John Fogarty: Hurling league change will keep teams honest

It's ironic that Limerick’s indifferent attitude to the league is partly why the Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) have moved like they have.

LEAGUE CHANGE; Limerick captain Cian Lynch lifts the cup after the Allianz Hurling League Final. Photo by Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

There was a time, not so fadó, that the Allianz Hurling League mattered.

A whole pile, actually. Enough for a county to use all of its considerable diplomatic heft to try and convince the powers-that-be at the time to annul their relegation by introducing a new structure (Cork, 2013). They did not succeed.