Relegation could have long-reaching consequences for Cavan and Tipperary

The drop to Division Four Football could see the 2020 provincial championship winners struggling to attract new players in the coming seasons

A dejected Oisín Kiernan of Cavan following the Allianz Football League Division 3 Relegation play-off match between Cavan and Wicklow at Páirc Tailteann in Navan, Meath. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Relegation to Division 4 of the Allianz Football League means reigning provincial champions Cavan and Tipperary will struggle to attract new players into their respective panels next season.

That’s according to former Armagh and Cork footballers Oisín McConville and Patrick Kelly, with the pair also expressing the view that both panels, on account of their Division 4 status, could lose players who were forced to suspend travel plans because of Covid.