I know, I know, another league structure post, but I have often thought about an NFL style conference system working for a regionalised 1st division.
Here is the new Rugby Pro 14 format:
https://youtu.be/j-5FhbB4Kp8
Entice Monaghan, Kildare, Kilkenny back. Add a Kerry league team and any other regional team. Allow Premier teams to have reserve/u23 teams at a reasonable cost. And hey presto. Enough teams to have a regionalised low cost 1st division.
Increase the premier to 14 and run it like the Belgian league and you have plenty of variety of fixtures.
League solved.
Last edited by sullanefc; 01/08/2017 at 2:27 PM.
"Entice Kildare, Kilkenny and Monaghan back"
Three clubs with maybe 500 fans between them, and not enough people to run them.
But we'll "entice them back" and that's problem solved?
Right so.
Manager: Fergal, have you your boots with ya?
Fergal: Ya, I have them here.
Manager: Ah good stuff, well give them to this man so, he forgot his!
I can't see any of the bottom three getting out of it right now. I know its only three points but a couple of good results for Pats and Harps could open that right up. Maybe Limerick get dragged down into it, but can Sligo or Galway win enough games to catch them? Drogheda are sunk.
Transfer window now closed. How has it affected squads?
Rovers and Pats look to have strengthened. Limerick and Galway seem to have weakened. Harps and Drogheda about the same as before.
Long way to go but this weekend is huge.
Manager: Fergal, have you your boots with ya?
Fergal: Ya, I have them here.
Manager: Ah good stuff, well give them to this man so, he forgot his!
Harps in:
Ibrahim Keita
Peter Burke
Mark Timlin
Tommy McBride
Out:
Harry Doherty
Tommy McMonagle
Michael Funston
Simon McGlynn
Ciaran O'Connor
For me, we've got potentially a striker better than O'Connor, goalkeeper Burke similar to Doherty albeit more experienced at senior level, centre mid McBride to fill the bench replacing Funston, winger Timlin better than McGlynn.
All we missed out on was a centre half to replace McMonagle.
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
Jack Doherty never appeared for Harps. He was incorrectly listed as being on the bench away to Dundalk when it was actually Harry Doherty on there.
After all the hassle getting him cleared, I don't think Millien will end up playing much of a part at all.
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
Limerick - The new manager is a disaster and I just think he doesn't know the League
Sligo - Can't turn draws into wins & don't score a lot
Drogheda - No explanation needed
If we slip into bottom 3 we haven't a hope of getting out. Our only hope is others don't get the points to put us in there.
Big win for Galway last night. A draw in the Sligo Pats game this evening and it'll be a decent weekend results wise for us.
Limerick are right in it now. Welcome to the party lads!!
I didn't think Galway had wins in them and was worried that the bottom three would be wrapped up with a few weeks to go but that win last night opens it right up and Limerick have to start worrying now. Why did they let Williams go?
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