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Replying To Cockney_Cat:  "You think the bookies don't know about that?"
The bookies don't set the odds. They mark up prices but it is punter that determines where the market goes. I don't think any team is value to win AI but can see why the prices as are they are, Better sense to wait for big knockout games.

Good example of how the market changes is that favourites in Dublin v Louth have flip flopped. Louth were slightly odds on last week, now Dublin are 4/5 and likely to be even shorter.

Wouldn't take that price myself but thats how the market works.

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 4260 - 02/05/2026 13:10:19    2670348

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Replying To StoreysTash:  "Nobody is trying to downgrade anything. But maybe hurling promotion is about expanding the game, not just looking after ourselves.
By the way Tadgh I'm still waiting for you to explain your Leinster format, you have ignored my question about your proposed reduction to 5 time and again.
Should Kildare, Laois, etc just hang up the hurls?"
I think i have been clear on that. Ultimately its a matter for the leinster council but I am a fan of the round robin in its original format. 5 teams in each provincial group( for clarity Galway being in Leinster group) under the original rules.

Tadhg2020 (Limerick) - Posts: 310 - 03/05/2026 13:23:16    2670612

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Replying To Tadhg2020:  "I think i have been clear on that. Ultimately its a matter for the leinster council but I am a fan of the round robin in its original format. 5 teams in each provincial group( for clarity Galway being in Leinster group) under the original rules."
With bottom team in each relegated to Joe Mac then?

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19420 - 03/05/2026 14:21:32    2670624

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Can see Limerick winning by 10 plus. A good chance to boost score difference

hlynch12 (Limerick) - Posts: 7 - 03/05/2026 15:09:11    2670635

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Replying To Viking66:  "With bottom team in each relegated to Joe Mac then?"
Sure that was decided too..

Tadhg2020 (Limerick) - Posts: 310 - 03/05/2026 17:16:14    2670659

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Replying To Cockney_Cat:  "You think the bookies don't know about that?"
They were right....

Tadhg2020 (Limerick) - Posts: 310 - 03/05/2026 17:17:02    2670661

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Replying To Tadhg2020:  "Sure that was decided too.."
Thats a decision that would need revisiting if we went back to a 5 team Leinster Championship. Not fair that any Munster county can have a poor year with no penalty for it, while no Leinster county can.
Relegation would add a layer of excitement to the Munster Championship also.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19420 - 03/05/2026 18:03:18    2670678

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Oh dear. This years Munster championship has thrown up a few very once sided games.. should the Munster championship be relagated to 2 o clock Saturday matches next year?? Or is that just for Leinster championship... seem fair???

twbm (Clare) - Posts: 63 - 03/05/2026 18:14:05    2670686

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Replying To Viking66:  "Thats a decision that would need revisiting if we went back to a 5 team Leinster Championship. Not fair that any Munster county can have a poor year with no penalty for it, while no Leinster county can.
Relegation would add a layer of excitement to the Munster Championship also."
Sure correct the first problem first....

Tadhg2020 (Limerick) - Posts: 310 - 03/05/2026 18:23:37    2670693

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Replying To Tadhg2020:  "Sure correct the first problem first...."
That would be up to National Congress. And the 10 counties it would suit would get heavily outvoted by everyone else. Its not got a chance, it would be a waste of my time asking the Clubs Executive to put in a Motion.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19420 - 03/05/2026 18:52:40    2670699

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Replying To twbm:  "Oh dear. This years Munster championship has thrown up a few very once sided games.. should the Munster championship be relagated to 2 o clock Saturday matches next year?? Or is that just for Leinster championship... seem fair???"
True. So, when Clare are playing give the game the 2 pm Saturday slot. When the other four teams are involved in games that do not feature Clare, keep 'em at their prime time Sunday slot.

Easy fix to the problem you have.

foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 2511 - 03/05/2026 19:04:55    2670704

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Replying To Viking66:  "That would be up to National Congress. And the 10 counties it would suit would get heavily outvoted by everyone else. Its not got a chance, it would be a waste of my time asking the Clubs Executive to put in a Motion."
Fair enough. We will continue as we are so...

Tadhg2020 (Limerick) - Posts: 310 - 03/05/2026 19:09:03    2670705

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Replying To twbm:  "Oh dear. This years Munster championship has thrown up a few very once sided games.. should the Munster championship be relagated to 2 o clock Saturday matches next year?? Or is that just for Leinster championship... seem fair???"
2018- Clare beat Waterford by 9 points. Limerick beat Waterford by 13 points.
2019- Tipp beat Waterford by 18 points. Limerick beat Waterford by 20 points. Cork beat Waterford by 13 points. Limerick beat Clare by 18 points. Tipp beat Clare by 13 points. Limerick beat Tipp by 12 points.
2022- Limerick beat Cork by 11 points. Cork beat Tipp by 12 points. Clare beat Waterford by 12 points. A couple of other games had a 7 or 8 point margin.
2023- Cork beat Waterford by 9 points. Clare beat Waterford by 12 points.
2024- Limerick beat Tipp by 15 points. Cork beat Tipp by 18 points. Limerick beat Waterford by 10 points.
2025- Cork beat Tipp by 15 points. Tipp beat Waterford by 9 points. Limerick beat Cork by 16 points.
2026- Limerick beat Clare by 15 points.
There have been plenty of 6, 7 and 8 point winning margins in games that werent that close also.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19420 - 03/05/2026 19:10:47    2670707

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Replying To Tadhg2020:  "Fair enough. We will continue as we are so..."
Maybe Ill put forward a motion to the club that promotion and relegation should be introduced to the Munster Championship? On the grounds that it would be massively beneficial to whoever gets promoted to it to have 4 Championship games, maybe make them all home games, against 4 of the giants of hurling? Imagine the good it would do for Antrim hurling, or Westmeath hurling, or Carlow or Laois or whoever, for young people in those counties to see Fitzgibbon, Hegarty, Kelly or Mcgrath in the flesh, get their hurls signed etc? It would be massive for growing the game nationally!!! Maybe it would get alot of support!

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19420 - 03/05/2026 20:36:13    2670742

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Replying To Viking66:  "Maybe Ill put forward a motion to the club that promotion and relegation should be introduced to the Munster Championship? On the grounds that it would be massively beneficial to whoever gets promoted to it to have 4 Championship games, maybe make them all home games, against 4 of the giants of hurling? Imagine the good it would do for Antrim hurling, or Westmeath hurling, or Carlow or Laois or whoever, for young people in those counties to see Fitzgibbon, Hegarty, Kelly or Mcgrath in the flesh, get their hurls signed etc? It would be massive for growing the game nationally!!! Maybe it would get alot of support!"
Knock yourself out...

Tadhg2020 (Limerick) - Posts: 310 - 03/05/2026 20:55:36    2670743

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