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The figures for Leinster are stark. The total attendance at this year's championship was 130,469, down 18pc on last year and 22pc on 2014. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7818 - 22/10/2016 13:23:56 1928312 Link 0 |
I have to laugh the Munster hurling championship figures have dropped significantly over past year but that's not the fashion to point that out even though the same two teams met in the final also in that competition with a massive drop from last year to this year. hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 23/10/2016 09:37:31 1928411 Link 0 |
They should get rid of the seedings in Leinster. They scrapped them for the 1991 Leinster football championship draw and we had the Dublin and Meath four game saga in the first round that changed the GAA forever. OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 23/10/2016 10:16:25 1928415 Link 0 |
Yes, I think unseeded byes (like Muns foot) in all provs and both codes would add a bit more excitement. omahant (USA) - Posts: 2570 - 23/10/2016 15:42:38 1928440 Link 0 |
Hardly a surprise that the Leinster football championship attendance figures are in terminal decline, it's just stale with the outcome a foregone conclusion before a ball is kicked. The GAA while pumping large volumes of cash into Dublin have largely ignored the other Leinster counties and the gap is just enormous between Dublin and the rest. AthboyCelt (Meath) - Posts: 147 - 24/10/2016 09:50:48 1928556 Link 1 |
Leinster footballs problems have little to do with seeding. I actually think its the fairest seeding in all the provincials. RoyalBadger (Meath) - Posts: 571 - 24/10/2016 10:21:44 1928568 Link 0 |
I wonder why the Munster Hurling attendances are so bad. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13704 - 24/10/2016 10:39:24 1928578 Link 1 |
A completely fair question. Clare and Waterford aren't great for support. Waterford supporters didn't really travel to Limerick for the final after choosing it as venue. I was an advocate for years that Munster football should seed finalists and not named teams. Leinster's business is Leinster's business. It would just strike me that ye should have an open quarter-final draw. The GAA are speaking of their proposed group stage invigorating qualifiers that have lost their lustre. If the previous 4 semi-finalists happened to be on one side, it would be somewhat interesting on both sides of the draw. Anyways I think it's up to a majority of counties to vote for change and they seem content with the status quo. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7818 - 24/10/2016 19:18:58 1928709 Link 0 |
I'd imagine if the likes of Carlow or Wicklow knew from the previous october that they were up against Dublin in the first round, it would cast a shadow over their entire year. The knowledge that you're going to lose heavily no matter what you do in the first round would definitely play on your mind. It could be the tipping point that prevents the veteran giving it one more year, or what convinces the younger lad to go travelling for the year. CastleBravo (Meath) - Posts: 1642 - 24/10/2016 20:01:00 1928716 Link 2 |
Don't agree Clare or Waterford aren't good supporters or to blame the whole of munster hurling has dropped significantly and yet we still get the over the top media hype for it. Leinster hurling adopts a round robin for the weaker teams I don't see people calling for Kilkenny to play Meath or laois or carlow in an open first round draw. As for duffys proposal all its doing is tampering with the part of the championship that has now become more attended than at any time in the gaa history. We have gotten to the stage where the quarter finals when sensibly fixture scheduled is pulling in 120 thousand spectators for two days and semi finals now pull in 140 thousand for the two days. The demand for the all ireland series is increasing year on year it's not that part that needs changing hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 24/10/2016 20:59:11 1928735 Link 0 |
Open draws are the fairest and most transparent means of running a knockout competition. Knoxboya (Monaghan) - Posts: 357 - 25/10/2016 18:17:34 1928959 Link 0 |
I don't see people calling for Kilkenny to play Meath or laois or carlow in an open first round draw. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7818 - 25/10/2016 20:53:06 1929008 Link 0 |
Except ulster and connnacht where there is no seeding?
gotmilk (Fermanagh) - Posts: 4971 - 25/10/2016 21:32:38 1929011 Link 0 |
Bit of a tangent but does anybody else think the. Championship draw is too early. Get it done after the league. Might generate a bit more excitement. We know a bit more about how the teams are going at that stage also. Whammo86 (Antrim) - Posts: 4201 - 25/10/2016 23:16:50 1929031 Link 0 |
Connaught draw is terrible. you had roscommon playing three matches to get to the final and Galway only playing one to reach the final. they have a preliminary round and two quarter finals instead of just having there quarter finals, there is no need for two teams to go directly into either semi final when there's seven teams in it. hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 25/10/2016 23:58:12 1929036 Link 0 |
Bit of a tangent but does anybody else think the. Championship draw is too early. Get it done after the league. Might generate a bit more excitement. We know a bit more about how the teams are going at that stage also. Kurt_Angle (Dublin) - Posts: 567 - 26/10/2016 10:24:28 1929065 Link 0 |
The new York tie isn't fine in a draw, its rotated every year. The reason draw is done so far in advance is for fixture scheduling and tv scheduling
hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 26/10/2016 10:49:31 1929083 Link 0 |
The draw in connacht is terrible but there is no seeding in it. In fairness New York ins't a proper game either so I don't buy this Roscommon had to play three games. They had to play 2 and a challenge game.
gotmilk (Fermanagh) - Posts: 4971 - 26/10/2016 11:04:39 1929088 Link 0 |
They were very lucky to get a win in the Bronx. They only got out of there with a penalty in the dying minutes to win. plus it's the most cost effective game having to travel to America and play. hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 26/10/2016 13:35:07 1929155 Link 0 |
Connaught's championship is their business. They could easily seed finalists to have a bye from the quarter-finals while keeping the semi-finals an open draw. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7818 - 26/10/2016 18:52:16 1929300 Link 0 |