The big 4 hurling counties in the semis. I thought we were in the middle of a revolution?
It was a short lived revolution.
How long has there been a big 4?
Always mate, the four most successful counties in the sport.
Between us weâve won over 75% of all Irelands
Who is the 4th county?
Tipperary
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[QUOTE=âJulio Geordio, post: 990940, member: 332â]Always mate, the four most successful counties in the sport.
Between us weâve won over 75% of all Irelands[/QUOTE]
Yeah limericks contribution to that 75% is just 7 all Irelandâs.
Go way?!
Isnât it the big three with Limerick the best out of the second tier hurling counties?
The four most successful counties whatever way way one looks at it.
In football weâll probably have a Kerry/Dublin All Ireland final.
GAA on its last legs.
Iâd love to see Offaly get their act together again.Offaly were the real team of the 90âs.
Have the new hurling proposals been posted anywhere? The penalty one has already been discussed but the idea of replacing a player with 2 yellow cards seems daft to me.
I meant posted on here on another thread. I wasnât bothered trawling through other threads looking for them.
+1.
Eddie Keher will be creaming himself if these manly displays of manliness in the form of foul play are only punished with a replacement coming on.
The GAA Hurling 2020 Committee launched its report, which outlines 15 proposals to improve the game, in Croke Park today.
Chaired by Tipperaryâs 2010 All-Ireland winning manager Liam Sheedy, the GAA Hurling 2020 Committee was established by GAA President Liam Ă NĂŠill in March 2014 with a broad remit to improve the game of hurling.
Click here to read the full report
2020 Report: What will it mean for hurling?
The Committee met for the first time on April 22 and underwent an extensive consultation process to gain feedback on the issues that pertain to the game at all levels.
Website/Survey: An online survey was completed by 3,859 people between June 25 and August 5. A further 100 submissions were made by email and by postStakeholder Meetings: The Committee met with the Medical Scientific and Welfare Committee, Coaching & Games Development Committee and Referees Committee among othersFocus Group Meetings: Focus groups were held with ⢠Media, Liam MacCarthy counties, Leinster Round-Robin counties, Christy Ring Cup counties, Nicky Rackard Cup counties, Lory Meagher Cup counties.
Following the consultation process, a number of key proposals were arrived at, which can be divided into eight broad categories.
Section 1: Hurling Participation
Work with an external consultancy organisation to produce a best practice template to be used as a blueprint to share with all counties which if followed will help to build up hurling within each county from its foundations.Establish a full-time Director of Hurling role.
Section 2: Proposals For Rule Changes
The Hurling 2020 committee proposes that the awarding of a penalty in hurling will result in the penalty taker having to face one defender on the line. The ball can be placed anywhere outside the 20m line but must be struck no closer than 20m. The Hurling 2020 committee proposes the existing rule be changed to allow for just three defenders on the goal line while enshrining in rule that the ball cannot be struck any closer than the 20m line.New Advantage Rule to replace Rule 4.36 and Rule 5.35, for implementation in 2015 (See full report for further details)To ensure fairness and consistency, we propose the standardisation of the ball in hurling at all levels.
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Section 3: Disciplinary Structures
Set up a Hurling Referees Sub-Committee at National level from 2015 onwardsTo order off a player who commits a second Cautionable Foul/Infraction by showing him a second Yellow Card followed by pointing to the sideline to indicate he can no longer take part in the game. Allow a replacement from within the substitutions permitted in Rule 2.4, Rules of Specification.
Section 4: Competition Structures
Remove all Promotion/Relegation playoffs involving teams in different divisions in the Allianz Hurling Leagues.Remove the Promotion/Relegation playoff involving the bottom team in the Leinster Round-Robin competition and the Christy Ring Cup champion. Instead, the bottom Leinster Round-Robin team would be relegated to the Christy Ring Cup while the Christy Ring Cup champion would be automatically promoted as a reward for winning the competition.Increase the length of time to play the Christy Ring Cup from five weekends to seven weekends.Play the Christy Ring Cup Final as a curtain raiser to a high profile Liam MacCarthy Cup All-Ireland Senior Hurling Qualifier
Section 5: The Club
Reset the terms of reference of the Central Fixtures Oversight Body to ensure the Club Fixtures Schedule, which provides regular games and activity, is adhered to.
Section 8: Miscellaneous
Increase the number of âMaor CamĂĄnâ/âMaor Uisceâ by one for senior inter-county hurling league and championship games starting in 2015.Allocate squad numbers to each team in the Liam MacCarthy Cup prior to their teamâs first game.
2020 Report: What will it mean for hurling?
GAA Hurling 2020 Committee: Liam Sheedy (Chairman), Ed Donnelly (Secretary), Pat Henderson (Kilkenny), Des Cullinane (Cork), Terence âSamboâ McNaughton (Antrim), Ollie Moran (Limerick), Veronica Curtin (Galway), Frank Lohan (Clare), Ollie Canning (Galway) and Paul Flynn (Waterford).
Squad numbers? Fuck off.
Full report here
http://www.gaa.ie/content/documents/GAA%20Hurling%202020%20Report.pdf
Only just realised there was no section 6 or 7 in the above 
Fuck sake. Is that all they could come up with? The club/county season is the only issue worth going after and is not taken on.
In reality hurling doesnât need much improving, so this committee was always going to struggle to come up with meaningful proposals.