Chrissy McKaigue has voiced his opposition to a tiered intercounty football championship.

The Derry captain is adamant that providing all counties with similar resources is a fairer solution than condemning some of them to a future playing on a second or third tier during the summer:

“My vision of the GAA wouldn't be tiered championships, my vision of the GAA would be creating a system where every county has the same access to a similar level of resources,” the Slaughtneil dual star told The Belfast Telegraph.

“At the bare minimum, I would have thought that each county, if they were able to have access to the same level of resources, that they could at the very least be competitive with each other. We want a healthy competition that is proper, you want a competition that gives every county a chance.

“You are telling me that a child growing up in a Division Four county at the minute, that the height of their aspirations is always going to be playing in a ‘B’ championship? I just don't for the life of me understand why we would want to be promoting that idea. And I think, with the greatest respect in the world, there is a distinct -almost - lack of respect to be saying that. Why should someone have to accept second best, or whatever else?”

Tweet

Most Read Stories