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Reducing McCarthy Cup to 13 teams

  • 24-03-2013 03:40PM
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    legendary.xix
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    Is reducing McCarthy Cup to 13 teams a good move or bad move?

    I think it's a bad move. All counties if the wish to play at the top tier should be allowed. There should not be one rule for one and another rule for another. There is either relegation or there is not. I agree the 10 established hurling counties should not be threatened with relegation but neither should any other county joining the top tier.

    I've always maintained a better move is for the Christy Ring winner to join at the qualifier stage. If they give a good account of themselves it should be there decision to join the top tier the following year. If the gap is too big, it should be their call to remain in the second tier.

    Even allowing for the change being brought in, is reducing to 13 a step too far? They are going to have 14 teams in 2015, with 4 playing in the qualifiying group. The following year of 2016 they will have 13 teams, with 3 teams in the qualifying group. Having three teams in a group could lead to the two teams playing in the last game fixing a result so that both go through ahead of the team having played 2 games already.

    I'd have thought it best to have the qualifying group of 4 teams minimum. The push to reduce to 13 as opposed to 14 appears driven by a desire to have 8 teams in the Rackard Cup in 2016 instead of the 7 in 2015. The Rackard could easily settle for 7 teams. In terms of the structure, just leave give the Rackard winner or relegated Ring county a bye from the first round the following year.

    More details on the Championship change is found here: http://www.gaa.ie/content/documents/publications/miscellaneous/CCCC%20Proposal%202014%20to%202016.pdf


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