Back to qualifiers with no Super 8 if championship change fails

File picture of the 2019 GAA Special Congress at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

The GAA have confirmed that the pre-2018 All-Ireland SFC qualifier system is expected to return next year should neither of the two championship proposals up for debate at Special Congress on Saturday week be successful.

In a presentation video issued by Croke Park to Central Council delegates last week, in such an event the Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) recommends that “we revert to the current provincial championship structures, with qualifiers, Tailteann Cup, and knock-out quarter-finals.”