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Wexford Club Hurling 2026 - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Pikeman96: "You've hit the nail on the head. Clubs will think mainly of what gives them the best chance. Of course they'll like the thought of a system where ten out of twelve, or even twelve out of twelve, go through to the knockout stages instead of just eight.
Always liked the "four from six go through" myself and I'd still like to see the hurling go back to it.
An even better one, and one that would lead to a real cut-throat championship, was proposed by former Chairman Micheál Martin a few years ago. Top team in each group would go straight to a semi-final. Second and third would play quarter-finals, Fourth and fifth would be out, and sixth would go to relegation final.
Guess what? Didn't even go to the floor because of how it was so sure it would be roundly defeated. Why would clubs vote for a system where they'd have only a 50/50 (six out twelve) chance of going through, where it could be eight, ten, or even twelve out of twelve?" I think that's the whole problem in Wexford to be honest. A culture of excellence isn't achieved by avoiding a challenge.
Doylerwex (National) - 07/08/2026 11:06:17
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Cork Chairman Pitches New AI SHC Revamp - 1 Like(s)
Replying To tirawleybaron: "Provincial knock out (seeded draws)
6 Munster - Current 5 + Kerry
8 Leinster - Current 6 + Carlow + Laois
top 4 in each province go to All Ireland super 8
Bottom 2 in Munster and 4 in Leinster enter Tier 2 competition
Tier 2 championships - seeded knock out. 3 winners go to New York to play Tier 2 championships with New York
played in May
Leinster B competition - Antrim, Westmeath, Meath, Longford, Louth, Wicklow
Connacht - Roscommon, Mayo, Sligo, London, Leitrim, Lancashire
Ulster - Donegal, Fermanagh, Armagh, Monaghan, Tyrone, Derry, Cavan, Down
Winners of Tier 2 competitions go to NY play off on June bank Holiday
Tier 2 Play offs - End June
5 teams into Lory Meagher + UK winners
6 teams into Nick Rackard
8 into Christy Ring
2 finalists from NY playoffs into Joe McDonagh
So based on current form
Liam McCarthy - Cork, Limerick, Tipp, Clare, Galway, Kilkenny, Offaly, Dublin
Joe McDonagh - Wexford, Laois, Carlow, Kildare, Waterford, Kerry, Antrim, New York
Christ Ring - Wicklow, Roscommon, Donegal, Antrim, Derry, Down, Westmeath, Meath
Nick Rackard - Armagh, Fermanagh, Louth, Sligo, Tyrone, Mayo, London
Lory Meagher - Cavan, Longford, Leitrim, Monaghan, Lancashire, Warickshire
The above competitions split into 2 groups played in late June up to mid July
Semi finals and finals played August Bank Holiday and finals in Mid August." Cant push back the finals into August. An attempt was made this year at Congress and the motion got pulled before it was even voted on.
Viking66 (National) - 07/08/2026 10:29:17
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Mayo All Ireland Champions 2026! - 1 Like(s)
Looking at it coldly.
Mayo, Galway, Roscommon, Kerry, Armagh, Donegal, Dublin, Tyrone would prioritise All Ireland success over provincial success.
Louth, Meath, Westmeath, Kildare, Cork, Monaghan, Down, Derry, Wicklow, Cavan would be wiser to prioritise a Provincial Championship and use it to build a winning mentality within the squad as well as a consistency of performance (which has been lacking in all of them).
Mayo didn't come from nowhere to win the all Ireland.
They won the league in 2019 and 2023, lost finals in 2022 and 2025. They had a squad used to playing consistently at a high level, which when infused with new management and some new special talents - went all the way.
The 8 All Ireland contenders listed above - all have battle hardened squads that just need a bit of luck, a well timed run and 1 or 2 new players to step up and they wont be far away.
The 10 provincial contenders, need to target either the league or the provincial championship and prove to themselves they can deliver under pressure. Then they can move up to contend for All Irelands.
This idea that Kildare, Louth, Meath, Cork etc will fancy their chances at an All Ireland next year just because Mayo did it, is fantasy stuff. None of them have players in the panel who have played in All Irelands or Div 1 finals.
Beating Dublin or Kerry in the league, or provincial championships in Spring is a very different thing to beating them in an All Ireland final in July.
tirawleybaron (National) - 07/08/2026 10:30:12
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