Harte: New system gives 'extra incentive' to win provincial title

The introduction of the Super 8s will make it extremely difficult for any county to win the All-Ireland title through the qualifiers, Mickey Harte believes.

The Tyrone boss last night warned that a gruelling slog through the back door, followed by a series of round robin ties in the new format, would be just too demanding.

Speaking at the Tyrone pre-championship press night at Garvaghey, the treble Sam Maguire Cup winning manager said: “There’s an extra incentive to try and go through the front door. This is definitely adding a lot of degree of difficulty to the qualifying route.