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Replying To Taypot: "Good to see Collooney available again. Great pitch pity about the location. Seems that no pitches outside Sligo town heading towards Bundoran are available this year either." What's wrong with the location? InAroundTheSqaure (UK) - Posts: 16 - 03/07/2025 13:09:39 2623404 Link
Replying To Taypot: "Good to see Collooney available again. Great pitch pity about the location. Seems that no pitches outside Sligo town heading towards Bundoran are available this year either." What games could go to drumcliffe unless Molaise involved? no one else is going to go through the town to get there. westvoice (Sligo) - Posts: 75 - 03/07/2025 13:32:23 2623416 Link
Replying To InAroundTheSqaure: "What's wrong with the location?" You have to drive through housing estates to get to it. Kids out playing and on bikes. Not ideal. It's not the clubs fault Taypot (Sligo) - Posts: 169 - 03/07/2025 13:32:52 2623417 Link
Replying To Taypot: "You have to drive through housing estates to get to it. Kids out playing and on bikes. Not ideal. It's not the clubs fault" I understand what you're saying, it's not ideal, but that's part of a pitch in a town setting. My family loves attending championship games there. There's usually ample parking, and the training pitch beside the main field gives the kids a safe space to play with their friends. If it rains, there's a stand for shelter. They may not have streaming facilities, but if the county board wants to use the best pitch in the county, they should be willing to support it. Personally, I'd choose Collooney over Markievicz any day. InAroundTheSqaure (UK) - Posts: 16 - 03/07/2025 15:26:39 2623457 Link
Replying To InAroundTheSqaure: "I understand what you're saying, it's not ideal, but that's part of a pitch in a town setting. My family loves attending championship games there. There's usually ample parking, and the training pitch beside the main field gives the kids a safe space to play with their friends. If it rains, there's a stand for shelter. They may not have streaming facilities, but if the county board wants to use the best pitch in the county, they should be willing to support it. Personally, I'd choose Collooney over Markievicz any day." Most people would choose any pitch in the county over Markievicz Park. An available pitch in North Sligo could host games. It would be no worse than asking north Sligo teams to go to Bunninadden, Tourlestrane, Keash, Tubbercurry. Taypot (Sligo) - Posts: 169 - 03/07/2025 15:54:46 2623463 Link
Replying To BreakingBall123: "I see the first 3 rounds of championship fixtures are released. Excellent work from the county board and huge contrast to last year! Compliments to them and all the C's." You must be based in West Sligo?? Some unfair journeys to be made for teams out West for what looks like the sake of it. Calry v St Farnan's in Castleconnor Bunnies v Casltleconnor in Enniscrone Castleconnor v Ballymote in Easkey Easkey v Harps in Enniscrone All fine venues in terms of pitches and facilities but hardly close to half way! Similarly Coolera have to travel to Keash and Bunninadden to play Shamrock Gaels and Curry. I will give them the credit of not using Scarden for too many games bar Junior as it is no venue for championship, but still some additional miles being clocked up I would feel but then again not all clubs are up to the standard of hosting and certainly those clubs who are and have people on these committees do well in terms of games they get. I just dunno why they cant try the odd double header like the old days! Sligoman1234 (Sligo) - Posts: 556 - 03/07/2025 16:38:16 2623475 Link
Replying To Taypot: "Most people would choose any pitch in the county over Markievicz Park. An available pitch in North Sligo could host games. It would be no worse than asking north Sligo teams to go to Bunninadden, Tourlestrane, Keash, Tubbercurry." Technically Kent Park is in North Sligo, there's is a pitch that can take championship games. InAroundTheSqaure (UK) - Posts: 16 - 03/07/2025 16:44:30 2623479 Link
