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Huge relegation final now to be played but some controversy with the final score in the Tinryland game, they're claiming they had a point that wasn't given, now I was at the game and the ball went over the bar, However the umpire didn't wave the flag but the ref seemed to write something down, I thought, the score was 4-2 to Tinryland at the time, however I looked at the scoreboard a minute or two later and the score was now 5-2. It seems the scoreboad and the ref gave the score but the umpire didn't. So I'd imagine it'd be a case of the county board revieiwing the entire game and totting up the scores, my account could be completely wrong but I did hear murmurs after the game that Tinryland would be reviewing it. Not sure what happens if the score is indeed wrong and Tinryland won by a point, I'd imagine a replay would have to be ordered.
On the split season I think it does so much harm to both codes, if you're a genuine dual club, of which there's only one in my opinion and even then saying MLR are 'genuine' about football would be a stretch, you'll be playing from July to October back to back weeeks in the current split season format and in the old format of two weeks on and two weeks off. I think it's absolute madness to run off a championship in 8 weeks, The whole point of the county calender chaging was to stop that nonsense and the county board decide they'll just do the opposite to everyone else. If they stick with this format they have at least swap around what goes first but it's actually the football clubs who want to go second to allow their players have lovely holidays and J1s. Our senior football championship is akin to an underage tournament with a break for everyone to go to the Gaeltacht and come back then in time for school and get it over and done with before it;s too dark. MLR with such a huge break are surely at a disadvantage going into the leinster championship? A competition that they will have aspirations in too, personally think it's time to change.
CRTW (Carlow) - Posts: 22 - 22/09/2025 08:27:32
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Replying To Overthebar53: "You're talking nonsense. BAGENALSTOWN more or less conceded the hurling before it began.Their best players were in USA.You think it's fair to ask amateur players to play more or less 10 weeks in a row and leave them idle the entire summer.Its bizarre." If they are idle during the summer, it's their own fault. There are GAA games every week during the summer.
All they have to do is pick up their hurls. Simple.
CARPS (Carlow) - Posts: 908 - 22/09/2025 09:43:16
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Replying To ITSCHOLAR: "Worth noting that with fenagh staying up this must be first intermediate team in a decade that has stayed up open to correction on this.
Fantastic to see and gives great hope to teams coming up that they can stay up hopefully they can continue to build abd spend a few years at this level need more teams competing.
MLR showed again that they really don't care who they play in a must win game there a match for anyone throw in only 3 weeks of football for them also a massive result.
Relegation final will be massive game for both clubs out of curiosity with eire ogs second team being intermediate can they go down if they lose or would all eire og teams drop down a level as a result" If Eire Og lose, their IFC team must drop to Junior A.
So you can guess who the people of Ballinabranna and Miseal shall be shouting for ))
CARPS (Carlow) - Posts: 908 - 22/09/2025 09:44:46
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Replying To CRTW: "Huge relegation final now to be played but some controversy with the final score in the Tinryland game, they're claiming they had a point that wasn't given, now I was at the game and the ball went over the bar, However the umpire didn't wave the flag but the ref seemed to write something down, I thought, the score was 4-2 to Tinryland at the time, however I looked at the scoreboard a minute or two later and the score was now 5-2. It seems the scoreboad and the ref gave the score but the umpire didn't. So I'd imagine it'd be a case of the county board revieiwing the entire game and totting up the scores, my account could be completely wrong but I did hear murmurs after the game that Tinryland would be reviewing it. Not sure what happens if the score is indeed wrong and Tinryland won by a point, I'd imagine a replay would have to be ordered.
On the split season I think it does so much harm to both codes, if you're a genuine dual club, of which there's only one in my opinion and even then saying MLR are 'genuine' about football would be a stretch, you'll be playing from July to October back to back weeeks in the current split season format and in the old format of two weeks on and two weeks off. I think it's absolute madness to run off a championship in 8 weeks, The whole point of the county calender chaging was to stop that nonsense and the county board decide they'll just do the opposite to everyone else. If they stick with this format they have at least swap around what goes first but it's actually the football clubs who want to go second to allow their players have lovely holidays and J1s. Our senior football championship is akin to an underage tournament with a break for everyone to go to the Gaeltacht and come back then in time for school and get it over and done with before it;s too dark. MLR with such a huge break are surely at a disadvantage going into the leinster championship? A competition that they will have aspirations in too, personally think it's time to change." The only change I would make is to rotate the seasons. Make football go first next year, so hurling has a better shot in Leinster.
As for dual clubs, what are you talking about?
There is MLR, Naomh Eoin, St Mullins, Bagenalstown Gaels, Kildavin.
