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Club Championships 2019-20

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,895 ✭✭✭Poor_old_gill


    ArielAtom wrote: »
    I get it, you don't like MacAuley, your a Kerryman? I'd expect it. Crack on. I'm done, we both have opinions and they won't change.

    Grand, for you shoulders in the face are a good thing? I’ll bear that in mind next time someone does a hatchet job on a dub/boden player

    I’m more of a ‘protect the players from cheap shots’ kind of guy.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,877 ✭✭✭Pogue eile


    Wow ArielAtom, there is loyalty and then there is just being downright silly, not even Macauley himself could possibly defend that having seen it back, a disgraceful and cowardly act.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,745 ✭✭✭flasher0030


    ArielAtom wrote: »
    I get it, you don't like MacAuley, your a Kerryman? I'd expect it. Crack on. I'm done, we both have opinions and they won't change.

    Please don't let yourself down and try to say that it was accidental.
    Or at least if you are saying that, at least put a smiley face to show us you are saying it tongue in cheek.

    He is some niggley character. Leaving behind elbows and just annoying.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,580 ✭✭✭ArielAtom


    I'm amased at the amount of country folk who now have a big interest in the Dublin Championship. Great to see, keep tuned men, some more great football to be seen hopefully, potentially two great semi-finals.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,877 ✭✭✭Pogue eile


    ArielAtom wrote: »
    I'm amased at the amount of country folk who now have a big interest in the Dublin Championship. Great to see, keep tuned men, some more great football to be seen hopefully, potentially two great semi-finals.

    You're embarrassing yourself now lad, dig up for the love of god, dig up!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,128 ✭✭✭downthemiddle


    ArielAtom wrote: »
    I'm amased at the amount of country folk who now have a big interest in the Dublin Championship. Great to see, keep tuned men, some more great football to be seen hopefully, potentially two great semi-finals.

    Are you talking about country folk like Paul Durcan, Enda McNulty, Gabriel Cuddy and a whole host of others who have played through the years for Boden?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,580 ✭✭✭ArielAtom


    Are you talking about country folk like Paul Durcan, Enda McNulty, Gabriel Cuddy and a whole host of others who have played through the years for Boden?

    No, I’m talking about the lads on here trying to score points. Please continue with the host of others. We are a welcoming club for all comers.


  • Registered Users Posts: 9,286 ✭✭✭seligehgit


    ArielAtom wrote: »
    No, I’m talking about the lads on here trying to score points. Please continue with the host of others. We are a welcoming club for all comers.

    TBF I don't think the poster is trying to point score.

    He's calling out foul play on the pitch and has made it clear he would do same irrespective of the player's county.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,580 ✭✭✭ArielAtom


    seligehgit wrote: »
    TBF I don't think the poster is trying to point score.

    He's calling out foul play on the pitch and has made it clear he would do same irrespective of the player's county.[/

    Quote: Poor_old_gill
    When your star name is Michael, swinging elbows & late hits, Darragh- then what do you expect.

    That might be so but the quote above says different to me. I’ll step out now as I respect your opinion.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,895 ✭✭✭Poor_old_gill


    ArielAtom wrote: »
    seligehgit wrote: »
    TBF I don't think the poster is trying to point score.

    He's calling out foul play on the pitch and has made it clear he would do same irrespective of the player's county.[/

    Quote: Poor_old_gill
    When your star name is Michael, swinging elbows & late hits, Darragh- then what do you expect.

    That might be so but the quote above says different to me. I’ll step out now as I respect your opinion.

    Who am I trying to score points against- I’ve already said I have nothing but disdain for players who go out of their way to intentionally injure others with late hits.

    If you can’t condemn a deliberate shoulder to the head then I don’t really know what it is going on.

    Your attempt to turn it into some culchies v the dubs argument has been idiotic as the lad he hit was a dub.

    It has nothing to do with county or club- I dislike cheap shoots on the football pitch by anyone.

