Replying To Manutd1993: "Why can't the Gaa just go back to the club system of Senior, Intermediate & Junior All Ireland Championships for inter county everyone would be happy with that have 12 teams in Senior 12 Intermediate & 8 in Junior if your good enough to win a Junior then move up to Intermediate & win that you will be well prepared for Senior championship & there won't be as much hammering's teams would be playing at there level & have the 3 finals on All Ireland weekend Junior & Intermediate on Saturday followed by going back to a Minor All Ireland followed by Senior All Ireland Final would be a festival off football & lower teams would get to play same weekend as Senior All Ireland Final in Croker would be great crowds from them smaller counties up in Dublin for that weekend!"
Agree with that except I'd have it 10 12 10. Play each other once in a league format and top 4 or 6 advance to a finals series like aussie rules in each div. Have a secondary knock out cup competition before hand or during the league championship itself with 32 teams all in a hat
Replying To Seanfanbocht: "Agree with all except putting the Minor on with the Senior. Only a few hundred people from the Minor finalists will get to see their team at €100 each.
Hurling, Camogie, LGFA, and every Co Board have graded Championships with promotion/relegation.
The one "outlier" is men's football with a half baked, complicated 2 tier effort."
With the likes of Donegal v Derry, Tyrone v Cavan, Cork v Kerry, Galway v Roscommon and Donegal v Monaghan of little relevance to All Ireland qualification already - having provincial championships as standalone isn't entirely a big leap. The current provincial championships seem to be relying more on the desire to win the championships with low relevance to the All Ireland picture. Possibly somewhere down the line there will be a 3 year trial.
Replying To Manutd1993: "Why can't the Gaa just go back to the club system of Senior, Intermediate & Junior All Ireland Championships for inter county everyone would be happy with that have 12 teams in Senior 12 Intermediate & 8 in Junior if your good enough to win a Junior then move up to Intermediate & win that you will be well prepared for Senior championship & there won't be as much hammering's teams would be playing at there level & have the 3 finals on All Ireland weekend Junior & Intermediate on Saturday followed by going back to a Minor All Ireland followed by Senior All Ireland Final would be a festival off football & lower teams would get to play same weekend as Senior All Ireland Final in Croker would be great crowds from them smaller counties up in Dublin for that weekend!"
I proposed a three-tier AIC (8-12-8, bottom 4 eliminated) at the end of my AILC structure. Season starts with a league, two-tiers of 16, incorporating 'intra-tier' Prov KO ties. Teams placed top 8, 9-20, 21-28 to AIC tiers 1,2,3.