And you may as well include Fenagh/Ballinkillen. Who really should just merge at this point.
Then you have area teams like Burrin, Naomh Brid and Carlow Town.
Personally, I would like to see more clubs getting their act together and going dual: the obvious candidates are St Patricks, Eire Og, Rathvilly, Palatine and Clonmore.
I simply can't understand what is wrong with Eire Og, why can't they see it's an obvious progression for them?
CARPS (Carlow) - Posts: 908 - 22/09/2025 09:50:10
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Replying To CARPS: "The only change I would make is to rotate the seasons. Make football go first next year, so hurling has a better shot in Leinster.
As for dual clubs, what are you talking about?
There is MLR, Naomh Eoin, St Mullins, Bagenalstown Gaels, Kildavin.
And you may as well include Fenagh/Ballinkillen. Who really should just merge at this point.
Then you have area teams like Burrin, Naomh Brid and Carlow Town.
Personally, I would like to see more clubs getting their act together and going dual: the obvious candidates are St Patricks, Eire Og, Rathvilly, Palatine and Clonmore.
I simply can't understand what is wrong with Eire Og, why can't they see it's an obvious progression for them?" Fair headache for county board now. Tinryland have video evidence of point being scored so they will go to the ends of the earth before they agree to play a relegation match they will more than likely lose. Bagnelstown will not want a replay as its really a dead rubber game for them and they are through to quarter final in second place in the group anyway even if they lost by up to 6 or 7 points yesterday. Can they refuse to play ?, it's unfair on them to have to play again in an already condensed championship. They have a quarter final to get ready for and player welfare has to be an issue for them. Fenagh are the nervous team now watching it all unfolding. They were safe from relegation last night but wake up this morning to see they well be back in the mix now. Bit of a ****show all now.
Carlowgeal (Carlow) - Posts: 1 - 22/09/2025 10:39:28
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Replying To CARPS: "The only change I would make is to rotate the seasons. Make football go first next year, so hurling has a better shot in Leinster.
As for dual clubs, what are you talking about?
There is MLR, Naomh Eoin, St Mullins, Bagenalstown Gaels, Kildavin.
And you may as well include Fenagh/Ballinkillen. Who really should just merge at this point.
Then you have area teams like Burrin, Naomh Brid and Carlow Town.
Personally, I would like to see more clubs getting their act together and going dual: the obvious candidates are St Patricks, Eire Og, Rathvilly, Palatine and Clonmore.
I simply can't understand what is wrong with Eire Og, why can't they see it's an obvious progression for them?" Because as we have seen this past weeks, they are stuck in the past and living off past successes. They are not interested in progression at all. However, if they did go dual, im sure Carlow Town would feel the brunt of that massively so it's a tough one.
DolmenDave (Carlow) - Posts: 17 - 22/09/2025 10:43:29
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Replying To DolmenDave: "Why stay in town ? We would take them down here in a heartbeat!!! All joking aside, if we are looking at boosting Carlow as a county, why should young chaps who play county have to be sitting on a bench not playing football ? The parish boundaries are long gone in town. And as I've said before I don't think Eire Og are the main culprits anymore. The out of town team that is really a town team is the main culprit these days. For us anyway. But thinking of the greater carlow good, it's not great when lads can't get play on a B team when they could start on a A team elsewhere. I would imagine some of these chaps would be disenchanted alright. Look at whats happened Eire Og seniors this year. Afraid to blood young chaps. And then we as county lose them. And then we as a county complain about being division 4. Our own worst enemy as usual" Can I ask, are that club that you are referring to actively poaching players? Or are parents from the town, who don't have a Gaa affinity or specific club affinity, who are sending their kids to the school out there, letting their kids play with their friends?
pieman (Carlow) - Posts: 69 - 22/09/2025 10:49:01
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Replying To Carlowgeal: "Fair headache for county board now. Tinryland have video evidence of point being scored so they will go to the ends of the earth before they agree to play a relegation match they will more than likely lose. Bagnelstown will not want a replay as its really a dead rubber game for them and they are through to quarter final in second place in the group anyway even if they lost by up to 6 or 7 points yesterday. Can they refuse to play ?, it's unfair on them to have to play again in an already condensed championship. They have a quarter final to get ready for and player welfare has to be an issue for them. Fenagh are the nervous team now watching it all unfolding. They were safe from relegation last night but wake up this morning to see they well be back in the mix now. Bit of a ****show all now." I can see this dragging out in the boardroom for a few weeks, delaying the Senior championship. Meanwhile, the Intermediate will be played off with the County Board hoping Eire Og prevail.
Smokeless Red (Carlow) - Posts: 37 - 22/09/2025 11:48:50
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