Mac seems a bit worried

[Rynaghs Biffo]

Taken from GAA.ie

Wednesday, April 11th

Offaly Senior Hurling manager John McIntyre believes all his squad's hard work in recent months could be undone if they lose Sunday's National League Division One play-off against Limerick.
Relegation to Division Two of next season's re-structured Hurling League awaits the defeated party from Sunday's encounter with the winner joining eight other top hurling counties in the new Division One.
"In some ways this is the most important match on the GAA calendar this weekend because I really believe it is crucial for both teams to preserve their Division One status," McIntyre is quoted as saying by The Irish Times.
"Offaly have been making some good progress, with a good win over Waterford in Walsh Park in the last round.
"So if our reward for all that is to end up in Division Two then of course that will be a real hammer blow, and definitely not in the best interest in Offaly hurling.
"We are working hard to restore Offaly's fortunes, have brought in a lot of young hurlers, who are slowly finding their feet, so to end up back in Division Two would be disastrous."
McIntyre's Limerick counterpart, Richie Bennis, is equally as concerned over his team's fate should they lose out to the Faithful County.
"It's a huge game for us, a must-win," he admitted. "I mean dropping to Division Two would be a disaster. Maybe that sounds like too strong a word, but it definitely wouldn't help.
"So we've an awful lot to play for, and an awful lot to lose."

[Lone Shark]

I'd say it's 50% worried and 50% trying to hint at those in power to change the goalposts. After all, this 9-team division two was suggested because it was presumed that both of these teams were going to make it. That may have been naive, but even so it was assumed to be the case. Having one big gun in division two will do nobody any good because suddenly Antrim, Laois, Down, Westmeath etc. will essentially feel like they have feck all chance of promotion.

However - and I say this with regard to the football as well - why does all the fuss over this only crop up when it comes around to the event itself? Does no-one consider this these things when they are put in front of Congress?