Fixture Clash this Saturday

[Doon Massive]

If its good enough for Dessie Dolan.............

The only hope is that the football could start at 7:30 and this shouldn't be a massive problem for Down.
Dublin can get a game delayed so they can finish a few scoops.

Then there's a chance of making it and I suppose some guard will be hiding in the bushes to catch us all on the way up too.

[black and red exile]

Guys, how long would it take to get from Thurles to Tullamore? We might just make it for the start of the second half providing we don't kill ourselves on the way.

[Hocker]

Well I'm going on the piss in tullamore early on saturday, gonna watch the hurling in the pub then walk up to O'Connor park to watch the football... solves all my problems.
I reckon I mite need about 6 or 7 pint bottles in me to be able to stomach what the footballers have in store for us after the hurlers win by 2 points

[black and red exile]

Hocker, are you sure the hurling is on the telly on Saturday?

[azoffaly]

Both hurling qualifiers are on RTE seemingly.

[black and red exile]

Thanks azoffaly. It might make it easier for people to decide where to go if the hurling is on tv.

[Overview]

We have a county board who have no vision, no foresight and now it appears no power. To be unable to influence the situation where offaly gaa fans & families have to try and budget or forego supporting their county team five times in a week ie S.H. offaly v limerick, U-21 offaly v kilkenny, S.H. offaly v waterford, S.F. offaly v down & M.F. offaly v meath is crass and unforgivable.
To expect u-21 players (amateurs) to play three times in a week is negligent and insulting to them and their families who cover and support them when representing county.
To deny Sean Ryan an honest, genuine, young dual star, who having made himself available to both panels an oppurtunity to be with his team mates at one or other venue is criminal.
Surely to God someone in the county board can see the lunancy of what is happening and even at this stage negoitate a more realistic date and time scale. Its not that we have to do it too often!!

[Skippy]

Got the OE Text saying the match (U21) has been deferred to Thursday 24th July!!!

[azoffaly]

Lads, a bit worried now about TV. There was an ad there on the telly, and they had GAA Live starting at 6.40pm on Saturday, which means only the Galway - Cork game, despite the Aertel page I posted. Also, on my Sky Plus thingy, it shows just one game on Saturday, again starting at 6.40.

[faithful till I die]

According to todays paper Offaly have approached Down with a view to playing the football game at 2 & if that gets agreement Offaly will request to have the hurling tie played at 7 thus allowing fans to attend both games. Dont know how likely this is but it makes good sense.

[Kemo Sabe]

there is a lot of ifs and buts in that and to be honest with you i cant see any of that happening . they have moved u21 game and thats all we are going to get .

[biffo_king]

Dont No what game to go to.
Having mist a champship match in football or hurling in years,killing me it is.
god it would have been great if the had of put the football and hurling as a double in Portlaoise,even Carlow.

[Plain of the Herbs]

The impression I got at the end of Sunday night's Sunday Game programme as they lised the sport on TV for the week was that both hurling qualifiers were live on Saturday.

Lads, a bit worried now about TV. There was an ad there on the telly, and they had GAA Live starting at 6.40pm on Saturday, which means only the Galway - Cork game, despite the Aertel page I posted. Also, on my Sky Plus thingy, it shows just one game on Saturday, again starting at 6.40.

[kerryyounglad]

on sky tv guide the saturday game live is startin at 4:40

[azoffaly]

It's changed so. Good stuff. It was definitely 6.40 on my Sky Guide last night.

I'm leaning towards Thurles at this stage.