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I think, with Dublin massacring everyone lately in Leinster, wouldn't the most sensible thing to do be to just give them a bye to the final? Or to the semi-final at the very least. There's no point in them playing the winner of a first round match (who are all Div 3 or 4 teams at present) in the quarter final stage and crushing them. Let the other 10 counties play knockout to leave one team left, and the winner play Dublin in the Leinster final. Or if that's too radical, pop them straight into the Leinster semi-final. You could still do your usual seeding for the other teams similar to the current set-up. Tacaí Liatroma (Leitrim) - Posts: 1126 - 06/05/2024 12:43:04 2543314 Link 0 |
when the provincials go to mid january to february, dublin will probabaly be putting out 2nd teams in leinster and will be beaten more,just like Longford did this january. dickie10 (UK) - Posts: 773 - 09/05/2024 08:17:03 2543766 Link 0 |
"Or if that's too radical" yeah thats mad lad!!! I guess no one has mentioned that in the past 15 years.....jaysis why didnt i think of it, thats a class idea no one else ever mentioned before
Whestofthewest (Clare) - Posts: 177 - 11/05/2024 15:39:28 2544079 Link 0 |
Possibly is best that the provincials do go before the league. Until then, possibly any county winning 3 in a row should be given a bye to the Leinster semi-finals.
legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8327 - 11/05/2024 15:59:36 2544085 Link 0 |
sponger (Wicklow) - Posts: 2913 - 11/05/2024 16:21:45 2544091 Link 0 |
There is a fair argument that Connacht, Leinster and Munster counties could compete in a shared championship. ULSTER CHAMPIONSHIP Donegal Armagh Derry Tyrone Monaghan Cavan SOUTHERN CHAMPIONSHIP Dublin Kerry Galway Mayo Roscommon Cork TAILTEANN CUP GROUP 1 Meath Down Kildare Clare Antrim GROUP 2 Louth Westmeath Fermanagh Sligo Offaly THIRD TIER GROUP 1 Laois Limerick Longford Carlow Waterford GROUP 2 Leitrim Wicklow Wexford Tipperary London NOTES: Top 2 teams in Ulster and the Southern Championships into their provincial finals. Third places teams qualifying for the quarter-finals against a provincial runner-up. Top 2 in the Tailteann groups direct to the semi-finals. Second and third into quarter-finals. The Tailteann winner replacing the 6th placed team in their provincial championship. 5th placed Tailteann teams into relegation final. Top 2 in the Tier 3 groups direct to the semi-finals. Second and third into quarter-finals. The Tier 3 winner promoted. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8327 - 11/05/2024 17:21:44 2544106 Link 0 |
If they have, I ain't heard of it. They did it with Kerry back in 1980, and they played just three games that year and won the All-Ireland. So it's been done before, but I can't remember hearing any calls for it in Dublin's case.
Tacaí Liatroma (Leitrim) - Posts: 1126 - 12/05/2024 20:07:51 2544358 Link 0 |