Mickey Harte insists there remains a future for the provincial championships despite last weekend throwing further focus on the haves and have nots.
Harte's Louth were on the end of a 16-point hammering to Kildare in Tullamore on Sunday afternoon while, a day earlier, Wexford suffered a home 23-point defeat at the hands of rejuvenated Dublin.
Both Kildare and Dublin were relegated from Division 1 this year and while the Dubs were expected to cruise past Wexford, a Division 4 outfit, it was predicted that Louth could put it up to Kildare as both will be in Division 2 next season.
