Colm Collins: It's time to ditch provincial championships

The All-Ireland SFC league would see the top five teams from Division 1 along with the Division 2 winners progress to All-Ireland quarter-finals with the second and third-placed sides in Division 2 facing off against the Division 3 and 4 winners

FED UP: Clare manager Colm Collins says the GAA must embrace change and restructure the senior football championship. Picture: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Clare manager Colm Collins claims that there are significant attempts to undermine the All-Ireland SFC League motion due to be debated at Special Congress next month.

Collins is a fervent supporter of moving away from the province-based structure, not only because Clare have been drawn or played against Kerry five times in the last six Munster competitions but it has become dated and demotivating, he claims.