Small margins for lesser lights on final furlong

TOMORROW afternoon’s final round of games in the National Football League creates the annual complex set of promotion and relegation permutations.

But the spotlight is not just trained on the top flight, with action at the basement level just as compelling.

For Clare, Waterford and Limerick, it’s going to be a nerve-shredding days with two teams destined to receive the boost of promotion at the close of play while one reflects on the agony of another near-miss.