Ulster Club IFC and JFC 2024

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marty34

Quote from: general_lee on October 30, 2024, 09:23:56 AM
Quote from: ElJeffe on October 24, 2024, 12:09:59 PM
Quote from: Cavan19 on October 24, 2024, 11:56:04 AMDreadnought has been played like a fiddle here for the last 12 months or more.

Wait till we get him going on about Arva and Knockbride
The fact that Arva are back playing provincial competition 12 months after their last foray is an indictment of how out of kilter the Cavan system is. I dare say there's not another county in the country where the Junior football champions would go on and win the intermediate the following year. 

As an aside, Thomastown won KK senior on Sunday past after winning AI Intermediate and obviously the KK Intermediate title last year.

But that's different. No major difference between senior and intermediate in KK. Every team who comes up holds their own and pushes on.

Very competitive.

clonian

Quote from: general_lee on October 30, 2024, 09:23:56 AM
Quote from: ElJeffe on October 24, 2024, 12:09:59 PM
Quote from: Cavan19 on October 24, 2024, 11:56:04 AMDreadnought has been played like a fiddle here for the last 12 months or more.

Wait till we get him going on about Arva and Knockbride
The fact that Arva are back playing provincial competition 12 months after their last foray is an indictment of how out of kilter the Cavan system is. I dare say there's not another county in the country where the Junior football champions would go on and win the intermediate the following year. 

Derry's 2023 intermediate hurling champions won the Junior championship this year

Duine Inteacht Eile

Quote from: general_lee on October 30, 2024, 09:23:56 AM
Quote from: ElJeffe on October 24, 2024, 12:09:59 PM
Quote from: Cavan19 on October 24, 2024, 11:56:04 AMDreadnought has been played like a fiddle here for the last 12 months or more.

Wait till we get him going on about Arva and Knockbride
The fact that Arva are back playing provincial competition 12 months after their last foray is an indictment of how out of kilter the Cavan system is. I dare say there's not another county in the country where the Junior football champions would go on and win the intermediate the following year. 
Tattyreagh did it in Tyrone in 2017/2018.

Fossa close to it in Kerry last year. Beat by a point in intermediate final. Won it this year I think.

Armagh18

Tullysaran nearly did it in Armagh a few years ago, narrowly lost the intermediate final I think.

You'd imagine the all ireland champions at any level will be pushing towards winning the county championship at the next level up the following year.

SouthOfThe Bann

Quote from: general_lee on October 30, 2024, 09:23:56 AM
Quote from: ElJeffe on October 24, 2024, 12:09:59 PM
Quote from: Cavan19 on October 24, 2024, 11:56:04 AMDreadnought has been played like a fiddle here for the last 12 months or more.

Wait till we get him going on about Arva and Knockbride
The fact that Arva are back playing provincial competition 12 months after their last foray is an indictment of how out of kilter the Cavan system is. I dare say there's not another county in the country where the Junior football champions would go on and win the intermediate the following year. 

Lisnaskea did it this year aswell winning intermediate the year after Junior.

There's many examples fo this over the years.

JoG2

Quote from: Armagh18 on October 30, 2024, 10:07:16 AMTullysaran nearly did it in Armagh a few years ago, narrowly lost the intermediate final I think.

You'd imagine the all ireland champions at any level will be pushing towards winning the county championship at the next level up the following year.

Especially if the winning AI junior team plays Div 1 in their county, you'd expect it all right

Dreadnought

Quote from: general_lee on October 30, 2024, 09:23:56 AM
Quote from: ElJeffe on October 24, 2024, 12:09:59 PM
Quote from: Cavan19 on October 24, 2024, 11:56:04 AMDreadnought has been played like a fiddle here for the last 12 months or more.

Wait till we get him going on about Arva and Knockbride
The fact that Arva are back playing provincial competition 12 months after their last foray is an indictment of how out of kilter the Cavan system is. I dare say there's not another county in the country where the Junior football champions would go on and win the intermediate the following year. 
There are quite literally many examples of this across the county regularly

tiempo

Quote from: JoG2 on October 30, 2024, 10:17:14 AM
Quote from: Armagh18 on October 30, 2024, 10:07:16 AMTullysaran nearly did it in Armagh a few years ago, narrowly lost the intermediate final I think.

You'd imagine the all ireland champions at any level will be pushing towards winning the county championship at the next level up the following year.

