I'd say you're not far wrong Enda. Except Mayo under McStay were pretty brainless and weren't saving much powder at all, foot to the floor the old Mayo way and sure let's see what happens. Roscommon did a tactical job on them in the Connacht championship. Mayo didn't save much for the final few furlongs and just ran out of road.
But yes, more teams will disregard the provincials next year I feel, even though winning one is a big big advantage in the groups. But look at who's in the AI final. The sporting imbalance between the provinces is still in place despite the new system. Dublin and Kerry can build nicely through the spring and the early rounds of championship (with all the safety nets in place) while Ulster and Connacht teams of top 12 standard flog themselves to survive at the league top table and undergo the rigours of early round championship football against direct rivals. Dublin and Kerry don't really have that to negotiate so the provincial system is still stifling the bigger picture.
If I was Meath in '24 I'd certainly be going down the route of - win league/promotion OBJECTIVE NO..1 , Give Leinster a proper good lash but always remember we are peaking for AI group stages and can/will regroup if Leinster goes badly.
It's a f**king hames of a system in fairness 😄
But yes, more teams will disregard the provincials next year I feel, even though winning one is a big big advantage in the groups. But look at who's in the AI final. The sporting imbalance between the provinces is still in place despite the new system. Dublin and Kerry can build nicely through the spring and the early rounds of championship (with all the safety nets in place) while Ulster and Connacht teams of top 12 standard flog themselves to survive at the league top table and undergo the rigours of early round championship football against direct rivals. Dublin and Kerry don't really have that to negotiate so the provincial system is still stifling the bigger picture.
If I was Meath in '24 I'd certainly be going down the route of - win league/promotion OBJECTIVE NO..1 , Give Leinster a proper good lash but always remember we are peaking for AI group stages and can/will regroup if Leinster goes badly.
It's a f**king hames of a system in fairness 😄