Gaelic Games:Tomorrow's National Hurling League Division One relegation play-off between Limerick and Offaly has been thrown into uncertainty with the decision of Central Council, on the opening day of the 2007 GAA annual congress in the Hotel Kilkenny in Kilkenny city, to revisit the structure of next year's first division.

It had been intended that the losers of this match would be relegated to Division Two for 2008 but Offaly asked the meeting that Central Council consider expanding the proposed first division from nine to 10 teams.

Last autumn it had been agreed on foot of a special congress that next year's Division One would comprise nine teams, the top four from the 2007 Divisions One A and One B plus a ninth to be determined by play-off matches between the fifth-placed counties in each table and the winners of Division Two.

Last night's meeting decided that no final decision would be made on the composition of next year's Division One until the next meeting of Central Council.

In the debate on director general Liam Mulvihill's annual report, a number of speakers echoed concerns about the pressure on club fixtures created by the growing intercounty schedules. Offaly delegate Mick Sheridan, Ger McKenna (Kerry) and Jimmy Dunne (Wicklow) all spoke on the issue.

Sheridan was critical of the television rights held by Irish subscription sports channel Setanta. "I say we've been served well by our national networks and TG4. Let us not be blinded by the like of this," he said holding up an advertising pamphlet from the company. He went on to say that a bed-ridden relative of a player was forced to pay to see him play a league match. "Is that the way we're going to treat the people who built up the association? Let us not sell our soul. We've sold out our stadium - let's leave it at that."

Derry delegate Séamus McCloy disagreed, pointing out that RTÉ and TG4 are not universally available in all parts of Northern Ireland. Mulvihill said in response that all points of view would be taken on board before the upcoming renewal of broadcasting contracts.

Later than scheduled the fourth interim report of the Rule Book Task Force was circulated. It had originally been planned that the report would be separately launched within the last fortnight. It recommends a number of changes to the Official Guide, including a number of proposals on the issue of on-field discipline. It had been known that the RBTF was opposed to setting suspensions for players who accumulate yellow cards but the idea has not been finally rejected.

A new proposal, which will go before congress today, suggests that a third category of offence on top of those meriting automatic yellow card and ticking be instituted - offences that attract only a free unless persistently committed.

It is proposed this proposal be monitored for a year after which the question of cumulative yellow cards can be considered.

Central Council also confirmed that any teams finishing level in the Football League Division Two A table with Offaly or Longford would determine precedence by playing off rather than scoring difference. This is because Longford were awarded both points after drawing with Offaly during the campaign because the latter fielded a player under suspension. It was decided that in the circumstances the usual rules on scoring difference couldn't apply to both counties.

This will only apply if the tied teams need to be separated for the purposes of determining play-off or top-four qualification.