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Not 6/7? Steady on there fella. Bit optimistic I'd say.
The_Fridge (Tyrone) - Posts: 2088 - 11/12/2016 21:10:08 1939596 Link 0 |
1) If the players want to play it, then let them play it. If I want to play a series of games of pool in my local against my friend every year, then just because no-one turns up to see us, it doesn't mean we shouldn't do it any more. Tacaí Liatroma (Leitrim) - Posts: 1042 - 11/12/2016 21:47:53 1939602 Link 2 |
If you ask a player, they'll patronise the f*ck out of it, but surely only one province has any real feeling of togetherness and that is Ulster. Hence the reason it's a dead horse, no one outside of Ulster gives two hoots regarding provincial geography or belonging. realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8596 - 11/12/2016 23:30:50 1939620 Link 0 |
It would seem that most posters would kill off the inter-provincial. Yet players seem keen on keeping the competition. True, a lot of players don't make themselves available for selection due to other commitments such as club competitions, team holidays, injuries etc. Giving it a fixed date in the calendar would facilitate planning by players and spectators. The argument for keeping the hybrid 'Rules' series alive is that players want it. Why not apply the same reasoning to a GAA competition? neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 11/12/2016 23:58:33 1939622 Link 0 |
On your first point, this is what is effectively happening -- it's an event that some players (not necessarily the best players) within each province seem to still want to play but nobody wants to go to see them play. And because nobody wants to attend the matches it makes your second point irrelevant since it doesn't matter in the least when they are played.
PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1904 - 12/12/2016 00:16:40 1939623 Link 0 |
because managers wont let the players play then
Stmunnsriver (Wexford) - Posts: 2845 - 12/12/2016 08:23:57 1939629 Link 0 |
Ah 1957. What a year. 22nd September of that year the Wee men from Louth beat Cork to win Sam for the only time in their history and win their first All Ireland in 45 years. Good times indeed.
OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 12/12/2016 09:44:43 1939636 Link 0 |
Talk about a stale competition. You'd have to wonder why the GAA don't ditch it or do something with it. dahayeser (Cork) - Posts: 338 - 12/12/2016 10:54:50 1939649 Link 0 |
Unfortunately, for all their newfound business nouse, the GAA still don't do marketing. The games practically sell themselves (or not as is the case currently with the interpros). There has to be better promotion going forward without losing the soul of our games like has happened in soccer. Maybe we should use tap into the support for the provinces in rugby to refloat the Railway Cup...after all, rugby took that from the GAA initially. keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 12/12/2016 11:43:13 1939660 Link 0 |
Not so go for Tyrone who were defeated in the semi-final by Louth on their second appearance in the semi-final.
Byanthon (Tyrone) - Posts: 1780 - 12/12/2016 12:52:06 1939682 Link 0 |
John Mullane talking total sense: keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 13/12/2016 13:51:08 1939891 Link 0 |
Why are they played at such an obscure time and how about a bit of imagination? tearintom (Wexford) - Posts: 1351 - 13/12/2016 15:11:54 1939910 Link 1 |