Club Senior Football Championship 2017

ragingbull

ragingbull

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cusack played centre back for maghery!why can't journalists/pundits name players in their positions when naming a team of the year ffs
 
Rufus T Firefly

Rufus T Firefly

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Quite a complicated format but it squeezed through on the vote.

Four groups of four, with seeding taking place. Seeding depends on your final league position. Based on 2017 league positions, the following would apply for the Senior Championship;

Top seeds - Rangers, Maghery, Harps and Clann Eireann,
Second seeds - St Pats, Granemore, Sarsfielfds, Pearse Og,
Third seeds - Dromintee, Ballymacnab, Madden Annaghmore,
Fourth seeds - Whitecross, Tir na nOg, Wolfe Tones, Culloville.

Each group is made up of one team from each set of seeds.

Teams play each other once, with the third and fourth seeds having two home fixtures. The winners of each group go into the Championship quarter-final. Second and third placed teams enter the qualifiers. Team finishing last exit the Championship. Qualifers will involve a second placed team against a third placed team in each match. The winners play the four quarter finalists. From the quarters it is straight knockout. Previous match ups are avoided where possible at all stages. It is in place for 2018 only, and I'd assume will be reviewed after that.
 
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PatMustard

PatMustard

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Rufus T Firefly said:
Quite a complicated format but it squeezed through on the vote.

Four groups of four, with seeding taking place. Seeding depends on your final league position. Based on 2016 league positions, the following would apply for the Senior Championship;

Top seeds - Rangers, Maghery, Harps and Clann Eireann,
Second seeds - St Pats, Granemore, Sarsfielfds, Pearse Og,
Third seeds - Dromintee, Ballymacnab, Madden Annaghmore,
Fourth seeds - Whitecross, Tir na nOg, Wolfe Tones, Culloville.

Each group is made up of one team from each set of seeds.

Teams play each other once, with the third and fourth seeds having two home fixtures. The winners of each group go into the Championship quarter-final. Second and third placed teams enter the qualifiers. Team finishing last exit the Championship. Qualifers will involve a second placed team against a third placed team in each match. The winners play the four quarter finalists. From the quarters it is straight knockout. Previous match ups are avoided where possible at all stages. It is in place for 2018 only, and I'd assume will be reviewed after that.
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Sweet Jaysus! What are they at?!
 
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mackers

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Rufus T Firefly said:
Quite a complicated format but it squeezed through on the vote.
Teams play each other once, with the third and fourth seeds having two home fixtures. The winners of each group go into the Championship quarter-final. Second and third placed teams enter the qualifiers. Team finishing last exit the Championship. Qualifers will involve a second placed team against a third placed team in each match. The winners play the four quarter finalists. From the quarters it is straight knockout. Previous match ups are avoided where possible at all stages. It is in place for 2018 only, and I'd assume will be reviewed after that.
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Am I correct in saying that one of the two top seeds therefore will be facing three championship matches away from home. What decides where the match between the two top seeded teams will be? Toss of a coin? Neutral venue?
 
ragingbull

ragingbull

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Rufus T Firefly said:
Quite a complicated format but it squeezed through on the vote.

Four groups of four, with seeding taking place. Seeding depends on your final league position. Based on 2017 league positions, the following would apply for the Senior Championship;

Top seeds - Rangers, Maghery, Harps and Clann Eireann,
Second seeds - St Pats, Granemore, Sarsfielfds, Pearse Og,
Third seeds - Dromintee, Ballymacnab, Madden Annaghmore,
Fourth seeds - Whitecross, Tir na nOg, Wolfe Tones, Culloville.

Each group is made up of one team from each set of seeds.

Teams play each other once, with the third and fourth seeds having two home fixtures. The winners of each group go into the Championship quarter-final. Second and third placed teams enter the qualifiers. Team finishing last exit the Championship. Qualifers will involve a second placed team against a third placed team in each match. The winners play the four quarter finalists. From the quarters it is straight knockout. Previous match ups are avoided where possible at all stages. It is in place for 2018 only, and I'd assume will be reviewed after that.
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Based on 2018 league positions
 
PatMustard

PatMustard

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I thought there were only so many venues suitable/nominated for hosting club c'ship games? Due to access, health and safety, grass banks, capacity etc.

And if that's true, what's different now?

I mean, is Annaghmore say, able to host a big crowd when playing Crossmaglen?
 
Rufus T Firefly

Rufus T Firefly

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mackers said:
Am I correct in saying that one of the two top seeds therefore will be facing three championship matches away from home. What decides where the match between the two top seeded teams will be? Toss of a coin? Neutral venue?
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No, you're not quite correct. The two top seeds will each have a home match; the third and fourth seeds will have two home matches. You're right that the meeting between the two top seeds will obviously have one of them at home - how that's decided, I don't know.
 
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green flag

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From reading Rufus Ts account of the new championship format it seems a lot of thought has gone into the motion, which club brought it forward ?. if the 2018 league positions are used to position the clubs in the championship, then the championship draws could not be made until the leagues are completed. As regard the suitability of grounds most clubs have enclosed pitches so I cannot see much of a problem there.
 
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