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Provisionally, Dublin are due to play the winners of Offaly and Wicklow on May 26th or 27th in the Leinster championship. The last few years has seen Dublin play on the Saturday evening in the first round. The Champions League final is on that evening and there's a reasonable chance Liverpool may be in the final. If these two clash then there's a very real possibility of supporters choosing the Champions League over the championship, given the likelihood of a facile Dublin victory. Do you think the GAA will accommodate the Champions League final by scheduling the Dubs game for an early throw in or on the Sunday? There's a precedent when a Munster rugby game (Heineken Cup semi final, if I remember correctly) clashes with a Limerick v Tipperary game and only about 1,500 fans turned up in the Gaelic Grounds, so it was only about 3% full. Will the GAA dig their heels in and schedule the match for the Saturday evening or will they learn from previous mistakes? They didn't exactly cover themselves in glory scheduling the 2016 game versus Laois for a Bank Holiday Saturday (a lot of people travel those weekends) in Kilkenny (away for both teams, not an issue for Dublin but unfair on Laois) and in the evening (clashing with the Cat Laughs festival). If they do go ahead with it in the evening will i) people not attend or ii) will people turn up for a while and then head on to watch the Champions League final (or iii) will it not affect attendance (unlikely))? Kurt_Angle (Dublin) - Posts: 565 - 18/04/2018 10:31:50 2093735 Link
You'd hope they'd accommodate people. Saturday night Championship games are a little annoying to be honest. For the away fans they're a hassle that a Sunday match would alleviate. When you're at home they're pretty good though so I see the pull of them, as well as for TV. The team I support are unlikely to ever be in a Champions League Final but as a soccer fan it is still a great competition that I'd like to watch. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13196 - 18/04/2018 10:37:55 2093736 Link
Replying To MesAmis: "You'd hope they'd accommodate people. Saturday night Championship games are a little annoying to be honest. For the away fans they're a hassle that a Sunday match would alleviate. When you're at home they're pretty good though so I see the pull of them, as well as for TV. The team I support are unlikely to ever be in a Champions League Final but as a soccer fan it is still a great competition that I'd like to watch." I'll be winning the Euromillions this Friday and I'm sinking it all into Bohs ! jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20164 - 18/04/2018 10:53:00 2093742 Link
Replying To jimbodub: "I'll be winning the Euromillions this Friday and I'm sinking it all into Bohs !" Yeah my use of the word 'unlikely' was perhaps a little bit of an understatement. That's always been my plan if I win the Euromillions. Buy Bohs and install myself as player/manager and make an assault on Europe. Either that or buy Rovers and ruin them ;) although they do a good job at that themselves already. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13196 - 18/04/2018 11:16:35 2093748 Link
Replying To MesAmis: "Yeah my use of the word 'unlikely' was perhaps a little bit of an understatement. That's always been my plan if I win the Euromillions. Buy Bohs and install myself as player/manager and make an assault on Europe. Either that or buy Rovers and ruin them ;) although they do a good job at that themselves already." Haha! jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20164 - 18/04/2018 11:41:38 2093759 Link
could have it as a 4pm game on the Saturday if they wanted, that way It wouldn't clash with the champions league final. Didn't they move the Dublin v Meath throw in time in 2016 to accodate Ireland v France in the euros ? As a Liverpool fan, If we get to the champions league final (a first since 05) and it happens to clash with a Dublin game then I personally feel ive more than enough credit in the bank to dodge this absolute non-event and fly into Liverpool amd spend the weekend there to watch the match as Kiev is just a bit out of my financial capabilities at the moment. waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13598 - 22/04/2018 10:48:23 2094269 Link
Replying To waynoI: "could have it as a 4pm game on the Saturday if they wanted, that way It wouldn't clash with the champions league final. Didn't they move the Dublin v Meath throw in time in 2016 to accodate Ireland v France in the euros ? As a Liverpool fan, If we get to the champions league final (a first since 05) and it happens to clash with a Dublin game then I personally feel ive more than enough credit in the bank to dodge this absolute non-event and fly into Liverpool amd spend the weekend there to watch the match as Kiev is just a bit out of my financial capabilities at the moment." That's defo fair enough Wayneo. For me it'll very much depend on the draw, timing, venue etc if I go away to the game or not. It's hardly going to be a humdinger of a game so timing and venue will swing it for me. I didn't bother with the Carlow game last year, as a Saturday evening in Portlaoise just wasn't my cup of tea. Had the game been fixed for Carlow on bank holiday Sunday afternoon I almost certainly would have gone. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13196 - 23/04/2018 11:59:26 2094463 Link
Replying To waynoI: "could have it as a 4pm game on the Saturday if they wanted, that way It wouldn't clash with the champions league final. Didn't they move the Dublin v Meath throw in time in 2016 to accodate Ireland v France in the euros ? As a Liverpool fan, If we get to the champions league final (a first since 05) and it happens to clash with a Dublin game then I personally feel ive more than enough credit in the bank to dodge this absolute non-event and fly into Liverpool amd spend the weekend there to watch the match as Kiev is just a bit out of my financial capabilities at the moment." A first final since 05 Wayno, you sure your right their pal? Or are you just a bow in Liverpool supporter? Shamrock Rovers the pride of all of Dublin , biggest club in Ireland. clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 23/04/2018 14:23:59 2094517 Link
