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The Tain Club League: legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7846 - 17/02/2012 09:17:23 1113338 Link 0 |
Dissappointed to see that Kildare don't seem to be catered for - need to improve the standard of hurling and the no. of clubs who can compete at a high level. Seems to be only the same clubs in the semis of the champship ever year. roast (Kildare) - Posts: 143 - 17/02/2012 10:22:58 1113386 Link 0 |
Its basically the Ulster League with those counties that are on or close to the border outside Ulster, hence the inclusion of Antrim clubs. bumpernut (Antrim) - Posts: 1852 - 17/02/2012 16:52:47 1113780 Link 0 |
Presumably it's the weaker Antrim clubs, not the likes of Loughgiel. keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 17/02/2012 18:51:54 1113853 Link 0 |
http://ulster.gaa.ie/fixtures-and-results/2012-2/hurling/tain-club-hurling-league/division-1b/ antrimfella (Down) - Posts: 67 - 17/02/2012 21:12:29 1113926 Link 0 |
It could be their 2nd string? Then again, there are 5 divisions in this league so.... keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 17/02/2012 21:30:44 1113932 Link 0 |
With Tain 13 + McCarthy 14, we get 26 counties, counting Antrim once. omahant (USA) - Posts: 2593 - 17/02/2012 21:51:27 1113943 Link 0 |
Your right antrim should not have clubs in this set up as they have an established 4 league (with potential for 5) division system. On that note it should have been done in this hurling report that the Down clubs which participate in Antrim should chose to stay or go and not use both. North Side Gael (None) - Posts: 1076 - 18/02/2012 08:35:24 1113958 Link 0 |
for most antrim and down (ards) teams its a preseason exercise more than a compeditive league before the antrim league begins ianog (Down) - Posts: 416 - 18/02/2012 11:52:37 1113993 Link 0 |
bumpernut Benandonner (Antrim) - Posts: 459 - 18/02/2012 16:57:27 1114147 Link 0 |
Precisely ianog which makes a mockery of the whole thing as this is suppose to give clubs from weaker counties a real chance with antrim/ards clubs, how are they able to measure themselves playing against a clubs u21 team, silly. North Side Gael (None) - Posts: 1076 - 18/02/2012 18:35:37 1114209 Link 0 |
All these clubs still have their own leagues & championships so it's an additional number of competitive matches. It mobilises the clubs before the football season gets going properly in these counties. keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 18/02/2012 19:28:18 1114240 Link 0 |
So then keeper7 do we just sit back and allow football to take preference as county boards dont care, surely this league could be run during the summer with teams participating on a fuller level, it should be done what happens in cavan where two evenings a week are dedicated to hurling, this should happen in every county so that football and hurling dont clash and hurling can be played at the time of year it is best played. North Side Gael (None) - Posts: 1076 - 18/02/2012 19:38:15 1114245 Link 0 |
I presume the Mentor scheme is there to ensure that hurling does get a fair treatment. Being realistic, you can't turn a football county into a dual county overnight. keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 18/02/2012 21:10:08 1114292 Link 0 |
why a new partition of the six counties (Mayo, Roscommon, Kerry, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow) ? omahant (USA) - Posts: 2593 - 18/02/2012 21:52:26 1114324 Link 0 |
not sure anyone would be bothered if the antrim div 1 league sides were excluded when that starts in the better weather it is of a better standard the teams you seem to be referring to play at there own level so if they take it serious fair play what harm then if the antrim div 1 teams use it as a preseason ianog (Down) - Posts: 416 - 19/02/2012 09:18:26 1114340 Link 0 |
Just looking through fixtures and results on Ulster GAA website for this League. In the first three rounds of the League across all Divisions there have been 10 walkovers awarded already, not a good sign for Hurling promotion! If this is to succeed then this League needs to be organised at a decent time of years, when clubs are ready for playing on decent pitches, not squeezed into so called 'winter months' as fulfilling a box ticking exercise for the Ulster Council in their promotion of Hurling. lasttoknow (Tyrone) - Posts: 99 - 23/02/2012 15:15:02 1116581 Link 0 |