    Fairly sure I was on here lambasting the Longford lad for his hit in the air on Cluxton last year - any intentional attempt to injure another player has to be condemned ffs


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,895 ✭✭✭Poor_old_gill


    I started a thread 2 years ago about how Cluxton should win player of the year and has been the most influential player of the last decade- I’m hardly an ardent anti- dub


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,580 ✭✭✭ArielAtom


    I started a thread 2 years ago about how Cluxton should win player of the year and has been the most influential player of the last decade- I’m hardly an ardent anti- dub

    POG, we both have strong opinions. I am 💯 with on deliberately going out to injure another. I know MDMA personally and while he is a big awkward fcuker, he is not malicious in any way. He goes for things and they look a hell of a lot worse. His coordination as seen when soloing is not the best. Apologies if I’ve offended you in anyway, was not my intention.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,895 ✭✭✭Poor_old_gill


    ArielAtom wrote: »
    POG, we both have strong opinions. I am �� with on deliberately going out to injure another. I know MDMA personally and while he is a big awkward fcuker, he is not malicious in any way. He goes for things and they look a hell of a lot worse. His coordination as seen when soloing is not the best. Apologies if I’ve offended you in anyway, was not my intention.

    Look we all have our opinions and we arent going to agree on this - nor should we have to.

    Enjoy the semi final - I make your boys favourites at this stage as I just think Kilmacud are beatable, Judes lack the firepower and my boys (the Vinnies) are gone.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,580 ✭✭✭ArielAtom


    Look we all have our opinions and we arent going to agree on this - nor should we have to.

    Enjoy the semi final - I make your boys favourites at this stage as I just think Kilmacud are beatable, Judes lack the firepower and my boys (the Vinnies) are gone.

    I’d fear Judes, we’ll organised. If we manage to get by them you never know. Anyway minor is where it’s at😉 You’ve Crokes in the hurling semi.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,895 ✭✭✭Poor_old_gill


    ArielAtom wrote: »
    I’d fear Judes, we’ll organised. If we manage to get by them you never know. Anyway minor is where it’s at�� You’ve Crokes in the hurling semi.

    The big disappointment for this year was the minor footballers - there is some talent there but they had a lot of injuries going into the championship.

    A few of them will need to come through to replenish the stocks


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,665 ✭✭✭Bonniedog


    I started a thread 2 years ago about how Cluxton should win player of the year and has been the most influential player of the last decade- I’m hardly an ardent anti- dub



    To paraphrase Eamonn Dunphy, you are a good anti Dub, not a great one :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,665 ✭✭✭Bonniedog


    I'm disappointed Fianna are gone. Like the way they play and would have been interesting match up for Crokes, and potentially good representatives of county.

    Hard to call now, but will be some interesting semis.

    Regarding Davis, I see some people still fighting the battle over them having been demoted, Well, perhaps the real point is that they made the most of their situation and picked themselves up again. 32 team SFC was a farce. It was good move to ditch it. Standard of games way up this year.


  • Registered Users Posts: 587 ✭✭✭JB81


    Championships all done and dusted in Tyrone

    Trillick overcame Errigal Ciaran in a poor Senior Final. But best team won. They have been impressive all year and hopefully will give Ulster a good go. Trillick won 0-12 to 2-4. Errigal first goal was an awful mistake by Trillick goalkeeper and With Errigal getting a late Peter Harte penalty to make the scoreline somewhat respectable. They had only scored 4 times ( 1-3 ) up to the last few minutes. Darragh Canavan didn't start as was injured, and only played last 20 minutes. So was a big loss. Errigal did not turn up at all and were very poor.

    Trillick however fully deserved it and by beating Dromore (huge local derby), Coalisland (holders), Clonoe (2 titles this decade) and Errigal (3 finals this decade, 1 win ) was a tough championship campaign.
    They should be well set up for Ulster, with the Mattie and Richie Donnelly, Rory and Lee Brennan all playing well they are strong. Mattie Donnelly in particular almost unmarkable in Tyrone club scene. Rory Brennan completely nullified Peter Harte and was very good attacking as well.

    Intermediate Champions Galbally beat Pomeroy in the final. They were unbeaten all year up to this weekend when they lost a league game to Loughmacrory when 12 points up at one stage. Let in 5 goals in the second half. But they have their championship won. I would definitely give them a great chance in Ulster Imtermediate, can't say I know anything about the other county winners but Galbally are strong and should be well fit for senior football in Tyrone next year.

