Quote from: johnneycool on October 06, 2016, 04:34:05 PMThat's because there are only three proper Hurling Clubs in Down playing in that place called Antrim plus a gather up of others playing each other at least three times a season at a level associated with Divisional reserve football.Quote from: 6th sam on October 06, 2016, 02:25:58 PM
Would agree wobbler , those that criticise our fixture makers must have little knowledge of the goings on in other counties. Also they can have no appreciation of how many factors that CCC have to take into account when organising fixtures eg pitch availability, referee availability , floodlit availability, dual clashes, minor/reserve clashes, all Ireland Intercounty and ulster club fixtures, county commitments at various levels , and that's just for starters. Jarlath Tinnelly has the toughest job in the county in many ways, and like every club we have had issues over a small number of fixtures over the years, but At the same time it's hard not to respect how CCC does an almost impossible task , very well. Whereas I respect loughinislands position, Perhaps only a rigid application of a 10 day rule around re-fixtures Can avoid these problems in future years.
Wobblers suggestion of a 10 team league seems the simplest solution, but for most clubs that does not satisfy the Gaa guidelines of at least 22 fixtures for senior teams.
I think the key thing is that we must aim to provide all players with weekly games, the current system does not allow for that . Sport should be about enjoyment and competitive games are essential for that. Weekly games are absolutely vital , for club and county players. The current system where county players can spend weeks with no county games, is part of the problem . I think if players are with the county and unavailable to clubs they should be playing county games, while club games should go ahead without them. However when they return to their clubs there should be weekly games, as opposed to them being inactive again, if they are knocked out of the club championship. The GPA would gain real credibility, if they drove a national club and Intercounty fixture plan, providing regular games for club and county players.
Bloody hell, the hurling clubs in Down really are getting short changed in relation to fixtures. I'd be surprised our Div1 or Div2 hurlers got half those games a year in Down!!
In the Div2 fiasco, it should never that got to where it has landed.Ccc should have foreseen all this at the end of June and planned accordingly as now we're at the stage of cutting the sh-te out of everyone and in-fighting.Sad.
