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Replying To Seanfanbocht:  "It's hardly the aim of the game to save bad teams from big defeats??
If so then have graded Championships like at Club, Hurling, Camogie, Ladies football."
It shoukdn't be the aim to save bad teams from big defeats, it's up to the bad teams to work harder and improve. The new rules are the same for all teams. But it's hard for them to improve if they'll only be tested by teams at a similar bad level. The bigger mens teams have much bigger resources, though, than club or intercounty ladies team. Their resources will continue to grow with more TV, media exposure making them a better target for sponsors. The standard of football is getting wider between top and bottom as the bottom teams will play teams of a lower standard while the top teams are guaranteed games, league and championship against top teams. We need some sort of competition where lower division teams can be tested against a higher standard for a good amount of games, not just one or two provincial games. Easy to say but I have no clue what that could be. Maybe some games against college teams, B teams from stronger counties from October to January.

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7885 - 14/04/2025 13:44:30    2601846

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Replying To GreenandRed:  "It shoukdn't be the aim to save bad teams from big defeats, it's up to the bad teams to work harder and improve. The new rules are the same for all teams. But it's hard for them to improve if they'll only be tested by teams at a similar bad level. The bigger mens teams have much bigger resources, though, than club or intercounty ladies team. Their resources will continue to grow with more TV, media exposure making them a better target for sponsors. The standard of football is getting wider between top and bottom as the bottom teams will play teams of a lower standard while the top teams are guaranteed games, league and championship against top teams. We need some sort of competition where lower division teams can be tested against a higher standard for a good amount of games, not just one or two provincial games. Easy to say but I have no clue what that could be. Maybe some games against college teams, B teams from stronger counties from October to January."
The time of year for lower division teams to test themselves against higher division opponents is at the start of the year. Best of luck trying to get that through Congress!

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8678 - 14/04/2025 17:55:59    2601900

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Replying To GreenandRed:  "It shoukdn't be the aim to save bad teams from big defeats, it's up to the bad teams to work harder and improve. The new rules are the same for all teams. But it's hard for them to improve if they'll only be tested by teams at a similar bad level. The bigger mens teams have much bigger resources, though, than club or intercounty ladies team. Their resources will continue to grow with more TV, media exposure making them a better target for sponsors. The standard of football is getting wider between top and bottom as the bottom teams will play teams of a lower standard while the top teams are guaranteed games, league and championship against top teams. We need some sort of competition where lower division teams can be tested against a higher standard for a good amount of games, not just one or two provincial games. Easy to say but I have no clue what that could be. Maybe some games against college teams, B teams from stronger counties from October to January."
Yours is a pretty good post.

Levelling the playing field is about addressing all concerns in county's that have real concerns particularly those at the bottom of the pack, Dublin at their weakest is still too strong for the bottom half of Leinster counties and more than competitive with the rest. Dublin will win Leinster this year, does that mean other counties in Leinster have not improved on a pro rata basis.? Simple question.

Meath, Offaly and Kildare have made visual progress and are now back in div.2 to lose out on promotion by the narrowest of margins is not progress rather a glorious defeat.

Progress can only be achieved nationally by reinventing the championship and restructuring the NFL.

supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3156 - 14/04/2025 20:37:11    2601937

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