Madam, - Why is it that the GAA cannot recognise Britain's most useful legacy of a 32-county Ireland? It is the perfect number for a knockout competition - no byes, no back doors. Five straight wins and the cup is yours. There are seeding possibilities with it as well. - Yours, etc,
BRIAN HODKINSON, Brook Road, Reboge, Limerick.
Madam, - There are certainly problems with the current All-Ireland "back door system". But the correlation between these and Kerry's 30 All-Irelands, as suggested by Liam Murphy (August 16th) is not so clear. Maybe the most likely cause is simply that Kerry have had the best teams over the years. - Yours, etc,
SEÁN DOWLING, Timoleague, Co Cork.