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Offaly Boss In Favour Of League Based Championship Format

Tuesday, 5 October 2021 14:41

Special Congress vote on the proposals later this month.

John Maughan has urged decisions makers to 'do the right thing' and adopt a league-based football championship structure. 

Delegates will vote on proposed changes to the format at a Special Congress later this month. 

Offaly boss Maughan says the current system is "not working" and that there's a strong support for change among players and managers. 

Proposal A:

  1. Provincial Championships retained and restructured as four groups of eight. 
  2. Two round robin groups in each province, with winners contesting the final. 
  3. 16 teams (2nd + 3rd in each group will qualify for round one of All-Ireland series).
  4. 4th place teams go into Tailteann Cup. 
  5. Three rounds of qualifiers + quarter-final, semi-final +final. 

Proposal B: 

  1. League based championship with each team playing seven games.
  2. Preliminary All-Ireland qualifers will be 2nd +3rd in division two vs winners of division three + four.
  3. Quarter-finals will then be top 4 from division one vs 5th in division one, division two winners and winners of above preliminaries. 
  4. Teams that don't qualify for the All-Ireland Series from division three + four enter the Tailteann Cup.
  5. Provincial Championships retained but as preseason competitions. 

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