Why would Down be an example. ?Kilcoo aside, they haven't had much to shout about recently in the Ulster club.
Tyrone clubs are very competitive at Junior and Intermediate in Ulster. Winning both titles last year. At Senior club level they haven't been getting over the line, but will likely change sooner or later. It's not like their teams are getting hammered in the Ulster senior club like Cavan..
And no I don't remember any praise about a replay in 2020. Rte were baffled there wasn't Extra time since the game was on TV. It looked silly
The reason they are having replays is money that's the main driver in HQ.
Who is in charge of referee admin in Cavan? (The GAA have Referee Administrators & Recruitment Officers in each of the 32 Counties to help you get started and assist you in progress as a referee.)
If the standard and especially fitness is so bad that clubs won't participate in knockout matches, then something needs to be done. Cavan have lots of admin positions, but I can't see who does referess.
https://cavangaa.ie/county-committee/
The second paragraph is just pub talk there is no truth to it.
The standard is poor across the entire country from what I’m told. In fairness, who would want to do it even for €50?
Would you subject yourself to running around a pitch for 60 mins and getting abuse from players, management and supporters?
Until the GAA choose to actually tackle that problem in the association, then there will continue to be issues with the standard.
There are also too many rules now for referees to try and monitor everything.
its a free for all in both codes because its left up to the referees interpretation , instead of a directive from dublin as to how a game should be managed
in my opinion weather its football or hurling a game should be let flow as much as possible in which no more then 15 frees should be given in any one game unless things get out of hand , at the moment its too much like soccer and not enough like rugby where the players are miffed by the rules of the game or his interpretation of it
the problem is though no matter what you do someone will complain though , last years munster hurling final was reffed by john keenan who was a top class referee in hurling and done a fine job that day but got treated like dirt on the sunday game that night by shane dowling , the sunday game need to bring in a referee to explain rules to people and not let lads like that have a free for all that never reffed a game in their lives , thats the shop window for the game and everything is affected in my opinion as a result of that show
Martin Cahill would have replays until Christmas rather then extra time. But it's not about money according to King
Martin Cahill doesn't decide. CCC decide and competition regulations sent to clubs to assess and then suggest edits and ratify.
The general point would still stand though its money related.
I’ll ask the first question I set. How much do you think they are making off these replays? Have you last years accounts showing them as a huge money spinner? The games this weekend aren’t even in Breffni.
Yes it all about money every little helps replays, charging kids, putting Laragh out off the shops in the park etc.
I don't think interjecting with facts and logic is inkeeping with the tone of this discussion.
Replays are a ploy concocted by the county board. I can't think of any other sport that has these so called "replays". Extra time and penalties is an unquestionably fair and non controversial way to decide the winner of a game.
15 frees?? So would the referee just stop giving frees in this scenario or call off the game when 15 frees are reached. That's about the maddest idea I think I have ever heard off.
Professional soccer in cups had replays for years - there may still be some. Other sports like basketball and baseball have a series of games to decide a winner. Champions League “knockout” games are over two fixtures, not one. Boxing has rematches all the time, even after a winner has been decided.
I don’t think penalties in Gaelic are fair. I’d prefer a rugby style knockout system of kicks from different positions.
An U15 Division 2 final was decided this year by penalties. Putting that pressure on juvenile lads that are 14 and 15 is not correct IMO.
Which D2 U15 final was settled on penalties? 🤔
Templeport & Mullahoran D2 U15 League.
Why would you prefer the rugby style kicks from different positions?
It’s more of a Gaelic skill than penalties. When you go down to your local GAA pitch, you’ll see lads practicing kicking points from different angles. You’ll rarely if ever see them practicing penalties.
That wasn't decided on penalties, just extra time.
I was told penalties, which club are you from? I’d suspect Mullahoran?
No definitely not decided on penalties. The WAC podcast referenced it at the time and wondered if it would have went to penalties had they been level after ET.
The lads from Loughduff were unfortunate in the D2 Championship final too.
How do you think your boys will fare against Lacken in the relegation play off?
The Intermediate semi final was very low quality this evening. A lot of unforced errors by both sides and it was over very early.
It’s true to say intermediate is very competitive but that doesn’t mean it’s necessarily good. The standard is poor going on tonight.
Watching the game it was easy to see why clubs like Mullahoran and Castlerahan were promoted again immediately after relegation in the last few years.
We have a number of clubs hanging on at senior but the majority of them would easily win that intermediate championship.
Seems to be very little interest in the club championships this year even the posting on Hoganstand is sparce.
Is that a reflection though on the club championship or on the posters on here and there? Since the club championship started, other than myself and rrs, there has been very little comment on this board.
With the split season, I don’t know what lads are expecting to do six months of the year if they’ve little or no interest in their own local club.
There is more to life than the GAA. Let’s face it , the standard of club football in Cavan is horrific, has it ever been worse? Watching most clubs playing fifteen men behind the ball and endless sideways and backways passing in most games is sickening, people are fed up with it imo. The current format is doing nothing to improve the standard of club or county teams, too many games to give us the last few teams in each championship that were easily predicted. I find club football in Cavan boring, the lack of basic skills is shocking.
Not sure maybe it's the age range off people on here and HS now. Younger people are probably not using them and the posters that are have more going on in life than they used to.
Years ago I would have gone to at least 3 games a week during championship and i havent been to any other than my own club all year.
There is indeed more to life than GAA but going down to your local pitch or a ground to watch a game is about more than just a match. There’s the whole social side of it.
Your club is also your club. I know plenty of supporters would continue to attend matches no matter how badly their club was playing, particularly if they are winning! Sure how would Shercock have people at games otherwise!!
This point re too many games to get rid of teams perplexes me when I watch professional sports like rugby at the minute. Didn’t South Africa beat some minnow by 90 points or something? In the World Cup or Euros, there are often nations drubbed in pool games. The Champions League the same.
Opinions on the rugby in Breffni today? Seems to be splitting opinions. I know some 2009 Regional Games had to be moved out of Cavan headquarters because of it.
If it doesn’t affect the pitch, I don’t see the issue but we’ll have to see that tomorrow.
I'm not particularly in favour of it as I've not seen anyone make an argument how it helps Cavan GAA to balance the damage a rugby match will do to a pitch.
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