Dermot Earley says football format unfair

GPA president Dermot Earley has claimed the current “unfair” All-Ireland senior football championship model would be rejected by Congress if it was put in front of them now.

Describing Friday’s decision by Central Council to withdraw their “B” championship motion as “a victory” for the official players’ body, the former Kildare player said the status quo is unacceptable and must change.

“If you took the championship in its current format and brought it to Congress today and said, ‘let’s vote on this’, there is no way it would pass.