Especially if the winning AI junior team plays Div 1 in their county, you'd expect it all right

Maybe we could introduce a pronoun championship for Cavan

We're Senior league but we identify as Junior championship, the he/him/they/them/wos/it/penong/cooked/d/books format

Could have a standalone pronoun AI championship involving only Cavan teams so that Cavan is guaranteed its junior/novice/cooked-it variant every year

general_lee

Quote from: clonian on October 30, 2024, 09:41:40 AM
Quote from: general_lee on October 30, 2024, 09:23:56 AM
Quote from: ElJeffe on October 24, 2024, 12:09:59 PM
Quote from: Cavan19 on October 24, 2024, 11:56:04 AMDreadnought has been played like a fiddle here for the last 12 months or more.

Wait till we get him going on about Arva and Knockbride
The fact that Arva are back playing provincial competition 12 months after their last foray is an indictment of how out of kilter the Cavan system is. I dare say there's not another county in the country where the Junior football champions would go on and win the intermediate the following year. 

Derry's 2023 intermediate hurling champions won the Junior championship this year
That's Derry hurling which is another joke.

general_lee

Quote from: SouthOfThe Bann on October 30, 2024, 10:09:42 AM
Quote from: general_lee on October 30, 2024, 09:23:56 AM
Quote from: ElJeffe on October 24, 2024, 12:09:59 PM
Quote from: Cavan19 on October 24, 2024, 11:56:04 AMDreadnought has been played like a fiddle here for the last 12 months or more.

Wait till we get him going on about Arva and Knockbride
The fact that Arva are back playing provincial competition 12 months after their last foray is an indictment of how out of kilter the Cavan system is. I dare say there's not another county in the country where the Junior football champions would go on and win the intermediate the following year. 

Lisnaskea did it this year aswell winning intermediate the year after Junior.

There's many examples fo this over the years.
Fermanagh has about 14 clubs though - never thought about them.

Lucifer

Fermanagh has an 8+8+4 breakdown in tiers.  In theory Lisnaskea has went from 17th to 9th place (and our Intermediate Championship contained 3 Division 1 teams in Roslea, Derrylin and Belcoo.)  It should be noted that Lisnaskea did not get promoted from Division 2 this year either. 

Belnaleck done similar not so long ago also as I recall, they won back to back Junior and Intermediate and then were pushing close for a Senior Championship (drew with repeat winners Derrygonnelly in a semi final I think.)

Dreadnought

Quote from: tiempo on October 30, 2024, 11:32:04 AM
Quote from: JoG2 on October 30, 2024, 10:17:14 AM
Quote from: Armagh18 on October 30, 2024, 10:07:16 AMTullysaran nearly did it in Armagh a few years ago, narrowly lost the intermediate final I think.

You'd imagine the all ireland champions at any level will be pushing towards winning the county championship at the next level up the following year.

Especially if the winning AI junior team plays Div 1 in their county, you'd expect it all right

Maybe we could introduce a pronoun championship for Cavan

We're Senior league but we identify as Junior championship, the he/him/they/them/wos/it/penong/cooked/d/books format

Could have a standalone pronoun AI championship involving only Cavan teams so that Cavan is guaranteed its junior/novice/cooked-it variant every year
Very poor fishing attempt. Not your best work

SouthOfThe Bann

Quote from: Lucifer on October 30, 2024, 12:39:41 PMFermanagh has an 8+8+4 breakdown in tiers.  In theory Lisnaskea has went from 17th to 9th place (and our Intermediate Championship contained 3 Division 1 teams in Roslea, Derrylin and Belcoo.)  It should be noted that Lisnaskea did not get promoted from Division 2 this year either. 

Belnaleck done similar not so long ago also as I recall, they won back to back Junior and Intermediate and then were pushing close for a Senior Championship (drew with repeat winners Derrygonnelly in a semi final I think.)

Yes so that equates to a 40% jump in rankings.

Arva went from 27th to 13th; which equates to a 35% jump in rankings.

Lisnaskea's achievement arguably more impressive.

SouthOfThe Bann

Craigbane v Knockbride this weekend what we thinking.

Knockbride are big favourites with the bookies but I wouldnt be so confident.

Unless winning Junior after so long releases the shackles altogether.

Looking through Craigbanes results they have been more impressive than Knockbrides. Beating the Tyrone champions is no mean feat either.

I think whoever wins this will win Ulster with the Tyrone champions gone.

SouthOfThe Bann

Ulster JFC Predictions

Aghadrumsee v Drumhowan - Drumhowan by 9
Dromara v Collegeland - Dromara by 2
Muff v St. Comgalls - Muff by 12
Knockbride v Craigbane - Craigbane by 2

Ulster IFC

Derrylaughan v Termon - Derrylaughan by 9