I was told the reason Shercock did not amalgamate with Bailieboro at minor level was because Shercock wanted to amalgamate at both the minor and U16 grade but Bailieboro didn't want this however Kingscourt were willing to. I hear nobody giving out about the O'Raghallaigh Gaels amalgamation at U16 level, is this because they didn't win? Would it have been a different story if they did win?
O'Raghallaigh Gaels have been training together since before a ball had been kicked in the league, as well as training with their respective clubs and have put a lot of effort into winning this minor championship. Yes Kingscourt did win the league, but this amalgamation had been decided on a long time before this and although clubs did put in complaints there was no rule stating that because a club won the league then their amalgamation had to be scraped. If the county board was to scrap this amalgamation they all would have to be scraped. Would this have achieved anything? That would have meant that many of the smaller clubs would not be able to field a team at all.
O'Raghallaigh Gaels have been training together since before a ball had been kicked in the league, as well as training with their respective clubs and have put a lot of effort into winning this minor championship. Yes Kingscourt did win the league, but this amalgamation had been decided on a long time before this and although clubs did put in complaints there was no rule stating that because a club won the league then their amalgamation had to be scraped. If the county board was to scrap this amalgamation they all would have to be scraped. Would this have achieved anything? That would have meant that many of the smaller clubs would not be able to field a team at all.
