Whoever wins the league would obviously just use the provincial round robin as four training matches. Scoring difference etc. would also be screwed for the other three teams.
It isnāt a bad idea - if league winner doesnāt make provincial final then they get a QF spot - with third in Leinster and Munster playing off for the other spot.
Only issue is would you have wanted Waterford in the A/I series last year?
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If Waterford had the chance to regroup after their league exertions they may have looked ok by the time the quarter finals came around.
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It sounds like the nuclear option.
Iād go back to the old Limerick SHC type format with the top 6 then teams 7-12. Last weekends Clare Galway game would have been a relegation four pointer which would have stopped the half arsed nature of the game.
If that doesnāt work then go back to Teeges option.
If you win a league your guaranteed a preliminary QF spot instead of the Joe MacDonagh cup losers.
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If only there was a template there from 2002 to 2017 that worked really, really well.
Even in 2021, there were a couple of decent knockout ties like Waterford v Galway, Clare v Cork that were worth 10 of these micky mouse round robin nonsense we are subjected to under the current format.
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It would if teams were bothered about relegation, which by the end of the old format they didnāt seem to be. Iirc a couple of counties won the all Ireland from div 2 of the league, and it was being touted as an advantage. Kiely wouldnāt give a flying fcuk if Limerick were relegated.
Wont bother Kiely, he can bring it in warm, or bring it in cold.
Hurling people are their own worst enemies when it comes to some of this kind of stuff.
The constant talking down of the League āits only the Leagueā etc. is bizarre.
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Iād agree.
Incentivise the League. Winners straight to AIQF
( if League winner wins province then bring finalist to QF spot ? )
Championship back to straight knockout, with Qualifier draws.
Iād say give the winner a team holiday, but the Limerick fellas would ask for the 6K instead.
Tired of holidays at this stage
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Stand alone mansions with islands to be built.
Mortgage free
The GAA would be bankrupt if theyād to cover the cost of Limericks holiday
The Munster Council are quite pleased with the extra gate receipts from the round robin, they aināt gonna turn their backs on that.
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Itās a great conceptā¦ Loads of games and travelling to grounds all overā¦ Thatās what people want.
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JP is struggling to cover the court costs as it is
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Ah they have a firm on retainer, so the more damage they do the better value for money
What you get after a round robin system is an ultimate champion team who is physically and mentally above the rest.
Like, to win an All-Ireland going unbeaten under this system just gives you great, great champions. That is undisputed.
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