GAA 2017
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The Dublin Westmeath result seems to have ignited a bit of a discussion about restructuring the championship. I see Colm O`Rourke giving out about it last night on the Sunday Game.
Anyone in favour? Could a Champions League style structure work?
32 is pretty much the perfect number to work with to do something different, but Im thinking old habits die hard and not a lot would be in favour of something a bit more radical.
P.s. I know London and NY make it 34 but still....
Anyone in favour? Could a Champions League style structure work?
32 is pretty much the perfect number to work with to do something different, but Im thinking old habits die hard and not a lot would be in favour of something a bit more radical.
P.s. I know London and NY make it 34 but still....
For some reason, I thought the Leinster hurling final was next weekend. It's this Sunday. Well that makes my weekend more interesting.
I think eventually the championship will go the way of the hurling, two seperate All Irelands. That said a couple of years ago Connacht was the joke 1 horse province and now Galway have won it twice. Hard to know what to do. Bringing in a 2 tier championship will be poor for counties who want to develop.
Something along the lines of 8 groups of 4, top two go into the senior All Ireland bottom two go into the intermediate. Have matches from both televised etc and promoted properly so that they are both competitve.
Upset on the cards with Mayo and Derry. Mayo have hit 15 wides.
Crazy final few minutes! Loftus gets 1-1 after coming on then Derry get a goal 
Injury time...
Injury time...Mayo has less chance than usual of winning the championship this year. Which equates to no chance.
Finally we play a bit of football. This Mayo team is so lethargic its frustrating. Lose to a poor Galway and make hard work of Derry. No way we progress past the last 8 at best.
Yeah especially if Lee Keegan injury is as bad as it looked, hope not though as he's a class act.
Didn't actually see the game yesterday but Mayo seemed to struggle with a very poor Derry team who Tyrone, genuine AI contenders ran rings around which says a lot.
Something has to be done to level the playing field with Dublin. Why didnt they split Dublin GAA into Dublin and Fingal?
Up to the rest to catch up. Can't wait to see them play Tyrone.
Hard match this one. Galway will be very happy to be 3 points up while not playing great.
One title down, on to the next one. Galway are a tough team. Still can't bring myself to actually hope for an All-Ireland though, burned too many times 
Very impressive from Galway. Particularly Cooney.
Hardly up to the rest to catch up when other counties cant match the money Dublin put into its setup. The GAA is basically the Bundesliga at best but more like the SPL currently.
One title down, on to the next one. Galway are a tough team. Still can't bring myself to actually hope for an All-Ireland though, burned too many times
Two titles down.
There's still 5/6 teams capable of winning this years All-Ireland. At the moment Galway are the ones in form and are playing shit hot Hurling. The power, pace, skill and wrist work is a joy to watch. Pure Hurling. That Lithuanian lad they brought in this year to work on the fitness and strength side of things has done some job on them. They difference between them and the rest of the teams I've seen Galway play this year has been really noticeable.
Young Conor Whelan blitzed Offaly the last day, Wexford stick two lads on him yesterday then up steps Conor Cooney and hits 7 points from play past them. Then we have Canning, who there is no answer too. I'd hate to be an oppo manager now trying to figure out how to tie down a Galway attack that has clocked up 2 goals & the guts of 100 points in their last 3 games.
Fingers crossed we'll finally do it this year.
Ha! Very true. It was in my mind but not what I typed.
It's great to see Galway physically dominating teams rather than the other way round.
Dublin cribbing about having to play Tipp in Thurlas. It's disrespectful to them they say. The neck of them.
We could be without Higgins, Keegan and Durcan for our next qualifier. That equals us fecked.
I like your CL styled idea would give teams an extra game or two which should aid development. For some counties the championship is 2 thrashings.
8 fecking points 10 mins to go and Waterford blow it, do they ever not choke against them in the championship, considering this is probably the worst cats team in 20 years
It's been a great evening, I've been listening to the various matches on the radio in the sun. Great stuff.