    Junior champions again are Rock St. Patricks. Winners in 2016, and went on to All Ireland Junior final getting beat by Glenbeigh Glencar. Also won it in 2014 going on to win Ulster as well, beaten by Brosna ( Kerry ) in a replay in All Ireland Semi-Final. They also reached All Ireland junior final in 2008.
    Bit of a yoyo club going up and down between Junior and Intermediate in Tyrone, bit of a myth going around that it is by choice. But they have experience and will be looking at Ulster and All Ireland as a reasonable target. Not that long ago they lost a playoff in Tyrone to go into senior football.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,895 ✭✭✭Poor_old_gill


    Bonniedog wrote: »
    To paraphrase Eamonn Dunphy, you are a good anti Dub, not a great one :)

    I want to see Dublin beaten, that’s reasonable enough and to be expected!

    I gladly praise Cluxton as probably the most influential of all time, mannion, mccaffrey, howard et al.

    Always praised Bernard as a great forward and out him up there with Gooch while I think Connolly was hounded out of the game due to cheap shots off the ball and weak refs!

    On the Connolly thing- I think it’s a genuine stain on the game that he, like other skillful forwards, was not protected adequately by refs and nothing frustrates me more than seeing lads like him dragged into sh*te and then seeing the ref not punish the instigator.

    I’ve no prob trying to be some bit balanced when possible but sure it’s impossible when they are playing Kerry!

    In those instances I’ll be 100% biased cos, well, I’m 100% biased! I want Kerry to win every match, against whoever in any way possible!!


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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,704 ✭✭✭citykat


    I'm here!

    What a great day. We really shot the lights out up front. James Holmes, all 38 years of him, destroyed their wing-back and scored six from play. Johnno Bealin scored a cracking second goal and that no.20 you refer to is Robbie Brooks- tore in from the far sideline and buried the ball when given half a sniff. Scored 3-14 from play and won by nine even though our top scorer Ben Brosnan was carrying an injury.

    So, so proud. We have very good young lads coming through together, midfielders Rory Heffernan and Liam Coleman have all the tools to play county already despite being 20 and 19 respectively, Frank Roche is perhaps our best marker in defence and Brooks is a powerful runner when he gets the chance.

    Funny story. Half-time in our quarter final vs. Horeswood in what is considered a cracking game, an ould lad who is regarded as a bit of a GAA buff cornered me. Programme in hand, he pointed out Masterson, Morris, O'Shaughnessy and Holmes saying you can't win championships with that number of old lads. I will make sure to mention that the next time I see him :D

    Eleven heaven

    Ye can’t beat breeding!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,496 ✭✭✭✭castletownman


    citykat wrote: »
    Ye can’t beat breeding!

    I'd say we are one of few clubs anywhere to have two direct descendents of All Ireland winners from outside of the county they play in (Johnno Bealin son of Paul and Rory Heffernan nephew of Christy). You'd see the next generation of the 96 panel pop up on the hurling scene, but the only other external AI winner I can think of is Shane McGuckin's lad Charlie who is a right bit of stuff for Naomh Eanna.

    Actually, it keeps up a proud record in my own family. I had my father and uncles involved in all bar the first two of our nine county titles between 1965 and 1981, while my own brother and a few cousins have been part of 2010 and last Sunday. In fact, two of my cousins were the match-winners in each of the last two triumphs. Ye can't beat breeding alright :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,259 ✭✭✭Grueller


    I'd say we are one of few clubs anywhere to have two direct descendents of All Ireland winners from outside of the county they play in (Johnno Bealin son of Paul and Rory Heffernan nephew of Christy). You'd see the next generation of the 96 panel pop up on the hurling scene, but the only other external AI winner I can think of is Shane McGuckin's lad Charlie who is a right bit of stuff for Naomh Eanna.

    Actually, it keeps up a proud record in my own family. I had my father and uncles involved in all bar the first two of our nine county titles between 1965 and 1981, while my own brother and a few cousins have been part of 2010 and last Sunday. In fact, two of my cousins were the match-winners in each of the last two triumphs. Ye can't beat breeding alright :D

    I think Rory Heffernans dad, Des, has an All Ireland club hurling title with Glenmore if I'm not mistaken.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,589 ✭✭✭patmac


    Well we finally did it, 57 years of trying and after 7 previous final defeats Padraig Pearses claimed the Roscommon Senior Football crown at long last. Despite dominating the game and being 7 points up against 13 men with 6 minutes to go we still needed a last gasp block to save the day.
    We had nearly 1000 people at the club house to welcome home the team and the celebrations went on long into the night and onto Monday.
    I read somewhere that there was 17 County Finals on last weekend that’s some amount of hangovers.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,074 ✭✭✭LoughNeagh2017


    What happened there - that must go down as a big shock.
    So Slaughtneil are all in now for the hurling. What type of squad have they there now - will they be fit for Dunloy again assuming they beat Middleton and Ballycran respectively.

