Bodley 2013/14

cdeb wrote: »

Yes, against Curragh A. Hung a queen on the last board when we had a draw at least.

We're on 33 points now

They turned down a draw with Q+6 each. Hope you dont miss out on promotion by 1/2 a point.

Is it only the top team that gets promotion or is there a semi-final type play off.

Only the winners of each Bodley. They play off for the trophy. Didn't know we turned down a draw; second time in for days we did that and lost... (Though we did turn down a draw and scam a win against Rathmines, so swings and roundabouts I guess)

Yes, if Rathmines can take two points off Dun Laoghaire, we go up. Gonna be close...

You need 75% so you would need 7.5 in the Bodley.

Still not on till tomorrow!

Yep; short by half a point. While we were better than them head-to-head when we played, they were able to rack up a few 5-0s which meant they're the better team over the whole season.

On that note, I'd like to use the LCU AGM to make some changes to the Bodley; it might be worth discussing them here beforehand. I spoke to the LCU midway through the season about Division 7; I was told that it was a matter for the incoming committee to set one up for 2015/16, and that there would be none next year as it was too late to change the relegation format (even though the promotion format was changed half-way through last season...)

With the success of the O'Connell Cup last year (speaking of which - was that run this year?), there's clearly going to be new teams in the league next season. Blanchardstown were talking about two new teams when I spoke to them last month. We'd like to put out one - maybe two - extra if we can get captains, and there's plenty of other flourishing junior clubs (Rathmines being the obvious one; I don't know if Enniscorthy are at the stage of a second team yet, or if Shankill could return).

We could quite conceivably have 25 teams in the Bodley next season, with just two promotion spots. That's absurd, especially with the gap between the top and bottom, which is arguably larger than any of the other divisions.

I'd propose that next season - assuming two Bodley groups - the teams from seventh down are relegated into the O'Sullivan (Division 7) for 2015/16. Clubs joining the league from that season start off in division 7, not division 6, and after next season, it's two up two down between the Bodley and the O'Sullivan as with all the other leagues.

We've a fair few on here involved at Bodley level, so I said I'd throw it out there to see what other clubs think. Is this something that clubs would agree to at the AGM? Are there other adjustments we could make to improve the division? Unfortunately, it seems the LCU are doing nothing to change this level of the game.