I'd seen an update on my phone with Waterford being way ahead when I went to get a bit of food, couldn't believe it when I switched on the radio again and heard it was a draw.
Delighted seeing Kilkenny knocked out, the cocky feckers. I thought Waterford had absolutely bottled it.
Me too. The atmosphere sounded savage when the two goals went in during extra time. Thoroughly enjoyed it here.
Salthill today for the Connacht final. Grey, overcast, windy - a perfect summer's day
Impossible to say who's going to win the Hurling now.
From a Galway perspective I'll be hoping for either Tipp or Waterford in the Semi. Tipp, we owe one big time after being robbed in last years Semi and who'll be going into a Semi against a seriously inform and hungry Galway side without being seriously tested yet or Waterford who I'd say yesterdays performance will take a lot out of them and just won't be able to pull off another performance like that again this year.
Great weather in Salthill for the Connacht Football Final, I'm parked here on the promenade n0w looking out at Galway Bay. I don't think there's a better setting on a fine, dry day like today for a GAA match in the country.
Gaillimh Abú
From a Galway perspective I'll be hoping for either Tipp or Waterford in the Semi. Tipp, we owe one big time after being robbed in last years Semi and who'll be going into a Semi against a seriously inform and hungry Galway side without being seriously tested yet or Waterford who I'd say yesterdays performance will take a lot out of them and just won't be able to pull off another performance like that again this year.
Great weather in Salthill for the Connacht Football Final, I'm parked here on the promenade n0w looking out at Galway Bay. I don't think there's a better setting on a fine, dry day like today for a GAA match in the country.
Gaillimh Abú
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Good man, I'm not going in to it but I'll be in a pub nearby. Yesterday was gorgeous here.
Roscommon were from back to front the better team. Well done to them.
Tyrone should be favourite against Down but I hope we make a game of the Ulster final
A bit of an upset
A bit I suppose. I'll be honest and tell you I don't really care. Hurling is all I care about.
Speaking of Hurling, I'm mighty impressed with Cork. Glad I backed them to win Munster back in March when I saw them beat Tipp in the League. They're a seriously skillful and pacey outfit and such a young team. The Rock O'Sullivan & Kingston has done a might job with them in the last year.
Feckin hell that was brutal. Rossies deserved in a terrible match.
Munster hurling final was great. The fear for me is that Galway haven't faced a match like that
Munster hurling final was great. The fear for me is that Galway haven't faced a match like that
I thought you were more of a hurling man
It's not that much of an upset. When the same goalkeeper was picked, they were asking for massive trouble. At least 1-3 directly attributable to him.
Handy enough for Tyrone but they'll need to improve big time to beat the Dubs. Great win for Armagh yesterday but will need to be more clinical if they are to progress.
Just scrap the Football Championship altogether. It's a pure joke now.
Ah no. See the day I had yesterday watching Armagh. Heart was in the mouth and I wouldn't trade it for anythinng.
Play the hurling as a blitz while they're at it, sure there's only the few teams in it anyway.
There's 6 Counties if not 7 in with a chance of winning the Hurling.
Tipp, Galway, KK, Wexford, Cork, Clare, Waterford, Limerick are all capable of beating one another.
The Football Championship for the last few years has gone to fck and there's no point in saying it hasn't. Entertainment wise it's shite and competition wise it's shite. Just give Sam to the Jackeens already and be done with it for another year. Maybe let them have it for the next 5 years altogether and see if ye can come up with some sort of a solution to fix the Football Championship in the meantime.
We're taking a beating here...
Looking like a Connacht title thrown away after this performance... I didn't think that Donegal were all that bad from before. Utter devastation today. Goalkeeping change should have been made a couple of weeks ago.
Michael Meehan coming on now after 4 years away :O
Michael Meehan coming on now after 4 years away :O