Offaly boss backs two-tier Leinster

Offaly football manager Emmet McDonnell has called for a two-tier format to resolve the Leinster championship’s lopsided nature.

Dublin have ruled the province with an iron fist since 2005, amassing eight titles in nine years, and given the ever-expanding gap to counties further down the ladder, McDonnell says a two-tier Leinster championship must now be considered.

“A lot of people, if you ask that question, will get righteous and start saying that we shouldn’t be playing second tier or third tier,” he said.