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How much did you have on Galway?
Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2643 - 26/05/2024 19:42:35 2547365 Link 0 |
5 euro on Galway-4,Waterford and Wexford to win! It doesn't matter anyway because the Wexford handicap and Southampton to be promoted 5/1 Double got me up. Some Yorkshire Derby next year in Championship with Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United and Leeds United!!! katser (Galway) - Posts: 2420 - 26/05/2024 20:00:53 2547380 Link 0 |
I lost a small bit overall, but had Dublin at 3/1.
Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2643 - 27/05/2024 07:37:41 2547431 Link 0 |
Your head should be in charge when one place bets.
Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4454 - 27/05/2024 09:28:19 2547461 Link 0 |
Absolutely ridiculous to relegate Carlow as they are making great strides. How this helps the sport beats me. It borders on discrimination as there are two non Leinster teams in the McCarty Cup next year and a Munster team who have done no better in their provincial championship. Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 2844 - 27/05/2024 12:31:36 2547586 Link 0 |
Yeah I think they need to look at it again. Personally I'd prefer to see provisionals go back to knockout and have all Ireland qualifier groups like they did before. Provincial winners to aisf, runners up aiqf and everyone else in the preliminary group. You can have a qualifiers competiton in the League then for laois, Offaly, Carlow, Westmeath etc. for Liam McCarthy then. Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3029 - 27/05/2024 13:15:33 2547619 Link 0 |
That's what I've been thinking the last few years also Doyler.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13296 - 27/05/2024 16:32:33 2547712 Link 0 |
100%. I was talking to a county board official who said there will be no further concessions by Leinster counties regarding championship structures. They've already extended to 6. If people want the game to spread, its up to everybody to find a structure that suits that agenda. But I think the care in the Munster counties about Carlow, Antrim, Offaly, Laois, etc hovers around zero. ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1250 - 27/05/2024 18:03:50 2547746 Link 0 |
Delighted at how Dublin performed yesterday, even though I was in Nowlan Park for family and geographical reasons!! I thought we had blew it v Kilkenny and that would be the end of it. I of little faith. ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1250 - 27/05/2024 18:08:53 2547748 Link 0 |
The solution is to have relegation in Munster too. McDonagh winner into Munster, runner up Leinster.
BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 2952 - 27/05/2024 18:30:31 2547755 Link 0 |
The Munster championship is way too much of a cash cow the way it is. No way it will be changed. Also I love having games in Ennis
LohansRedHelmet (Clare) - Posts: 2672 - 27/05/2024 19:27:32 2547774 Link 0 |
I know what you mean. I love having games in Wexford too but you'd still have them in all Ireland qualifiers. Although the way I've suggested Clare would be going to QF or SF rather than the group.
Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3029 - 28/05/2024 07:56:59 2547809 Link 0 |
This is the point. These big matches would still happen in a provincial knock-out and then round robin. Its not as if they won't still be the same games because they are in an All-Ireland round robin. The big issue I think is the GAA will look at the football qualifiers and say "is that what we want for hurling"? Because even the GAA don't care about the developing counties in hurling, once the tills keep rolling in Munster that is good enough. ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1250 - 28/05/2024 10:46:08 2547859 Link 0 |
A great result for Dublin and Dublin hurling in general, Crummey back is a massive positive and he's some warrior. Also Burke is having a great season. How Na Fianna could have done with him last year! A shout also for Sutcliffe, he's around a long time and always puts in a big shift. Dublin should be confident going into the final, as they probably should have beaten KK in Parnell Park. Also, KK's win over Wexford was, as you rightly say, an average enough performance. All to play for.. bloodandbandage (Cork) - Posts: 347 - 28/05/2024 10:59:17 2547864 Link 0 |
That is nonsense also. What would it do for hurling to relegate Tipp or Waterford last year ? What would it do for the McDonagh cup to have Tipp go down there and slaughter them ? Relegation should be if a team finishes last three years in arrow. Promotion if you win the McDonagh three in row. If you do you are probable going to be somewhat competitive when promoted. If a team keeps up ending last in the McCarthy they are not good enough to compete. Both Carlow and Antrim given some more opportunity proved they canplay at the top if a little inconsistent. They certainly won't get better by relegating them. You might on a given year end up with an extra team in either competition but so what ?
Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 2844 - 28/05/2024 14:57:08 2547932 Link 0 |
That is nonsense also. What would it do for hurling to relegate Tipp or Waterford last year ? What would it do for the McDonagh cup to have Tipp go down there and slaughter them ? Relegation should be if a team finishes last three years in arrow. Promotion if you win the McDonagh three in row. If you do you are probable going to be somewhat competitive when promoted. If a team keeps up ending last in the McCarthy they are not good enough to compete. Both Carlow and Antrim given some more opportunity proved they canplay at the top if a little inconsistent. They certainly won't get better by relegating them. You might on a given year end up with an extra team in either competition but so what ?
Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 2844 - 28/05/2024 15:16:24 2547945 Link 0 |
Rubbish. So lets say Laois and Offaly win the next 2 Joe McDonagh cups and Carlow were not relegated. Do you think it is fair to have an 8 team Leinster championship? When are you playing all these matches? And what will that do to the Leinster counties to have to play more matches against weaker opposition when they come up against Munster opposition? ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1250 - 28/05/2024 15:45:02 2547957 Link 0 |
Offaly did reasonably well in the strongest section of league. With their young team and good underage structures a year in Munster, possibly and even probably losing every game well but maybe like Carlow and Antrim taking the odd scalp would surely do them good? Likewise, an aging Tipp team could use McDonagh to regroup. And I say that as Tipp descended person. (I'd be bate to death if i proposed this to some of the relatives but there you go!) BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 2952 - 28/05/2024 15:46:07 2547958 Link 0 |
Two groups of 4 in Leinster LockLeanGayl (Westmeath) - Posts: 248 - 29/05/2024 10:20:21 2548081 Link 0 |
If there are more teams there has to be more qualifying places.
Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3029 - 29/05/2024 10:36:33 2548094 Link 0 |