Don't ask.
- "What time is the draw at?"
- "9.30."
- "And the championship starts in..."
- "May."
The draw for the GAA hurling and football championships - yep, 2017 - took place on Thursday night and players were all forced - a week and a half after the season had ended - to say that they would start preparations immediately and get focusing on the draw as soon as possible.
Well, they weren't forced to but they did.
https://twitter.com/SportsJOE_GAA/status/786685463650267136
So the evening's events annoyed a lot of people. They tickled other people and they confused most people.
The phases the Gaels of Ireland went through trying to decipher just exactly what was happening were probably the same all over the country.
Why is the championship draw on?
https://twitter.com/SportsJOE_GAA/status/786669398111162368
But it's October.
https://twitter.com/LpFerry5/status/786682349522186240
Does this happen every year?
https://twitter.com/conorheneghan1/status/654738139496316928
Something something plight of the club player.
https://twitter.com/RagsmanGlee/status/786700060922933249
Something something restructure.
https://twitter.com/Cudster88/status/786686868842766336
Is it really 90 minutes long?
https://twitter.com/FrankmcnallyIT/status/786684706083528705
Why?
https://twitter.com/cathalcampbell/status/786682976285450241
Jesus, get on with it.
https://twitter.com/teabagtimes/status/786702244464979968
Why is Marty Morrissey wearing jeans?
https://twitter.com/SeanCavanagh14/status/786670404815491072
Why are we having a draw if there's a group?
https://twitter.com/Trishgrehan/status/786667192469291009
Why is the Munster hurling semi-final being drawn before the quarter-final?
https://twitter.com/dfrewen33/status/786674660507283456
Why didn't they bother drawing some teams?
https://twitter.com/seanteague1/status/786677672495681536
Why does Leinster even bother?
https://twitter.com/CilliandeBurca/status/786684288758669312
Why is Jonny Cooper saying Carlow or Wexford will be tough?
https://twitter.com/ParthalanC/status/786683608757047298
What was the point of that?
https://twitter.com/KilconnorFlock/status/786674935963983872
On the latest episode of the GAA Hour, Wooly chats to new Meath boss Andy McEntee about the flawed Dublin Championship and catches up with new Clare joint manager Donal Moloney. Listen below or subscribe on iTunes.
