Maurice Horan insists there'd be no interest in an All-Ireland B football championship.

Calls are growing for a radical overhaul of the SFC format after the four weaker teams in Munster were amongst those to suffer first-round trouncings this year.

But Limerick boss Horan says the GAA should not be rushing into any decision, pointing out that players and managers would not buy into the idea of a 'B' competition:

"It's no time to panic," he states in The Irish Examiner. "If this pattern of one-sided results continues to manifest itself, then we'll have to look at doing something but we can't break up the championship and segregate teams because players just won't go for it.

"Managements won't get involved either because a secondary competition is not appealing for anybody who has ambitions of playing in Croke Park or a provincial final. It's just not attractive to players and managers and they would be crazy to bring it in.

"We all got hammerings in Munster but Tipperary will come good and Limerick have been competitive for the last decade.

"But when you're in a county like Tipperary or Limerick and you're down a few players you're under pressure. Cork can bring on subs better than most of their starting players.

"I'm certain there would be no interest in a Tommy Murphy Cup - players just wouldn't bother their arse. They'd play something else or go to the US for the summer." Tweet

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