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Slieve Bloom Man wrote:Proposals going ahead to next Tuesday night's county board will have the same format for hurling and football next year, 2 groups of 6 with 1st in each group qualifying for semi-finals, 2nd and 3rd into quarter-finals. 5th and 6th will play relegation matches. This system will also apply to intermediate and Junior A as well, Junior B and C will depend on no. of teams in those competitions. Would be an improvement on this year anyway but there might be problems as well esp dual clubs and possibilty of very one-sided games in latter stages of groups.

This is good news and certainly an improvement over this years system, addressing most of the deficiencies present in 2009. Hopefully the proposal will be passed.

kinnittyman wrote: Well the first thing I would like to say is that the new structure definitley did not have the backing of all the clubs. I can categorically state that my own club voted against the proposal as were shocked to find out that a team could win the county final and not even win a group game, which we all know subsequently happened.

A fair if somewhat pedantic point. What’s important is that the structure for this year’s Senior Championship was formulated in open, transparent discussions with the clubs and then passed by the majority vote of these same clubs. Of course there were always going to be dissenting voices in an issue such as this but thankfully the democratic process by which the County Board operates prevented this minority from blocking the will of the majority.

Thus if somebody has any issue with this year’s system, it would be far better and more logical to direct one’s anger at the majority of clubs who voted for it and not at the County Board who in this case simply followed the will of the people.

If the County Board required a unanimous consensus to pass every decision, nothing would ever be done.