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Why should we realise fixtures in advance ? Is this seriously a response from people. Of course players want to know what day they are playing. Dual players play weekend on weekend so not knowing when they can, go means they can't plan anything until 2.5 weeks out.
That means young players can't buy tickets to events in advance and older players have to organise a family trip on 2.5 weeks notice( if there lucky). 2.5 weeks from a trip away or down the country is going to be more expensive due to less availability at times too.
Players work weekends too and some rosters are done well in advance and depending on the boss/manager being a Gaa/sport person , swaps could be hard.
It's not difficult to do send them in advance and there's no benifit to waiting. Other counties do it and the players love it. Teams, management, players can plan the year ahead.
Gaawestmeath (Westmeath) - Posts: 104 - 10/07/2025 09:19:55
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Replying To Gaawestmeath: "Why should we realise fixtures in advance ? Is this seriously a response from people. Of course players want to know what day they are playing. Dual players play weekend on weekend so not knowing when they can, go means they can't plan anything until 2.5 weeks out.
That means young players can't buy tickets to events in advance and older players have to organise a family trip on 2.5 weeks notice( if there lucky). 2.5 weeks from a trip away or down the country is going to be more expensive due to less availability at times too.
Players work weekends too and some rosters are done well in advance and depending on the boss/manager being a Gaa/sport person , swaps could be hard.
It's not difficult to do send them in advance and there's no benifit to waiting. Other counties do it and the players love it. Teams, management, players can plan the year ahead." Last few years the Ros Group fixtures in the 3 main Championships, venues and Referees were issued in early July with the 1st rounds being played 1st weekend August .
It certainly beats waiting for a message on a Monday night to see if there's a game at the weekend, which of the 3 days, what time, what competition....
Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 2535 - 10/07/2025 11:27:52
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Replying To Iakecounty90: "Makes life easier for those arranging fixtures. I suppose you're right in that a player could book a weekend away for a week he knows he's playing on a Friday but generally would think this is still entirely possible with nearly 3 weeks notice. I suppose we should have all the fixtures for set for the next 5 years of championship sure down to the hour and the referee. You get awfully insulted about being asked questions and very emotional over a gaa forum." What about a wedding or a christening or a concert or a stag or a golf outing..
Wouldn't it be nice if a player had a child and wanted to book a christening if they more than 3 weeks in advance that ye I'm free that Sunday..
Or maybe Garth brooks comes back to Ireland.. do you but tickets for every night until 2 weeks out when you find out what night you can go?
Let's look at clubs then Castletown and Malachys for example.. players works weekends and evening shift wants to know what nights he's training for the next month.. but impossible to schedule as castletown could be out on a Sunday followed by Malachys on Friday..
It should be very easy to put a master plan out for the year with days.. Mark it provisional and send out to all clubs to go to players.. objections then to be raised and schedule revised and set.. if you don't object because of a wedding etc then tough..
Only exceptions then would be a death
Dote (Westmeath) - Posts: 228 - 11/07/2025 11:03:19
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Replying To Dote: "What about a wedding or a christening or a concert or a stag or a golf outing..
Wouldn't it be nice if a player had a child and wanted to book a christening if they more than 3 weeks in advance that ye I'm free that Sunday..
Or maybe Garth brooks comes back to Ireland.. do you but tickets for every night until 2 weeks out when you find out what night you can go?
Let's look at clubs then Castletown and Malachys for example.. players works weekends and evening shift wants to know what nights he's training for the next month.. but impossible to schedule as castletown could be out on a Sunday followed by Malachys on Friday..
It should be very easy to put a master plan out for the year with days.. Mark it provisional and send out to all clubs to go to players.. objections then to be raised and schedule revised and set.. if you don't object because of a wedding etc then tough..
Only exceptions then would be a death" Put your name forward for fixtures secretary for 2026.Its going to be wonderful to have someone in that position who understands the fixtures situation so well and will finally sort out the years old conundrums.
jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 1746 - 11/07/2025 19:41:12
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Replying To Dote: "What about a wedding or a christening or a concert or a stag or a golf outing..
Wouldn't it be nice if a player had a child and wanted to book a christening if they more than 3 weeks in advance that ye I'm free that Sunday..
