'Do the right thing': John Maughan says league as All-Ireland format the 'only realistic option'

For all the positives that Maughan sees in the All-Ireland SFC League proposal, he is pessimistic it will receive the necessary 60% backing at Special Congress later this month

Offaly manager John Maughan. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Offaly football manager John Maughan has said the argument that provincial councils will lose money if the league-based championship proposal is passed at Special Congress is “baloney”.

Maughan is a strong advocate of the league as championship proposal, a recommendation that seeks to sever the link between the provincial football championships and the All-Ireland series.