Intermediate Championship 2019

bcb1

Well-Known Member
What’s the basis on Merging them? Lack of success? Do we then merge clubs all over the county for the same reason? Think of the numbers. If for example CE and the Peters merged. And the DLB and St Paul’s. That’s a lot of people who won’t get games and will more than likely fade away from GAA

The thing is though for the population of the town there are a serious amount of clubs. Armagh has 2 clubs. They have had relative success. Newry clubs suffer the same fate as Lurgan clubs. Amalgamation may work out as you say but I reckon divisional teams would work
 

niall1980

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I am understand the argument for it somewhat but it doesn’t sit well with me. Maybe I’m to ingrained in the rivalries to imagine amalgamations between the town clubs. Future generations may not have that. My main issue would be losing players tho which I think would potentially happen
 

PatMustard

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What’s the basis on Merging them? Lack of success? Do we then merge clubs all over the county for the same reason? Think of the numbers. If for example CE and the Peters merged. And the DLB and St Paul’s. That’s a lot of people who won’t get games and will more than likely fade away from GAA

My initial point of the number of Lurgan clubs was really to suggest that if you were starting the GAA from scratch today, you probably wouldn’t have so many clubs formed in the one town. People have more forms of entertainment these days, families smaller etc, and the GAA probably isn’t the be all and end all for some people. Plus, it’s take a lot to run clubs these days. Years ago you didn’t have the same costs/facilities to upkeep.

It’s a bit like rural clubs and the villages themselves. Villages are struggling, lack of jobs, housing, school numbers, smaller families etc. Shops/Post Offices closing, school numbers declining , that then has a knock on effect for the local GAA club. In previous generations, a lot of people worked locally, married locally and had big families and all that sustained village life, local services and the GAA club. It’s not like that anymore.
 

niall1980

Well-Known Member
My initial point of the number of Lurgan clubs was really to suggest that if you were starting the GAA from scratch today, you probably wouldn’t have so many clubs formed in the one town. People have more forms of entertainment these days, families smaller etc, and the GAA probably isn’t the be all and end all for some people. Plus, it’s take a lot to run clubs these days. Years ago you didn’t have the same costs/facilities to upkeep.

It’s a bit like rural clubs and the villages themselves. Villages are struggling, lack of jobs, housing, school numbers, smaller families etc. Shops/Post Offices closing, school numbers declining , that then has a knock on effect for the local GAA club. In previous generations, a lot of people worked locally, married locally and had big families and all that sustained village life, local services and the GAA club. It’s not like that anymore.
The clubs in Lurgan are thriving these days tho. They all turn out teams at each grade. Women’s teams are strong. The pitches are all in good nick and have good good facilities. Personally I dunno how South Armagh can sustain so many clubs
 

M18

Active Member
To suggest something more likely to happen..
Would there be interest in an Armagh style “Railway Cup”

You would have your South Armagh squad; Mid Armagh; North Armagh and Lurgan ?

Great to see lads play together away from their teams and local rivalries


On the discussion above. I agree that Lurgan clubs do a great service in the town to have so many GAA players with some clubs fielding 2nds at underage I think
 

ShiftYa

Well-Known Member
To suggest something more likely to happen..
Would there be interest in an Armagh style “Railway Cup”

You would have your South Armagh squad; Mid Armagh; North Armagh and Lurgan ?

Great to see lads play together away from their teams and local rivalries


On the discussion above. I agree that Lurgan clubs do a great service in the town to have so many GAA players with some clubs fielding 2nds at underage I think
Don’t think that would work, too few teams for the size of the county and you’d have issues with boys not wanting to play, think the way it works in Kerry is that the big clubs field on their own eg Dr crokes and compete against divisional teams like south Kerry which is made up of several junior and intermediate clubs. Which is a great idea as the senior has more competitive teams and good players from smaller clubs get senior championship exposure.
 

JoeH

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County board are having a laugh....£9 for intermediate quarter final is scandalous.!!!!! Wonder how much final will be?
I believe county final is £15 makes the season ticket a v good buy when you go to many matches
The £5 at group stages is probably throwing you off a bit

Most counties finals are closer to 20 quid a figure advised by croke park last year (cant find the article online )
 

Onlooker

Active Member
Predictions this weekend

Wolfe Tones v Tír na nÓg - TNN
Mullaghbawn v Grange - Mullaghbawn
St Paul's v Shane O'Neill's - Shanes
Clann na Gael v Cross II - CNG
 

ragingbull

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Wolfe Tones v Tír na nÓg - TNN
Mullaghbawn v Grange - Mullaghbawn
St Paul's v Shane O'Neill's - St Paul's
Clann na Gael v Cross II - CNG
 

winsamsoon

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Wolfe Tones v Tír na nÓg - TNN
Mullaghbawn v Grange - Mullaghbawn
St Paul's v Shane O'Neill's - St Paul's
Clann na Gael v Cross II - CNG
 
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