I did say just have seeding for Senior A as an option. My own club when they won county intermediate were seeded bottom when they came up. Maybe for senior B, have the three semi finalists and then the team who came down from Senior A can be the fourth team.
Just for the year that's in it (btw I'm not fully advocating this, I'm just spitballing!) why don't the County Board place all 16 teams from Senior A and B in a hat and have a straight knockout championship with a back door thus guaranteeing every team 2 high intensity championship fixtures (exact same format as Clare for anyone who wants to look it up. I go to a few games down there because I have a lot of cousins in East Clare and there's great cut in them and even the draws for each round have great interest and excitement)
3. The 2 Senior B teams who progress the farthest are promoted to Senior A for 2021. As we know there will be no relegation to Senior A as the 2021 championship will have 10 teams. If more than 2 teams from Senior B progress to the same stage e.g 4 teams they then enter a playoff with each other to see who goes up.
4. The 2 Senior B teams who progress the farthest may play in the Senior B final if the county board decide to proceed with that if it is needed to see who plays in the Leinster Club Intermediate Championship if that goes ahead.
Wouldn't it be a brilliant boost to clubs like Drumcullen or Lusmagh to get a hop off Birr or Belmont in a full blooded championship match and would create great interests in their respective parishes. The promotion of hurling in Offaly has to be paramount and this could really aid this even if it is only a one year thing.
As I said I quickly formulated this idea in my head for the simple reason that for the year that's in it I think we have the opportunity to get creative with our championships and that every option should be on the table.
Totally disagree with this one and would be concerned for what's the likes of Banagher Birt Belmont would do too kk b or Drumcullen for example.. huge gap in difference.
frankthetank wrote: ↑Tue Apr 21, 2020 11:53 am
Just for the year that's in it (btw I'm not fully advocating this, I'm just spitballing!) why don't the County Board place all 16 teams from Senior A and B in a hat and have a straight knockout championship with a back door thus guaranteeing every team 2 high intensity championship fixtures (exact same format as Clare for anyone who wants to look it up. I go to a few games down there because I have a lot of cousins in East Clare and there's great cut in them and even the draws for each round have great interest and excitement)
3. The 2 Senior B teams who progress the farthest are promoted to Senior A for 2021. As we know there will be no relegation to Senior A as the 2021 championship will have 10 teams. If more than 2 teams from Senior B progress to the same stage e.g 4 teams they then enter a playoff with each other to see who goes up.
4. The 2 Senior B teams who progress the farthest may play in the Senior B final if the county board decide to proceed with that if it is needed to see who plays in the Leinster Club Intermediate Championship if that goes ahead.
Wouldn't it be a brilliant boost to clubs like Drumcullen or Lusmagh to get a hop off Birr or Belmont in a full blooded championship match and would create great interests in their respective parishes. The promotion of hurling in Offaly has to be paramount and this could really aid this even if it is only a one year thing.
As I said I quickly formulated this idea in my head for the simple reason that for the year that's in it I think we have the opportunity to get creative with our championships and that every option should be on the table.
Lusmagh or Drumcullen wouldn't beat Birr or Belmont in a championship match as proposed by yourself.
Hasselhoff wrote: ↑Sun Jul 05, 2020 5:23 pm
Why do matches have to be on at the same time? Could they not put them on at different times so people could go to all the games.
Very good question. I understand why they are not putting on double headers at this time but the games could be spread a bit better.
Maybe we are lucky to have any games to go to at all so we'll take what we can get!
I presume it's because a clubs senior team (first team) has to play on the weekend before its intermediate junior etc so players hurl at appropriate grade.
Birr vs kk and shinrone vs ballinamere would be two games I would go to.
Birr vs kk should be a good game and shinrone should beat ballinamere but a slip up here for shinrone could be dangerous.
Coolderry will probably beat clareen and Belmont and banagher would be a good one as well. Why oh why is it in tullamore? Do lads still have no access to dressing rooms on 31st July and then drive home from Tullamore.
Birr, shinrone or rath would be a better venue for this game.
Would rhode and Clara or ferbane be played in birr?
It would be great if these games were streamed live on offaly gaa TV.
One other question. Were these draws and groups seeded?
