Tipperary, Kildare and the mystery of the nomadic Allianz League match

Kildare fans: set your sat navs for Thurles Tipperary Town Clonmel.

Definitely Clonmel. Definitely, maybe. The novel and potentially pivotal Allianz Football League Division 3 fixture between Tipperary and Kildare has been epic so far, and it doesn't even throw in until 2pm on Saturday. Table toppers Kildare are looking for a fifth win from six games against Liam Kearns' Tipperary side, who are still in the hunt for promotion themselves. The only problem has been finding a venue in Tipperary, with the match gradually moving south through the county - from North Riding to South. Originally it was fixed for Semple Stadium, until it was decided to move it last Friday ahead of the All-Ireland Colleges final between Ardscoil Ris and St Kieran's College on Easter Monday. https://twitter.com/kildare_fans/status/710936996005474304 However Sean Treacy Park is seemingly going through a bit of a Dr Hyde Park (as opposed to Mr Jeckyll???) moment and the match was moved again on Tuesday. This time further south to Clonmel, which is closer to Newbridge than Tipperary Town, but further away than Thurles. https://twitter.com/kildare_fans/status/712264877507743744 A Tipperary spokesperson told SportsJOE that the county board had no option but to move the game from Semple Stadium in the first place, once the colleges hurling final was set for Easter Monday. "Semple is still not recovered from the winter," he said. "The footballers were supposed to play Offaly there as part of a double header at the start of March, but if you had played a football match there would have been no way you'd play the hurling afterwards" Sean Treacy Park is similarly delicate after a long, wet winter and the pitch was deemed unsuitable after the weekend. Still, some Kildare fans are wondering what the hell is going on. https://twitter.com/cilldaratimes/status/712227685905383424 https://twitter.com/TommyCallaghan1/status/712239337929318401 https://twitter.com/cilldaratimes/status/712239348545167360 https://twitter.com/Killian_Whelan/status/712250719366160385 Moving the game from the hurling heartland of Tipperary to the home of the Munster club football champions... it's game on alright.