I think having Kerry along with Westmeath, Carlow and Laois involved and not to forget Londen who will be in it next year would be good for hurling.I feel these teams could give Offaly or Wexford a run for their money

Surely it would be more logical to put Westmeath, Laois and Carlow in Munster where they would have a better chance.

lochgarman no disrespect to the counties you mentioned but who would they beat in Munster?

no the munster hurlin championship is perfect and always will be i think these teams would create a nice compitive mix one side of the champion ship

ya imagine the crowd puller of a Kilkenny vs Kerry first round

No. The CR winner should be in the qualifiers. Counties not making the last 8 should be competing in a secondary competition.

have them over one side of the draw for another trophey and then the winner plays either offaly or wexford

It's crazy that anyone who wins CR Cup is eligible to join Leinster, except Kerry.
I agree the best CR teams should join the Quals, and there should be an AI Shield of sorts for those not making the AI "Last Six".

well youy cant have people in the cr final every year and winning it bye 30 points

and sure there is only 14 countys in the running to win liam

Grow up, stupid post!!

Kerry have no business playing in any competition other than the Christy Ring.

25/06/2012 13:19:11
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well youy cant have people in the cr final every year and winning it bye 30 points

That's true as well. What you'll want there is a rule that if a team wins the CR twice in 3 years, they'll have to move up to a provincial championship for at least two years. This should only be the case though if the CR winner has access to the qualifiers.

No, the last time I looked at a map Kerry was in Munster? Isnt it?

yea but why are galway and antrim there to make it more compitive

Is there any possible return to 4 provinces?

Ulster: Antrim, London, Derry and Down.
Connaught: Galway and bring in Laois, Carlow, Westmeath and Kerry.
Munster: Tipperary, Waterford, Cork, Clare and Limerick.
Leinster: Kilkenny, Dublin, Offaly and Wexford.

As Connaught only has one team, this should be the provinces to bring in counties from other provinces. The big bugbear with Galway and Antrim before was the lack of a second chance. A champions round could be brought in where all provincial champions meet, Leinster and Munster champions being kept apart. Winner goes on to the AI semi-finals with the losers taking on two qualifiers in an All-Ireland quarter-final. There is the issue of two weak provinces but still, counties have to get games somewhere.

there used to be a connaught championship but galway always one and i think galway would still win that one but you laid it out well

If Kerry want to come into the Championship let them stay down in Munster!!! Place for them.

We will look at our own. Carlow, Westmeath etc.

Open seeded draw and run the provincial championships as a secondary competion which can give teams ranking positions for the All Ireland. As it is, the only thing saving the provincial championships is a bit of old school tradition and the excitment of the Munster championship, which to be fair is very entertaining!

The provincial championships where for a time when transport around the country was more difficult which nowadays is not really an issue (except for fuel costs).

if we are going to go down this road why not put kilkenny into munster too