I have apposed the idea for a two tier champiosnhip for quiet awhile but the gap is growing between the stronger and weaker. The strong are becoming stronger, and the weak, weaker. The GAA has moved one step closer to a two-tier football championship recently after the Gaelic Players Association announced the majority of inter-county footballers are now in favour of the move.
Division 4 teams unanimously voted to boycott a potential ‘B’ championship before it went in front of Congress in 2016, but the opinion of players has shifted since then.
The GPA released figures today which revealed that 60% of inter-county footballers now support a move to a tiered championship.
After surveying its members, the inter-county player body found that 90% of hurlers were satisfied they had a sufficient number of games against teams of equal standard, while just 53% of footballers said the same.
The survey also found that 50 squads were expected to train with their county as well as club during the ’club only month’ in April. Three-quarters of players said the off-season is too short, while there’s a growing prevalence of hip and groin injuries. This is down to what I discussed weeks back. There is no such thing as an off season for county players. All i n all though, the tiered champiosnhip is looking more and more likely!
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