Relegation is hurting the sport

BRIAN CODY was among those who came out strongly against relegation from the Leinster Championship over the weekend.

“There’s no way any team in Leinster should be relegated,” Cody (above) said.

“There’s no team being relegated in Munster so why it’s supposed to happen in Leinster, I have no idea.”

Neither do I. I’m very much against relegation and would genuinely ask why it’s there?

An awful lot of decisions that are made baffle ordinary GAA supporters, myself included.

While there’s a risk that anyone could go down, at the moment you’d have to think it’ll be Dublin or Offaly.

Take Offaly, who have made progress in the League this year. They’re putting the effort in and relegation could set them back a long way.

You could even have a situation where Antrim win the Joe Mcdonagh Cup and two of the five teams in next year’s Leinster Championship wouldn’t even be from the province.

You’d also have to question why Leinster is continually the feeding ground for counties to the detriment of Leinster counties. Maybe Wexford would be provincial champions now but for Galway’s presence.

It appears to be predominantly football counties that have a huge influence on these decisions. I know that Kilkenny abstain when it comes to voting on football matters.

Let another team come up and if they’re good enough to compete, then leave them there. But don’t put teams down. Not just for Offaly or Dublin’s sake, but for hurling’s sake.