The long and winding road to a tiered championship

Tomorrow, Central Council will choose which form of the old Tommy Murphy Cup they back as a motion to Special Congress later this year on a revamped football championship. Option 1 proposes Division 3 and 4 teams, upon exiting their provincial championship prior to the finals, go into the reinstated second-tier competition.

Option 2 allows for those teams beaten in the first round of the second tier competition a second chance in the lower half of the second round of that competition - with a requirement that the lowest-ranked Division 2 team is included to make up the numbers.