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I still think divisions of 8 better - cleaner with no bye weeks and its same number of rounds, and 2/7 down is tough. Teams with a bye week before or after a break is awkward We want more teams playing at top level, and the number of top teams is maybe 8-10 (top level is subjective I know) Will Waterford or Wexford or even Offaly get much out of playing in Div 2 next year? for relegation next year will be Dublin will be favourites for relegation next year and will have a tough fight to stay up. Same argument for Division 2 - Carlow and Down likely better off staying up, and an 8 team division gives teams like these more opportunities the old 2 x 6 Div 1 went too much the other direction (there simply are not 12 top teams) but +1 for each division would be a small enough tweak but a significant improvement Yadse (Limerick) - Posts: 224 - 24/03/2026 16:06:53 2662903 Link 0 |
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For the second year in a row the pairing of 1A and 1B finals has been a bit controversial. Divisions 2, 3 and 4 give home advantage to the team that tops the table. Dublin supporters only getting 2000 tickets. Clare v Dublin in Ennis could cater for more. Possibly 1A and 1B should reward table toppers with home advantage as well. An extra incentive to play for. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 9591 - 26/03/2026 14:30:02 2663340 Link 0 |
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Why arent you proposing that the counties that top the table in each of the Football Leagues should have home advantage for the finals also?
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18941 - 26/03/2026 16:06:29 2663361 Link 0 |
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I accept that the Croke Park finals are established in the national football league. The tiered hurling championships have their day out in Croke Park.
legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 9591 - 26/03/2026 17:34:36 2663377 Link 0 |
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All national competition adult finals should be there. Not just all the Football ones.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18941 - 26/03/2026 22:51:22 2663396 Link 0 |
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Not saying they shouldn't. Croke Park is dangled as a carrot for the lower tier hurling championships. It is like they don't want lower division league finals in Croke Park diluting that. Scheduling wise - lower tier hurling league finals are this weekend. Football has Croke Park booked out. Next weekend is a rest weekend between lower tier division hurling finals and the start of the lower tier championships. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 9591 - 27/03/2026 07:56:02 2663409 Link 0 |
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It is. A couple of key things went against us in Croke Park that were out of our control but we are where we are having played all our fixtures. Is it what's best for us or hurling in general though? I'm comfortable enough with it based on where we are in our rebuild but prefer the previous version where you still got at least one game against a top team. Or even the early 00s format where you had a couple of games to take risks and you could test yourself against the best teams without anybody killing themselves. Ultimately nobody really takes the hurling league seriously because it's a warm up competition in bad weather that has no real baring on the main event. Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4354 - 27/03/2026 22:42:14 2663547 Link 0 |