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The open provincial draw is damaging provincial championships but provincial councils persist with it!
Lopsided provincial draws and one sided provincial finals don't help the cause of retaining provincial championships in their current place in the football calendar.

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8173 - 27/09/2024 11:20:14    2572072

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Replying To legendzxix:  "The open provincial draw is damaging provincial championships but provincial councils persist with it!
Lopsided provincial draws and one sided provincial finals don't help the cause of retaining provincial championships in their current place in the football calendar."
They're being reduced in status, for winners anyway, in the system proposed for 2026.
The 8 FINALISTS will be in 1 pot and all get a home game in Round 1.
So Limerick beat Waterford and are equal in status to say Donegal who beat Monaghan, Tyrone, Derry and Armagh to win Ulster.

Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 1832 - 27/09/2024 12:32:33    2572081

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Replying To Seanfanbocht:  "They're being reduced in status, for winners anyway, in the system proposed for 2026.
The 8 FINALISTS will be in 1 pot and all get a home game in Round 1.
So Limerick beat Waterford and are equal in status to say Donegal who beat Monaghan, Tyrone, Derry and Armagh to win Ulster."
A baffling decision! But no surprise, nothing but consistent for baffling decisions!
The logical approach would be provincial winners drawn against Seed 4 and provincial runners-up drawn against Seed 3.

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8173 - 27/09/2024 12:55:16    2572087

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Replying To Bdonegal1991:  "Read again. Last 16 would be based off the league positioning. Then QF back to open draw.
You don't think it would provide incentive. Look at this year for example, Donegal and Armagh top of division 2 you don't think there be any value for a division 1 teams to avoid these two in first knockout round??"
OK, there is some value in getting seeded for ONE round. My main point is that with a level playing field unseeded Last 8, a good league effort is no longer rewarded. Maybe half of Tier 1 league teams advancing to Sam provides a sufficient balance between incentive and jeopardy.

omahant (USA) - Posts: 2833 - 27/09/2024 19:05:17    2572139

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