Tipperary boss David Power fears football’s weak counties will only get weaker following the introduction of a Tier 2 Championship.
Tipp voted against the new competition though were in the minority as three quarters of Special Congress delegates gave it the green light.
It means that Division 3 and 4 counties won’t be eligible for next summer’s All-Ireland qualifiers – unless they reach their provincial final.
They’ll be re-routed to an as yet unnamed alternative Championship.
New Tipp boss Power has inherited a side in Division 3 and if they aren’t promoted next spring then the 2016 All-Ireland semi-finalists could fall to Tier 2.
Power said: “The weak are ultimately just going to get weaker and the stronger will get stronger. I could even see it ending up with more tiers coming in, like hurling.
“From talking to different people, I think a Tier 2 competition is wanted but it’s the general format that’s at issue.
“I don’t know if what we’ve got now is going to excite players. I think players going off to America instead of playing in the Championship could become a big issue.”
Former Wexford boss Power, who guided his native Tipp to All-Ireland minor glory in 2011, reckons a wider structural overhaul is required.
That could still occur depending on what proposals the new Fixtures Calendar Review Task Force make with their findings due to be released next month.
Power said: “I feel the elephant in the room is the provincial system. That should go, right across the board. Turn it into a Champions League situation where you have eight groups of four starting off in the Sam Maguire competition.
“The bottom 16, two from each group, then go into a Tier 2 and you play it out.”
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