McGee left bemused by qualifier system

The decision to split the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers into two separate sections has come in for criticism from Football Review Committee (FRC) chairman Eugene McGee.

This year, following a 2013 Central Council decision to aid fixture-planning, beaten sides have entered the qualifiers in either the ‘A’ or ‘B’ side and stay on that side with no crossover. This means greater potential for fixtures which are repeats of provincial championship ties, and McGee believes that keeping the system in force until the All-Ireland quarter-final stage is unjust.

“I’ve been trying to work it out myself, despite several attempts,” he said.