Former All-Star Danny Hughes says the county board's 'dark ages' mentality will be to blame if Down fall through the Tailteann Cup trapdoor.
The 2010 All-Ireland finalist pulled no punches with a hard-hitting critique of officials ahead of Sunday's Division 2 relegation clash with Cork.
It's a repeat of the 2010 All-Ireland final though both counties have slipped back considerably since then and the losers will almost certainly be relegated to Division 3.
