The pros and cons of starting the national league at the end of February, with All Ireland finals at the end of August and All Ireland club finals in mid February should be considered. Same timescale just everything moving a month later. National league would then start after Sigerson and Fitzgibbon cups are completed.
Replying To legendzxix: "The pros and cons of starting the national league at the end of February, with All Ireland finals at the end of August and All Ireland club finals in mid February should be considered. Same timescale just everything moving a month later. National league would then start after Sigerson and Fitzgibbon cups are completed."
It might make finishing club championships harder with pitch availability etc.
Replying To legendzxix: "The pros and cons of starting the national league at the end of February, with All Ireland finals at the end of August and All Ireland club finals in mid February should be considered. Same timescale just everything moving a month later. National league would then start after Sigerson and Fitzgibbon cups are completed."
Replying To legendzxix: "The pros and cons of starting the national league at the end of February, with All Ireland finals at the end of August and All Ireland club finals in mid February should be considered. Same timescale just everything moving a month later. National league would then start after Sigerson and Fitzgibbon cups are completed."
I'd think what you'd want is the National League being played alongside Club Provincial and All Ireland championship and its link to championship being removed. I don't think it's added much to the competition being linked. Top players still don't line out for it.
I'd then think a championship starting in April with Provincials moving on to a group phase with it determining the following season's championship could make sense.
On the old chestnut of Late County Finals in the Split Season... The All Ireland hurling final should be the weekend after the August Bank Holiday with football on the weekend after. It should just mean starting the intercounty season 3 weeks later and ending 3 weeks later. Club championships would still run for the same duration, just a later start but also finishing a bit later. County players who get to All Ireland club finals are being flogged. December and the first half of January could be a games free month. Provincial club and All Ireland club championships need about 10 weeks. These could run from mid January up until the end of March. County leagues are running in parallel to intercounty championship. Provincial and All Ireland club championships could run in parallel to the national leagues. If the pre-national league provincial tournaments were left out, the national league could have more rest weekends and be spread out over an extra 3 weeks.