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Wed 07 Jul 2007MacCarthy Cup is screaming for a rejigSeán Moran On Gaelic GamesI'm not saying I get swamped by public response to this column, but it's possible to get a good idea of what topics are exercising people by monitoring the inbox. A good few years ago, probably during the consultation and debate that preceded the introduction of the qualifiers, when the structure of competitions was topical, the response to any such columns was surprising.It wasn't just the - hmmm - volume (often in double figures) of replies, but the number of suggestions and proposals for how the championships and the whole season could be organised. These communications arrived thick and fast - 19 in all. Some were very interesting, others a bit cracked. The topic is again current after a weekend that has swelled the rising tide of misgivings about the structure of the senior hurling championship.