Gaa split season,killing Meath football since 2011

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3647

Some people aren’t happy unless they’re complaining unfortunately.

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3648

Asked a mate of mine who’s an orderly in Wexford General, here’s what he said.

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3649

That would make sense.

The GAA did make some noises about it i think at some point but the narrative its on the TV’s in every hospital and nursing home in the country is not correct.

3650

Not at all. Sounds like from what he’s saying is the county board can nominate a few. There’s loads of them, surely can give it to more than one?

3651

My understanding is that they have multiple passes to give out, or that was the original arrangement at least

3652

Gaa being stingey.

3653

Call them out on it so?

3654

Wasn’t Liam Griffin one of the masterminds of this split season shambles?

3655

Think so. Wasn’t he on that club association or whatever it was called? Doubt he thought Wexford would go with their own twist on the split season though by adopting a clay court style 6-week club hurling season that’s going to all but end hurling in the county in the next 4 years.

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3656

They can’t give it to all of them for free cause you’d have lads checking themselves in so they could watch the match

3657

Sharkey’s Chipper will be on Wexford Hurlings gravestone.

3658

Sharkeys chipper wouldn’t look as nice if Wexford played their championship like everyone else and knockout stages in September & October.

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3659

Ye touched the sky in 96, you witnessed it I hope just keep that memory alive as ye slip away from being a hurling county

3660

Can safely say the hurling football week on week off will be back in 2024 in Wexford. Bookmark that if ya’s want.

3661

Why dont they run off the football first and the hurling second. Make way more sense surely?

3662

Clubs fully focus on football now when hurling is over, if it was football 1st would be disaster as alot of clubs would keep training for hurling during football championship. 3 grades of football in Wexford last year were won by hurling clubs with little regard for football.

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3663

The sentiment is good but nuts to me when hurling is the top code. Should be playing hurling championship in September.

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3664

Personally i think alternating weekends is the way to go like most counties

3665

Not a disaster.

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3666

Hi Guys

It’s my understanding that the clubs in Wexford voted for this split season, not the county board.

Anecdotally the players like the split season as it allows them to concentrate on one sport rather than the nonsense of flipping between sports each week.

Wexford’s problem is not the split season but rather the mentality that by treating 2 sports equally with the same coaching and playing base that we will somehow reach elite standard at either.

And what’s happening as far as I can see is that clubs are going flat out hurling from when they go back till the championship ends so in actual fact players are getting more hurling not less.

The volume of football is definitely less than pre split season.

But as many posters have said, the players are the least important element.

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