Senior championship 2018

[niall1980]

group 1

Ballymacmab
Dromintee
Sarafields
White cross

Group 2

Cross
CE
Silverbridge
Madden

Group 3

Maghery
Harps
Killeavy
Annaghmore

Group 4

Cullyhanna
Granemore
Pearse Ogs
Tir Na nOg

 

[JoeH]

Groups 2 and 3 are the pick
Going to be some great games

 

[ragingbull]

whats the odds on senior A league teams finishing 1st & 2nd

 

[Kem]

whats the odds on senior A league teams finishing 1st & 2nd

Group 3 looks like the famous group of death

 

[Bo Darville]

Happy with group 3.

You don’t want it too easy in the group, these 3 games will set us up nicely for the latter stages.

Championship winner will come out of group 3 or 4.

 

[ragingbull]

Harps & Maghery are much better sides than killeavy in fairness

 

[bennydorano]

So group winner goes through and all the 2nd & 3rd teams go into another draw for a final play off - seems a long winded way of getting to quarter finals. Hard to know how much championship intensity there'll be in the groups.

 

[ShiftYa]

So group winner goes through and all the 2nd & 3rd teams go into another draw for a final play off - seems a long winded way of getting to quarter finals. Hard to know how much championship intensity there'll be in the groups.

Yeah, but think of the ticket revenue the County board will generate. I heard they set the prices at £8 a game for the group stages until some of the club delegates objected.

 

[Big Jim]

Yeah, but think of the ticket revenue the County board will generate. I heard they set the prices at £8 a game for the group stages until some of the club delegates objected.

And that's the way it should be because the club delegates are the county board.

So the county board set prices then the county board objected and the county board followed the vote

 

[PatMustard]

Yeah, but think of the ticket revenue the County board will generate. I heard they set the prices at £8 a game for the group stages until some of the club delegates objected.

So what entrance fee did they decide on?

 

[PatMustard]

And that's the way it should be because the club delegates are the county board.

So the county board set prices then the county board objected and the county board followed the vote

My head's spinning

 

[ShiftYa]

So what entrance fee did they decide on?

£5 for group games

And that's the way it should be because the club delegates are the county board.

So the county board set prices then the county board objected and the county board followed the vote

My point being the people who made the original decision, the 'top brass' intended to try an fleece the average fan by trying to charge £8 for what is essentially a glorified league game.

 

[John Hogg]

Was £13 into the hurling finals at the weekend, steep enough if you ask me, hopefully it comes down for the replay

 

[ShiftYa]

Personally I don't even think it should be as high as £5, it should be £3 as even thought it's a championship game they don't bother to provide neutral linesmen or umpires.

 

[PatMustard]

Personally I don't even think it should be as high as £5, it should be £3 as even thought it's a championship game they don't bother to provide neutral linesmen or umpires.

I would agree with that.

No club game should be more than £5.

 

[PatMustard]

Was £13 into the hurling finals at the weekend, steep enough if you ask me, hopefully it comes down for the replay

That's mad.

You're more likely to get some neutral or non-hurling fans in the gate if you had it reduced.

Say, a man taking his two young kids in to see the county hurling final and only costing him £5. Getting youngsters immersed and interested in the game. What's the point having a few hundred fans from the two teams involved paying £13? And the rest of the county staying away because of extreme pricing. Ridiculous.

 

[John Hogg]

That's mad.

You're more likely to get some neutral or non-hurling fans in the gate if you had it reduced.

Say, a man taking his two young kids in to see the county hurling final and only costing him £5. Getting youngsters immersed and interested in the game. What's the point having a few hundred fans from the two teams involved paying £13? And the rest of the county staying away. Ridiculous.

This was my thinking exactly, it would be hard enough to convince some hurling people within the county to pay that into a county final never mind non hurling fans.

 

[niall1980]

That's mad.

You're more likely to get some neutral or non-hurling fans in the gate if you had it reduced.

Say, a man taking his two young kids in to see the county hurling final and only costing him £5. Getting youngsters immersed and interested in the game. What's the point having a few hundred fans from the two teams involved paying £13? And the rest of the county staying away because of extreme pricing. Ridiculous.

4 teams was it not?

 

[PatMustard]

4 teams was it not?

Yeah I think so, but Keady were in both finals.

 

[niall1980]

To be honest, I don’t think £13 for a double header of county finals is that bad