why not play the hurling replay on a saturday night under floodlights

devlin159 · 10-09-2012 01:04PM #1

its about time they made use of thier floodlights and also the football final should be a 5pm or 6pm on a saturday im a saturday man and always believe the finals of major sporting events should be on saturdays

KevIRL · 10-09-2012 01:56PM

devlin159 wrote: »

its about time they made use of thier floodlights and also the football final should be a 5pm or 6pm on a saturday im a saturday man and always believe the finals of major sporting events should be on saturdays

The final should be on a Sunday and not a Saturday.

ifah · 10-09-2012 01:57PM

heh - have you tried hurling under lights ? totally different game - depth perception is greatly altered - and why would any team who train all summer in daylight want to switch to a late fixture ? as for the fans - try getting from Dublin to connemara or west cork / kerry / donegal after a match.

paddy no 11 · 10-09-2012 02:05PM

ifah wrote: »

heh - have you tried hurling under lights ? totally different game - depth perception is greatly altered - and why would any team who train all summer in daylight want to switch to a late fixture ? as for the fans - try getting from Dublin to connemara or west cork / kerry / donegal after a match.

This, plus an awful lot more people work saturdays than sundays.

MfMan · 10-09-2012 02:06PM

KevIRL wrote: »

The final should be on a Sunday and not a Saturday.

Ya. The replay Galway v Kerry in '00 lacked something I felt because it was on a Saturday. Maybe it's because there's less a sense of occasion going through Dublin on a shopping day?

bruschi · 10-09-2012 02:08PM

no, just flat out no. Its not some coprorate junkie event to make the most out of advertising, even if it is infiltrating it a lot these days. The biggest day for a GAA final, in any country, county or club is Sunday afternoon, always has been, always will be.

Tom Joad · 10-09-2012 02:10PM

bruschi wrote: »

no, just flat out no. Its not some coprorate junkie event to make the most out of advertising, even if it is infiltrating it a lot these days. The biggest day for a GAA final, in any country, county or club is Sunday afternoon, always has been, always will be.

Well said - couldn't agree more..

splashthecash · 10-09-2012 02:12PM

devlin159 wrote: »

its about time they made use of thier floodlights and also the football final should be a 5pm or 6pm on a saturday im a saturday man and always believe the finals of major sporting events should be on saturdays

You ain't having much luck here Devlin

A lot of good points....the best one being (which I agree with) "no, just no"

InchicoreDude · 10-09-2012 02:25PM

The Galway - Kerry replay in '00 was on a Saturday and was deemed a failure from an organisational point of view. The city was clogged up with traffic and many people missed the beginning of the game.

Kazooie · 10-09-2012 04:07PM

Kerry winning it annoyed a lot of people including myself as well.

[-0-] · 10-09-2012 04:52PM

People bring their kids to it, for one.

wow sierra · 10-09-2012 06:52PM

devlin159 wrote: »

its about time they made use of thier floodlights and also the football final should be a 5pm or 6pm on a saturday im a saturday man and always believe the finals of major sporting events should be on saturdays

Because people want to have enough time for plenty of pints before Coppers on a Saturday night and the match would cut into drinking time;);););)

Serious answer - why would you change something that has worked fine for hundreds of years??? This is GAA - not any other sport.

orlyice · 10-09-2012 07:14PM

There is just something about going to 11 mass on a Sunday, coming home to the smell of roast beef (even tho I dont eat meat anymore), wolfing down the dinner in time for the minor, sitting down and watching the all ireland (with a cup of tea between the 2 games and at HT in the senior). Then having the post-mortem, a nap and be ready for the sunday game as fresh as a daisy.

Or on the 4 occasions Offaly have featured in my lifetime, going to 8:30 mass (praying extra hard for the win), grabbing the food and heading to the game.

Even to this day I go home for the all ireland!! some things you just shouldnt mess with!!

