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Tullamore vs durrow was called off yesterday too. With leagues starting next weekend cant imagine it will be played for a couple of months anyway

puzzled wrote:Result from friday night

Gracefield 2-05 Shannon Gaels 0-12

I feel very sorry for Gracefield Under 21 Football Team eliminated after extra time on a pitch that was unplayable in the month of January. Many of these young footballers will have no football for the rest of the year. Eliminating a team in January from the Under 21 Championship does little for the development of football and might be another reason why the GAA has a poor record in the retention of players. Offaly football would be better served if the Under 21 Football Championship was played off in September/October each year.

I agree Sept/Oct would be great.

Then when would play the Senior, Intermediate & Junior ??????????????????

Play them all at the same time

Fixtures

Friday 21st February Wheery V St.Vincents in Tubber at 8pm Referee Noel Cooney

Sunday 23rd February Durrow V Tullamore in Durrow at 12noon Referee Damien Brazil

I don't see any chance that clubs & their managers would play Under 21 the mid-week before Senior games.

If Killeigh & Gracefield want to put the suggestion to a County Board meeting and they get agreement for next year it would be brilliant.

its the time to play football. I can imagine club delegates not having great objections but wait for the screams from some manager who has a county semi on Sunday & 5 to 10 lads playing Under 21 or Wed or Fri !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sharp Eye wrote:

puzzled wrote:Result from friday night

Gracefield 2-05 Shannon Gaels 0-12

I feel very sorry for Gracefield Under 21 Football Team eliminated after extra time on a pitch that was unplayable in the month of January. Many of these young footballers will have no football for the rest of the year. Eliminating a team in January from the Under 21 Championship does little for the development of football and might be another reason why the GAA has a poor record in the retention of players. Offaly football would be better served if the Under 21 Football Championship was played off in September/October each year.

yes abit unfair on gracefield how many clubs is Shannon gaels 4 clubs, and Gracefield have a small enough pick.

A bit unfair on Gracefield? That makes me laugh.

townman wrote:

Sharp Eye wrote:

puzzled wrote:Result from friday night

Gracefield 2-05 Shannon Gaels 0-12

I feel very sorry for Gracefield Under 21 Football Team eliminated after extra time on a pitch that was unplayable in the month of January. Many of these young footballers will have no football for the rest of the year. Eliminating a team in January from the Under 21 Championship does little for the development of football and might be another reason why the GAA has a poor record in the retention of players. Offaly football would be better served if the Under 21 Football Championship was played off in September/October each year.

yes abit unfair on gracefield how many clubs is Shannon gaels 4 clubs, and Gracefield have a small enough pick.

Shannon Gaels is two clubs - St Rynaghs and Shannonbridge. They may have got permission players from elsewhere (Lusmagh would be the most likely source, if there were any) but I don't know where you're getting four clubs.

wouldn't they still have a bigger pick than Gracefield either town on their own. thats my point.
sorry 3 clubs so, its like ST.Micheals 3 clubs win it most years anyway,

townman wrote:

Sharp Eye wrote:

puzzled wrote:Result from friday night

Gracefield 2-05 Shannon Gaels 0-12

I feel very sorry for Gracefield Under 21 Football Team eliminated after extra time on a pitch that was unplayable in the month of January. Many of these young footballers will have no football for the rest of the year. Eliminating a team in January from the Under 21 Championship does little for the development of football and might be another reason why the GAA has a poor record in the retention of players. Offaly football would be better served if the Under 21 Football Championship was played off in September/October each year.

yes abit unfair on gracefield how many clubs is Shannon gaels 4 clubs, and Gracefield have a small enough pick.

Not at all like St. Brendans picking from 3 Hurling clubs in the U21 Hurling, Birr, C&R and Crinkill

yes have no problem with that Birr is big enough to go on their own. as would Rynaghs and Shannonbridge in under 21 football there as big if not bigger than gracefield thats my point.

townman wrote:yes have no problem with that Birr is big enough to go on their own. as would Rynaghs and Shannonbridge in under 21 football there as big if not bigger than gracefield thats my point.

Have you ever been to Shannonbridge? They're picking from little or nothing these days - I'd say Gracefield would have five times the population at the very least.

Ssshhhh! Or they'll be out from Burrr looking to see if there's e'er a lad in Shannonbridge who has potential as a hurler.

Populations taken from the 2011 Census -

North Portarlington: 2,372, versus

Shannonbridge : 299, and
Clonmacnois : 336.

Someone with more local knowledge of the Portarlington area might know if Hammerlane (565) and Ballyshear (377) are in Gracefield or Raheen territory.