    Asking a Derry person about hurling is like asking an accountant about farming.


  • Registered Users Posts: 968 ✭✭✭conor05


    Asking a Derry person about hurling is like asking an accountant about farming.

    You do know Slaughtneil were in 3 Ulster senior hurling finals in a row doing a double 2016 & 2017?
    In 2016 they bet the 2012 All Ireland Senior club champs Loughgiel. And losing to Super clubs Na Pairsaigh(only 7pts) and Cuala in both semi finals.

    What you thought would be a funny comment ended up making you look completely silly.


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  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,439 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hammer Archer


    Kiltale's reign as Meath Senior Hurling Champions is over as their 6-in-a-row bid was ended by Kildalkey in a comprehensive defeat in the final replay.
    Kildalkey were ferocious from the start and never let Kiltale settle for the entire game, making a mockery of their odds as rank outsiders. It was a tight first half which Kildalkey shaded 10 points to 8. But you felt that Kiltale would come out stronger in the second half. But they were even worse after the break, scoring only 3 points as Kildalkey racked up 1-7 to win 1-17 to 0-11.

    Well deserved win by Kildalkey. I genuinely thought they had left it behind them in the last game as they let a 5 point lead slip late on against 14 men. But they somehow managed to up their performance to win their first title since 2011 and their 5th overall. They now play the Offaly Senior B champions Seir Kieran in the Leinster Intermediate championship.


  • Registered Users Posts: 513 ✭✭✭Frozen Veg


    Another outrageous studs showing tackle by goalkeeper Alan Nolan v Cuala. Somebody is going to get very seriously hurt if he's not stopped.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,877 ✭✭✭Pogue eile


    Frozen Veg wrote: »
    Another outrageous studs showing tackle by goalkeeper Alan Nolan v Cuala. Somebody is going to get very seriously hurt if he's not stopped.

    Haven't seen it, was he put off? Not exactly an isolated incident with this lad either.


  • Registered Users Posts: 513 ✭✭✭Frozen Veg


    Pogue eile wrote: »
    Haven't seen it, was he put off? Not exactly an isolated incident with this lad either.

    No card as far as I know.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,665 ✭✭✭Bonniedog


    Frozen Veg wrote: »
    Another outrageous studs showing tackle by goalkeeper Alan Nolan v Cuala. Somebody is going to get very seriously hurt if he's not stopped.

    Look. We're sorry we beat you. Saved you from being beaten by Laois :D


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  • Registered Users Posts: 14,193 ✭✭✭✭Kerrydude1981


    Ballysaggart V Causeway should be a good game in the Munster Intermediate


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 325 ✭✭Hawkeye9212


    Connacht SFC

    QFs

    Tourlestrane (Sligo) v Pádraig Pearses (Roscommon)

    Glencar-Manorhamilton (Leitrim) v Ballintubber (Mayo)

    SFs

    Tir Chonaill Gaels (London) v Tourlestrane / Pádraig Pearses

    Glencar-Manorhamilton / Ballintubber v Corofin / Tuam Stars (Galway)

    My prediction for the final is Tir Chonaill Gaels / Pádraig Pearses v Corofin.


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,439 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hammer Archer


    Must be only 300 or so at the second Dublin semi final (in the stand at least).

    Nobber won the Meath Intermediate Championship today, easily beating Trim by 4-16 to 0-13. Meath U20 player Jordan Morris got 2-5 while ex Meath senior player Brian Farrell got 1-7. Amazingly, only 4 Nobber players scored in the game. Bitterly disappointing performance by Trim who were in their first final since 2012 and went into today's game as favourites.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,558 ✭✭✭Stacksofwacks


    Ballysaggart V Causeway should be a good game in the Munster Intermediate


    That's a game worth seeing. Causeway have had a long lay off since their co. final win but I expect them to give it a good rattle, Kerry teams usually give a good account of themselves in this competition.


