Whelan proposes major League overhaul

FORMER Dublin midfielder Ciaran Whelan has proposed a major overhaul of the stale National League which he believes is full of ‘needless’ long haul games.

The former All Star, who bowed out of county football after picking up his sixth Leinster medal in 2009, has urged Croke Park chiefs to consider a new league format based on the current provincial system.

In effect, it would replace the current league with a round-robin provincial set-up and the four winners from each province would ultimately contest the semi-finals.