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Too many matches at under 17 level??? Surely this is to be commended Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 1506 - 12/04/2024 14:40:48 2537540 Link
Replying To Pikeman96: "Agreed. I've maintained from Day 1 of the split season that people who complain about "the compressed season" or say "put the All-Ireland Finals back to September" have little or no regard for the club game and the club game at all - i.e. probably 99% or more of the GAA's total playing population. Every inter-county player I know is supportive of the split season too, as it means they know they won't have to try serve two masters at the same time. They can concentrate 100% on the county stuff for as long as they're involved, and then move back to the club afterwards. I do agree however that there are too many matches during the inter-county season, and particularly in recent years at U17 and U20 level, where there are round-robin groups and 'B' competitions springing up all over the place." I dont think there is too many inter county matches at u17 or u20 at all as these are development grades after all and about developing as many players as possible and there ahould be plenty of games. Problem is not so much how much teams are playing but how much players are training for all these teams KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3513 - 12/04/2024 14:41:39 2537541 Link
Replying To Pikeman96: "Agreed. I've maintained from Day 1 of the split season that people who complain about "the compressed season" or say "put the All-Ireland Finals back to September" have little or no regard for the club game and the club game at all - i.e. probably 99% or more of the GAA's total playing population. Every inter-county player I know is supportive of the split season too, as it means they know they won't have to try serve two masters at the same time. They can concentrate 100% on the county stuff for as long as they're involved, and then move back to the club afterwards. I do agree however that there are too many matches during the inter-county season, and particularly in recent years at U17 and U20 level, where there are round-robin groups and 'B' competitions springing up all over the place." Some of the coverage from national media, intercounty managers i.e vested interests, on the topic has being disgraceful over the last couple of years, getting into the realm of propaganda in my view. TerribleFootwork (Wexford) - Posts: 1760 - 12/04/2024 14:49:29 2537542 Link
Replying To Claretandblue: "Too many matches at under 17 level??? Surely this is to be commended" Maybe I'm looking at it through too narrow of a view, but consider the example of the Wexford minor footballers last year. I was following them closely and going to most matches because there were a couple of lads from my own club in the squad. They had three group games in the championship proper, followed by a preliminary quarter-final and a quarter-final. When they were beaten there, they went into a 'B' competition, for the teams that didn't make it to the 'proper' semi-final. They had a quarter-final, a semi-final, and ended up losing the final. So, eight games altogether, bringing them up to the end of May. If it weren't for the 'B' competition, they'd have been done by end of April, and our club competitions for U16 & U18 (we'd already gone back to operating 'even' ages in Wexford) could have started in beginning of May instead, for the benefit of all club players at those grades. Instead, we had to wait until the end of June to start those championships, after the Junior Cert was over. Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2256 - 12/04/2024 16:02:46 2537552 Link
Replying To TheFlaker: "The good old provincial championships. Absolute waste of time." Connacht and ulster can still be good in fairness,in their own right. But yeah leinster and munster are write offs. Galway9801 (Galway) - Posts: 1732 - 12/04/2024 19:31:13 2537570 Link
Replying To Galway9801: "Connacht and ulster can still be good in fairness,in their own right. But yeah leinster and munster are write offs." Connacht just about 3 teams depending on Roscommon staying strong. Still not good. TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 7908 - 13/04/2024 12:35:35 2537632 Link
Another weekend of Leinster playing in front of a packed stadium, and a GAA game in Croke park being played in front of an empty stadium. If I wasn't a GAA fan I'd know which event I'd rather attend LoyalRoyal66 (Meath) - Posts: 82 - 13/04/2024 16:10:08 2537662 Link
Replying To LoyalRoyal66: "Another weekend of Leinster playing in front of a packed stadium, and a GAA game in Croke park being played in front of an empty stadium. If I wasn't a GAA fan I'd know which event I'd rather attend" The Dublin meath game will still attract a decent crowd that many league of ireland clubs would love to get, and will surpass any attendance figure Connacht get this season. It's the gaas decision to put these games in an 83k stadium that makes it look awful. Why not move it to portlaoise or something? Galway9801 (Galway) - Posts: 1732 - 13/04/2024 17:53:48 2537681 Link
Replying To Galway9801: "The Dublin meath game will still attract a decent crowd that many league of ireland clubs would love to get, and will surpass any attendance figure Connacht get this season. It's the gaas decision to put these games in an 83k stadium that makes it look awful. Why not move it to portlaoise or something?" I'm not sure if that is a fair comparison with LOI clubs. The thing that you have to remember when looking at LOI attendances is that while they may only be 4000-5000, these numbers are SELL OUTs. If you put a Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers game in the Aviva, there is every chance that it could draw a bigger crowd than today's Meath Dublin game. And if the GAA don't wake up that's definitely the direction we are heading in, with county attendances dropping and rugby and LOI increasing LoyalRoyal66 (Meath) - Posts: 82 - 14/04/2024 09:50:11 2537724 Link
