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Replying To Seanfanbocht:  "1 thing is sure- you have to have a separate "window" (hate that word) for the Club and inter Co Championships."
Would 4 windows be better? - club league, inter-co league, club champp, inter-co champp?

omahant (USA) - Posts: 3262 - 29/05/2025 17:39:23    2613490

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Replying To Whammo86:  "I guess what I'm thinking is that designated club weekends double up as rest weeks from the county action.

I know that you have to rely though on inter county managers releasing players."
The current system means the Club Championships have the scene to themselves with no County manager interventions or players being "injured" etc .

Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 2361 - 29/05/2025 18:42:53    2613501

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In the real world of the 2026 format, seems a weekend off after league finals might win out as a priority for the weekend freed up.
If all the Round 1 games are played on the same weekend two weeks after the Leinster and Ulster finals - it will be a football only weekend, as the Leinster and Munster hurling finals are the weekend after. If they do that, there should be no need for the Round 1 draw until all football provincial finals have been played.
Rounds 2A and 2B then can be two weeks after Round 1 - another all football weekend.
Round 3 can be the weekend after Rounds 2A & 2B. Just a matter of deciding football round 3 and hurling quarter finals on the Saturday or Sunday.
Quarter finals then the weekend after Round 3 - another all football weekend.

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8864 - 29/05/2025 18:58:20    2613506

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