Replying To Tadhg2020: "Let's swap the league and provincial championship position in the season and be done with it. Yhats what you all really want. Westmeath, you did great to beat kildare and Meath to get to the Leinster final but if ye lose we wont recognise that. We will make you play off again for your place in the championship. We want to consider performance in a competition that was played predominantly in the pre/early part of season in awful weather conditions as more important than the competition that's played in the middle of the intercounty season when it comes to deciding who plays in the championship. Wee are no longer going to consider the league as a championship team building phase of the season. Instead we are going to use the provincial championships for that. The league will be the second most important competition going forward. Its too early in the season to justify that?? Oh wait we better move it so...."
The Provincials aren't even pushed forward that much. The season can be played over 22 weeks with Provincials starting in March.
If the provincials were before the league, the 4 provincial winners could join the defending All Ireland winners and Tailteann winners as qualified. There would be a clearer picture then of the 10 to 12 spots available through the league.
An All Ireland 16 straight after the league could have the following: ROUND 1A 1 to 4 drawn against 5 to 8. Division winners with home advantage. All other home and away games by luck of the draw. ROUND 1B 9 to 12 drawn against 13 to 16. Any division winners with home advantage. All other home and away games by luck of the draw. ROUND 2 1A losers v 1B winners. QUARTER FINALS 1A winners v R2 winners. Reward & jeopardy: A bit like the AFL top 4 - Division 1 top 6 and 2 promoted teams have award of 2 bites at making quarter finals. Relegated Division 1 teams and 6 others have the jeopardy of being in straight knockout.