Or maybe Garth brooks comes back to Ireland.. do you but tickets for every night until 2 weeks out when you find out what night you can go?
Let's look at clubs then Castletown and Malachys for example.. players works weekends and evening shift wants to know what nights he's training for the next month.. but impossible to schedule as castletown could be out on a Sunday followed by Malachys on Friday..
It should be very easy to put a master plan out for the year with days.. Mark it provisional and send out to all clubs to go to players.. objections then to be raised and schedule revised and set.. if you don't object because of a wedding etc then tough..
Only exceptions then would be a death" This is all great in theory until you realise how difficult it must be for fixtures committees etc to actually arrange times and dates for all these games. The amount of bs they must have to deal with from clubs, particularly due to all games being neutral venues. If only a handful of clubs around the county are willing to give our senior footballers a place to train ever, I can't imagine what it's like trying to book a pitch months in advance off the same people who've no regard for any fixture secretary or co board rep
Iakecounty90 (Westmeath) - Posts: 21 - 12/07/2025 01:31:56
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Replying To Iakecounty90: "This is all great in theory until you realise how difficult it must be for fixtures committees etc to actually arrange times and dates for all these games. The amount of bs they must have to deal with from clubs, particularly due to all games being neutral venues. If only a handful of clubs around the county are willing to give our senior footballers a place to train ever, I can't imagine what it's like trying to book a pitch months in advance off the same people who've no regard for any fixture secretary or co board rep" Have a home/away system?
Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 2535 - 12/07/2025 11:12:51
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Replying To Dote: "What about a wedding or a christening or a concert or a stag or a golf outing..
Wouldn't it be nice if a player had a child and wanted to book a christening if they more than 3 weeks in advance that ye I'm free that Sunday..
Or maybe Garth brooks comes back to Ireland.. do you but tickets for every night until 2 weeks out when you find out what night you can go?
Let's look at clubs then Castletown and Malachys for example.. players works weekends and evening shift wants to know what nights he's training for the next month.. but impossible to schedule as castletown could be out on a Sunday followed by Malachys on Friday..
It should be very easy to put a master plan out for the year with days.. Mark it provisional and send out to all clubs to go to players.. objections then to be raised and schedule revised and set.. if you don't object because of a wedding etc then tough..
Only exceptions then would be a death" Great example for how difficult it is for planning. If you take Castletown as an example they would have lads playing football for St Malachys, Ballinagore, Loughnavalley, St. Josephs, Rosemount, Tyrellspass and Kilbeggan. I do not envy fixture planning as its a very tough job on volunteers
Darragh (Westmeath) - Posts: 341 - 12/07/2025 11:29:29
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Replying To jobber: "Put your name forward for fixtures secretary for 2026.Its going to be wonderful to have someone in that position who understands the fixtures situation so well and will finally sort out the years old conundrums." Good point. John Bubbles Cunningham from Ballymore took over last month at short notice just before the championship. He's made it clear at recent county board meeting that he's a stop gap appointment and will not be running next year. Lots of experts on here who clearly would relish showing everyone how to do it properly
Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2262 - 12/07/2025 11:49:58
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What's the outlook for the upcoming championships:
Senior: The Downs or Lomans? Can Kinnegad get the job done? Still feel they lack what the other two have in Heslin and Loughlin.
Intermediate: Milltown, Rosemount or Shandonagh? Rosemount in a semi last year and with a lot of returning players could be a dark horse, Milltown very balanced but Conor Dillon is a loss. Shandonagh up and down from senior a lot so is the hunger there? If it is they'll be hard to beat. I think they are without Adam Treanor so he would be a loss.
Junior: Ballinagore maybe? Is Tommy McDaniels back? If he is I can't see many backs keeping him quiet. Maybe a second team? Ballynacargy had a poor league but you'd never rule them out. St Josephs looked very light in last year's final but maybe another year and they'll get the job done after going close.
OverTheHill85 (Westmeath) - Posts: 101 - 12/07/2025 19:40:16
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Well done to Shane Donoghue for asking the tough questions. The Clubs are fed up with the mediocrity which we have been stuck with for years.
iarmhiabu (Westmeath) - Posts: 167 - 12/07/2025 20:34:20
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