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As people will be planning long drives to support their Counties on Sunday and a storm is approaching, Anyone know when decisions will be made on going ahead or postponing the schedule. Ashrules (Dublin) - Posts: 518 - 07/02/2020 14:32:17 2265951 Link 1 |
Knowing the GAA, it will probably be last minute. Games that do go ahead could turn into total lotteries if conditions get very bad.
neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 07/02/2020 16:00:08 2265977 Link 2 |
If it is as bad as they say then our squad could end up in New York not London. Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 07/02/2020 19:05:11 2266014 Link 2 |
It was only last march/April cork were playing tipperary in a league hurling game in pairc ui rinn throw in at 2PM.. there were patrons outside the locked stadium at 1pm and the game was called off at 1:10..you could tell at 10am that morning the game would not go ahead but the ref was late arriving and hence the confusion .now personally it didn't affect me as much as I live 10 mins from the stadium..but the people travelling from west cork and indeed tipperary were royally rode that day..so I'd imagine if you are travelling to a game this weekend look at the forecast and judge try judge yourself...because you could make a long trip only to be disappointed with no game and waste of petrol or diesel pidge (Cork) - Posts: 543 - 07/02/2020 21:28:24 2266031 Link 1 |
It'll be hard for them to make a call, it'll be the rain that'll call games off and suppose they can't really make the call until the morning of. Mayo v Roscommon in the league last year was played in a storm, we were at the very back of the stand and still couldn't escape it. They'll play it if it's just wind imo, but it's the rain. Counties can't really afford to destroy pitches for one league game MarkRule (Mayo) - Posts: 41 - 07/02/2020 22:09:14 2266039 Link 1 |
You think that's bad? At least the distances involved for players and supporters wasnt too severe. Last year the Waterford vs Galway league match in Walsh Park was called off 40 -- 50 minutes before the scheduled throw in due to a waterlogged pitch. Lots of Galway supporters had stayed overnight and nearly all of us had arrived in Waterford city before it was called off. I didnt find out myself until I arrived at the ground. It had been raining heavily all morning and should have been called off 3 or 4 hours earlier
PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1903 - 08/02/2020 08:22:37 2266058 Link 0 |
Ach - they used to play through thunder and lightning. lionofludesch (Down) - Posts: 475 - 08/02/2020 10:26:48 2266065 Link 1 |
Oh ide say the hotels in Waterford were packed out for that league match. But a statement should at least be made in the morning warning of a possible calling off. Ide much prefer to miss a game that goes ahead last minute than travel hours for one that gets called off last minute Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 08/02/2020 11:16:06 2266073 Link 0 |
I was there in Casement too mate.
Suas Sios (None) - Posts: 1550 - 08/02/2020 11:47:42 2266078 Link 0 |
Status Orange warning for the whole country tomorrow, Sunday, 09 Feb, and here in the West and Northwest today Saturday. At the moment you wouldn't put a cat out - they'd be blown away. Mayfair (Galway) - Posts: 65 - 08/02/2020 13:24:27 2266094 Link 1 |
I think everyone knows there's a possibility of games being called off but a decision should be taken tonight, not in morning. I actually had to travel from Sligo towards Galway on N17 earlier and I met both the Kerry and Galway team buses heading North for games tomorrow. Them lads will have there whole weekend given up for nothing of their games don't go ahead!
Douglas_44 (Roscommon) - Posts: 225 - 08/02/2020 15:01:26 2266104 Link 1 |
Just a bit of wind and rain in the home of the five in a row, we should be good to go! ;) Advancedmark (Mayo) - Posts: 18 - 08/02/2020 15:28:37 2266109 Link 1 |
Then we have lads on telling us how the weather cleared up on the Sunday morning and it was a joke to call it off so early without even trying
Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 08/02/2020 17:34:01 2266126 Link 1 |
Ya I understand that too, but leaving it until an hour before throw in is crazy. Inspection at 6pm in Armagh and gates due to open at 6:15!
Douglas_44 (Roscommon) - Posts: 225 - 08/02/2020 18:00:37 2266134 Link 1 |
Would be great if instead of showing no consideration for players and supporters they would be prepared to put football on with hurling the same weekend and to hell with making everyone work around the dual player Ashrules (Dublin) - Posts: 518 - 08/02/2020 20:12:16 2266159 Link 0 |
I agree thats crazy. Last thing you need is the fans already at the gates
Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 09/02/2020 00:36:16 2266241 Link 1 |
What dual players?
Westfester (Limerick) - Posts: 944 - 09/02/2020 10:48:59 2266275 Link 0 |
I can tell you one thing if the players were under contract these game wouldn't be played. No owner would allow a player the chance of getting hurt if they were paying them. Kildare and Armagh was a disgrace, putting players out in those conditions. Instead of the GPA taking hurling teams to New York to play some half assed game they should be out on weekends like these making sure players welfare are being taken care of gatha (Kilkenny) - Posts: 318 - 09/02/2020 14:29:12 2266341 Link 0 |
The 1939 All-Ireland hurling final between Kilkenny and Cork is known as the 'Thunder and Lightning Final'. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_All-Ireland_Senior_Hurling_Championship_Final Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2476 - 09/02/2020 14:38:12 2266346 Link 1 |
A few years before my time .........
lionofludesch (Down) - Posts: 475 - 09/02/2020 14:46:52 2266352 Link 1 |