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For a three year period the Dubs play all their games away in the other provincial championships. 2024 - Ulster Possible scenario: Prelim: Armagh v Dublin - Armagh Quarter: Tyrone v Dublin - Omagh Semi: Donegal v Dublin - Ballybofey Final: Derry v Dublin - Clones 2025 - Munster Possible Scenario: Quarter: Limerick v Dublin - Limerick Semi: Cork v Dublin - Cork Final: Kerry v Dublin - Killarney 2026 - Connacht: Possible Scenario: Prelim: New York v Dublin - New York Quarter: Roscommon v Dublin - Roscommon Semi: Mayo v Dublin - Castlebar Final: Galway v Dublin - Salthill Now I know people think the provincials are dead so nothing like throwing the Dubs into the mix to spice things up. The Dubs supporters love their away days so they'd get plenty here and it would give many a provincial town an economic boost. (New York as we know could do with a wee helping hand :p) I've always said Leinster would actually be a decent enough competitive championship without the Dubs in it. This would give Leinster teams 3 years to build, gain some confidence and offer a very realistic chance of silverware. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9155 - 23/05/2023 14:14:57 2480911 Link
Replying To Lockjaw: "For a three year period the Dubs play all their games away in the other provincial championships. 2024 - Ulster Possible scenario: Prelim: Armagh v Dublin - Armagh Quarter: Tyrone v Dublin - Omagh Semi: Donegal v Dublin - Ballybofey Final: Derry v Dublin - Clones 2025 - Munster Possible Scenario: Quarter: Limerick v Dublin - Limerick Semi: Cork v Dublin - Cork Final: Kerry v Dublin - Killarney 2026 - Connacht: Possible Scenario: Prelim: New York v Dublin - New York Quarter: Roscommon v Dublin - Roscommon Semi: Mayo v Dublin - Castlebar Final: Galway v Dublin - Salthill Now I know people think the provincials are dead so nothing like throwing the Dubs into the mix to spice things up. The Dubs supporters love their away days so they'd get plenty here and it would give many a provincial town an economic boost. (New York as we know could do with a wee helping hand :p) I've always said Leinster would actually be a decent enough competitive championship without the Dubs in it. This would give Leinster teams 3 years to build, gain some confidence and offer a very realistic chance of silverware." Just stop! Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 1448 - 23/05/2023 14:49:00 2480932 Link
Unbelievable Jeff! Ban (Westmeath) - Posts: 1415 - 23/05/2023 15:03:31 2480948 Link
Replying To Seanfanbocht: "Just stop!" What is so terrible about the idea? Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9155 - 23/05/2023 15:44:57 2480976 Link
Replying To Lockjaw: "What is so terrible about the idea?" Is it serious? Whammo86 (Antrim) - Posts: 4241 - 23/05/2023 15:51:40 2480981 Link
Replying To Lockjaw: "What is so terrible about the idea?" The definition of your username Lockjaw is " a spasm of the muscles causing the mouth to remain firmly closed" ! Breffni1969 (Cavan) - Posts: 510 - 23/05/2023 15:57:28 2480985 Link
Terrible idea. just change the whole structure. have a league based main competition. Keep provincial cups as knock out and have an all ireland cup knockout. these cups are played in between the league games and not started until the league has had quite a few games played By having an all ireland cup and provincial cups played in between league games means counties knocked out of these cups can play club championship games as well through the summer KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3513 - 23/05/2023 16:05:19 2480990 Link
It's not going to happen obviously, just thrown out for debate. What are the major negatives with such an idea? It's not like there is no precadent...Galways hurlers play in Leinster after all and add to the quality of that competition. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9155 - 23/05/2023 16:09:59 2480995 Link
The Provincial Championships are dying before our eyes. Will end up like the railway cup. Maybe play them as the pre season before the league starts. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11239 - 23/05/2023 17:22:29 2481025 Link
Replying To Lockjaw: "It's not going to happen obviously, just thrown out for debate. What are the major negatives with such an idea? It's not like there is no precadent...Galways hurlers play in Leinster after all and add to the quality of that competition." Galway hurlers choose to play in Leinster, and they play their home games in Salthill. Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2481 - 23/05/2023 17:46:34 2481035 Link
Just amalgamate the Munster and Leinster championships Pre season round robin as per below A - Dublin, Kerry, Cork, Kildare, Meath B - Clare, Westmeath, Louth, Offaly C - Laois, Limerick, Wexford, Tipperary, D - Carlow, Wicklow, Longford, Waterford, Provincial championship as per below Q finals - A1 v B2 B1 v A4 C1 v A3 D1 v A2 B Championship Q finals B3 v C4 C2 v B4 D2 v C3 A5 v D3 tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1134 - 24/05/2023 04:06:32 2481110 Link
