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Gone before Galway

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This weekend some backdoor teams will be put out of the championship even before Galway play a game in the Connacht Championship.....
something wrong!!

cuchulainn35 (Armagh) - Posts: 1673 - 16/06/2016 17:21:32    1867782

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Its because the way the championship is run is just plain daft.
The whole thing could be run off in 6 weeks.

Condorman (Dublin) - Posts: 983 - 17/06/2016 13:02:02    1868138

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Galway are still there, but Armagh,Louth and Wicklow are out before last night'sgame.
The system needs change but 4 provincial councils run their championships their own way. Kildare wait 5 weeks to play Westmeath next Sunday in the Leinster semi final, that's a crazy situation.
I sent in a previous post on this, or thought I did!
Well done toGalway on last night's win.
Hope this post is successful?

thelongridge (Offaly) - Posts: 1741 - 19/06/2016 12:53:12    1868808

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Replying To cuchulainn35:  "This weekend some backdoor teams will be put out of the championship even before Galway play a game in the Connacht Championship.....
something wrong!!"
It's the provincial championships, simple as that. If you want a fairer way, where every team progresses or drops out at roughly the same time; like nearly every other sport; the provincial championships have to be revamped or downgraded. With a new national All Ireland championship organised, without any consideration to the provinces.

Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2459 - 19/06/2016 19:45:11    1869077

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Replying To thelongridge:  "Galway are still there, but Armagh,Louth and Wicklow are out before last night'sgame.
The system needs change but 4 provincial councils run their championships their own way. Kildare wait 5 weeks to play Westmeath next Sunday in the Leinster semi final, that's a crazy situation.
I sent in a previous post on this, or thought I did!
Well done toGalway on last night's win.
Hope this post is successful?"
It's actually 6 weeks thanks to Bruce Springsteen.

beir_bua (Kildare) - Posts: 746 - 19/06/2016 20:12:37    1869100

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Replying To beir_bua:  "It's actually 6 weeks thanks to Bruce Springsteen."
Yes beir, Many thanks to Bruce Springsteen, without him and his kind where would the GAA be?

Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2459 - 19/06/2016 20:46:11    1869130

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