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It is likely that this will only strengthen the quality of the club going to Ulster in the Intermediate and Junior grades Amalgamations in Senior will not be allowed go to Ulster.
Breffnisbest (Cavan) - Posts: 473 - 29/09/2016 11:26:39 1920431 Link 0 |
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I would also argue that amalgamations should not be allowed in our own junior championship. So only intermediate winners would benefit.
cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5194 - 29/09/2016 13:18:17 1920483 Link 0 |
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Three teams go down and one up brings it down to 14 in senior. Next year another three go down and one up to have it at 12. This leaves room for four amalgamations to increase competition. It also balances out the Intermediate and Junior Championship so a stronger Cavan club will be going forward in Ulster, something we have underachieved at in recent years. doratheexplorer (Cavan) - Posts:641 - 29/09/2016 10:44:21 1920407 Post Reply Link 0 0 Spot on The Quiet Man (Cavan) - Posts: 4601 - 29/09/2016 13:35:26 1920490 Link 0 |
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There are 3 teams going from Senior to Intermediate for 2017 and 2018 and 3 teams going from Intermediate to Junior for 2017 and 2018 I can see that this should make the Junior and Intermediate Champions stronger and therefore more competitive in Ulster Club, but how will this strengthen the Senior championship?
Breffnisbest (Cavan) - Posts: 473 - 29/09/2016 15:29:46 1920552 Link 0 |
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It will get rid of the weaker teams. Therefore in theory what games there are should be of a higher standard and quality will improve. In theory on paper.
doratheexplorer (Cavan) - Posts: 1467 - 29/09/2016 16:25:07 1920583 Link 0 |
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I expect the clubs to appeal this decision. Dimitri (Cavan) - Posts: 64 - 29/09/2016 20:13:40 1920702 Link 0 |
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These games will definitely go ahead. What's everyone's predictions to go down? It's so difficult to predict as clubs have probably barely trained recently and fitness levels will be low you would imagine. But you would think Denn, Ballyhaise and Killeshandra will go down from Senior, along with Templeport, Drung and Drumalee. But then again anyone could go especially in Intermediate! Champion2011 (Cavan) - Posts: 230 - 30/09/2016 14:30:18 1920897 Link 0 |
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There's only one club in contention for Senior. Would be absolutely shocked if the Gaels went down. Hardtimes (Cavan) - Posts: 1056 - 30/09/2016 16:56:29 1920935 Link 0 |
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Clubs should suck it up and get on with it. Really negative attitude in Cavan clubs (of which there are about 5 too many). Protect what you have at all costs in the boardroom if you cannot do it on the field. ArminTamzarian (Cavan) - Posts: 66 - 30/09/2016 17:16:30 1920938 Link 0 |
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True Armin. It's always preferable to play at your highest level possible but it's detrimental if you're out of your league. It's better for clubs to be competitive and especially for the long term development of younger players. If there's the carrot of a genuine crack at a county championship then it helps stoke the fire in players and keep them interested. It's also better for the club long term and great for the younger fans. When you get to a county final it creates a great buzz and atmosphere around a parish and the day itself is a great occasion for a club. Youngsters running around Breffni don't care if it's Senior, Intermediate or Junior. Their team is in the county final in Breffni. That's all that matters and those sort of occasions live long in the memory. It's tough for teams dropping down but them's the breaks. There's little to nothing between the top junior or lower intermediate teams and top intermediate or lower senior teams. Bad luck, emigration or injury can be a huge deciding factor from one year to the next but as you said yourself if you want to make and omelette. It's tough on the likes of Killeshandra but they lost two massive players recently through work and a couple more over the last year or two. Unfortunately without these players they are no where near senior and that's the reality. No point flogging a dead horse. Hardtimes (Cavan) - Posts: 1056 - 01/10/2016 11:09:45 1921047 Link 0 |
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So relegation has started anyway. That Denn defeat scoreline was massive. I'd imagine Gaels will beat Ballyhaise to stay up. Drumalee go e senior to junior very quickly. doratheexplorer (Cavan) - Posts: 1467 - 09/10/2016 09:29:41 1924169 Link 0 |
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Tport beaten easily by drum lane sad for tport they had great underage but most must have quit playing Tempot (Cavan) - Posts: 31 - 09/10/2016 12:45:27 1924194 Link 0 |
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the scorelines from the two senior relegation games yesterday were more like u13 scorelines than adult football. 9-17 v 0-09, and 5-14 v 3-11. eduardo66 (Cavan) - Posts: 64 - 09/10/2016 13:13:07 1924197 Link 0 |
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Bad times for Drumalee GAA after working hard to gain promotion to Division 2 of the ACFL next season they go and get relegated to the Junior Championship. I did back them to go down the other day but as a town based team that shouldn't really be happening. You would expect them to come back up next season to Intermediate level as playing in Division 2 should only benefit them. But then again, you can't guarantee anything! Champion2011 (Cavan) - Posts: 230 - 11/10/2016 17:46:23 1925029 Link 0 |