Harte calls for system rethink

MICKEY HARTE has criticised the rule that led to Cork earning a place over Kerry in the Allianz Football League Division 1 final, and to the relegation of Monaghan, Sligo and Limerick from the top three tiers.

When sides finish level on points, promotion and relegation are decided by the head-to-head record of the counties. Harte decried the system as a “flawed practice that should be amended as soon as possible”. He argues score difference is a more accurate reflection of “cumulative performance”.

Describing the system as “folly”, the Tyrone boss insists that the rule “slipped in under the radar” at Congress two years ago.