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Something will have to be done about the championship structure. The gulf between the Leinster champions and the second team in Munster was just enormous today. Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4597 - 04/07/2026 22:59:25 2684258 Link 3 |
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It pretty much confirms that there isnt a lot wrong with hurling or its structure. It just takes hard work , commitment and determination. Galway used the leinster round robin very well It seems...
Tadhg2020 (Limerick) - Posts: 709 - 05/07/2026 10:12:12 2684284 Link 0 |
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The league finishes on first weekend of April. Therefore the provincial championship cannot start until the 3rd weekend in April. If you believe that knockout championship games require at least 1 weeks rest between rounds( that's what we have in AI series) then provincial championships need minimum of 5 weeks.The current format takes 7 weeks afaik. Therefore there is very little space for an AI round robin in any capacity if we stick to the current time frames. I dont think we can but that's a political matter. Im totally against " getting the provincials out of the way early". Apart from the significance of them there is the public interest aspect. It just isnt there. We are talking 1 maybe 2 weekends. In the interest of conversation you could have 3rd v 4th games on the weekend after the provincial finals. The winners would have to play the quarter finals the following week which isnt ideal but they would have had 3 weeks off in the lead into that game. You could play them the weekend of the provincial finals but you gain nothing from that. Its a very tight window with a 3rd sunday in July cut off. Its got to be doen to quarter finals by 3rd weekend in june. Thats the reality and 8 out of 11 being left after 27 games is ridiculous. Then there is the tv coverage issue. There is no space there either. Tadhg2020 (Limerick) - Posts: 709 - 05/07/2026 10:27:05 2684288 Link 0 |