Belfast Strategic Plan

[gorm agus bui]

Would there be any appetite for a greater belfast league?
The Down clubs could still play in the Down championship.
It might seem more relevant to people in Bredagh to be playing Belfast teams rather than Newry ones.

I think there would be some merit in this but in Down it is league position that determines which C Ship a club plays in. i.e SFC is the 1st division of the previous year as well as the top 4 Div 2 teams (+ possibly IFC winners). if teams did not play in Down leagues then you would need some measure as to which C Ship they would play in.
Something worth exploring all the same

[bredaghgael]

Would there be any appetite for a greater belfast league?
The Down clubs could still play in the Down championship.
It might seem more relevant to people in Bredagh to be playing Belfast teams rather than Newry ones.

I think there would be some merit in this but in Down it is league position that determines which C Ship a club plays in. i.e SFC is the 1st division of the previous year as well as the top 4 Div 2 teams (+ possibly IFC winners). if teams did not play in Down leagues then you would need some measure as to which C Ship they would play in.
Something worth exploring all the same

  My point would be to leave Adult Football/Hurling in the respective Counties and only have the Belfast Board for up to U-16 or Minor.

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Would there be any appetite for a greater belfast league?
The Down clubs could still play in the Down championship.
It might seem more relevant to people in Bredagh to be playing Belfast teams rather than Newry ones.

I think there would be some merit in this but in Down it is league position that determines which C Ship a club plays in. i.e SFC is the 1st division of the previous year as well as the top 4 Div 2 teams (+ possibly IFC winners). if teams did not play in Down leagues then you would need some measure as to which C Ship they would play in.
Something worth exploring all the same

  My point would be to leave Adult Football/Hurling in the respective Counties and only have the Belfast Board for up to U-16 or Minor.
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i'd be strongly in favour of that too BG but in fairness the down clubs would have a lot more to gain from such an arrangement than the antrim ones. Still worth pursuing i'd say though.

the key throughout Belfast for me would be the primary schools. A coordinated push with clubs / development officers is called for. i'd suggest allocating resposibility for a set number of primary schools to each club in return for a morotorium on juvenile transfers. This would have to be carefully monitored to ensure that clubs were discharging their responsibilities but the upside in terms of developing an identifiable community link especially in previously multiple (or indeed no) choice areas could be great.