Andy McEntee: Whole championship could do with a revamp

Andy McEntee says weaker counties have to wake up to the reality that a tiered All-Ireland championship is the best structure for them and the competition. The new Meath boss opposes GAA director general Páraic Duffy’s plans to replace the quarter-finals with a round robin series, describing it as “a money racket”.

McEntee prefers a round robin format for the top 16 teams in the country based on their league standings with the provincial competitions being substituted. In the best interests of club players, he wants to see the championship reduced to three months in duration.

“The whole championship could do with a revamp. I would say that with a view to how club players are being treated and the very small percentage of players who are inter-county are dictating to the majority of players in this country. That doesn’t make sense to me. I think it’s unfair.