It's not a start though. It's an extension of an existing failed system. It has the potential to be worse than no pyramid - again, I'll cite how the A Championship screwed over Tralee Dynamoes and led to three Galway teams in the First Division.
The way to extend a pyramid is to provide links between existing leagues - eg Conference and Fourth Division in England, or Highland/Lowland League to League Two in Scotland. But what's below the First Division here is an utter mess, and I think that probably does need to be sorted out first (particularly the different seasons, but also the LSL/AUL/UCL nonsense, and the county leagues which just lead to clubs being happy being big fish in small ponds)
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