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Replying To JimB1991:  "His point seems to be because Kerry don't win the All Ireland every single year its not an issue, or at least that's what I got from the waffle."
You mean that being ablet to gear your training to be ready for the last weekend in May, when everyone has to be ready to go 5-6 weeks earlier, is not an advantage! Poppycock I tell you.

tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1828 - 21/05/2026 15:12:02    2674519

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Replying To Scenicparish:  "My point is that you think that the Provincial Championships and the AI Series are both now stand alone competitions. But are they?
Because you have a seeded Munster Provincial Championship, Kerry and Cork have an unfair advantage in that ye are quaranteed to get to the Provincial final every year and because of that under the new rules you have a home tie in your first match in the AI Series.
Ye also have a handy run to the final so ye can rest players such as Gavin White and Paudie Clifford, to name but a few, and have them fresh for later on in the AI Series."
A misread there by yourself. The provincial finals this year were standalone. I'm advocating that the provincial championships as a whole SHOULD BECOME standalone competitions in the future. The provincial championships have low impact on All Ireland qualification. Fair play to Westmeath this year for upsetting the odds.

Moving on...
A decent schedule this weekend - Kerry v Donegal, Cork v Meath, Galway v Kildare and Roscommon v Tyrone.

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 9738 - 21/05/2026 17:51:43    2674548

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