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,439 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hammer Archer


    Ratoath are Meath senior football champions!!! Never thought I'd say that.
    In their first ever final they defeated Summerhill 3-15 to 2-13 in an extremely entertaining final. Summerhill have now lost each of the last three finals.
    For the second game in a row, Summerhill scored a goal in the first minute of the game. But Ratoath replied with an Eamonn Wallace penalty 3 minutes later. Further goals were added by Conor Rooney and Daithí McGowan before half time to lead 3-7 to 1-6 at the break. Ratoath got the first two points of the second half before Summerhill reeled off 4 points in a row to get within 5. But that was the closest Summerhill got as by the time Ratoath closed out their scoring, they were 10 up. Summerhill got 1-2 in injury time to put a bit of gloss on the scoreline.

    For Ratoath, it's the culmination of decades of work to transform the club from a middle of the road junior club in a tiny village of around 500 people to one of the biggest clubs in Meath with around 10000 people in the town and the problems that brings.
    A lot of the players yesterday have been together since U-10 level and earlier and a lot of the coaches involved back then are still there today. There are players that have moved to the area and they've quickly become part of the club. We're managed by ex-Dublin goalkeeper Davy Byrne (who managed the team to the Junior title in 2012 and played in goals for our junior championship win in 2004). Our current goalkeeper, Shane Duffy, used to play for Monaghan while our captain, Ciarán Ó Fearraigh is originally from Gaoth Dobhair in Donegal.

    What they've achieved is incredible. Less than 10 years ago, the team couldn't even reach the last 8 of the Meath Junior championship. If you had told anyone at that time that we'd win a senior title by the end of the decade, you would have been laughed at.

    Onto the small matter of the Leinster senior club championship where Meath clubs have performed abysmally in recent times. Hopefully we can change that.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,733 ✭✭✭Floppybits


    Congratulations Hammer, have seen the work going on in the club. I do hope they now advertise when matches are on and a more reasonably priced entrance to matches. Went down to watch one of the championship matches on in Ratoath and it was €10 euros in.

    2 weeks ago I went to an intermediate championship quarter final in Dublin and there was no charge.


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,706 ✭✭✭dr.kenneth noisewater


    Floppybits wrote: »
    Congratulations Hammer, have seen the work going on in the club. I do hope they now advertise when matches are on and a more reasonably priced entrance to matches. Went down to watch one of the championship matches on in Ratoath and it was €10 euros in.

    2 weeks ago I went to an intermediate championship quarter final in Dublin and there was no charge.

    County board set the prices, not the clubs


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,439 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hammer Archer


    Floppybits wrote: »
    Congratulations Hammer, have seen the work going on in the club. I do hope they now advertise when matches are on and a more reasonably priced entrance to matches. Went down to watch one of the championship matches on in Ratoath and it was €10 euros in.

    2 weeks ago I went to an intermediate championship quarter final in Dublin and there was no charge.
    As Kenneth said, price of championship games in Meath are set by the county board so every club hosting a game has to charge them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,357 ✭✭✭Man Vs ManUre


    Both the Donegal senior and Roscommon intermediate finals this wknd were replays, and both ended as draw after extra time for second week running.
    The Roscommon intermediate final went to a penalty shootout (which was tremendous fun) while the Donegal senior final goes to a 3rd day next week.
    I think this is the first year that there is penalty shootout. Does county board decide to use it or not??


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,733 ✭✭✭Floppybits


    As Kenneth said, price of championship games in Meath are set by the county board so every club hosting a game has to charge them.

    They would need to have a rethink on what they are charging into the matches especially early rounds. Thought 10 euros was a bit cheap and turned the car round and went back home.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 968 ✭✭✭conor05


    That's a game worth seeing. Causeway have had a long lay off since their co. final win but I expect them to give it a good rattle, Kerry teams usually give a good account of themselves in this competition.

    That should be a cracking game. You’d say with the Bennett’s on song Ballysaggart should win it, but no North Kerry hurling team will go down without dying with their boots on.


