A blueprint for the future of the All-Ireland

WHERE now for the All-Ireland senior football championship?

The elimination of all eight provincial finalists has triggered a debate that’s set to run and run all the way to Congress next April.

On the one hand we had the two most successful managers in the past decade, namely Mickey Harte and Jack O’Connor, pointing out the inequities of the existing system. The latter questioned the value of trying to win a provincial title when it seems to be detrimental to All-Ireland success.