The whole system is a disgrace. If you finish top of a league you should win it. As for promotion/relegation, top 2 go up, bottom 2 go down. No playoff, no round robin bullshit!!!! Can we not just keep it simple FFS!
That's all right if there are no starred games. What if An Riocht had been in the bottom 2-3 having played a lot of games without there 4 county players.
BIG DEAL!! Mayobridge, Burren, Kilcoo, Clonduff, Bryansford or whoever else you want to mention over recent years have also had to played starred games and topped the league. The excuse of teams like Saval/Ballyholland/Kingdom having to struggle on without thier 'star players' doesnt wash with me. Burren have done without McCartan/McKernan/Rooney for this past 3 or 4 years, Mayobridge have had Benny, Sexton, Walsh and co starred for what nearly 10years? The thing is those teams I mentioned, Bridge and Burren etc have strong enough squads to cope without these county men. They should not be punished because of it.
It stinks of the same pathetic reason the English FA give for the national teams woeful performances in recent times, 'there are too many forgieners in the english game', bullshit! English players just arent good enough, train them better! If english players were good enough they would play for the top clubs.
If these so called weaker teams are so bad without thier county players, its up to the rest of the squad to pull their weight, and be better, coach the youngsters better, and they wont be called 'one man teams' anymore. Please tell me theres posters who agree with me?
Rant over. f**k I should be on the county board..
