Replying To Lockjaw:  "I downloaded the master fixture list for 2022 from the GAA website.

All-Ireland Series
Quarter-Finals
25-26.06.2022 (Sat/Sun)
(Four Games)
Each of the four Provincial Final Winners shall play against one of the four Winners of Round
2.
Draw is Subject to Provincial Final Winners avoiding defeated finalists from their own
Province in this Round and to the avoidance of repeat pairings where possible.
Venues for Quarter-Finals shall be determined by the Central Competitions Control
Committee."

Replying To peiledoir20:  "If it means club players aren't playing county finals in November I'm all for it. Depends which side of the fence you fall on I suppose."

Replying To Lockjaw:  "Yeah in fairness it must be very difficult to get the balance right.

On the one hand you want county players getting a fair amount of games for the efforts that they put in. The GAA also has a very important obligation towards its own finances. Which is why the decision to play the Leinster final at the same time as Leinster play the European Cup final is particularly baffling. They'll lose out on the actual attendance and also viewing figures.

Then there's the club situation of course. Looking back to my own playing days there was nothing worse than finishing out meaningless club league games in horrible winter conditions. I think it's good that club league games are going ahead in Donegal without the county players at present. They'll all be back in good time for Club Championship.

But I do think the GAA need to tweak the calendar another wee bit next year so that county football is not competing with the end of season drama in soccer and other sports."

Replying To hurler32:  "The GAA have gone from extreme to another - a too long county season to a too short a season- extend the county season by 4 weeks to Mid August, most counties will be able to play a lot earlier as they will be well out of championships come mid to late July not like counties finished in May like both Waterford Hurlers & footballers this year -tipp hurlers etc etc.
All the GAA games this weekend and recent weeks are been lost to so much of the sporting public with Premiership run ins-Rugby finals etc. Rugby friends cant believe what the GAA are at - reducing their shop window product to 2/3 months."