A massive 21k in Croke park… only 61k empty seats but sure attendance figures are holding up just grand according to the deluded…. Nobody in Portlaois and 4 teams playing but that's a great crowd as per the deluded….. ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 1956 - 14/04/2024 17:34:27 2537769 Link
The provincial championships are meaningless. While no team goes out to loose a game and everyone is happy to win there province. It is all about prep for the championship groups. The price of tickets are more expensive than league with nothing really at stake. Backheel (Leitrim) - Posts: 133 - 14/04/2024 17:51:04 2537773 Link
Replying To ForeverBlue2: "A massive 21k in Croke park… only 61k empty seats but sure attendance figures are holding up just grand according to the deluded…. Nobody in Portlaois and 4 teams playing but that's a great crowd as per the deluded….." 61k empty seats is pretty disappointing. At this stage of the season the gaa usually likes to see about 70k. Whatever about combating declining attendances just use a smaller stadium to begin with ffs. Galway9801 (Galway) - Posts: 1732 - 14/04/2024 17:55:31 2537774 Link
Replying To Galway9801: "61k empty seats is pretty disappointing. At this stage of the season the gaa usually likes to see about 70k. Whatever about combating declining attendances just use a smaller stadium to begin with ffs." That would involve using intelligence…!! ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 1956 - 14/04/2024 18:16:36 2537783 Link
Replying To Galway9801: "61k empty seats is pretty disappointing. At this stage of the season the gaa usually likes to see about 70k. Whatever about combating declining attendances just use a smaller stadium to begin with ffs." Very disappointing and remember the Galway and Tipp had a camoige league final too.League final attendence was very disappointing too. CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 3680 - 14/04/2024 18:22:49 2537788 Link
Replying To Backheel: "The provincial championships are meaningless. While no team goes out to loose a game and everyone is happy to win there province. It is all about prep for the championship groups. The price of tickets are more expensive than league with nothing really at stake." Totally agree. Malonemagic (Laois) - Posts: 768 - 14/04/2024 18:50:07 2537796 Link
Hard to find attendance figures for other games this weekend but very average crowds looking at TV . Playing the championship matchs in April a non traditional time of the year with many other popular sports in the final weeks of their seasons on TV is a disaster from an attendance point of view . Unless there is a box office fixture like Limerick v Clare in hurling next week or Derry v Donegal other fixtures are attracting about half what they'd get in previous years in June or July . OpenStand (Limerick) - Posts: 678 - 14/04/2024 19:06:25 2537800 Link
Replying To Backheel: "The provincial championships are meaningless. While no team goes out to loose a game and everyone is happy to win there province. It is all about prep for the championship groups. The price of tickets are more expensive than league with nothing really at stake." Not meaningless for counties that are aiming for a 1st and 2nd seed spot for the All Ireland group stage. I agree about the price for ticket should be 10 to 15 euro no more and U16 allowed in for free. Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 107 - 14/04/2024 19:12:01 2537802 Link
I've been saying it time and time again, and will not stop until things change. The GAA's complacency and lack of effort in terms of making our games appealing will have detrimental results if they don't address it soon. Croke park is like a funeral 90% of the year. And even the other 10% is purely down to the game and not the show put on by the gaa. Gaa traditionalists hate 'americanising' our games, well I'm sorry but we can hold that opinion until there is eventually nobody going to our games, or we can get with the times and create a feel good factor around our grounds. Market our games, have proper music playing before and after, have proper team announcements and not someone reading a team sheet putting the whole place to sleep. Small little changes LoyalRoyal66 (Meath) - Posts: 82 - 14/04/2024 19:14:55 2537803 Link
I am not one to moan and whinge, but having only 21K at Dubs V Meath is not good. What on earth are the elite in Croke park doing. Poor weather, other competitions, lack of publicity. There is a lot of reasons. But poor decisions by the GAA are among the main ones. This split season is a joke really. galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2522 - 14/04/2024 19:22:11 2537805 Link
Think split season works but all Ireland finals need to go to first 2 weekends in august..the crowds at matches this weekend were dreadful..21 thousand in croke park with 6 different teams..Leinster council have to take games out of croker,if match today was in nowlan park it would have been better than looking ata quarter full stadium..I've said winning provincial championship means nothing really because the top teams are still going to play in Sam,there is no jepordy at all..is there going to be a surprise on who plays in Sam,no..croke park handed over to Leinster rugby smack bang in middle of championship.. CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2231 - 14/04/2024 19:57:56 2537815 Link