New Posts For Thread: County Boards V Player Power.......... Mike Mac the Clare situationhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/23594538/county-boards-v-player-power-mike-mac-the-clare-situationDespite what was/is being reported, Mike Mac wasn't given the go ahead to prepare for the coming year or was he re ratified. While wide spread support was given from the ranks of the delegates. A realism from both the management team and the delegateWhat's the point in having a league if there are no relegations? -The development of hurling is surely whats important and GAA need to be able to stay in touch with this. Which of these strikes you as a better scenarioA - A bigger Div 1 (9/10 teams)https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/23594538/county-boards-v-player-power-mike-mac-the-clare-situation?post_id=422698574#422698574What's the point in having a league if there are no relegations? -The development of hurling is surely whats important and GAA need to be able to stay in touch with this. Which of these strikes you as a better scenarioA - A bigger Div 1 (9/10 teams)Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:37:06 -0600King for a day 12 Nov 22:16 You said 27 out of 28 wanted a change of management, who was the 28th that didnt.Limerick have gone down this road (more the county board than the players doing) with local guys such as Joe Mckenna and Dave Keane, ihttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/23594538/county-boards-v-player-power-mike-mac-the-clare-situation?post_id=422698562#422698562King for a day 12 Nov 22:16 You said 27 out of 28 wanted a change of management, who was the 28th that didnt.Limerick have gone down this road (more the county board than the players doing) with local guys such as Joe Mckenna and Dave Keane, iThu, 12 Nov 2009 15:17:41 -0600You said 27 out of 28 wanted a change of management, who was the 28th that didnt. Limerick have gone down this road (more the county board than the players doing) with local guys such as Joe Mckenna and Dave Keane, it just leaves a sour taste. At thehttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/23594538/county-boards-v-player-power-mike-mac-the-clare-situation?post_id=422698558#422698558You said 27 out of 28 wanted a change of management, who was the 28th that didnt. Limerick have gone down this road (more the county board than the players doing) with local guys such as Joe Mckenna and Dave Keane, it just leaves a sour taste. At theThu, 12 Nov 2009 15:16:01 -0600Hopefully wexford will have an injury free year in 2010 and if they do have that luxury they will give the invaders a great battle , actually i think they will beat them ( after all they have never beaten us in championship hurling ) , i would be evehttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/23594538/county-boards-v-player-power-mike-mac-the-clare-situation?post_id=422698550#422698550Hopefully wexford will have an injury free year in 2010 and if they do have that luxury they will give the invaders a great battle , actually i think they will beat them ( after all they have never beaten us in championship hurling ) , i would be eveThu, 12 Nov 2009 13:56:21 -0600Tumbles - Offaly have improved due a new young batch arriving and not because of meaningless Div 2 matches. They had a huge gap between Murphy, Franks, Oakley and Rory Hanniffy. The squad they have now would benefit from continuous Div 1 hurling forhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/23594538/county-boards-v-player-power-mike-mac-the-clare-situation?post_id=422698546#422698546Tumbles - Offaly have improved due a new young batch arriving and not because of meaningless Div 2 matches. They had a huge gap between Murphy, Franks, Oakley and Rory Hanniffy. The squad they have now would benefit from continuous Div 1 hurling forThu, 12 Nov 2009 13:47:00 -0600Who will pick the team? ^https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/23594538/county-boards-v-player-power-mike-mac-the-clare-situation?post_id=422698538#422698538Who will pick the team? ^Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:37:21 -0600London GAA have shown the way.They're going ahead without a manager!Wish more counties would have the same foresight.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/23594538/county-boards-v-player-power-mike-mac-the-clare-situation?post_id=422698534#422698534London GAA have shown the way.They're going ahead without a manager!Wish more counties would have the same foresight.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:30:09 -0600All northsiders are posh. In their own way!This will be our fourth successive year in Div I, first time since the early 70s I think. However, would not have been there at all had Congress not overturned a directive that the 2005 winners of Div II nothttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/23594538/county-boards-v-player-power-mike-mac-the-clare-situation?post_id=422698510#422698510All northsiders are posh. In their own way!This will be our fourth successive year in Div I, first time since the early 70s I think. However, would not have been there at all had Congress not overturned a directive that the 2005 winners of Div II notThu, 12 Nov 2009 07:15:27 -0600- ok, an unusually posh northsider so ;)- no one is safe if there is a relegation play off (unless you are suggesting that no Div 2 winner would ever be a high enough standard to win a play off?). Basically put teams in leagues where they can competehttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/23594538/county-boards-v-player-power-mike-mac-the-clare-situation?post_id=422698502#422698502- ok, an unusually posh northsider so ;)- no one is safe if there is a relegation play off (unless you are suggesting that no Div 2 winner would ever be a high enough standard to win a play off?). Basically put teams in leagues where they can competeThu, 12 Nov 2009 05:50:34 -0600First of all I am NOT a fkn Southsider ;)A league where you are safe no matter how bad you are is not a league and there would be no incentive to win most games. Likewise, what incentive would there be for Div II teams if they could not be promoted?https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/23594538/county-boards-v-player-power-mike-mac-the-clare-situation?post_id=422698482#422698482First of all I am NOT a fkn Southsider ;)A league where you are safe no matter how bad you are is not a league and there would be no incentive to win most games. Likewise, what incentive would there be for Div II teams if they could not be promoted?Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:17:04 -0600