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Friday night finals in Dunganny Two under 17 finals on pitches 1 and 2 and Reserve B League final on the astro pitch. So no grass pitches anywhere on a Friday night or is there something I'm missing? Blogger (Meath) - Posts: 2 - 30/09/2016 00:29:18 1920757 Link
Replying To Blogger: "Friday night finals in Dunganny Two under 17 finals on pitches 1 and 2 and Reserve B League final on the astro pitch. So no grass pitches anywhere on a Friday night or is there something I'm missing?" Disgrace that D/Ash v Skyrne final is on an Astro pitch to be honest.Teams don't play or tend to train on astro. ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 30/09/2016 08:33:35 1920775 Link
football can be played on them pitches no problem hurling cant so other pitches kept for hurling and rightly so overthehill72 (Meath) - Posts: 334 - 30/09/2016 09:14:33 1920787 Link
We shouldn't be playing anything other than friendlies and training matches in Dunganny and even then only in the summer because it's so cold and windy there. Finals should be played in PT. Wedgie (Meath) - Posts: 253 - 30/09/2016 11:20:27 1920826 Link
Strange decision alright but I have to say that the artificial pitch in Dunganny is excellent and will only have a positive impact on the standard of the game. We may just get used to more and more games being played out there, its a very good facility for the players, less so for spectators, but over time it will continue to improve and everyone will be happy using it. GoalsWinGames (Meath) - Posts: 303 - 30/09/2016 11:46:57 1920838 Link
It's not possible to play every final in every grade in Páirc Tailteann, especially since it has no lights. CastleBravo (Meath) - Posts: 1643 - 30/09/2016 12:02:31 1920841 Link
Purely a money making exercise for the County Board getting 100% of the gate. Plenty of clubs with lights and pitches fit for the purpose and could do with the little revenue it would bring. No final should be played on an Artificial pitch, especially in Dunganny as its like watching a game through a prison fence. Its a middle finger to the players and belittles the occasion. Theheinoking (Meath) - Posts: 128 - 30/09/2016 13:30:47 1920872 Link
Just thinking after last night, being the only team in the League of Ireland with an artificial pitch has done Dundalk no harm! CastleBravo (Meath) - Posts: 1643 - 30/09/2016 14:41:32 1920900 Link
Replying To GoalsWinGames: "Strange decision alright but I have to say that the artificial pitch in Dunganny is excellent and will only have a positive impact on the standard of the game. We may just get used to more and more games being played out there, its a very good facility for the players, less so for spectators, but over time it will continue to improve and everyone will be happy using it." GoalsWinGames, What tablets are you on? The Astro in Dunganny is one of the worst I have ever seen & in fact would not pass any test under the minimum standards for "All Weather" surfaces! RoyalDiehard (Meath) - Posts: 48 - 30/09/2016 15:24:57 1920909 Link
Replying To CastleBravo: "It's not possible to play every final in every grade in Páirc Tailteann, especially since it has no lights." Finals should not be played under lights as there are lot of daylight during the year. All we need is a bit of planning management. We are long out of the All-Ireland senior football and we still have not got to the playoff stage. browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 30/09/2016 16:06:10 1920921 Link
Replying To browncows: "Finals should not be played under lights as there are lot of daylight during the year. All we need is a bit of planning management. We are long out of the All-Ireland senior football and we still have not got to the playoff stage." agreed but the majority of posters here complain about midweek games and with very other weekend being given to hurling this is the situation that will occur due too a few spectators not being able to make midweek games Irish_downunder (Meath) - Posts: 630 - 30/09/2016 17:17:05 1920939 Link
Replying To browncows: "Finals should not be played under lights as there are lot of daylight during the year. All we need is a bit of planning management. We are long out of the All-Ireland senior football and we still have not got to the playoff stage." And strangely the final with the best atmosphere in the last 10 years in the county was the 2009 Senior one that was played under lights between seneschalstown and Wolfe Tones. There's nothing wrong with playing finals under lights and nothing wrong with playing them on the main pitch in Dunganny. Just not on the Astro Turf pitch. jackhackett (Meath) - Posts: 773 - 30/09/2016 17:28:21 1920940 Link
Replying To jackhackett: "And strangely the final with the best atmosphere in the last 10 years in the county was the 2009 Senior one that was played under lights between seneschalstown and Wolfe Tones. There's nothing wrong with playing finals under lights and nothing wrong with playing them on the main pitch in Dunganny. Just not on the Astro Turf pitch." How windy or exposed and open is Dunganny this year and would planting decent perimeter trees/hedging improve playing conditions much? meath1967 (Meath) - Posts: 56 - 30/09/2016 20:29:43 1920967 Link
The playing surfaces in dunganny arent the best for a final in my own opinion and the 3g pitch from a spectatours veiwing is like trying to look through the mexican an us border. loyalroyal15 (Meath) - Posts: 56 - 30/09/2016 21:07:16 1920974 Link
Replying To Theheinoking: "Purely a money making exercise for the County Board getting 100% of the gate. Plenty of clubs with lights and pitches fit for the purpose and could do with the little revenue it would bring. No final should be played on an Artificial pitch, especially in Dunganny as its like watching a game through a prison fence. Its a middle finger to the players and belittles the occasion." Money making are you having a laugh there be very few at B league final. Anyway in Cavan most of our matches from now on will be played on 3G noelpconnon (Cavan) - Posts: 209 - 30/09/2016 21:54:47 1920980 Link
Replying To Irish_downunder: "agreed but the majority of posters here complain about midweek games and with very other weekend being given to hurling this is the situation that will occur due too a few spectators not being able to make midweek games" They could have scheduled a round of games for today? Oh wait it's All Ireland final day, the biggest day in the sporting calendar for every football/Hurling fan regardless of the county they come from. No county board would schedule a round of club championship games for the day of an All Ireland Final to make sure GAA fans are afforded the opportunity to attend if they're lucky enough to get a ticket. Wedgie (Meath) - Posts: 253 - 01/10/2016 10:55:55 1921037 Link