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Replying To Temple56: "Unless Westmeath get to All Ireland Semi finals it will start with hurling on the 4th of July with football starting 11th July." Another own goal by the county board. Give the players some certainty, less than a month away now… You wouldn't mind if both options kept hurling and football on the same weekends for both options 1 & 2, that way at least players could plan the next 4-5 months of their life westmeathgaa11 (Westmeath) - Posts: 356 - 10/06/2026 13:35:49 2678863 Link
Replying To Tightropenet: "Jesus Mick, ya haven't been at many games in Salthill. Traffic and parking a nightmare" I said get there early mickcunningham (Westmeath) - Posts: 2002 - 10/06/2026 15:18:38 2678877 Link
Replying To westmeathgaa11: "Another own goal by the county board. Give the players some certainty, less than a month away now… You wouldn't mind if both options kept hurling and football on the same weekends for both options 1 & 2, that way at least players could plan the next 4-5 months of their life" Last Wednesday morning 8 division 1 clubs were told there last round of games were being moved from Friday night to Saturday night. 2 days notice they were given. All because one club wanted to change, the same club that wanted the championship format changed and got there way. All games had to be played at the same time. I heard both Athlone, Garrycastle and Kinnegad objected to the change of day but went too CCCC and were denied. Both Athlone and Garrycastle had weaken times due to alot of the players having other commitments. It didn't matter to Garrycastle but there heavy loss to Moate kept Moate up. While Athlone lost and got relegated. Another own goal. The said team got the result needed and stayed up. Temple56 (Westmeath) - Posts: 653 - 10/06/2026 16:18:42 2678884 Link
Replying To westmeathgaa11: "Another own goal by the county board. Give the players some certainty, less than a month away now… You wouldn't mind if both options kept hurling and football on the same weekends for both options 1 & 2, that way at least players could plan the next 4-5 months of their life" Would the best option be to play two rounds of hurling weekends of 5th and 12th and start the football on weekend of July 26th, particularly with the run the footballers are on its a tough task to go straight into a clubs season on a 7-10 day break. Two days notice certainly was a very short notice to change games, but at the end of the day Garrycastle were never going to go full strength and Athlone were well beaten, this doesn't make it right but potentially the same outcome regardless. OverTheHill85 (Westmeath) - Posts: 294 - 10/06/2026 17:44:41 2678902 Link
Replying To Temple56: "Last Wednesday morning 8 division 1 clubs were told there last round of games were being moved from Friday night to Saturday night. 2 days notice they were given. All because one club wanted to change, the same club that wanted the championship format changed and got there way. All games had to be played at the same time. I heard both Athlone, Garrycastle and Kinnegad objected to the change of day but went too CCCC and were denied. Both Athlone and Garrycastle had weaken times due to alot of the players having other commitments. It didn't matter to Garrycastle but there heavy loss to Moate kept Moate up. While Athlone lost and got relegated. Another own goal. The said team got the result needed and stayed up." Why did Killucan want it moved?? Chops (Westmeath) - Posts: 912 - 10/06/2026 19:28:11 2678915 Link