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Replying To jobber:  "With the county team going poorly and the All Ireland semi finals on what did they expect. This week football semis on and guess what NO HURLING in Westmeath but not to worry a full programme the following week on All Ireland final weekend. You couldnt make it up."
Quite right that there's no games this weekend, the players will want to watch the football semi finals

CleanShoulder (Westmeath) - Posts: 424 - 09/07/2026 00:33:49    2684884

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Replying To CleanShoulder:  "Quite right that there's no games this weekend, the players will want to watch the football semi finals"
Not everyone thats for sure

Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 1138 - 09/07/2026 09:31:49    2684903

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Replying To jobber:  "Sone people are very thin skinned.
Nobody is whining just giving constructive criticism. The reality is the board needs money as everyone is aware and putting on hurling matches when the All Ireland semi finals are on is counter productive no more no less.

Yes its good news no matches will be on All Ireland Sunday but these matches could have been played this weekend and in my opinion with no hurling on would have attracted higher attendances.

So sorry no whining simply pointing out costly errors and creating bad public relations which turns the clubs off and then some people whine when they couldnt be bothered to sell tickets."
There was due to be a round of football this weekend so hurling players would have planned accordingly. So would you be happy being a player who may have had something booked this weekend thinking it was a free weekend to have to go change plans with a couple weeks notice just to keep people like you happy

westmeathgaa11 (Westmeath) - Posts: 364 - 09/07/2026 10:07:32    2684905

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Replying To westmeathgaa11:  "There was due to be a round of football this weekend so hurling players would have planned accordingly. So would you be happy being a player who may have had something booked this weekend thinking it was a free weekend to have to go change plans with a couple weeks notice just to keep people like you happy"
I do t know what happens in your club but in mine there's training on free weekends so it really doesn't make that much of a difference

DanGer966 (Westmeath) - Posts: 49 - 09/07/2026 13:49:06    2684938

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Replying To westmeathgaa11:  "There was due to be a round of football this weekend so hurling players would have planned accordingly. So would you be happy being a player who may have had something booked this weekend thinking it was a free weekend to have to go change plans with a couple weeks notice just to keep people like you happy"
It is nothing got to do with keeping the likes of me happy its having common sense. So you are telling me the board in their wisdom planned the first round of hurling for All Ireland hurling semi final weekend followed by the first round of football on All Ireland football semi final weekend followed by the second round of hurling on All Ireland hurling final weekend and then the second round of football on All Ireland football weekend. So explain to me the logic of that. Hurling players want to see our most important matches of the year and football players want to see the same in their code.

Would it not have been common sense to do it the other way around?

jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 1986 - 09/07/2026 14:59:56    2684953

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Will there be football championship games played mid week?

valley84 (Westmeath) - Posts: 1932 - 09/07/2026 16:41:18    2684983

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Replying To jobber:  "It is nothing got to do with keeping the likes of me happy its having common sense. So you are telling me the board in their wisdom planned the first round of hurling for All Ireland hurling semi final weekend followed by the first round of football on All Ireland football semi final weekend followed by the second round of hurling on All Ireland hurling final weekend and then the second round of football on All Ireland football weekend. So explain to me the logic of that. Hurling players want to see our most important matches of the year and football players want to see the same in their code.

Would it not have been common sense to do it the other way around?"
Every club hurler in Westmeath can travel to Dublin on All Ireland final Sunday and go to Croke Park. What more do you want? It will be the exact same on All Ireland football final day.

Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2698 - 09/07/2026 18:50:00    2685000

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Replying To Claretandblue:  "Every club hurler in Westmeath can travel to Dublin on All Ireland final Sunday and go to Croke Park. What more do you want? It will be the exact same on All Ireland football final day."
All i want is that the board have common sense. You can dress it up every way you like but players make massive efforts in championship games and playing a big hard game on a saturday followed by croker on Sunday is not easy and if it was done the other way around it would be much better for hurlers and the footballers. For crying out loud its not rocket science. But anyway its pointless to continue this because its a done deal and those in the bubble cant comprehend any ctiticism.

jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 1986 - 09/07/2026 23:54:27    2685033

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Replying To valley84:  "Will there be football championship games played mid week?"
no but football is on 3 weeks in a row for those who make the QFs starting in the last weekend of August

martyW (Westmeath) - Posts: 354 - 10/07/2026 09:12:34    2685043

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Replying To jobber:  "It is nothing got to do with keeping the likes of me happy its having common sense. So you are telling me the board in their wisdom planned the first round of hurling for All Ireland hurling semi final weekend followed by the first round of football on All Ireland football semi final weekend followed by the second round of hurling on All Ireland hurling final weekend and then the second round of football on All Ireland football weekend. So explain to me the logic of that. Hurling players want to see our most important matches of the year and football players want to see the same in their code.

Would it not have been common sense to do it the other way around?"
Agree 100% The CB is completely out of touch with the grassroots. The farcical changes to the football championship have only added to the frustration, and now this fixture nonsense is another example of poor decision-making. As you say ' costly errors and creating bad public relations'. To have any real chance to develop a COE we need the have good working relationships between the board players supporters and even general public. To me it appears closer to an all time low.

Loughlenegale (Westmeath) - Posts: 58 - 10/07/2026 09:24:49    2685045

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Replying To Loughlenegale:  "Agree 100% The CB is completely out of touch with the grassroots. The farcical changes to the football championship have only added to the frustration, and now this fixture nonsense is another example of poor decision-making. As you say ' costly errors and creating bad public relations'. To have any real chance to develop a COE we need the have good working relationships between the board players supporters and even general public. To me it appears closer to an all time low."
If you read the football forum the Westmeath footballers are saying that Mchugh is deciding how our championships are run. Extraordinary stuff Lough Lene Gaels,Pollard,Turin fixtures are now decided in Kilcar. Dont believe me read Fighting Cock on the football forum or is that all a conspiracy theory.

jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 1986 - 10/07/2026 09:50:08    2685050

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