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Swiss Model For GAA?

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Given the Champions League 'Swiss model' experiment
and excitement of Matchday 8:

1) What do you all think of it - is the Swiss model a success?
2) Could or should the GAA adopt a variant - in the League, or in combination with the Championship?

omahant (USA) - Posts: 3366 - 02/02/2026 18:07:56    2654640

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Replying To omahant:  "Given the Champions League 'Swiss model' experiment
and excitement of Matchday 8:

1) What do you all think of it - is the Swiss model a success?
2) Could or should the GAA adopt a variant - in the League, or in combination with the Championship?"
Not a bad idea at all. And it would truly be an all Ireland championship

alalalalalum (USA) - Posts: 252 - 03/02/2026 09:53:59    2654709

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Replying To omahant:  "Given the Champions League 'Swiss model' experiment
and excitement of Matchday 8:

1) What do you all think of it - is the Swiss model a success?
2) Could or should the GAA adopt a variant - in the League, or in combination with the Championship?"
why do you love creating new threads to discuss the same thing essentially? competition structures. why not keep it to one thread and discuss all your ideas on competition structures in one place
No i dont think it would work in GAA or is needed.

KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3912 - 03/02/2026 10:26:43    2654725

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Replying To KillingFields:  "why do you love creating new threads to discuss the same thing essentially? competition structures. why not keep it to one thread and discuss all your ideas on competition structures in one place
No i dont think it would work in GAA or is needed."
Well said.
Football League is as near perfect as we're going to get.
My 1 quibble with calendar overall is most Counties will have 2 thirds of their games in the January to March period ( 7 games in 9 weeks) and only 3 or 4 games April to June (13 weeks).

Seanfan (Roscommon) - Posts: 349 - 03/02/2026 11:56:50    2654746

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Champions League plays 144 matches to eliminate 12 teams.

There are more efficient ways of running a championship.

Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 3335 - 03/02/2026 12:19:35    2654755

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Replying To omahant:  "Given the Champions League 'Swiss model' experiment
and excitement of Matchday 8:

1) What do you all think of it - is the Swiss model a success?
2) Could or should the GAA adopt a variant - in the League, or in combination with the Championship?"
Stop it, you reply to your own thread agreeing with yourself and expect people to take you seriously. Keep your equation's to yourself.

Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 2552 - 03/02/2026 12:32:50    2654761

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