It's November, so it must mean a GAA fixture clusterfuck.
The Kerry Senior Football Championship final between Legion and South Kerry finished in a draw yesterday, meaning a bottle neck in the fixture list became even more jammed.
If Legion had won on Sunday, then they would have gone on to represent Kerry in the Munster club championship. However, had South Kerry, a divisional team, been victorious, then Dingle, as winners of the Kerry club championship, would have been the Kingdom representatives in Munster.
To alleviate the jam, the Kerry county board today confirmed that Legion - despite facing a replay against South Kerry - have been chosen to represent Kerry.
They will play Cork champions Nemo Rangers in the Munster semi-final at Pairc ui Rinn on Sunday.
Legion confirmed to represent Kerry in Munster
— Radio Kerry Sport (@radiokerrysport) November 9, 2015
The decision has really screwed Dingle who won the Club Championship on September 27th by defeating Dr. Crokes. 2014 All-Star Paul Geaney tweeted on Monday about his displeasure with the situation.
Disappointed with @Kerry_Official. Is there any point playing the club championship next year, seems a waste of time https://t.co/aXaiTPMKPg — Paul Geaney (@Geaney15) November 9, 2015
Best of luck to the Legion, they'll give it a good rattle and hopefully end up in Croke Park next March. Not fair on them either however.
— Paul Geaney (@Geaney15) November 9, 2015
Harsh on @tomas5ky too, I know he wants one last battle with @DingleGAA ?? — Paul Geaney (@Geaney15) November 9, 2015
Kerry going deep in this year's All-Ireland championship has played a major part in the fixture jam. Three months elapsed between June and September without a game being played in the Kerry Senior Championship.
The situation was further exacerbated by the participation of St. Mary's Cahirciveen in the Munster Intermediate Football Championship. St. Mary's players - such as Bryan Sheehan - participate in the Kerry Senior Football Championship with South Kerry, meaning the weekend's final had to be delayed a week with them playing Upperchurch-Drombane on November 1st. The replay between Legion and South Kerry, announced to be played on the weekend of November 22nd, also had to be delayed due to St. Mary's fixture with Corofin of Clare in the Munster semi-final on Sunday.
It has all led to the remarkable situation where Legion, who might not win their county championship, could possibly end up as All-Ireland club champions.
Picture credit: Stephen McCarthy / SPORTSFILE
