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As people will be planning long drives to support their Counties on Sunday and a storm is approaching, Anyone know when decisions will be made on going ahead or postponing the schedule. Not to mention players and officials who are obliged to travel earlier and return later. Ashrules (Dublin) - Posts: 518 - 07/02/2020 14:32:17 2265951 Link
Replying To Ashrules: "As people will be planning long drives to support their Counties on Sunday and a storm is approaching, Anyone know when decisions will be made on going ahead or postponing the schedule. Not to mention players and officials who are obliged to travel earlier and return later." Knowing the GAA, it will probably be last minute. Games that do go ahead could turn into total lotteries if conditions get very bad. neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 07/02/2020 16:00:08 2265977 Link
If it is as bad as they say then our squad could end up in New York not London. Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 07/02/2020 19:05:11 2266014 Link
It was only last march/April cork were playing tipperary in a league hurling game in pairc ui rinn throw in at 2PM.. there were patrons outside the locked stadium at 1pm and the game was called off at 1:10..you could tell at 10am that morning the game would not go ahead but the ref was late arriving and hence the confusion .now personally it didn't affect me as much as I live 10 mins from the stadium..but the people travelling from west cork and indeed tipperary were royally rode that day..so I'd imagine if you are travelling to a game this weekend look at the forecast and judge try judge yourself...because you could make a long trip only to be disappointed with no game and waste of petrol or diesel pidge (Cork) - Posts: 543 - 07/02/2020 21:28:24 2266031 Link
It'll be hard for them to make a call, it'll be the rain that'll call games off and suppose they can't really make the call until the morning of. Mayo v Roscommon in the league last year was played in a storm, we were at the very back of the stand and still couldn't escape it. They'll play it if it's just wind imo, but it's the rain. Counties can't really afford to destroy pitches for one league game MarkRule (Mayo) - Posts: 41 - 07/02/2020 22:09:14 2266039 Link
Replying To pidge: "It was only last march/April cork were playing tipperary in a league hurling game in pairc ui rinn throw in at 2PM.. there were patrons outside the locked stadium at 1pm and the game was called off at 1:10..you could tell at 10am that morning the game would not go ahead but the ref was late arriving and hence the confusion .now personally it didn't affect me as much as I live 10 mins from the stadium..but the people travelling from west cork and indeed tipperary were royally rode that day..so I'd imagine if you are travelling to a game this weekend look at the forecast and judge try judge yourself...because you could make a long trip only to be disappointed with no game and waste of petrol or diesel" You think that's bad? At least the distances involved for players and supporters wasnt too severe. Last year the Waterford vs Galway league match in Walsh Park was called off 40 -- 50 minutes before the scheduled throw in due to a waterlogged pitch. Lots of Galway supporters had stayed overnight and nearly all of us had arrived in Waterford city before it was called off. I didnt find out myself until I arrived at the ground. It had been raining heavily all morning and should have been called off 3 or 4 hours earlier PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1901 - 08/02/2020 08:22:37 2266058 Link
Ach - they used to play through thunder and lightning. lionofludesch (Down) - Posts: 475 - 08/02/2020 10:26:48 2266065 Link
Replying To PoolSturgeon: "You think that's bad? At least the distances involved for players and supporters wasnt too severe. Last year the Waterford vs Galway league match in Walsh Park was called off 40 -- 50 minutes before the scheduled throw in due to a waterlogged pitch. Lots of Galway supporters had stayed overnight and nearly all of us had arrived in Waterford city before it was called off. I didnt find out myself until I arrived at the ground. It had been raining heavily all morning and should have been called off 3 or 4 hours earlier" Oh ide say the hotels in Waterford were packed out for that league match. But a statement should at least be made in the morning warning of a possible calling off. Ide much prefer to miss a game that goes ahead last minute than travel hours for one that gets called off last minute Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 08/02/2020 11:16:06 2266073 Link
Replying To lionofludesch: "Ach - they used to play through thunder and lightning." I was there in Casement too mate. Suas Sios (None) - Posts: 1550 - 08/02/2020 11:47:42 2266078 Link
