Quote from: twohands!!! on April 22, 2024, 10:34:47 AMQuote from: Manning18 on January 01, 1970, 05:45:37 AMOutside of occasionally Armagh and Dublin, no football teams fans can really hold a candle to Munster hurling teams at the moment
Not really fair comparing with the completely different setup in hurling.
The football provincials are not much more than a warm-up before the serious business starts with the group stages.
The Munster hurling round-robin has real jeopardy with every single game being critical given 40% of the teams taking part will be finished for the summer in a few weeks (and possibly even sooner depending on how results go).
This is definitely how fans view the provincials but the reality is you're probably facing a slow death if you don't win the province. The benefits of winning a province are massive - avoid Kerry, Dublin and Ulster champs in the groups, 2 in 3 chance of getting Clare and louth/Kildare as the seed 2. presuming you use this leg up to win the group you probably again avoid Dublin and Kerry and Ulster champs in quarter finals.