Replying To Sligoman1234: "You must be based in West Sligo?? Some unfair journeys to be made for teams out West for what looks like the sake of it. Calry v St Farnan's in Castleconnor Bunnies v Casltleconnor in Enniscrone Castleconnor v Ballymote in Easkey Easkey v Harps in Enniscrone All fine venues in terms of pitches and facilities but hardly close to half way! Similarly Coolera have to travel to Keash and Bunninadden to play Shamrock Gaels and Curry. I will give them the credit of not using Scarden for too many games bar Junior as it is no venue for championship, but still some additional miles being clocked up I would feel but then again not all clubs are up to the standard of hosting and certainly those clubs who are and have people on these committees do well in terms of games they get. I just dunno why they cant try the odd double header like the old days!" I would love the games to be home and away. No hassle with neutral ground, co board would not have to pay clubs to host games, if your ground wasn't up to standard then the Co board appoint a venue. In reality most Senior and Intermediate clubs have grounds that are capable of hosting games. If they weren't up to standard and were losing home games this would be a great incentive to get their finger out. eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 2160 - 03/07/2025 16:57:36 2623480 Link
Replying To eoinog: "I would love the games to be home and away. No hassle with neutral ground, co board would not have to pay clubs to host games, if your ground wasn't up to standard then the Co board appoint a venue. In reality most Senior and Intermediate clubs have grounds that are capable of hosting games. If they weren't up to standard and were losing home games this would be a great incentive to get their finger out." Fair point. I would say St Farnan's due to lack of a fence really is the only one from a spectators point of view that'd rule it out. St.Michaels new pitch and Geevagh not great venues due to dressing room/spectator space or lack there of but apart from that all others would be fine. Gardaí mighn't be too in favour of Mullinabreena either having a big game but it's something that would be interesting to trial across the county. Clubs probably still would be expecting something for providing facilities or if not there'd need to be a review of pricing which wouldn't happen I'd imagine. How do gates work in other counties that operate this? Sligoman1234 (Sligo) - Posts: 556 - 03/07/2025 18:42:46 2623498 Link
Predictions for this weekend Division 1 Tour v Coolera…Tourlestrane not to let up here Drumcliffe v Marys..Marys to win Shamrock Gaels v Mullinabreena…Gaels win Enniscrone v E.Harps…a close affair I think perhaps a draw Molaise v Curry…Molaise win Unlikely that second spot or relegations will become clearer after this weekend bar some surprises. Division 2 Ballymote v Calry…will Ballymote rest a few lads? Calry win if so. Bunninadden v Geevagh…could be a close one too but win for Bunnies Pats v Molaise…Molaise win Tubber v Easkey…again Tubber could rest fellas ahead of league final so will pluck for Easkey Owenmore G v Cloonacool…Owenmore win That'd leave Cloonacool, Pats and Geevagh all in bother into last week so Pats v Geevagh is a relegation game. Can't see Cloonacool getting out of it and will head for Division 3. In Division 3 Castleconnor and Farnans should both win at home which sorts out the top end of the table. St John's aren't out of the woods either as if Drumcliffe were to pick up a win especially against Johns in last round they'll be relegated for the what 2nd/3rd time but how long can they be given grace to stay in this league? Sligoman1234 (Sligo) - Posts: 556 - 04/07/2025 13:08:47 2623595 Link
Replying To Sligoman1234: "You must be based in West Sligo?? Some unfair journeys to be made for teams out West for what looks like the sake of it. Calry v St Farnan's in Castleconnor Bunnies v Casltleconnor in Enniscrone Castleconnor v Ballymote in Easkey Easkey v Harps in Enniscrone All fine venues in terms of pitches and facilities but hardly close to half way! Similarly Coolera have to travel to Keash and Bunninadden to play Shamrock Gaels and Curry. I will give them the credit of not using Scarden for too many games bar Junior as it is no venue for championship, but still some additional miles being clocked up I would feel but then again not all clubs are up to the standard of hosting and certainly those clubs who are and have people on these committees do well in terms of games they get. I just dunno why they cant try the odd double header like the old days!" I was talking more of the timing rather than venues. A very prominent former Intercounty player had a tweet last year about fixtures and lack of notice given so getting fixtures for first 3 rounds a month out is a huge step in the right direction. There's always going to be crying about the travel and venues. Every team will have to travel at some point unless there's a local derby, just the nature of the beast. BreakingBall123 (Sligo) - Posts: 123 - 04/07/2025 14:16:12 2623610 Link