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Published 17:12 11 Apr 2018 BST
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We took a look at the respective routes to the Super 8s and it just shows up again how out-dated these provincial competitions are.
Every team in the All-Ireland is supposed to be on an even keel coming in and yet some teams are trying to qualify for the quarter-finals through a six-team tournament and others through a 12-team tournament.
Kerry have an easy passage this year. They have an easy passage every year when compared to what the Ulster teams face.
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All they've to do is beat the winners of Clare and Limerick to reach a Munster final. Even if they lose that, they only have to win one game to make it into the Super 8s.
Meanwhile, the non-competition that the Leinster championship is just makes the case even stronger to get rid of these provincial championships.
An improving Clare side may provide a test for Kerry, but Roscommon have the easiest draw of all.
That will mean they will then be playing the winners of Mayo-Galway in the decider. Win that and they'll be straight through to the super 8s. Lose it, and they still have the safety net of the qualifiers.
In the qualifiers, they will only have to win one game to progress to the Super 8s. Here they could face a tough Ulster team, but they could just as easily be facing a poor Leinster team which all just adds to the inconsistencies of it all.
When you compare this to the task facing any of the counties in Ulster, it just shows up how favourable Kerry's and Roscommon's draws are.
It just all doesn't seem fair.
Would it make too much sense for to run it all off in Groups of 4 and a World Cup type format?
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