There is still no sign of a resolution to the clash of fixtures facing Galway football this weekend. The county final between Corofin and Killanin remains scheduled for Tuam on Sunday - the same time and place that the county's representative is due to play Leitrim champions Aughavas in the Connacht club championship.

Despite repeated efforts to change one of the fixtures, the Galway football board and the Connacht Council were yesterday insisting on their respective dates.

And unless an emergency meeting is called by the Connacht Council before the weekend, it now appears certain that the county final will go ahead as planned and Galway will play no part in this year's provincial club championship.

"The only possible solution at this stage is for Galway to play their county final on the Saturday or else nominate another team to play in championship," according to Connacht Council secretary John Prenty.

"The Connacht Council have already met twice on this matter and both times the alternatives couldn't be accommodated."

Galway's problem began with the drawn All-Ireland final in September, forcing the first delay in their county championship.

Both Corofin and Killanin have a number of county players in the side, including Corofin goalkeeper Martin McNamara and defender Ray Silke. But according to Pat Egan, chairman of the Galway football board, that was only part of the gridlock.

"We also cleared up the weekend after the All-Ireland final replay to free players that may be involved in the International Rules match with Australia. Of course, we didn't know how many Galway players would be involved, but after the experience last year we felt that it was almost an obligation to release those players for Ireland.

"We could have played our semi-finals then, but we were trying to accommodate the Irish management, something which a lot of other counties didn't do. Then we had a draw in one of our semi-finals.

"Except for all that, the final would have well over by now. But in fairness to the Connacht Council, I think they would defer the fixture if Aughavas would agree to it. That doesn't appear to be the case right now."

Galway have already agreed to surrender their home advantage if the game is put back from Sunday although the Leitrim side have so far turned down that request.

As a result, they are likely to travel to Tuam and find the county final talking place between two teams that should have provided the opposition. A walkover is the only possible outcome there.

The option of playing the county final on Saturday, or nominating a different club, are both described by Egan as "unfair".

"And it would be very disappointing for us not to have our county winners in the club championship. No other county in Connacht has to deal with as many football and hurling fixtures as we do and I think we did a good job overall. All we need is one more Sunday."

The problem echoes that of two years ago when Galway won the All-Ireland title. Corofin were also involved, but the Connacht Council accepted the appeal to alter the fixture on the basis that Corofin would travel to Ballina.

That game then ended in a draw before they eventually lost the replay, played the following day.

There is also danger of a similar situation developing in Kerry. The second of the county's hurling semi-finals between Ballyduff and Crotta had to be postponed last weekend because of bad weather and will take place this Sunday.

As a result, the final (for which Ballyheigue have already qualified) has been put back to November 12th - the same day that the Kerry champions are due to play Mount Sion in the Munster championship.

The expectation there is that the Kerry county board will request a deferment from the Munster Council, but the Munster final will definitely be played on November 26th.

Elsewhere, the Munster club hurling replay between Toomevara and Patrickswell will take place this Sunday, thus avoiding a crisis for Toomevara coach Pad Joe Whelehan.

He is also coach to Birr, who play their Leinster club championship match against Castletown on Saturday after the original fixture last Sunday was called off because of the bad weather.