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,439 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hammer Archer


    Floppybits wrote: »
    They would need to have a rethink on what they are charging into the matches especially early rounds. Thought 10 euros was a bit cheap and turned the car round and went back home.
    I agree. A few years ago they brought in €5 entry fees to all championship games and the attendances shot up. For whatever reason, they got rid of that and the attendances have been quite poor in comparison.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,869 ✭✭✭CrabRevolution


    I was having a look at Dublin's club formats and see that they have a "Senior 2" Championship under their SFC, with the winner of the Senior 2 being promoted to the SFC and one team getting relegated from the Senior 2 to the IFC. Yet the Dublin IFC winner still qualifies for the Leinster IFC, despite being in my eyes the Dublin Junior champion.

    Does anyone know what the story is there? Dublin clubs have an awful record at Leinster Junior and Intermediate club level relative to their senior success, so I find it hard to believe it's a deliberate handicap. You could end up with a scenario where the 13th best team in Louth or Longford plays the 33rd best team in Dublin in the Leinster IFC.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,665 ✭✭✭Bonniedog


    There is a big gap between senior football and hurling and the lower grades. The B competitions in football came about because the 32 team format was ridiculously lob sided. Lots of unmerciful hammerings.

    So yes, it is a but like the designation of the national hurling leagues. All 1A and 2B just so no one feels worse than they ought to. IFC would indeed be equivalent to junior A in most counties, And yes, Dublin clubs have atrocious record.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,869 ✭✭✭CrabRevolution


    Bonniedog wrote: »
    There is a big gap between senior football and hurling and the lower grades. The B competitions in football came about because the 32 team format was ridiculously lob sided. Lots of unmerciful hammerings.

    So yes, it is a but like the designation of the national hurling leagues. All 1A and 2B just so no one feels worse than they ought to. IFC would indeed be equivalent to junior A in most counties, And yes, Dublin clubs have atrocious record.

    Out of curiosity I had a look at Kerry's structures as I know they run very tight divisions (unfairly so according to some). The Kerry SFC has 8 clubs (plus the divisional sides) and their IFC has 12 teams. So Kerry send forward their 21st best club to the Club JFC, while Dublin send their 50th!

    No wonder Dublin's record at that level is so poor.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 33,171 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc


    Out of curiosity I had a look at Kerry's structures as I know they run very tight divisions (unfairly so according to some). The Kerry SFC has 8 clubs (plus the divisional sides) and their IFC has 12 teams. So Kerry send forward their 21st best club to the Club JFC, while Dublin send their 50th!

    No wonder Dublin's record at that level is so poor.

    And no wonder Kerry's is so good. Its beyond a joke in fairness, 8 Senior clubs in Kerry :pac:

    I wonder how Kerry's 50th best would fair v Dublins 50th


  • Registered Users Posts: 14,193 ✭✭✭✭Kerrydude1981


    One of the combined district teams down here will only be picking from two teams next year

    Kenmare District will only have Kilgravan and Tuosist to pick from next year as Templenoe will be a senior club next year and Kenmare Shamrocks are already a senior club

    Like Austin Stacks could be our representatives in Munster this year if the Crokes are beat either on Sunday in the semi final replay or in the county final


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,304 ✭✭✭munster87


    ShamoBuc wrote: »
    And no wonder Kerry's is so good. Its beyond a joke in fairness, 8 Senior clubs in Kerry :pac:

    I wonder how Kerry's 50th best would fair v Dublins 50th

    If we go by league standings in football it's Beale vs Clanna Gael Fontenoy.
    Now to find a venue!


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,672 ✭✭✭elefant


    I was having a look at Dublin's club formats and see that they have a "Senior 2" Championship under their SFC, with the winner of the Senior 2 being promoted to the SFC and one team getting relegated from the Senior 2 to the IFC. Yet the Dublin IFC winner still qualifies for the Leinster IFC, despite being in my eyes the Dublin Junior champion.

    Does anyone know what the story is there? Dublin clubs have an awful record at Leinster Junior and Intermediate club level relative to their senior success, so I find it hard to believe it's a deliberate handicap. You could end up with a scenario where the 13th best team in Louth or Longford plays the 33rd best team in Dublin in the Leinster IFC.

    Longford send their intermediate runners up to the Leinster Junior championship.


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    Couldn’t find anything definite online, but is it still the plan to condense the club championships a bit further and have the All Ireland senior club finals in Dec 2020 for next year?


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