Bringyourboots
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Probably a telly influenced decision especially if its on gaago. Small enough venue to fill it and still have demand.
All Ireland series
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PatMustard
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Yes, I was surprised at its capacity. I remember being there in 2013, and most of Armagh was there. Seemed a lot more than 9,000.
Jamie's Coffee
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Armagh have regularly filled AG 18000 capacity during the winter while some were thinking that Croke Park would be the venue given what we’d bring they take it to a 9000 capacity ground one of the smallest in the country for one of the largest supports. I despair of Croke Park I really do
JoeH
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They were right yesterday to
SaintSeamy
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Can't believe they picked Carrick on Shannon lol
It's quite funny how little the GAA care
If there was a brain in Croke Park it would be very lonely
It's quite funny how little the GAA care
If there was a brain in Croke Park it would be very lonely
Orangeman87
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Markievicz Park might have been a better fit given it’s bigger capacity
Peter grimes
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Carrick looks like a strange choice. Doable by all. Convenient to nobody. But there is also the potential traffic chaos. Tyrone are in Cavan at the same time and Dublin and Sligo 2 hours earlier.
Really hope I’m wrong. I think there are people who have yet to get home from the Down match
Really hope I’m wrong. I think there are people who have yet to get home from the Down match
Bringyourboots
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Games in same group have to start at the same time. Now that would make for a packed defence
Carrick on Shannon a ridiculous choice
The road network is very poor
Frig sake we have 2 excellent motorways, the M1 to the north and the M6 to Galway. Pick a venue somewhere in the middle that can take the traffic. Not in the middle of f**king Leitrim!!
Not to mention the day and time
Minimum of 2.5 hours drive home on a Sunday night with kids who then have to get up for school is horseshit
Who comes up with this stuff !!
The road network is very poor
Frig sake we have 2 excellent motorways, the M1 to the north and the M6 to Galway. Pick a venue somewhere in the middle that can take the traffic. Not in the middle of f**king Leitrim!!
Not to mention the day and time
Minimum of 2.5 hours drive home on a Sunday night with kids who then have to get up for school is horseshit
Who comes up with this stuff !!
William Of Orange
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Traffic on carrick on Shannon is brutal on the best of days , never mind a summer weekend , Lots of better options, Portlaoise , Mullingar . Some headache already hedged that the game would be a Saturday as well , some shitshow.
Ard Mhacha 13
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William Of Orange
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Barry’s Tea .
PatMustard
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Yes, good point re: the traffic.
Our game will have to throw in at the same time as Tyrone Westmeath. So, if there’s a delay to throw in with us, then should they delay the Tyrone game?
Only been to Carrick on Shannon once for a game, and the roads into it aren’t exactly motorways. Nice town, nice pitch, but it’s a slog getting there and back.
PatMustard
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Flip me! That’s a shock.
Last man to win football and hurling All Ireland’s in the same year.
Only 58. That means he was only 25 or 26 at the time. That’s mad.
RIP.
Not too serious
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Only man to do it. Shocking young
northarmaghgael
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Think I saw 5,000 mentioned by someone on twitter.