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There is a balance though between having competitive league games and having a league thats a true pre-season competition where managers can experiment with systems/personnel. At the moment the groups are so small and cut throat teams are training before christmas and january to be ready for their first league game, it's a disaster for college players as they're pulled in all directions. New managers can be under pressue after 2 months in the job if they get relegated (Kingston last year, Clare this year). Plus counties may only have 2 home games in a year - how in any logical season is it suitable to have Galway only playing at home twice, how does that promote hurling in Galway, same as waterford or clare. Are people saying hurling supporters are so fickle they'll only come out to watch their team in a knock out style game? There is surely a way of structuring a league where competitiveness, pre season preparation and enough games are all balanced - the 6 team leagues is good for the competitiveness but not for the other aspects. 73forever (Limerick) - Posts: 89 - 29/03/2017 13:35:50 1972746 Link 0 |
Downs recovery appears to have stalled? Fairplayalways (Offaly) - Posts: 1034 - 29/03/2017 14:03:39 1972763 Link 0 |
I agree. A big problem with the GAA is that people want every game to be meaningful and competitive. It's this attitude that leads to high training to games ratios. It's also bad for long term competitiveness. If your systems aren't open enough for new challengers to emerge and improve then you're left with an ever shrinking list of competitive teams as when a historically strong team declines there is nothing to take their place. Whammo86 (Antrim) - Posts: 4235 - 29/03/2017 14:11:32 1972771 Link 0 |
Don't we have pre-season games, challenge matches, etc for lads to make their mark? Pinkie (Wexford) - Posts: 4100 - 29/03/2017 14:28:53 1972777 Link 1 |