The week in tweets
It’s one of those rare occasions when the goings-on at the GAA’s annual congress sparked huge debate amongst the twitterati...
Paddy Keenan @PadraigOCianain
Jaysus, county football is brutal to watch. Good job we’ll have even more games to ruin the peak time of the club season #super8 #jokeshop
Eoin Liston @EoinListon
If players don’t want super8 it won’t happen Why can’t GPA CPA And Central Council get together and agree a format?
Sean McVeigh @mcveigh_sean
The biggest thing that came out today is the massive gap between the players and the delegates that supposedly represent them. #super8
Ian Ryan @ianryano89
Absolute joke about super8, all down to money and the GAAs greed. Money rules a voluntary organiation #GAAcongress17 #gaa
Paul Cunnane @p_cunnane
Some weekend of #gaa action from #GAAcongress17 & #AllianzLeagues. Still don’t know if we are in a better or worse place, time will tell....
Alan Cronin @AlanCroninjnr
-”Any interest in a #Super8 competition lads?” -”Ah no, wouldn’t be great for the game to be honest” -”Great. It starts next year”
Dean Ryan @DeanRyan4
Disappointing to realise in the modern day that players opinions count for absolutely nothing in how our own games are run #Super8
Tony Stack @TonyStack1
Wow Super 8 passed, I didn’t think it would. But how about a Mega 16 or something for the other teams? #gaa
Kevin Reilly @kevreilly1
What player wants to play 3 games @Qtr final stage? #super8 =More big games for fans and GAA, BUT loses the appeal of pure knockout football
Dan Stritch @DanStritch
Big fan of the new super 8 format for the football championship.. #GAAcongress17
Derrick Lynch @DLynchSport
The disconnect between the GAA top brass and the lads who tog out in the muck in February is just staggering #GAA #GAACongress17
Ronie O’Neill @ronieoneill
As A GAA player I was Never a fan of the GAA top cats, today proves they don’t care about the GAA fan or Footballer either!#GAAcongress17
Hurler on the ditch @100eurochase
While not perfect #GAAcongress17 has excitingly embraced change, that’s not being recognised, media only entertaining negative comments #gaa