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They are( as I said).

They aren't. Tipperary would still be in Tier 1 this year because all the provincial finalists were Division 1 and 2 teams.

The 2 sides promoted from D3 will be considered D2 then and will be Tier 1.

Where are you getting that information from? This format isn't fair. The two sides promoted from Division 3 should be in Tier 1.

The 2 relegated teams from D2 will already be in Tier 2 so it will be 6th in D2?

The team who finishes bottom in Division 2 will still be in Tier 1 unless a Division 3 or 4 team reaches their provincial final.

Proposal A = Tommy Murphy 2.0. The GAA are showing favouritism to Division 1 and 2 teams. Proposal B is slightly better. At least the Tier 2 champions will be rewarded with a place in Tier 1, although they haven't explained which team in Tier 1 will take the place of the Tier 2 champions.

It's the teams who finish at the bottom end of Div2, who make up the places until there are 16 in Tier 2. It'll certainly make the league more important in Divs 2 and 3.

Good idea to bring the club finals to January.

The team who finishes bottom in Division 2 drops into Tier 2 if a Division 3 or 4 team reaches their provincial final.

The GAA should copy the format used by the LGFA. Put the finals of the Intermediate and Junior championships on before the Senior semi-finals or hold all three finals on the same weekend. All of the finals must be shown on RTÉ.

Proposal A = Tommy Murphy 2.0. The GAA are showing favouritism to Division 1 and 2 teams. Proposal B is slightly better. At least the Tier 2 champions will be rewarded with a place in Tier 1, although they haven't explained which team in Tier 1 will take the place of the Tier 2 champions. The champions of Tier 2 will qualify for Tier 1 under both proposals.

But what about the money.......

https://www.balls.ie/amp/gaa/dublin-finances-argument-413086?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=article&utm_medium=web&__twitter_impression=true

The money helps though. He mentioned counties which have wealthy sponsors. Kerry has the Kerry Group. Cork has Chill Insurance. Kilkenny has Glanbia.

Time to take Monaghan out of Clones?

Clones isn't a neutral ground. The equivalent in Dublin is Parnell Park.

Ah here.

Parnell Park isn't suitable to be Dublin's home ground but it is. Ideally, they would have a 30-40k stadium for their own use.

Time to take Monaghan out of Clones?

Clones isn't a neutral ground. The equivalent in Dublin is Parnell Park.

[Football]

Football

Tyrone
Westmeath
Mayo
Laois

Hurling

Kilkenny
Limerick
Laois

And Dublin could play their neutral game in, er... Croke Park?

They could be forced to use another ground depending on who they are playing. They do like to travel after all.

So do each team play the others once or twice? If it's once, that's already an imbalance, 3H 2A etc. Same as the NFL, which I always thought was imbalanced.

Any round robin system has to be playing each team, home and away.

2 home, 2 away, and 1 neutral. For example, Westmeath and Longford could play in Navan.

A structure like that would work well. The key would be running it off with games every week. It does my head in teams having 5 or 6 weeks between championship games. As long as it's run off over the minimum time frame it would leave time for club football.

Galway had a 3 week break in the hurling last year. We would probably be looking at a 2 or 3 week break in both tiers. Every team gets a minimum of 4/5 games and a maximum of 8/9 games. Some people have called for a three tier championship. The finals for tiers 2 and 3 could be held before the semi-finals of the Sam Maguire. I'd envision the same format for a two or three tier championship. Not that it matters because the GAA will probably go with Tommy Murphy 2.0.

[Proposal for a two tier championship:]

The final of a two tier championship should be held before the final of the the Tier 1 competition. Teams should be promoted/relegated between the tiers. RTÉ must air games from both tiers. Give some of the games to Virgin and TG4 if necessary.

Proposal for a two tier championship:

Tier 1

12 teams split into 2 groups of 6. The team who finishes top advances to the semi-finals. The next two teams advance to the quarter-finals. The teams who finish bottom are relegated.

Tier 2

20 teams split into 4 groups of 5. The team who finishes top advances to the quarter-finals. The next two teams advance to the preliminary quarter-finals.

Tier 1

Group A

Donegal
Cavan
Tyrone
Kerry
Meath
Galway

Group B

Fermanagh
Kildare
Roscommon
Dublin
Monaghan
Mayo

Tier 2

Group A

Westmeath
Armagh
Longford
Tipperary
Wicklow

Group B

Derry
Carlow
Cork
Laois
Waterford

Group C

Down
Limerick
Clare
Wexford
Louth

Group D

Offaly
Antrim
Sligo
Leitrim
London