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Replying To KingdomBoy1: "Game has been called off lads." 3 hours notice and some of us already on the way, well done GAA, FFS TheHermit (Kerry) - Posts: 6354 - 11/02/2018 11:22:21 2075700 Link
Calling it off at 11 is an absdolute joke and disgraceful treatment for traveling supporters. westkerry (Kerry) - Posts: 1250 - 11/02/2018 11:25:08 2075703 Link
There was one shower in carrick between 9 and 11 lasted two minutes so why not call it off at nine disgraceful and sorry carrick is beside inniskeen Cuppa (Monaghan) - Posts: 159 - 11/02/2018 11:46:08 2075712 Link
Disgraceful treatment of Kerry, an inspection at 9am somehow passed yet they decided to do another at 11 when it was well known conditions would deteriorate. Cavan, which isn't a million miles away from Inniskeen, was unplayable last night and all Meath people knew it would never pass an inspection today given the forecast. How this was left until 11am is a farce, was Clones not an option either? Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3734 - 11/02/2018 11:49:16 2075713 Link
The worst of it is, the pitch would be playable come 2pm. Surely Monaghan could have tried to push the game back further until 3 or 4 and play it under the lights. A few brushes could have cleared it. Was the gaa afraid to call off the ladies game before hand and go and go ahead with the men's game? shaggylegend (Monaghan) - Posts: 1928 - 11/02/2018 11:50:45 2075715 Link
Absolute joke...why was game not fixed for Clones? jacktheDub (Dublin) - Posts: 944 - 11/02/2018 11:58:28 2075718 Link
Ya it's a balls all right lads their was 3 busses of Kerry supporters staying above last night not to mention people who traveled by car, and also the two teams (men's and women's) that's gonna be some cost to every 1 and to have to do it all again next Saturday or Sunday. KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 11/02/2018 12:04:20 2075721 Link
Replying To westkerry: "Calling it off at 11 is an absdolute joke and disgraceful treatment for traveling supporters." Totally agree. But this kind of thing happens time after time. Only a few weeks ago an FBD game involving Galway was called off an hour before throw in. Can someone somewhere bring a motion to Congress that if there are any doubts about the playability of a pitch that the pitch is inspected the day before and if its not playable then it is not playable the next day either. Or if its a case that overnight rain is the issue, that the pitch is inspected no later than 9am and called off at that point if there is still any doubt about it. It's completely ridiculous that Breffni Park was deemed unplayable yesterday and for some bewildering reason a further inspection fixed for this morning. Perhaps overnight they were praying for a miracle like in Knock. PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1902 - 11/02/2018 12:09:58 2075726 Link
You probably all seen the pictures already on Twitter or Facebook of the pitch so right decision taken to call off game, snowing heavily here again at the min so I don't think it was viable to switch to another venue in Monaghan as I would think there covered in snow too. Pukefootball (Monaghan) - Posts: 377 - 11/02/2018 12:36:57 2075734 Link
Inniskeen was the only pitch in Monaghan clones not a chance Cuppa (Monaghan) - Posts: 159 - 11/02/2018 12:41:35 2075739 Link
Similar scenario happened recently and nothing changes of course, surprise surprise. Year in , year out, same old story. This is the sort of carry on that reeks of amateurisn and gombeenism within the organisation. Nobody prepared to make a call on what should be a relatively straightforward decision. Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts: 2312 - 11/02/2018 12:48:26 2075743 Link
Bad form leaving it that late to make a final call on it. Maybe it's different if it was against Tyrone or someone more local, but they should have thought about the travelling Kerry support. And for anyone saying the game should have been fixed for Clones, the surface in Inniskeen is much better so that would probably have been the best bet today regardless. patk (Monaghan) - Posts: 936 - 11/02/2018 12:57:00 2075749 Link
Replying To patk: "Bad form leaving it that late to make a final call on it. Maybe it's different if it was against Tyrone or someone more local, but they should have thought about the travelling Kerry support. And for anyone saying the game should have been fixed for Clones, the surface in Inniskeen is much better so that would probably have been the best bet today regardless." and its further north and more likely to get more snow footballfirst (Dublin) - Posts: 48 - 11/02/2018 13:18:56 2075760 Link
Hard on Kerry supporters who had travelled or intended travelling to Monaghan for today's game. The real problem is the miserable bloody weather which seems to be unending rain, sleet and snow. There seems to be no end to this crap weather even in the middle of February. Global warming my posterior, why not say Global freezing! It is hard on supporters and players to have games called off at relatively short notice on tnemorningof the game. A few games have been called off today. thelongridge (Offaly) - Posts: 1735 - 11/02/2018 13:35:57 2075768 Link
Replying To thelongridge: "Hard on Kerry supporters who had travelled or intended travelling to Monaghan for today's game. The real problem is the miserable bloody weather which seems to be unending rain, sleet and snow. There seems to be no end to this crap weather even in the middle of February. Global warming my posterior, why not say Global freezing! It is hard on supporters and players to have games called off at relatively short notice on tnemorningof the game. A few games have been called off today." True - i'h heading out soon with the young lad for a hurling match. Its switching between hailstones and sleet outside - tough conditions for a 12yr old footballfirst (Dublin) - Posts: 48 - 11/02/2018 13:49:51 2075777 Link
Replying To KingdomBoy1: "Ya it's a balls all right lads their was 3 busses of Kerry supporters staying above last night not to mention people who traveled by car, and also the two teams (men's and women's) that's gonna be some cost to every 1 and to have to do it all again next Saturday or Sunday." KingdomBoy Monaghan GAA would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused to any travelling Kerry GAA ( Kerry Gaa Supporters Club ) fans today One thing we can't control is the weather. Please see collage below of what the 3 county grounds were like at 9am this morning. https://www.facebook.com/monaghangaa/posts/1791988777526539 At that stage only Inniskeen Grattans GAA was playable - Shortly after that there was further snow in Inniskeen - See Photo at 11am when the decision to postpone was taken Final Photo from Inniskeen was at 1.30pm which shows things had deteriorated . There will be further information on refixture - reuse/refunds of tickets tomorrow Shelbourne (Monaghan) - Posts: 567 - 11/02/2018 20:51:24 2075997 Link
Will it be likely the game will be fixed for next week? That will mean 5 games in 5 weeks.. Tough schedule ahead monaghanmad (Monaghan) - Posts: 378 - 11/02/2018 20:58:35 2076002 Link
Replying To monaghanmad: "Will it be likely the game will be fixed for next week? That will mean 5 games in 5 weeks.. Tough schedule ahead" No would mean 3 weeks in a row. Not out 10th/11th March Shelbourne (Monaghan) - Posts: 567 - 11/02/2018 21:06:21 2076006 Link
After UCD winning their sigurson semifinal tonight we'll be minus our two starting midfielders for Sunday, but hopefully we might have maher and Moran back to fill the gap. KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 14/02/2018 22:44:07 2076941 Link
Monaghan flyer McCarthy the difference as O'Callaghan and UCD advance to Sigerson final says https://www.sportsjoe.ie/gaa/monaghan-flier-mccarthy-difference-ocallaghan-ucd-advance-sigerson-finals-150931 Shelbourne (Monaghan) - Posts: 567 - 14/02/2018 22:45:32 2076942 Link