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Looking at the interviews with the players at the launch They want more games in the Tailteann cup A 4 team group by 4 would work and maybe have tg4 cover it rhudson (Galway) - Posts: 1478 - 28/05/2022 20:18:17 2420688 Link 0 |
Provincial winners and Tailteann teams are into straight knockout this year. Next year both will be entering groups of 4. I've attended Kerry hurling McDonagh games without any TV covering the games. I think broadcasting the semi-finals and final of the Tailteann is fair enough. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7757 - 28/05/2022 21:01:21 2420693 Link 0 |
3,616 at Cavan v Down yesterday. Not a bad turn out to be fair. MartinEgan (UK) - Posts: 76 - 29/05/2022 08:59:42 2420703 Link 1 |
Next year it will be four groups of 4. Group winners will qualify for quarterfinals. 2nd placed teams and three of the 3rd places plus New York will play a preliminary knockout round to join the four group winners in the quarterfinals.
offyertrolley (Leitrim) - Posts: 141 - 29/05/2022 09:19:16 2420707 Link 0 |
Group of 4 won't be a success. They didn't work for the Super 8. Lose your first 2 games and the last one is futile. Would players have the stomach for a third game after losing in the provential series and then 2 more loses in Tailteann Cup. The way the provential championship is going the Tailteann Cup could be increased to 24 teams. 8 groups of 3. Kerry, Dublin are the only contenders for Sam from Leinster and Munster. Roscommon, Galway and Mayo are competitive in Connacht and about 4/5 teams in Ulster.
eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 1606 - 29/05/2022 11:11:16 2420730 Link 1 |
It seems that lessons have been learned from the Super 8s experiment. In next year's Tailteann format the four group winners will qualify for the quarterfinals. The four second placed teams and three third placed teams (plus New York) will progress to a preliminary knockout stage. The four winners of the preliminary knockout round will join the group winners in the quarterfinals. In most scenarios even teams that have lost their first two games can still have the potential to claim third place with a win in their final group match. This new format seems designed to keep the groups competitive to the end. offyertrolley (Leitrim) - Posts: 141 - 29/05/2022 12:22:10 2420739 Link 0 |
3 of the 4 third places get out in tailteann so teams will qualify with 1 win.
skirge7 (UK) - Posts: 245 - 29/05/2022 12:37:24 2420742 Link 0 |
When the groups of 4 come in, if they are smart, they won't announce the round 2 and 3 fixtures until after round 1. Keep the round 1 winners apart until round 3. Everyone will have something to play for in round 3!
legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7757 - 29/05/2022 13:47:28 2420746 Link 0 |
Or by just getting a draw and having a better scoring difference. It's a bad format which takes the intensity out of the group stage. The hurling round robin works because you only have half the teams advancing. Tipp, Waterford, and Dublin are all out.
Rolo2010 (Donegal) - Posts: 724 - 29/05/2022 14:25:18 2420751 Link 0 |
I disagree. I think it's worth trying out. In Munster it's three out of five. In Leinster it's three out of four - neither Westmeath nor Laois at the moment have any prospect of breaking into the top three. offyertrolley (Leitrim) - Posts: 141 - 29/05/2022 15:00:56 2420754 Link 1 |
75% should not be advancing to the knockout stage. Most of the counties in Sam have prospect of winning it so how is that any different to Laois or Westmeath in hurling?
Rolo2010 (Donegal) - Posts: 724 - 29/05/2022 15:11:30 2420756 Link 0 |
Offaly, Westmeath, and Carlow advance. Carlow the surprise there, seeing off Tipperary who were fancied by many to do well in this. We know our last 8 now seeing as New York now join the others at this stage. Draw to take place for the quarters tomorrow morning on RTÉ Loughduff Lad (Cavan) - Posts: 2360 - 29/05/2022 15:48:57 2420768 Link 0 |
Great result for Carlow, fair play! Offaly and Westmeath will prefer to avoid each other. Cavan and Fermanagh will prefer to avoid each other as well. Sligo and Leitrim cannot be discounted however. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7757 - 29/05/2022 16:34:41 2420789 Link 0 |
Would have no issue playing Fermanagh, but yeah I'd prefer a non ulster side
cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 4978 - 29/05/2022 18:47:11 2420832 Link 5 |
So we got: Loughduff Lad (Cavan) - Posts: 2360 - 30/05/2022 08:42:20 2420932 Link 0 |
Leitrim v Sligo legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7757 - 30/05/2022 09:08:05 2420937 Link 0 |
Some pretty good games over the weekend and pretty good coverage on The Sunday Game. oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1374 - 30/05/2022 09:35:53 2420947 Link 0 |
What on earth do you mean by that? What have they embraced more than the others?
Loughduff Lad (Cavan) - Posts: 2360 - 30/05/2022 10:32:19 2420966 Link 1 |
The GAA are banking on local rivalry bringing in more of a crowd. The county boards of Sligo, Cavan and Westmeath will be happy that they are not having to spend so much on travel.
legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7757 - 30/05/2022 10:33:00 2420968 Link 0 |
I don't see any evidence that the other three counties that have already played and drawn away haven't embraced the Tailteann Cup.
mintyfresh (Westmeath) - Posts: 211 - 30/05/2022 10:50:54 2420975 Link 1 |