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The GAA have given a date of 21st Nov for the return to intercounty training https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/training-return-date-confirmed-for-inter-county-teams-to-facilitate-pre-season-competitions/a996192608.html Rumors abound in Mayo of players already being cut from the panel, despite a training ban and therefore no panel! Any other counties back at it "unofficially" tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1624 - 16/10/2025 10:14:33 2640248 Link
Replying To tirawleybaron: "The GAA have given a date of 21st Nov for the return to intercounty training https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/training-return-date-confirmed-for-inter-county-teams-to-facilitate-pre-season-competitions/a996192608.html Rumors abound in Mayo of players already being cut from the panel, despite a training ban and therefore no panel! Any other counties back at it "unofficially"" Training and trials 2 different things Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17263 - 16/10/2025 10:59:29 2640260 Link
Replying To tirawleybaron: "The GAA have given a date of 21st Nov for the return to intercounty training https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/training-return-date-confirmed-for-inter-county-teams-to-facilitate-pre-season-competitions/a996192608.html Rumors abound in Mayo of players already being cut from the panel, despite a training ban and therefore no panel! Any other counties back at it "unofficially"" I can't access the Indo article Tirawley but read RTE version. https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2025/0926/1535523-gpa-question-need-for-restoration-of-pre-season-games/ For me the GAA and the GPA are telling people what they think they want to hear. They claim they're concerbed about player welfare. The new football rules are a welcome addition but the extra pace puts more load on players in games than the old rules games. Was listening to an interview with Niall Hobbert owner of Cryo Pro Tech a sports recovery company and the increase in interest in recovery for teams and players. I'm not convinced there's much need for his company but he made some interesting points. Ulster and Leinster teams have more provincial games than Connacht and Munster a disadvantage to them when they arrive at the playoff stages. With 16 teams in the All Ireland series the ideal structure is 3 knockout rounds to the final. But for potential attendance money and TV revenue they have convoluted the back end of the championship when players have gone through weeks of games, their injury risks are higher. Rather than push the All Ireland Final date out by a few weeks, remove a few rounds of games and put a few more gap weeks for recovery and weather postponements, they'll talk about 6 week limit before league and championship starts like it'll improve player welfare. But when managers lose players to injury and raise issues with championship games within a short space of time they'll point to the calendar, they need the to get the fixtures completed within the timeframe that the GAA and GPA decided. They can have the 6 week game but also push league and championship on by a few weeks, remove league finals and some play off games for amateur players who make huge commitments to play for their county. GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 8298 - 16/10/2025 17:49:03 2640328 Link