Blud wrote: » It wouldn't be ideal for the bigger clubs with a few county players, but it's better than the rubbish we have this year. Here's a question - Mayo's last league game this year was 3 April, and first championship game v London was 29 May. Exclude the week before the London game and there were 6 Sundays there between those games. Why was the group stage of the championship not played off then? If it was done then, you would have the full summer where the league could be played every Saturday evening without county players, lads having a full summer of football and happy days for everyone. Too simple a solution for those in charge?
Westernyelp wrote: » The Rugby provinces do it when the internationals are called up. Seems to work okay. Can seem a bit unfair sometimes. But at least the clubs will get their games and players can plan their lives with a bit more certainty
km79 wrote: » Billy Joe Padden on mayo podcast is worth listening too on the matter Basically said the same as Caff and David Brady Roch would lose more than just week with them due to knock on effects of injuries etc from club games would not only lose the advantage of the extra week but would it fact put ourselves at a disadvantage to Gavin/Fitzmaurice who would have had players right through to final I think the fact that we have reached a fair few finals in recent years is skewing our view on it It's an AI final. We have not won it since 1951 . We should be leaving no stone unturned .
Blud wrote: » With all due respect to all involved, I don't care what BJ Padden, Brady or Cafferkey have to say on the matter. They are only looking at this from the perspective of the elite. When it comes to us playing club football, I also don't care that Mayo haven't won an All Ireland since '51. It's irrelevant. Leaving no stone unturned is a lovely little catchphrase, sounds great. If it involves disbanding club football altogether until we win an All Ireland, then why not fire ahead with that too? There s zero reason why the club championship can't be held Saturday evening so that the Mayo squad can do a recovery together on Sunday morning followed by watching the other semi together. No reason whatsoever. Still, much easier to just scrap the club games - at least those pesky club players won't be asked their opinions in the mainstream media like the Padden, Brady and Cafferkey, so what's to lose?
glack wrote: » Speaking of the possibility of a draw...if it was to end in a draw when would the replay take place?
Kalyke wrote: » Seriously?? I think you are on the wrong thread...
Blud wrote: » Either you ignored the context of the sentence (i.e. "When it comes to us playing club football"), or you need to work on basic reading comprehension. Either way, your attitude is indicative of why the county board can get away with shafting the club players yet again. This is the Mayo GAA Discussion thread. There is more to Mayo GAA than the Mayo senior football team. Or at least there used to be, before they got this bizarre cult hero worship that they currently enjoy/suffer.
happyoutscan wrote: » Shame for the clubs but let's get our priorities 100% straight, this team and this county need an All-Ireland. Simple as, and by not risking players we will hopefully be better for it. Even if we lose at least we'll have used common sense in our preps.
Blud wrote: » Joke of a decision. Us club players haven't been able to take holidays all summer, played one championship game at the beginning of May and one at the end of June, and now nothing until the end of September. Three months between championship games at the group stage. What's the point? And now we probably can't even have a pint on All Ireland final weekend!!! Well I hope everyone else enjoys the weekend, because there's not much in it for us any more. Next year will be worse if they go with that group stage stuff - guaranteed not to be playing games for July and August next year too. That'll be it for me now anyway, can't justify travelling home and putting off holidays or stag weekends or whatever for club football any more. Congrats to the GAA on turning football into an elite level sport, they couldn't care less about the rest of us.
Kalyke wrote: » Drop the attitude bud...My reading comp is excellent. How come all of a sudden this is such an important issue for you? You only signed up a couple of days ago!
Peist2007 wrote: » A lot of lads and girls on this thread who have never played adult club football.
km79 wrote: » I can see your POV as well don't get me wrong Ideally no games would have been fixed at all between semi and final and club players could have planned holidays etc BUT imagine how that would have looked before Tipp game ! It's a very tricky situation and I think in the end the CB have come up with a fairly acceptable compromise Now personally I would probably have left the games off for a further week........what happens in the event of a draw ? Games cancelled again and either way in the event of win/lose the players deserve a while to let off steam
Blud wrote: » When you say 'fairly acceptable compromise', what do you mean? How is cancelling the club games a compromise?
Kalyke wrote: » Its the opposite of the "My way or the highway" approach that you seem to adopt.
km79 wrote: » They cancelled only games involving county players instead of allowing all to go ahead /cancelling all . I would say that's a compromise wouldn't you ? That's my last post on the matter as I feel I've been fair And have said I can see both points of view but you just seem to want an argument .
Peist2007 wrote: » Common sense? Our final opponents are playing a higher intensity fixture at the same time as the now postponed club games would have been played.
Blud wrote: » You see, to me a compromise involves coming to an arrangement that, while not perfect to anyone, is relatively satisfactory to all parties when compared with the competing alternatives. This 'compromise' involves us club players getting shafted at the last minute, again, for the sake of protecting the elite players for a game 3 weeks later. In return, we get the fixture refixed for the week after the All Ireland, which will mean that a) we can't have a few pints over All Ireland final weekend, b) while the county players are either celebrating or drowning their sorrows in the week after the final, we will be out training for the games on the 24th, c) the county players will be in no fit state to actually play those games in any case, win or lose in the final, and d) if it's a draw then the games get put back again to the 8th of October. I'm not sure that's a compromise from my point of view. I'm also not sure how you can't seem to understand how that might frustrate me and a pile of other club players in Mayo.
seligehgit wrote: » With all the discussion of club v county,here's an article echoing Blud's very understandable sentiments.http://www.mayonews.ie/sports/28444-mayo-club-player-slams-two-tier-system
