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No criteria published yet as far as I am aware. I would guess that they are still working on it as the 'Player Injury Fund System' is down at the minute and they have indicated that further communication will issue when the system is available for registration. It'll all depend on their criteria for bands on whether this system is fair or not. I can see private Insurance companies having a field day here, the sceptic in me suggest that a certain GAA partner will benefit a lot from this.

There are 3 bands, see below, but no reference to what criteria there is for each band. I would suspect that Band 3 is aimed at clubs who are claiming a lot more than £5K but could be wrong. Its obviously a move to get players to take out personal insurance.

2017 Updates are as follows;

-          Team subscription rate for U21 teams will be reduced from €450 to €200 per team.
-          Injury Fund Reward rebate will be replaced with a claims discount for eligible units.

Eligible units will receive a discount of 10% off Total team Subscriptions due and this will be displayed on the invoice when registration is completed.   
A claims loading is also being introduced and there will be 3 claims loading bands
-          Units in Band 1 will have a 10% load applied to Total team Subscriptions due and this will be displayed on the invoice when registration is completed.   
-          Units in Band 2 will have a 50% load applied to Total team Subscriptions due and this will be displayed on the invoice when registration is completed.   
-          Units in Band 3 will have a 100% load applied to Total team Subscriptions due and this will be displayed on the invoice when registration is completed. 
-          Units that do not meet the criteria to qualify for the discount or who claims experience does not warrant the application of a claims loading will not see any change to subscription rates with the exception of the reduced U21 team rate if applicable

The discount / loading has been calculated based on a review of 3 years data across each unit of Team subscriptions paid into the fund against Claims payments drawn from the fund. 

Early days yet.
But what are the predictions for each division this year.
League Winners
Championship winners
And Relegation

I'll go
League Winners - Killyclogher
Championship winners - Dromore
And Relegation - from Greencastle, Galbally, Donaghmore

FILL IN THE BLANKS....Getting there.....
Aghaloo O'Neill's
Aghyaran Saint Davog's - Peter McGinnity
Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa - Paul Rouse
Augher St Macartan's
Beragh Red Knights
Brackaville Owen Roes - Sean Corr
Brocagh Emmetts - John Feeney
Carrickmore St Colmcille's - McCallan, Donnelly, McCann
Castlederg St Eugene's - Dermot Corry
Clann na Gael
Clogher Eire óg
Clonoe O'Rahilly's - Cassidy & Niall O'Neill
Coalisland Fianna - McKeever, Gilligan, Devlin
Cookstown Fr.Rocks
Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's
Derrytresk Fir a'Chnoic - John McGuckin
Donaghmore St Patrick's - Gary and Richard Hetherington
Dregish Pearse óg
Dromore St Dympna's - Ciaran Meenagh
Drumquin Wolfe Tone's
Drumragh Sarsfield's
Dungannon Thomas Clarkes - Paul Rouse
Edendork St Malachy's - Gary Mallon
Eglish St Patrick's - Collie Holmes
Errigal Ciaran - Pascal,Tiffy, F Devlin
Eskra Emmett's - James Slater
Fintona Na Piarsaigh
Galbally Pearse's - Archie Beattie
Glenelly St Joseph's
Gortin St Patrick's
Greencastle St Patrick's - Paudy O'Kane
Kildress Wolfe Tone's - O'Gara, Beggs, D Kelly
Killeeshil St. Mary's
Killyclogher St Mary's - Dom Corrigan
Killyman St Mary's - Paul McVeigh, Ryan Mellon
Loughmacrory St Teresa's - Howe
Moortown St Malachy's - Barry Hughes, C Lawn
Moy Tír na nóg - Audi Kelly
Newtownstewart St Eugene's - Martin McNulty
Omagh St Enda's
Owen Roe O'Neill's
Pomeroy Plunketts
Rock St Patrick's - Eunan McGinn and Adrian Nugent
Stewartstown Harps - Paul Feeney
Strabane Sigerson's
Tattyreagh St Patrick's Terry McCann??? McHugh & Ferguson???
Trillick St Macartan's - Seany???
Urney St Colmcille's - Mickey Rea

Any further manager appointments? I see Urney and Strabane both looking new managers.

From our 5 championship games last year, we averaged just over only 3 scores from frees per game.
Ronan scored 5, McAliskey 4, Morgan and Harte 3 each and McCurry just the one.

Was she thinking about Cork and their new stadium? Does he mean to develop Healy park more or build a whole new one?

Not develop Healy Park, build a complete new stadium along a main arterial route in Tyrone. Strange to say the least!

Any thoughts on our Chair's speech last night at convention. Looking to build our own stadium in Tyrone! 

Truth is....Harte & O'Donnell don't believe they can take Pomeroy any further and fear relegation!! (I don't believe they will have this problem) Liam Donnelly was the same last year with Edendork. Its an easy way out......very bad form!!

That couldn't be further from the truth, there are too many average teams in the bottom half to be worrying about relegation. Obviously we're not going to be winning an O'Neill cup but there is definitely an opportunity to break into the top 8 with this team.

Hhmmm!! Not sure about that statement. Pomeroy have struggled for years to get out of Intermediate football and now suddenly they are going to break into the top 8 in Tyrone. Staying up next year will be a good year for Pomeroy. I believe this coming year will probably be strongest Division 1 has been for a good few years.

Any word on whether Conor McKenna will be playing in play-off final this coming Sunday? Regardless, I think Urney may cause a surprise here.

Not knowledge your sources ...
( regarding arboe/Augher)

Turns out my 'sources' weren't far wrong!

What are you talking about?? You've completely lost me, my knowledge???

Strabane will be motivated to remain senior, E.C. nothing to play for fancy the Sigersons to survive.

Probably Sigersons only hope but EC not showing any signs of taking their foot of the gas.

Any news on new managers for next year, bar the Clonoe circus?

?? I must be missing something or you're very easily amused.

Agree, do away with the play-offs. Matches towards bottom of Division 1 will be interesting this week. Fancy EC to beat Strabane handy enough, a few Augher lads running around Belfast saying Ardboe are giving them a point at least, do Eglish have McKenna playing this week v Dromore? If thats the case Augher safe, Strabane v Eglish in relegation play off. Top 4 will be Coalisland, Dromore, Omagh & KC.