Replying To Cockney_Cat: "Galway hurlers choose to play in Leinster, and they play their home games in Salthill." Aye but they don't play ALL their games there. Are Dublin gaining anything by winning Leinster at a canter every year? Might be more of a challenge to them to play someone like Tyrone on a hot day in a packed Clones... Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9155 - 24/05/2023 10:19:49 2481161 Link
Replying To Lockjaw: "Aye but they don't play ALL their games there. Are Dublin gaining anything by winning Leinster at a canter every year? Might be more of a challenge to them to play someone like Tyrone on a hot day in a packed Clones..." Lets see how they get on playing Kildare on a hot day in a packed Nowlan Park. brianb (Kildare) - Posts: 292 - 24/05/2023 10:34:53 2481167 Link
Well that escalated quickly. TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 24/05/2023 10:38:54 2481171 Link
Replying To brianb: "Lets see how they get on playing Kildare on a hot day in a packed Nowlan Park." Fair point. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9155 - 24/05/2023 11:17:08 2481183 Link
Replying To Lockjaw: "It's not going to happen obviously, just thrown out for debate. What are the major negatives with such an idea? It's not like there is no precadent...Galways hurlers play in Leinster after all and add to the quality of that competition." Galway and Antrim play in Leinster because there is no Connacht or Ulster hurling championship. Holding a Leinster football championship but refusing Dublin entry would be absurd. Just abolish the provincials or detach them from the All-Ireland if you want better competition. Báireoir (Dublin) - Posts: 80 - 24/05/2023 11:23:11 2481187 Link
Replying To brianb: "Lets see how they get on playing Kildare on a hot day in a packed Nowlan Park." Well, Dublin are no Sligo, but I'm sure they'll do their best. BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 2584 - 24/05/2023 11:49:50 2481193 Link
Replying To BarneyGrant: "Well, Dublin are no Sligo, but I'm sure they'll do their best." Haha, very true. SimonstownBack (Meath) - Posts: 143 - 24/05/2023 12:14:57 2481204 Link
Yeah the provincials are on the way out. I think the GAA strategists decided on these groups stages this year as a kind of mechanism to further weaken the purpose of the provincial championships. So rather than the GAA coming out and saying outright, "the provincials are now obsolete and will be disbanded as competitions", which would undoutedly cause some uproar, ranting and raving. They have instead added these groups with their excess of matches required to come up with a last 8. You saw it with Kevin McStay's recent comments. While not saying for a minute that Mayo intentionally lost to Roscommon, were they wild bothered at losing out on another Connacht medal? As it was they took a nice wee break for a couple of weeks before getting back into some serious training for the real stuff that's ahead of them. Unless the provincial winners are somehow rewarded in the All Ireland series then they're a dead duck. People suggesting they get played pre Championship is well and good, but then what are they only glorifed McKenna Cup competitions? Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9155 - 24/05/2023 14:17:11 2481254 Link
Replying To Lockjaw: "Yeah the provincials are on the way out. I think the GAA strategists decided on these groups stages this year as a kind of mechanism to further weaken the purpose of the provincial championships. So rather than the GAA coming out and saying outright, "the provincials are now obsolete and will be disbanded as competitions", which would undoutedly cause some uproar, ranting and raving. They have instead added these groups with their excess of matches required to come up with a last 8. You saw it with Kevin McStay's recent comments. While not saying for a minute that Mayo intentionally lost to Roscommon, were they wild bothered at losing out on another Connacht medal? As it was they took a nice wee break for a couple of weeks before getting back into some serious training for the real stuff that's ahead of them. Unless the provincial winners are somehow rewarded in the All Ireland series then they're a dead duck. People suggesting they get played pre Championship is well and good, but then what are they only glorifed McKenna Cup competitions?" I dont think they are on way out or that they should be removed. Keep them play them during the season. remove the pre season cups and play the provincials throughout the year as a straight knock out cups with extra time/penalties. some of stronger counties may not care but that gives other counties a shot at winning. give counties a decent reward for winning which could help keep interest. While Mayo as you give an example may not care too much about losing. Leitrim would give anything to win a connacht title. same with counties in other provinces and plenty of counties at that.... KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3513 - 24/05/2023 15:59:33 2481318 Link