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Thu 05 May 2007McIntyre's last-ditch plea to save OffalyGAA:Offaly hurling is facing "a doomsday scenario" and "a death sentence" if the GAA fail to alter the format of next year's national league.Manager John McIntyre yesterday made a final plea to GAA president Nickey Brennan and members of the Central Council ahead of this weekend's decision to either stick with the nine-team Division One format or expand it to 10 teams to accommodate Offaly, and insisted he wasn't exaggerating in putting the consequences in such dramatic terms.