divisional teams ?

[midfield]

I dont know if a divisional teams are such a great idea to be honest. It obviously has its pros and cons. You qoute how it works great in Kerry ,but i dont know how it would work out in a smaller county like Offaly.

Ok , you might have a more competitive championship , but does that mean that the standard of hurling will be any better ( after all its the same players against each other )

You could lose much of the interest of the fringe player , who plays to help make up the numbers in the smaller senior clubs. Some senior clubs are really struggling for numbers and if you got these divisional teams then you lose these players and gradually the club begins further into a decline. A few years down the line , they lose a few more lads and cant field their own team even if they wanted to.

To keep the game healthy , we need as many hurlers playing as possible.

Much of Offalys hurling is based on the success of bringing in players from Smaller clubs like Clareen , Rynaghs , Birr , Lusmagh etc. Every player grows up wanting to play for his or her club. If you have divisional teams you will lose this.


what happens if a team within a divisional team feels that they could go it alone and win without the other clubs?

Are Divisional teams allowed to enter into the All Ireland club championship ?

I think that divisional teams could work at the moment only if there was a senior A and Senior B championship in Offaly , with the Senior A made up of the stronger hurling clubs - clareen , Birr , Coolderry and divisional teams of the intermediate or weaker senior clubs.

The Senior B can be made up of the weaker clubs and intermediates, thus giving them a chance to win a championship on their own.

[midfield]

Sorry lads , meant to put the above reply into the main thread..

[Lone Shark]

No prob at all, the board is a bit haywire at the mo. Have responded over there.