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We could have - omahant (USA) - Posts: 2531 - 07/10/2018 20:07:08 2145459 Link 0 |
omahant why do you propose such convulated proposals? DonaldDuck (Tipperary) - Posts: 544 - 07/10/2018 21:16:57 2145475 Link 0 |
Just to be clear - the fixture schedule here is linked to my prior post which is built on the hurling 'no 3 games on successive weeks' idea - I don't know if this helps with your convolution ? omahant (USA) - Posts: 2531 - 08/10/2018 05:30:24 2145503 Link 0 |
I think the proposal for 2019, is effectively recognizing that teams are going to be taking a different, less intense, approach to the league after this year, given that the realities of the new championship format are now being fully realized. I think they pretty much have to. It leaves the status of the league in a strange state, especially as the championship now resembles the league structure. Marlon_JD (Tipperary) - Posts: 1823 - 09/10/2018 22:27:47 2145847 Link 0 |
The league at this point is completely a preseason friendly competition. It'd be my opinion that it be scrapped. The championship should be a 10 team single round robin with 4 teams moving on to semifinals. St Patrick's day start, August bank holiday weekend end. 21 weeks to play a maximum of 11 matches. Club breaks can still be incorporated into that schedule. In football you'd be talking 2 tiers. 2 regional groups of 8 in each. Northern championship 1, Southern championship 1, Northern championship 2, Southern championship 2. Moving on to playoffs. Again it'd be a short but intense season. There's no Provincial competitions, no marquee finals day but you still get all the same sort of matchups. Well designed playoff and promotion/relegation rules would keep the maximum number of games interesting until the end. That's the future but it is a long way off, I don't see Provincial championships being removed short term. Even in the strong new hurling format the Provincial system causes problems arising from what happens if Kerry wins the McDonagh cup. What's been drawn up is stupid and unfair and all alternatives weren't much better. It all arises just to keep 5 in each group. Whammo86 (Antrim) - Posts: 4172 - 10/10/2018 05:56:18 2145866 Link 2 |
I still think that 2 up/2 down (i.e. the bottom team in each group) would really make the league a much more effective competition in terms of helping teams develop over all. And it would make division 2 pretty intense, bigger rewards etc. But apart, I don't think wholesale re-structuring of the league is worthwhile any more, given its probably diminished status. perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 10/10/2018 09:45:13 2145890 Link 0 |
Cody is now on the soap box about the former elites concern for the club game. When they were the current elites how many stood up to the county manager to tell him they were going to training to night with their club mates and would not be at county training. Hyprocits. Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 2642 - 22/10/2018 11:16:46 2147629 Link 0 |
You know - we could manipulate the process to achieve your 10-team round robin - As the teams play 4 games 'Intra-Prov' in the Champp - have them initially play 5 'Inter-Prov' in the NHL and carry the 5-match record into the Prov standing - still top 3 of 5 to the AI KO, after Prov Finals. Who wouldn't be happy ? omahant (USA) - Posts: 2531 - 25/10/2018 02:14:08 2148218 Link 0 |