Replying To Pikeman96: "Well, Tyrone chooses to rush its championship into little more than a month because you choose to run a straight knock-out after what most would consider an over-extended league. A league that really only takes on significance for clubs because you choose not to run what most counties would consider a "proper" championship, and one where literally half the clubs only get one game. And of course, you barely have to bother with a hurling championship at all. Realistically, could play just one game between Eoghan Ruadh and Eire Og, because they're the two teams in the final every year anyway.
But that's up to yourselves. What I'm curious about is your gripe about a 12-month season.
Say the inter-county championships did still run into August or even September, with club matches in between the county ones. County finals still wouldn't be complete until October, winners would be in provincial and/or All-Ireland club competition until November, December, or January, and inter-county training for the following year would still commence around late November. Wouldn't that still be basically a 12-month season?
I genuinely fail to see your point here. What exactly is it, or what exactly do you propose should be done differently as regards when inter-county and club competitions are played to shorten the overall playing season for those involved in both?"
Tyrone championship has always been this way and I would hate to see it changing. No round robin games with no meaning where the underdogs have no chance. That's why it's the best club championship in Ireland. 13 different winners in little over 20 years with no back to backs in 25 years.
Replying To Brummiejoe: "My first post did not get past the sensors. What do posters think about opening Croke Park up. Is there a line that should be drawn or does anything go as long as the price is right?"
It's played after the men and women's finals so I've no issue. That stadium won't pay for itself.
Replying To Pikeman96: "The young lad here is a big Man United fan so I brought him to the match last night. My own view on soccer is I can take it or leave it.
My ticket cost €72 and his was €42. Upper Cusack, not too far from the halfway line.
Last month I paid €200 for two tickets, also for Upper Cusack, to bring him to an All-Ireland Final. Please tell me where I'd have got these All-Ireland tickets cheaper???"
200 for 2 tickets for the Pinnacle of the Gaelic football season was great value. Yesterday evening you gave over half that to see basically 2 junior teams playing. Neither side was at full strength and there was nothing at stake