"The system is flawed" - Limerick camogie manager Joe Quaid frustrated with championship structure
Quaid expressed his frustration at the championship structure after a heavy defeat to Tipperary on Saturday
Limerick senior camogie manager Joe Quaid has expressed his frustration at the current championship structure after his side suffered a heavy defeat to Tipperary last weekend.
The Shannonsiders were comprehensively beaten by Tipperary in Cappamore on Saturday, losing on a scoreline of 4-26 to 0-08, bringing their season to an end.
Limerick also suffered a heavy opening round defeat to All-Ireland champions Cork in Páirc Uí Rinn last month. The 'Treaty County' losing on a scoreline of 6-25 to 0-05.
Whilst Quaid's side did enjoy positive results against Wexford and Clare in-between these fixtures, the Feohanagh native says that the championship structure is 'flawed.'
"The result is proof that the system is flawed, we had two outstanding matches against Wexford and Clare but on the end of two hammerings by the two top tier teams of Cork and Tipperary," he said.
"For the development of the girls It’s disheartening for them because they gave everything they could out there and that’s all you can ask.
"We were a bit flat in the first half but we made changes in the second, everyone emptied the tank and that’s all you can ask for," he added.
"We spoke about it last year, the second-last weekend we played Tipperary, the average beating was 25-points over the course of the five rounds."
Quaid says that a change to the system is necessary if camogie is to be developed for counties countrywide.
"They need to look at it if anyone’s interested in developing camogie, not just the top three or four counties. They need to take a look at the championship structure countrywide," he said.
"These girls train as hard as the Limerick senior hurlers. They’re so committed and they don’t deserve this, they deserve better.
"They’re giving their all and to me we’ve had a remarkably good year, It’s been a fruitful year and hopefully this bunch will stick together because that's the big problem, turnover of players.
"I hope all these girls will stay together next year and build on it again," Quaid concluded.