Shamrock Rovers the pride of all of Dublin , biggest club in Ireland. clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 8928 - 23/04/2018 14:23:59 Shamrock Rovers, comedy gold. 99mins and the Big Club delivers. Bradley must stay! MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13196 - 23/04/2018 14:44:11 2094526 Link
Replying To MesAmis: "Shamrock Rovers the pride of all of Dublin , biggest club in Ireland. clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 8928 - 23/04/2018 14:23:59 Shamrock Rovers, comedy gold. 99mins and the Big Club delivers. Bradley must stay!" 17 clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 23/04/2018 16:42:54 2094566 Link
Replying To clondalkindub: " Replying To MesAmis: "Shamrock Rovers the pride of all of Dublin , biggest club in Ireland. clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 8928 - 23/04/2018 14:23:59 Shamrock Rovers, comedy gold. 99mins and the Big Club delivers. Bradley must stay!" 17" Unlucky last night in the League Cup. It's always difficult to take the mighty Longford Town. At home. ;) MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13196 - 25/04/2018 10:15:52 2094902 Link
Replying To MesAmis: " Replying To clondalkindub: "[quote=MesAmis: "Shamrock Rovers the pride of all of Dublin , biggest club in Ireland. clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 8928 - 23/04/2018 14:23:59 Shamrock Rovers, comedy gold. 99mins and the Big Club delivers. Bradley must stay!" 17" Unlucky last night in the League Cup. It's always difficult to take the mighty Longford Town. At home. ;)"]What's the league cup? We only deal in FAI Cups (24) clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 25/04/2018 11:28:00 2094927 Link
Replying To clondalkindub: " Replying To MesAmis: "[quote=clondalkindub: "[quote=MesAmis: "Shamrock Rovers the pride of all of Dublin , biggest club in Ireland. clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 8928 - 23/04/2018 14:23:59 Shamrock Rovers, comedy gold. 99mins and the Big Club delivers. Bradley must stay!" 17" Unlucky last night in the League Cup. It's always difficult to take the mighty Longford Town. At home. ;)"]What's the league cup? We only deal in FAI Cups (24)"]Ah yeah Shamrock "Cup Specialists" Rovers. 1987 since the last one. 31 years and counting. Was that before or after yous sold up Milltown and began begging for pitches? MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13196 - 25/04/2018 13:30:58 2094953 Link
Replying To MesAmis: " Replying To clondalkindub: "[quote=MesAmis: "[quote=clondalkindub: "[quote=MesAmis: "Shamrock Rovers the pride of all of Dublin , biggest club in Ireland. clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 8928 - 23/04/2018 14:23:59 Shamrock Rovers, comedy gold. 99mins and the Big Club delivers. Bradley must stay!" 17" Unlucky last night in the League Cup. It's always difficult to take the mighty Longford Town. At home. ;)"]What's the league cup? We only deal in FAI Cups (24)"]Ah yeah Shamrock "Cup Specialists" Rovers. 1987 since the last one. 31 years and counting. Was that before or after yous sold up Milltown and began begging for pitches?"]How'd the bohs go last night at home to Waterford handy enough game for ya's? We had a massive win against the best team in the league mind you we have the best player in the league in Graham Burke. clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 01/05/2018 07:08:06 2095865 Link
Replying To clondalkindub: " Replying To MesAmis: "[quote=clondalkindub: "[quote=MesAmis: "[quote=clondalkindub: "[quote=MesAmis: "Shamrock Rovers the pride of all of Dublin , biggest club in Ireland. clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 8928 - 23/04/2018 14:23:59 Shamrock Rovers, comedy gold. 99mins and the Big Club delivers. Bradley must stay!" 17" Unlucky last night in the League Cup. It's always difficult to take the mighty Longford Town. At home. ;)"]What's the league cup? We only deal in FAI Cups (24)"]Ah yeah Shamrock "Cup Specialists" Rovers. 1987 since the last one. 31 years and counting. Was that before or after yous sold up Milltown and began begging for pitches?"]How'd the bohs go last night at home to Waterford handy enough game for ya's? We had a massive win against the best team in the league mind you we have the best player in the league in Graham Burke."]Unfortunately we don't get to play Rovers every week. If we did we'd be top of the league runaway leaders. They just can't handle the Big Club. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13196 - 01/05/2018 10:28:32 2095905 Link
Replying To MesAmis: " Replying To clondalkindub: "[quote=MesAmis: "[quote=clondalkindub: "[quote=MesAmis: "Shamrock Rovers the pride of all of Dublin , biggest club in Ireland. clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 8928 - 23/04/2018 14:23:59 Shamrock Rovers, comedy gold. 99mins and the Big Club delivers. Bradley must stay!" 17" Unlucky last night in the League Cup. It's always difficult to take the mighty Longford Town. At home. ;)"]What's the league cup? We only deal in FAI Cups (24)"]Ah yeah Shamrock "Cup Specialists" Rovers. 1987 since the last one. 31 years and counting. Was that before or after yous sold up Milltown and began begging for pitches?"]Jaysus, that's harsh....we're not too bad for a culchie club!!!!???? Longfordbaz (Longford) - Posts: 145 - 05/05/2018 10:45:26 2096782 Link
Lads is this a gaa forum or soccer? cats34 (Kilkenny) - Posts: 14 - 10/05/2018 08:57:11 2097754 Link
Replying To cats34: "Lads is this a gaa forum or soccer?" Don't be bitter just because Kilkenny City folded. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13196 - 10/05/2018 10:37:24 2097776 Link
Sign for a big club like Shanrock Rovers and you'll get an international call up. clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 11/05/2018 11:44:27 2098399 Link
Replying To clondalkindub: "Sign for a big club like Shanrock Rovers and you'll get an international call up." He's a decent player, about the only attacking spark they have this year. Hopefully Rovers don't ruin him. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13196 - 11/05/2018 14:08:40 2098838 Link