Morte · 11-09-2012 01:13AM

ifah wrote: »

heh - have you tried hurling under lights ? totally different game - depth perception is greatly altered - and why would any team who train all summer in daylight want to switch to a late fixture ? as for the fans - try getting from Dublin to connemara or west cork / kerry / donegal after a match.

Shane O'Sullivan lamped a Tip lad in the back of the head in a floodlit league match a while ago while the ball was still ages away. He just ran up behind him from a few yards back and swung. Said he was blinded by the lights and got confused where the ball was. I'd probably believe him too. If he was trying to do him he'd surely have waited for the ball to at least try and get away with it and he just stood there bewildered after it happened.

Lapin · 11-09-2012 01:20AM

orlyice wrote: »

There is just something about going to 11 mass on a Sunday, coming home to the smell of roast beef (even tho I dont eat meat anymore)....

I don't go to mass anymore but if you like, you can go for me and I'll have your roast beef !

Everyone's a winner

corcaigh07 · 11-09-2012 03:00AM

the all ireland senior final should never need the gimmick of floodlights, good idea but not for this

dubliner 2 · 11-09-2012 09:31PM

corcaigh07 wrote: »

the all ireland senior final should never need the gimmick of floodlights, good idea but not for this

An All Ireland under lights would be an abomination.

And it's All Ireland Sunday, not Saturday.

Duiske · 11-09-2012 09:37PM

bruschi wrote: »

The biggest day for a GAA final, in any country, county or club is Sunday afternoon, always has been, always will be.

That.

ifah wrote: »

as for the fans - try getting from Dublin to connemara or west cork / kerry / donegal after a match.

And that.

[-0-] wrote: »

People bring their kids to it, for one.

And this. If it ain't broke......

BnB · 12-09-2012 12:59PM

I'd agree with all of the above...

The evening matches are great for the league and for the qualifiers. Lovely to go out on a Saturday evening to a match...

But the All Ireland is not just a match - It's a massive occasion - A whole day out.

People have there own routines whatever they like to do in the afternoon - Go to mass, head into see the minor match, ate a few sandwiches out of the boot of a VW Passat, drink a few pints - Whatever your thing is......... But heading up at 8 o clock on a Saturday night just wouldn't be the same.

dubliner 2 · 12-09-2012 02:02PM

BnB wrote: »

I'd agree with all of the above...

The evening matches are great for the league and for the qualifiers. Lovely to go out on a Saturday evening to a match...

But the All Ireland is not just a match - It's a massive occasion - A whole day out.

People have there own routines whatever they like to do in the afternoon - Go to mass, head into see the minor match, ate a few sandwiches out of the boot of a VW Passat, drink a few pints - Whatever your thing is......... But heading up at 8 o clock on a Saturday night just wouldn't be the same.

Nor would heading home at midnight. It's a crazy idea. The All Ireland Final is a tradition at this stage that you wouldn't change.

aidan24326 · 12-09-2012 02:09PM

BnB wrote: »

I'd agree with all of the above...

The evening matches are great for the league and for the qualifiers. Lovely to go out on a Saturday evening to a match...

Yeah I think the introduction of Saturday games for the qualifiers has been great and has added a new dimension to the whole thing. But there's no reason whatsoever to change the final from a Sunday. Sunday has always been king in the GAA. At a guess I'd say 95% of county championship finals still take place on a Sunday.

But the All Ireland is not just a match - It's a massive occasion - A whole day out.

That's exactly it. I remember going to that Galway v Kerry final in 2000. Like another poster mentioned a lot of people got into the ground late due to congestion, I missed the first 7 or 8 minutes myself, and there was a strangely subdued atmosphere. It kinda lacked that sense of occasion.

thesultan · 13-09-2012 03:20PM

Floodlights are fine for football but NOT for hurling

Peat Moss · 13-09-2012 07:53PM

The first Saturday in September doesn't have the same ring to it.

The drive up to and out of Dublin in relaxed Sunday traffic would be a different story on Saturday.

why not play the hurling replay on a saturday night under floodlights

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