Eircom League Structure

**John83** · 17/07/2007, 8:08 PM

Originally Posted by Galway Harps

No it doesn't. The population of both Mayo and Kerry are as dense as f**k yet there's no team there.

Utter tripe.

**pineapple stu** · 17/07/2007, 8:08 PM

Again, jokes flying over your head...

**Mr A** · 17/07/2007, 8:09 PM

Originally Posted by John83

Utter tripe.

Different kind of density

**John83** · 17/07/2007, 8:15 PM

Oh, God, I'm logging off and going to sleep. It must be the drugs.

**gufcfan** · 18/07/2007, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Again, jokes flying over your head...

You'd like to think John 83 was joking aswel, but i doubt it

**gufcfan** · 18/07/2007, 10:44 AM

Back the issue of the new structure of the league, should the fai not have been promoting it a bit more?

**John83** · 18/07/2007, 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by gufcfan

You'd like to think John 83 was joking aswel, but i doubt it

No, my only defence is tiredness last night. It went totally over my head until PS pointed it out.

Originally Posted by gufcfan

Back the issue of the new structure of the league, should the fai not have been promoting it a bit more?

I don't know about that. I reckon they're better off getting it together before they make a huge noise about it - last thing we need is articles about how they're struggling to fill the A league in national press.

**Schumi** · 18/07/2007, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge

First Division teams aren't required to enter a team in the A League.

Agree that it's a terrible idea.

I disagree. The under-21 league is too low a standard for our reserves. There'll only be four competitive games before the knockout stage. There's not much point in beating teams like Ballinasloe 8-0 on auto-pilot and playing an Athlone team who didn't get a corner in the second half. Hopefully the A league, without an age limit, will be stronger with most of the poorer teams entering the under-20 league instead.

**gufcfan** · 18/07/2007, 2:52 PM

Another point that just hit me about the new a league.

It could help the quality of the first division. Bear with me. More teams playing in competetive leagues can only help, if the whole thing works out. It would help fringe players of bigger clubs to continue to develop instead of warming the edge of the bench. Also it would allow otherwise junior league players to develop at a higher level, thus making the pool of players the bigger clubs have to choose from more experienced/developed.

You can take any player that has been plucked from junior football and give him a go. Its very hard to judge them on their exploits in the junior leagues tho. More partcipation all around the country is key to growth imo.

Many may have said it was a bad idea (myself included) but the only way soccer will develop in this country is if action is taken in these areas.

Does that make sense to any1 else but me?