mypost
23/09/2005, 2:16 AM
Cork have a distinct advantage by playing Derry at home one extra time, because they would probably win. That's unfair. If Cork beat Derry in the last game at the cross, and finish on, say, 72 points and Derry finish on 70 or 71, could you honestly say that it was a fair competition between the two.
And if Derry win the last game to win the league, will it be fairer? You're only going to TC to win the league, it's not the San Siro. If you're as good a team as you think, you should be well capable to win down there, if you have to.
If you asked Derry fans, before they went to Drogheda in March, "would you like to go to the last game to win the league?", how many of yous would have said no?
I'm not trying to make pre-emptive excuses for Derry not winning the league
Oh yes, you're getting in the excuses early.
I'm not using this years example to highlight the inequality in the 33 game system.
Them's the breaks!
True, there is an oddity, but it's the only way that the league can function properly. Put simply, if you have got more points than Cork after 33 games, you will win the league. If you don't, you won't. End of story.
And if Derry win the last game to win the league, will it be fairer? You're only going to TC to win the league, it's not the San Siro. If you're as good a team as you think, you should be well capable to win down there, if you have to.
If you asked Derry fans, before they went to Drogheda in March, "would you like to go to the last game to win the league?", how many of yous would have said no?
I'm not trying to make pre-emptive excuses for Derry not winning the league
Oh yes, you're getting in the excuses early.
I'm not using this years example to highlight the inequality in the 33 game system.
Them's the breaks!
True, there is an oddity, but it's the only way that the league can function properly. Put simply, if you have got more points than Cork after 33 games, you will win the league. If you don't, you won't. End of story.