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Going on the four quarter finals we have had this year (Roscommon v Mayo apart) it looks like the proposed Super Eights will turn out to be a damp squib and just inflict further misery on teams who really don't have the ability to compete at such a level. Galway, Monaghan, and Armagh are cases in point on the evidence so far (and possibly Roscommon also). dingle2 (Kerry) - Posts: 278 - 05/08/2017 21:00:10 2029454 Link 3 |
This was started as a new thread but as the subject matter is the same it has been incorporated here. Administrator (None) - Posts: 2274 - 05/08/2017 21:08:27 2029464 Link 1 |
i agree what you said but the gaa probably taught the same so that why next year in the supers 8 Dublin v Tyrone would play first and then the rest, to make sure there no dead rubber matches. goingfor38 (Kerry) - Posts: 1 - 05/08/2017 21:25:15 2029484 Link 0 |
Yep. Can't disagree. Was in favour of super 8s in beginning but I now have reservations. royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 05/08/2017 21:56:20 2029494 Link 0 |
A damp squib that is stuff with 50 euro notes. Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 05/08/2017 22:00:38 2029498 Link 0 |
Coming from u I know it'll be ok
OhtobeARossie (Roscommon) - Posts: 1764 - 05/08/2017 23:02:28 2029521 Link 1 |
In my opinion, the super 8s is not the direction the game should take. Tweaks to the championship structure should be to benefit the weaker counties to reach the level of the stronger, not copperfasten the stronger teams dominance. What division 4 team benefits from this? CletusVanDamme (Kerry) - Posts: 63 - 05/08/2017 23:02:48 2029522 Link 1 |
Galway should be getting better there's no excuse for them not being competitive with the amount of good underage players they've had. it's hard to know where Ros are yet. centerfield (Mayo) - Posts: 360 - 05/08/2017 23:32:09 2029537 Link 0 |
I agree but the championship as it is has a shadow cast over it already. We have 3 major problems this year. Tyrone hammering all in ulster, kerry hammering in munster and Dublin hammering in leinster. Hard to get excited for those 3 provinces when they all had 1 team without competition. Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 06/08/2017 04:06:35 2029578 Link 0 |
Couldn't agree more dingle but unfortunately if the introduction of the black card rule is anything to go by the powers that be have little interest in the feedback of its members and will never put their hands up and admit a mistake. Group stages belong at the start of a Championship, not in the latter stages. The logic is something else. Hardtimes (Cavan) - Posts: 1056 - 06/08/2017 08:40:49 2029592 Link 0 |
It beggars belief that we have a championship format to start off the run for Sam. Then we go to a league format and then back to championship. What kind of a joke is that? Who is going to pay money to watch dead group matches around the country? It's going to be a complete circus mayotyroneman (Tyrone) - Posts: 1821 - 06/08/2017 08:59:59 2029596 Link 3 |
Are people blind to the fact that not long after O Ferghail & Duffy signed the new deal with SKY that the Super 8's suddenly emerged, it has been created for the TV merchants, it's obvious flaws in widening the gap between counties & placing further pressure on the club scene has been blatantly dismissed, this is all about money & the advent of professionalism which SKY are ready to exploit. O Ferghail & Duffy have given the GPA a percentage of all commercial Gaa revenue which is the start towards professionalism on that side. It suits Croke Park & SKY that the Dubs dominate & will continue to do so as they bring the largest crowds & viewing figures due to the population disparity in this country. The Galway Donegal match last month having the throw in delayed to accommodate SKY shows whose in charge now. Anyone who can't see this bigger picture is either complicit in the affair or in denial. Super 8's is bad news for the Gaa as it does nothing but boost the Elites & the weaker will see Gaa slide further back & Gaa activity in those counties die out. moc.dna (Galway) - Posts: 1212 - 06/08/2017 09:27:13 2029616 Link 3 |
The first two posts on this thread assume a particular order to the group fixtures which given form etc, would trust in dead rubbers. Knoxboya (Monaghan) - Posts: 357 - 06/08/2017 10:12:58 2029640 Link 0 |
Aww spellchuck. Knoxboya (Monaghan) - Posts: 357 - 06/08/2017 10:23:23 2029645 Link 0 |
I think super 8 also goes against smaller counties who manage to get to a quarter final. Counties like dublin/kerry with far bigger squads would find it far easier to handle 3 games in a row. It does nothing to address the widening of standards between the top couple of counties and the rest, if anything makes the gap wider ros1 (Roscommon) - Posts: 1211 - 06/08/2017 11:07:55 2029665 Link 0 |
couldn't agree with you more...let us as gaa people not be exploited anymore..is it now time to get a campaign rolling for gaa followers to stay away from this super 8 nonsense?
mayotyroneman (Tyrone) - Posts: 1821 - 06/08/2017 11:50:43 2029687 Link 0 |
Yes the super 8s will be a damp squid and good enough for the GAA, this is a TV rights deal and nothing to do with helping weaker counties, I would go I better and ask the question 'should the qualifiers be scrapped'? At the end of the day it only helps stronger teams like Tyrone, Donegal, Cork all in the past and last year and this Mayo, is it time to go and bring in a new plan, don't know what plan should be used though, last night it showed the gulf between the top 3 and the rest riverboys (Mayo) - Posts: 1389 - 06/08/2017 12:21:38 2029699 Link 0 |
I was never a fan of the Super 8's as they will just make it harder for the mid ranking counties from Div 3, Div 2 and a few from Div 1 to make the semi finals. Good to know though, that not all in Kerry are willing to see these counties struggle to get to semi finals in place of a few more matches for the big boys eoghan6688 (Galway) - Posts: 154 - 06/08/2017 12:31:14 2029702 Link 0 |
I think it will be brilliant myself, more games the better and its great for us Dubs to at least get an away game. TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 06/08/2017 13:53:06 2029732 Link 0 |
Surely the GAA won't allow the dubs have 2 games at crokepark in the super 8. KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 06/08/2017 15:09:24 2029755 Link 1 |