Antrim Hurling

[btdtgtt]

One for the parody account - Antrim play Offaly this weekend in the league - and already they've been fixed to play each other again the following week in the relegation play-off!

Who was it dared to say the county season is too drawn out?

This is really laughable.

And the icing on the cake is that regardless of the results of both matches - the bottom team gets another play-off.

And while all this irrelevant parade is played out the vast majority of hurlers have their club games juggled around.

So it all countinues again and we go round in circles leaving everyone dizzy and going nowhere.

[johnneycool]

One for the parody account - Antrim play Offaly this weekend in the league - and already they've been fixed to play each other again the following week in the relegation play-off!

Who was it dared to say the county season is too drawn out?

This is really laughable.

And the icing on the cake is that regardless of the results of both matches - the bottom team gets another play-off.

And while all this irrelevant parade is played out the vast majority of hurlers have their club games juggled around.

So it all continues again and we go round in circles leaving everyone dizzy and going nowhere.

Well who'd have thought Antrim and Offaly would have been bottom come the last round of fixtures.

More importantly Antrim will have a home venue come the relegation play off and then the losers will have to play the winners of Div2A, not sure why there's not direct promotion/relegation, but a nice safety net all the same.

[btdtgtt]

I would say its a hopelessly drawn out safety net!

Getting relegated is becoming a hard job - although its the contempt for club fixtures while the whole process labours out that bothers me.

Some atmosphere in Offaly this weekend - no matter what happens we meet again next week and its more important than the this meaningless game?!

[imtommygunn]

I would say its a hopelessly drawn out safety net!

Getting relegated is becoming a hard job - although its the contempt for club fixtures while the whole process labours out that bothers me.

Some atmosphere in Offaly this weekend - no matter what happens we meet again next week and its more important than the this meaningless game?!

There is too much protection for division 1 teams. So if you win division 2 you will maybe be promoted. Shouldn't be that way.

[johnneycool]

I would say its a hopelessly drawn out safety net!

Getting relegated is becoming a hard job - although its the contempt for club fixtures while the whole process labours out that bothers me.

Some atmosphere in Offaly this weekend - no matter what happens we meet again next week and its more important than the this meaningless game?!

There is too much protection for division 1 teams. So if you win division 2 you will maybe be promoted. Shouldn't be that way.

You'd almost think the big teams didn't want to be bothered with the lesser lights, wouldn't you?

[imtommygunn]

I would say its a hopelessly drawn out safety net!

Getting relegated is becoming a hard job - although its the contempt for club fixtures while the whole process labours out that bothers me.

Some atmosphere in Offaly this weekend - no matter what happens we meet again next week and its more important than the this meaningless game?!

There is too much protection for division 1 teams. So if you win division 2 you will maybe be promoted. Shouldn't be that way.

You'd almost think the big teams didn't want to be bothered with the lesser lights, wouldn't you?

Ha, who'd have thunk it.

[btdtgtt]

All true.
If you win a league you should go up - if you come last you go down.
Simples.

[cfclg]

All true.
If you win a league you should go up - if you come last you go down.
Simples.

If we are playing division two we would complain that its not fair, because we have the safety net we think its a great job................. Poor structure and really unfair on the Kerry's/Carlow's of this world

[Milltown Row2]

All true.
If you win a league you should go up - if you come last you go down.
Simples.

If we are playing division two we would complain that its not fair, because we have the safety net we think its a great job................. Poor structure and really unfair on the Kerry's/Carlow's of this world

Carlow would give us a big test, their club team beat our best club team over the past 4 years so.......

[imtommygunn]

Carlow would maybe beat us.

It isn't fair on the division 2 teams at all. Absolute worst case 2nd place should get a ply-off but winning a division should mean promotion.

It's very skewed towards division 1 teams. That's the way the GAA works lets be honest though for once it is in our favour.

I don't know who's winning division 2 but the way we're playing at the minute, sunday aside, carlow would put it up to us and very possibly beat us.

[johnneycool]

Carlow would maybe beat us.

It isn't fair on the division 2 teams at all. Absolute worst case 2nd place should get a ply-off but winning a division should mean promotion.

It's very skewed towards division 1 teams. That's the way the GAA works lets be honest though for once it is in our favour.

I don't know who's winning division 2 but the way we're playing at the minute, sunday aside, carlow would put it up to us and very possibly beat us.

Its between Carlow and Kerry by the looks of it, but I'm sure the MLR lads would be available to Carlow when it comes to the league final..

I don't think theres such a process between Div2A and Div2B if Down win the final which they're almost guaranteed to do at the minute.

Not sure of how Div3A to Div2B works, but it does seem a bit unfair.

[Milltown Row2]

Look the Antrim leagues used this same process for years, if the bottom team in Div 1 played the WINNERS of div 2 and won then they stayed up ffs!! But hey the clubs voted for that lol

[johnneycool]

Look the Antrim leagues used this same process for years, if the bottom team in Div 1 played the WINNERS of div 2 and won then they stayed up ffs!! But hey the clubs voted for that lol

When was that?

[Milltown Row2]

Look the Antrim leagues used this same process for years, if the bottom team in Div 1 played the WINNERS of div 2 and won then they stayed up ffs!! But hey the clubs voted for that lol

When was that?

Anytime Ballycastle were in danger of going down . Johnny Im not sure when but was 10th 15 years ago.

[All seeing I]

I would say its a hopelessly drawn out safety net!

Getting relegated is becoming a hard job - although its the contempt for club fixtures while the whole process labours out that bothers me.

Some atmosphere in Offaly this weekend - no matter what happens we meet again next week and its more important than the this meaningless game?!

There is too much protection for division 1 teams. So if you win division 2 you will maybe be promoted. Shouldn't be that way.

You'd almost think the big teams didn't want to be bothered with the lesser lights, wouldn't you?

True Johnny - the exact same as the Antrim Division 1 Hurling league this year when it splits at the midway stage. At least the National League has the wit to disregard teams in other divisions. We disregard teams within our own division.