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On the 23rd October there's a huge vote at congress which could change inter county football as we know it and make the experience for us Meath supporters a very different one. The two options that seem to be the most popular are keeping the championship as it was pre Covid or a new format which flips the league and provincials. Part of me feels like Meath are close to competing for Leinsters and the traditional format would keep the prestige of a Leinster title fully intact. But I think Format B that's proposed would be the best for the GAA. For Meath it would mean Leinster in Feb-April, I think split into a group of 5 and a group of 6. With a final and possibly a semi final to be played after the groups. And then Meath playing all the division 2 teams in summer and if we finish top we're into an all Ireland quarter and if we finish 2nd or 3rd we'd be into a preliminary quarter final and like it was pre COVID if you're in the bottom 2 you're down to division 3 the next year. It would guarantee more games and guarantee 3/4 games in summer in Navan against pretty good teams so I think the pros of the change would outweigh the cons. Just wondering what do other people around the county think of the possible change? LeitrimRoyal99 (Meath) - Posts: 1523 - 30/09/2021 18:32:06 2383840 Link 9 |
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Sounds promising more games brings more experience.blood new young player's if given a chance to get gametime in competitive environment.nred a big panel of players for that scenario thou. Borderroyal (Meath) - Posts: 496 - 01/10/2021 11:28:02 2383932 Link 0 |
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Be some amount of games for intercounty players - would they have the legs for the club scene after? Some commitment.
Crinigan (Meath) - Posts: 1352 - 01/10/2021 18:15:48 2384051 Link 6 |
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looks to me it would signal the end of County players playing Club until August or September in this county anyway. Clubs with county players will suffer big time
glenny (Meath) - Posts: 1115 - 02/10/2021 11:19:32 2384101 Link 0 |
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Time has come to move on from provincials ,Leinster especially has been a non event for many years now and I dont expect change over the next few years. Optin B sounds good, plenty of games, however this will favour counties with the strongest panels and have affect on club games, so needs careful planning.
seadog54 (Meath) - Posts: 2195 - 02/10/2021 14:58:57 2384140 Link 8 |
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Ur prob right but cant see there been as much time for all this training 5 nights a week sh..e.playing games week in wont give time for that.but depends on whise over team i suppose.recovery they tell us is most important part of players well being now.players according to reports radio and such seem to be up for it.bit club player prob get proper fu...d from it.
Borderroyal (Meath) - Posts: 496 - 02/10/2021 15:03:24 2384143 Link 0 |
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Anything that takes away from club games will have a negative effect on clubs and club games which in the longer term will not be good for our GAA. Giving county teams more football in effect gives county managers more control, again not good when you consider the county commitment of 5 nights/week plus as some other poster has said. Maybe none of us know as most of us are not players. browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 03/10/2021 12:27:36 2384222 Link 10 |
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From what I hear gpa will go for plan b. With nearly all players from every county wanting it. royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 03/10/2021 15:17:20 2384251 Link 0 |
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Split season in next year, so IC finished in June I believe. So players will all be back with clubs for basically whole summer.
Goldback (Meath) - Posts: 58 - 03/10/2021 16:00:13 2384259 Link 0 |