Sambo a realist

Sambo McNaughton is nothing if not practical and realistic.
As his Saffron side are relegated to Division 2 next year he is calling for an intermediate style championship for the second tier of teams in the country such as Antrim, Laois, Offaly and Wexford.
The point McNaughton is making is that the Christy Ring is not suitable for these sides, a point proven when Antrim destroyed a number of sides in the competition a couple of years ago doing absolutely nothing in the process to develop or promote the game in the county or the province.
McNaughton has called for a competition to bridge the gap between the Liam McCarthy and Christy Ring cups with a place on offer in the All-Ireland quarter fnals on offer to the winners.
Short of allowing the Saffrons to compete in Leinster this is at least a more realistic solution for sides who aren't good enough to compete at the top.