Seeing as we're now odds on to be in division 4.....

[Lone Shark]

....there's a couple of things about this new football championship format that I'm not sure of. If anyone can answer it would be appreciated.

(1) The 2007 Championship and access to the qualifiers or Tommy Murphy is determined by the 2008 league placings. Will the 2008 championship also be determined by the 2008 league placings, or will it be the 2009 ones? i.e. if we end up in division 4, are we condemned to two years of this, or will those relegated from div 3 in the league next year also fall into this trap in 2009?

(2) There are now three rounds of qualifiers instead of four. Does this mean that there will be one round for those who fail to make the provincial semis like before, or will it be one big pot of the 16 teams who fail to make the provincial finals?

It also all seems predicated on the fact that none of the 8 div four teams will reach a provincial final. If one does, ourselves or Roscommon being the most likely, this will mean 17 teams in the qualifier rounds. It'll already be tight trying to get all these games played, when will the extra eliminator game be fitted in? Surely this is a huge disadvantage for the team drawn in this situation.

[Archangel]

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