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I see fixture out for Davis Cup final this weekend. How come semi finals were neutral and the final is a home game for Kildalkey? Blackspot82 (Dublin) - Posts: 4 - 19/11/2019 09:49:14 2250286 Link
Replying To Blackspot82: "I see fixture out for Davis Cup final this weekend. How come semi finals were neutral and the final is a home game for Kildalkey?" Because its a Kildalky backed competition as they are a Kildalky family! Irish_downunder (Meath) - Posts: 642 - 19/11/2019 10:19:04 2250294 Link
The finals have always being played in Kildalkey I think. Cup donated by Kildalkey. The club do present their grounds very well on the day of final. I think Kiltale will win after seeing them in League final. Redsalltheway (Meath) - Posts: 116 - 19/11/2019 10:24:20 2250295 Link
Replying To Blackspot82: "I see fixture out for Davis Cup final this weekend. How come semi finals were neutral and the final is a home game for Kildalkey?" Don't worry one little bit, the Leinster Council will sort this out, maybe not today but in the next few weeks. MillerX (Meath) - Posts: 1080 - 19/11/2019 17:28:32 2250359 Link
Replying To Irish_downunder: "Because its a Kildalky backed competition as they are a Kildalky family!" What about every other cup in the county that was backed by a certain family/club? Is that not how all cups come about? Blackspot82 (Dublin) - Posts: 4 - 19/11/2019 19:21:15 2250385 Link
Replying To MillerX: "Don't worry one little bit, the Leinster Council will sort this out, maybe not today but in the next few weeks." More anti Kildalkey rubbish.... 7-11(e) (iii) will ensure that cant happen Brownepat (Meath) - Posts: 532 - 19/11/2019 20:39:31 2250396 Link
Replying To Brownepat: "More anti Kildalkey rubbish.... 7-11(e) (iii) will ensure that cant happen" Not anti Kildalkey but a little sarcasm about a club running to Leinster Council if matters don't suit them. MillerX (Meath) - Posts: 1080 - 20/11/2019 11:10:48 2250469 Link
Replying To Brownepat: "More anti Kildalkey rubbish.... 7-11(e) (iii) will ensure that cant happen" I would imagine that is a dig at Kiltale rather than Kildalkey after their antics last year. This competition would be better served as the first to be played in the year (is that the plan??) and not as an afterthought. Stipulate that clubs have to play without county players if unavailable. You had the nonsense of Ratoath having to play 2 months after being knocked out of championship having to play a semi final of the tertiary competition. Would be far more competitive than a competition finalised at the end of November with both teams realistically not too bothered about it (Kildalkey have the incentive of it honoring a clubman but that is about it). off_the_wall (Roscommon) - Posts: 72 - 20/11/2019 12:46:15 2250494 Link
I Think any cup played at this time of year belittles the competition itself. League final nearly 5 or 6 months after last group game. Kildalkey are the only club that takes bd cup serious by the look of things and you can see why as he was a local and thats good to see. But this competition needs to be finished before champ starts in future and to give the competition some credit needs to be neutral venue , its a strange setup is it not? to many walkovers every year from clubs. Mayby there is other cups in other counties that they do the same ? Fair play to ratoath for fielding last week , id say it was a struggle to get lads out for it. hurlit (Meath) - Posts: 425 - 20/11/2019 14:14:46 2250513 Link
I suggested before that maybe it would be a good idea that this cup competition be held in a different club every year. Foley91 (Meath) - Posts: 418 - 20/11/2019 14:42:20 2250521 Link
should be played in April maybe thursday evenings , final in early june when mcdonagh cup/ring cup final is on. no need for county players to play this , it should be for the marginal panel members to get games if needs be. yea i think it would be nice to give every hurling club the final each year, if they put in the effort kildalkey do to hosting it. be a nice to give something back to other clubs who participate properly in it, that could be watched during the spring campaign and if teams go the extra mile to make sure the honour fixtures that should be remembered when a final venue is chosen, maybe smaller clubs like Kilskyre, Boardsmill or Killyon could get the final some years dickie10 (UK) - Posts: 790 - 21/11/2019 17:38:59 2250735 Link
Any idea when these suspensions will be facilitated. Foley91 (Meath) - Posts: 418 - 24/11/2019 22:01:37 2251197 Link
Replying To Foley91: "Any idea when these suspensions will be facilitated." next week MillerX (Meath) - Posts: 1080 - 24/11/2019 23:57:49 2251229 Link
Replying To Foley91: "Any idea when these suspensions will be facilitated." Well it's Brendan Davis competition so they would miss 1 or more games in the same competition next year I would imagine. Didn't get to the game but heard there was a supporter involved as well. Tobefair80 (Meath) - Posts: 74 - 25/11/2019 10:08:56 2251257 Link
The standard of hurling referee in this county is very poor , both teams left frustrated yesterday by some really poor decisions , clear frees going again the person fouled , nearly no contact aloud at times. Ref seamed to pick 3 lads at random from either side after the melee and send them off for the sake of it , was no need at all , just blow the whistle the game was over. clubs will prob get fine now . Wasnt much of a row just pushing etc The few good refs seam to be getting no games this year , mayby they dont want them. Mayby they are sick of not getting the big games? hurlit (Meath) - Posts: 425 - 25/11/2019 12:05:37 2251288 Link
Replying To hurlit: "The standard of hurling referee in this county is very poor , both teams left frustrated yesterday by some really poor decisions , clear frees going again the person fouled , nearly no contact aloud at times. Ref seamed to pick 3 lads at random from either side after the melee and send them off for the sake of it , was no need at all , just blow the whistle the game was over. clubs will prob get fine now . Wasnt much of a row just pushing etc The few good refs seam to be getting no games this year , mayby they dont want them. Mayby they are sick of not getting the big games?" Why would 6 people get sent off for just pushing??? Must be some serious pushes going on! summerhillof69 (Meath) - Posts: 228 - 25/11/2019 17:10:51 2251374 Link
6 Sendings off was way over the top , i dont think anybody at the game would say otherwise , the two that started it , or the third man in also , it wasnt as bad as made out at all. hurlit (Meath) - Posts: 425 - 25/11/2019 17:57:15 2251381 Link
Replying To summerhillof69: "Why would 6 people get sent off for just pushing??? Must be some serious pushes going on!" You're forgetting that no player has ever done anything wrong and it's always the referee's fault. CastleBravo (Meath) - Posts: 1668 - 25/11/2019 19:25:30 2251394 Link
Replying To CastleBravo: "You're forgetting that no player has ever done anything wrong and it's always the referee's fault." Where has anybody said that? You were not at the game so i take it hurlit (Meath) - Posts: 425 - 25/11/2019 22:08:05 2251435 Link
Replying To hurlit: " Replying To CastleBravo: "You're forgetting that no player has ever done anything wrong and it's always the referee's fault." Where has anybody said that? You were not at the game so i take it" I didn't need to be. I've just seen it said countless times the years about games I've been at and not been at. The referee is apparently always at fault when someone is sent off. It's either: 1. They shouldn't have sent anyone off at all because it "ruins the game". 2. The referee forced the players to foul and fight by doing his job and blowing for fouls during the game. (See the "Ref made the players frustrated" comment above) CastleBravo (Meath) - Posts: 1668 - 26/11/2019 10:45:37 2251500 Link