The new Premier Intermediage League which should have no problems coming to fruition in August, makes for an interesting line-up, as at this stage, it will involve no less than five former senior teams including Portadown and Donegal Celtic who missed out on the top tier.

Limavady United, Larne, Armagh City, Ballyclare Comrades, Ards, Banbridge Town, and Ballinamallard and others, make for one very competitive league, especially for those battling to get back into senior football.

All teams wishing to be in the PIL, including those seniors coming down, must ask for a ground inspection before the end of this month.

Failure to meet that deadline will mean banishment to the First Division. Promoiton from the PIL will apply but not relegation in the first two years.

New standards will also be in for August 2009 for basic intermediate football - not to be confused with the PIL.

Clubs currently playing in the intermediate grade and failing to meet the ground criteria laid down by the IFA Intermediate Committee. will be relegated to junior football.

It was intended to have these standards in place by next August but because of the availablilty of UEFA Hat-Trick money, secured by the efforts of vice-president David Martin, the committee agreed to put back the proposal back for one more year to help clubs cross the threshold.

The maximum amount that will be paid out to any one club, is £5,000 and where clubs are sharing a ground, it will go to only one.

Where council premises are involved, the application must come from a club but all money will go to the local authority.

Seminars will be held to advise clubs and ensure applications are made properly.

Those who don't have their own facilities, will need to have use of a ground for at least a three-year period.

The IFA will retain a claw-back clause in the event of an intermediage club losing it status before the end of that time period.

Meanwhile, Mosside emerged as champions of the Michelin Ballymena Provisional League for the first time despire losing their last match of the season when Ballynure Old Boys beat them 3-0.

But all's well that ends well for Mosside who had secured the title last week with wins on Thursday and Saturday over Desertmartin and Dunloy while Ballynure met with defeats against Dunloy and could only manage a single point against neighbours Kilbride Swifts.

Mosside were presented with the trophy which goes back to 1897 on Tuesday evening at Ballynure's Parkview venue outside Doagh.