Does the club get 15% ?? . That has always been my understanding . This may have changed .
Well how do you explain that the winner of the championship usually comes from 1a then?
There’s more than coincidence at work.
The same teams have been winning the AI since forever, mate,and nothing to do with 1A … Cork, Waterford and Galway have all been 1a for most of the current inception you could throw Dublin in there too - They’ve had as much success as Offaly and Laois. Clare did win it the year they were in the top flight alright, but that was down to other factors rather being in 1A.
I’m not doubting the higher standard in 1A - but half your games are played in monsoon weather in mud baths — If you get 2 stern challenges in the latter stages then the league has been a decent venture.
Teams like Tipp and KK can amble along in the league - Near all others have to put a serious fitness effort in if they’re looking to win it - Very hard to maintain that into championship…
All i’m really saying is that it’s the league - nice to do well in - no big deal if not.
The club get a payment for hosting the game, usually a % of the gate I think, the rest goes to whatever board or division that is running the competition.
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The gate receipts go towards paying the expenses of the 5 or 6 lads the county board sends to the match. If there’s anything left at the end a small % goes to the club.
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the current format is only in existence for 3 years, with 4 teams from both 1A and 1B in the quarter finals. Of those 3 league campaigns, the winners have come from Divison 1B twice (Waterford and Clare).
The previous 2 years since 1A and 1B have been set up, only 1 team was let into the finals series from 1B.
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I was going to outline that - but he did say championship…
Look at how flat Clare were last year after the effort they put in… Waterford looked to be the same but redoubled after the 5 week break to the semi final.
The league is great as it is - but outside the top 2, I think it can have an adverse affect on teams who give it a serious rattle.
Be interesting to see if Davy goes all out now or will he use the remainder of his games to give squad members games.
ah yes, sorry @flattythehurdler
Clare did win it though coming from 1B in 2013.
I’d say Davy targeted the first 2 games. The training over Winter was mental by all accounts, so I’d say there is a double season effect, go all out for those 2 games, ease off and go back for Championship then. Couldnt sustain that effort for the full year round.
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Even if the amount you get is quite small, it must still be a handy source of income for those clubs. Keep your pitch in decent nick, put a fence around your pitch, have a bit of a bank for people to stand on and you get a steady amount of extra income.
It is, but allegedly it can also be used as a stick by the top table to keep clubs in line.
Cause a fuss at county board meetings = no games.
There is never those kind of politics in Limerick GAA circles . Stop creating conspiracy theories .
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I wouldn’t say it’s worth a massive investment to secure the games, but if you have everything in place already it’s another small revenue stream.
Do you happen to know what the actual regulations on the conditions for hosting them are? Or is it completely up to the county board?
There used to be rules for championship games that they had to be held in fully enclosed fields.
A fully enclosed field was one where the referee and players were segregated from the crowd when making their way to and from the dressing rooms. That obviously isn’t the case anymore (or maybe they only applied to inter-county fixtures).
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Take a co senior hurling game , say doon v Kilmallock in claughan field . A group game with say 1000 paying in , that is 1000 x €10 . That @ 15% is €1,500 for Claughan.
A military quality fence when Pallasgreen play !
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Would you get 1,000 paying in to a club game?
I wonder how it works with season tickets.
No game should ever have been held in Páirc Uí Chaoimh then.
There is something about a pitch needing a fence though, and you’ve to be able to stop people from getting in without paying, so a wall around the outside as well.
I think the definition of a fence is fairly liberal though, an auld bit of rope can suffice.
You used to have to supply a scoreboard and tea and hang sangwiches for the county board lads as well.
We seem to have matches in Claughaun the whole time at all age grades, and while I’m not sure they could fit 1,000 people or whether 1,000 is even likely for that kind of match, it’s still handy money
I mean certain grounds have a bit of a stand which probably cost a bit in putting up originally- Askeaton, Bruff, Kilmallock, etc.
Then you have the likes of Claughaun who have a bit of terracing, not even on a particular height. Might cost a bit.
And then the likes of the Bog Garden, Mungret, etc only have a grassy bank.
You should only be allowed charge into a match if you provide a stand of some sort at a minimum, IMO. Standing uncovered on a grassy bank in the bog garden in the pissing rain is something you should be getting money for, not paying for the privilege.
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