to play Mayo in Pearse Stadium. Some counties appear to be more equal than others.

Ailteoir (Galway) - Posts: 863 - 25/08/2014 11:35:45    1641572

If the Donegal/Dublin game ended In a draw it could be played in Clones on the Saturday with the Mayo/Kerry game at Croker

culmore (None) - Posts: 1398 - 25/08/2014 11:39:49    1641574

Why cant it be played Saturday week in Limerick? After a bruising encounter like that yesterday and another one to come whoever makes the final will possibly have more injuries to deal with than Dubs or Donegal.. unless they go to a replay! Give the lads a chance to recover

unclegerry (Mayo) - Posts: 1222 - 25/08/2014 12:27:06    1641619

There is no way the GAA would take Dublin out of Croker,I'm sorry if if they had drawn yesterday the game would have being in Croke Park,in two weeks likely.

ziggy320001 (Meath) - Posts: 2432 - 25/08/2014 12:28:31    1641620

@ Hurler 32

The last time an all Ireland semi-final was replayed outside of Croke Park was in 1983 when the Dubs beat Cork in Pairc ui Caoimh.

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 25/08/2014 12:33:39    1641627

What's the story with tickets ... Are they all going to the two counties or is there any on general sale ?

hurler32 (Limerick) - Posts: 867 - 25/08/2014 12:34:12    1641628

25/08/2014 10:48:55 blacknamber
Ormond - Think the six day turnaround is defo an issue. After a game of that intensity yesterday the majority of players will be carrying knocks etc. You cant compare it to playing league matches week on week in March when the intensity is much lower. I want to see the replay giving us a spectacle again like yesterday - 6 day turnaround makes it harder for that to happen. really unfair both physically and mentally to expect amateur players to be good to go again next sat.
Croke Park is available on Sat 6th Sept - would make a great GAA weekend with the hurling on the Sun. 6 day turnaround is not a big deal. The intensity is different to the league but the process of rehabbing, rest, training etc will be the same as between league games. There is no reason why this replay cant be the same spectacle as yesterday
25/08/2014 11:01:29 WildPundit
Once again the GAA have made a laughing stock of themselves. American football players above our GAA players.
I'd be sacking the Head of Fixtures planner who forgets to look at the " what if " scenario.
Disgraceful by the GAA. Play the match on the 6th and if Dublin v Donegal is a draw move the AI Final by a week. No one is really at an advantage then.GAA haven't been made a laughing stock. American footballers were scheduled to play this date. They're not being put on a pedestal above GAA players. It isn't disgraceful and putting AI final back a week would never be an option.
25/08/2014 11:05:33 The_Bull
I don't know why the GAA don't play extra time in the event of a draw for championship matches. It might free up time for club games It would but GAA don't want to lose out on the cash they can get from replays.

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 25/08/2014 12:38:05    1641631

Mayo are correct on this one. This is the penultimate game in our biggest competition and it should always be in Croke Park. If I were Mayo or Kerry I'd be seriously annoyed. In this case it's fortunate that many patrons won't be losing out but in terms of preparation and facilities the Gaelic Groundd in not in the league of Croke Park. The players deserve better. I rarely agree with Horan but he is spot on in this case and should pull out all the stops to ensure it's played in it's rightful place. Another own goal by the powers that be!

seany16 (Dublin) - Posts: 1658 - 25/08/2014 12:57:25    1641646