In my view the GAA need to move away from the traditional matches on a Sunday mantra. Obviously most of the qualifier matches take place on a Saturday and that seems to have been totally successful. Would it not be better for everyone to be able to attend your county's championship match or league match on a Saturday afternoon or Saturday evening and go out and have a bit of crack afterwards? Of course, some matches should be on a Sunday but that should be just for TV purposes but as far as I'm concerned the majority of GAA matches should be on a Saturday.

G.A.A._fan (Laois) - Posts: 102 - 04/03/2017 16:34:53    1963533

Is this a serious thread ?

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 04/03/2017 17:18:15    1963544

Spot on.

a lot of people face commuting to work these days and matches on Sunday are a real pain because of that as you don't want to face a trip away on a Sunday when you have to get up the next day to drive back to work.I much prefer games on Saturdays and judging by the great crowds Saturday night league matches get I think a lot of others agree with me.

uibhfhaili1986 (Offaly) - Posts: 1296 - 04/03/2017 17:31:00    1963548

Would have a lot of sympathy for this idea. Don't get me wrong I love getting up on Sunday morn seeing the jerseys all hanging up for our trip away to the big game. A few bollock sambos packed. And away we go flags all flying. However life sometimes gets in way of these days IE school next day (particularly for league and early Leinster games ) work too can be a hassle next morning. So there is merit to more games on a Saturday

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 04/03/2017 18:01:52    1963555

Understand the travelling aspect , however I think you'd find product competing with a lot other sports , I'm in a pub at the moment waiting to collect my son from a game there are five screens around me soccer rugby and golf are on ,the Dublin Waterford hurling game no were to be seen

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 04/03/2017 18:14:34    1963559

That's a fair point Damo, I would advocate that not all matches are on a Saturday allowing some games on a Sunday to be televised.

The vast majority of League games aren't televised so it wouldn't affect those players and supporters either way except having the convenience of having a free Sunday.

In relation to ensuring the product is still seen by as many as possible. I think if it was implemented that the majority of games are played on a Saturday, when the Championship season gets going in May, June etc, the Premier League and rugby seasons are over so I think people would be quite happy in pubs and at home to watch a good GAA match on a Saturday afternoon or Saturday evening.

We also must remember club players, particularly club players who are college students often trekking quite long distances to away games and then trekking possibly longer distances to colleges on a Sunday evening. I would advocate that the majority of matches are played on a Saturday for club players too.

G.A.A._fan (Laois) - Posts: 102 - 04/03/2017 19:09:47    1963571

Funny that those who are talking about commuting are living around the Pale, no talk about the thousands that work Saturdays then have to travel home from Dublin to the west, south or north on Saturday night, Saturday night games are just for the pubs and restaurants, a lot of people with families rather have Sunday games, and remember how many times Mayo people have gone to Croke Park on Sundays lose and have to travel home after the games then face work the following day, Saturday games would depress us more

riverboys (Mayo) - Posts: 1389 - 04/03/2017 20:28:29    1963585

uibhfhaili1986 (Offaly) - Posts: 1296 - 04/03/2017 20:34:04    1963590

uibhfhaili1986 (Offaly) - Posts: 1296 - 04/03/2017 21:02:53    1963609

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 04/03/2017 21:07:40    1963615

Club matches can mostly be fixed to suit the clubs themselves (in Cork anyway). An awful lot of championship games in Cork are on Saturdays. If Sunday suits the clubs though, they can play then too. They have to agree to it. I agree with the opening sentiment though to some extent. Games should be on whatever day suits the most people.

bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 04/03/2017 21:20:31    1963622

No doubt some prominent clergyman would object to games being moved from the traditional Sunday 'day of rest' to Saturdays. Some of them weren't happy about Saturday night masses but they had to change. Something great about games under lights and a good night ahead with a day off on Sunday. Even if ye're being schooled !

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7336 - 04/03/2017 21:25:56    1963627

"Club matches can mostly be fixed to suit the clubs themselves (in Cork anyway). An awful lot of championship games in Cork are on Saturdays. If Sunday suits the clubs though, they can play then too. They have to agree to it. I agree with the opening sentiment though to some extent. Games should be on whatever day suits the most people."

In reply to Bennybunny and to clearly assert my view, I think the we should adopt a policy where matches are played on Saturdays but not to make it compulsory so if a club has a significant issue in terms of playing the match on a Saturday for whatever reason and would be more suited to playing a game on a Sunday then they should be accommodated if the team they are playing agrees.

G.A.A._fan (Laois) - Posts: 102 - 04/03/2017 21:37:35    1963641

The_Fridge (Tyrone) - Posts: 2088 - 04/03/2017 22:35:51    1963673

uibhfhaili1986 (Offaly) - Posts: 1296 - 04/03/2017 23:03:11    1963687

The_Fridge (Tyrone) - Posts: 2088 - 05/03/2017 00:25:32    1963708

uibhfhaili1986 (Offaly) - Posts: 1296 - 05/03/2017 09:21:35    1963739

Some of the upcoming Championship games should be played on a Saturday evening as a trial. Sunday is proving to be very inconvenient now as many people want to do other things.

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9697 - 05/03/2017 10:09:16    1963754

The_Fridge (Tyrone) - Posts: 2088 - 05/03/2017 10:13:03    1963758

uibhfhaili1986 (Offaly) - Posts: 1296 - 05/03/2017 10:28:19    1963763