Reading suggestions regarding playing the provincials separately from the All Ireland (it then being an open draw), sounds good until think about it, to win both a provincial title and an All Ireland will almost double the number of championship games played (counting provincial as championship games).
This even if do away with back door, with same number of games to win provincial (for some, less for others) as would take to get to the Semi Final of All Ireland, and if keep back door it'll be same number of games to reach Quarter Final.
Doing away with McKenna Cup etc may clear some space early in the season, but how many people would attend a provincial match played in January and of those attending how many would take a child to stand or sit in freezing weather. I could see the Provincial Championships going the way of Railway Cups kicked from post to pillar and slowly dying.
I'd agree that prelim losers moving would probably be the best option but what would be the reaction if one of them did win another provinces title.
This even if do away with back door, with same number of games to win provincial (for some, less for others) as would take to get to the Semi Final of All Ireland, and if keep back door it'll be same number of games to reach Quarter Final.
Doing away with McKenna Cup etc may clear some space early in the season, but how many people would attend a provincial match played in January and of those attending how many would take a child to stand or sit in freezing weather. I could see the Provincial Championships going the way of Railway Cups kicked from post to pillar and slowly dying.
I'd agree that prelim losers moving would probably be the best option but what would be the reaction if one of them did win another provinces title.