Status Orange warning for the whole country tomorrow, Sunday, 09 Feb, and here in the West and Northwest today Saturday. At the moment you wouldn't put a cat out - they'd be blown away. Met Eireann definition: STATUS ORANGE Infrequent and dangerous weather conditions which may pose a threat to life and property. Prepare yourself in an appropriate way depending on location and activity. All people and property in the affected areas can be significantly impacted. Check your activity/event and delay or cancel as appropriate. Apart from bowing down and paying homage to the new god of the fixture sheet could someone explain what is the purpose of holding games in weather like this? I'm saying holding as neither side can actually play football or hurling in these conditions. Mayfair (Galway) - Posts: 65 - 08/02/2020 13:24:27 2266094 Link
Replying To Breezy: "Oh ide say the hotels in Waterford were packed out for that league match. But a statement should at least be made in the morning warning of a possible calling off. Ide much prefer to miss a game that goes ahead last minute than travel hours for one that gets called off last minute" I think everyone knows there's a possibility of games being called off but a decision should be taken tonight, not in morning. I actually had to travel from Sligo towards Galway on N17 earlier and I met both the Kerry and Galway team buses heading North for games tomorrow. Them lads will have there whole weekend given up for nothing of their games don't go ahead! Douglas_44 (Roscommon) - Posts: 225 - 08/02/2020 15:01:26 2266104 Link
Just a bit of wind and rain in the home of the five in a row, we should be good to go! ;) Advancedmark (Mayo) - Posts: 18 - 08/02/2020 15:28:37 2266109 Link
Replying To Douglas_44: "I think everyone knows there's a possibility of games being called off but a decision should be taken tonight, not in morning. I actually had to travel from Sligo towards Galway on N17 earlier and I met both the Kerry and Galway team buses heading North for games tomorrow. Them lads will have there whole weekend given up for nothing of their games don't go ahead!" Then we have lads on telling us how the weather cleared up on the Sunday morning and it was a joke to call it off so early without even trying Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 08/02/2020 17:34:01 2266126 Link
Replying To Breezy: "Then we have lads on telling us how the weather cleared up on the Sunday morning and it was a joke to call it off so early without even trying" Ya I understand that too, but leaving it until an hour before throw in is crazy. Inspection at 6pm in Armagh and gates due to open at 6:15! Douglas_44 (Roscommon) - Posts: 225 - 08/02/2020 18:00:37 2266134 Link
Would be great if instead of showing no consideration for players and supporters they would be prepared to put football on with hurling the same weekend and to hell with making everyone work around the dual player Ashrules (Dublin) - Posts: 518 - 08/02/2020 20:12:16 2266159 Link
Replying To Douglas_44: "Ya I understand that too, but leaving it until an hour before throw in is crazy. Inspection at 6pm in Armagh and gates due to open at 6:15!" I agree thats crazy. Last thing you need is the fans already at the gates Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 09/02/2020 00:36:16 2266241 Link
Replying To Ashrules: "Would be great if instead of showing no consideration for players and supporters they would be prepared to put football on with hurling the same weekend and to hell with making everyone work around the dual player" What dual players? Westfester (Limerick) - Posts: 941 - 09/02/2020 10:48:59 2266275 Link
I can tell you one thing if the players were under contract these game wouldn't be played. No owner would allow a player the chance of getting hurt if they were paying them. Kildare and Armagh was a disgrace, putting players out in those conditions. Instead of the GPA taking hurling teams to New York to play some half assed game they should be out on weekends like these making sure players welfare are being taken care of gatha (Kilkenny) - Posts: 318 - 09/02/2020 14:29:12 2266341 Link
Replying To lionofludesch: "Ach - they used to play through thunder and lightning." The 1939 All-Ireland hurling final between Kilkenny and Cork is known as the 'Thunder and Lightning Final'. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_All-Ireland_Senior_Hurling_Championship_Final Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2443 - 09/02/2020 14:38:12 2266346 Link
Replying To Cockney_Cat: "The 1939 All-Ireland hurling final between Kilkenny and Cork is known as the 'Thunder and Lightning Final'. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_All-Ireland_Senior_Hurling_Championship_Final" A few years before my time ......... lionofludesch (Down) - Posts: 475 - 09/02/2020 14:46:52 2266352 Link