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Is this not the same as asking what a 19 year old would play 3 years ago? Generally you play junior until you can play at a higher level. CastleBravo (Meath) - Posts: 1643 - 06/01/2018 19:44:51 2067128 Link 0 |
Think the rule is that you have to be over 18 at the beginning of 2018 to play under 20's. So only 98's and 99's are eligible. Fairly stupid to not let a whole year of lads play county for a year just when they are turning 18 and are probably at their most likely to lose interest
LeitrimRoyal99 (Meath) - Posts: 1454 - 07/01/2018 12:36:34 2067161 Link 0 |
There is so much rubbish in this thread it makes me think that most of you haven't a clue of the rules, and haven't even bothered to look them up. Onfor15 (Wexford) - Posts: 524 - 07/01/2018 13:09:50 2067162 Link 1 |
tall glasses and women's arses???
bulmccabe (Tyrone) - Posts: 361 - 07/01/2018 19:52:13 2067231 Link 0 |
most counties U20 or U21 competition is knockout manfromdelmonte (UK) - Posts: 541 - 07/01/2018 22:09:42 2067252 Link 0 |
Onefor15: Sligo75 (Sligo) - Posts: 8 - 08/01/2018 12:12:38 2067323 Link 0 |
If sligo decide to run knockout competitions then that is not the fault of other counties who have changed to ensure that 18 year olds get games. Another issue which needs to be highlighted is that proper dual counties who give an equal preference to the running of hurling and football, needed a separation between minor and adult, which is why minor was moved to under 17 at club level in wexford and at inter-county level. 2018 will be the first year that co.minor matches wont hold back adult club championship matches in wexford, thus freeing up time for when both adult and underage matches can be played. To help ensure that under 18's have opportunities to play, wexford, for example, have introduced an under 20 league based competition where every team is guaranteed 5 under 20 games in EACH code. This competition replaces the old under 21 knockout competition. All of those 18 year olds can play on any of their clubs adult teams also. And in cases where a club has an exceptional 18 year old like in the case of the chap from Derry, they can play under 20 with their county. So even leaving out schools there are absolutely loads of chances for 18 year olds to play GAA. We cant create a system that is perfect but this move to under 17 certainly improves the fixutres situation, by providing ore opportunities for games to be played, and if individual county boards decide to provide few or no games for 18 year olds to play in then that is the fault of the clubs in that particular county. Judging by the fact that you dont know whether Sligo will be under 17 or under 18 at club level this year suggests to me that your not as vocal at the level that matters. No use in complaining on a forum like this about a situation when every single club member of the GAA across the country has an opportunity of voicing their opinion and being involved. Onfor15 (Wexford) - Posts: 524 - 08/01/2018 13:29:34 2067339 Link 1 |
Leaving Cert. sponger (Wicklow) - Posts: 2897 - 08/01/2018 14:37:33 2067352 Link 1 |
Plenty to do at 18, party, jiggy jiggy etc.. PyatPree (Cork) - Posts: 376 - 08/01/2018 22:00:46 2067422 Link 0 |
GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7337 - 09/01/2018 14:17:11 2067518 Link 1 |
It's interesting I'd thought the best solution at the time would've been to merge minor and under 21 into under 19. That's the age a huge chunk of people are lost to the game when they leave school. That wouldn't be great though for the clubs. Although they could run the competitions off quickly in June and July in parallel to the senior intercounty competitions. Under 19s would be restricted from senior intercounty. Whammo86 (Antrim) - Posts: 4210 - 09/01/2018 19:43:03 2067572 Link 0 |