Congress 2017 - Super 8 Wars! Edit

The All-Ireland finals will always be among the greatest sporting events held in the country on any given year, irrespective of the month they are played.

Iā€™d be in favour of moving them to August on a three year trial basis. If it doesnā€™t work out shift it back to the status quo. No harm trying it. If it stops club championships in counties being shoe horned into deepest, darkest November and December Iā€™m all for it.

Itā€™s farcical that the GAA suggest such a move would improve the plight of club players though when they plan to introduce this nonsensical ā€œSuper 8ā€ issue at the quarter final stage.

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Super 8 passed.

Never mind what the club or county players want - thereā€™s a few quid in it for the suits so itā€™s comfortably passed.

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76%ā€¦ not only does it hurt clubs, what are the representatives of the weaker counties doing? Only 25% voted in favour of the Laois proposal.

All-Ireland finals moved to August.

They have a great way about them

Motion has been passed that extra-time will be played in all matches except All-Ireland & Provincial finals.

Players and management who place a bet on a match involving their own team to face a minimum eight week ban.

Probably impractical to implement or police.

I donā€™t understand why there was any doubt about this passing. Counties are mandated to vote so surely the result would have been pre-ordained today?

As Duffy says itā€™s only for 3 years.

The rock reckons itā€™s unfair on players to play 3 big games in 15 days!!

That Dick Clerkin is a right company man.

Heā€™s the new Jarlath Burns.

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I thought the latter stages of the football championship were really good as things stood. Not sure the Super 8 thing was necessary, but at the same time they may work well.

Whatā€™s the dick saying now ?

Why the fuck do we need a reply for a provincial final .

Not in Limerick. We have plenty of snitches.

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Saying how great the new format for the new football championship is and generally towing the party line of supporting whatever official GAA-dom suggests.

I noticed this on Sunday night when he was on the RTƉ league highlights show advocating the new proposal. ā€œAs PĆ”iric Duffy saidā€¦ā€ Duffy seems a relatively alright sort and is happy to meet with players and hear them out but heā€™s a nice way of bringing them on board as patsys. Same with journalists who he brings along to sit in on these meetings and so on.

In fairness thatā€™s how shit gets done.

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Be interesting what the CPA do nowā€¦

Toeing the company line. Idiots. 70% of players are against this. The GAA is gas.