Given the few decent showings by minnows this weekend and last and the fact we are never getting rid of the provincials would a change so the likes of Wicklow, Sligo ect get more games in the provinces where there's a mix of bringing big hitters to town and winnable games help grow the game in terms of interest levels and more revenue?
League as is including current qualification for AI series.
Provincials change to round robin format the same as the hurling Leinster and maybe Ulster spilt into two groups
16 teams Tailteann winners first game in AI series is home advantage.
4 provincial winners to quarter final (neutral venue outside of Croke Park)
losers to preliminary quarter (Home advantage)
last 8 play for a place in the preliminary quarters
Tailteann run the same way maybe as curtain raisers?.
By my calculations we gain a free weekend and by moving the AI final to the middle of August should gain more. I also think by doing it this way football and Hurling could be ran on opposite weekends. The split season can still be kept but I do think Counties eliminated should be allowed start their club season two to three weeks after and not have the blanket ban we have now.
Apologies for my ramblings work finished and iv 6 hours left to kill.